The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-06-29
XLIst CONGRESS.
SECOND SESSION.
HOUSE..
WASHINGTON, June Is

WASHINGTON, June %.
Mr.. BINGHAM from the Judiciary Com
mittcc, reported back Senate bill granting
priority in the United States Courts to
certain cases in which.a State is party.
Passed.
Mr.. GARFIELD, from the Committee on
Banking, reported Il bill constituting Sec
ton 55 Of the National currency act of
juno I'd, 1864, which provides penalties
for offences against it, TO apply to every
president, director, cashier, teller, clerk or
agent of National banks. Passed.
The House went into Committee of the
Whole on the Sundry Civil Service Ap-
preparation bill and as amended passed.
Mr.. FuKELENBURG, from the Commit
tCO on Commerce, reported bill to regu-
late the uppraisemCnt and inspection OF
imports in certain cases, allowing trans
portation of imported articles in bond, eX-
cept wine, distilled spirits and perishablc
or explosive articles, from New York,
Boston, Baltimore, Port Huron and New
Orleans to any scaports, or 10 Portland,
Buffalo, Chicago, Cincinnati, st. Louis,
Evansville and Milwaukee.
MIR. BRoOKs, Of New York, protested
against the bill as one that would entail
large frauds on the revenue.
The bill passed.
MIR. SCHENCK, Chairman of the Com
mttcc on Ways and Means, reported in
accordance with the resolution OF House
bill to reduce the duty on all kinds OF
salt so per cent, and moved its reference
10 the Committee Of the Whole on the
State of the Union. Carried.
Mr.. GARFIELD, from the Conference
Committee on the Currency bill, called
up the report submitted yesterday, which
was discussed, without further action,
until o'clock, when the House, exhaust
ed with the heat, the thermometer indl-
eating 90 degrees, adjourned.
SENATE.
The Senate proceeded with the Atlantic
and Pacific railroad bill, as the business
Of the morning hour. An amendment by
Mr.. HARLAN, that neither the original nor
the present land grants shall apply to
lands within the Indian Territory, and re-
curing full compensation to the owners
for the lands taken from the Indians for
the depots. &c., WAS advocated by MeSsrs.
HARLAN and DAVIS, rs in violation of the
good faith Of the government in the exist
ing Indian treaties, by which the Indian
titles had been created in the Indian Ter
ritOry. After remarks in the opposition
by Mr. HOWARD, the amendWept prevailed
The Tax bill was then proceeded with,
the question being on an amendment by
Mr.. YEATEs, which was modified to pro-
vide that no duties hereafter shall be
levied upon tea and coffee. After discus
sion the amendment was rejected.
The vote of the Senate refusing TO
strike out the House provisions reducing
the duties on sugar was on motion OF Mr.
CAMERON, rGcOnsidcrCd, and the House
classification was stricken out, leaving the
rates ut 3 cents per pound, according to
the present law.
The recommendations of tho Finance
Committee, striking out the House rates
on pimento, pepper, and spices OF different
kinds; on wines, champagne, brandy, cor
dials, and manufactures of cotton, were
agreed TO.
The effect is TO leave the duties US at
present. The paragraph relative 10 cor
sets and manufactured cloth was with
drawn by Mr.. SHERMAN. The new para
graph making the duty on cyelcts Of
every description 6 cents per thousand;
on ultramarine; 6 cents per pound, and
regulating the duties on Manila, Russian
and other hcmps manufactured at $25
per ton were adopted. Other amend
mcnts were adopted as follows: On cotton
bagging or other manufactures not other
wise provided for, suitable for the uses to
which cotton bagging sadaptcd, compos.
cd in whole or in part Of hemp, jutc, tlaX,
gunny bags, gunny cloth or other material,
valued at less than 10 cents per square
yard, 2 cents per pound; on cotton, us
above valued over 10 cents per square
yard, 3 cents per pound.
The following paragraph was debated;
On bituminOuS coal and sIalc, 50 cents for
Ton of % bushels, 80 pounds to the
bushel.
Mr. BOHEMIAN opposed the proposed re-
ductiOn MS destructive Of the COal interests
Of West Virginia and Pennsylvania.
Mcssrs. SCoTT and WILEY followed upon
the same side. Without vote IN the
paragraph, the Senate adjourned