Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-06-26

Cs.ei.sie. Of Ycssef1es'. Prss.eAi.s.

Conclusion Of YesseP1of's ProoeeAinss.
SsNATE.-Yesterday AFR our wort closed
The Legislative, executive, and luaatssi .l'-
Ss . S al q & g:
nlopiiits si5a,OD for temporary cierks In tho
Treasury DepartDent. ~ Z
After some discussion, the amendment was
ag1eed to-yeas 70, nays H.
Al 3 p. m, the Clerk Of the House appeared
and nced the passage BY that body Of the
bill for the admission of the six Southern States
over the veto of the President.
On n,otion Of Mr.. Trumbull, the bill was "a.
ken MP for consideration, and the message OF
TIE President RETURNING IL with his ooisetions
was read.
The question was then taken on the bill, and
1t was passed by the req uisite constitutional
malorty-yeas IS, nayss. f..
The consideration Of the pending appropria-
ton was then proceeded with. y -
Mr.. Sherman moved an amendment from the
Finance Committee repeating all la VS. and por.
tons OF laws providing for the publishing Of
Committee on Public Printing to invite pro-
Posals for The publication OF the debates.
Agreed to.
Mr.. Sherman next reported an amendment
providing that the laws AUTH rizng the publ
cation OF the Government advertisements in
the papers of the District Of Columbia shall
not be construed to authorize the publication
in such papers Of any advertisements, notices,
laws, proposals or prociamations, unless such
publication is deemed necessary by the proper
head Of the Department, or are delivered by
the proper head to such newspaper and the
rates for such printing shall not exceed the
rates paid for similar printing under existing
law.
At the suggestion Of Mr.. Edmunds, the sub.
Ject was passed over4nformally.
Mr.. Sherman offered further amendment
that after June 30, 1868, the annual salaries of
the Comptrollers Of the Treasury and the Com
missioner of Customs shall be si.5OO each; of
the Solicitor, the Auditors, the Register, and
the Supervising Architect of the Treasury,
$4,000 each. Agreed to.
an han ma yaA q "A q hat
each night watchman at the Treasury Depart
ment shall, after July 1, 1868, receive 500 per
annum. Agreed to.
Mr.. Sherman then moved to make the salary
OF the Assistant Treasurer at Charleston si,OOJ.
Adopted.
The amendments relative to the Government
advertisements in the District of Columbia,
which was passed over informally, was then
taken up again.
Mr. Edmunds then offered a substitute for
the entire section. differing in praseology, but
being substantially OF the same import, which
was adopted.
Mr.. Frelinghuysen moved, from the Com
mittee on Naval Affairs, to appropriate %, $40
for the salary OF the Solicitor and Naval Judge
Advocate General, which he said was for the
Adopted.
Mr.. Cameron moved to increase the appro.
priation for grading, forming roads and walks,
and improving the grounds Of the agricultural
building, from five to twelve thousand dollars.
Adopted.
Also, to reduce the appropriation for the
purchase of seeds from twenty-five to twenty
thousand dollars. Adopted.
MI. Conkling introduced bill to provide
for the erection Of a post office and United
States court In the city Of New York. Without
further action on tine pending bill, the Senate,
at 5:45 p. m, adjourned.
HOUsE.-Yesterday, after our report closed,
The House again resolved itself into Com.
mittee of the Whole, and resumed the cousId-
GRAFTON of the tax bill.
Mr.. O'Neill (Pa.) moved to strike out the ed
section, which provided that all distilled spir-
its in bonded warehouses shall be Withdrawn
this act, and be subject in all respects to the
requirements as If manufactured after the pas
sage of this act, or otherwise to be forfeited to
the United States.
Mr.. Kelley (Pa.) moved to amend to make
the time six months instead of one hundred
days; agreed to.
Mr.. Stewart IN. " moved to amend the Sec
ton as to provide that where distilled spirits
is forfeited to the United States in consequences
of a failure to remove from bond. 1t shall be
sold or otherwise disposed of at once for the
benefit of the United States agreed to.
Sections So and 81 were passed without
amendment, and the section relating to SPECIAL
taxes was then reached.
Mr.. Schenck moved to amend the first clause
in relation to special tax on distilleries by add.
ing proviso, that upon all spirits now in bond
special tax Of 81 shall be imposed upon each
barrel, containing 10 gallons of proof spirits to
the barrel, in addition to the tax other wise
provided for; agreed to.
relative to cigars and tobacco without amend
ment. But five pages of the BILL relating to
banks and bankers, remain TO be acted on.
House adjourned at 1l:l5.