Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-05-28
HOUSE.

| Mr. CARY offered a resolution reciting
that several bridges are in progress of con-
struction across the Ohio river, and that
that great highway of commerce should
not be obstructed, and instructing the
Postoffice committee to consider the pro-
priety of general law providing that no
bridge shall be constructed over that river
with span over the chanel of less than
five hundred feet. Adopted.
The SPEAKER presented a communica-
tion from the Secretary of the Treasury,
with report of Geo. w. Brega on the Ca
madam fisheries. &c. Referred. a..T r.
Mr.. MOREHEADp presented the petition
5000 working men OF Pittsburgh and Allie
gheny county, for an increase of duties.-
Referred to Ways and Means committee.
Mr.. BARNES introduced joint resolu-
tion requiring the National Banks to make
| bi-monthly returns. Referred.
Mr.. SCHENCK reported back the tax
bill and asked its consideration in commit
tee of the whole tomorrow, and daily
thereafter until disposed of. Under in
struction of the committee on Ways and
Means, he reported back the printed bill
without amendments. He would have,
| however, number of amendments, mostly
OF verbal character. -----.- -
Mr.. FERRY offered a resolution instruct-
ing the Superintendent of Public Grounds
to trasmit flowers from all public gardens
to each of the National Cemeteries, to be
placed on soldiers graves with private Of
ferings on the 30th instant. Adopted unan-
| imously-
Mr.. ELIOT reported back the river and
harbor bill, which, with amendments by
Maynard, Baker and Van Horn, was re-
ferred to the committee of the Whole.
| Several unimpOrtant private bills were
passed; also the bill to re-establish the
boundaries of collection districts in Michi-
gan, and bill for the prevention and pun
| icbn of dc ha fOr
the prevention of smuggling.
| Mr.. ELIOT, from the committee on Com
merce, reported substitute for Mr.. Pixies
| bill to promote American commerce. Ton
mage tax is to be collected from vessels ar
irving from foreign ports. A drawback
equal to the duties is allowed on material
used in ship building and rigging, provided
five per centum thereof is retained for the
use of the United States. There are sew
| eral other new provisions, including one
extending the provisions of the act of 1852
| in reference to registering vessels to those
built with the United States, provided they
were not transferred during the rebellion
went over till Tomorrow mornings hour.
The House went into committee of the
Whole, Mr.. BLAINE in the Chair, on the
Indian Appropriation bill.
Mr.. BUTLER, who reported the bill,
made some remarks in opposition to the
prescuI Sy SIeHl Vi duiulHlSIidIlOu VI 1Huldu
affairs as unjust to the Indians, and a
source of very general corruption and
| fraud by Indian agents. He thought the
committee on Indian Affairs were unani-
mously of the opinion that the Indian Ba-
reau should be transferred to the War De-
partment.
Messrs. WINDOW and CHANDLER
opposed, and
Mr.. PRUYN favored the idea.
The bill was then considered in detail,
but without conclusion the committee
rose. -t...... --s.-...#a
The bill to promote commerce. reported
by Mr.. Eliot, was made the special order
for the second Monday in June.
Adjourned.
A caucus of the Republican members
was subsequently, summoned for to-mor-
row evening.