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XLIst O0NGRES,---Seoond Ess sion.

XLIst CONGRESS ,---Seoond Session.
SENATE
WASHINGTON, July 13-The annual post
route bill was amended and D ssed
Mr.. sherman, from the conference commit
| tee on the tax and tariff bills, submitted Ie-
| port which was adopted He stated that the
more important of the Senate amendments
were agreed to by the House. Relative to the
tariff on sugar the committee reported clas-
sliication, which was in substance the Senate
with slight reduction on melado sugar and
an increase of one quarter per cent on one of
the higher g a les of sugar, and the duties
BOOKS and bessemer steel remained as passed
by the Senate The following are the rates on
sugar:-On all molasses, 5 cents per gallon;
concentrated moasses, IL cents per gallon;
on all raw or muscovadO sugars not below No.
z Dutch standard in color, 1 3 4 cents per
pound; on all above No. and not above No
TO- cents per pound; above No. 10 and below
NO. IL, Il cents per pound; on all sugars
above No. Is and not ADORE No. 20, Dutch
standard IL color, 3 Is cents per pound; on all
sugars above No. 20, cents per pound. All
assistant assessors now engaged in assessing
taxes, who are stricken out by the bill, are to
be Immediately discharged and supervisors OF
districts are to be consolidated. The gross re-
ceipts and tonnage axes are both repealed.
Mr. Sherman also submitted the report of
the conference committee on the funding bill,
which was adopted The committee provided
Tor three classes of bonds, as follows: Two
hundred millions at per cent; 800, 900, 900 at
IL per cent, and 100,000,000 at per cent
The expenses of the negotiations have been
fixed as IL per cent, and uader the control of
tho Secretary of the Treasury. The seventh
section, relating to national banks, has been
stricken out, leaving merely voluntary fund
ing bill. The power of national banks had
been shown in the House, but he (Sherman)
would be prepared at all times to require ma
tional banks to take the bonds proposed by the
bill. The reduction of taxes effected by the
tax bill would amount to $40, 100000.
Mr.. Sumner offered resolution instructing
the Military Committee to inquire into the
treatment of j. w. Smith, colored cadet, at
West Point, with the power to sit during the
recess, which went over until to- morrow.
Mr.. Wilson introduced bill giving bounty
to soldiers honorably discharged that entered
the service between May 9TH and July % 1861,
and to the widows, children, father and mother
of soldiers who died in. the service, enlisted for
one year. He thought it would cost about
$40, O00,0 600.
A bill was passed for the relief of the Ken
lucky University, making an appropriation to
pay for the destruction OF buildings during the
war.
The bill to grant pension TO Mrs. Lincoln
was briefly considered, and an amendment to
give her $4,000 in lieu Of pension was re.
jected.
AT 2 o'clock the Senate went into an execu-
tive session, which continued until o'clock
Z. M. when the deficiency appropriation bill
was taken up and various amendments agreed
to.
During the evening the bill was passed ex-
empting pork packers, lard vendors aud per-
sons engaged in smoking hams from tax as
manufacturers, and after short executive ses-
sion the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE.
The House took up the motion made yester-
day by Mr. Butler, of Massachusetts,, to sus
hn pln1n r,1 al N1,,A.A
ing the House visitors to West Point to aves-
ored cadet.
Mr.. Farnsworth, of Illinois, objected to that
provision of the resolution relating to the
stenosrapher and Clerk.
Mr.. Butler withdrew the provision and the
resolution was adopted.
Mr.. Slocum, of New York, moved to sus-
pend the rules in order to take from the Speak
er's table the Senate amendments to the House
bill to fix the time for the election OF Congress-
men. He announced his intention to move
non-concurrence in the amendments and to
ask for committee of conference. The mo-
ton was rejected.
oas appropriation bill was non-concurle ed in in
gross and referred to a conference committee.
conference committee WAS ordered on the
army appropriation bill.
