The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-01-31
CON G II L S s.
FORTY-FIRSr TERM THIRD SESSION.
Senate.

Senate.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 3l-The Vice -President announced
the from the House of the Tax Repeal bill
az h so on ' O B @ of
on the House had sole power to originate such
BY the House for the return Of The bin and asked
committee OF conference upon the difference of opinion
Mr. Scott. the author of the bill the Senate pro.
a1e M modr ne ssns Ts With certain
authorities constitutional law, from the practices Of
q the senate to SHOW that THIS oonstitationa protbi
bills to reduce and therefore the present mes,
effect Of the position Of the HOUSE, would be to exclude
from the Senate all questions which might incidentally
s bs biz
system of collecting duties imports aud modifying
was not maintained the bill became Lawn Uadee
the made G fhs Senate % Would be prohibited
Mr. Sherman iaxorsd the motion for conference com
viato the difficulty that had existed for twenty years
to ae and the reesnoS bs aas
thought position o. the sS' Houses So
the Spon the senate be 5
Constitution bills relating to revenue,
iis aoh B S the now %ss
whether the Senate could originate bin which substan
The Sensts might originate bills incidentally affecting
tenn Of taxation, the question whether It could
originate MEASURE to change existing
nature the bill in question came within the category OF
Mr. SALISBURY saidIhe would leave the Senate in few
days, but while sti a member he wished the body
sent Instance would be to ignore the message
Ho1sf sltogetheE he suggested that il be smOthered
and sk leave to withdrew the message As to
now bending If any lawyer in his (SauisbuTys1 oeBes
would express doubt the subject would be turned
The subject was disposed of by the adoption of Mr.
RTeSas The House OF Representatives have Returned
to the the @ t. sSps1 SO much % Of the act a
taxes and for ether as continues ont the income
full suggestion the part of the House that section
article Of the Constitution vests IN the House of Re
:, W1.Ifas The Parliamentary law rscogniEsd by both
amentsry law thought by the hoase have been
to a night understanding thereon therefore
and that the senate ask RS
question at issue betTeen the houses:
the committee Of conference on the part Of the senate
House Of personalities.
reported the bill auth orzing the Secretary OF the Navy
after consultation with the Attorney General institute
and naturalization for the destruction and loss of the
S ecn Fl h BO@s PsSS 1870
Mr. Sargent introduced bill anthOTEingg H sehnell
Office $40 Of land al the minimuH price according
culture and to which there may MOI be adverse claim
MI sargent eIpsias ed that Mr. sohnell was making
successful experiment in establishing colony of JspA.
and in ths cutvating of tea raising silk
etc. and wanted land than he could enter under
itfe presumption laws Zone hundred and sixty aores)
Passed.
The Houss then resumed in the morning hour the bill
reported from the Committee Mihtary Affairs TO
tend the bounty land system soldiers sailors of
lat 9 their widows and orphans.
Mr Hawley argued against the bill as a eunnngly de-
ysed scheme give the public lands capitalists and
tpeeuators without benefit TO the classes for
whose osteDsble benefit the bill is framed the bill
would absorb 10 acres Of public lands making with
the 22bOtO0o already granted 10 railroads, $50 900 900
being more than halt the available lands of the public
domain.
il would absorb territory twelve times as large as the