The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-07-01
Congressional Summary.

THURSDAY, June so.
SENATE.-The House amendments to the
Senate bill to prevent the determination
of furbearing animals in Alaska, was con-
CURED in. The Com mittee on Foreign At
fairs reported Joint resolution, author.
izlng a survey OF the Tehuantepec and
Nicaraugua route, for a ship canal between
the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. That
Committee was discharged from further
consideration of the bill Tor the survey for
a canal across the Istnmus of Darien. The
Conference Com mmtttee on the joint res0lu-
ton for the relief of officers or the navy,
submitted a report which was concurred
in. Thay9r introduced bill to amend the
Homestead A ct. 1t allows soldiers, sailors
aod marines. who served one year in the
war OF the Rebellion, 10 receive patents
for hOm eSteads on two years residence.
A variety OF other bills we're iotroduced,
including one authorizing the Alabama &
Chattanooga Railrosd and the Vlcksburg
& Meridian Railroad, and the North Lou
isiana & Texas Railroad, to cQDsoliG ate
for the purpose OF forming o Junction
with the Texas Pacific Railroad at Mar
shall, and granting them lands The
Senate went into executive session, and
afterwards proceeded with the tax bill,
the question being on amendments to the
paragraph relating to Bessemer steel, to
re duce the duty on steel railroad bars y
cent per pound, aud to strike out the en-
tire paragraph. Edmonds was in favor Of
giving sufficient protection to stimulate
competltion with British manufacturers.
Cameron opposed the reduction Wilson
agreed TO make the duty one cent and a
quarter, which was sgteed to-. the vote
fixed at one cent ler pound. Other Sec
tions were considered till recess The
Conference Com mittee reported on the bill
to grant the right of way to Ditch and Ca
nal owners over pusi1c lands; cOncurred
IN. The tax bill was then proceeded with.
Schulz, in behalf OF IT um bull, who was
absent, presented an amendment to the
bill allowing seoTtatiOn for imported
goods in buzz from port of entry TO a
latter place; the operation OF the provision
to be confined to cities OF not less than
one hundred and afty thousand in-
habitanis, and to be under regulations
prescribed by the Secretary of the
Treasury. Sherman said the pro position
had been demanded by the Chambers
of Commerce of nearly all the int ertor
cities. The present system was suostan-
TALLY monopoly 70 the City OF New
/ examined there, and special favor was CIV
en- to direct Importation to New York.
The pill had been carefully prepared 0y
/ the Finance COmmittee and the Treasury
/ Department, and contained every guard
| and check against fraud that could posi-
! bly, be devised. tie DeileVed IL would IN
| crease the revenue, and encourage direct
/ trade between the INT erioT cities aud Eu-
ropean counties. After discussion, both
| amendments were Withdrawn. Scott Of
/ fered a section providing for a new Exec
/ utive Department, entitled The Depart.
/ parlment OF Revenue, but finding that 1t
/ would occasion protracted discussion,
1 withdrew IL. Cole moved to increase the
/ tax ON whisky to one dollar. Sherman
| stated that he had heard that a ring had
| bought up all the whisky In the country,
| with the expectation OF making fortunes
| by an increase of tax. The amendment
/ was re jected by twelve to thtrty-One
/ On moIion of Patterson. the free importa-
1 tIon of household furniture for individual
use was allowed. On motion OF Fenton
| the duty on oats was reG uced to hVe cents
| Ver busbel. Hamilton. of Maryland, for
/ Bayaio, offered a new section imposing
tax per cent. on bonds. Yeas, IL; nays, %
No quorum voting, the Senate auj urned
HoUsE-A bill was introduced to change
the time of holding the United states CIR
cult and District Courts In the NoTthern
District of Ohio. The House resumed The
| consideration of the Senate amendments
10 tie Indian Appropriation bill. The re-
port of the Committee recommending tht
concurrence in some aud the nonconcur
renee in offers was agref to as q whole
except Whs e special votes were called fol
Most of the recommendations of the com
mittee were concurred in. The House
proceeded to the consideration of the re
ports of the Committee on Commerce
A bill " as reported making Jersey City s
make Omaha port OF delivery. A subStt
ate for he Senate bill TO improve water
r1ver and the lake via the Wisconsin
and Fox Rivers was bheu passed
VILE, Indiana, and Southern Illinois Rail-
road Company, the right to build a br1dg'
across the Big Wabash River. Also, bill
10 amend the act authorizing the con
struction of bridge across the Missouri
River, on the Mil1tal y reservation at For
Leavenworth. Kansas. Finklenburg offer
draws, If it De draw bridge, 10 be not les
than 200 feet clear on each side of the cen
traI pivot; the amendment was agreed tS
| and The bilI Passed. A bill to amend al
act of July Is, 1868, to further prevent
smuggling, relating to ship store
purchased at Canadian ports; pass
ed. FinklenbuTg reported bill cI eat
log a port of entry st Dalnth- Minnesota
After the expiration of the morning hou
the Conference Committee on the bill de
dninR the duties of Pension Agents mad
a report. The Kentucky contested election
case was reported from the Committee ol
Elections, setting forth that the sittin
member was disqualified under the Four
teenIh Amendment, with an order L
notify the Governor of q vacancy. III
case will be called up next friday. tn
senate bill for the relief of pre- emptiol
settlers in Nebraska was taken from tn
table and passed. Tho HOuse at 2:i5 pro
ceeded to consideration OF the ReIundin
bill Several verbal amendments Wer
offered, most of which were rejected
many of them being exceedin <Iy pueril'
without coming to any definite actto
the House adjourned.