New-York tribune., 1868-06-27

WAsHTEGI on, Friday, June %, 1863
The Legislative, Execu' 1--WE, and Judicial ApprO-
,r;ation bill was finish ed to-day in the Senate.
senator Trumbull offered an amendment, from the
JWliciary Committee, appropriating $4,000 for the
purchase Of 10000 COP les of "Pascalls Annotated
Constittion Of the u ited States" for public disri
bntion Senator Conf ling took strong ground against
The proposition and thought that the Senate might
As well go into the publication of Bibles and light
literature At length the motion was voted down,
Nessrs Came?On, Cole FTelinghuysen Hendricks,
johnson, Aye, Stewart, Sumner, Trumbull, Van
Wnkle, Wade, Wiley, and Yates being the only
'senaiors who voted Yea, The Office Of Director OF
the Sureau of Statistics was abolished, and thus Mr.
DeEmar was legislated out of existence. 1t was
agreed to increase the salaries of a number Ot
officials on the ground principally of inadequacy to
support the dignity of the Government" The
Senate went into Executive session at o'clock, and
shortly afterward adjourned.
The House, at o'clock to-day, passed the amenda-
tory Tax bill The bill was reported fEOm the Ways
and Means Committee on Saturday last, but 1t was
late on Monday before the House began its consider
alton so that only four days have been consumed IN
the disposal of the BILL To-day the only feature OF
the bill that remained 20 be considered in Committee
Of the Whole was that relating TO banks. 1t was
nearly 4:9O when speechmaking closed, and the bill
was made ready to report TO the House. The debate
was vehement and angry, the opponents OF tne
National Banking system making hght on every
point The friends of the banks carried most Oh
their measures having that section of the bill when
provides for an increase of the tax on banks
amended to snit themselves. Gen. Butler
Mr. Ingersoll and the Democrats sought tolmproVe
the opportunity to tack on an amendment taxing
Government bonds, but they were defeated after
tough fight The vote by tellers, on the proposition
stood A Yeas to "a Nays. Among the Repubhcahs
who voted in the affirmative were MeSsrs. Baker
Raum Logan, Hubbard (W. Val, WashbuTne lndh
Ingersoll, Pile, Pike, Eggleston, Cobb McClurg
Newcomb, Mullins Lawrence Ohio, Beatty Wilson
0owa), Window QOwal IngersOn, and Hine Gen.
Butler made two three attempts to get his amend
ment adopted, but failed. After Gen. Buffers propo-
sition had been voted down the National Bank men
rallied and succeeded in having the section prOyld-
ing for the increase of tax on banks stricken
ont The vote, by tellers, stood 60 to 53.
Then Gen. Butler made a second attempt TO add
section taxing Government bonds but the Speaker
ruled him out of order When the bill went into the
House all the amendments that had been agreed TO
in the Committee of the Whole. excepting that srik-
ing out the section increasing the tax on banks were
sustained After Gen. Butler had been defeated in his
plans to tax Government bonds, he made canvass
TO restore the section relating TO the Bank tax and
in this he succeeded by Il Yeas to 81 Nays. At the
same time he made third attempt to get in his tax
on bonds but failed. Finally, when the bill was
about TO be passed many members attempted to put
into the bill an independent proposition relating
TO taxes on matters other than the bill
provided for; but they all ruled out of order,
and the bill was kept free from everything but
whisky, tobacco, and banks. very merltonous
proviso was offered by the Ways and Means Commit
tee namely to cut down the fees of gaugers of pc
troleum: but a single objection from Mr. Spaldng of
Ohio killed the thing Gen. Schenck stated that,
the law stands these gaugers make from $4,000
TO 100000 per annum, all of which they pocket This
was told to Mr. Spaldng but he said that II made no
difference to him. The bill Will be sent to the Senate
Tomorrow Senator Sherman, Chairman of the FL
nance Committee thinks that the Senate can dispose
of the bill in ten days If this should prove true,
then an adjournment of Congress may be looked for
about the middle of August The members generally
feel greatly relieved by the passage of the b-espe-
cally the members of the Ways and Means Commit
tee, headed by Messrs. Schenck, Allison, Grswold,
Maynard, and Logan
A meeting of the Committee on Indian Affairs of
the Senate was held this week and the considera-
tion of the Usage treaty begun. The Hon. sid
ney Clarke, member Of the House, from Kansas ap-
peared and made long argument against the ratii-
cation of the treaty. The Committee adjourned be-
fore he had finished they will meet again on Monday
and he will continue his argument. NOtwithstand-
ing this Usage treaty lie looked ON as most
stupendous swinde il is feared that the Senate will
ratfy it, The proposition is to sell nearly SOOOOO
of the best lands in Kansas 10 railroad COM
pany in preference to the thousands of actual set
1lers the same. There is regular ring here en-
gagged in working this fraud through the Senate
One Sturgis President of the Lawrence. Leaven-
worth and Galveston Railroad and Tom Ewing, jr
are at the head of this ring Their scheme
is supported by Secretary Browning and Commits
sioner of Indian Affairs Taylor As this treaty must
be acted on in secret session of the Senate ii will be
difficult TO obtain the names of the Senators who vote
for the ratification.
The nomination of Mr.. Evarts as Attorney General
IS to be considered tomorrow at special meeting OF
the Judiciary Committee. The impression seems to
be that the Commi see will recommend his confirma
ton Perry Fuller's nomination remains untouched
by the Senate Finance Committee. Collector Smythe
is here working with the members of the Foreign
Relations Committee to secure favorable report on
his nomination as Minister to Austria. The report of
Huburd's Investigation Committee Of the AAAlAth
Congress the workings of the Ncw-York Custom
House, is used against him, and are parts Of the
testimony taken by the Impeachment Managers rela-
tive 10 his connection with Impeachment,
The Senate Finance Committee have been cOnsid-
ering the various features of the Tax bill as il passed
the House, and have made considerable progress on
the measure. The Committee do not look with much
favor Oh some of the clauses, especially those in
reference to whisky. They will recommend several
changes an the bil particularly in that part of it re-
lating TO the sales of stock gold bonds, etc. which
is now collected by stamps. The adoption Of the dd
odl0rea system on stocks and bonds will, it is
thought increase the revenue about 100000.