Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-06-25
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS
FMvAL.JtEtyA is7u

PrlAtlons, reported no army APPtopflSiiop
3 bill, with amendments. ~ II
Mr., IIauiiin, from ne Committee pu tho
DlsLTlet q ColemhIA reported House sli
Thanksgiving Day legal holidays IN hc Dis
trict Of Columbia; which was passod.
Mr.. Wilson, from tho Committee on MN
tary Affairs, reported Houac blu for the relief
Of national Homestead AZ Gettysburg for or
Mr. SUMMER, rom tne Committee on forl
elgn RelauonA reported joint resolution az
rectlng the return Of tho b1rplns remaining 81
the chIasae Indemnity fund % The ooyerni
Mr. cattsn caiied up tIouse BIN deciasins
The bridge between PhiladeiphlA and Camdsa
%. spTsSio csIisS 10 Joint tpsOldtoa hipl
/ thorizlng any pottlon 81 tho ~, 900 APprO4
priaton for survey Of the Igtiimns pf Dhfien
70 DO .expendod BY either the Whr o. navy
pepartmenh upfer The direction Oh nc FISH
NJ w. McTTih OF vermont reported BIN 10
quiring national banks going Into liquldation
10 retro tholr circulating nolek, ~
Mr.. Ramsey introduced a blll % egtablish
ssSis. A RoiSfred 70 he cS%$it.es o. Posi-
Offices. ~ i'i -fH
Mt. sumner called MP rcsolutlons, reported
yesterday by Committee on Foreign Relar
tons, in. relation % Cuba and some verbal
Mt FowIer Remarked that he disscnted
throughout from tho tono Of the Resolutions.
Mr.. Thurman thought these resolutions the
most singular production he had ever scent
Did these reeolntlpna render the Cuhans one
single practical add Did they stretch out
our arms 70 tic Cubans7 Nowhere had been
seen the phrase por q prate5es Mil rnorh
literally exempllned. The resolutions vrrt
grandfloquenL but what good would thig
piece Of rhetoric do the Cubans
He was In favor Of saying 70 Spain, and in
therslmpleat words In which u can be OK
pressed, THAT you not only ought 70 rvcog-
nlze the Independence OF Cuba, but you mhit
do it, He would now move 70 strike out Che
second and third sections Of the resolutions
Mr.. Caseerly oppressed hia dissent from the
tenor Of tho resolutions, and was attn speak
uahnlshod buaIness, bcine the bili 10 reduce
taxation, was taken up, the question being on
striking out the various sections providing
for the Income tat, when the motiou 10 strike
out was agreed 10, as follows;
r. Yes ns..s. Abbott 1ns., 4nshePI g.vssd, gssk
dosSsst DsSis, Fseiee. FsTis io-iss, dnbsSL Hsa,
a,on Of ns.sa s5Its JoRS.ss@ kiaoGs ~
Bsnsbary, scott btsvArt, summer, Thurman. rruIa
~ xlohssTs WI; and hsss1
uAmlln, Harlan, IIgvAEa. Hgye no ysn, hSrrlll q
Riss, i6ss, scharz, shsSIhsn. sprsGas. Thlysf Wa
ron. Williams and Willeg n, I.. 500 .rsftl
Mr.. Sherman said no would now ask the
Senate 10 take vote on striking out tho see
ton Imposing tax on dividends, &C., o.
corporations, 20 that tho Finance Committeo
should know what 10 do. As the personal ID
come tar had boon struck out he thought the
Senate, to be consistent must strike out also
After some further discussion, Mr.. Sherman
made the motion 10 postpone tho further con-
alteration OF tho bill until Monday next in
order that tho Finance Committee could have
q meeting and decide whatto do, for II was
certain that there would have 10 DO . mate
rial revision Of the other prOylslons OF the bnl
II the Income tax was abolished. He would
like, n II was p0sslble, TO have a test vote 81
the Senate on this matter. He believed that
there were members Of the Senate who would
change their votes II tho matter was properly
undcrstood by thcrn.i Tho HOuso after afull
debate had voted three TO ono to retain thla
tar, aud the feeling Of that body was very
strong in fayor OF this tax. Jsfu 81 I 4
p Mr.. Conkling had understood, from mem
bers OF the Housc that that body would not
iuSlst upon tho Income tax.
