Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-06-26
FORTIETN CONGRESS. !
This Afternoons Proeeedines.
FRIDAY, JUNE o6.

fKIDAY, JUNE 26.
SRNATk-The Chair presented a csmmuni-
in relation TO the election in Arkansas. Laid
on the table. -sr ~ = !
Also, comm unication from the Commission.
ers appointed to revise and certify the statute
laws Of The United States, giving report OF
the work performed by them.
MreFickers presented memorial of soldiers
OF me war OF lel& askine to be placed on the
pension rolls. Referred 10 Committee on Pea
MI. Conness offered an amendment which
be asked to be printed 20 be offered TO the
House bill for the protection of the rights OF
American citizens abroad when that bill is
Hken up tor consideration. --------
Mt Harlan introduced a bill granting the
right OF way over the public lands to the Ceu :
Iai Pacific Railroad and Telegraph Com
Mr.. Yates introduced bill to provide for a
more economical adm inistration OF the govern. l..
ment in the Territories of the United Stat IS
Referred TO Committee on Territories. { !
Mr.. SPrague Introduced q bill to incorporate
the Inland City Harbor Company. Referred
10 Committee on Commerce.
Also, bill 10 provide for a life boat station
atNarragansett beach Referred to Committee
on Commerce. fs
Mr.. Conness presented memorial sent by
telegraph from California, signed, he said, by
IA large number of the ID ost prsmI nent citi zens
OF the State, asking a reduction of the tax on
grape brandy. Referred TO Committee on FL
nance.
Mr.. Chandler called up the bill to provide
for the building of a breakwater in Portaee
Lake, Michigan. Passed. s- .sr..
Mr. CorbetI called up the bill to provide for
the removal OF the Centre Market, in the city
OF Washington. and the erection of another
market in more suitable locality; which was
passed. 4
The unfinished business, being the I.acis-
lative. Executive, ana Judicial Apprppriitiou
bill, was taken up. = = .r
Mr. Morgan. from the Committee on the Lii
orary, offered the following amendments,
VIZ oh
appropriation tor the Botanic Garden
from S3.3 TO 81. .4O0 increas in 4 the appropria.
tlon for the pay OF the Superintendent and as.
sistants in the Botanic Garden and guard
houses from S7-3O0 TO Sll,24G; appropriating
S1,5tO for expense ofexchanging public docu.
mtnts with Foreign Governments
Mr.. Morgan, from the same committee Also
reported an amendment, which was adopted
providing that hereafter no statuarv, painting,
OF other work of art. the property OF private in
diylduais, shall be allowed to be placed for
exhibition in the RoIunCla or any other mort ION
of the Capitol building.
Mr.. Trumhull from the Judiciary Commit
Tee, offered an amendment appropriating SI5-
pn for the purchase Of 10-G0H copies of Pas
chairs Annotated Constitution of the UNITED
states, To-; the use Of The Senate and the House
Of Representatives.
Mr.. TrumbuIl remarked that this was a very
valuable work.
ii any Senator or member wants copy of II
let him put his hand in his own pocket and
pay for II. a
Mr.. Williams could not vote for the aniand
ment. he thought the people had lust cause
OF complaint against Congress for making IN.
preparations for books. All the information in
this book could now be obtained IN the Ia w
library o: Congress.
MIR. Frelinghuysen thought IL would be a
good thlng TO send these books among the peo.
PIE, particularly IN the South where they did
not know much about the Con stitutIon
MT. Conkling said if this book was TO be
bought for geneXal distribution on account Of
ats excellence, then other books, Just As excel.
lept, should be purchased tor dis s.ributiou Also
congress mad never yet made any appropria.
ton for the distribution of the Scriptures
Mr. Fessenden opposed the appropriation,
and alluded 70 the wasteful expenditure Of
tublic money in the printing of Congressional
documents. The Department of Education had
been founded by Congress, but against his
wishes, and he believed the Department would
be OF more injury than benefit.
After further discussion, the amendment was
rejected -
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE s-Mr Barnes,
IN. Y.,) from Committee on Banking and Cur
reney, reported bill in relation to national
banks IN liquidation. 1t provides that the
ComptrplIer Of the Currency shall make pub.
lication Of statement Of the asseN and uabiI.
ities OF national banks ON the fret Monda,s
fespecn1eiy OF January, April, July and DC
tober In newspaper published in the cite
OF washington and New York. The bin wa
passed.
The House resolved itself into Committee
the Tax bill. -
BY unanimo Us consent, several amendments
We're permitted 10 bt Offered 10 the section ia
relation to tax on cigars, DC. s
Mr.. Pike (Aaine) moved TO add a new sec.
tlon, that npon all interest arising from bonds
OF the Unltec States a duty of ten per cent on
the amount OF such interest shall be collected.
ana the Treasurer OF the United States, charged
win the payment Of such interest, shall assess
ana collect such duty. .....-
The Chair ruled the amendment out Of order
10 o1nA
Chair, and the question being taken, the Char
was sustained.
Mr. Price Iowa) moved to amend the a,d
section by striking out the fonpwing words:
"PrOrtded, That from and aftefthe passage ot
tnis act the DUTY on ali cigars imported in TO
the L nited States from foreign countries shall
81 per pound and rs per cent. ad valorem'
Messrs Price, Kelley, and NJ Myers supported
the amendment, arg uing that the clause should
not nave been incorporated In the bill but tha,
II belonged TO tariff bill, and further that n
was injurious to the manufacturers of tobacco
and segars.
MI. Washburn (Mas..) moved TO amend the
paragraph by making the tax $3.50, with an ad
valorem Of % per cent.
MI. Maynard (Tenn.) memb Der OF the Ways
and Means Committee, agreed that the para.
graph was improperly in this bill, and. he
hoped Mr.. Washburn's amendment TO strik. IN
out would be agreed TO. =
Committee, took the same view of the case and
should vote to strike out the paragraph He
Woulu aS keo the Chairman OF the Committee
whether he thought the paragraph belonged
10 the bill
Mr.. Schenck said it did belong to it, because
IL was placed there by majority of the Com.
mittee. Ne had, however, opposed the clause
ana would state that he also objected 10 il in
Committee. "
MIR. Price amendment to strike out was re.
jected-yeas, 81; nays. So: and Mr. Washburn-s
amendment was then agreed to-
The Clerk then proceeded to read the section
relating to banks and bankers
Mr.. Pomeroy IN. " moved to strike out the
sections relating to banks and bankers and ar.
gued that the Ways and Means Committee was
only charged originally TO report bill in rela-
ton 70 the tax on distilled spirits and tobacco
The instruction to report paragraph in rela.
ton TO banks was an after thought and an az
ter act. and he doubted whether the resolution
would have passed if the House had fully un.
derstood what it was about He thought this
should be left ont with other interests and
taken up when the subject of special taxes is
considered AT next session.
Mr. Schenck said the section was incorpora.
ted by the order Of the House, as expressed in
the resolution adopted. He would state that
BY leaving out all taxes except on spirits and
tobacco, the Government would lose about
sevente en- millions Of revenue. BY retaining
the bank clauses. the deficiency would be re.
duced to about twelve millions, and il was for
the House to determine whether the country
could afford TO dispense with that amount Of
revenue.
After discussion, Mr.. Holman offered as an
anne endment to Mr.. Buffers proposition to tax
U. s. bonds directly I6S per cent, and argued
in favor Of II.
Mr.. Holman's amendment was rejected.
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