The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-07-14
Congressional Summary.
WASHINGTON. July l

WAsHINGToN, July 13.
SEN NATE.-A bill was introduced and re-
ferred, to settle all claims of the Choctaws
asking land grant for q railroad through
Kansas, was preseB ted. The annual Post
Route Bill was amended and passed. A
resolution was passed to print 20, 600 addi-
ttonal copies of the bill to enforce the FIT
teenth Amendment. sherman, from the
Tariff Bill, introduced report, which was
adopted, the most important Senate
amendments having been agreed to by
the House. The principal question re-
relative to the tariff on sugar, in regard 10
which the committee reported the class
cents per gallon; on syrup of sugar,
concentrated MeladO and concentrated
or MuscOvado sugar not below No. z,
Dutch STANDARD In color. Ia cents per
pound, and not above No. 10, Dutch stand
ard In color, 2 cents per pound; above No.
10 and below No. Ii, 21S cents per pound,
and on all other sugars above No. 10. and
not above No. 20 Dutch standard in
color. 81 cents per pound; all other
sugars above No. 10. 4 cents per
pound. The duties on books and
Bessemer steel remained as passed by
the Senate All Assistant Assessors now
engaSe1 in assessing taxes which are
stricken out by the bill, to be Immediately
discharged, and supervis1ons OF districts
are to be consolidated. The gross receipts
and tonnage taxes are both repealed.
sherman also sub mitted to the Conference
9,ommitIee q report on the funding bin.
which was adopted. In reply to an In
ouiry, Sherman stated that on the basis OF
last yeal's receipts the reduction on the
tax, to be affected by the IT tax bill,
would amount to $40 100000. The
deficiency appropriation bill was re-
ported back with amendments. Sum
her offered n resolution instructing the
Military Committee to enquire into the
treatment of John W. Smith, colored
with power to sit during recess, Maynard
objected, and the resolution went over:
The bill establishing a port P.9 OF entry HY,s6t at
| introduced q bill giving bounty to soldiers
| who were h0norably discharged, that era
/ and the 22d of July 1851 and to the widow
| and children, or father and mother, of any
soldier killed or %no 1leG ess a1 'fs fSaS on
| wear. He thought it should cost abeut
| $4,000 OOO. Bills " ere passed In aid OF the
| New orleans, Baton Rouge q Vlcksburg
/ Railroad. The credentials of Hamilton,
/ OF Texas, the re elected Senator for the
/ term commencing March 4th next, We're
| Mrs Lincoln was briefly considered, and
| the amendment to give her$l5, 600 In lieu OF
pension was rejected. At two O'Clock the
| executive session continued until eight
O'Clock, after which the Senate took up
| the defcIencv appropriation bill, which
occupied the balance of the session with
out arriving at result.
HoUsE-Butler's resolution directing the
House visitors to West Point to investi-
| GATE the complaint as to the ill treatment
OF colored cadets at the Military Academy,
| was adopted. The visitors to West Point
are Schenck, Logan and Slocu0. Slocum
moved to suspend the rules TO take from
the Spea ker's table the Senate amend
ment 10 the House bill to fix the time for
the election OF Repres NATIVES IN Con-
| move to non-concur in the amendment
| and ask the Con ference Committee on the
her of Representatives to three hundred.
The motion was rejected-yeas, 94: nays
81. The Senate amendments to the mis-
ceIlaneous appropriation bill were non
| concurTed IN, In the gross, and were
referred to the Committee on Conference,
or army appropriation bill. Stoke.
| moved to suspend the rules and pass the
| ioint TesO' ution ordering eighty thousand
, | dollars of the am unit appropriated in the
| river and harbor bill for the improve
} ment of the Tennessee River, to be ex.
pended for the repair and completion o.
the works between Knoxville and Chat
fanooga. and for the construction of thS
works , now IN PF0gr1esss P0sgc1a sbdf oeI9w Onattan
J Ffnkelnburg. from the Committee or
Commerce. reported bill to create
port of delivery at Houston. Texas; passed
A Nke bill for Council Bluffs was rejected
~ sschenck. frenn the COMMITTEES Of CON
ference on the tax and tariff bill, submit
ted 4 report which he proceeded to ex
nlain and after some discussion the repor
: rras agreed to. A joint resolution author
fzIn9 The Secretary of the Treasury 10 ex
anime and adjust the accounts of the lat
| Collectors of the Third ana sixth District
of Missouri was passed. Sehenck, from
| the CON ference Committee on the tundin
hIII made a report aud explained 1t, whicl
, was agreed to- The following conferenc
: Committees were appointed: On Miscella
; neous- us-,AppropTiation- bill-DaWes, Bee
and Sargent. On Army Appropriation
| bilI-Dickey, Logan and Archer May
, | naTd, from the Com mittee on Way
. and Means, reported joint resc
9 luiution suspendinR the use OF wnlSk
I meters at dIstilleries until the furthe
r action of Congress. Garfield enquire
Q of Maynard whether there was any pul
pose to raise the duty on spirits this SCI
; terms that no such proposition had beer
o or would be entertained by the Committe
OF Ways and Means. Dickey advocate
the joint resolution as being intended [
get rid of a first class humbug and fraut
Joint resolution was passed. FarnsW wort
q moved to suspend the rules and pass th
p general amnesty bill. excluding from i
r benefits, graduates of Military or Navi
= Academies, Members of Congress. heaC
y | of departments, sc who had given aid an
. comfort 10 the rebellion. Butler Mass
remarked that IL was not the memb,
. | from Illinois who had charge of the r
u | port of the committee; rejected ayes
a | NAYS lO1. Schenck moved to suspend tt
ruIe lin order to take from the Speaker
table the Southern Pacific Railroad bi
MAYNARD appeald to the members to gi'
y the friends OF the Southern Pacific Ral
road bill a hearing. Eldridge moved
adjourn: nagatived, 64 to lis. The rul
were not suspended, yeas 70, nays lob. a