Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-03-15

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The House refused to second the pre-
vious question-55 to Stand the resolu
, ton on motion of Mr.. Schenck was referred
to the Committee on Ways and Means
without division.
Shades OF stanton.
Mr. Dawes introduced joint resolution
directing, in consideration of the distin.
guished services of Edwin NJ Stanton, The
payment to his widow, for herself and chill
dren, of a sum equal to one years salary OF
an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court.
Mr.. Van Trump made point that as
the joint resolution made an appropriation
it must first be considered in Committee of
the Whole
| The Speaker-Does the gentleman OBJ
ject to its coming before the House?
Mr.. Van Trump do. ,
air. Dawes moved to suspend the rules,
SO as to have the joint resolution introduced
and passed.
Mr.. Mungen objected 10 the preamble,
which mentioned distinguished services
The rules were suspended and the joint
resolution psssed-Yeas 122, nays 80.
TAcc Meter-Kf0mestcads-
Mr.. Knott moved to suspend the rules
to allow him to offer resolution for the
appointment Of a Committee on Tice
Meter Rejected.
Mr.. Butler, of Massachusetts,, introduced
joint resolution allowing owners of
homesteads to deduct the interests paid on
mortgages thereon from their income re-
turns. Passed. i
Mr. Washburne, of Wisconsin, from the
Committee on Appropriations, reported
navy appropriation bill. Made the special
NV r,.f Co.
Mr.. Willard asked leave to offer a reso-
luton requiring the Census Marshals to
obtain the statistics relating to the suryiv-
ing officers, soldiers and sailors of the war
of 1872, and the widows of deceased sold
iers, which was objected to.
MIR. Stokes moved to suspend the rules
SO as to attach to the deficiency bill sec
ton providing for the next census. Re-
jected
Taxes and PERSONAL Rights.
Mr.. Mungen asked leave to offer reso- |
luton instructing the Committee on Ways |
and Means TO inquire into the reported vio-
iatlon of personal right on the part Of rev.
enue officers in New York and elsewhere. |
Objected to.
The House at 3 o'clock went into Com
mittee Of the Whole, Mr.. Schofeld in the
SNts4-s AAAO OOhOACAO1 OAA-
A General Debate.
Mr. Niblack spoke in defence of the De-
mocracy and the arraignmeut of the Re-
publican party, concluding from the dis
between Mr.. Dawes speech on
the subject of the League Island bill in the
House, and his New Hampshire speech,
that Massachusetts having two Cabinet Of
hceB minister TO England, and long list
Of subordinate officers, was under bonds to
keep peace with the Administration.
Mr.. Garfield laid at the threshold of the
Democratic party all the costs and burdens
Of the late war, and all the lives sacrificed
in its battles.
Mr. Schumaker-By laundering Briga-
iiers.
Mr.. Garfield, without noticing the inter-
ruptiOn, went on to criticize the receipts
lad expenditures of Johnsons and Grants
The latter, he said had
given new life to the credit and faith Of the
-he American people.
Mr.. Schenck also replied to Mr.. Eiblack
He said for the year ending June 20, 1869,
with all the advantage derived from the
payment of tax on spirits taken out Of |
pond, and the advantage derived from a
of the tax from two dollars to
fifty cents, there has been collected from
whisky $45, 026, 401 An estimate has been |
made to ascertain the amount collected for
he year ending Jan. 81, 1870 and it was ,
ound to be $50, 1871. 16. The amount re- ,
,eived from the balance for the year ending
Tune 50, 1869, wrs $23, 430, 707, and for
-ear ending Jan. 81, 1870, $50, 227, 600,
,eing an increase of nearly $1,OO0,O0O a
month. The whole revenue collected from
Internal Revenue for the year ending June
o. 1863, was 1853, 12i, I27, and for the
ear ending Jan. 81, 1870, S174, S39, 900,
howiDg an. increase Of SIG, 100000 under
he same laws.
In reply to another remark of Mr.. Nj /
lack as TO the craftsmanship of the COM '
nittee, Mr.. Schenck showed that the
Western States had nothing TO complain of |
n that respect, having the Craftsmanship of
he Committee Of Ways aud Means, Bank
ng and Currency, Public Lands, Postofi- ,
eS, Agricultural, Indian Affairs, Military
Affairs, Militia, District of Columbia, Judi
.iary, Territories, etc.
Mr.. Niblack attributed the increase of
evenue collections to the administration,
ess than to the labors of the Committee on
Ways and Means in amending the laws.
lGr. Voorhees,, in reply to Mr.. Garheld's
emarks throwing on the Democratic party
he responsibility of the war, reminded him
md the House that the great organ of the
Republican party, the New York Tribune, l
when the hour of collision was approaching, '
old the Southern States to goin peace, and
hat the same sentiment was expressed by ,
he Cincinnati Commercial, Indianapolis !
Journal and other leading Republican pa
lers, telling the people of the South there
would be no collision of arms. The course
If the Republican press was more than any
,ther press responsible for the war.
The discussion was continued by Messrs.
Niblack, Beck, Garfield and
Voorhees,, and the Committee proceeded to
consider the bill 10y clauses for amend
nents The Committee rose, and the |
House, after an Intellectual effort by Mr..
Dawes to have an evening session, at 4:f5
adjourned. II