Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-02-29

Mr.. McCrcary Of hs"'
nad sea-. .demv appropriation bill
The iniht'iy Mr.. Morrill,, ard the amend
was caHeo ,.,r,,red in, the question being on
ments concu'-
It's ma Tbsyer called attention 10 state
AT. he Chicago Tribune. which u trps
'pp's,red that the institution was dmcreo,ta-
~ = Re government and country. pc
baa contemplated Offering bill to creats
two o. three military schools to tahe ~
place. MI.
cago Tribune.
Mr. wilson did not think the article was
wor th noticing.
| Mr.. Grimes was assured there Vas no
truth in the article.
Mr.. Thsyer thought the 0tatemenss woS-
thy of the consideration Of Congsess.
| The bill passed.
Mr. Wilson called up the bill declsratory
Of Law 10 regard to officers eashisrsd and
dismissed from the army by sentence OF
general court martial.
A long debate followed during which
Mr.. johnson defended and MIR. Chandler
assailed the military character OF Fitz John
Porter.
without action the Senate went into
executive session and shortly alter 90
journed. c.
on appropriations reported post Office ap
preparation bill, which was made special
order for Monday next. 1t appropria,es
20,2G9,0 900.
The Senate Joint resolution for the sur
vey Of the northern and northw Western lakes
passed.
Mr.. Butler from the Committee on ap-
preparation, reported bill for regulating
the custody ard xp.ndi,ure OF public mon
eys The first section repeats all lava au
ihorizing the President or Secretary Of any
department to transfer the moneys appro-
same department.
( or property obtained from the sale of prop
perry Of the United States to the payment
Of dues, or Otherwise requires that it be
paid into the treasury and carried 10 &C
count A. surplus fund.
The third section prescribes the penaltisi
' for violation Of the act TO fine and impris
4 onment and ineligibility to hold Office under
the government.
= Mr.. Butler made some other explanation
!. and thu bill passed.
Tho House vent into Committee on thu
= state of the Union, Mr.. Scho6eld in tn,
Il chair, and resumed consideration of thu
. sundry civil expenses appropriation bill.
. Mr. Price moved to reduce the item 70
l. foel for the Presidents house from $500
II to 81 900. He wanted to know how the,
could manage to burn 625 tons Of coal thcr
r ma year
II Mr.. Washburne Of Illinois, said the iter
: had appeared very large to the Commute
ID on apl ropriations, but Gen. Michler assuI
10 cd the COMMITTEE. as superintendent o
public buildings. thatthe amount vas nc
Il too much. The White House Was . yer
IL hot place.
!. Mr.. Vanwyck-We will make it ho.te
= Laughter.
= Nj Price would undertake to keep tn
= Preside mt warm for two wears q half Oh
cost in colder climate. Amendment vi
rejected.
- On motion Of Mr.. Price the item 70: BIZ
~ 900 for repairs Of Pennsylvania Avenu
was struck out.
Mr.. Lawrence Of Ohio moved to sppr'
pirate $4,000 for the National Arsenal I
ia Columbus, Ono. Agreed to.
~ The Committee rose aud reported the d
-. to the House and it was postponed 1
- | " euucsuay.
Mr. Eggles,on introduced . bill to pr
q. tect the rights Of insurance companies n
=. to give them lien on assets in certain C
% scs. Referred to judiciary.
The speaker said he WAS informed Iii
uo the % nmittee were preparing articles
ck impeachment and would probably repc
tomorrow.
10 After the reading of tho journal n
| CoL Il, Int %
III ize the pay of officers and establish tho ps
gu Of enlisted men in the army. Referred
az Committee on Military Affairs.
h. Mr.. Schsnck from Committee on Wa,
~ and Means reported bill for the relief
r certain exporters of distilled spirits. Att
< explaining the bill Mr. Schenck went on
. give the House information rs to the bus
ness before the Committee on Ways an
Means. The present tax laws he said wei
prolix and contradictory, full Of repetiti or
and in fact such mass of crude Legislation
Jet that it had been thought advisable to repo
an entire revision Of the whole system, wit
be all provisions, and the committee were no
o. at work preparing bill Of that kind, an
to hoped to report in . week or two. II
by Committee proposed to impose no tax whs
H. ever on home manufacturers except psrhal
ed of luxury the committee would still pr,
ey serve Especial tax IN the nature Of licens
IN OF manufactures and on other persons, an
ut perhaps would retain in the same instanc,
a tex on sales amounting to about one-f if
as Of one per cent The committee was salts
fed that the five per cent. tax on all Il
'e- manufactures Of the country could be an
ot ought to be given np lie should not vi
Il rtatn "a hat hos tco al.
were on which tax was proposed 10 be r
tanned. They were, hswever, purely ar,
clss Of luxury. such as Jewelry, gold va
~ cases. billiard tables, &c. He was afraid
ty be werc to name all the committee woul
OF be overrun with representatives Of tho,
IS interests. He had been asked a. TO OF
n large manufacturing interest, that Of ca
n riage makers, and he was ready now
I'll say that carriages are not among article
" regarded as luxuries and 10 be taxed.
Dir. Blaine suggested that they were
al be on the free lst.
As Mr.. Schenck said they did not prope!
- to have what is called free list and the
n would simply provide that such and sue
y things should be taxed and would say notf
sr ing about things that should not DO take,
y thus preserving harmony in the who
eystem.
Mr. Paine asked him to state whether Il
Committee contemplated the abolition Il
!. Of the income tax.
T. Mr.. Schenck said - to that matter I
NJ had not been instructed BY the Commit,
n to make any statement. nor had the cor
y mittcc definitely decided Oh it. After r.
!. marks by Messrs. Price and SchoHsld %
- the risk OF passing the b,lljust reported O
account that the door would be open