WA most ill-conadered, il,starred; u was q
blunder, and II the Republicans In thia cham
Der were not wiao enough 70 roscind their
action, they would next bo called upon 70 at
tend tho funeral Of their own party The
Republican party cannot stand before tho
country and Justify Itself In taking this tar Of
j the rich and continuing tares upon the poor.
Mr.. Tnimbull hoped no ono would DO fright
ened by this style OF argument The taxes
should be reduced 90 a. TO leave enough 70
pay the currcn. expenses Of the Govern
small portion Of the principal every year. A
Mr.. sherman aAid viii, this tax of deficit
would stare US In tho fhco next year.
q Mr.. Trumbull was willing 70 leave enough
taxes 10 prevent deficit, but he did not care
much II there was deficit for the noxt year
a..ta1H nH NhA
Treasury Che t75, O0o, 600 or ESQ 900, 600 which
have been locked up thero for tho last Eve
years; aud n there a no other way Of getting
ihIs money out there had better be . doflelt. 4
Mr.. Sherman said he had Just noticed Arp
mArkable fact, that 0yery Democrat had voted
10 abolish the Income tar, the only tax which
could reach tho ''bloated bOndholder."
The further consideration Of the bill WA.
then postponed until Monday noIt, q one
O'Clock. i.'i.l sIi 'llstp = iuAi II
Mr., Harlan introduced q III % provide for
additional representation In tho Forty Second
Congress, which VIA laid on the table and
ordered 70 be printed! tlhi4 % i
II proyides hat IN any State in which the
representative population thAll DO shown by
the ninth censui u. eKceed by 160, 600 OF more,
the representative populnlion as shown BY the
eighth census there may DO IN additional rep-
resentatlye In the Forty-Second Congress for
each 100 900 Of such cxcess and Tor each frac-
ton thereof exceeding 1875, 900.
The Secretary Of the Interior ls directed, ~
soon ~ the census returns arc received " ~
certain the number Of additional representa-
tiyes 70 which tho several States arc entitled,
and notify the GovoTnorp OF such Statesi and
unless such Statea by law direct otherwise,
such representatives bhaM DO elected for the
State At large on general ticket
\ The naval appro priatloa blll was then taken
posed by Tho Commlttee % Naval Affairs fk-
Ing the pay &C., Of oficors Of the navy. 3.
III. Drake said tho Naval Committee had
perfected this pay table after much labor. He
believed be could say that while this new table
sSSS 5Ss% Y over an l saRS dS n ere
b. sal satisfaction 10 both line and staff. ~.
Mr., Davis thought the compensation nHed
y for the lower grade Of officers was entirely in-
sufficient In moat cases mot being enough 70
pay their board and washing. lad Il "a, "a ii
The amendment waA then agreed 10.
vaTiops othpr so0tions regulating pay,
allowance, DC, tho retiring and promotion
! OF officers, fixing tho number Of oficets o.
different grades, &c., &e., all OF which were
agIeod toi als9 anthnFirlnS The snperinten-
a refracting telescope At t60, 900. Passed. .
Without further action
Tho Senate thon went into executive ses-
sion, and afterwards took recess untn TO
p. IN. l#. or .e4uF .t.lIII. tft ID
u gUs EH EVENING BReeIoN, t.t NM | b
AT 1850 O'Clock the Senate, on motion 81
Mr.. Wiley, took up tho House bill 70 reYlse,
consolidate and amend the statutes polaiing
TO patents and cDpy-Tighta. ~ r
The amendments reported from Tho Com
mittee on Patents were agreed 10, except the
sectlons regulating tTado marks proposed 70
DO stricken out, which were retained IN bin
Tho bill was amended 70 allow the secre-
tAry Of tho Interior 10 appoint hla own elerks,
without tho nomination Of Commissioner Of
Patents a. heretofore. i..HtHrtI14f
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