Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1870-05-03
Congressional News.
WASHINGTON, April 26, 1870.

Congressional News.
WASHINGTON, April 26. 1870.
SENATE.
A memorial from the Chicago Citi-
zens' meeting requesting that the half
million Chinese indemnity fund be
conveyed into the Treasury or used
to establish a university at Pekin,
was, after Mr.. Sumner stated that the
Foreign Committee were considering
the subject, referred to that commit
tee.
Mr.. Sherman, from the Finance
Committee, reported that the Com
mittee were unanimously of the opin-
ion that no change ought to be made
in the rate of taxation of distilled spir-
its.
Mr.. Wilson reported a substitute
for the House Army bill.
Mr.. Anthony reported bill regu-
Iating the public printing and discon-
tinuing the publication of books and
official documents.
Mr.. Wiley offered a resolution,
which was adopted, directing the
Committee on Education and Labor
to inquire into the expediency of d.
viding the net proceeds of the sales
OF public lands among the several
States for educational purposes, and
otherwise so providing by law that
all the people of the United States
may have an opportunity Of acquiring
a common school education. In ad-
vocating his resolution Mr.. Wiley
said the 18th amendment had intro
duced dangerous element into the
body polite, as shown by the fact
that there are now in the United
States half a million Of voters unable
to read or write.
Mr.. Pomeroy's joint resolution in
relation to the conduct of the Spanish
Government in the treatment of cap
tured Cuban insurgents was indef,
nitely postponed.
The bill for the survey of the Dari.
en- ship canal and railroad was referr-
ed to the Committee on Foreign Re.
lations. Adjourned.
HOUSE.
| A call Of the roll showed that | 10
members were present.
/ Mr.. Niblack of Indiana, from the
Committee on Appropriations, report
/ ed that the Fertilization Appropria.
ton bill be made the special order for
the 9Th of May next. The bill appro.
PIRATES s1,264,750. Among the ap.
preparations are the following: For
Fort PrebIe, Fort George and Fort
Scanned, Portland Harbor, Me-, SIS,
| 900; Fort Independence, Boston, $50,
900; Fort Warren, Boston, 100000
Fort Winthrop, Boston, $4,000.
The bill authorizing the Secretary
of the Treasury to appoint ffty-three
special agents for the purpose of exam
lining the books, papers and account:
of customs officers, was passed.
The bill establishing Department
of Justice was reported from thu
Committee on Retrenchment and laiC
over until tomorrow. The bill pro
vides that there shall be an Execu
tive Department of Government, o
which the Attorney General shall b.
the head, and to which the Solicitor
General and two assistants, the Solic
itors Of the Treasury, Internal Reye
nue. and Navy with their assistants
and the Examiner of Claims of tn
State Department, shall be transfer
ed. The salary of the Attorney Gen
eral is to be the same as the presen
Solicitor General (s7500), and tn
assistants to the Attorney Genera
$500. No fees are to be allowet
for legal service required of officer
in the Department of Justice.
Messrs. Schenck, Dawes and Voor
hees were appointed a Conferenc
! Committee on the Income Tax bill.
In Committee of the Whole on tn
) Tariff bill the duty on iron bars, rol
ed or hammered, comprising fiat bar
not less than l IL nor more than
inches wide, nor more than 2 inche
,, thick, was fixed at $40 per ton; th
duty on rolled or hammered iron bar
D more than 2 inches thick, and also o
those between | Is and 4 inches wild
: and IL and 3-S of an inch thick, wa
0 fixed at $22 40 per ton, equivalent t
one cent per pound, which is a reduc
. ton of IA of cent per pound froI
5 the amount reported by the Commi
: tee.
; An amendment to levy an addition
al duty of half cent per pound 0
!, iron made from charcoal fuel was r.
: ieoted, 10 to 63, and another, NAL
n ing additional duty on charcoal.mad
r iron of quarter of cent per poun,
: was rejected, 81 to 81.
n The House here took a recess.
k At the evening session the duty @
e square rods, ovals, half round ire
= r. and wire less than 5-16 of an inch
' diameter is fixed at l IL cents Dc
e pound, and on similar formed ire
/ over SIG of an inch in diameter | l.
+ cents per pound.
The next paragraph, on fat, hoo
l. tube, scrap and scroll iron, was struc
n out, and, pending a motion to stril
" out the next, on sheet and on plar
:. iron, the Committee rose and Il
y House adjourned.