The New York herald., 1870-03-01
the Treasury to collect wrecked aud abandoned


by Mr. SrARKwgArnER, rep OF Conn.-To revive
the shipbnildlng and commercial interest
empton CT farmers from thelspccial tax ~ produce
brokers.
BY Mr. PLATr, trcp.J of Pain relation TO the In.
BY Mr. BUTLER. (rep.) OF Tenn.-To amend the
revenue laws so as TO relieve the people Of the isur
recu0nary States
By Mr.. KERR, ldem.l OF Ind.--To prevent and pun
lsh Frauds IN the making and auditing OF certain
claims n,a against the government: - -,
bv Mr l.oUdHRIDGE, ,rep.l OF Iowa-TO allow al
Court in certain cases.
70 reduce the expenses OF the survey and safes ol
pubic lands; Also to provide Tor Increased nah
steamship service between California and China.
RESOLUTIONS.
The resolution offered last Monday by Mr..
McCRARY Fep) OF Iowa, declaring that section four
OF the act oil March 81 lS8S exempting certain manu-
iactnres from internal taxes was not intended TO
embrace within It's PROVISIONS, or to treat AZ manu-.
iac.ureIS nu PORK packers lard renders or others
known as IN the provision trade, and refunding the
tax already collected, came up next IN order the
question being on striking ont the rounding clause.
The clause was struck out. and the resolution as
amen ded was, on motion OF Mr.. Schenk, referred TO
the Committee on Ways and Means
Mr.. POMERoY. (rep) OF Iowa, offered resolution
caliing on the secretary OF the Treasury for IN
formation as to the national banks organized since
January 1862 the amount " their circulation, &c.
Adopted.
Mr.. PALMER, (rep) OF Iowa, offered preamble ana
resolution instructing the Committee on Banking
ana Currency 10 report u general law authorizing
the establishment Of national banks, unrestricted IN
on such an issue OF United States bonds as shall n-
duce the lowest possible reduction OF the rate oi In
teres
The House refused to second the previous question
and the resolution went over till next Monday.
Mr. JOHNSON (deul.) OF Cal sent up resoluNon
granting tie use OF the Hall to Paul Bagey for lec
ture on the Chinese; but the Speaker decided that
under Inc rules The resolution could not De enter
tanned.
Mr. SpINK, (rep.) OF Dakotah, offered resolution
In favor Of snch tarir for revenue on foreign I'M
ports AZ Will incidentally protect domestic manuiac-
lures and without lmpairng The revenue impose the
least burdens upon and best promote and encourage
the great Industrial interests ol the country.
MI KELSEY, trep.) or N. y. objected to the reso-
, luton as mere Duncombe, OF which the House had
The House. however, seconded the previous qucs.
tion by 10 To "A.
mr.. Woop, tdem) Of n. y, moved to lay the reso
me resolution was then adopLed-ieas lo3
nays 81.
As the vote was being taken the fact became
known. ana caused much amusement on the repub.
lican side Of the house, that winnie the democrats
generally voting against the resolution it mad
been copied reybatim Irom the national democratic
platform, adopted in New YORK In July, 1858.
The following Is the vote IN detali:-
sas., Tenn, sarae.s, Cake cs..n. cIafsh.
lev Dyer rsr Fisher sfi srisld V Gsa sm hsrr. Has. &
& @ aSs Hs 81 % s n a. Ess
ks L as:
81 M e. G Me- m Mssrs Of Pses
iad hsas Palmer. fIsses fss:r:, fs' rhsR. r.i.,
81 oso smith saSa Sss
s%s q v Sc
Tnsn T~sSs Tpson Van msn W.sarns WIS.,
%sm. % 4 oSis sas s.sn
Of ,Gn ArHssr sSEs Ba B1Sensr sSy
nsan % Fox. Faisasas % aSspa, @ % assoS & aaisb Ham HAM
ss0 Of MOI s & Hay Mas e9
mick mic . NcNsey' aanssS Sbaes. orsh fosr Reading
stose, frmDs, Tyner, voorhees, Wnans and Wood-i
The following is the text Of the resolution
Resolved, Tha. the interests of country reque such
dental proseeoa 70 domestic nanaraetes, and as M
and best promote and encourage the great industrial Interests
eli the country.
