, 1870-04-19
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,

Ett1R fS1EpnECEn,
FfE Chg the ILLS Introduced anil referred Netts
lrnrlting for ohetTy atiols In A4.a and Europe OF
thr r4rx1 Total eclipse of thr sun; prulusinH an
ni:.en.nent to the constitution preventing dona-
lions to Eect&.an schools; rclnttr- tn III" Improve
1neut Of the DeHMoncs Raptia: granting lanfs
ist the Green Hay Lake Fcpn Rairuad; authos-
It's lIne with the Sur1hlrn Pacific Ikailtu,Al.
REPRESENTATIVE AFlORIluSMENT.
MI JONES Ut North Caso,Iua. offered Q bi!! for
the anrortioument Of members Of Congress, liking
the humber et 2sa, exclusive uf representatives OF
States 70 be hereafter admitted; M State to suffer
reduction ti!l after tho Forty second ConKrcss-
The htli, which WIS prepared hy AE. Paine, Was
raSscd-s6 to s3-undrs L suspension pf the tues
ELECTION CASE.
=, III. STEVENSON f5um t1e Committee on Elcc-
from the First District Of Louisiana, and would
call |. up to-looszow. OF III ston as possible.
Ft:oFtEEb TESTIMONIAL 70 EAALy vULCSrEERS,
Mr. CAKE presented q nenur1al Of surviving
soid1erp Of the Twenty-nfiI PcnusylsanEa volun-
ttera, with rcsolutiOn for reference to ihe Com
each member Of the hattalinn the nfst to arrive at
Wasnington from Pennsylvania, on the 18th Of
IxQr1Rr cokcxxSlSo txniAS MURDERS,
Ar. CuSSoR offered \ resolution instrucung
the secfctary Of War to report tho num',or Of
frontiers Of Texas since January, 1sG9. Adopted
TIE 1ANtFF BILL
.s IT, I nuss thsn xsni II nto conm1tses on The
It At the paragraph taxing 10 per cent al Ealortm
' {aras' s,ng,e, o. % 6ax Or hemp. Or tow ot aax Or
HEMP Ut OF Jule REdsS ana nbff and III! Mnnutac-
tntts Of nax jutc. hemp, OF like vegetable mate
rial not otherwise provided for In the till No
amendments were made, and the next three para
graphs, referring To buttons aud ornaments for
dress articles Of Eutta Pe1ch& or India rubber, de-
were passed Without amendment
This brought the committee down to the para
grapha relative Iron, the t1rst Of them beng on
iron IN pigs, s. per ton
MI. GHlSWOl.D moved to reduce It to g, and,
With Mesars- BOYD, HAY, and cox, supported
the amendment
Mr. KELLEY opDpse,l It. and once rnore attached
American service.
ME. AELlSOS moved to amend hy providing
that On PIX lrpn, scrap trrn, md all manufactured
Iron, thtrc be reduction Of 20 per cent on the
Present duty: provided that in no case shzu the
duty Oh manufactured Iron be reduced To less than
ent tar11 1a1ea arc too high.
Nj. kE1LEf opposed the amendment
Af. HUTLhH, OF Massachusetts,, moved to IT,
dnce the duty from 81 to =, as fair compromise
Mr. I'LL suggested Ill Increase To -.
DellatG followed between MeaarA SCOFIELD,
ScMENCk, and GARFIELD. The latter support
eti NJ. Allisons amendment. He WIS In favor Of
a fair central reduction of the Luty on lron. hut
not willing that pig trsn should E,e sciccted for ~
duction while the dutJ WIS Increased on other
fnr1na Of ir,u.
The debate was continued l,y Mcssra CPsoS,
BROOKS, MAYNARD. BINGHAM, cox, aud
othcrs, whcn the Houst. took recess.
EfKStN0 SESSION.
AZ INC evening session the discussion was con-
F1NkELNnt1KD, 'SEGLEI, ALLISON. HEHCII-
ARD. TOWNSEND, HL-TLER Tcnn,, H0YD, aul
rcJrctcd, and sr. buffers, fixing The duty a, S,
atlop'cd, ty 6 10 q.
Amid inErt excitement In the hall, the commit
tee tuse, and the House adjourned