The New York herald., 1868-03-13

Second Session. .


asking an appropriation for widening the harbor Of
Christiana, DEL; also several petitions for change
OF the Revenue laws.
Mr.. PoMERoy, (rep.) Of Kansas, presented the petit
ton of citizen OF Virginia signed by the President
of the Convention, praying for the removal of his
political disabilities Referred to the Committee on
the Judiciary.
Mr.. BuCKALEw, tdem.l OF Pa, presented the re-
monstrance OF the paper manufacturers Of Pennsyl
vania against the passage of an international copy
Mr.. MORTON, uep) of Ind, presented the petition
OF the bankers, manufacturers and merchants OF In
dianapolis, demonstrating against any material
change in the national banking system.
Mr. oHAspLEa Srepl OF Mich, presented petition n
the United States Referred to the Committee on the
| Judiciary. He stated that he had sympathy with
Mr. SHERMAN, (rep.) of Ohio presented the petition
OF citizens OF Ohio for u change in the mode OF ap
pointing civil officers Referred to the Committee on
the Judiciary.
THE DUTY ON FOREIGN MERCHANDISE.
Mr.. GRIMES, trep:) OF Iowa, offered resolution
ported into the United States having been predcaed
upon the internal tax on domestic manufactures the
Finance Committee he instructed to inquire into the
expedency of reducing them I'm the ratio with
the reduction of the said internal tax any should be
made.
Mr. EDMuNDs, trep.) OF Me-, obecting, the resolu-
ton went over.
Mr.. MORGAN, rcp) OF n. y, introduced n bill for
| the relief Roosevelt Hospital, In New York, which
| relinquishes the contingent claim of the United
of New York having Incorporated the trustees OF
that institution IN accordance with the will of the
| tcslat0r, James Ill. Roosevelt. Laid over.
RELIEF OF EXPORTERS OF DISTILLED SPIRITS
| Mr.. MORGAN from the Committee on Finance. re-
ported the House bill for the relief OF certain exporters
| OF distilled spirits with an amendment. II allows
alcohol contracted for and already distilled
rcdistled prior to the act Of January, 1865 10 be
exported II done within thirty days from the passage
OF this bill. proper proof The committee recon-
| mend the extension OF the period TO sixty DAYS.
MI. Morgan explained that it is Intended 10 meet the
case OF merchants who had already mate contracts
for delivery in Africa and in the Mediterranean be-
fore the bill named was passed.
| Mr. SHERMAN claimed that the bill would open
door to frauds. All that would be necessary would
he TO show that whis6ey was manufactured for ex-
portation. He believed some vessels were alreliy
waiting in Boston 10 load with whlskey, and the,
might land this wlliskey in Nova Scotia or some
other adjacent country, and thus the revenue would
| be cheated out OF 81 a gallon.
Mr. MomalLI repl Of Vt, thought e. the bin pro-
temporary character for the relief of persons sub
| jected to hardship from the bill In question.
Mr. s% Of er Ma was @ppose1 :" G"sc
which, he claimed, would be the result IL the bin
Aller further debate the bin wen, over at The ex-
| piration Of the morning hour.
PENSIONS 70 THE HEROES or 1872.
| Mr.. VAN NINKLE, (rep.) OF w. Va. called up the
House bill granting pensions TO certain soldiers and
sailors OF the war Of 1912. The question the
| amendment by the Committee on Pensions.
| The amendment striking out the words .who are
| in circumstances which render them dependent
Others for support having been read. Mr. EDNUNDs
called attention To the Importance Of the proposition
10 which he supposed the Senate would not agree,
giving. IL did, pensions MOI only 10 the needy
soldiers Of 1872 but 10 those who might be In good
| circumstances.
| Mr. VAN WINKLE s.d the bill did not include All
the soldiers Of 1872, but only those who served for
| least three months, aud IL made no provision for
widows or heirs. Ieestinated that. dedacting those
/ who had been pensionel, the survivors OF that
would not exceed i've thousand in number Of seventy
six years Of age. They would conceive IL as great
| de9radati.n to be obliged to confess themselves
paupers; and he thought the number was 900 small
TO Justify this Discrimination which would make it
necessary for them 10 go to che Pension ONCE per.