RESIGNATION or MEMBERS.
The SPEAKER presented the resignation OF Mr.. Col.
laday, OF kentucky, and Mr.. Deweese, OF North
Carolina, who are understood TO have been impii-
Gated IN the matter OF dlsposinR Of Cadeiships.
The House then at quarter before TWO, vent into
Cdminlttee OF the Whole Mr. Mercur Ia the chair on
THE INDIAN APPROPRIATION nILL
The massacre OF the Piegan Indians by Colonel
BAKERS command was further discussed by Messcs.
| stevenson, Cavanagh OF Montana, Axteii, Hoar,
OF New Mexico, Voorhees,, Wood and oIller memDefs
| Messrs. Stevenson, Cayanagh aud Mccormick de
Tending tue act.
that General sheridan was responsible for the mas
| sacre. There was another officer standing between
nlm and the Indians, aud tiat was General
Dir. WooD-GeneraI Hancock had nothing TO do
with IT. as Is shown In the correspondence reaa mere
Mr.. UAyASAdH. tdem.) OF Northumberland Han.
COCK endorses the act.
Mr.. WooD-Where Is your evidence OF that :
General Hancock was only The medium of colnmuni-
cation from General Sheridan, and was III no vase
responsible for, nor did he endorse, the act.
Mr.. WiLKIss0s--Gencral Sheridan nrst sent tile
order TO seneral Sherman ana General sherman
endorsed II. Then General sheridan forwarded it
10 General Hancock, and General Hancock Tor.
warded II 10 Colonel Baker, In Montana. Inc prin
ciple OF the order was right. II we are 70 nave war
a IN IN
| the CITY OF Chicago thousand miles away IRON
| where the massacre toox place.
Mr.. BIRD, (dem.) OF N J.-WhO should be neld re-
sponsiDle for the massacrey
| Mr.. STEVENSON, rep.l OF Ohio--The man who
Mr. WILKlNsoN--If there was anything unmilitary
done II was done by the officer In the field General
sheridan is not responsible Tor It, and these acts
fectlng upon him are unjust.
Mr.. STEVENSON replied 10 some remarks or Mr.
AAte'i In criticism Of what he had SAID last Friday,
and sad that he only excused The gentleman for
that attack the ground OF ignorance. The truth
was, that the Quaker's broadDrim hatbeen assumed
by certain gentlemen IN the Ilou5 5e Tor no other pur
pose than to attack General Sheridan. He would not
give PM. neutrality-suspicious. cavalry Pnn.' -for
All the Wild Indians betW cen tue ailssissppl and the
Parinc; and II there were great many other Feo-
pie thrown IN with the Indians, he still would not
trade. (Lau2hter.)
ton as one OF "broaGDrinsn or narrow Drms BAT as
connected with civilization aud dccency.
The DISCUSSION showed 80 little sirns OF coming 10
close that Mr.. Sargent moved that the committee
rise 80 that he might move IN the House for an order
to close the debate
Debate beng closed The House again went into
committee, ana the clerk proceeded with the reading
OF the bl. After progressing through th,rLy-iour
pages OF the bill the committee rose.
PERSONAL EXPLASATIoN.
Mr. HALDEMAN, tdem.) OF Ind, said he would have
voted in the affirmative Mr.. 5pnks tariff resolu.
tion to-day II he had been IN the hail when hs
was called.
WITHDRAWAL or wHIsKEy FROM BOND.
Mr.. BECK, trcp.) OF KY, hu oduced Joint rcsoIu-
ton to extend the time Tor withdrawal OF distilled
spirits from distlery bonded warehouses To three
years from the date OF entry.
hr. HOOPER, Vep.l OF Mass offered substitute
imposing an additional tax or one cent per gallon
for every month after the first year.
Mr.. PRossER. lrep.) OF Tenn hoped that the gov
erniient would not exact twenty -four per cent
Lercst in that way, thus discriminating In favor
ioreIgu importers and disti!lers against home dis.
tilers.
Mr.. HOOPER remarked that foreign liquors and
merchandise Kept in bonded warehouses for dav
the year have TO pay ten per cent on the uuty
ana that the duty OF imported iuors ls TWO dollars
and half In gold.
Mr. BECK argued in favor OF his own proposition
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