The Portland daily press., 1867-01-31
xxx OONGREsssECOND SESSION
WASHINGTON. Jan. %

| t- WASHINGTON, Jan. 30
The Chair laid before the Senate the Press;
dents veto OF the Nebraska bill Read. order
| ed to be printed and laid on the table.
Mr. Morgan, from the Finance Committee
reported the House gold bill, with arecommen
| dation that it do not pass. -
The vote was reconsldercd by which tl ~,
was passed for INJECTING punishments o. .s Dl
against the currency Certain minor amnnS
ments were made, and the hill goas ~ H.
House tor concurrence 90 " ~
mr.. summer offered a resolution that the
IreSldeht be requested to communicates a COPY
~ NY ie.eer on winch the Secretary of State
Mi, ms recent Inquiries addressed to MIR.
motley with regard to his conversation and
9p,iiioli, with the name of the writer. After
oeDate the resolution went over.
Ihe bill by Mr.. Brown, to authorize the con-
struction of government telegraph between
Washington and New York, was referred to the
Committee on Post Offices and Post Roads
The Tariff bill was taken up. The pending
question was upon Mr.. summers amendment
| to reduce the tax on bitumlnous coal mined 30
degrees east of Washington to 80 cents per ton
After debate it was disagreed to by vote of n
to %.
Mr. CONFESS moved to increase the dutv on
borax from to 10 cents per pound on crude
borax or tincal, from to cents per pound: on
ooraeic ACID from to 5cents per pound
Agreed to.
On motion of Mr. Frelinghuysen, the para
graph placing duty ON stone was amended SO
that the duty on free stone and all other stone.
except that used for monumental purposes
shall be "a per ton.
Mr.. Chandler moved to increase the dutv on
old scrap iron from So to 81 per ton, and SIS for
wrought scraps. Agreed to-18 to il -
Mi. Summers amendment to place books
published prior to 1910 the free list was dis
agreed to IT
The 23d section was amended so that the
Secretar. of the Treasury in ascertainiug
CONGRATULATIONS may;emplOy experts.
MIR. Harris amended to make the dutv on
brown and bleached linens, ducks, canvass. pad-
dings, cot bottoms, ETC., when valued at 30 cents
per yard, cents per yard and Is per cent. ad
vaorem; and when over 80 cents per yard, 6
per yard and 40 per cent. ad valorem. Agreed
MFR. Wiley moved to increase the duty on
all articles of glass; cut, engraved, painted, col
ored, printed, stained, slvered or eilded not
including plate glass, silvered or looking glass
plates, from forty to fifty per cent. ad valorem
Before dispOsing of the above Mr.. Wiley NOV
ed to amend by adding paragraph as follows:
On all flint glass ware, plain and pressed, not
cut or printed, four per cent. ad valorem.
This was was agreed to. A recess was then
taken until o'clock p. M.
EVENING SESSION.
Only thirteen members were present.
A resolution was adopted asking of the Sec
rotary of War information concerning the
Fort Phil Kearney massacre. lLaffllri
The Tariff bill was then taken up.
An amendment to increase the duty on all
articles of glass was disagreed to.
An amendment placing duty of IL cents
per pound ON wrought iron ware, and glazed,
timed and enamelled cast iron hollow ware.
was agreed to. lr. .s5-777 =
Amendments increasing the DUTY ON wheat
to 40 cents per bushel, on -four, meal, mddlings,
&c, to 30 per cent. ad valorem and on oats to
l0 cents per bushel, were agreed to.
The duty on malt was increased to 40 per
cent. ad valorem. =
There not being a quorum present the Senate
adjourned at IL o'clock.
HOUSE.
The bill to fix the compensation of officers of
the revenue cutter service was passed.
The Committee on Foreign Affairs were in
structed to inquire into the expediency of Con-
gress asserting the principal that naturalization
by the United States of citizens of other coun-
tries exempts such citizens from the perform
ance of military duty under any foreign gov
eminent.
Mr. Stevens introduced bill for the estab-
llshment of common schools in the District of
Columbia. Read twice and ordered to be print
ed.
The House then proceeded to consider the
bill to provide for the annual inspection of In
dian affairs. 7'l
The House went into committee on the con-
sular and diplomatic appropriation bill, Mr..
Pomeroy in the chair.
At the expiration of the morning hour the
bill went over
The question was on Mr.. Stevens amend
ment as amended, to strike out the word
"Rome" from the list of places where resident
ministers are stationed, and add the proviso
the United States legation at Rome or for the
future expenses of the same.
Mr.. Dodge supported the amendment.
MIR. Banks, chairman of the Committee on
Foreign Affairs, suggested that the letter be
read which had reference to English and not
American matters. ef( riitl5st
Mr.. Stevens said the Roman Government
had no representation here !
Mr.. Banks remarked that he would not OBJ
Ject to emitting the appropriation for represen-
its action upon official information; he also ex-
planned that DR.. Adams language was hypo-
thetical when abiding to the prohibition
Of Presbyterian worship within the walls of
Rome.
Messrs. Finck, Hill and Bidwell opposed the
amendment. y.
Mr. Bank said that perhaps no other govern
ment would have surrendered Surratt. especi-
ally where it had no extradition treaty The
Italians had refused to surrender him except
on condition that he should not be subjected to
capital punishment.
MIR. Chaner regarded the whole movement
as in favor of abolishing almost all missions
and substituting Consulates.
HIr hOrrlu Salu the rope was the only for
eign potentate who had formally recognized the
eonfederacy. u
The amendment as modified. Rome struck
out aud no money to be appropriated for lega-
ton at Rome after the close of the fiscal year,
was adopted-51 to 49, Subsequently, proyis.
ion was made for the Consulate at Rome
The motion of Mr.. Chanler to strike out the
clause for the salary of the interpreter at Japan
on precedent just established was negatived
The bill was then laid aside to be reported to
the House.
The Committee of the Whole took up the
bill making appropriation for Military Aca-
deny.
Mr.. Stevens moved additional sections allow
ing cadets rations, the same as midshipmen of
the Naval Academy. Adopted-54 to "A.
The committee rose, reporting to the House
the Consul, Diplomatic and Military Academy
bills for action. They remain over until to-
morrow.
On motion of Mr.. Epson, the Committee on
Printing were instructed to report by what au-
thority Government advertisements for paper
appear in the National Republican.
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