The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-07-02
xLIst CONGRESS.
sEooxD aEsasoS
HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, July ]

TI NAsHiN6TOS, July J.
On motion Of Nj. sriLEs Il va, Ogiere
that the House aijourir tomorrow I'll
Tuesday
Qnite number of private hills wes
passed.
Mr.. BUTLER, OF Massachusetts,, offered
resolution requesting the President u
demand Of the British government undei
what prctenSe or right and under who's
order the American fishing vessels are ar
rested aud detained in the Straits Of Cousc
on their way TO the fishing grounds, BY
vessels flying the British flsg Adopted
The House resumed the consideration
Of the funding bill
AE. HOLMAN moved TO amend the ith
section by providing that 1ye.tweniy
bonds shall he paid in greenbacks. and
malg an argument in support Of the
amendment
Mr.. SCHEScK argued that all that ques.
tion was finally settled by the passage Of
an act by the present Congress To
strengthen the public credit, and declared
that the worsi and meanGst, the toulest Of
all possible repudiaiion would be now Tor
Congress 10 ignore and trample upon its
own very first act OF legislation The
amendment was rejeCted-12 10 1928,
Mr.. BUTLER, Of Massachusetts,, moved
an amendment to the 4lh section by for.
bidding the redemption OF 5-90s IN coin
at par until grceubacks are convertible
into coin, or until bonds bearing less rate
OF interest can he sold at par for coin
Cp11n,,snH a. Soma laOrrth and
the amendment was rejected
Along debate then followed, after which
Mr.. SCuENCR moved the previous ques.
ton, which was seconded, and the bill
passed the House. The bill was then
adopted rs substitute for the Senate bill.
Adjourned
SENATE.
Nr, ASTAoxY was elected President
pro ttmbore, in consequence Of the absence
Of the Vice President, until after July 4th.
The House bill to change the time of
holding the terms Of the District and Cir.
cult Courts of the Northern district Of
Ohio was passed.
The House amendments u the bill for
the improvement OF water communication
between the Mississippi River and Lake
Michigan, via the Wisconsin and Fox
Rivers, WIS cOncurred in.
The Tux bill was taken up, the question
being upon the amendment to the tax in.
tcrpst on United States bonds Of five per
cent, which was rejected, by l2 to 20. Dis.
cussion cnsucd upon the amendment,
Mr. THURMAN moved that the tax on
derived from bonds, be fixed at
five per cent
Mr. WARNER moved, rs u substitute,
u three per cent tax on income, deri vcd
from all invested capital.
Both amendments were rejected.
The bill was reported from the Com
mittce of the Whole to the Senate, when |
the amendmdnts were COnCurred in, cX-
cept those upon separate votes were
asked, which were reserved. The first Of
those IN which concurrence was asked
S;;S 'o;S,l lhSt aueldmcnt striking out the in
Sr. WILSON moved an amendmouI
continuing the income tax for two years
Logger at Two and half per cent, lie
icdcd.
iIr. DRAKE moved to make the eXemp' |
lin one thousand dollars. Rejected
rhc Senate then votedupOn the amend |
muIt OF the Committee OF the Whole
10 strike out tho income tax
sections. Concurred In. The vote
bong regarded as flnal-ye&s, 20, nays,
81 Tho next amendment upon which
a tcparato vote was demanded was the
setion inserted by the Committee Of the
Whole, Of continuing the tax on salaries |
aKl dividends for 1870. The section
wls amended so as to provide that the
tx cease August 1st, 1870. The amend
ucnt was c0ncurred in. Mr.. SHERMAN.
moved to amend so rs to continue the
TX on the gross receipts as at present,
Mr.. EDMUNDs gave notice TINT he
would move TO reconsider tile vote siriE'
hg ont the income tax section.