The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-06-02
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| I'm parchment Court. Tor the constrnetion
Of railroad 70 the National Cemetery,
! west tennessee; 10 provide for specific
! duties on imported copper ore, and regu-f
late making gcveTnment4anGls;for 4 ne ex-s
z ten sion of postage On LAKE .Superior ship
CANAL authorizing the front PROJECTORS on.
Z MenOnOmee RiV II to nave It surveyed
and the waste lads o. that entered. To
4 relieve some Is citizens Of Mississippi from
+ politics disa bibiiities; TO establish under
direction OF the Secretary OF State Agencies-
~ Great Britain Germany, sweden and
Norway, for the promotion OF emigration
( TO the uited States; granting lands in
/ alu OF the construction Of railroad and
f Jef egraph lines from Kansas to A lbuquerk
and Santa Fe, TO amend the steamship
passenger act; TO repeal the act abolish
7 ing the offiGS OF commissioner OF Public
Buildings; addiuoDaltothe act of 1904, for
/ the punishment OF certain crimes against
I the United States.
Z the room in the Capitol recently occupied
/ by Miss Winnie Ream. now ordered TO be
occupied as a guard room, and recfting a
4 letter from that lady declaring that the re-
moval of her model OF Mr.. Lincoln would
/ destroy IL and the whole years work, and,
! therefore, directing the suspension OF the
execution of the resolution of the 18th of
/ May on the subject.
4 On motion of Cobb the resolution was
| tabled-6l against A..
Van Trump introduced a resolution, IL
structlng the Military Committee TO enter
into negotiations with the Mount Vernon
Association for the purchase of the key OF
the french DaStlse for use in the new
prison now being fitted up in the Capitol.
Stevens, Of Pennsylvania, objected, and
the resolution was not received.
Wilson. OF Ohio. offered a resolution to
allow newspapers TO be remailed witHout
additional postage within twenty days
after publication. Referred.
Beck offered resolution asking the Sec
rotary of War for information relative to
the arrest and prisonment of VIM. D,
Chipley, and other citizens OF Columbus,
Georgia, by the military authorities.
Kelley objected and the resolution went
over
ArnelI offered a resolution fnquiring into
ll NBr n
der of two ex-FedeIal soldiers, Henry Fitz-
patrick and Mr.. Lincoln, in Maury Coun-
ty, Tennessee. Adopted.
Julian offered a resolution calling on the
President for Information as to the lands
of the Usage Indians. Adopted.
That, in the Judgment of the House, the
bonds ami other securities of the United
81 ates ought to be taxed for national pur-
poses, in an amount substantially equal
to the average tax imposed on property %
the several States for local purposes, n
such manner as mey substantially equal
ize taxation, the tax TO be deducted II ON
Inc coupons as they become due, ard
directing the Committee of Ways and
Means to report bill for that purpose.
Stevens, of Pen nsylvania asked Hol-
man to modify the resolution so as to in
struct the Comm ttee on Ways and Means
to inquire into the prOpmety of doing this. Z
Holman declined this
The previous question was not seconded.
and the morning hour having expired,
day.
Monday. insisting on the right Of citizens
to be protected from unreasonable search
which he had moved to suspend the rules
c me up. The Houss-EefaSed to suspend
the rules 70 TO 50, and the resolution was
schenck moved that after today. toe
House take a recess each day, from 80 to
$50 NJ. Agreed to.
The House went into Committee OF the
Whole, and took up the Tax Bill.
Schenck made speech in explanation
nj " d al nj tod
the Com mittee on Ways and Means was
willing the tax on whisky should be re-.
shenc d = gave the 10 si lowing as the total
anticipated revenue for the next fiscal
TTustoInS .-.------..........Sl65,0 900 900
Internal Revenue. ........... q b GO COO
fuDic 100000
30000O0O
4oliil...'..5. S 406 56O, 600
Supposlng no increase OF receipts nom
INSURED SPIRITS and tobacco over the re-
;elpts Tor the fiscal year ending June so,
~ ;,i In .s, a50ve estimate would be reduced
The estimate OF expenditures for the
lext nscal year, before submitted Is e939.
y, oz 20 Ga "a toaceount of surplus reve-
Schenck went on TO say that including
ountlSs- inc: udlng appropriations yet TO
e, nude MACS, or Likely ~ be Ins de, dnciudipg
1enti he had arrived at the conviction
n nat II TINS bItl becomes a law, and il the
utflNel' uuGef IL from whisky
nould amount to s7G,00gCO0 the Teceirfs
the Government FOR the year would *
5ed ~ s43,0OO,00O all needed expenditures
ne Government would be able to nav
ountiesi TO pay the interest on the public
spt, ana 20 pay all otherTex pense5. and
le year. VI
y eliey spoke in favor OF the reduction Of
le tax on whisky 10 80 or even 40 cents
ne Committee rose, and Poland from the
1eclal Com mttteeon the su etect. rep ported
az Washburne Withdrew the charges
.a1nst DOnnelly.
Donnelly c.ded the attention OF the
ouse TO this fact, when Poland INTERRUPTS
MIN, saying he had not expected any
pate, and after some discussion object
70 MS proceeding further. The report
: th en- ordered to be printed and recon-
.LJeds and the House adjourned.
MARRIED.