Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-06-18
CONGRESSIONAL.

In the House yesterday, Cook, from
The Committee on Elections, reported
that Mckee was entitled 70 the seat from
the Ninth District Of Kentucky, and said
that he should call up a resolution to that
effect next week.
Ineersoll offered a resolution directing
the Ways and Means Committee to con-
slider and report on the subject Of the tax
| on capital, deposits and circulation OF
1 national aud other banks ofissue. in con-
nection with the bill directed TO be pre-
| pared. - {
Randall suggested including also .the
tax on Government deposits.
Ingersoll 30 modified the resolution,
and it was agreed to. r..,r.
Julian Introduced a bill for the sale Of
the HotSprings reservation in Arkansas.
Stevens, Of Peunsylysnia, offered q
resolution instructing the Ways and
Means Committee to inquire into the
expediency oflreportinga bill to collect
the revenue on disiilled spirits on the
principle Of taxing the capacity Of stills
and apparatus, making an allowance for
waste, and to contain q provision like
the following:
To call in expert builders aud opera
tors, and ascertain the utmost quantity
the still can produce in the course OF
twenty four hours constant running.
Let the disiiller take out license for such
time as he may choose TO operate, paying
or giving good security to pay oil the
taxes on all the spirits that can be pre-
duced within the period Of the license,
and ifthe distiller shall be found TO have
overrun the period ofhis license, he shall
be subject to imprisonment in the peni-
Tertiary.
Ifany one shall be found to have dis
titled spirits without q license, he shall
be subjected to like imprisonment.
If there be any unoccupied distilleries
the keys shall be given to revenue OFF,
Ger, who shall be heavily punished if he
suffers the premises to 90 into the hands
of another person, for the purpose Of
using them.
The keeper Of any concealed still shall
be heavily punished. "a
The resolution was referred to the
Committee on Ways and Means.
Washburn, Of Massachusetts, from the
Com ittee on Ways and Means, reported
bill to provide for the distribution of
the reward offered by the President for
the capture of Jefferson Davis, which
was ordered to be printed and recon-
mitted.
The House then proceeded to the con-
sideration, as the special order, of the bill
reported by Elliott. from the Commerce.
Com mittee, to promote American COM
merce. Elliott addressed the House on
the national importance of the bill, the
provisions of which have already been
published.
Morrill, moved to amend the second
section by providing that in order that
American lumber, cordage iron, copper,
chains and anchors might be used in the
construction Of American vessels, there
should be allowed bounty equal to the
drawback of duty on these materials, &C.
tually used in their construction.
Allison moved to table the bill. The
question was taken and the bill tabled
by 50 to 45. . H. IN
In the Senate, the Chair submitted a
communication from the Texas Consti.
tutional Convention, transmitting reso-
lutions adopted by that body, requesting
change in the law authorizing the Dis
trict Commander TO appoint registrars Of
elections at the earliest moment Re-
ferred TO the judiciary Committee.
Trumbull, from the Judiciary Com
mittee, recommended an indefinite post
ponement Of several bills in relation to
the establishment Of "a uniform system of
bankruptcy. Agreed to.
The Chinese Embassy we're then an
nounced, Sumner presented the guests
to the President in brief speech Of
welcome, and hand-shaking and CONVEX
sation through the Interpreters followed.
After which the President pro tenn.
called the Senate to order, and the EN-
bassy retired without ceremony.
The Chair laid before the Senate a
telegram from the Texas Convention,
forwarding resolutions just adopted, on
which they ask the action Of Congress.
The resolutions, after reciting the alleged
lawiessnsss existing in certain parts of
the State, urge upon Congress the neces'
sity of authorizing the organization by
the Convention Of a military force in the
several counties of the State, to act in
connection with military commander,
for whom they express their confidence,
for the purpose Of protecting the lives
and property of the citizens now
preyed upon by assassins and robbers,
and assert that otherwise they will be
forced to organize for their own defense.
The matter was referred to the Committee
on Military Affairs. .
The bill relating TO the national cur
rency was then taken up. The frat sec.
ton, forbidding any national bank from
paying the interest on the balances Of
any other, was struck out by 26 to II.
The bill passed with >Sherman's substi-
tutes for Davis amendments, which are
substantially the same, by 25 to IA, and
then, after short executive session, the
Senate adjourned