Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-06-30

Companies, How Taxsd-Tax on TOnb
slonss-NothiHn Escapes from Rapaelou'
Radicalism-Tax on Lager and Dogs
Arkansas Eiyer Bridgs-SteyeHs' Bat
terry.
SENATE.
| WASHINGTON, June 29.-Sherman
presented a memorial on importance
of making full appropriation for the
/ Louisville Canal according to the en-
gineer's estimates. Referred to the
Committee on Commerce.
CamerOn's motion to reconsider the
Texas Pacific Railroad bill, was de-
feated by fifteen to thirty-One votes.
A bill to authorize the Kansas PaCi-
fic Railroad Company to extend its
railway and telegraph line TO EIPasO,
New Mexico, was considered.
Drake moved a substitute upon the
expiration of the morning hour, and
the bill laid over, and the tax tariff
bill was proceeded with.
The following provisions relating to
insurance companies were enacted on
the recommendation of the Finance
Committee; The tax upon dividends
of insurance companies shall not be
deemed due until such dividends are
payable either IN moueY or Otherwise,
aud the money returned by mutual
insurance companies TO their policy
'n,-ll'i4,s. and the annual or semian-
nual interest uOW,,, or Ualu 70 ue-
p0sitGrs in savings banks or savings
institutions shall NOT be considered as
dividends.
The paragraph making the duty on
bituninOus coal and slate 80 cents per
ton of twenty eight bushels, eighty
pounds to the Dushel, was debated
and rejected by a vote of Is to %, and
remaining as under the present law.
The recommendation Of the COM
mittee specifying the following duties,
We're agreed to: On rough or Unfiu-
ished grindstOnes, ST so, and on fin
ished grindstOnes, s. 90 per ton; on
fraestOne, sandstone, granite and, all
building or monumental stone, except
marble, 81 90 per ton, on all sawed,
dressed or polished marble, 30 per
cent advalOrem, and an addition of
25 cents per superficial square foot
not exceeding two inches i'm thickness,
and 10 cents per foot in addition to
the above rate for each inch in excess
Of two inches in thickness, and all
over six inches, to be subjected
to the same duty as is now
imposed ON marble blocks; on
hair cloth, known as hair seating,
40 cents per square yard; on all other
manufactures Of hair 30 per cent. ad
valOrem.
On analines, dyes and cOIOrs, 50cents
per pound and 30 per cent. ad vaIOrem.
On cotton and dress ornaments, Of
which cork is the main part, and no
woods or wOrsted, 80 per cent. ad va
lOrem.
On siciIate of soda, or other alkaline
siGilate, ] cent per pound.
On sporting gun Wads of all de-
sCriptiOns, 3j per cent. ad valOrem.
On nickel, D cents per pound; on
nickel oxide and alloy of nickel with
copper, - cents per pound.
Un live animals, 25 per cent. ad va
loren. Free impOrtatiOns for breed
ing purposes to be limited to cOun-
tries beyond the sea, and not to eX-
tend to Canada and Mexico.
me OOLtLilIO O1SS LSCOlnLh5uGeu 10
sJrlke OUT Jhe increase OF the duty by
the House on lInseed OIL and flax seed
oil to 30 cents per gallon.
Mr.. Sherman said he disagreed
with a majority of the Committee,
and advocated the retrenChed rate
fixed by the House
Mr.. B8yard and others opposed the
faIe as an excessive increase upon ar
JIClG7 Oh common houaehDIn use.
Inc senate reused 70 strike out the
lhCTe'Gea rates; yeas ~, nays 70
MT, AU.ott loF Mt. bio"hlo"' lnlio-
duceo IIh 70 uiVIGe me S'ate oi len
Aea7ee Iutn Two jLHi1idI uisItigl7'
HOUSE.
The following senate bills passed
of act July 9Th, 1865, TO
protect the rights of actual settlers on
public lands.
10 establish western judicial dis
trict OF Wisconsin.
To amend the act to establish and
protect national cemeteries, and to
regulate IOfeiSn anu cn31t'ng lfdle on
the northern ana northwest frontiers
OF JHe OhlJeu states.
10 regulate ana eiiocl vote oil
Jhahh7 10 congress.
lpol prohoJioh ln jhe navy.
ID Ie'a1.Oh 10 0rIl..'h uu7olu lanus
IN Jne counties Oh Foftef anu Lake
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10 e7Ldoll9I laIo ui7OIlcI7 Ill Nan
9aT. g..
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pictures IoI eAhIoI'ioh Hee Oh
uuly, ana giving Ihe consent
40 OOuS is77 10 lgroNEI ger '','u
oei ue9I N Dy tHe '9Iale QI New Jersey
uAuei inc Will Vi 1ne IdOe Eu"Iu ~
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or yne uI9posai Oh Iahu7 WiJIlln the
fcfJ liugeley lnilJaFV Reservations.
AuJhorlZihg Jhe construction OF a
nrluge across the Arkansas river al
Little Rock
10 amend the act OF 1869 to carry
into effect the provisions of the treaties
between the United States and China,
Japan, siam, Persia, and other cOun-
tries.
GIVING certain judicial powers to
ministers and cQnsuls, and other tunc-
uonarIe7 OF ihe ChiJed states.
10 repeal certain sections OF the
acJS passed Dy Jhe territorial Leglsla-
,ure OF Wyoming.
MIR. SchoheId, from the Conference
committee on the biz for the relief
Of certain officers OF the navy, made a
report striking out the section which
referred to retired officers. The re-
port was agreed to.
Mi. Churchill from the Committee
on Elections, made a report on the
Missouri contested election case, that
AIr. Dyer, a S'JJlng member, was not
9ntltled TO seat ana that William +.
7WitzIeT, the contestant, Is. lie gave
hotIce thaI eI, ne Wouid can 1t up Iof