Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1870-06-02
CONGRESSIONAL.

SENATE, tuesday, May 2i.Mr. Har-
Ian spoke "a length ia .ayor Of the sale
.of Usage Indian lands. The Committee
of Conference on the 18th Amendment
bill reported. The bill as passed by the
Senate was accepted by the committee
with only a few verbal amendments;
and the section allowing the President
10 use the military to enforce the pro-
visions of the bill was amended so that
this can tniy be done at the request of
the Judiciary. The twenty-iirst section
was also slightly amended. The report
WIS discussed, and then Went over one
day. The Senate proceeded with the
Legislative appropriation bill, the ques-
ton being upon Jhe motion Ot Mr.. Chan
tler to insert il the bill the entire river
and harder appropriations, as an amend
ment 10 the motion Of y r. Sherman, to
appropriate $459, ,0C0 for the completion
of he Louisville Canal, After discussion
both auier dulents weie Withdrawn.
Adjourned.
IOUsE.-A bill was introduced 10
reduce taxation. The bill! to revive
American commerce was discussed, and
then wciii ever. The Diplomatic APP
preparation ill was taken up n COM
Dlittee. Mr.. Voorhee- nDyed to strike
cut the Consulate II SaI IagO de Cuha.
This gave rios IL 4 general discussion OF
the Cuban question. Messrs. Voorhees,
and Logan denounced the course ofthe
Government il: not recognizing the i'll
isuUgen!s. The former read statement
OF Consul Phillips. Mr.. Garfield ridi-
euied Tie statement Of Phillips, and
represented sim as undesrving OF credit
barring dospoiled his predecessor in
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there, aud eVaded giving his widow aud
of his death, or making a restoration OF
the money ana effects lie had taken
possession Of. After some further talk
the amendment was rejected. The bill
was then reported to the House and
passed. The Postofice Appropriations
bill was taken up in committee, and
disguised till adjournment.
SENATE, Thursday, May 26.-The
House reso!u ION giving New Jersey
authority to accept the Stevens battery
was passed. The judiciary Committee
were discharged from the consideration
of :. memorial from Rhode Island set
ting forth that naturalized citizens were
Disseminated against under the State
Constitution. The Appropriation bill
was proceeded with in committee and
several amendments adopted. The bill
was reported to the Senate, part of the
amendments agreed to in committee
adopted, and then the Senate adjourn
ed.
HoUsE.-Afr. Garfield reported a reso-
luton excluding from the Globe speech
of Mr.. Mungen's on the Cuban ques-
tinn hecauseit it contained persona. mat
ters. AS Mr.. Mrngen ives not present,
fi,a'r alirfi riI
drawn The River and Harbor Ap-
preparation bin was reported and re-
terred' 1t apprc PIRATES So, $4,000. The
Northern Paeifie Railroad bill was
passe.. by avote of l07 to 81. The amend
ineGts were all rejected. The report of
the Conference Committe on the amend
ment bill was discussed, but went over
for one day after some ffIibustefing. The
bill to r6Vive the corninerciai' aid navi-
cation interests was discussed. and a
resolution to table it rejected 81 20 1C5
Without further action the, House ad-
-journed.
SENATE, Friday, 5Iay ga bill was
reported to supply deficiencies ih the
mileage of members of the House, with
amendments appIopriating 81, 200. GOO TO
pay for collecting customs and $20,000
for special counsel employed by the
Treasury Department. The AppTOpIia-
ton bill was resruned, and the amend
ment equaliziug the pay Of male and
female clerks adopted. The amend
ment providing for an extension ofthe
Capital Grounds gave rise to a lengthy
discussion, bat passed by vote of AZ TO
To-. The debate was generally confined
to the question OF removing the Capitol.
Messrs. Harlan aud Yates favored re-
novai, and bIessrs. NORTH tGf Yer
mont). Howard, Morton, Carpenter and
Casserly discountenanced the project.
An amendment was adopted appropriate
ing Sl00, 900 forexpediti0ns TO the North
Pole. -e... .ftl aIt .r. !
House. The Election Committee
reported i'll favor of AS. Wallace in
his contest with Simpson, from South
Carolina, and he was sworn in. A bill
was passed annulling some of the laws
of the Idaho Legislature, among them |
one taxing Chinese. The report of the |
Conference Committee OH the 18th |
Amendment Enforcement bill was
passed 10y a vote of 1872 to So, a strict
party vote. The bill to reduce the
internal taxes was reported, and the
first section of thirty pages was read
when the House adjourned.
SENATE, Saturday May 2S.--Mr. Chan
dler spoke at length against the bill to
subsiaize Steamship lines. He claimed |
tiiit thissbiH w0Gili not revive the ship
ping Interests Of the United States. He !
favored drawback on material, but |
thonght the only way to accomplish the |
desired result was to absorb the West
India Islands, Canada, &c.
EoUSE.-A bill was passed granting q |
pension Of 50 per month TO tie surviv-
ing soldiers amt sailors OF the War of |
1872, including the surviving widows
aEd orphans OF officers and ulen married
before or during the War of 1872.
The bili 10 reduce internal taxes was
taken up. The TAX on sales and con-
tracts for the sale Of stocks, bonds, gold
and silver, was reduced froIn two cents
for every $lUO to one cent, the present
rate \ provision was also Inserted
taxing contracts for the delivery of gold
coin through the Clearing House or
other institutions, 1-20th ofOne per cent
fhe tax was doubled on ali
gambling operations in gold and stocks
Foreign brokers, whose annual sales do
lot exceed $l00 600, shall pay each a
special tax ofSI 900; claim agents shall
pay $40; wholesale liquor dealers shall
Zach pay 500, and $40 additional for
every 81 ,01J on all sales in excess OF
S25, 900; any retail dealer who sells only
vine pr malt liquors shall be required ;
% pay only halt the above TAX Gamb-
ing tab!es INST pay a tax of 5000.
The proviso eXenpting savings banks c
rom tax was made a general exemp-
ion. Adjourned till Tuesday.
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The Iron Trade Circular" says: I'm
for our local trade is likely
. he stimulated shortly by the reduc-
ions effected IN the American tariff,
10Th on MERCHANT and pig IrOn. In 2
london the effect of the American tariff EsS