The New York herald., 1870-04-06

and discontinuing the Freedmens Bureau, was
taken up and passed-yeas fo4, nays 81.
R.PoRTs QT COMMITTEES.
Revision OF the Lava, reported . complete revision
Of tne statutes relating 70 patents and copyrights
MT. HOLMAN, tdetn.) OF Ind, from the same COM.
mittec, made several adverse reports on bills re-
Bounty and Pension laws, DC Sc Ms also reported The
bl TO amend the Bankruptcy act BY providing tnat
the jurisdiction conferred the Supreme Courts IN
larty lled IN such court by either OF the judges
thereof and shah have the same supervisory jurs-
Courts over proceedings in the District Courts.
Passed.
THE rHoxAs MEMORIAL SERVICES.
The arrangements made for tho memorial services
IN tho House this evening in honor OF Majer General
George IL. Thomas were read from the Clerks desk.
According to them admission to the hall II by
ticket
THE TARIFF BILL.
Of Wos o. " n. o
the Tarin BILL the question being ON the clause I'm:
posing duty OF three cents per pound on clarified
to amend by reducing It to two and half cents
Mt. ALLISON withdrew the amendment men 49,.
ana had read a letter r from Moses Taylor 4 c.,
sugar importers, Of New York, In favor Of uni
sorm rate Of % duty on al sugar Also letter 70 tho
AT the close OF the debate, which participated
IN BY Messrs. Wood scnenck,. Burchard, Judd,
amendment to reduce the duty on clarified sugar
from three to two and onehaf cents per pound, ana
Tas uas oS the 0 S 90
sugar two and onehalf cents per pound"
MT. ScnENoK moved substitute for the next par
ograpn, taxing refined sugar Iour cents per pound,
the changes proposed being merely verbal.
THIS substitute. and amendments thereto, offered
cussed at considerable length. Finally the substl-
tute was agreed to- II is as folows:-
On refined stone dried in loaf lump crushed
aS osa % ss s a.
vanced in quality above No. II Dutch standard color
PAM ciayed quored oads parsed In centrifugal
Sacs % @ e s or sa M SSns
and provided urher that the Secretary Of the Treasury
be taken s inspeodrs as to gel true average quality
and that the said samples be seveay glass
that the weights OF sugar imported casks boxss shall bs
marked distinctly by the Custom House Wsgher by scoring
the Dgurcs ndelbly ON each package.
The subsequent clauses Of the Dill as to molasses,
spices, &c, were passed without amendment down
On wines OF all kinds imported In casks Dy cents per
The three paragraphs relating to wines were passed
without amendment
Inc paragraph taxing brandy and other spirits
TWO dollars per gallon having been reached, Mr..
AxTELL, tden.l OF Cal, moved to increase the duty
TO three dollars. and advocated the amendment in
the interest OF the wine growers and brandy ais.
MIR. sCHENcK opposed the amendment, and dc.
iended the action OF the Committee Of Ways and
Means on the subject OF branay.
After discussion the amendment was agreed to, by
sixty to ifty-three, and the duty on brandy and
other distilled sprits was liked at three dollars per
gallon.
The next paragraph. taxing cordias. &C., two dol.
lara per gallon, having been reached, Mr.. C0BURN
moved to Increase the duty TO 50 so.
without disposing OF 1t the committee rose.
ANNEXATION or DOMINICA.
Mr. BUTLER, trep) Of Mass asked leave TO intro
duce JOINT resolution to annex the republic OF DO.
Mr. WOOD Objected.
The House then. ut 4:30 O'clock adjouraed.