The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-06-04
CONG R n d y.
FORTY-FIRsT rERM-sECOND SESSION.
Senate.

WAsI dNeT0N June were for
Hafbor Commissioners for breakwater IN Barnsta-
Mr. Thayer introduced bill authorizing the Pacific
Raroad 50 take up coal lands necessary to operate their
Mr. Ramsey from the Committee on Pacific Railroad
reported with amendments the bill to encourage the
be stated that the bill contained appropriation of
Mr. williams called up the joint resolution authorizing
the Secretary of the Interior to increase the
not exceed fifty per cent of the amount of
sus the Pacific States would be failure Unless this in
was allowed and that in those States and
Mr.. Sumner satisfied from personal investigation,
that was impossible to take the census at the
Mr. Corbett had read by the Clerk letter from the
those wnom commissions had been SENT but two had
been heard rom owing to the nadequacy of the
Mr. Bayard suggested that the operation of the resolu
tories He thought in the densey settled sections the
compensation provided for enumertors under the act
MIR sherman thought there would difficulty in get
restrietipg the proposed increase to the
motion by Mr.. Davis that the increase should not
apply State East of the Mississippi river or to the
cused well the propIety Of leaving the matter en-
tre with the Secretary of the Interior Lost Yeas I5
Mr. Morrill, tvt) submitted amendment limiting the
compensation to Sc per day for the time actually
Messrs williams and Stewart objected that the amend
penses Idaho and other Terrtores that travellers
vctuas and then the of house to be paid
Mr. Trumbull suggested SO as the limit.
At this point the morning hour expiring the subject
laid aside till the next morning hour and the Indian
Appropriation bill proceeded with.
House.
Mr. Winchester presented the petition of twenty firms
of Louisville, Kentucky. for reduction of the
manufactured tobacco to 16 cents per pound.
izng the erection of drawbridges the Alabama river
near Selma and above Montgomery, taken from the
Speakers table and passed.
Mr. Brooks IN " introduced bill to provide for
ryng the mails between the United States and the
tries lying the west coast OF South America granting
between New the port Valparaiso Ohil via
the port of Panama. and other ports in thePacc Ocean
Referred.
reported bill for the appointment of Assistant Trea-
surer of the United States at Baltimore Passed,
Mr. Einkelnburg introduced Joint resolution con.
cerning the arsenal grounds at st. Louis. Referred
Slocum offered resolution calling on the Secretary
of the Navy for the correspondence with the Fleet
master OF the European squadron relative to the rates
OF Government exchange at Lisbon. Adopted.
MIR. Bingham from the Judiciary Committee, reported
back the Senate bill fixing the salary of the ba the
Court of Claims at Sl500. Passed
MIR. Holman, from the Committee of Commerce,
ported bill issuing an American register to the barque
Live Oak OF New Bedford and OF the ship Agra, of Bos
ton Passed.
Mr. Boyd introduced joint resolution giving captured
ordnance for monument to General Nathaniel Lyons
and other soldiers at North Springfield. No. Passed.
Mr. Armstrong offered resolution calling the Secre
tay Of the Treasury for the correspondence with ecers
of the different mints and etces in reference to
bill to the laws relative to mints, Offices and
coinage. Adopted.
The House then proceeded to the consideration of the
bill TO reduce taxation. -
The final section agreed to- and then Mr.. Schenck
offered amendment the sections relating to the
tariff In reply to questions he stated that the amend
offered his responsibility, not by order OF
the Committee of Ways and Means. He modified the
ing-Reducng the duty to 10 centsi per pound
and on coffee to cents