The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-11-27

week instead of every two months, as
now provided by law.
On motion of Eliot, the Commits
siOner Of Freedmen's Affairs, was di-
rected to report whether there were
any reasons why the Freedmen's Bu-
reau be continued beyond the time
now limited by law
The Speaker presented memorial
from the Ala bama Convention pray
ing for a repeal of the cotton tax from
the first of September last. Referred
to the Ways and Means Committee.
A resolution was offered by Mangen
asking the Secretary of the Treasury
for information as to meters to be at
tached to stills, whether he adopted
any, and with what result. Resolu-
ton adopted.
Kelly offered a resolution for the
repeal of the tax on cotton and on
productions of manufactures and me-
ehanical interests, except distilled
spirits, malt liquors and tobacco. Re-
ferred to Committee on Ways and
Means
On motion of Schenck, resolu-
ton was adopted asking the Presi-
dent for full and exact information
as to pardons granted to persons con-
victed of perjury and counterieiting,
Pike offered a resolution that the
Committee on Ways and Means in
Quire into the expediency of tax on
United States bonds of one per cent;
also, of authorizing the Secretary of
the Treasury to issue bonds subject to
State and municipal taxation, and not
to Congressional taxation, and ex-
changeable for outstanding bonds, at
the option of the holder, and pro-
viding for the payment of the tax
paid by the National Banks to the
TTeasurers of the State in which the
Banks are located Adopted.
Mr.. Julian offered a resolution in
structing the Committee on Public
Lands to inquire into the expediency
of so amending the Homestead Law
of 1862 as to prohibit the further sale
of public lands except on conditions
requiring their settlement and i'm
provement. Adopted
Ross offered a resolution instruct
ing the Committee on Banks and
Currency to report bill providing
for withdrawing from circulation Ma
tional Bank currency and supply the
same with greenbacks.
Objection being made to the offer
ing of the resolution, Farms worth
moved its reference to the Committee
on Banking and Currency.
Ross, in order to test the sense of
the House. moved to lay it on the
table. Yeas, 81; nays, 101.
Randall suggested that the word
requested " be substituted tor = in
structed" -
Ross consented.
After debate, the motion to. refer
was adopted.
Baker offered a resolution instruct
ing the Committee on Ways and
Means. to inquire into the expediency
of changing laws to arrest the con-
traction of the currency, of reducing
the tax on distilled spirits, and re-
porting more economical means of
collecting it; repeating the tax on
cotton, and adopting a scale of reve-
nue. which would yield only sufficient,
with the surplus in the treasury, to
pay the expenses of the Government
and the interest on the public debt,
&c. Adopted.
Farnsworth offered a resolution in
structing the Committee on Recon-
struction to inquire into the expedi-
ency of taking the census in the
Southern States. Adopted.
Burr offered a resolution that the
Committee on Ways and Means en-
quire into the expediency of modify
ing the existing laws so as to impose
tax on distillers according to their
manufacturing capacity. Adopted.
Myers offered resolution directing
the Committee on Ways and Means to
inquire into the expediency of taxing
distilled spirits on the capacity of the
distillers, and reducing the present
rate of K. Adopted.
briggs offered resolution instruct
ing the Committee on Public Lands
to inquire into the expediency of re-
porting a bill setting over all unsold
or unappropriated public lands to the
States in which they are situated.
Adopted
The House went into Committee of
the Whole, and Blaine made an hours
speech against the proposition to pay
the United States bonds la currency
instead of gold.
Butler replied, taking the opposite
ground. Before he concluded, the
Committee rose, and the House ad-
journed till Monday, at IL A. NJ.