Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-12-13
CONGRESSIONAL
Conclusion Yesterdays PrOceediuys

SENATE.-After our report cIosei-
ne rouse OH repeating certain acts relating
to the tenure OF certain civil ofices WAS real
twice, and referred to the COMMITTEES on Nava!
Affairs.
The Senate then. at 3 O'Clock D. m. went into
executive session, and after sone & ne the Elm.
adjourned.
HpCSE-After our report Closed
MI. Scodeld introduced a bill to re y.,la ,sr1ok
IN the Navy of the United States Referred I,
the Committee on Naval Affairs.
REVENUE RRPoaM
MT. keiiy offered the folio wing Resolutions:
reform points to the abolition Of the Internal reTs
hue system, which was created as . war measure 10
Of which inSof1es the '1 az sSe
cost OF milioIs Of dollars annually. OF an army o:
other officers iou.ly nnknown .ad require. the
iehance Of the faith and credit Of the Govsrnment.
OF all stamp and other internal taxes, and tina,
spirit, tobacco. and malt liquors SO long A. the
legitimate expenses of the Government require The
The resolution was adopted-16i to 6. those
voting In the negative being Messrs. Asper
Aver, Benjamin, Cox, Finkelnburg, and Smith,
Tenn.
WASHINGTON AND NEW YORK RAILROAD
MI lpRer-oll introduced a bill to authorize
the building of a military and postal railway
between Washington and New York, and a bill
making Uni'ed States Treasury notes receiva-
bic in part payment of customs duties.
Mr. Cox offered q resolution reciting that the
ORDINARY expenses OF the government, exclusive
OF interest on the public debt and a reasonable
sum for the reduction OF the principal, should
not exceed 500 900 900 year; that the money
raised by taxation should not exceed $3.50 900 900
year-Sl25, 900 900 to meet the interest, and
GOO to go to lquidate the principal of the
system should be abolished, and the sum
deemed proper to be raised by internal tax alton
assigned in just proportions to the several
States, to be collected by the authorities thereof
and paid into the national treasury; that import
duties should be levied with q view to revenue
only, not for the purpose and with the effect OF
viduals, at the expense of the people: tha there
are many dutiAble articles, as salt, coal, &c,
which should be entirely free, and others, such
as lumber, pig iron, leather. &c, on which the
duty should be greatly reduced; and instructing
the Committee OF Ways and Means to inluire
into the expedency or embodying those princi-
pies in bill to be reported to the House. The
resolution was referred to the Committee OF
Ways and Means.
SAN DOMINGO IN THE HOUSE.
Mr.. Mungen (Ohio) offered the following
joint resolution. which was referred to the Com,
mIttee on Foreign Affairs.
Mher. a. the people of the United States, by the
s,tution thereof, limited slavery or involuutSry
seryitude to punishment for crimes: AMI THEREBY
commerce in huna beings; therefore,
r. IL ,e; ,s q. That it il a, much against the
vdual ane thai all attempts to purchase the isIsn1
of San Domingo the island of Cub are cond EN- I'D
10 advance BY the Constitution and he sri it OF our
republican institutions, ard would wound the self
respect OF every citizen OF either island pro posed 70
be purchased.
RtSolrtd. That any officer 81 the Government who
ems ages In any scheme to purchase human beings
directly Indirectly, whether by caliicg pur-
Ctass of territory or by any other mama does in
violation Of the laws of nations and of the COnstitu
ton, as well OF the oath he takes support that
Instrument and that in 80 far the island of San
D0mingO is Concerned il is greater outrsga for gu
government to purchase whole lot OF negroes or
others than to purchase one individual.
COMMITTEES.
The Speaker announced the following an
pOiDtments to I'LL vacancies on committees -
ON Public Lands-Mr. Strickland; On Postal
TelegTaph-Mr. Ferriss.
The House then, at o5 adjourned