The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-07-20

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the matter of the charges of disloyalty
against Anderson, member elect from
| Missouri, and the contestant SWitzer,
! testimony be taken in the manner
I prescribed in the act regulating con-
tested elections. The resolution was
adopted.
Mr.. Dawes reported back the Gre
| dentials Of the representatives elected
from Louisiana, and Of two represen-
! tatTes from South Carolina, and
moved that the test oath be admins
tered to them.
The report was agreed to, and the
six Representatives sworn in. Ihelr
names are: From LouisIana-M
Vedal, j. III. Sypher, j. =. Newham,
! james Mann and w. Jasper bIack- II
burn. From South Carohna-J. H.
| Gross and j. B. Wittemore
Mr.. Garfield, from the Committee
on Wavs and Means, reported joint
resolution providing that in all cases
where private soldiers served out their
term Of enlistment, and were honor
ably discharged from service, the Sec
| rotary of War shall, on application of
| the party, remove any charge of deser-
! ton that may stand on the roll against
| such deserter where he has been con-
victed for desertion by court martial,
which passed.
The Speaker presented a cOmmuni-
cation from the Governor of South
| Carolina. transmitting the Joint reso-
| lutions of the Legislature ratifying
the 14th amendment to the Constitu-
tion. Referred to the Committee on
| Reconstruction.
Morehead made a statement IN re-
| ference to the Tariff bill. He, on
consultation with friends, and espe-
\ eially the Committee on Ways and
Means this morning, said it had been.
concluded that at this late stage of
| the session it was better not to antag-
| onize the business before the House,
and it was very certain the Tariff bill,
\ if passed the House, could not pass
| the Senate this session. He had had
consultation within the last two or
\ three days with members cf the
| Finance Committee of the Senate,
\ and was satisfied even If the House
passed the bill, the Senate would not
| take it up and act upon it. The tariff
men had reason to feel very grateful
to the House for the strong support
the measure bad received. Every time
there had been a test vote He there
fore felt willing it should remain un-
til the next session, and desired the
Speaker to state what position the bill
would occupy when Congress re-as-
sembled.
The Speaker announced that the
tariff bill was now the unfinished
business in Committee of the Whole,
and when the House went into Com
mittee of the Whole and at the COM
mencement of the next session it
would be the first business in order.
Moorhead said after that statement
of the Speaker, am willing to leave
the bill Just where it is. | therefore
give notice that | will not call it up
again this session.
Allison, from the Committee on
Ways and Means, reported a bill
authorizing the Collectors of Internal
Revenue to put the requisite stamps
on documents which, through igno-
rance or accident had not been sUffi-
ciently stamped at the time OF their
execution, and remit the penalties.
The bill passed.
The House went into Committee of
the Whole, Pomeroy In the Chair, on
the Funding Bill.
The amendments reported by the
Committee on Ways aud Means to
section four, which were merely
verbal, were agreed to.
Randall offered the following as a
new section:
Be 1t tJiuther enacted, &c, That after
the passage of this act all exchanges,
purchases, and sales of bonds of the
United States shall be made by in-
viting the competition of the public,
by advertising for proposals for any
such exchanges, sales or purchases,
which shall be awarded to the best
bidder or bidders, the Secretary of
the Treasury reserving the right to
reject any such bids. should he deem
it to the public interest to do so.
1t was agreed to.
The next amendment was that re-
ported to follow section four, in refer
ence to the tax On incomes from
,, bonds.
Butler of Massachusetts, moved to
! amend that section by making it read
, There shall be a tax Of four pei
cent. on any profit, gains. or income
arising from the bonds" &c.
q Pike offered a substitute for the
whole section; this section opening
= up the whole question of taxing for
eign bondholders, and discrimination
against or in favor of public secur
!, itiess was discussed at considerable
: length by Butler, Pike, Washburn Of
! Massachusetts,. Schenck, Garfield
!. Bingham, O'Neill, Wilson of Iowa
= Loan and Payne, and finally the dis
cussion was closed, and Butler with
: drew his amendment, preferring tha
: offered by Pike.
Schenck moved to add the follow
o. ing to the section: and the Secre.
r tary of the Treasury shall prescrb
4 regulations for the purpose of deter
4 mining in every case who is the actua
owner of coupons presented for pay
) ment, or of interest demanded, AM
: whether every exemption to which tn
: owner may be entitled has already
If been allowed, or to be deducted" III
4 admitted that the section reported b.
; the Committee on Ways and Means
O does not apply to foreigners. Th
% amendment was agread to.
d Pike explained that the substitut
1t offered by him provided for the tax
le ing of incomes arising from Unite
le States bonds held by foreigners; tha
D. made the difference between 1t an
i. the proposition of the Committee o
ID | Ways and Means, and the vote upo
D. it would be test question
as Benton declared his belief that the
n. had no right to tax foreigners-tax
to alton and representation were in
rs separable. The Committee arose with
IN out disposing of the pending amend
H. ments, and the Speaker, at a quartz
ct past three, presented a message frol