Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-06-02
F0RTY-FIRST CONGRESS.
This Afternoons Proceedings
THURSDAY, June 2.

Mr. Irnmbull, from judiciary committee. re-
SeI.ee OH providing that a term Of the United
osSoes Sircuit Court shall be held at Wythe-
vile: va, and fixing the term Of the district
Mr.. Hamlin introduced bin 70 prescriAe tsa
qnalty ana price OF illuminating gas in TIE cItv
of Nasalhgton, and TO provide for an Inspection
OF meters. Referred TO Committee on the Dis-
tTict OF Columbia.
Mr.. Harris offered resolution instructlns the
Oommttee on Commerce 10 inquire into the
Dest means and the cost OF rebuilding hy the
government the levees on the lower MissisSippi
which were destroyed during the war, ana 70
report by bill or otherwise -
Mr.. IA. made some remarks on his resolatio,
Nnlch were entirely inaudible; after which tie
resolution was adopted.
Mr Sawyer asked to take up the bill to pro-
lde Ior the sale Of certain lands and lots on the
Sea Islands Of Beaufort county, South Care
Una, ana Tor other purposes. MIR. ). said he AL
oeen trying for three months TO have this bin
acted upon. IL would secure in their homes
o,OvO people OF South Carolina, who, by the in
neuon OF congress, were being exposed daily 70
The bin TO abolish the franki,g nr;x,,a,,
came up AT O'Clock as the special order when
Mr.. Pomeroy moved TO place il at the foot OF
sne calenderi which was not agreed to-yeas
The bin to abolish the franking privilege was
then proceeded with, the question being on fine
amendment of Mr.. Drake % continue existing
PROVISIONS of law, authorizing the free exchaDgs
of newspapers and the free ciTcui6tion OF weekly
newspapers TO subscribers in the county where
printed.
Mr.. Drake advocated his amendment as ha,,,
In the interest of the smaller country papers.
which he thought more honest and deserving
than the city daiIes.
Mr.. Harlan thought this bill had better ne
passed over, as there was no Immediate ne
cessity for lts passage, and take up the Indian
appropriation bill, which ought to be passed at
ono once, as the time had long since gone by when
the Commissioner should have made his pur-
cbases, and he could not do it until he knew
how much money he was TO have.
m fnEs
on this matter, but would not be prepared until
next week. He thought that before this Gus
tom was done away with there should be some
new system to take its place.
Mr.. Ramsey said he could see no necessi,v ,,r
passing over this matter any longer. The hin
had passed the House on the 9th OF January.
and bad been pending in this body ever since
Iwo-hundred and fifty members Of the House
had surrendered their privilege without hesfta
on, and Why should IS here higgle so much
said the bill was in danger of being killed In fine
Senate by having too many friends
Mr. Howe said there, was no danger about its
The votes which had been taken showed thar h
had not many friends.
On motion OF Mr.. Pomeroy, the bill was then
passed over, BY yeas 80, nays 26.
On motion OF Mr.. Stewart, the Committee on
Fore'gn Relations were Instructed 10 inouiTe
into the propriety OF raising the rank OF the Dip
Japan from Minister Resident to Envoy Ezra
ordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary.
HoUSE.-Mr. Hooper CMass.) from the Com
mittee on Ways and Means, asked leave to have
considered bill providing for the creation of
an Office of Assistant Treasurer OF the United
states at Baltimore, but objection was made by
Mr.. Farnsworth. -
the consideration OF the Internal Revenue tax
bill, was laid aside for one hour and the Hons
ttoceeded 20 the consideration Of reports from
the Committee on Elections.
MI. Pane (Wis) reported the memorial Of
Joseph Howell, contestant tor the seal from tha
Ist tennessee district in the FOrtieth Congress
AID asked that it might he referred to the Com-
mlttee on Gains. So ordered.
MI PANE also reported q bill to pay contest
ants IN the present Congress for time spent and
eNpe nses incurred in contestirg seats as follows
Caleb . Hunt, La, $1,000; j. Ii. Sypher, Ia.
