New-York tribune., 1868-06-25
uOTsE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

Mr.. KELLEY (Rep., PENN presented pc
ttions praying Congress TO resume the consideration OF
the Tariff bill The SPEAKER presented message from
the President with the report Of the Secretary Of State
upon the Of Warren and Costello, convicted and
sentenced to penal Imprisonment in Great Britain. Also,
communication from the Secretary of War, with esti
mates Of dmnuton Of the army and Of the amounts
qured for deficiencies appropriations for the
OF reconstruction for the remainder of the present
THE REPRESENTATIVES, FROM ARKANSAS.
Mr. SCOFlELD Rcp, PENN rose TO make report
from the Committee on Elections on the credentials Of
tic Arkansas members
Mr. BROOKS Dem, N. " made the point Of order
that the resolution OF the House proceed with the Tax
bl TO The exclusion OF all other business excluded the
The SPEAKER Overruled the point of order on the
ground that the admission OF members to their seats
question Of the highest privilege ...
hr. SCOFIELD then from the Committee OF Elections
reported that the Committee Mad carefully examined the
BOos Representatives from the State Of Arkansas
aud lad found them IN proper FORM and had instructed
administered.
ME. BROOKS had respectful protest against the ad
mission OF Arkansas, signed By all the Democratic mem
s OF he House. and he asked that it might be entered
Tie resolution was adopted-Yeas 1O1: Nays 27. and
Messrs. Root, Hind, aud Bos, members elect from
Arkansas advanced to the Speakers chair and took the
MrBRoOKs then presented tho protest saying that It
contained no personal alusOns, and not dsrespect
ful 10 any member TO the character OF the majority.
lIhe paper may be found in another column
Ihe House went into Committee OF the Whole, Dir.
uOhof
BILL,
the question being on the amendment providing that
Tic act should not be construed to prohibit the producing
Of alcohol In distillery by primary continuous dsta-
ton. The amedDent was rejected.
No amendments were made 70 Section ii, which pTO-
lbits distillatiOn in breweTes In sugar Tehneres
Section II imposes tax every registered dstiery
having aggregate capacity for mashng and fermentng
100 bushels OF gan or less IN "a hours OF 50 per day and
Of s. per day OF every hundred bushels Of capacity I'm
excess OF bushels in n hours than 81 per
day TO be paid on any distery while work Is suspended
The section was amended by making the tax the
lnashing and fermentlng capacity as follows; On the
rs 20 bushels OF gain 60 gallons Of mOasses less
in hours per day and s. day for every bushels
Of grain co gallons Of mOlasses Of such capacity In
cess Of the first 20 bushels"
Mr.. sCHENCK proposed 10 stop all debate on the 18th
sectOn aud all the sections down 70 and including
section 49, these sections affecting only matters Of detail
Mr. IHGERsOLL (Rep., III objected.
Mr bCHEhCK moved that the Committee rise, his de-
sgn being 20 make the motion IN the House.
The Committee rose and the motion was made In the
House and agreed tO all debate the bill down 70
section f3, page ga, was closed.
AT LOGAN lRep, III offered three new sections. TO
rome In after section &c. the first providing for the ap
Sontment 10y the Secretary Of the Treasury RECON-