The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1868-03-26
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ss WASHINGTON, March IS.

XLth CONGREbS---Seeo Session
49, Y w1snfScroS,- March IS.
i SENATE. fs
i The Chair submitted the resolutions of ths
4 Constitutional Convention Of North Carolina
/ expressing indignation at the course OF tht
President, and thanking Congress for The
stand it had taken.
Mr.. Salisbury objected to their reception
on fhs ground that the SENATE being also
Cpsusof Impeachment, coald not pfotAb5 y
receive such communications.
The question was put and the resolutions
were received.
Mr.. Stewart introduced q bill 10 provide
for Temporary provisional government in
mit,ee.
Mr. Anthony offered resolution, wBich
was laid.over allowing reporter for the As
sociated Press seat on the hoor during the
/ impeachment Trial. a
| A bill relative to the Central Branch of the
| Union Pacific Railroad, was taken up.
Mr.. Morrill,, OF Vermont, opposed the bill
! He did not know why the United States
should be called upon to build so many roads.
| Mr. Harlan supported the bill.
| Before his remarks were concluded the
morning hour eS pired. and the Senate as the
| special order, took up The report Ct the Stand
| ing COMMITTEE on Rules. #i
| The 45th rule was stricken ont and the re
port adopted
At 2:55 the Senate took up the veto mes
sage.
| A discussion sprung up, the Democratic
Senator'S desiring to have it postponed for !
| better preparation 70 discuss 1t, which euded
by it's postponemnt until tomorrow, with the
understanding that a vote viii be u hsRfeaebed.
On motion Of Mr.. Morrill,, of Maine, the
vote by which the appropriation bill was
passed was reconsidered ard the bill agsin
referredto the Committee on Appropfiauops.
The Senate went into executive sesson al
| AIS, and soon after adjourned.
HOUSE.
Mr.. 1ngersoll asked leave TO offer resoiu-
ton requesting the Secretary of the Treasu
~ 10 issue notes Of the denomination Of one
and ,wo dollars, to supply deficiencies.
Objection being made, Mr.. Ingersoll said
he would offer the same when his State called
| for the resolution.
The House proceeded to consider the Sen.
ate amendment to the House bill TO exempt
certain n,snufsctures from the internal tax
The report Of the Comnittee on Ways and
NJ cans was feHNt kHu HIS recommendations
explained BY Mr. Schenck.
Mr.. Judd desired to submit an amendment,
making All assessment annually, in place OF
monthly.
Mr. Scbenck declined to allow the amend
ment.
Mr. Wood desired to offer motion TO com
nit the bill, that an amendment might be Of
fered TO reduce certain daties on foreign i'm
porta,1ens.
Mr.. schenck declined to allow the mo-
tion.
Mr.. Sehofeli desired to submit an amend
ment in regard to petroleum, which Mr..
Schenek declined to allow.
Mr. Schenck, in reply to q question by Mr..
Dawes, said tax Of one tenth OF one per
cent. was not effected by this bill.
Mr.. Dawes called attention to The insult
cheney of the description used iu the last sec.
ton in reference to distiiieries.
Mr. schenek admitted, as the bin was
q penal statute, il would be better to make
the terms dsGaite He had therefore suhsti-
tuted for the words ''place or locality the
words district, city. township or parish
Mr. benjamin called attention to frauds in
the collection Of the tobacco tax.
Ar Selepek admitted there vas cheating
all around, and only an insignificant portion
which was to be reported would contain very
stringen, provisions in regard TO tobacco. 1t
was owing 70 the pressure OF the occasion
that the section provided in the general bill
in reference to whisky was transferred to this
bill
The previous question was seconded.
Mr. seheaca rsrceiled Quito members who
desired to speak on the amendment the hour
10 which he was entitled in which to close
the discussion.
Messrs schoGeld, spalding, Hubbard.
Rsaa., .i.dai Insersoii aud otaers spoke ia
favor Of reducing the tax on petroleum.
Messrs. Niblack aud Pike spoke on op
posite sides relative to the Senate amend
neut CONCERNING machinery under contracts
with The Government.
Mr.. lngersoiI favored the remev val oftax on
coal oil and putting II on benyine and
nsptba
hr. schenek admitted those explosive
materials ought to be taxed out OF fexisteaee
and the general bill would take care OF them.
Mr. Garfield spoke in reference 70 the pro-
vision for tax on saiea. lie preferred the
amendment of the Senate to that proposed
BY the Committee on Waysend Means. though
he was opposed to both.
! Mr.. Allison, who had the floor, replied
! OF the DETl Of tue touitBiisef vi " o. dHd
Means 10 the various objections made TO the
1 bill, defend it. and proposed IN the general
| bill to tax all manufacturers on their sales.
| Mr.. Garfield thought that was tie reason
| uhv The whole matter should be reFnued
| TO the general bill.
| The discussion was closed by Mr.. Schenek
who declared that the Committee OF Ways
and Means had made its recommendations
after full, thorough and earnest consider.
stion
/ The House concurred with the amendment
| reducing the tar on coal oil one half hT 9
vote Of rs TO G3.
| II non concurred in the Senate amendment
as to the tax on machinery contracted for By
the Government.
Itagreed tothe propositions Of the Com
mittee of Ways and Means in reference te
the tey on sales.
| The amendment reported by ihe Commit
tee Of Ways aud Means as an additional sec.
ton in reference to whisk y frauds, was agreed
to; yeas 81, nays 81.
Mr.. Kelley introduced bill for tie coin
sge Of nickle and copper pieces Of five cents
and under Referred.
The House proceeded tothe consideration o
the Join. resolution introduced by Mr.. Wash.
burne, which was to regulate the tariff OF
freight and passengers transported by III,
Pacific Railroad companies and thei
branches.
! MIR. Price replied 10 the remarks Of Mr.
Washburne and others, and after some fur
ther discussion demanded the previous ques
ton.
On motion to refer the joint resolution
to the Committee on the Pacific Railroads
on division the House stood 54 to 81, Their
being no quorum present.
The House, on motion Of Mr.. Washburne