The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1867-03-02
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WASHINGTON, March l.

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M Ii ~ -la : SENATE. elaC, elgyc~
On motion of Mr.. Sherman it was
moved to discharge the finance commit
tee from consideration Of the House bill
to increase the duty on wool. He then
introduced a bin in the precise language
of the wool section Of the Senate tarin
bill, and moved as an amendment 70 the
House bill, the Senate provision IN re-
lation to carpets. -,
Mr.. Trumbull announced his prefer
ence for the House bill, which his con-
stftuents were satisfied with.
Mr.. Cattell said he intended TO otter
an amendment increasing duties on all
imported articles 90 per cent, except
sugar, tea, coffee, molasses, lumber and
railroad iron.
The tariff bill was laid aside at one
o'clock, and the Colorado admission bill
taken up. A vote was taken, resulting
yeas %, nays 19-less than two-thirds
having voted yea.
The Internal Revenue bill was taken
up.
Mr.. Wilson moved an amendment tax
ing cotton on and after the LIST of Sep
tember 9 cents on the pound.
Mr.. Henderson moved this substitute:
That there shall be no tax on cotton
grown after the passage of this act.
Mr.. Henderson's amendment was lost
to vote.
Mr.. Pomeroy moved an amendment
to Mr.. Wilson's, by reducing the tax to
one cent, which was adopted.
Dir. Wilson's amendment rs amended
by Mr.. POmerOy was adopted.
Several unimportant amepdants were
offered aud rejected.
Mr.. Sherman's amendment was adopt.
ed: That tonnage duty on vessels be
levied and paid annually. : 50
On motion of Mr.. Fessenden syrup
and molasses were included, with re-
fined sugar and products of sugar ref.
neries, in the tax of II per cent. ad
valoram. The bill was then reported
from the Committee of the Whole to
the Senate, which struck out Section
81. relative to the transfer of spirits OF
turpentine without payment, If the tax
was to bonded warehouses on the exc
cution of proper bonds, and he treated
in conformity to law regarding distilled
spirits. q
The Senate refused to strike out
horse-rakes, horse powers, haimes, hay
! forks, hoes, and portable grinding mills
from the free list.
| The cotton tax was again amended
and placed at two cents.
Potato hooks, pitch-fOrks, manure and
spading forks were restored TO the free
list as in the House bill.
Leather of all kinds, and goat, deer,
calf, kid, sheep, horse, hog and dog
skins, tanned or partially tanned, CUR
ried or finished in rough, were stricken
from the free list.
The report of the Conference commit
tee bill for the allotment Of Supreme
Court Judges was agreed to. The Sen
ate bill is adopted.
Executive session.
Several Conference committees were
appointed.
The bill to establish certain assay
offices instead of branch minis, at
Denver, Charlotte, North Carolina, and
Dahlonega, Georgia, was passed.
Mr.. Finck, from committee on Roads
and Canals, reported back the memorial
in reference to navigation on the Ohio
river, and the committee was discharged
from its further confederation.
After some unimportant business, the
House went into committee of the
Whole on the deficiency bill, which APP
propriates little over eleven and one
half millions, of which ten millions is
for deficiencies OH account of pensions
for army widows.
After some debate, the further con-
sideration of the bill WAS postponed
till evening.
The bill granting lands to aid the
of railroad and telegraph
from San Francisco to humboldt bay,
was tabled.
The Senate Bill in reference to per-
son imprisoned, under sentence for Of
fences against the laws of the United
Stetes, allowing n deduction of one
month in each years Imprisonment for
good conduct. was passed.