The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-01-31
CONGRESSIONAL PROOEEDINGs.
The following are the Congressional proceed
-ngs OF yesterday, continued from our Fourth

Edition a.
WASHINGTON, January 80.
senate.
Mr.. TRUMBULL (nIJ from the Committee on
the Judiciary, reported without amendment
. the bill to establish a Department Of Education
et the city of Washington, for the purpose of
collecting such statistics as shall show the con-
gition and progress OF education in the several
states and Territories, and Of diffusing suchsin-
formation respecting the organization and
management of schools and school systems as
i snail aid the people of the United States in the
establishment and maintenance of efficient
school systems and otherwise promote the cause
n of education throughoutthe country, Provision
rs made for the appointment of a Commits
! sioner of Education, at n salary of $1,000, one
chief clerk at $1,000, of clerk at $780, and one at
$1,000, and the commissioners is to make an
nual report to Congress embodying the results
of his Investigation, labors, &c.
Mr. TRUMBULL, from the Committee on the
Judiciary, asked to be discharged from the fur
ther consideration of the resolution instructing
of so restraining, by law, the act of the 2d of
March, 1853, as that the same shall not confer
on indictments for the sale ofspirltuous liquors.
pnder the laws Of said state, to the Supreme
court of the United States, before the trial Of the
lame in State courts. The committee was dis.
#pharged from its further consideration.
- MIR. SUMNER (Mass.), from the Committee on
+ Foreign Relations, reported a bill authorizing
+ Repayment to Henry ?. Blanchard, for services
"A as Marshal, at Canton, China from Feruary 22,
1858. to July l, 1860 the sum of $235i2l.
MIR. BRowN (Mo) introduced a bill authorize
ing the construction OF Government telegraph
from Washington to New York city, which pro-
"a vides that the Postmaster General shall con-
and the said line shall be mail route subject
TO all existing laws in relation TO mail routes in
e the United States so far as the same may be ap-
plicable. That the Postmaster General shall
establish offices for the of the line, and pro-
s. cure agents and operators therefor. That all
messages sent over the line shall be stamped
with three cent stamp, and there shall be
"a uniform rate of charges on messages without
~ word, except for the odd word, on which there
shall be no charge, but no message shall be sent
i. for less than ten cents, provided that the Go
s. vernment shall be entitled to send and receive
messages over, and have priority in sending,
and that $4,000 be appropriated to carry the
provisions OF the bin into effect. Referred to
u The Committee on Post Offices and Post Roads.
n The Tariff bill was then taken up. The pend
ing question was upon the amendment OF Mr..
Sumner to reduce the tax on bituminous coal,
mined at any point thirty degrees or less east of
Washington, to so cents per ton. After debate
It was disagreed to-yeas IL; nays, 20, as fol-
YEAs-Messrs. Fessenden, Fogg, Foster, Har-
X ris, Morgan, Morrill,, Poland, Sprague, sumner,
Williams and Wison-ll.
NAYs-Messrs. Bucllalew, Chandler, Conness,
II Cowan Cragin, Creswell, Dixon, Doolittle, FIRE.
v linghuysen. Henderson, Hendricks, Howe,
Johnson Kirlzwood, McDougall, Nesmith, Pat
teTson, Ramsey, Riddle, Salisbury, Stewart,
Van Winkle Wade Wiley and Yatess0o25,
Mr.. CoNNEss (Cal) moved to amend it by in
creasing the duty on borax from to 10 centsrer
MIR. CoNKEss moved to amend by increasing
the duty on borax, crude or tlncal, from to
" cents per pound. Agreed to.
]. Mr.. CoNNEss moved to increase the duty on
boracic acid from to cents per pound.
Mr.. FRELINGHUYsEN IN. J.) moved to amend
FL by striking out and inserting as follows-StrilSe
and iags no not dressed, and Nova Scotia stone,
~ Caen stone and all building stones not cut or
M ing. paving, or monumental stones of every
description, cut or dressed 50 per ton of l3 cubic
feet" And insert IN lieu OF the above para
~ graph that the duty on freestone and all other
stones except those used for for monumental pnr-
W agreed to-yeas IS: nays IA.
MIR, CHANDLER (NIich,) moved to amend by
n Increasing the duty on old scrap iron from So
# per ton in the BILL to 81 per ton for cast and
FL SS per ton for wrought scraps. Agreed to-yeas
YEAs-Messrs. BucSalew, Chandler .Cowan,
Creswelli Dixon Doolittle, E4T[edng,h44Aysen' 4Tlgs, 4A
Lane, Sherman, Van Wrinkle, Wade, Wiley and
Il NAYs-Messrs Edmunds ,Fessenden Harris,
4. Kirkwood, Morgan, Morrill,, Patterson, Poland,
Ramsey, Sprague, salisbury, Stewart, Sumner,
# Williams, and Wilson-l5.
= putting all books printed prior to 1910, on the
Mr. Isl sHERMAN (ohio) moved to amend the
twenty third section by inserting the clause that
to ascertain the gnderyalu9tion 3 ri therein pro
employ such experts as he may deem advisable
MI HARRIS IN. " offered an amendment to
make the duty on all brown and bleachedl linens
ducks, canvas, padding, cot bottoms, &cr When
valued at 30 cents per yard, cents per yard and
Il 25 per cent. ad Valorem, and when over 80 cents
per yard, cents per yard and 40 per cent ad
Mr.. WILEY CW Va.) moved to increase the
j duty on all articles of glass cut engraved,
painted, colored, printed, stained, silvered or
- gilded, not including plate glass, silvered or
4 looking glass plates, from 40 to 80 per cent. ad
IA Valorem. Before disposing OF the above, Mr..
~ Wiley moved to amend by adding paragraph
"a as fOllows:-On all flint glassware, plain and
"a pressed, not cut or printed 40 per cent. ad vao'
The Senate then took arecess til7 Pm.
EVENING SESSION.
Thirteen Senators were present at o'clock.
- Mr.. HENDERSON (MO) offered resolution,
which was adopted, calling upon the Secretaries
- of War and the Interior, to furnish TO theSenate
III any papers or documents in their possession
which may tend 10 explain the cause or origin
Of the Fort Phil. Kearney massacre.
"A Mr.. CoNNEss (Cal.) offered a resolution calling
- upon the Secretary of the Treasury to know, If
~ in his opinion it would advance the American
interests to make Reciprocity treaty with the
Hawaiian Island,
MIR. GRIMES Iowa) objected, and IT goes over.
Mr.. SHERMAN (Ohio) called up a resolution,
(" which was passed, authorizing the owner OF the
yacht lIaNttolOer TO change the name of that
~ vessel TO the SLUiG.
Mir. WADE (Ohio) called up bill prohibiting
- Territorial officers from abSent1ng themselves
or receiving leaves of absence for more than
thirty days at time. Read three times and
PTTPhb The House bin to amend the Act entitled an
Act to incorporate the National Soldiers and
n Sailors Orphans Home, was called up by Mr..
WILSON (Mass.) and passed.
Mr. TRUMBULL (Ill.) called up the bill to regu-
late the duties of the Clerk of the House OF Re-
presentatives in the organization OF the House.
Mr. BUCKALEW (Pa.) asked in what respect
this bill differed from the existing law on the
M. TRUMBULL said it differed only in the
raae of the absence of the Clerk the duty of the
Organization of the House shall be performed
by the Sergeant-at-arms, and in case of his alb
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