The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1867-03-02
xxx CONGRESS-, SECOND SESSION
WASHINGTON, March 1, 1867.
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| On motion OF Mr.. Sherman the Finance COM.
mittee was discharged from further cons;de ra.
and in lieu thereof he reported hin IN ~ ~
cise language OF the wool section of the tariff
bill passed by the Senate. u 'he 'arin
IN MT IrumDuii raised point of order that the
reported. no VI" inc u'' - -
MIR. Sherman said this was not a report from
aeonitnittee. He moved to discharge the COM
hiCtee and then introduce the bill on his own
responsibility.
The chair decided that the bill might be ia
Ken up to-day, but it required an unanimous
consent to consider it.
Mr. Hendricks objected to its considera ton
| Mr.. Sherman appealed to the Senate to take
vote and decide for or against the wool tariff.
| Several Senators having inquired why not pass
| the House hill on the subject of wool. -.
Mr. Fessenden said that to pass the bill as il
| came from the House would be to abandon the
rest of the tariff entirely by cutting off all
chance of an amendment. If the Senate agreed
to the proposition of Mr. Sherman it could 20
to the House and be amended there. - r.iH
MIR. Cattell said he intended to offer an
amendment increasing the duties on all i'm
ported articles twenty per cent. except sugar,
tea, molasees, coffee, lumber, and railroad iron.
At P. NJ the tariff bill was laid aside in ac-
cordance with an understanding last evening
that vote on the Colorado bill should be ia
ken at that hour. 500 q 4if ,ltHtalH aaaE l
The bill to admit Colorado. Yves taken up the
the President Notwithstanding. The vote was
yeas 20; nays 1g-nOt two thirds i
After the vote on the Colorado question and
some unimportant business the internal reye-
nue. bill came up as unfinished business l
An amendment proposed by Mr.. POmerov to
reduce the tax on cotton to one cent DER pound
was after discussion agreed to by a vote of "a
to IS. nataif.- 1s
a After further amendment the bill was repor-
Whole. T M 7 MY :
On motion of Mr.. Harris the SOD section in
reference to transfer without payment of tax
OF Spirits of Turpentine was stricken out. 1
Mr.. Fessenden asked for a separate vote on
the cotton tax. fg4 '.rs Alef aIl nia8V
On motion of Mr.. Wilson it was amended 90
as to make the tax two cents pound and MS
amended was agreed to- q n. 49, 4.'.l
Mr. Nye moved to amend the existing law In
relation to the tax on gas companies so that
they shall be authorized to add the tax to the
price of existing contracts. Agreed to--A
to 49, ii-iia .i-t
Pending further consideration of the tax bill
the Senate went into executive session. ~ Il
Mr.. Trumbull made report from the Con-
ference Committee on the allotment of Judges
of the Supreme Court which was agreed to-.
The Senate bill was adopted by the commit
tee. the House receding from its amendments.
EVENING SESSION. h-'
The internal revenue bill was taken up.
Mr.. Davis amendment prospectively redu-
cling the tax on whisky was reviewed and disa-
greed tod to 23
Several additional amendments to the tax
bill were offered and rejected and the bill was
passed and goes to the House for action on the
amendments and adoption. W ~" 'ttl
Mr. Fessenden called up the fertilization ap-
preparation bill. n9fN n 1ss8sb1
The section providing that only fifty per cent
OF the appropriation shall be expended during
the next fiscal year was stricken out The
bill as further amended was passed. sids4f
The naval appropriation bill was then Ia
ken up, .i ~ aa3i8 : # ~
Mr. Fessenden moved an amendment that
naval store-keepers be appointed by the Presi-
dent, by and with the consent of the Senate.
Agreed to. .s,t,,.t 81. i4e.r- a. ',....
Mr.. Wilson's amendment that no working
man in the navy yard will be compelled to paw
money for political purposes or be discharged
The bill then passed. -"
Mr.. Henderson made report from the Con-
ference Committee on the Indian approximation
bill which was agreed to. yiG % 49,,
The Senate agreed to the report of the Con-
ference Committee on the tax bill; also to the
report of the Conference COMMITTEES on the ar
my appropriation BILL - LII ~
The Senate then adioaE9ed -,Gs i
n. HOUSE.
The Speaker announced the appointment of
conference committees Fla
The bill to establish certain ASSAY offices
instead of branch mints was taken up and |
passed. ~ 'T.o.1 10 C. II
Bills and resolutions from the committees |
were reported and actep upon. /
At 11.40 A. M. the House went into Commit |
tee of the Whole on the deficiency bill. The |
bill appropriates about 81 100000.
The deficiency appropriation bill was consi- 4
dered. A long discussion took place on mo-
ton to strike out $4,000 for repairing and fur
nishing the executive mansion. - |
During the discussion Mr.. Kasson asserted |
that great deal of the property had disap-
peared and the House had been left almost |
stripped of its valuable furniture
Mr.. Radford asked Mr.. Price what was the |
amount of property that had been taken away |
by its late occupants in the ninety trunks that |
had been sent from it. A ~ WIN
Mr.. Price said he could not answer the cues |
ton, as it depended on the size of the trunks !
and the contents they held. as
MIR. Farnsworth, referring to that insinua-
ton, which was shown at the time to be false |
and without foundation H
ID Mr. Radford said he had not relied on mere |
newspaper reports, bnt on the authority of the |
steward of the White House, who had packed
the trunks.
After further discussion Mr.. Schenck moved |
provisO that no further payments should be |
made on any account for repairing or furnish |
ing the Executive Mansion until such accounts |
were submitted to a Joint committee of Con- |
gress and approved. Agreed to.
The motion to strike out the appropriation
was rejected-f4 to 50.
After long discussion on a motion to strike |
out the appropriation iH aid of the colonization |
society, on motion OF Mr.. Stevens, the vote was |
postponed until evening, in order to allow the |
business of the morning hour to be proceeded |
with. te' -.a +
On motion of Mr.. Blaine the morning hour
was postponed, and the House proceeded to
the business on the Speaker table. rs
The Senate bill in reference to persons inn
prisoned under sentence for offence against
the laws of the United States, allowing de-
duction of one month in each year for good
conduct was passed. S--,
ference, on the bill deducting and fixing the
rights of volunteers as part OF the army, made
report, which was agreed to. i,i
The credentials of Mr.. Christie, member
elect from the 9th District Of Georgia, and Mr..
Chiffon, member elect from Texas, were pre-
sented. - B." ~