Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-12-15
HOUSE.
To Cheaper Cost OF Collection.


To Cheaper Cost OF Collection.
A resolution was introduced requiring the
Committee on Ways and Means to inquire
into the expediency of abolishing the offices
of collectors. assessors and other agents OF
the Internal Revenue Department, and OF
apportioning the amount of tax required
to be raised from domestic sources among
the several States in proportion to their
population. Referred to Committee on
Ways and Means
Tardy Horror and Indignation
Also, one declaring that the American
people learn with horror and indignation
of the treatment of American citizens held
as political prisoners under the English
government, which no language is adequate
to condemn, and urging upon the national
Executive the imperative duty OF lmmedl-
ate intervention in their behalf Referred
to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
The Mississippi.
The Secretary of War was requested to
inform the House what progress had been
made in improving and deepening the
channels or passes of the Mississippi river
to the Gulf Of Mexico.
Prosscr.
MIR. Prosser introduced a bill to define
and extend the jurisdiction and duties OF
United States Commissioners. Referred.
RcCOmmittsd.
Mr. Ward obtained leave TO have printed
and recommitted to the Reconstruction
Committee the bill admitting Virginia,
upon condition that she shall never de-
prive any citizen of the right of voting, to
sit on iuries, and equal participation IN
the school privileges.
Wants His Forty Acres.
Mr.. Rolley presented memorial Of the
| National ColOred Labor Convention, pray
ing that the surveyed public lands in South
| ern States NAV be sub-divided into tracts O
forty acres each, and that any freedman
| who shall settle on one of the sub-divideC
tracts, and cultivate the same for one
wear, shall receive a patent for th'
same. the title of said land t
vest in said settler and his heirs and to b.
inalienable for period of ten years from
date of entry; and further that the grants o
public lands made by the government I,
railroad corporations of Southern State
and forfeited by reason of Noncompliance
with conditions annexed to such grant
shall not be revived, but the lands en-
braced into such lapsed grants be brougt
within operation of homestead grant.
Removal of Disabilities.
The President sent a message to th
House. announcing that he had approve
the bill ,or the removal of political disabil
| times fro large number of persons.
The Census,
The House went into Committee of tt
Whole on the census bill. Discussion 70
lowed on amendments offered yesterday /
Messrs. Judd and Coburn, providing for q
apportionment of representation next Al
gust. Mr.. Coburn finally withdrew HI
= and Judds was rejected by vote OF
, against &c. .,
Section q, which proposes to fix Il
number of Representatives, was struc
: out
Section - was also struck out.
Section 26 was amended by requluI
statistics from bankers and brokers.
Tribute 90 EeSScndcn.
Pending the consideration OF 9th
= amendments, q message was received fro
# | the Senate announcing its proceedings
: reference to the death of Senator Fesse
IF den. Eulogies of the late Senator we
t pronounced 10y Messrs. Lynch, Petel
r. Hale, Brooks, of New York and DAVE
n after which the House adjourned.