New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-03-13
XIrH CONGREss--IID SESSION.
SENATE. WASHINGTON, March "a 1863

SENATE . WASHINGTON, March u, 1868
MIR, BAYARD Demp l|el) presented a me-
ooal asking An appropriately widening the HARBoh
oy cuRrs1tANA Del Commerce.. Also several peut>cAs
FOR a CHANGE OF THE REyENUE LAWS. Finance. hr
poMERoY ulep Kansas The petition Of cltlsen OF
virginia signed by the President of the Convention
praying for the REMOYNL Of his POLITICAL nlsAhL
rrIrs Judiciary. Ma BUCKALEW Dem, Penn)-Ihe
remonstrauce Of the paper manufacturers OF PepnsyN
mia against the passage Of o INTERNATIONAL Corr
RIGHT Law Mr. NORTON 11ep., md)-The peu''o"
Of the baukere, manufacturers and merchants -
Indianapolis, demonstrating against any ma'eI",
90 the NATQNN. BANKING SYSTEM MI. 'hA-'Ai
tDem. VA petition asking for The al'oLi' io So,
OFFICE OF president Of the United S''.es . ~ pooso
Mr.. MOREAlS (Rep., n. Y)-Bm Tor inc 'ol'- -,
Welt Hospital Ncw-YOrk which reiihiu'Snes 'o 80
gent clam Of The United states Government 70 II
nent the LEGISLATURE Of NewYork having ncorPo'0'eu
Tie Tru9teesof that Institution, in accordance WIN 'o
will 90 the testator James H. Roosevelt l;So User ~;
Mr. SIBERIAN Rep Ohio)-Ihc pei Vi VlIo i,.,I
Dhio for a change in the MODE Oh APPOINTING CIVIL
oFHohR1 earS ST,,I or rIIE MASUFAcTuBE TAX.
Mr. GRIMES Rep Iowa. offered resolhllo9 ma ma. w
present duties on foreign n9O te Internal
tax domestic manufactures, the finance toilutoo
then In the same ratio with the reduction OF the bnd
internal tax, If any should DC made. ND.
MI. EDMUNDs tRepp M ogecuhg' VIC Ieso."'i'n
Went'Over
Mr. MORGAN Osep. y. " reported with an amend
ment the House bin FOR the relief of certain exporters OF
aud already distilled or redised prior 70 the act Of
January, 1868, 10 he exported II shipped Wilh,Rs uay
recommend tho extension of the period to 90 Gays MT
Morgan explained that is intended TO meet INC case ~
merchants who have made contracts Tor 0ehNeIy III
Africa and in the Mediterranean. -,
MI SHERMAN Rep OHIO claimed that the bin wona
open frauds; all that would be necessary Mouu
De show that whisky had been % Ior en
poration. lie believed that number or ve'sTiT T b
already waiting in Boston TO load with whisky ana R'y
diaent conntry and thus the revenue woudb cheated
Mr. MORRILL, Gicp., VIZ thought that the ohl pro
porary relief Of persons subj ccted TO hardship. ,,
Mr.. JOHNSON Dem, MAJ was opposed to forcing
stained would be the result i the bill was not passed
After further debate the bill went over
PENSIONS THE VETERANS or 1872 , w.
Mr. VAN wINKLE rep. W. Yal called mp the House
dill granting pensions to certain soldiers ana sailors t %,
War of 1912 The question was on the 10y
the CommtlSe ON Pensions An bc render them
dependent on others for support having been read,
portance proposition to which he supposed the
Senate would not agree gyp D as ~ d tSoIe Who MIGHT
~ KAN WINNIE said that the bill did not include all
t soldiers of lsl2-ony those who served at least three
months and It made provision for widows or helrs
He estimated that, deductng those who had been pen,
ia Of &c years of They would cOncelye u as
paupers and he thought the number was too small TO
Justify this discrimination, which would make IL ncees
tary for them TO go to the Pension ONCE perhaps al an
s6RM6S S TP 09S 30 r Ts S SpPGSa to
Who had not affected by the harships of war; the
lie believed that 10000 instead OF 5000 are stu living
When the Land-WaTrsnt bill was passed the estimated
OF applications more than Quadrnple Every
Sitizen Ohio Western Pennsylvania, and New YORK,
Rnd the whole frontier, from Maine 10 the TAR
West had been called a soldier at that period to
defend MS home and hresde against the British or against
indians He reminded the Senate that II was Only
last year that the last Revolutionary soldier died. and
evident that public sentiment Will force the
repeal of tho tax on domestic industry Immediately,
throwing of about SS4,0OOOO Of internal revenue tax,
is the money TO from Tor the expenses OF
the Government
Mr.. FEssENDEN rep. Me- hoped that the Senate
ltlerW should
cedept They had under somewhat doubtful ciTcum-
stances peDsOned soldiers OF the Revolutionary War; but
they were then perfectly able 10 do IT, No nation on the
they had rendered three months military service III this
hill pass, the survivors OF the Seminole war the
Mexican war, the Creek war and the Blackhawk war,
would expect the same grauity 50 with those who had
been in the recent war, IN which we had million men
engaged lie did not object 70 the gifts OF land that had
been made the soldiers OF the late war, because the
nation had plenty of IL. IL right enough that man
Who had been disabled in the service should be literally
paid, II prepOsterOus national principle, 10
eiVe pension every who had been the MILL
iary service not three months.
MIR. VAN WINKI4E interrupted, and in order, he said,
for reflection, moved that the bill
be postponed The motion was agreed 10, and Mr.. Van
Wrinkle called up In succession number Of pension bills,
After Mr. ANTHONY had corrected a ways report that
be had charge Of the distribution of tickets TO the Senate
The consideration OF PRIVATE Pension Bills CON
tinued. of them giving pension 10 the widow OF an
upon proprley of pensiOning such officers their
representative 1t ended however, in the passage OF
on motion Of Mr.. SUMNER, ct 3. o'clock the Senate
went into Executive session,
After Executive session, the Senate took mp ana con-
CURED IN the House amendments Of the bill 70 AMEND
JUDICIARY ACT OF December "a, ll9s, IN regard 10
taking wrs the Supreme Court In cases arts
Ing Of the collection of Internal revenue Inc Dill
which passed c yesterday now goes 70 the Pfesi
dent. The senate then ADJOURNED
rof-sr OF pFPRFsFNTAT rvEs