Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-01-08
C0NGR EsSI0NAL.
2 WASHINGTON, Jan. 2.

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Mr.. .CORBETT introduced a bill to amend
existing laws in regard to internal revenue,
and for other purposes. Referred to the
committee on Finance. ,-4
| Mr.. POMEROY introduced bill in re-
gard to the eciaims of the Indian chief John
Ross. Referred to the committe on Claims.
| Mr.. HARLAN introduced bill to amend
the'act fixing the rights of volunteers as
part of the army, SO as to give volunteer
| officers their proper rank. including the
marine board. Referred to the committee
ON Military Affairs sses s-. 40 r,g
Mr.. SUMNER reminded the Senate that
the bill for the further security of equal
rights in the District of Columbia had been
sent to the President Dec. 10th. The Presi-
dent having failed to return it, he now
asked to introduce bill precisely similar.
Mr.. SHERMAN suggested the reference
| Of the matter to the Judiciary committee,
as it mightibe that the bill was now che law
of the land. etrig ~ sfla 740Ia -,-ga
After some debate on the point by. john
son, Edmunds, Drake, and Sumner, until
the morning hour had expired, the bill was
SO referred IEEa ssFfsse
A "A resolution was introduced by Mr..
DAVIS instructing the Committee on Com
merce, to inquire into the .expediepcy of
the United States. iqas- sod a7ad aYr /
Referred to the Committee on ! Com
merce. issssss sasi... s. f-s. - Al s+ li..f.-
The bill to repeal the tax on cotton was
taken up.d sssf .szsf,. fr s.s-, SIS ~. .ssst.s
Mr.. CONKLTNG withdrew his motion to
postpone, saying he should at the proper
time press the amendment, confiuing the
suspension to one year. - Z. 81 .hsa I & 2
The question recurred on Mr.aJohnson's
amendment, exempting crops grown in
1867 and in the hands of the producers.
Mr.. WILLIAMS moved an amendment
exempting all cotton remaining unsold in
the hands of producers when the act takes
effect, providing that no tax heretofore
collected shall be refunded. Lost. hai
| Mr.. Johnson's amendment was also lost.
The question recurring on Mr.. Morton's
amendment reducing the tax on cotton
grown after 1867 tn one cent, -lt,-s..,.si.
Mr.. CONKLING moved to amend by
contining the exemption to 1868.
Messrs. Johnson, Freelinghuysen and
Patterson, of New Hampshire, spoke in
favor of repeal, and Mr.. Morrill,, of Yer.
Mr.. DAVIS made a speech of some
length, claiming that If the North would
keep its spoon out of the Southern dish the
South would soon be reconstructed, and
that free negro labor had proved failure
| Mr.. MORTON replied that the reason
why the Northern spoon was in the South
ern dish was that the South had once put
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might have been made lazy by freedom
but that evil would be remedied if the
Southern whites were thereby made more
industrious. He then proceeded to sup
port the Justice of at least reduced tax.
Mr.. HOWARD would support the
amendment OF the Senator from Indiana
He could not vote to give to the South 8
privilege which he was compelled to deny
to his own constituents. and he inquired o
the Chairman of the Finance committee
whether provision had been made for sup
plying the deficit occasioned by removing
this tax. - Hsaisi.s.s -fsa - 4lsIss.s b-s ,.-.s
Mr.. SHERMAN replied, iEstancing sew
eral portions of estimated expenses of the
lGoverDment for the next fiscal year, which
would be reduced. The whole would not
exceed one hundred and forty or one hun.
dred and fifty million dollars; so thai
Congress might now safely throw off one
hundred millions taxation. ti,a1q
Mr.. HOWARD inquired whether thai
committee had considered the propriety o.
discontinuing the payment of the wal
debt for the present. ''' 10 .s-'e7 2 ia
Mr.. SUMNER said that bill to tha
end was now on the table. zzFz sa7 -
Mr.. CONKLING'S amendment exempt
| ing cotton grown in 1868, was adopted.
lslsM Mr.. DRAKE offered an amendment de-
lclaring that no further provision of law il
required to authorize the collection of tn,
tax after 1868. Adopted. -a 500 s.
On motion of Mr.. MORRILL,, of Yer
mont, proviso was added exenlpting cot
ton imported between April 1868, ant
April 1869. -oa. -1a< 7-iss IN 1a .e-i
The bill then passed-yeas 25, nays II.
| Senate adjourned. >- go 'h'-