haps at an additional expense. Many OF them would
refuse 10 go when tle act for the benefit Of Revo
| lutionary soldiers was passed. like requirement
occasiOncd great indgnaiion among those who were
not paupers. aud he knew Of one who had refused TO
receive the pension
| Mr. SHgguAN was opposed TO the passage Of a bill
which proposed to give pensions 10 soldiers who had
not been affected by the hardslnps of war, The
wounded ana diseased having been already provided
for. lie believed there thirty Thousand instead
of five thousand still living. When the Land War
rant bill passed the estimated number Of appli-
cations was more than guadruple. Every citizen Of
Ohio Western pennsy ivania and New York, and, In
| fuc,, OF the whole frontier from Maine to the far
West. had been called ont soldier al that period
10 defend his home and reside against the British
against the Indians. lie reminded Them that IL was
only last year that the last Revolutionary soldier
| ded--one OF those who had been engaged In war
thirty years before the war OF 1872 But II cvi
dent public sentiment would compel the repeal of the
tax domestic industry, Immediately throwing on
some eighty-four millions OF internal tax. The
nue. at present was estimated AZ two hundred and
| nlly or two hundred and sixty millions, ana
| deducing from that one hundred and thirty OF one
| hundred and thirty -lve millions, where the
money 10 come from for the expenses OF the govern.
| iuenty lie warned Senators that there were no
for this purpose to provide for those items OF
| expenditure. They would either have to issue new
loan continue the taxes Issue new greenbacks.
Mr.. FEssESDEN lrep.) of Ne, hoped they would
consider whether they should establish this prece-
| dent. They had, under somewhat doubtful circum-
stances pensioned soldiers Of the Revolutionary war,
but they then perfectly able to do IT, No nation
ON e ase a ., e rendered mary e
vice. II this was passed the survivors OF the Semi
| mole war, the Mexican war, the Greek war and the
| Blackhawk war would expect the same thing So
with those who had been in the recent war; la which
! we had million men engaged lie did not object to
the donations OF land that had been made to
the soldiers OF the late war, because there was
plenty Of II. IL was right enough that
but Il was preposterous, as a national principle 10
| give pensions TO every man who had been In the
military service not three months. He was ready 70
answer to anything that could be said against him
for opposing this In these times VI financial
dcnty they should have the manliness to stand up
and refuse the appropriation. He thought were
great people, but regarded the claim that we were
wise people Ia our conduct OF public affairs rather
popnlar cialnor had led to unwise LEGISLATION of
similar character he declared that he felt bound to
protest against 1t.
sad to give Senator's more time for reflection, moved
that the bill be postponed.
The motion was agreed TO, and Mr.. Van winkle
called mn in succession u number of pension bills
ANXIETY OF THE PUBLIC TO PROCURE TICKETS TO THE
Mr. ANTHONY, (rep.) OF X L., rose to personal ex-
PLANTATION. lie had been In the Senate for a long
time but had hitherto never had occasion to reply
ON the floor to q newspaper article. A representa-
tionr however, had been made In an evening paper
tradict. Some malicious person had published the
assertion that senator Anthony Is charged with the
dstrbu OF tickets to the Senate gallery during
the prorSess Of impeachment" Senator's might i'm
aQine the result (I.sughter.) His lodgings had been
40 beset t,y crowds this morning seeking tickets that
he had to Call in the Sergeantat-Arms. Q.auxhter.)
He desired to say that he and his colleague hadaewer
tickets than any other Senators, except those from
Nebraska, Nevada and Delaware talluding to the
be distributed among Senators In the ratio OF the re-
presentation OF their States In the House OF Repre-
sentatives,.
Mr.. CONFESS, >lrep.) OF Cal, hoped the Senator
would not try td evade his proper responsibility.
M. ANTHONY would just say that he had delegated
all authority Of that Kind to the Senator from Cali
forna (Mr. Conness), On whom application could be
made. panghtnrJ