Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-01-22
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS
senate.

WAsHHGToN, Jan. 21.-The bill topun-
ish and prevent Illegal voting in the Dis
trict of Columbia, was passed.
On motion of Mr.. Williams, the Com
mittee on Indian Affairs was instructed to
report the facts connected with the massa-
ere at Fort Phil. Kearney, and what legis-
lation is necessary to protect the settlers
from Indian depredations.
Mr.. Sumner called up the resolution call
ing upon the President for any correspond
ence with Mr.. Motley respecting his resig-
nation as Minister TO Vienna Resolution
agreed too.
Mr.. Brown introduced a bill to amend
the act entitled an act, granting lands to
aid in the construction of a railroad and
telegraph line from the States of Missouri
and Arkansas to the Pacific Ocean, and to
facilitate the early construction of the At
lantic & Pacific Railroad, which provides
that that company shall also have right to
construct branch from the point on the
main line to the Southern boundary of the
United States, in the direction of the waters
of the Gulf Of California, and whenever the
proper authorities of Mexico shall make
the necessary concession for so much Of a
connecting road as lie within the territory
Of Mexico, this company is empowered to
accept such concession, and hold the same
as part of its franchise and cooperative
property.
Mr.. Henderson introduced bill to aid
in the construction of the Kansas and
Washa Valley Railroad Referred.
Mr.. Wade offered a resolution calling
upon the Secretary Of the Interior to fur
nish copies of all reports regarding the in
vestigation into the condition Of Indian af-
fairs, ordered by Congress.in 1865. Tabled.
The tariff bill was taken up and read,
and several amendments, most Of them
verbal, were adopted.
Nernluth was included among cordials,
liquors and bitters, upon which duty Of
50 so per gallon was imposed. In the
paragraph on wines, the words {iity cents
per gallon, irrespective Of value, on cost
Of cask, we're stricken out" and the words
imported in casks" inserted instead. The
following was adopted on all wines import
ed in bottles, not otherwise herein pro-
Yided for Two dollars per dozen bottles of
less than a pint each three dollars per
dozen on bottles of more than a pint, An
amendment was adopted, repeating the act
of 1899 allowing for drawbacks upon wines;
the words con pain or forfeiture" were
added after the words "and no entry of
any imported liquors shall be allowed for a
less quantity than 1000 gallons in a single
case. The duty on flax, packed and known
as dressed lint, was changed from $40 to
$50 per ton. On silk plush, for the man
ufacture Of hats, 80 per cent. ad valorum
was inserted. s.....- ...s.
The ad valorem duty on on linen yarns,
threads, lines, and skeins, etc, was changed
from 30 70 IS per cent. A proviso was
adopted that no iron, except railroad iron
and scrap, shall pay a duty Of less than 25
per cent ad valorem. The duty on nickel |
was changed from Is per cent. ad valorem |
to 80 cents per pound on ACETATE Of lead, |
from 10 to Is cents per pound on acids, |
from 10 to IS cents; or cream of tartar, |
from TO 10 cents; on bromine, from 40 to |
rs cents per pound; on bromine of POTASH |
un, from 60 cents to 81 per pound; on cor
rosive sublimate, cyanide of mercury, red /
oxide of mercury, red precipitate and other /
salts and preparations of mercury, not 9th |
erwise provided for, from 20 per cent. ad |
valorem to IS cents per pound; muriate of |
lime and citrate Of lime, from 30 per cent. |
ad valorem to l cent perpound on muriate, |
and cents per pound ON citrate on oil Of |
Proviso adopted that upon all medicine !
compounds Of which distilled spirits are
component parts, the duty upon such dis
titled spirits shall be added to the duty on
manufactured drugs. The duty on grind
stones, finished, was changed from 20 per
cent ad vslorem to five dollars per ton |
On building or monumental stone finished, |
from IS per cent. ad valorem, to two dol
lars per ten Of thirteen cubic feet. On i'm
ported books and printed matter form so
cents per pound TO 35 per cent ad valorem.
o., 'barley from is % 10 cents per bushel.
The following are added to the free list Ct
the printed bill Animals imported as
specimens Of natural history and regalia
used for religious ceremonies.
The reading Of the bill was almost con-
cluded when the Senate adjourned.
House.
Mr. Baker introduced joint resolution
declaring that the ten communities lately
in rebellion were left without civil govern
ments on the overthrow Of the rebellion,
and that the pretended governments since
set up there through military interference
OF the President of the United States are
de facto. Governments Of military origin
without civil foundations are not valid
State governments under the constitution
Of The Ulaited States, and cannot become
such, ifsA al, bv being so Recognized and
declared BY Congress in due form Of law.
Referred 10 judiciary Committee.
Mr.. Brouan asked leave to introduce 8
Joint resolution declaring the power Of
amending the constitution, Il resolves
after long preamble, that in ratiying
amendments 70 The constitution a. veil
those noA pending as those which may
hereafter he proposed by Congress, the
States not represented in Congress shall
not be entitled to any vote, and shall be
incapable either Of accepting or rejecting
anH anch amendment. and that when any