Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-06-25
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CONGRESSIONAL.



WASHINGTON, June 2i.-Mr. Wilson re-
ported with amendments the army appro-
priation bill; also, bill for the relief Of
the National Homestead at Gettysburg for
the orphans of soldiers and sailors.
Making Restitution.
Mr. Sumner reported joint resolution
directing the return to the Government of
China of an unappropriated surplus of four
hundred thousand dollars in currency, be-
ing part of the sum received from that
country for the settlement of claims of
American citizens under the convention OF
1858. @
Mr.. Pratt introduced bill to dissolve the
tribal relations OF the Miami Indians after
four years, and for other purposes. Re-
ferred.
National Recreation.
A bill passed designating Dec. IS, Jan.
1, July 4, and Thanksgiving day legal
holidays in the District of Columbia
Transatlantic Postal Telegraph
Mr.. Ramsey introduced bill to estab-
liSh postal telegraph service by American
cables.
- LIquidnting.
Mr. Morrill,, of Vermont, from the Com
mittee on Finance, reported favorably the
bill to require the national banks going
into liquidation to retire their circulating
notes.
Cuba-GrandiIOque Rhetoric.
Mr. Sumner called up the resolution re-
ported the previous day as a substitute
for the House resolution on Cuban affairs.
Messrs. Sawyer and Morton suggested the
corrections of phraseology which were
made.
Mr.. Thurman said the substitute of the
committee was merely grandiloquent rhet-
oric which failed to extend an iota of aid
to the Cuban patriots. 1t was simple
anti-slavery declaration, which might, with
equal propriety, be addressed to many 9th
or governments besides Spain, and he pre-
ferred to speak directly to the point-to
say to Spain that she ought to recognize
Cuban independence, instead of making
an argument on theory.
Mr.. Casserly, member of Committee on
Foreign Relations, was not prepared to
say to the Spanish Government that we
slavery question in Cuba than did that
Government.
At the expiration of the morning hour
the subject was laid over
The Senate resumed tho consideration
Tax Tariff bill, when the sections to con-
tinue the income tax were stricken out
yeas, 81; nays, %, Fowler voting yea and
Brownlow nay.
Possible Defeat OF the Revenue Bill.
Mr.. Sherman asked vote upon the SEQ
tons continuing the income tax On diyi-
dends and corporations, but subsequently,
asked to have the bill postponed till Mon
day next, to give the Finance Committee
6 chance to consult. The loss of revenue
involved in the rejection of the income tax
would have to be made up by the restora-
ton of other taxes. He thought it also
necessitated the voting down of the tariff
part. He was apprehensive of the final de-
feat Of the bill in consequence of the vote
just taken. The House having passed the
income tax provision by vote Of three to
one, would [2notl be likely in any event
to agree to its total abrogation.
Mr.. Conklirg, from what he had been
told by members of the House, felt
confident that the discussion in the Senate
would not be successfully opposed in the
House.
Mr.. Williams and others favored the
striking out of the tariff sections and sub
stitution of a limited. free list, which ap-
peared to meet with general favor.
The general merits of the bill were dis
cussed upon Sherman's motion to post
pone, which finally prevailed.
at 3 o'clock the naval appropriation bill
was taken up.
Additional representation.
Mr.. Harlan introduced bill for addi-
tional representation in the Forty-second
Congress. 1t provides that in any State
in which the representative population of
ninth census shall exceed 10000, or
more than that of the preceding census,
there may be one additional representative
in the Forty second Congress for each
80, 900 of each excess, and for each frac-
ton thereof exceeding 125, 900. The States
are ODE notified Of the additional numuer
as soon as the returns are in. Such rep
resen tative shall be elected on the general
ticket. The Senate, after a executive
session, took recess.