Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-03-01
CONGRESSIONAL.
MARCH,

SExArs-Mr. Poland pseeent ted the crede.
TALBOT his successor. Hbn- ustin >. Merrill.
OF Fernost which were read and placsd on
Mr.. Sherman, from the Ooumittss on ~
nauee. asked 70 be discharged from che fur.
tier considera alton OF the House bill to provide
Increased revenue from the duties on i'm port
ed ware, and reported as q substitu ate the par.
Asraphs relating to imported ware, as inserted
By he Senate In the tariff bill OF last session
Mr. sherman moved to proceed TO the con.
side ration OF the subsutute. Agreed TO- =
mr. sherman. from the Com mittee on FL.
nssee, reported the naval appropriation bill,
The bali-,ndicaied by MI. Sherman was then
Mr., CresswelI wished to know If by this
Oil oeinr pressed tn morning the residue of
tne ,aIin bill was considered n aban donsd by
the Finance Commitiee,, 49, rLrIT------1. =
Mr: sherman said that he could not answer
Some. further discussion ems ned, and Mr..
fessenoen said he must INSIST on takin % the
TAX oil, unless the majority Of the Senate
should decide oiherwise : - o.
MT TrumbuIl said the wool growers were
satisfied with the bill as il passed the Honsa
And ne should prefer It. HIS cousti tuen Is w nd
be Anshed with IL. If this substitute was sent
nr nH. 70 .r i9s Hense: they might engraft the
ne bill as It came from The House, and notrun
any risks. - ii - -
hr Grimes understood that it was proposed
eHer ameDdmt Rts 10 increase the duties on
evtrythne imported, by cent: sugar, tea
coffee, aDd salt, 20 per cent. -.
MT Caiteil said he had an amendment of
THIS nature, which he sent to the Clerks desk
tn have read, providing for an Increase Of 20
per centum on all articles imported into the
TN I'D States tea days after the passage of this
nc. excepting sugar, tea. coffee, molasses, lum.
Der coal, and railroad iron.
Pending discussion on the bill, the morning
hour expired.
Mr.. Waae moved that the unfinished busi.
ness, being the tax bill be laid aside In formally
and the Colorado BILL returned by the Presi.
dent with his objections, be taken up, on the
understanding that vote should be tasen
Mr.. Fesse Hden said he had no objection n
this was done.
The question then being taken, resulted as
follows:
Ayes-Messrs. Anthony, Cattell. Chandler.
Conness, Cragin, Creswell, Fowler, Freling-
hDysen, Henderson, Howard Howe, Kirk.
wood, Lane, morrill,, Nye. Poland, Pomeroy.
Ksmsey, Ross, sherman, Spragne, Stewart
Trumbnll, Van Winkle, Wade, Wiley, Will
hams, Wilson, and Yates-29.
Ndys-Messrs. Buckalew, Cowan, Davis
DIXON, Doolitle, Edmunds, Fessenaen, Foster
Grimes Harris, Hendricks. johnson, Nc Doug
ali. Morgan, Nesmith, Norton, Patterson, and
SauIsbuIy-I9.
The Char announced that the bill not b,v.
ing received the two-thIds vote req uired by
the Constitution, IL had not passed.
Inc consideration Of the tax bill was then
proceeded with. tue question being on the
amendment of Mr.. Wilson. reducing the tar
I, 1867
Mr.. Fessenden called for the yeas and nays
Mr.. henderson offered an amendment that
no lax shall be levied on any cotton grown
after the passage of this act
Mr.. johnson thought it was very bad policy
tn lax cot.on at this time. Great efforts were
making TO protect the wooden interest and tue
cotton interest was Of vastly more import
ance.
The amendment of Mr.. Henderson was lost
by a tie vote rs follows:-yeas 10, nays 49,
Mr.. Sprague said the cultivation of cotton
ought to be encouraged, and IT was impossible
To cultivate 1t 10 any profit with tax on it, The
course that was now beng pursued would
DIVE 1t from the producing States, which
would be ruinons TO the country. Without
:, rn,s eomnodiy me nation could not get along,
IL would be bankrupt in a short time
Mr.. Fowler advocated reduction of the
tax.
HoUsk-On motion OF Mr.. Stevens, PAL
me House resolved itself into Committee Of the
Mr. Allison in the chair
The bill makes the following appropriations,
smong others, to meet deficiencies. viz Pen
SONS for arny widows and Others SIOOC0DOe
for navy widows and orphans, $4,000; models
Tor bronze doors, Capitol extension Rs oar
NJ aterial for casting and fitting the same, 500
SLIGO; for ventilating Capitol sxte sion, s9tWr
library OF Congress SIS 26U For publ buiidines
and grounds, including the following TENT
repairs and furnishing the Ex
and worn copper water.pipes or roof gutter of
the Capitol building with iron pipes. s3.O0D
fuel fer Presidents House, a2,0UO poudrette
pat at Presidents stable, SSI6 10: 10 placa
new hydrauts along Pennsylvania avenue 4
SlO,OOO; for repairing streets passing aIone
reservations, when they were
washed away by the freehet Of Octo
Der last, 8, $40; for 90 wer on the rear OF "a
street, between 10th and I7tA streets west
$2,5Os; for repair OF roof OF Executive Man
ZION, S2,5e; Tor sewer on Sd street and Mis-
souri, avenue, 1896; for cutting down and re-
pairing Pennsylvania avenue, between eth
and sfh streets east, $1,000; for additions al ia
borers at reservation No. 2, and LAFAYETTE and
ran Kiln 50 uares, 81, 1906 TO keep in repair the
bridge at Little Falls on the Potomac "a $50
defraying expenses OF the House Of Correction
for Boys in the District of Coiumbia s25 ON:
for aid TO American Colonization Society Nv
furnishing conveyance and support to such
parties as may desire to euagrate u Ii
neria, s50.OO0. Total amount appropriated,
6L62O, ". IL. Section provides that the com
peusatfon OF the crier and baiirffs of the
Dstrict Conrt or the United States for the
District OF Maryland shall be 80 per day, An
the temporary clerks in the Quartermastsr
Generals ofice shall receive the same pay as
the clerks Of class one. The other amsudment,
are of no general interest l----~
The bill having been read
On motion Of Mr.. Scofield, PA. the apnro
priation for the bronze doors was stricken ont
These doors he said. would do very we'll 10, n
NJ useum, but they were in the wa in the Gan
iiol passages. If the Senate wanted the door,
let tkem make appropriation out OF their con.
Iingent fund .'..'