The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1868-02-06
CONGRESSIONAL.

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the removal of Charles Frands Adams
as Minister to Great Britain, IN conse-
auence OF his aliedged course in refer
ence to the Fenian prisoners es~
A bill providing for the taxation Of
National Bank shares was adopted.
A bill for the gradual reduction Of the
army was referred.
Another to grant aid by public lands
for railroad from Fort Scott TO Santa
Fee.
A resolution was adopted directing
inquiry into the amount paid for rent Of
public stores in New York.
A bill was introduced to promote the
efficiency of the Indian Department by
the appointment of two experimenting
agents of Indian affairs, one for the
section west and the other for the see
ton east of Che Rocky Mountains, who
are 70 exercise general supervision over
the Indian tribes, inspect their condition
and management, and make reports to
the Secretary of the Interior, at COM
pensations of $4,000 and $500 re-
spectively, and travelling expenses.
Mr. Wilson introduced 8 bill for the
gradual reduction Of the military force
HoUsss Feb. 3.-Mr. Robinson pro-
| posed bill equivalent to the abolishing
3! of all State Naturalization laws, and
! placing the business under the General
! Government. He proposed that any
! alien may become a citizen on applica-
! lion to any court of record in the Union.
Mr. Jenckes added bill, defining and
! limiting expatria:ion.
A bill was reported for military and
postal road from Washington to New
York
Mr.. Williams offered a bill to author
izs IN Issue of S140, 100000 of Legal
Tender notes to supply the deficiency in
the currncy caused by the cancellation
Of Legal Tender and Compound Inter:
est notes.
4 Another bill was offered to regulate
the payment of the debt and interest
! thereon.
1 Another bill was offered in reference
to the pay and bounty of soldiers enlist
I ing for specified term OF service. and
honorbly discharged before the expira
! ton of their term of service, their dis
charge showing that they were discharg
ed at the expiration Of their term OF
service.
A bill was offered TO establish De
partment of Justice. It provides for
tn Secretary to be the Head of the Law
Department; for an Attorney General,
a Solicitor G en.fal, and an assistant for
each aboli.,es the offices of Solicitors
TO the departments and forbids the
emp,Jment of special counsel by heads
Departments. except when the whole
force of the Law Department is ineffi-
cient. The Solicitor of the Court of
Claims is also placed within the Depart
ment. -.ss s-s-z-
The Kentucky election case was deba-
ted for an hour, but no vote was reached.
Discussion on the Fenians in Ireland,
and the profession Of naturalized citi
zens, occupied the remainder of the ses-
sion.
The bill introduced by Senator Will
liams, :" for the creation Of National
Bureau of Insurance. ;" proposes to es-
tablish Commissioner Of Insurance in
the Treasury Department., with $4,000
salary, clerks, &c. All insurance COM
panies before doing business must de-
ansit with the Commission~r National
bonds, as--.,Iity to the lnsu. as fol-
lows Fire and Marine, $50, 900, an,
+ S50.Ooa additional for each $500 900 OF
gross assets, Life, Health, and all 9th.
ers, 100000, and $4,000 additional
flor each 100000 of assets There
seems to be very large and black scat
under the NEAL in the form of pro-
vision that such companies 'sshall not be
subject to local or State taxation, direct
or indirect, exceeding one per cent. OF
the net premium received in the State
where any tax shall be imposed, nor to
local or State licenses or deposits, or 80
regulations or imposts other than those
aecreed from time to timesby the Con.
sress of the United States ''ssSfSosses 1
Fnere is no reason why the insurance
business should be exempted by the Ma
tionel authority from local or State tax
ation- We have enough. exemptions
rom taxation to carry without being
saddled with new ones. Nobody is
making money faster than our insurers
Let them pay their taxes. sss-s--, a.. :
The bill relative to taxing National
Bank shares, which passed the House OF
Representatives JAM %, does not con
+ Ter on the State the right to tax such
shares, the bill just passed merely allows
the State Legislatures to direct how and
when the shares shall be taxed, ..sub