Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-06-04
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS
fatttsFirst ConEFsss -secsad se..Isn.
FmDAr, June 8, 1870.

SENATE.
Mr.. Kellogg, from the Committee on Com
merce, reported a resolution providing ior tht
appointment Of a special committee OF I'VE e
consider the subject q rcciaiming The allnvlA
lands on The lower Mlsslssippi rom Overflow,
and TO provide uUfnplctc leyee ayetefni and
what action Unnecessary ny congress 10 secure
Bnlu objects, The committee 70 nave power 70
st during inc receHe anu 10 employ clcrk'
Adopted, ,NE.
Mr.; Hamlln, trom the Committee on the
district OF C0lnmula, reported, win amend
ment House Dill to arch llbor creek.
=, Mr. Morton presented memorial and resolu'
lions OF INC lsracntcs OF Indianapolis on the
subject OF INC recent massacre OF jews IN hou-
manic ana asking the prompt interpretation
OF INC PRESIDENT 70 stay the further oitusiOn OF
Innocent blood. referred 70 COMMITTEE on
foreign Helau0ns'
MT, summer ohcrod q resolution requesting
uno resident 70 communicate any lniorma.
uon ne may nave IN reference 70 the recent
aneged massacre OF Jews IN the PROVINCE OF
K9qmania.
MI; sumner, IN offering the resolution, said
VIII remark tnat inc news that we have
Is 80 absolutely horrible mat II u dliiicult TO
believes IL " incredible. Ono Is disposed TO
believe that there Is NJ least some gross oxag-
gerRtlon In the report. II u Important, how
ever, seems TO me, In The interest OF human
ny and IN that guardianship Of humanity
which belongs TO the great republic, that we
should possess ourselves at once Of all the In
formation attalnable on the subject.
Mr. sprague. The facts that viii be OBJ
taincd from contemplation q thls subject
VIII result In my opinion In this. The Jews
IN this principally had obtained possession Of
the whole Of the trade, q great portion Of the
lands aud about all OF the business connected
with the affairs OF that people. There was
then exhlbited on one side 2 population, poor,
without occupation or business, and on the
2.her side rich trading monopollzlng class.
bas SSn"ght nv neooIc ,hcso e yons u nv
1Sdi,, MIL, LII ooplc 'neso yens, W ,ho
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,iInL ~ So,,Id as,rod WI iii, W. nv
rs, The resolution was Then passed.
Mr.. Trumbull called attention TO the bill to
appOrtion representative In Congress among
tic several States n was imnortant Thai thls
bill should pass at an early day. Theiate large
addition OF the colorcd element 10 The voting
scrtation Of several Of the States, The cen
sus was now being taken. and IL was ncccs-
sary that all necessnr nv legislation be poriected
as soon as possible,
The Indian appropriation bill was then pro-
ceeted with, and various amendments agreed
to, reported from the Committee on Indian
Affairs, amounting In the aggregate TO about
I'll, 800 900.
Mr.. Williams introduced Joint resolution
authorizing the Secretary Of the Interior TO In
crease, In his discretion, the compensation Of
the assistant marshals for taking the census
but not 10 an amount exceeding 81 per cent.
At $3.50 y. m. tho Senate adjourned.
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TOM nnS 5So 00b for tbc nav M speelsl conn
al a. ,hs Goycrnmcpt
III ne pI' ~ s,,,.hod Tor .,D,, D,oro
a.A,i,. ioS''I,,'Sa III n,,ard a. ,hs ,,nnS',o
ppintion tnr cnlIectIpy customS, and AL "a thSt
tbs Mi might ,so oyeS
MI behfihn ehlHhe was wniing 90 take the
sense OF the House upon the SUBJECT ana
would ask the previous question.
Upon the passage OF the bni inc ayes ana
noes were ordered, and the bhl parscd-hyes
llo ross 20:
MI. winchester NO asAs,l leayo 70 oner
resolution IN relation 70 ue n'o reported
massacre OF jews IN houtnahia'
Mr.. schenck said there was very llllie evl.
denee o. INC run 0l ms IcP0L" ehcePa MIA ~.
was contained In inc telegraph. IL mignt DC
hoax. He, therefore hoped i would be re-
ierred 10 tne forelgn Ana,rS .on'nH''ce ior
inquiry; was 10 IeielTeu. -,.u., 49,.
Mr., Butler, OF Mass, a. privileged mo-
ton, wanted 20 report the bll lot inc auinls-
sion OF Georgia 10 representation IN Songress,
The Speaker ruled that that was no higher
privilege than the pending tax bhl and u
could not DC cohsldeTeu unless INC TAX piii was
postponed: ..-..- ,-.,.-
Mr.. Butter moved 70 lostponG, nv not "'o'o
The House then resumed consideration OF
Tue amendments 10 inc income TAX secuoh vi
INC taH 0lli' -,...., $500. A., ,.o...,,,,
The first amendment was thai onoIod ~
Mr.. Cox, OF New York, TO make the percent
agr instead oil D. ms was asreeu to-ye"s
ITO, nays 20. -,
The question then REQUIRED on Mr. Hawieys
amendment Us AlnenneI uy MT. uhe, 70
kethc exemption tS,VVVi which WaShg'
to.yeas l5o, nays %.
Mr.. Judd's amendment to relieve salaries
and profits from taxation, was agreed 70.
The question then required upon MT. Judds
amendment TO strike out the clause imposing
tax on the amount OF sales OF i've Stock,
sugar, wool, butter, cheese, pork peel, NUT
ton, or Other meats, nay ana gram iruiu,
Vegetables or othcr proIucuohsi ana, Aso; 70
strike out the words and all other gains,
pronts and Income drawn rom any source
lls
Mr.. Flnkelnburgs amendment limiting the
amount OF exemption Tor house rdnt al sou
was agreed TO.
The question was then taken upon Mr. rot
tors amendment 70 add the IonoMng pro
ylso 70 section 80; provided that inc tax I'M
posed by this section shall not continue or DC
collected after the expiration OF inc year loV'
kelected-ycas ~, nays lOo; ,,--
The amendlnents proposed " MI Mlnans,
Of Ohio, and Mr.. Mungen, OF ONO, were re-
jected; 49,. .
Mt. Woodward's amendment 20 strike out
all Of section 80, and 70 substitute clause
taxing the Interest OF United States bonds,
was rejected.
number OF other amendments to perfect
the sections were agreed TO.
An amendment was agreed 70 making iami-
lies OF Shakers, OF other religious communl-
ties holding their property In common, 10
consist OF five members to each family.
Mr.. Holman's amendment to tax the Inter
est on bonds OF the United States 10 per cent.
was rejectod-yeas ~, nays, l3S.
The amendment offered bV Mr., Amber, of