Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1870-07-14

repeal is fixed at imprisonment foI
from one to ten years and from S2,pO to
SlOfoOO fine. Adjourned.
SENATE, Saturday July. .9-The report
of the Conference Committee on the
Legislative Appropriation bill was
agreed to. A resolution was adopted re-
questing the President to strictly enforce
the act of FEBRUARY 19, 1868, to prohibit
the coolie trade. The bill granting
pension to Mrs. Lincoln was debated
for some time, and laid over. A mo-
ton to table was lost-yeas, "A; nays, 80.
The Army Appropriation bill was
taken up. Mr.. Wilson offered as an
amendment the principal features of the
Army bill recently tabled. The amend
ment was adopted and tho bill passed.
The evening session was devoted to the
consideration of the bill authorizing
the establishment of q mail steamship
line between San Francisco and Aus
tralia. Adjourned.
HoUsE.-The reports of the Conference
Committee on the Legislative Appropri-
alton bill and the Consular and Diplo-
matte Appropriation bill were agreed
to. Mr.. Schenck, from the Committee
of Ways and Means, reported back the
Senate amedment to the Tax and Tariff
bill. A motion to strike out the income
section was lost-yeas, IS; nays, ll6.
The amendment fixing the rate at two
and half per cent, was agreed toy to
35. The amendment fixing the time
for its continuance at two years was dis
agreed to. The exemption was left at
$1,000. The amendment reducing the
rate on Bessemer steel was agreed to.
The Senate amendments were also con-
CURED in: Abolishing the tax on gross
receipts; allowing the transportation of
imported goods in bond to certain in
terror points; striking out the House
provision limiting the allowance for
house rent to $500; reducing the duty on
live animals from thirty to twenty per
cent. The other amedments, with one
or two unimportant exceptions, were
non-concurred in, and Committee OF
Conference ordered. Adjourned.
SENATE, Monday, July u.-Bills
passed for the removal in certain cases
of causes from the State Courts to the
United States Courts; to confirm titles
to lands sold for taxes in the rebel States;
a land grant bill to a railroad from
Sioux City to Columbus, Dakota, and a
bill declaring the bridges of the New
Orleans, Mobile & Chattanooga Rail-
road post roads. The SaEdry Civil
bill was proceeded with
and several amendments added, among
which was ,ne for $4,000 to finish the
court House at Madison, Wis. A con-
ference committee on the Tax bill was
appointed. Adjourned.
HoUSE.-Mr. Mungen introduced a
resolution providing for a committee to
inquire into the dangers arising from |
Chinese immigration, and how to avert
these dangers. A resolution declaring |
the l4th and 18th Amendments duly
ratified and binding on all was adopted,
yeas 1873; nays 37-a party vote. The
Senate amendments to the naturaliza- |
ton bill were concurred in, and the
bill has gone to the President. The bill
declaring pork packers and other known
as provision dealers, to be exempt from
the tax as manufacturers, and remittlng
the tax assessed, but not collected,
passed. In the contested election case
from Kentucky, of Ziegler against
Rice, the setting member, was declared
entitled to the seat. Ziegler got S2,001
for expenses. Segar was denied seat
as member at large from Virginia. The
House refused TO concur in some OF the
Senate amendments of the Naval APP
bill, and Conference Com
mittee was appointed, and also one on
the Tax and Tariff bill. A resolution
passed to print 2T5, 90. copies of the
report. A bill giving
railroad company $225,OOO, to aid in
building piers in Delaware bay, was
till the House adjourned.