The New York herald., 1868-02-28
HOUSE OF REPREs 5yrATlYEa


WASHINGTON, Feb. q, 1868.
THE IMPEACHMENT REPORT
Immediately af er the realng Of tho journal Mr..
boutwell, trcp) OF Mass from the committee appointed
s repare aud report articles OF Impeachment against
Prssiden Johnson offered resolution permitting the
committee to report IN private. which vas adopted.
TIE REV syuE TAX ON RAILROAD MATES aAL.
Mr.. MooREuEAD trep of Pa, from the Committee
Ways aud Means rcpor ed back Mr. Spaldng's bill, in
trouced a"t Tue-day, dectrns tho meaning OF the in
ternal railroad chairs spixeS &c. to bo
speclHc tax OF IS per ton on the arti.
inclusive of the tax raroad iron, but exclusive
OF the tax on pig rou booms slab or hoop which Was
passed.
WARNINGS OVER CONSTRUCTIONS HARnoas.
Mr.. ELIOT trsp.l OF Mass, from the COMMITTEE on
Commerce. reported back the ecnac JOINT resou ton
authorizing the Lighthouse Board to place WARNINGS
distractions 10 the rance OF harbors or in tho
fairway OF sounds, with amendment 10 the
OF War app hot BOARD Of competent engineers
sisng OF not less than three u examine the Condition
Of tue wreck OF the steamer Scotland, IN New York
harb r ascertain whether Is dangerous TO pavgi-
ou, aud furnish estimates OF the cost OF It's renoval
Tho ndment agreed u and the JOINT resolution
BRioaN THs ONO RIVER
Mr.. Cook, trep OF ILL.,, from tue Committee on Roads
and Canals reported bill To- authorize the building of
railroad bridge tho ON, river at raducah ky.,
by the New Orleans and Ohio Railroad mpany, the
same terms as prov,ed or Inc bridge a. Qiacy, Ill., IN
cir. R,uN, rep oil H., offered an amendment pro-
vidng tDat the baiug of tno bridge shall be COM
mcnced un,il iaiiroai Is ,onstrdcted in IL nos To
point opposite near Paducan, OF uni orin gauge with
the New Orleans and oni, Railroad Company. He op-
posed the Di, unless II contaael TINS pro iso aud
argued ina there was n, necessity for tho bridge and
that 10 would nj be buiit
Mr. TRIMBE, dem OF Ky supported the bsl as ono
promose Of ho general interests OF the country, and
suggested to Mr. Rlum that II the bridge
be built there was NJ iosic in his Opposition
Mr Ni3rAcK, tde.n Ind express his opposition
TO the building oi railroad br dRe they obstructed
navigation, ami the eiore lie would Eoi, At present
advised, vote for this bill
Mr. Cook closed the discuss on and remarked that
twelve charters for bridges across ,ne ASssipp pre-
csely simar TINS had been granted and That f0dr
nve other bridges thro~n acr - Ihs ol.o river,
and tna. ths br do ut Pducah soul be les OF
stfuction iyaton of them, and that
amendment o.li not be adopted, condition
had been imposed IN The otnor casos
Mr. HOLMAN. tdcm of 1ni moved 10 lay the bill on
the table, whici Was nssatve,.
Mr. Raum's amendment rejected, a,d then the
bill was passed.
Mr. Doacr rep, or Iowa, from tho Committee on
ads and ,aoas repor. ed bill to authorz, the build
Ing Of raj road bridges over the Ohio river ABOVE Inc
mou h VI the Licking river.
coancS ArI,ss--rue orrcE-rErIr.oS
FROM rus SOUTH CAROLINA CONVENTION ETC.
Tho SPEAggR presented q communic,sipn from tho
Postmaster General Win report o. INC commissioners
ms the pans &c, OF tho New York Post Oice Re.
ferred Post Olnce Coninittee
Also preamble and resolutions of the Const utoDal
Convention of ;outu Carolina asking appropriation
of foe the purchase Of land Tor freedmen aud
q provision for agricultural implements and
seeds be Referred TO tho COMMITTEE ON Appro-
pnatious.
A,so resolutions Of tho Washington Common Council
roo esng tougress pass resolution to CON-
pol tho taycr to pay TO each ncmbe OF tho Board of
Iongcl aga 6garl e Aldermen sal.r, J. sa., Re
ierrcd TO the Committee on the District of Conmba.
Also resolunons oi the National Commerc a. Coaven.
ton recently held IN 30 ton, On 6nance taxation, &c.
Referred TO the Committee OF Ways and Aeans.
MISCELLANEOUS APPRo nAroN BLL-
The House then went into Conruittec Of tho Whole
tho OF the Unop, Mr. ;coded IN the char aud
resumed the consideration of the suudrJ Expenses Ap
preparation bill
Churchill yesterday, dreciins tho SIX revenue stear1
cutters on the lakes to DO la d up Was renewed.
which would operate 10 ihe interests OF the
s%Sss,srs i,rs,., o,no,ea !, ON III. same
ground and Mr. 1RowBap1s tiepj OF Mich, sustained
Il the ground nat entirely us less to
prevent smuggling aud that taey had never made SIM
Finally the amendment was agreed to- with tho under:
stand ng that there would be vote on u by yeas and
On motion Of Mr.. oNnII, rep, OF Pa, supported by
Messrs STEVENS trsp) or Pa, and KELLY and erer
.% s,a fo s OF spurs Stores At Pnia
ocphis Increased from s25, 600 Ia $4,000
Mr. gs sustained ., - NJ n,oa So o. @ 'cSe
tom house post Office building at Cairo, Ill, but
Mr. wAsnpuRsE's opposition was more successful than
IN me Philadelphia case, ana tue sendmen' was re-
ON motion Of Mt Dopos, sustained oy Mr. wnsoy,
trcpI OF Iowa. and after another hard struggle with Mr..
wssaRraSs tue item OF $i00o for the construction of
court house In Des hoines Iowa, was increased TO
Mr. HopKrvs, frepI OF wis, moved TO increase the
appropriation Tor court house ut Madison. Wis, from
$4,000 20 &JO,000.
Mr.. wAsHBuRSE opposed IT, remarking however, that
there seemed TO bs combina lou among members from
the localities to increase the appropriations
which the committee had recommended, and that his
| opposition would be Intellectual.
| Mr. LOGAN insisted that when the construction OF
buildings commenced II was not economy to refuse
money TO complete Them, aud he reefre
10 the fact that liberal appropriations had been made In
past years for buildings In Gaicna
Mr. wAsHBuRSr suggested that the money woll
laid out and that II not thus expended would probably
havs been stolen.