The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-12-10
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HOUSE, w WAsHINGToN, Dec. 9.
Brooks presented a petition of the Ieath-
er and hide importing trade OF New York.
asking the repeal OF the duty on hides, and
states That the business, so unfaYorabiy- af-
tected, exceeds one hundred millions in
leather and two hundred millions q year
in boots and shoes, and that the export
trade In boots and shoes is ruined.
Fisher pfesen q petition of several
ork, asking the removal of all duties ON
coal.
Shanks introduced a bill to perfect the
reconstruction OF Georgia. Referred to the
EcaOnstruetlon COmmtttees
1t directs tue Military Commander of
the Department to convene, by proclama.
ton. the Legislature of Georgia, which
was elected under the proclamation of
Gen. Meade or the 18th OF June, 1868, and
office required by the Reconstruction Acts
and require the Legislature so convened
% adopt the Fifteenth Amendment to the
represent tatiOn in Congress.
Stephenson introduced bill to place on
the free list, The following articles: Tea,
coffee, molasses and syrups, imelOda Tor
carl juiGe,) rice, salt, lumber, hides and
sail nes for printing paper and iron in pigs.
ftsseIeTred to the Com mittee on Ways and
Stephenson also introduced a bill to pro.
vide for the settlement of condicting
claims 10 patent rights. Referred to the
Com mittee OH Patents.
Fcx asked leave 10 offer q resolution for
the creation of @ special commlttee ofAve
mem bers, to Investigate the causes that
led TO the unusual or exfrAordi nary ducfu-
atIons in the New Z ork gold market, from
specially to inquire II the President, Sec-
retaTy OF the Treasury or any officer of the
government. was n any manner Interest,"
ed In causing such fluctuations, with power
to send for persons and papers
Schofieid and others objected, and the
resolution was not received.
Churchill introduced bill dividing the
Northern Judicial District of New York
INTO two Districts, TO be called the Middle
Wilson introduced a resolution INSTRUCT
ing the Committee on Invalid Pensions to
Inquire into the propriety of amending
the Pension Laws, by making iB the duty
of pension agents TO prepare vouchers and
transmit them to the post office address OF
the pensioners. Adopted.
Van Trump presented a Joint resolution
OF theOhto Legislature, rejecting the pro-
posed Fifteenth Constitutional Amend
inent. Referred to the Judiciary Commit
Blair introduced q bin to enable the
Jackson, Lansing q Saginaw Railroad to
change the northern terminus OF its road
from Travis Bay 10 the Straits Of Mack
inac. Referred.
Loughridge Introduced q bfft to provide
for continued supply of artificial liEabs
>-s<sesgs aaati 81 ex9snd the time for ding
Jomfaittea on - bounty. Ltelerred TO
an additional issue of legal tender notes TO
tue amount OF 81, ,O1, 900, aud moved its ref
eIenco TO the Committee on Ways and
Garfield moved its reference to the Com
Eaittee on Banking, remarking that the
question OF reference OF such bills might as
Judd inquired whether, under the rule
organizing the Com mttLee on Banking,
this bill did not necessarily go to that COM
IN ftTes.
The Speaker replied that he had no pow
er over The House in It's votes referring
bills. This bill might by q vote of the
House be sent to the Committee on Pub
lie Buildings. II the Chair We're to give its
views on the applicability of the rule, It
would be that the bill snould go 70 the
Committee on Banking. but 1t was not
within the province of the Chair TO make
Ingersoii said that If the proposed refer.
ence were to occasion debate, he should
Withdraw it for the present.
The bill was accordingly withdrawn.
Ahe House went into Committee OF the
Whole, Dawes in. the Chair, and resumed
the confederation Of The Censu4 Bill, The
discussion was participated in by many
members as to the most econo mleal meas
ur5 OF taking tbs census, Butler, OF n as IL
chuSetts cOntendtng that the work could
be best and most appropriately performed
by the officers of Internal EIevenue, and
economy In this matter would be " wasteful-
ness, Sch01eld commenting on the re-
L. arks OF his colleague, Kelley ridfcutlng
ths idea of false economy III this matter;
said he would hke his colleague to read
his own speeches delivered in PennsyI-
vgn1a during last f'1ll cam paign IN favor
of the Republican party as party of
Kefley asked his COLLEAGUES to state
whether be had ever suggested, In any of
his sspesches, that 1t was wise economy to
save pence and throw away pounds.
= i ScbofieId could not say his colleague had
SAID That, but his colleague had said q
great many foolish things, and he might
possibly haye said that too. lLaughter.I
He believed, after all, that the safest
and best way was to so back TO the old
mode, and let The census be taken bT the
United States Narshals, who were bonded
officers, and many of whom had expe-
r-enee 1n the matter. He had examined,
last nj glts the old censas bill OF 1850, and
pf essnt Dill were transcripts from that.
3 Butler, of Massachusetts,, wishing TO test
the sense Of the House on whether the
should be used fer taking the census. or
syvhether q new act So oUld be created,
Daoged to amend tae 4tt SECTION by max
ing il read that It shall % til duty of as
SCISSORS ct the Internal Revenue in each
district to cause all Inhabitants to be emu
n1erafecs That here was paid q we'll trained
aud thoroughly sifted body OF officers, who
could do the work Well As to the objection
urged by Mr.. Garfield that people might
not like TO give Information to the 1nter-
nal ReEenae officers, lest it might have
think there was much force in that. Every
one knows the census was for the very
purpose Of ascertafning the proportion of
taxes, and everyone would see that 1t
was just as necessary to give an
swers truly TO the Assistant Assessors
as to an enumerator of mem bers were
now 10 vote for appointments OF
new officers in each of their districts, with
the appointment OF Sub-offi GERS, each with
as many ElSEEs DIS ne COul0 EEEs H40Gf
would be accnsed, however justly or in-
justly. OF voting That amount OF patronage
into their hands. and they had got as
much load of that description to carry as
they ought to load themselves with, and
run q good race next FAN. Espe-
ciaIIy was that so when they had
already q set OF officers with Yely little to
do. and who could do the census work
without any charge 10 the Treasury.
Maynard argued that was not to be ex-
pected: that. with the rate of coRapensa-
tion provided for Enumerators. tour dol
lars a day for six days,l competent men
could not be procured, or tnat anything
like a complete census would be taken by
them. In some respects he Thought well
of the proposition OF tn = gentleman from
Massachusetts, LButler.l
stokes, chairman of the Census Commit.
tee, replied TO Maynard's objection and
expressed his conviction that c0nlpetent
men could be got for four dollars per Oav.
which Was all members Of the Tennesssese
IsegIsI2 tuTe received.
Judd argued on the great i'm Dor. .aDce OF
statistical information TO he f1t1tafneSl nv
the census. taken not only by the legis-