The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-06-03
xLIst CONGRESS.
SECOND SESSION
HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, June ..

ASNlNuIONI june -
Mr., MERCER, from the Judiciary Com.
mittce, reported u bill annexing Ger
tain counties TO the Jurisdiction Of the
west Judicial District Of Pennsylvania.
Passed .'.'
Mr.. HOOPER, from the Committee on
Ways and Means, asked leave to report Il
bill for the appointment Of an Assistant
Treasurer at Baltimore.
Mr.. FARNswOHTH objected.
Mr.. PAINE reported a bill for the pay.
ment ofccrtain amounts to the contestants
Of seats from Louisiana, amounting to
$10,50O, which passed e TO u. Mr.
PAINE ulSo reported II bill regulating the
compensation in such Cases, which pro-
vldes that no money shall be paid either
party till the case is determined, when the
mileage and compensation shall go to the
person to whom the seat Is finally accord.
ed, the other party to receive only actual
necessary expenses. The bill was discuss
cd by Messrs. BURR, WILLARD, STEVEN
SON and DAWES, till the expiration OF the
morning hour, when the internal tax bill
came up. Messrs. MCCREARY, WILSON,
of Mimi, TOWNSEND, WoOD, FINK,
ELENBURG, FAINswoRTH, lNEGRsOLT.,
PoMERoY, ATWOOD, BENTON, MOORE and
HOLMAN favored the retention Of the in
come tax; and O'NEILL, HILL, KELLOGG,
NIBLACK, MYERS, SARGENT, POTTER,
DAVIS, FITCH, BANKS, ARCHER, KELLEY,
HoTCHKIss, WOODWARD, and RoOTs ad-
vocated its abolition.
Amendments were offered by Mr.. JUDD
coniining the tax to invested capital and
excluding profits and incomes.
BYMr. HALE-incrcasing the exemption
to $4,000.
BY Mr.. FINK-To limit the amount for
House rent to $500.
BY Mr.. WINANs-Dispcnsing with the
tax on incomes from industry and proies-
sions, and retaining it on the incomes
derived from capital
By Mr.. MISUNDERSTANDING the tax at
5 per cent on incomes derived from bonds
Orevery description, notes and mortgages,
Of $1,000 and under Z per cent be-
tween $1,000 and $4,000; s per cent
above $4,000.
By Mr.. BRooKs, of MNss-Striking out
the provision requiring q man to account
for the incomes OF minor children.
The discussion was finally closed by
Mr.. SCHENCK calling for the previous
question, which was seconded, and the
vote on sections, relative TO the income
tax and amendments was postponed till
tomorrow.
. Mr.. BECK moved an amendment to the
i4th section, taxing the interest on United
States bonds per cent The vote On the
division was 90 to GO. The yeas md nays
were demanded, and pendiug the vote the
House, amid much excitement, adjourned.
SENATE.
Mr.. FLANAGAN introduced n bill TO en-
courage tho construction Of the 1ntcrna.
tiOnal Pacific Railroad. Referred.
Mr.. TNUMRULL, from the Judiciary
Committee, reported bill requiring the
United States Circuit Court 10 be held ut
Wythrvilc, Va, and fixing terms Of Dis
trirt Court.
The ir;nking bill was taken up, but,
after some discussion, laid over.
Tho Indian appropriation bill was then
taken up, and Mr.. MORRILL, spoke nj
length, taking the ground that the lndi.
ans should bc placed where they would
be protected by the laws, and that aggres.
sion upon them and disregard by the
whites of treaty stipulatlons were the
causes Of various Indian wars.
Mr.. STEWART, in reply, cOntcnded that,
us n rule, the Indians violate treaties with
impunity. He would teach them that
their travelling over one half the territory
of the United States and numbering who
ever they choose, must be stopped 1t is
said their rights were disregNrdcd by bad
whites, but 1t was not bad whites who
were murdered. The remedy was TO put
them on small reservations that could be
easily guarded, and support them at 10
per cent OF the present cost to the Gov
Grnmcnt. Ns
The bill was partly read, when, at 4:9S
p. NJ, the Senate went into executive sCs.
sion, and at 1880 took IL recess.