Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-04-26
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
Vohy.Pln, COngrn..Sstond Regular SsulOn
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Oh mollon VI shN
asked for committeo OF conference on the
income tax bill.
Mr. Pratt introduoea plii 70 amend inc pen
sion act Of July - po4' heiered 70 10 mmlt-
tee on Pensions, a..
The business on the eAlehnArNN then pro-
eesdsd Ni' ~ ,h.D-. an. ,,,,.,.t .,,.,,,. =,
Inc PHI 70 ehahte the luuioihl chouith o.
the United stAtes was taken up, read and
passed over BY the objection Of Mt, Davis,
who said was plainly gneonltltutional, re-
ieTfing 70 ne 9la9se when m.hes u msndA.
tory upon the Juaueee OF the supreme court
TO reside 10 the circuits LOT which they are
appointed. 50. ---.-.-. ....
me nhs We VEL teslasnt spPointed a. NE oom EN-
Messa. SHERMAN Williams and Morrill OF
vermont,
The SenMe bill 70 proylae LOT me iormat i
district Of Oolumeiawas indenntely postRon.
g. ~ oeihg AsIeeu 70 tehe w tns house w, on
me same 'upJeo' Nhen resohea 10 'ne oaisn-
The bill giving priority TO certain eases 10
which state 70 Party In the courts OF inc
Unitea Slaten W.. pAssseu;; ~, 49,, a
The Two olils lnt,ouuoxu ~ nj; morton &c.
ion tax on passengers and to prohibit the
bflnging o. eWi t nuih VT Atteai ~ pei
son. IN uansitu from one Staie 70 another on
civil processes, And which had been reported
upon adversely by the JunieiAry Oommttee,
came Su GT Ssts On p,s.sa ovs1 w,hoat vo,s
ke,npP taSsn On sssbnnt 81 the sbsenoe Of MI
Wnsso 80" W. W ' ~
IN th.to, ,s.otu,io, ptovIdIng for thu rsnalr
t,hs 1nai'nsa ~ thp semstssv a Warns,,s
T.,rv ~ W. wSs pasasd
NThs'h,ii ,siatIng to Iudiolnl oroeeedipg. in
,ha ni.t,,st ~ GolnmbiS wss pSsSed. IN AZ
iaw, nsfties who nave obtained iudFments 10
ne amoant Of 40 before any iuatioe OF the
trspSsript OF The sane Al ANY lime vithia
three years.
The bill AmendAiory Of the chatter OF the
tIiet 81 Columbia was passed. WV ~
INA hill 10 further DEFINE The nature and az
t.nt az The dutiea and povefs az The eoSoner
OF the District Of Oolumbia, and prescribing
Wrhn M to sn,SosISs ~ ss,tIem.nt NJ An.
..counts Of ofieers Of the army And navv was
rsferrsd 10 the Committse on Finsnes. M.
sherman remAFkipE m att waa not an IleientIv
Snstded. aithourh some sddltIon Al iegisistion
was necessary TO allow dlsbursinE ofheers 70
ins;sss,s an sESfsSste Of aioo ooc 90 vo,,b of
properly, seized and transferred from time 10
Tine during the war
MI WaIneT, 10 AlludInR to the dinloulty and
dsIay attending the aettlsm emit Of The aooounls
Of disbuTslnE oiieers Al the TfeGIury, stated
that he had never been able 10 have his 40.
Sts'
MF, Wilson said that although the accounts
OF these otiieers amounted to Immense sums,
small During the war our pay department
dIEbufaed one thousand million dollars, with
aioiS Of only quarter Of a million. There was
no waI 81 ~ sia there was : loss Of i've nil II
Iona and 10 the Mexican war there was a loss
on several hundred thousand dollars.
The Joint resolution donating captured can
men msnt Al Wei Point 10 The memory OF he
regular army officers who fell Ia tho rebellion,
The bill OF Mr.. sehurz TO reform the civil
seTyIce Bill Of the United States, was passed
over under the objection OF MIR. Pomeroy.
The ioint resolution fer the relief Of certain
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