New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-03-07
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.


SUBSIDIES 10 AMERICAN OCEAN STEAMSHIPS.
Mr.. ELIOT Rep, Mass), 10y unanimous con
sent introduced bill to authorize contracts for Foreign
Mail Service and TO aid IN the construction and employ
ment Of Amcrican-bullt steamers PostOhice Com
mittee. Tie bill authorizes the Posmaster-Genera 10
contract for Of years with citizens or corporations
Of the United States for the convey ace OF Foreign mans
between the ports OF NewYork, Boston, Philadelphia
and BALTIMORE and ports Of Great Britain France Bel
rrn and the German states The vessels must be built
in the United States, and wholly owned by citi1ens
thereof or by corporations established therein Each
line must consist Of no, less than two nor more Than four
steamships between such ports and be Of not less than
400 TINS be cassed as No l. and bo OF speed equal TO
that now contracted for with the Cunard line. The sid
sdy is not TO exceed $4,000 per year for each steamer
OPPOSITION TO TIE CIGAR STAMP.
Mr. KETCHAM rep, y. " presented a remonstrance
OF g. NJ Wclkcr and 81 other cigar makers ana mlulhe
trcrs aranst the proposed system of stamping cigars.
Mr. MYERS Rep. PENN presented like petition.
why's anu GrroRIs or PRIVATE CHARACTER.
Bills were reported from the Committee on Fable
piece r and grantees to Little Rock Island in the Mis-
sissppi River opposite Clinton iowa nsTu rTI hs ne
I,icus and Dickinson Counties Amended 80 a. TO apply
To other counties In Iowa and passed. DIT. , FAl'Ns,
NORTH Rem Ill reported back the senate bill Tor tho
rcIef of Henry GreahOuse and Sam Kelly for carrying
the malls In Idaho, with amendment Tor reducing the
AUGMENTATION from 1900 to 5000. The amendment was
appreed ~ and the hi passed Mr.. LAWRENCE rep,
Penn reported bill allowing sloo7 TO Jonathan Jessqp,
P osdesde Of az w heh he was robbed by rgSs
OsAGE INDIAN RESERVATION LANDs ,,... -. .
Mr. JI-IIAN REP Ind.j reported bill prOVdlng that
AT the sale of the Usage Indian reservation lands IN han
sas actual settlers on the ON OF March iS'; w
STATES or have declared their intentions TO become c
zens Shall have the privilege Of & ts SANE n nUs
6de settler and shall pay for the same IN Tour annual III
stalinnsEnSs NEIIY Gep Mimi moved an amendment
proydne that the odd and the even numbered sec
tS mT s rAKT Rep Kansasl spoke favor Of the bill,
ana OF fRasHBURN dep Wis., observed that the bin
made use of thc term settler Instead OF bidder But
Mr. Julian, who had reported ihe p les reel
Modification In that respect INC auchuneNV ""@ "n'
To- and the bill was passed - -.
~. ptpNGWORTU (Rep, Ill reported the House Dill
, The act of The 25th OF July, IsGn reference TO
rsiIroad bridges the Ml-ssslp 20 as 10 ate u
include the Lacrosse, lrenptIeau' anu iiV'oo'' i'
Ooinp"Ni' administrations AND RESOLUTIONS
.o ,,reseuted ly the SPEAKER ms follows: From the
pTas3ent i'm reference 10 the clam Of Benlamn FER
Eins against the Russian GoNeHmcht lolelgh An't t
FROM vi under the treaty with the ChOctaw aud
Sihnsaw Indians; Indian Affairs Resolutions OF the
Csiitntjonal Convention OF Georgia akng aid OF Con
% tnr he airline railroad from Atlanta, Ga, 70 Char
iotte C.; Committee on Appropriations hesoi'o 10 w.
P Gonstiinfional Convention Of virginia approving the
orfi0n of Congress in inpeacMns EAhaIe" Johhsoi'
tabled. ,o,,,ct,frSr MANAGERS
Mr. BINGHAM Qsep.. Ohlo). from the Lnpeaclimeih,
Managers reported eions of the Honse and To-
sand 6r persons and papers admnser oahs ana taze
s6e testimony Of witnesses Adopted cas- 5 N"ys' 20
'ho s.TTRDAT's SESSION TOB DEbNIE oNLl' -.
~ SiNE suggested that II be understood that inc
Et -, morrow e for debate only scNcIal geiiigme
sessloh "" lis desired 10 make speeches The House
unanimously assentcd ,,,sr
A., rr rN- i5cn y Y } moved To reconsider the vote
T c was passed the resolution calling ior the paPei
~, the case OF Mr. Perkins. who mhhes a o I d
~ 70 5,ssjn Coyernnen which nc ue,cs sl.Ii W ".
Quoted from the be dung S when Mr.
OF Ana is p W1sl sid thai lac was opposed 10 Al
abproprsfio for the purchase Of AnasA hat the
Mr. BALDWIN rep, Mass' 'n""s"' $50 ~
onclt not TO be printed. -, ~ ,,otlou 90 ,efe
MIR ORTIZ Qiop., Ind) sald Una, ~ MUM
| was NOT accompanied by one 70 pil"''
| Mr. Iaain's motion was agreed 10,
- .,o,, q, a. VAN WICK utepa y W, u MAS re
on ,1 t, 49, SECRETARY Of the neasuiy bt directed
I've astaed estimates Of the poposcd Po'tOues Nl