Daily Kennebec journal., 1870-07-11
FORTY-FIRST CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON, July 8.

Qulrlng offcers unht tor duty, to be reported
unfit for duty by the General of the army
alone, instead of by Military Commanders
and Chiefs of staff.
new section was inserted repeating the
act of July 2lst, 1851, and allowing retired
officers to be again assigned to duty except
in the field.
The pay of Chaplains was raised to 81 600.
The section relating to supernumerary Off
GERS, was amended to provide that those re-
manning after the provisions of the act are
carried into effect, shall be furloughed with
out pay until assigned to fill vacancies occur
ing in the artillery, cavalry and infantry reg
iments, or on their own application they shall
be discharged with one years pay and allow
ances.
The amendment was further modified to
give to all honoraby discharged soldiers and
sailors who have served 80 days, shall be al
lowed to locate on a quarter section of the
public land of the U. s., instead of on eighty
acres as now allowed by law.
The amendment of Mr.. Wilson as modi-
fed, was then adopted and the bill as amended
was passed.
The Senate then went into executive ses-
sion and took recess.
The evening session was devoted to the
consideration of the bill authorizing the es-
| tablshment of an ocean mail steamship SER
Adjourned.
HOUSE. Mr.. Schenck reported from the
Ways aed Means Com. the Senate amend
ments to the Tariff bill, and moved that all OF
| them be non -concurred in, and sent to Com
| of Conference, which was rejected after dis
cussion and opposition by Messrs. Brooks
| Cox and others who protested against commit
| ting to any set of men all the numerous jobs
| contained in the bill. The first amendment OF
the Senate which strikes out the first 81 sections
of the House bill relating to special taxes
| regulations as to stamps, and substituted fol
| them five new sections, which was at first non
| CURED, but subsequently the vote was recon-
| sidered and after considerable discussion, the
| amendment was agreed to.
motion by Mr.. Davis of n. Y, to sus-
pend the rules, and strike from the bill all
relating to the income tax, was rejected, and
the Senate amendment reducing the rate to
2 IA per cent. was cOncurred in.
The Senate amendments providing that
the Income tax be collected during 1871 and
1872, and no longer, and limiting the allow
ance for rent to 500 was non-concurred in and
seperate votes were then taken on the Senate
amendments to the Tariff. The sections of the
bill lying non -concurred, except those render
| ing duty on steel railway bars from 1-2 to
IA cents per pound, and on railway bars
made partly of steel, from l IA to / cent pei
pound, putting on free list of household effects
of persons and families returning or emigrat-
| ing from foreign countries, not intended for
| sale, and not exceeding in value $500 reduc-
ing the duty on live animals from 80 to 90 pei
cent. and nothing hut free animals intended for
e Exhibition.
Amendments allowing the putting up OF
tobaccos in metallic packages, and the trans
portation of imported articles from parts OF
delivering to other ports of entry in bonds
were concurred in.
The Senate bill extending the time for pre-
senting claims for additional counties for six
months was passed.
Mr.. Dawes from the Conference Committee
on the Legislative, Executive and judicial ap-
preparation bill made a report and explained
it. The House conferees had offered to raise
the salaries of the Supreme Court Judges to
$40 900 each, but the offer was declined by
the Senate conferees, unless all the Judges
salaries were increased, therefore none were
increased After discussion on that portion OF
the report which excludes men living in the
Southern States, the right 10 sue in the court
claims to recover claims against the govern
ment, the conference report was agreed to.
| MIR. Negley of Penn, introduced bill to
encourage the establishment of a line of steam,
ships as an auxiliary means of national de-
fence, and for the conveyance of the U. S
mails to parts of Europe, India and China
| and for promotion of immigration from Eu
rope to the Southern States, referred to Com
ON Commerce. The House then adjourned.