Si,OtO; Louis st. Martin, La, - lsaO. Frant
MOI MORE e., La, 5000; Michael Ryan, La, $500
Inc bill was passed-yeas a, nays 81
Mr.. Paine. from same committee renortAd h,
bill to regulate compensation i'm cases of con
tested elections The bill provides that hereaf
ter no money shall be paid to any one who shall
contest Tor a seat in Congress on unreasonable
grounds; but any one who has reasOuahIe
grounds for contest shall be allowed the expen-
ses actually incurred in the contest
In the course OF the debate upon the resolu
tion, Mr.. Dawes stated that I'm the last twelve
years the sum OF two hundred thousand dollars
mas been paid out OF the contingent fund 10 con-
testants who were declared TO be not entitled -
seats in this House. In the same period of time
there have been over ninety contested-election
before thisthere were altogether ONLY sixty-ihree
contested cases. It was true this was owino
somewhat TO the troublous times but much or
II was also owing 20 the facility with which men
got money out OF the contingent fund. o"
Pending consideration the morning hour ex
PRED, and the bill went over.
The House then resumed consideration of the
internal tax bill, the section under consideration
being that relating to the income tax.
MT McCrary lIoxa) spoke in favor of retain-
ing the tax. He conceded that the country de- |
Of %0x ffr~. a.
might be reduced elsewhere rather than anon !
TINS item, which was a tax upon accumulated |
Mr.. O'Nein (Pa.) advocated an abso,uta "a
peal Of the tax. 1t was not necessary TO the |
support OF the government, aud there was.
thsTei9re, no necessity for retaining 1t.
MI. Wilson (Minn.) opposed the repeal.
Mr. Townsend Pay said the clarnor against /
the income tax was all of local and manufac- |
tured character. lido hS. come from the body |
oi tne people, but from the large capitalists OF
opposed TO the repeal.
MT. Hill IN. j. advocated the repeal. and |
re esa ssaten,ent which showed that there Was
The repeal, because theic Constituents paid veSv
little OF the tax when compared with the wea1 \
thy districts In the East. This statement showed
that New Jersey actually paid more taxf from
States. e''a' "0S'eih
Mr.. Kellogg (Conn.) favored repeal.
Mr.. Niblack lInd.l wanted 20 repeal the in
come tax, and TO get the same smount Of |
ponds. = =
Mr.. Hale Mel advocated making the ex-
mp ltion at $1,000, with the rate OF i've ner
,ept. as now: This he thought would DO fair
md Just TO all. ~ ~
Mr.. Ward (N. ~ doubted whether the bodv
" the people wanted the repeal of the tax. IL |
epeal was advocated by special interests, and
therefore, he was opposed to it,
MI Myers (Pa-) was first for total repeal and
alling to get that, he was for a reduction OF the
yer centage. This was not only his personal |
new, but In advocating IL he reflected the sem |
lments OF his constituents.
Mr. Finkelnburg MOI proposed an amend
ne Mt 10 limit the amount Of house rent exemnt
rom tax to the sum Of $3.50. He adyocafeds a |
nodihcation Of the income tax, but protestad
gainst its total repeal.
Mr. Wood N. W said at the lowest calc,Ia- |
Ion under our present system we would coilect |
ne hundred and twenty millions of taxes
q excess of what would be reouirad &C.
ne support OF the government We could tale
go % on the tariff and so 600 OF xeneraI tsrAs
no yet have surplus. He was, therefore. m
avor OF tne repeal or the law.
MI: Allison (Iowa) opposed repeal, and arpued
evied. ~~ SA@e Souio De
Mr.. Sargent (Cal) said this bill afforded
fopsbly the only opportunity this Congress
,ouid nave OF reducing the burdens of the peo- /
ie py reducing taxation. He advocated the ,
ePeal onthe ground that the law was not and ,
onid not be enforced fairly. Did anybody |
eneve mere we're but ,46i persons in the Uni
ra ra S,ates whose incomes were over 5000 :