MIR. Schenck, from the conference committee
on the tax and tariff bill made report which,
having been read, he proceeded to explain. He
calculated that the bill would reduce the inter
nal taxes $50O00,C00 and the customs receipts
SIS, GOO, 600, and he would not hesitate to say
that the reduction to be effected by the bill,
compared with the receipts of last year, " Ould
be over S80OO0,O0O He regretted that the
| House had consented to strike out special
| taxes on brokers and bankers and their sales.
Hereafter all Wall street operators would be
free from any burden whatever, and source
| of revenue, from which 81 100000 had been
| and might be obtained without interfering
with any of the fair legitimate industry of the
| country, be swept away.
Mr.. Brooks, Of New York, repeated his as
sertion of the early part of the session that the
reduction of revenue should be at least $780,
100000 and severely criticised the bill. He
said it was an increase of duty on woods, skins,
fax, hacked or dressed, on pig iron 81 per ton,
on wrought and scrap iron 81 to So per ton on
sword blades, steel bars and Bessemer steel,
| the control OF which was in the h lnds of three
trustees who had a patent for twelve years.
The duty on wire was enormously increased,
mainly for the benefit of q large mandatory
in Worcester, Mass. There was at least bo-
nus of $4,000 to that Worcester mandatory
The duty had been increased On telegraph
wires, mill stone, building stone and marble.
There was large increase of duty on hair
little village in Rhode Island
Mr.. Banks remarked that Mr.. Brooks was
entirely mistaken in supposing that there was
increased duty on hair cloth, for he had just
received dispatch from the hair cloth manu-
| facturers in his own district. stating that the
proposed change would be disastrous to their
business, and asking him to resist in their
| names.
After further remarks by Messrs. Brooks
| and Cox against the bill the report was agreed
to, 143 to 40.
The Conference Committees report on the
funding bill was agreed to, 1877 to 80.
Messrs. Dawes, Beck and Sargent were an
| pointed as a Conference Committee on the
miscellaneous, and Messrs Dickey, Logan and
Archer on the army appropriation bill
A joint resolution suspending the use of
whiskey meters at dstilleries till further ac-
| ton by Congress, and the motions to suspend
the rules for the purpose of taking up the gen.
eral amnesty and Southern Pacific railroad
| bills having been rejected, Mr.. Arnell of Ten ,
from the Committee on Education and Labor,
| made report on the charges against General
| Howard and asked that the majority and
minority resolutions be read and ordered to be
printed, stating that he would call them up for
| action at one O'clock tomorrow. The Speaker
intimated that it would be nigh impossible to
| have discussion on the matter tomorrow and
| action could be taken on the resolution now as
well as then. After some objection, in the
midst OF much disorder, the majority and
| minority resolutions were read.
The majority declare that the House acquts
| Mr.. Howard of the groundless and causeess
| charges lately preferred against him, and de-
| clares and records its judgment that in sue
| ceSS1uilY organizing ana Administering Win
fidelity, integrity and ability the Freedmen's
Bureau he is deserving of the gratitude OF the
American people. The report was signed by
Messrs. Arnell, Beatty, Hoar, Townsend, Ham
ilt0n, Burdett, Tyner and Pierce.
The resolutions by the minority, McNeely
and Rogers, direct that copy of the testimy
be referred to the Secretary of War, with d.
rections to order a court martial for trial for
Gen. Howard, and recommend the passage of a
Joint resolution directing the Secretary to take
the necessary measures to secure the interests
OF the government in the Howard University
and University buildings, grounds and lands
held by the corporations, which were paid for
with public funds, and directing the Secretary
OF the Treasury to take the necessary measures
to recover any moneys drawn by Gen. Howard
from the United States Treasury as Commits
sloner OF theFreedmen's Bureau and disbursed
IN aid of churches, religious associations, and
educational institutions, not in pursuance Of
the law. Both the reports and evidence COW
ering nearly 1000 pages, were ordered to be
printed. The question being on assigning to-
morrow for consideration of the matter much
opposition was made and without disposing OF
the question the House adjourned.
domestic N ews.
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