Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-06-30
WEDNESDAY,, Juno 30, 1870.
\ a. { SENATE

SENATE. .I...
Mr.. Fenton introduced q Joint resolution to
authorize the transfer Of the reef In Now iork
harbor, known as Oyster Island, TO the State
OF New York for sanitary purposes. Rcforrcd
20 Committee on Commerce.
Tho motion Of Mr. Cameron 10 reconsider
the passage OF the Texas Pacific railroad bill
was not agreed 10. ..rI.
tho Kansas Pacific railroad 10 extend It, rail-
road and telegraph limo TO n Paso, Now
Mexico.
Mr.. Drake offered an amendment Ia tho
nature OF substitute.
Mr.. Edmunds moved that fhc Substitute DO
printed, and IL confederation postponed until
tomorrow, and pending discussion tho morn
Ing hour expired, and the bill went ever.
Tho tar and tariff bin was thon takon up.
The following Il tho provision In relation
70 Insurance companies which has been In
scrtedi "And Tho tax upon Dividends Of insur-
anco omrAnles shall not DO deemed due until
s".a dividends arc payable, either In money
OF otherwise, and tho money returned by
mutuhl insnrancc compsnics 20 their policy
holders and 1the annual 81 seml-annuhl In
tercst allowed or paid 70 tho deposlipra In
savings banks or savings Institutions, shall
not DO considered as dividends.
On motion Of Mr.. Wiley, the Senate agreed
10 the request Of the House for q committee
OF conference on the bill 10 reyisc and consol-
idato the patent laws.
The Senate also agreed 10 tho request Of
tho House for q committee Of conference
on the consular and diplomatic appropriation
bill.
Mr.. schufx rose 10 q personal explanation,
aud read from an article In the New York
Times OF yesterday, attacking him, (Mr. g.
and stating that the pocret procotol drawn up
between General BabcOck and the Dominican
Secretary Of Stato bad gotten Into tho tcsti-
mony taken In tho Aau Domingo investigation
In very mystoIiohs way, aud making per
sonal charges against Mr.. Schurz In this con-
nection. 't4 d,
Ho said that the committee arst know Of
tho existence Of this protocol through 0enoral
Babcock himself. who Voluntarily spoke OF u;
that Il with other papers had been fnrnlshed
the committee by tho Secretary Of State.
Afterwards these papers had disappeared, and
after the attention Of Mr.. Nye, tho chairman
Of the committee, had been called to ibis
fact and Mr.. Nye had written 70 tho State
Department for copies Of aaid papenA tho
Senator from Conncctieut Mr.. Ferry, in
tending 10 leave the city, had requested him
(Mr. 81 10 take charge Of this procotol when
II was received. II was handed 10 him (Mr.
S.) by tho doorkcepor. He lMr. 81 then
asked the chairman fMr. Nyef whether the
#, brocotol was 10 be handed 70 the reporter 70
be printed with the testimony, &c. Mr.. Nye
said yes, and then, and not until thon, did he
hand II " the reporter. These were tho facts
as regarded the procotol- A 10 tho personal
charges made against him, Il was unnecessary
for him 10 make any reply.
Tho tar and tariff bill was then proceeded
with, the question being on the amendment
20 reduce the duty on bitumlnous coal and
shale 10 30 cents per ton.
Mr.. Cole said he would move TO make the
duty 81 per ton a. q compromise.
Mr.. Cameron advocated that the present
duty should be kept untouched, and remon-
strAled against any action tending 10 destroy
the coal interest In Maryland and West Vlr-
Hlnla, and colnclded In Inc statement OF his
colleague, Mr.. Scott that PonnsylyanlA Was
not particularly Interested In this matter, and
that tho general opinion 10 that effect was
Mr.. Chandler said he was tired Of the COM
plainta OF New England whenever protection
was asked for any Industry Of the West Lot
the tariff remain As II Is at present. and next
year he would bring In bill wlPlng out the
whole revenue system, and establish hori-
nontal duty upon every article imported In
the United States, except spirits, vino and
tobacco, and he was willing for New Eng
land 70 say what those duties ahould BE-, and
then he would hear no mora ahnnt nfnioctlon.
Mr., Hamilton. OF Aaryland, regraited bass
there had been any attompt 70 change the ex-
IstIng tariff on bltunilnoua coal He then
pointed out the injustice Of discriminating
against tho miners BY paralyzing the intereat
on which they were dependent when st the
,.r.d ma syersen nyf,if nov uuon every
ION ~ coal se,,t to nc seaboard wSs about 10
cents. The miners could not ahord 10 work
now ioI I s,,. NM hnsvY taIns VEIN unon M ne
"aon ~ ~ tt1o iiIa densrsated anvlnter-
Sss..,,'s. III, ~. tain n s,rcScnt III d ho
iSl ,.iS ~ ~ asrisn an, ~ IN hi al ne
sc,.,iorN yelating 10 Inc taria. The House had
much better tariif bill, and lot them perfect
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Inc ainonuinehs Oh mr. Vo'' WIS uion i0
y'STsIS ,a a,,andu,.nt NJ the committee. IN make
,hs dntx Ia ccnta a t,,n. was then reiected-
49, 90 s,d n u,se,,, ANTI s,snda
Tho following amendments Of tho Finance
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building Or mon1mcntai stone except mar,
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fraud nm thta arflfslR than
rn,cr,,d AZ tbe snston, honsc and uudar ~,
...sss,,t N relorcm rato ii yvna ImDeeNlble Il
apa,ioe1 the dnty
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90, IL H. infancy In thls rou6tIr- b.t undel
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,Sa,a Viii Inc Iorelsrn article. For thls reaaor
the al valoreu AMY mad bccn oxchanped fol
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IN amendmont ,vas then agreed 10.
AiSo tbe following;
nsIlnon9o nhr e,ou anS "a ~. az ~
uIaetuIes o. mar no' Pio''u0a U''' " 20
'0 ~ a snsiIna ave. and co,ors NV vvhatovc
Oh aha III w. anu .o,o Ia W.. '.o',
hnoMhi ~ 'o"S ~ lOu'N ~" " W N0"'
an sa' s,,;a =, .oao q. ,,h.r a,,,a,,,o Al,
,.,na one1hsl, na, Sp ,,o, ~ Tornd e' ''''
cAtee' 1ne-nAi ~. scllt Por pouna.
IN nlckei, 70 een,s per bouna, :.
IN Mlqy OF Mchei Win "COPPER" anu Oh
mSn , H., Ihu ~ 81 ~ pv sent "A v.,or,,,
Vh i've ani ., ~ ~ ~ ~ YIN
and altering tne Proyi'oa sItnoriLlng tne itc
portauon o, Iiniais W. pr nSsaIs RulPV,,e