The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-02-01
Cousress Yesterday-The Income Tar
B<'uney Lauds 90 6oIdiers-The Tese

l'Ongreso Ycsterday-The Income Tar
Bounty Lauds 70 soIdiers-The Tess
Oatif.
The cons titutional question as to the RIGHT
OF the Senats to originate the bill repeating
the income tax Is In fair way of settlement
by conference between the two houses.
The message returning that bill to the Senate,
with respectful suggestion from the House
that 1t had no authority to originate such Q
measure, came before the Senate Yesterday.
and that body, without going into a. discussion
on the merits of the question, adopted the
much wiser and simpler plan of non. concurring
in the reasons assigned by the House and of
asking committee of conference nsthe point
In controversy. The House subsA quently
agreed to that arrangement, with the, under
standing, however, that the merits Of tA,e bill
itself are not to come within the scope O { the
committees deliberations. The committee on
the part Of the Senate consists of Mesa RS.
Scott, Conkling and Casserly, and on the part
Of the House Of Messrs. Hooper, Allison anAl
Voorhees,.
The Chorpennlng case, on which the House,
took action on Monday, was yesterday referred
In the Senate to the Post Office Committee,
with the suggestion from Senator Trumbull
that the bill be reported back and passed at
once, as he regarded the claim as one of the
most barefaced frauds ever practised on the
government. The House resolution extending
welcome and sympathy to the Irish exiles and
patriots was also referred in the Senate to the
Committee on Foreign Relations and resolu-
lions were introduced, and laid over suggest
ing to the people of the United States to
organize systematic measures for the relief OF
the poor of France, and requesting the Presi-
dent to detail q national vessel to carry sup
plies that may be contributed for that purpose.
Such proposition will undoubtedly pass, and
will receive the hearty support and co-opera-
ton of the people.
The question of the Georgia Senatorship
was taken up and occupied the attention OF
the Senate until that body went into executive
session. Senator Salisbury took occasion, In
the debate, to make political speech, in which
he eulogized General Hancock, and spoke Of
him as the standard bearer of the democratic
party In 1872. What will Tammany Hall have
to say to that?
The subject which occupied most of the time
Of the House yesterday was bill to facilitate
persons who served in the army or navy during
the late war to procure homestead ON the
public lands 1t changes the Homestead laws
In regard to them by allowing them twelve
months, after locating their homesteads, within
which to commence settlement and improve
ment; deducts from the five years settlement
required from other settlers the time spent
In the service, and allows them
to receive land warrants, which they
can assign, with all the advantages secured
by the bill. In the case of pensioners it does
not require any settlement, but gives them the
land warrants without it. which are also
assignable. Its advantages extend also to the
widows and orphans of soldiers. The princi-
pal objection made to the bill was that while
ostensibly for the benefit of those who served
in the army and navy it will only tend to
facilitate the operations of land spectators,
who will buy up the certificates for mere
trife and will be of no practical advantage to
the classes in whose interest it Is professedly
framed. The bill, however, was passed, with
only two votes in the negative.
The Senate substitute for the bill abolishinp
the Offices Of admiral and vice admiral was
taken up in the House and non-concurred in,
and the matter was then referred to COM
mttee of conference. Then the Senate bill
abolishing the test oath for those who cannot
take it, and retaining it for those who can,
was reported back from the Reconstruction
Committee, with a recommendation that 1t be
passed. The bill was under discussion until
the hour Of adjournment its opponents
arguing against its absurdity and incongruity..
1t will probably be passed to-day.