The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1870-03-18

desert waste, barren of interesting news
and only furnishes Us with unimportant
details and tace facts. These may be
summed up briefly, as follows: A col.
ored woman who did not nurse George
Washington died in Nashville the other
day aged ITO years. Tennessee citizens
of northern birth are opposed to Con-
gressional interference in settling the
internal broils of that State. "Altu-
ras" johnson has introduced bill into
the House of Representatives to provide
for draining that piece of swamp and
overfiowed land known as Sacramento
City; another providing for making
Territory of The District of Columbia;
and another, to abolish female clerk
ships in the Departments. The Tariff is
the subject of the following reported
action in the House:
Marshall offered resolution that the de-
pressed condition of business and various
industrial interests of the country demands of
Congress prompt action in relieving the peo-
pie of all burdens of taxation not absolutely
necessary to provide for the wants ofthe Gov
eminent, economically administered: that in
the existing tariff laws, Legislation
should be based on these principles.
First-No duty should be imposed on any
article above the lowest rate which will yield
the largest amount of revenue.
Seeond-That the maximum revenue duty |
,hnr1I ho ivnpoSod oy,1 uYpyioQ
Third-That the duty should be so imposed
Is to operate as equally As possible through
put the Union, discriminating neither fer or
against any class or section. Il
Holman, to test the sense of the House
moved to lay this on the table, and called for
he ayes and noes, announcing that he would
7ote against his own motion.
The resolution was not tabled-ayes 80,
noes lis.
Marshall then moved the previous question.
which the House refused to second, and the
on motion of Schenck, was re-
erred to the Committee of Ways and Means,
Without division.
A joint resolution has passed the
House to provide for the payment of one
ears salary of the late Edwin n. Stan
on, as Supreme Judge, to his widow.
Sen Butler is the author of q resolution
Vhich passed, exempting interest on
mortgages on homesteads from income
eturns. In the Senate, Sumner intro
uced a bill to strengthen the legal re
erves of National Banks and to provide
Or the resumption of specie payments.
t requires that every National Bank
hall reinforce its legal reserve by the
of ccin at the rate of one
er cent. per month, upon the whole +,
of its outstanding circulation
uch substitution to continue until the
hole amount of legal reserves shall be-
ONE coin.
The second section directs the Secre-
ary Of the Treasury, upon the passage
the Act, to give public notices ofthe
of Government to resume pay
tent in specie upon all its liabilities at
day not later than January next. The
ecretary is also required to retain in
,e treasury the coin received from
astoms and other sources, in excess of R
10 requirements Of tho public debt, aad .
purchase such further supply Of coin
} may be necessary in the execution of n
70 provisions Of this Act, under the
ct authorizing the purchase of coin
ID for other purposes, approved March,
|68.
This 10 all the eastern news that Ne.
aid End in our yesterday oornings
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