Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-02-26
CONGRESSIONAL.

CONGR ESSIONAL
SKnATr.-Yestersay afternoon, the River
ana haroor appropriation ball being under
The amount for the Improvement of the Mis-
eesiPpi at Des Moines or Lower Rapids, was
reduced from xl,OOO,ooO to S500,ooO, and other
An nendments were disposed Of
An executive session was held, and at five
O'Clock the Senate took recess ull 30
AT the evening session, Mr sherman, from
conference Committee on the Military Acad-
emy appropriation bill, made a report; which
dent.
Mr. Sumner, from the Conference Commit
tie on the Diplomatic appropriation BILL m ad.
report. The chief point in dispute was the
Portugal mission. The House struck out the
word Portugal from the li>t Of m issions The
senate put II In. In tte Conference Commit
Tee the Senate amendmen. was agreed TO with
q proyiso that no money shall be paid 20 the
present Minister to Portugal out OF any fund
whatever, and this provision shall contin us in
1orce until repealed by law. The second puInt
In dispute was the amount OF money TO be ap-
prepriated for the contingent fund OF the
S,ate Department. The House fixed it a.
S35,WO. The Senate reduced IL to s3OOUO. The
conference Committee agreed upon the House
figures.
The report was agreed to-yeas, q; nays, 10
The River and Harbor bill wa. then amend
ed ana passed, and goes 10 the House for con-
currence in amendments, and al IL O'Clock tae
Senate ad journed.
HOUsE-lesterday afternoon, the tax bill
Sommittee Of the Whole on the state OF the
Union
Mr.. Conklng NOV d an amendment repeal-
ing all acts and parts of acts inconsistent mn
this act and also repeating sections 90 and IIl
OF the act OF June 81, 1864. The effect of the
reptai Oh section ll} Is 10 put ad advertisements
on me free list. The other is one OF the ad-
m'nlS StratIye sections about dlstiIlares and OIL
rehneres The amendment was adopted
MT. Stevens offered an amendment "a a new
section providing that IN cases of seizures for
ma Ia L.
the amount of alleged frauds. and the business
permitted 10 60 on Adopted.
Mr.. Miller offered an amendment requiring
inspectors of distllleries to give bond in not
less than loo.
Mr.. Darling moved to amend the amendment
by making the minimum s5,UOe. Adopted.
Inc amendment as amended was adopted.
Mr.. Shellabarger moved an amendment en-
acting that no claim or prosecu ION for the re-
covery OF any claim arising from a violation
OF the revenue laws shall be compromised or
diseontinu ued without the assent OF the United
States District Attorney or Of the Attorney
General, or without the approval OF the court.
Adopted
Mr.. Darling moved an amendment. hermit
ting an informer to prosecute suit IN the name
OF the United States notwith standing the
refusal or neglect Of the collector to do so.
Adopted.
Alta quarter before three the committee rose
and reported the bill TO the House
Ihe House proceeded TO vote on the various
amendments, on which separate votes were
demanded. All the rest were agreed 20 as a
whole.
The first vote taken by yeas and nays wa.
on the amendment reducing the tax on dis
uIlers from $500 TO $780, The vote was e. 70 :
so the tax Is TO be $500
The next vote taken by yeas and nays was
on letting gas companies pay their own taxes,
instead of charging them to their customers
after 3Uth April next 1t resulted-yeas 100
nays 50. So that the gas companies are sup
posed 10 pay their own taxes after that date
The amendment agreed 10 in committee or
motion Of Mr.. Myers, taxing cigarettes, che
roots. and cigars of all description S5 per thou
sand, was agreed TO without division
The next vote was on Mr.. Blaine's amend
ment a6ohsbing the cotton tax after the LIST OF
September. 1867.
The amendment was reJected-yeas S. nays
Mr.. Stevens, from the conference committee
on the consular and diplomatic appropriation
bill, made report; which was agreed to The
proviso in regard to the Portuguese mission is
that no money shall be paid 70 the pres-n-
Minister out OF any fund whatever, and tha
the provision shall continue in force until re-
peaIed by Congress.
Mr.. Spalding, from the Conference Commit.
tee On the Military Academy BILL made re-
port; which was agreed 10. The section i'm ref.
erence TO cadets from rebel States is that no
money shall be paid for the pay or subsistenc ce
of such after the lst of January, 1897, until the
State snsli be restored 10 Its original relations
The House at 30 took a recess till 73n
AT the evening session, the Tax bill was taken
up.
The amendment striking ont the lin. taxing
brandy made of grapes fifty cents per gallon
was agreed to-S6 to 37-the effect of which is
to leave the tax on grape brandy the same as on
other brandy.
The vote taken In the afternoon by which the
license tax OF distillers fixed At $500 instead
OF slO0 was on motion of Mr.. Mckee, recon
sidered. Finally, after three votes oy yeas and
nays, the friends of the lower rate of license
prevailed, and the tax remains as al present
SIO0.
The amendment striking out OF the line
which placed ''steam locomotives and marine
engines, including boilers" on the free list the
words, locomotives and marine" so as to
make the liae read sssteam engines, Including
boilers" was rejected, and the line remains As
Al first reported in the bill.
The amendment adopted o-day on Mr Ste
vens' motion permitting persons accused of
revenue frauds to give bonds and TO continue
their business was rejected.
The bill was then passed without division.