The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-03-26
BY FELEGRAP PH.
GONGRESS.
WASHINGTON, , March 25.i

The Chair submitted resolutions from
the CONSTITUTIONAL Convention of North
Carolina, expressing Indignation ut the
course OF, the President In opposition
to Congress for the stand it has taken;
also, thanking General Candy and the
officers under his command for their
fearle9snessin carrying out the recon-
construction laws. -
Mr.. fSaulsbury objected to their re-
ceptton' on the grounds that, being ad-
dressed to the Senate, aud that body
being also q High Court of 1mpeaeh-
ment having this matter under con-
sidesation, It could not properly receive
was received. -, "a, y - ,l..-
Mr.. Stewart Introduced bill to pro-
vide for q temporary and provisional
government of Alabama. Referred to
the, Judiciary Committee. =. +,
After the morning hour, the Presi-
dent announced as the special order
on Rules. The report was taken up,
slightly amended, and adopted. ~,
The Senate took up theveto message
at quarter before three. "A discussion
sprung up, the Democratic Senators
desiring to have it postposed for a bet.
ter preparation to discuss 1t, which
ended by postronement until to NOR
uuu6GHkhuuluK u
vote be then reached.
The Senate went into executive ses.
sion at 4:16, and soon after adjourned.
90 p.s-.1 HOUSE.
Mr.. Banks, on behalf of Mr.. Shella.
barger, introduced a bill to provide for
the removal home of the remains of
Mr.. Coggeshall, late Minister of the
United States. Re erred ito the Com
mittee on Foreign Affairs. .f-t
Mr.. lnRersolL asked leave to offer a
resolution reciting the scarcity of notes
of small denominations, and request
Ing the Secretary of the Treasury to
issue United States notes OF the danom-
nations OF ones and twps sufficient
to supply the deficiency Objection
being made, Mr.. Ingersoll withdrew
his resolution saying he would offer
the same whom his State called for reSo.
lntlons. . J 3f,l,f = nc
The House proceeded to consider the
Senate amendments to the House bill
to exempt certain manufactures from
Internal tax.
The report o Eths COMMITTEES on Wsvs
and Means was read and Its recon-.
mendations explained by Mr.. Schenck.
he closed by moving the previous ques.
ton, promising that OF the hour which
would be Lett him to close the dis.
cussion he would yield to the gentle
man who desired to speak.
The previous question was seconded
and the honr to which Mr.ScheEfok was
entitled to- close the discussion he
parceled out to all members who desir-
ed to speak on the eRmendment.
Mr.. Schoheld appealed TO the House
to confer with the Senate in the first
amendment taxing petroleum.. He
said he would as soon vote for taxing
spelling books ms for taxing the light
by which the poor boy studied his
spelling book atnight,
The subject was discussed in a simI.
lar sense BY Messrs. Spaulding, Hub.
bard, of West Va, Banks, MIoorehead,
Judd. Ingersoll and others.
Messrs. Niblack, and Pike spoke on
opposite sides relatiHeto- the Senate's
amendment concerning the tax on
machinery under contracts with the
Government.
Mr.. Ingersoll favored the removal OF
tax from coal oil and putting 1t on ben.
zine and nRpthR, which are the ex-
plosiye ingredients in the poor mans
light and which make it really the
poor mans murderer.
Mr.. Schsnck admitted that those ex.
plosive materials ought to be taxed out
of existence, and the general bill would
take care OF them, but the Senate
amendment did not touch that Difficult.
ty, and therefore the greater reason fol
rejecting 1t, and leaving the whole mai.
ter open. '
Mr.. Garfield spoke In reference to the
provision for tax on sales. He prefer.
ferred the amendment of the Senate
to that proposed by the COMMITTEES on
Ways and Means; to the various obiec.
tions made to the bill; defended 'the
proposition Of the Committee, sayinl
the Committee proposed In it's genera
bill to tax all manufactures on theil
sales. Mr.. Garfield thought that wa
the reason why the whole matter should
be remitted to general bill.
Alter short speeches from Mcssrs, AL
lison, Kelley, Dawes and Maynard
Mr.. Allison yielded the floor, sndI ID.
discussion was closed by Mr.. Sohenck
who declared that the Committees OF
Ways and Means had made the recon-
mendations after full, thorough ant
earnest consideration.
The House concurred with the Senat,
in the amendments reducing the tax OF
coal oils. one-half; it non. .concurred II
the Senate amendment as to the tax OF
machinery contracted for by the Gov
ernment; and agreed to the PROPOSE
ton OF the Committee on Ways AMI
Means, In reference to the tax on sales
The amendment reported by tn
Committee on Ways and Means as al
additional section, In reference q
whisky frauds, was agreed to, and th
bill then passed. Adjourned.
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