The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-12-09
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

WAsHlNsiUN, Uets ., 1910,
DUTIES ON IMPORTED COPPER.
The journal of yesterday having been read the
SPEAKER announced that the nrst business in order
was the consideration Of the House bill regulating
the duties on imported copper and copper ores, 1t
being the unfinished business at the adjournment OF
the House In July last
Mr. BROOKS, tdem.i or n. ", raised the point OF
order that. the business having been transacted
the September session and yesterday, the bill hsd
lost its precedence as unfinished business.
The SPEAKER overruled the point Of order. giving
at some length reasons In support OF his decision
The question being on the passage Of the bill, Mr..
BROOKS demanded that II be read, a. the members
might have forgotten all about It,
The bill was then read. IL provides FOR the fol.
lowing rates OF duties on imported copper, TO take
effect on the passage OF the billion all copper Inn
ported In the form OF ore, three cents for each pound
OF fine copper contained therein on all reguus "
copper and all block or coarse "copper" four cents
for each pound Of l,ne copper on AL Old copper, NJ
copper IN plates, bars, ingots, pigs and la other
forms not manufactured nor enumerated In tho bill,
Mr.. PIKE. lrep) OF Me-, asked the Speaker whether
the bill had been considered In the Committee OF the
whoeY
course had been dispensed with. lie added that Mr.
Banks had afterwards stated that he had not noticed
that fact or he would have objected 10 II.
The question on the passage OF the bill was taken
by yeas and nays and the bill was passed-ycss l0s.
nays 81, as follows:-
YEAs.-Messrs Aines Anderson, hfnci, Ashley % obio
blair oi Mich, Dol.., Bowen, goyaso, sroo%al q rs
y oS nSpi Ksa.s s.'
asrs E'sSI Essss ns@ssss Hs9Sss
jsnsss a'G gsn:. xsy ss. Kitchen kaaa
tSsb lawrence q Pa, La.reece OF 9pi LyS2o, Loan,
MN snSs S Ms Asn.
,p oSs Rnns rs RSsSs rss rSsss S s R
ing sterkwessher stevens Of NJ H. tokea sovsr sypner
bSTs II w nr.o %s ssS 81 ss
ker, whiemore, Williams of Ind, Wilson o. P, anu WIN
.Ss7s.sessrs. Adams, ALISON Archer, Barker BALDWIN
o E SGss , so s jones'
Kentucsy, Judd Julian, kerr Knott Linen Narshal Me-
Pheps Pike Randall Robinson, sieayes Stewart Iaoer,
TaGe, hoss TIT Trgble Of Tennessee ffInSe q Ken
OF Iowa, Wood, Woodward aud Souns-SI.
CoMMuSICArIoNs.
The SPEAKER presented the following cOn,nuntcz-
tons, which were appropriately Refereed
Tire annual report 0l the Secretary of the Treasury
for 1865; Sstencnt OF the Judgments rendered NY
the Court OF Claims during tue pest year; state
nent Of the coItracts made 10y the surgeon General
for the care support ana treatment of transient
paupers IN the city OF Washington IN accordance
with The act OF July ~, 1865; statement oi the re-
cetps ana expenditures Of tue Patent once Tor 1868:
letter from the Commissioner OF indan Anairs re.
latye 10 the destitute condition of tho Indians or
Dac0tah; a memorial OF the Georgia Lceislaturc In
reference 10 reconstruction matters; tue annual fc
port OF tho Comptroller OF tile Curreney the quar-
ferly reports OF the Treasurer ~ tue United States
Tor 1895 and lsG6.
RESOLUTIONS or THr OREGON LEGISLATURE.
The SPEAKER stated that re had received corn.
muncation enclosing resolutions OF the Legislature
of oregon, with request chat they be presented 10
the House.
Mr.. WAsHouasr rep, Of ILL., asked thnt they be
read.
The sprAEgR directed the Clerk to read the en-
dorsement the papers. The endorsement was
read as f0Ows:--
Resoutionsp the Legislative Assembly ~ Orrron instruct
Ing their Senators IN Congress fcn they bnvng voted
measures plainly and spaby unconsluiona which have
ovehrown cy DeFl- and free government AMI cOneiQned
the c1ens " eleven states od0us ana uCApOdc military
Dictatorship.
Mr.. WAsHBuREr, OF Ill.--Tho title IL enough.
move thai the paper DC rstanGd 70 tho source IRON
WITCH 1t came.