The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-07-20
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compensation for printing being offered
by Mr.. Ella, recommending that ~ cents
additional per thousand on patent office
business, drew forth a request for the
reading of the report relating thereto,
whereupon Mr. Washburne offered a
resolution that the Secretary of the In
terror furnish full information on the
subject.
Mr.. Jenckes defended the Department
of the Interior and the Commissioner OF
Patents from the charges conveyed in
the report.
Mr.. Ella replied TO Mr.. !Jenckes' re-
marks, and gave some illustrations of
modes in which the Government is VIC
timized through contracts made in the
Interior Department.
The Joint resolution reported by Mr..
Ella was passed, and the resolution Of
fered by Mr.. Washburne was adopted.
Mr.. Dawes, from the committee on
Elections, reponpsd u resolution that in
the matter of tlfe'charges of disloyalty
against Anderson, the member elect
| from Missouri, and the contestant Swift
Ter, testimony be taken in the manner
prescribed in the act regulating con-
tested elections. The resolution was
adopted.
Mr.. Dawes reported back the creden-
tials of five representatives elected
from Louisiana, and of two representa-
tives from South Carolina, and moved
that the test oath be administered to
them.
The report was agreed to and the rep
resentatives sworn in. Their names
are, from Louisiana, NJ. Vidal, J. II. Sy.
pher, j. Z. Newsham, James Mann and
w. Jasper Blackburn, and j. ii. Goss
and J. Il. Whittcmore, from South Car
DINA.
Mr.. Garfield, from the committee OIL
WAYS and Means, reported joint reso'
luton providing that in all cases where
private soldiers served out their term
of enlistment and were honorably dis
charged from service, the Secretary oil
War shall, on application of the party
remove any charge of desertion that
MAY stand on the roll against such. sol.
der where there has not been convic-
ton for descrtion by Court Martial,
which passed.
The Speaker presented communica
ton from the Governor of South Caro-
lima, transmitting a joint resolution of
the Legislature ratifying the fourteenth
amendment of the Constitution. Re-
ferred to committee on Reconstruction.
Mr.. Moorehead made statement in
relation TO the tariff bill. He said that
on consultation with his friends, and
especially with the committee of Ways
and Means, this afternoon, it had been
concluded that at this late stage of the
session it was better not to antagonize
the business before the House, and it
was very certain that the tariff bill, ii
it passed the House could not pass the
Senate this session. He had consulted,
within the last two or three days, men,
bers of the Finance Committee of
the Senate, and was satisfied that, even
if the House passed the bill, the Senate
would not take it up and act on 1T. The
tariff men had reason to feel very
grateful to the House for the strong
support the measure had received ev-
ery time there had been a test vote. He
therefore felt willing it should remain
until tho next session, and desired the
Speaker to state what position the bill
would occupy when Congress reassem-
! bled.
The Speaker replied the tariff bill
was now the unfinished business in
| Committee OF the Whole, and when the
House went into Committee ut the COM
mencement of the next session, it would
be the first business in order.
Mr.. MoOrehead said: With that state
ment of the Speaker, am willing to
leave the bill just where it is. l there
fore give notice that ! will not call it
up this session.
Mr.. Allison, from the Committee on
Ways and Means, reported the bill au-
thorizing collectors of Internal Reve-
nue. to put the requisite stamps on doc
uments, which through ignorance or
accident had not been sufficiently
stamped at the time of their execution,
and remit penalties. The bill passed.
The House Went into Committee of
the Whole, Mr.. Pomcroy in the chair,
ON the funding bill.
The amendments reported by the
committee on Ways and Means to sec
tion four, which Were merely verbal,
were agreed to.
Mr.. Randall offered the following as
4 new section:
Be ii JWfhcr enacted, Sc, That after
the passage of this act all exchanges,
purchases or sales of bonds of the United
States shall be made by inviting the
competition of the puslic by advertis-
my Tor proposals for any such exchang-
es, sales or purchases, which shall be
awarded TO the best bidder or bidders.
the Secretary of the Treasury reserying
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 renort-
ed by the committee on Wavs and
Means rs new section, to follow sec
ton four, in reference to the tax ON i'm.
come from bonds.
Mr.. Butler, of Massachusetts, moved
to amend that section by making it read
"there shall be tax of five per cent on
any profits, gains or income arising
from the bonds" DC.
Mr.. Pike offered n substitute for the
whole section.
This section opening up the whole
question of taxing foreign bondholders
and discriminating against or IN favor
public securities, it was discussed at
considerable length by MCssrs. Butler,
Plke, Washburne, of Massachusetts,,
SGnencS, Garfield, Bingham, O'Neill,
wilson, OF Iowa, Logan and Paine.
iIallV the discussion was closed, and
MT. Butler withdrew his amendment.
preferring that offered by Mr.. Pike.
. MI. Sehenck moved to add the follow
ing to the section: VIZ '0'-'"
And the Secretary of the Treasury
shall prescribe regulations for the mr..
pose OF determining in every case Who