Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-02-27

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OVERLAND DISPATCHES
CONGRESSIONAL.

W AsHIhGTON, FoO. Zo.-SENATE-Mr.
Sherman, from the Finance Committee,
reported the Compound-interest Fund.
ing bill with Recommendation that the
Senate %non-concur in tho House amend
ment.
Mr.. Patterson presented a resolution
Of the Legislature of Tennessee, re.
~questing him to resign for having iden.
tilted himself with the Democratic par
ty. At q future day he should vindi-
cate himself. With the lights before
him, he should not obey the instruc-
tons.
Ne. Wade called up the bill for the
Government of Montana. After some
amendments it passed. It defines the
duty of the Legislature, and abolishes
distinction of color.
HoUsE-A resolution was offered di.
recting the Judiciary Committee to re-
port a bill making eight hours a legal
days work for Government employees.
II was withdrawn on Mr.. Wilson's stat
ing that the committee had already
been instructed to report such a bill,
but it was withheld because it could
not be considered by the House in its
present condition OF business.
Mr.. Hill offered a preamble and reso-
lutions relative to Wentworth's resolu.
tons in regard TO corrupt bargains with
the President. directing such committee
to report to-m6tsow any evidence in its
possession, and also requesting Mr..
Wentworth to present the newspaper
paragraph upon which his resolution
was founded. ;
Mr.. Stevens characterized the resolu-
ton as y most extraordinary one, and
moved it lay on the table.
The House refused-36 to 63-and the
resolution was adopted.
Mr.. Campbell offered a resolution de-
claring that humanity, civilization and
Christianity enjoiued on the people and
the Government the duty of persistently
insisting on the observance by the bel
ligerent forces in Mexico of the prin.
ciples of international law in mitigation
of the horrors of war, etc.
On motion Of Mr.. Cullom, the resolu.
ton was referred to the Committee. on
Foreign Affairs. o..
Mr.. Rollins asked leave to offer a reso.
luton declaring the cordial concurrence
of the House in the views Of the Secre'
tary of the Treasury in reference to the
necessity for a contraction Of the cur.
rency with a tiew to an early resump.
ton Of specie payment as the business
Of the country permits.
A torrent of objections answered the
request of unanimous consent, and the
resolution was mot read.
Mr.. Darling, from the select commit
tee on internal reyenue frauds, reported
and Trumbull got leave to present thu
views of the minority. Ordered print
ed. The majority report says enough
has been elected to satisfy the commit
tee that in the manufacture and sale o
tobacco, cigars and spirits-espcciall!
in tho latter-stupendQus frauds have
been perpetrated against the Govern
ment in the collection Of revenue. Il
is believed that at least seven-eighths o
the entire spirits manufactured under
the present law have escaped tax. Tht
committee felt warranted in the asser
tion that few, if any, large distillerie:
in the United States were doing a legit
innate business. They doubt the pro
priety of compromising cases when thu
law has been violated and suggest tina
no whisky be, taken from the distillery
or from bonds for the Redistribution
without prepayment Of the tax. They
d%isapproved of paying informers, n.
levying a system of black mail. In con
~clusion they, say there may be som'
m~eritorious officers, nevertheless thu
frauds in large cities are so universe
and gigantic, the morals Of mahufac
turers have'become so tainted, and con
fidence in local officers become so sha
ken, that it is believed the laws viii
never be executed until there shall have
been q reorganization of the Revenue
force. The Committee, in view of thu
dissolution of Congress, do not cmbody
their conclusions in the shape of any
bill, but suggest such changes to b'
hereafter made as will insure the collec'
ton Of the Revenues.