The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-03-19
The Bill t. Tx ampt Certain
0LanufAGtur9rs from In
tern L ReVanu Tax.
Bil, Gu2rant ing to the
several States q Repub-
iiczn form Of Gov
ernment.
The Admission OF Alaba-
ma into th8 Union.
WASHINGTON, March Is.

" AoHINGION, AarCn 10.
SENATE-The Chair presented
communication from the Attorney
General, calling atteatiOn to the ex.
pediency Of reducing his clerica
force Referred to the Committee on
Appropriations.
Also a communication from the
Secretary of War, stating that the
Military Reservation at Fort Ridge
way may be relinqui5hed without det-
riment to the service. Referred tc
Committee on Military Reservations
Sumner presented a petition from
the Cleveland Ohio Manufacturers
Convention, praying for a reduction
of the internal revenue tax. Referred
to the Committee on Commerce.
Edmunds called up the bill to reg
ulate the presentation of bills to the
President and the return of the same
Bayard spoke In opposition to the
bill.
The bill was then laid aside.
The Chair submitted a communica-
ton from the General of the Army,
enclosing a copy Of u telegram re-
ceived from General Meade, com
mander Of the Third Military District.
The telegram, dated January II, 1868,
was read 1t states that if the bill
pending before Congress was passed.
directing military commanders to fill
Offices with those qualified to take the
test oath, its execution will be entire
ly impracticable. Referred to Com
mittee on Military Affairs.
Morgan, from the Committee on
Finances, reported favorably the bill
to refund the duties enormously ex-
acted from certain merchants and
imports of New York.
Morrill,, of Maine, from the Com
mittee on Conference on the Consu
lar Appropriation Bill, made a report
recommending that the Senate recede
from certain amendments, and concur
in the amendment providing that all
moneys, above S100.0 received
as fees at the offices Of Consuls, Vice
Consuls, or commercial agents, shall
be paid into the Treasury, &c. The
report vas concurred In.
The Senate took up, as special
order. the bill to exempt certain
manufactures from the internal tax.
The question was on Henderson 5
amendment 10 the amendment of
Fessenden providing for a drawback
of duty on materials used in the con
struction Of river steamers, which was
rejected. The question recurred on
the amendment providing for a draw
back equal in amount to the trans
port duty on timber, MANILA, copper,
iron not advanced In manufacture
(being bars, bolts, &c used in the
construction Of sailing vessels, and
the repair OF vessels Of foreign build
to be retained for the use Of the
United States, under such equations
as the Secretary of the Treasury may
prescribe.
johnson moved to amend by insert
ing after the words = sailing vessels" Z"
the words, or ocean steamers"
Chandler asked if it would be in
order to offer an amendment exempt
ing all articles used IN the construc-
ton of all vessels built in the United
States, Of whatever kind.
The Chair replied in the negative.
After long debate, johnson :
amendment was lost by 10 to 10, as
was Fessenden's by Is to %.
Grimes offered an amendment re-
Quoting the tariffs on imports ten pr
cent
Grimes offered as an amendment
on the additional section, providing
that after this act goes into effect. the
amount of duties charged and col
lected on goods. wares, and merohan-
disc imported into the United States
shall be diminished to the extent of
10 per cedt. Of the amount now
charged, and making it unlawful for
any officer Of the Government to col
lect any larger amount. Amendment
rejected. FhevOte being y against p
The bill passed IN Committee Of the
Whole, and was reported TO the
Senate.
Sherman gave notice shat he would
press It TO vote tomorrow.
TrUmbull, from the Committee on
judiciary, reported a bill to modify
the test oath IN the case Of r. r But-
Ter, Of Tennessee, so as to allow him
to take his seat IN the House.
Adjourned
HOUSE-Br0omall, of Pennzvl-
vania, moved to reconsider the vote
referring to the judiciary Committee
a hill introduced by him Ju'v 11tb.
1867, to guarantees. to several States Of
the Union republican form Of gov
ernment The bill is as follows:
WHEREAS, The form of govern
ment Of seyerll States Of the Union
Is not republican in this particular.
That by the Constitution and laws OF
such States the political rights are
made to depend upon the parentage
and race, and are united in certain
families, to the exclusion of all
others, as equally loyal citizens
of the United States and,