The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-06-07
HOUSE.

The following bills were introduced
and referred:
By Mr.. Willard-To facilitate tele-
graphic communication between the
United States and the Bermuda Islands
By Mr. Morrill,, of Pennsylvania-To
encourage the building of ships for
foreign trade, by allowing drawbacks
on imported materials, and equivalent
allowances where American materials
are used.
By Mr.. Prosser-To authorize the
President to submit the proposition to
the Spanish Government for the settle
ment of the difficulties in Cuba 10y ar
bitration or otherwise.
By Mr.. Arnell-To establish freed
mems homestead committee. Also, to
authorize the payment of bounty 10
colored men enrolled as slaves.
Mr.. Ward offered a resolution in
structing the committee on WAYS and
Means to report bill aholishing the
tariff on coal He moved the previous
question, which was seconded, and I'M
der its operation the resolution was
agreed to-l32 against 20
The following additional bills were
introduced and referred:
By Mr.. Sargent-To amend the act
of June 20, 1868, imposing taxes on
distilled spirits and tobacco so as to al
low some drawback AS on rum and alco-
hol.
On motion of Mr. Dawes, the rules
were suspended and the order of the
House requiring adjournment daily at
} o'clock was rescinded.
Mr.. Dawes, from the Appropriation
committee, reported the river and har
Dor appropriation bill, and sundry civil
expenses appropriation bill, which were
made the special order, the former tor
next Thursday and the latter for We'd.
nesday of next week lie stated that
these were the last of the appropriation
bills.
Mr.. Schenck, chairman Of the com
mittce on Ways and Means, reported q
bill to authorize the re-funding and
consolidation of the national debt and
for other purposes. Rc-cOmmitted and
ordered to be printed. 1t authorizes
theissue of 81 600 100000 of coupon and
registered 30-year bonds, redeemable III
coin, bearing four per cent. coin inter
est, principal and interest to be exempt
from all federal, state, municipal or
local taxation, the total bonded debt
not to he increased, but new bonds to
be exchanged for outstanding j-2O
bonds at par value. The fourth section
authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury
to sell all surplus gold in the Treasury,
the proceees of which are to be used in
buying upand cancelling the $40 bonds,
The subsequent sections authorize the
cancellation and destruction of bonds
now or hereafter to be held as sinking
and special funds, a detailed record
thereof to be kept, and the same to be
deducted from the outstanding public
debt, and saws an amount equal to the
interest on all bonds belonging to the
sinking fund is to be applied to the pay
ment of the public debt They also au-
thorize the issue of three per cent. cer-
tificates in return for the gold deposits,
for not less than thirty days, with the
Treasurers Of the United States, which
may be received at par, with accrued
interest, in payment for bonds author
lied by the act.
The House then resumed the conSid-
Grafton of the bill to reduce taxation.
After the disposal of the amendments
Mr.. Schenck moved the previous ques-
ton on engrossment and the third read
Ing of the bill. The motion was sec
onded and the bill passed-l5O TO b
all negative votes by Democrats.
The House went into committee on
the Postoffice appropriation bill. The
amendment to make the pay Of letter
carriers sll00a a year was rejected, as
was the one striking out the heappropria,
ton for that object The letter carrier
system was restricted to cities Of not
less than 10000 inhabitants.
Mr.. Dawes offered an amendment pro
viding that no part of the appropriation
for stamped envelopes shall be used ex,
cept for supply sufficient to last TIL
next October, and except to carry out
contracts hereafter to be made with the
lowest bidders on samples 10 he fur