Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1870-04-08
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Daily Kennebec Journal.
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Building and the State House,
FORTY-FIRST CONGRESS
WAsHrSGroN, April I

WAsHISGroN, April l.
SENATE. A joint resolution authorizing
the Northern Pacific Railroad to issue its
mortgage bonds came up, the question being
amendment of Wilson, fixing the price of ad-
ditOnal lands now granted to the company
at $50 per acre, and restricting their sales
TO actual settlers, to the effect Steward said
OF arbitrary price, ire pective of location OF
lands. was to limit town and depot sites to the
same figures, with lands at 20 miles from the
line OF the road. Spectators would thus he
enabled by presenting themselves as settlers,
TO locate IN advance upon those sites, which
would be unfair advantage. He said the rail
road had been subject to misrepres entation in
this particular, and that an attempt had been
made to create false public sentiment The
Senate Naval Committee agreed this morning
not TO act on any petitions TOR the restriction
OF any naval officers from the entered list to
active service, unless on recommendation of
Secretary of the Navy.
Without disposng the bill, the joint resolu-
ton declaratory OF meaning and intention OF
existing laws relative to income tax was taken
up. The resolution simply continued tor the
present year, tax on salaries and dividends.
and oniits all reference to income tax. 1t re-
fers only to tax Oh dividends, salaries, and
interest paid by corporations.
Mr.. Sumner said an income tax had been
referred to, and would say ought not to, be
reestablished. Was war not peace tax, and
having died a natural death, he hoped the
Chairman of Finance Committee would not
attempt to rc-ostablish it. He would have
that gentleman also bear in mind that taxes
of the country must be reduced. He thought
that the cry OF down with taxes, would have
good beginning in abrogation of tax which
was inequitable in its operations.
Mr.. Conkling said that when proposition
was made to re-cstablish income tax, he would
offer few observations, upon the tax, which
in the language of a British statesman, was
well calculated to produce-a nation of liars, y
it was tax equitaby in theory, but demoraliz-
ing in practice. He hoped the prevention of
the bill would be fnality to income tax.
Mr.. Sherman said, that when the question
came up, he would be prepared to show at
length. that income tax was the most just and
fair of any in the whole list of taxes, and
practically it was the only tax. After further
debate the resolution passed, and the North
ern Pacific Railroad bill was resumed, but
without action the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE. The bill passed extending to four
years time for the prosecution OF forgery, per
jury &c.
In matter of pension and bounty claims, au-
thorizing the Sccy of Treasury to appoint
special agents, referred to Committee on Re-
trcnchment.
The deficiency bill, arpropriating slo6, 375
to supply deficiencies for salaries of L. S.
ministers abroad for the fiscal year ending
June so. 1870, was passed.
Mr.. Dawes explained that the deficiency
arose from appropriating specific salaries and
no more, while from year to year there were
changes in foreign ministers, new ministers
being entitled to their pay for a month before
they leave the United States, and outgoing
ministers being entitled to their pay until their
return to the United States. During the last
year quite number of changes have taken
place, causing half of the deficiency. and the
other half had come over in the same way
from year to year.
House went into Committee of the Whole
on the Tariff BILL and the amendment by
Schenck in the clause relating to cigars, CT
garettes and cheroots was struck out, leaving
the present tax unchanged. The clause on
cotton manufactures having been reached,
Brooks moved that on all articles manufac-
tured of cotton the tariff of 81 be restored.
The motion gave rise to an extended general
debate, in which Dawes, Kelly and O'Niel
spoke in favor of high protective duties, and
Marshall and Brooks against them.
Mr.. Schenck explained that the pending
clause was intended to simplify the present
provision on cotton goods, and said that under
it with the same amount of importation as last
year, the annual revenue was 50, 4Sl ,467, or
S94,lS less than receipts last year.
After further discussion by Maynard, Cox
Tinkcl Abury and Kelly, the chairman ruled
that that sort of general debate was not in or
der. The amendment was rejected.
Mr. Rutlpr of Mass in r,1rly IN Schppck
said it was due the Chairman of the Commit
tee on Ways and Means, as well as to him
self, TO make remarks by way OF personal ex-
PLANTATION. In the commencement of this
Congress he had stated substantially that he
Intended to invest gate the conduct of the gen.
tieman of the Committee on Ways and Means.
At that time he had had many stories preached
to him which had forced themselves on his
mind; he had since investigated them and
found them in every instance to be of that
class of ISLANDERS which every public man sut
tercd in the same place where he made asso-
citation. He felt il due to that gentleman,
(Mr. Schenck) as well as himself, to make as
far as he could PREPARATION.
MIR. Schcnck said he accepted reparaton in
the same spirit in which he believed it was
offered; had felt perfectly confident when he
challenged investigation long ago, as to what
result of any investigation into any thing inn
pcachng his integrity would be, and was glad
that in the same place and by the same gen
tleman by whom limitations against him had
been thrown out there was no such retraction
made as would go to the world.
Buffers motion to strike out the clause was
rejected. and the section stands as reported.
In the next paragraph on cotton spool
thread, Schenck moved TO amend so as to
read, on spool thread of cotton cents per
dozen spools containing on each spool not
more than one hundred yards of thread, and
for every additional hundred yards, on each
spool six cents per dozen spools, and 80 per
cent. adyalorum in addition to the above
rates.
Mr. Brooks of New York moved to reduce
the rate to cents per dozen spools.
Mr. Brooks amendment was rejected, and
without disposing of other amendments the
Committee rose and House adjourned.
Arrival of the Remains of General