New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-03-01
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

Bills were introduced and referred as follows
Mr.. MORRILL, liep., Me)-Further to prevent the in
PRODUCTION of imported merchandise.
Mr.. BUTLER rep. Mass ITO provide for the enforce
States only also 70 enable the Secretary OF the Treasury
to collect wrecked and abandoned property, &c
shp-buding and commercial interest
Mr. REEVES Dem. n YIN relation to the exemp-
Mr. BOYD rep MoJ-GrantnS lands in hid Of the La
Clede and Fort Scott Railroad. ,
Mr. ROOTS Rep;, Arkl-To allow School Trustees in
ARKANSAS TO enter lands for special purposes under the
Nh. LoUGHRIDGE Rep, Iowa)-To allow an appeal
from the Court of Claims to the Supreme Court in GER
Mr.. SARGENT Rep.. Cal1-To provide for increased
mail steamship service between California and China;
Mr.. CLARK rep. kansas)-To incorporate the lhdian
MIR TKFFEE GRep., Nebj-,rO aid in the construction
- THE TAX on PORK PACKERS.
The resolution offered last Monday by Mr.; MccRARY
R sp, Iowa. declaring that section four OF the act OF
March 81, 1865 exempting certain manufactures from
internal taxes was not al pSr bakers
lard renderers others engaged in smoking mans,
aud refundng the tax already collected came up next
order the question being on striking out the refund
The clause was struck out. and the resolution as
amended was, on motion Of Mr.. SCHENCK Rep Ohio
Mr.. POMEROY rep, Kansas offered u resolution
calling the Secretary of the Treasury for Interpolation
as to the national banks organized the LIST Of Janu
airy. 1862 the amount Of their circulation &c Adopted
FREE BANKING.
Mr.. PALMER CRep., Iowa offered preamble and reso
luton insructiug the Committee on banking ana Cur
men national banks, unrestricted III aggregate num-
Der and aggregate circulation based such an issue OF
United States bonds shall induce the lowest possible
reduction of the rate of interest.
The House refused second the previous question: and
the resolution went over till ncNt Monday.
MIR. LOUGHRIDGE rep. Iowa. offered n resolution
calling on Secretary OF the Navy for all the CORES
pondence Admiral Farragut relatngo stan RANK IN
the Navy. Adopted. ,,, .
Mr.. JOHNSON DEM Va sent up resolution grant
ing the use of the Hall Paul Bagey, for lecture on
the Chinese but the Speaker decided that under the
rules the resolution could not be entertained
PLANK FROM THE DEMOCRATIC rLAIFoBM' s
Mr. SPINK Gep. DakOta) offered resolution In favor
of such tariff for revenue foreign imports as will incl
dentay protect domestic manufactures, and without
imparing the revenue impose the least burdens upon
and encourage the great industrial interests OF the
country .., H.. - .,..,,o, 10
MI KELSEY Rep ~ " objected to the resolution as
mere buncOmbe Of which the House had had enough.
The House, however, seconded the previous question
by &c to A. . - A. .o.o1r,ion
on the table. Negatved without division. -. 20
The resolution then adOpted-leaS lOG nays, Sc,
While the members were voting the laGt De ,iq
known and caused much amusement on the hepuolcttu
Side of the House. that while the Democrats geheIaS
we're voting against the resolution, II had Deen Cope1
yIgfi0 from the National Democratic platform auOpteu
in New York in July The following Is the vote III