Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1868-03-26
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SENATE, March 1.-THE House bill to
exempt certain manufactures from the
Internal Revenue tax was taken up and
debated by Messrs. Sherman, Morrill, of
Vermont, Fessenden, Henderson and
johnson, who advocated various amend
ments. The vote was not reached.
HoUsE.-Mr. Jenckes, from the Joint
Committee on. Retrencbment, reported
a joint resolution disavowing the report
recently made by Mr.. Van Wick on whis-
key frauds, as unauthorized by the Com
mittee. Objection was made on account
of the absence of Mr. Van Wick, and the
resolution was not entertained. The
bill to remove political disabilities from
certain prominent citizens of Southern
States was discussed at considerable
length, and finally recommitted. Mr..
Adams of Kentucky addressed the House
in opposition to the bill to continue the
Freedman's Bureau. The bill for the
restoration of Alabama was taken up,
and the debate having been closed, Mr.
Stevens moved to orecommit il, which was
agreed to.
SENATE, March 1S.-The bill to regu-
late the presentation of bills to the Presi-
dent was taken up, and Mr.. Bayard ad-
dressed the Senate in opposition to it,
The bill to exempt certain manufactures
from internal tax then came up as special
order. The amendment of Mr.. Fessen-
den, psDviding for drawback of duties
on material used in the construction of
sailing vessels, was rejected after debate,
by vote of Is to %. Mr. Grimes then
offered an additional section, providing
for reduction OF duties on imports by
10 per cent. which was lost by the vote
of II to b. The bill was then passed in
Committee of the Whole. Mr. Sherman
gave notice of his intention to press it to
a vote on the following day.
HOUSE. Broumall moved to re-
consider tile reference to the judiciary
Committee of the bill to guarantee TO the
several States Of the Union republican
form OF government. The motion gave
rise to an extended debate, engaged in
by Messrs. Broomall Woodward, Kelley,
Boyer, Knott, Stevens, and Spaulding,
after which it WAS withdrawn. Mr..
Farnsworth from the Reconstruction
Committee reported u bin to restore Ala
balna, which, he said, lie would ask to
have passed on the following day. The
report OF the Conference Committee on
tho Consular and Diplomatic Appropria-
ton bill was agreed TO.
SENATE, March l9.-trhe bill TO relieve
r. IL. Butler Representative elect from
Tennessee, from political disabilities :,
came up, and after debate was laid aside
for the special order, the bill 70 relieve
certain manufactures from internal tax,
which was passed. The amendment re-
moving the tax from refined sugar was
lost; that reducing the tax on petroleum
One-half was agreed to.
HoUsE.-A bill to regulate labor and
the compensation thereof in the Navy
Yards, was introduced. The bill provi-
ding that on the removal, by death or
of the Chief. Justice, the Sem
ier Associate Justice shall perfoi m the
duties ofthe place until the appointment
of u successor, was passed. The bill to
continue the Freedman's Bureau in ex-
istence was taken up, and after speeches
by Messrs. Woodward and Eliot, was
passed. The pending amendments to
the Sundry Civil Expense Appropriation
bill was taken up, and after considerable
discussion Mr.. Logans amendment re,
duoing the appropriation for the Printing
Bureau of the Treasury Department, and
Mr.. Randall's amendment prohibiting
the use of any part of the appropriation
for commissions on the sale of bonds,
were agreed to. An amendment direct
ing the Secretary of the Treasury to lay
up and withdraw from commission all
revenue cutters on the Atlantic coast not
needed for constant use. was adopted. -
Several other amendments were disposed
Of but the vote on the bill was not
reached.
SENATE March 20.-A bill TO allow IA
OH materials usel in ship
building was introduced by Mr.. Fesen-