The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1868-03-03
CONGRESSIONAL
SENATE.

| WASHINGTON, February 2S.-Williams
from the Committee on Retrenchment, re
ported joint resolution abolishing the Blu
reau of Statistics and the transfer of the du
ties to the special Commissioner of the Rev
enue.
Howard, from the select committee o
seven, reported series Of rules, % in all
for the proceedings in the High Court of I'm
parchment which he submitted and asked te
have printed.
Wilson reported a bill to incorporate Ma
tional Society for the prevention of cruelty
to animals, which was referred to the District
Of Columbia Committee.
The bill requiring persons applying for an
extension Of patents to give public notice
thereof was passed.
The bill granting portion of Goat Island
to the Western Pacific Railroad was consider
ed till the expiration Of the morning hour.
The joint resolution to convey into the
treaty the proceeds of the captured and
abandoned property came up in the Commit
tee Of the Whole. Amendment was adopted
after warm debate, placing $lO0, 900 Of the
sum so conveyed into the Treasury at the dis
posal of the Secretary for payment of the ne
cessary expenses in the collection Of the pro-
perty, and also for the defense of any suits
which may be brought against the Secretary.
The bill passed the Senate as amended.
McC1eery, the new Kentucky Senator, ap-
peared and took the oath.
After a warm debate the Senate passed the
Military Academy bill.
The remainder Of the Senate proceedings
are uninportant.
HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, February 2S.-Blaine,
from the Committee on Appropriations. re-
ported the PostCfice Appropriation bill,
which was made the special order for Mon
lay. 1t appropriates SO, 269 900.
Several private bills were passed.
Fifteen adverse repor t. on private claims
we're adopted.
Butler, from the Committee on Appropria-
ions, reported bill regulating the custody
# the expenditures Of the public moneys.
The first section repeats the law authorizing
he President or Secretary Of the Treasury
o trensfer moneys appropriated from one to
mother branch of the Department. The Sec
nd section requires the money or property
'btained from the sale Of property Of the |
United States in judgment Of dues or other
viss to be paid into the Treasury, and car
led to the account Of the Surplus Fund. |
The third section prescribes the penalties for |
violation of this Act to be imprisonment |
nd ineligibility to hold Office under the Gov
rnment. After an explanation from Butler
he bill passed.
The House went into Committee Of the
Whole for the consideration Of sundry civil
expenses in the Appropriation bill. After
ONE time the committee rose and reported
ae Appropriation bill to the House. Its con-
Iteration was postponed till Wednesday.
The Speaker said he was informed that
.rticles Of Impeach ment would probably be
.ceived tomorrow.
Schenck, from the Committee on Ways and
leans, reported bill for the relief Of GER
lin exporters Of distilled spirits. After sx-
aiming the bill Schenck went on to give the
louise information az to the business before
lie Committee on Ways aud Means. The
resent tax laws, he said, were proiix, con-
adictory, full Of repetitions and in fact such
mass Of crude legislation that it had been
fought advisable to report an entire revision
the whole system, with all the provisions.
he Committee are now at work preparing
II Of that kind and hoped to report in a {
eek or two. The Committee proposed to ,
npose no tax whatever ON home manufac-
res, except perhaps Eve or six articles. q
ose being purely articles Of luxury.
CHICAGO, February 29.-In the House, i
'sterday, Schenck gave information relative :
the business before the Committee on 2
'ays and Means. In addition to his re-
arks on the tax laws yesterday, he said the 3
mmittes would still preserve a special tax,
the nature Of licenss, On maoufactusing
d other persons, and would retain in some :,
stances tax On sales amounting TO ons-hhh q