Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-01-20
TELEGRAPHIC,
WASH INGTON,
CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE.

The President submitted the report
adopted by the late Louisville Convention
IN favor of the Southern Pacific Railroad.
Several petitions for the abolition of the
ranking privilege were presented, creating
considerable discussion, in which
Mr.. Drake, Conkhng Ramsey and
Howe, favored the object of petitions but
they expressed the belief that it was i'm
proper for the Postofice department to
undertake to bring about legislation by
circulating the grossest Misrepresentation
OF TACT IN the shape of circulars to Postmas-
ters looking to purpose of petitions. The
petitions were referred
MI. Patterson presented a memorial in
tended TO call the attention of Congress TO
violations of the revenue laws, whereby
large quantities of merchandise were snug
gled into the United States by a class of
swindlsrs and horse thieves who infested
portion of the territory wich includes the
city of Matamoras, known as Free Belt.
The loss of revenue TO the United States
by this unlawful traffic was estimated at
1900, 600 to $1,000, 900 annually. The
official correspondence had resulted in the
refusal by the Mexican Government to
abolish the fpee belt, and some remedy for
the evil was now imperative in view of
its importance He m owed the memorial
be tabled and printed, which was agreed to
The Virginia bill was then taken up.
The Senate voted on the amendment of
MIR. Edmunds, to require imposition of an
oath upon State officers that they are
eligi bic under the fourteenth amendment,
which was agreed to-yeas, A.; nays, 10.
Without further action the Senate ad-
journed
On motion of Mr.. Brooks, the General of
the Army was directed to inform the House
under what act of Congress, or by what
authority Gems. Ruger and Haynes, and
Maj. Goodfellow are acting as a commit
tee of elections in the Georgia Logisla-
ture.
Concurrent resolution for the adjourn
ment of Congress on the second Tudesday
in April, was rejected by "A to ..
Mr.. Schenck, from the Committee on
Ways and Means, reported a joint resolu-
ton for the continuance of The income tax.
which, after explanation by him, was |
passed. 1t reads as follows:
Resolved, etc, That whatever doubts i
have arisen, and conflicting decisions been
made in different departments Of the gov /
eminent, in regard to the construction of |
the laws relating to the tax on incomes, it
ishereby declared to be the true interestand
meaning of the acts relating to that sub
ject; that all persons. are liable TO payment
of their proper income tax accruing and to
accrue for, and during, and up 10 the end
of the year 1870, and that the
assessment and collection Of any
such tax in the year 1870, and remaining
unpaid on the first day Of January, 1871,
may under the existing provisions of the
law be made in the last mentioned year.
The House went into Committee on
Whole, Mr.. Myers in the chair. on the
pension bill which appropriates foT the
army. Invalid pensions, 50, 837, 900;
revolutionary pensions, So, $50, 562; navy
invalid pensions, Sl47, 463; navy pensions
of widows, 1891, LAS; total, $50, 900, 600.
Mr.. Kelsey, Of New York, explained the
cause of the increase over last year.
The bill was laid aside to be reported to
the Hoase, and the committee took up the |
West Point Academy bill, which appropri-
ates S3l5, 269
Without disposing Of the bill the com
mittee rose, and the pension bill was re-
ported
A resolution instructing the Committee
on Agriculture to report as to the estab-
hshment of a national school of agriculture
and the mechanical arts pertaining thereto,
was adopted.
Adjourned.