The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-06-23

SENATE Sumner from the Committee
on Foreign Relations. reported favorably
ton between the United States and the
Bermuda Islands: also on the bill to au-
thorize direct communication by submar-
Inc cable from the United states TO Bel9i-
um. Williams reported, with an amend
ment, the pill relative to the unlawful cer-
banks Nye called mp the bill amending
the act granting lands to aid In the con-
structtou of railroad and telegraph lines in
Missouri and Arkansas to the Pacific Coast
by the southern routes The bill Is known
as the Atlantic g. Pacific Railroad bill. and
extends the time ior the construction %, OF
right of way through the Indian Territory.
The b n was discussed ard laid aside,
ternal taxes SC. The amendments OF the
Senate Com mtttee on Finance was read,
and the proposition OF the Committee To
strike out the first thirty-four sections,
imposing a special tax was agreed to,
sherman explained that the House had
special taxes, while the Senate Committee
proposes o repeal all OF them, except on
spirits. tobacco, and beer. The next three
sections of the bill was inserted by the
Committee, in lieu Of that part stricken
out, were read, and sherman offered a new
section, which as amended by Sawyer,
was adopted, extending the time within
which stamT may be afnxed to instru-
ments OF writing requiring stamps, and
executed in the late rebellious ates, uu-
til June lst, 1872, and making the penalty
double the amount OF tax, aud in no case
less than g5. The income tax sections
session. the Texas Pacific Railroad bill
came mp as the special order OF business
Dscatur. Aberdeen e vicksburz RaiIroad
was rejected, after which the Senate adj
Journed.
HoUsE-The bill authorizing the con.
structia - bridge across tn Q Missouri at
Omsum and Council Bluffs passed with an
amendment recurring the construction OF
spans 700 feet In width. Wilson of MIN
"a Cnnnunftt0 pnhIfC
Lands reported bill authorizing the 5;S I'm
| or the 8 ate of Minnesota for lands for the
/ support of the State University: passed, S3
| TO 20. Scheuck, from the Committe on
Ways and Means, reported a bill to reor-
ganize the Department of Internal Reve-
/ nue. and to regulate the collection of taxes,
! and moved IL be printed and made spe-
| ciaI order for Wed nesday. The next bill
changes the Revenue Bureau of into a
! Department, with a Commissioner at the
| head at So 900 per annum also to the Assist
ant Commissioner, a salary of $500; five
ninety hve male and fifty female clerks,
and twenty-five Supervisors at salaries OF
So 0o0. and Assistant Supervisors, not ex-
| ceeding twenty-five, at not over eight dol
| lars per day; the bill also provid for
/ revenue Gaugers, A SCISSORS and Collectors.
| Number of Assistant Assessors employed
! shall be permanently reduced by the dis
| charge of all officers assigned specially TO
| the assessment of any taxes which were
/ abolished by law; and the Commissions er
/ Is further required to reduce the number
| or Assistant Assessors in proportion TO
| any reduSt1on OF the service OF assess
| menfs. which have been made or may
he eater be made by the repeal of any
/ portion of the internal taxes. The bill re-
4 duces the number OF employees about
one third. and Tepudiates entirely the sys-
/ tenn of fnf0rmers. spies. notifies, &C.
| SchencG's motion was agreed to. The bill
Railroad Company s67S, ,362 Interest due the
| states of Massachusetts and Maine, on
was discussed and passed - Iol 10 81.
| Several bills were introduced and reports
| submitted, including one from the select
| committee on the resolution to expel w.
| Scott Smith. correspondent OF the New
| York EUeHfHg f'O {, from the reporters gal-
| lery which was ordered printed and laid
! on the table. The House proceeded to
business on the Speakers table. During a
discussion between Jenckes and Butler
| against and Ward, Laflin, Hoar and KEEL
logg IN favor of the Presidents veto OF the
| bill renewing the patent OF Rollln White.
for Improvement In pistols, an exciting
| episode took place, arising out OF a point
of order made by Farnsworth, that Butler
was paid as counsel of Roslin White, the
| beneficiary under the bill. he declared II
was In the evidence that the member from
| MASSACHUSETTS had accepted fee OF 5000
Butler asserted there was no such evil
| A lon. colloouy ensued: Butler acknoWl.
edged that he had taken a fee to argue the
case in the supreme Court Farnsworth b
said that was a misdemeanor, punishable
by Indictment. Butler tried some OF his
sharp retorts, W which We're handsomely par
read, after Butler had pronounced the
| statement OF Farnsworth, as malicious
false and infamous, and the statement al.
/ IufIed u by Farusworth was read which
showed that Butler had argued the case
before the Supreme Court, In January 1863
for which he had received a fee of $1,000
After the parties grew weary OF the pas
at arms the vote on the passage OF the bill
resulted ayes u, nays l6S. ThT Senate
amendment to the House bill TO incorp0
Taie-the National junction Railway Com
pany was eoncurred in. After some fur
ther unimportant bu-iness the House ad
/ fOurued.