The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1871-02-02
CONGRESSIONAL.

JAN. 24.-In the Senate, q House
bill, to explain the 2eth section Of the
act to reduce the internal taxes pass
ed July IA, 1870, was passed, with sun
dry amendments to remove ambigui-
ty. Its effect is to allow merchandise
in port, and not entered December
slst, 1870, TO be admitted under the
old tariff. A bill was reported to pro-
hibit ocean cable companies from con-
solidating without the consent of the
Postmaster General. The majority
Of the Finance Committee reported
unfavorably on Mr.. Morton's bill TO
reimburse the States in the matter Of
war loans. The minority reported
for the payment Of interest to the
States AZ the rate OF six per cent. A
joint resolution was passed appropria-
ting money to pay the expenses Of
the investigation into the Southern
Outrages. Mr.. TrumbuIl's Civil Ser
vice bin came up. Mr.. Patterson
made a speech exposing the corrup-
ton and inefiiclency in the New York
Custem House. Mr.. Conklin defend
ed that institution. After further
talk and some other unimportant
business, the Senate adjourned.
In the House the credentials Of s
A. Corker, from the Fifth District OF
Georgia, were presented. Mr. Butler
objected to his being sworn in, and
presented a memorial from Thos. c.
Baird, the contestant, claiming the
seat,and moved that the subject be re-
ferred to the Committee on Elections.
The credentials Of Mr.. COrker were
in due form, and signed by Governor
Bullock. After much discussion Mr..
Corker took the oath Of Office. A
Conference Committee was ordered
on the bill to create a government for
the District of Columbia. Mr.. Ortb
denied the truth Of certain state
ments made, some days ago, by Mr..
Cox, charging that the administra-
tion had suppressed papers showing
the debt, land grants, &C., in San Do
mingo, and said Mr.. Davis, formerly
connected with the State Department
gave Cox the information Davis had
since died, after communicating to
Mr.. Cox on his death bed that he had
copied, as an addenda to the treaty
list Of debts and grants. He Mr.
Orth) was assured, however, on the
best authority, By living witnesses,
that Mr.. Davis never had possession
Of the treaty or addenda for the pur-
pose Of copying them. A letter from
Secretary Fish was read denying the
truth Of the charge. The House went
into Committee Of the Whole on the
Diplomatic Appropriation bill, and
after rejecting Mr.. Woods amend
ment, the bill was reported to the
House and passed Adjourned.
JAN. 25.-In the Senate, F. P. Blair
appeared and took the oath Of Office as
Senator from Missouri. A number Of
important bills were introduced. The
regular order, Trum0ulps Civil Service
bill, was permitted 70 90 over inform
ally, while the bill repeating the in
come tax was discussed. Mr.. Scott
argued against the tax as inquisitorial,
unconstitutional, unjust and unproft-
able. BE quoted Commissioner Pleas
anton TO show the tax did not yield a
revenue in proportion 10 the cost Of
collecting il, and claimed its abolition
would permit the doing away with
i've hundred Assessors, costing s., $50
a day. Mr.. Sherman said it was i'm
possible to dispense with the revenue
derived from this tax. he quoted Mr..
Boutwell, 70 show the amount of rev.
enue derived from this source, and de-
MED that It's abolition would do away
with any Assessors, as the other taxes
would still remainto to be collected. Ad-
jcurned.
IN the House, the Fertilization bill,
appropriating 81, ,82T, 900, was made
the order for Tuesday. The Senate
amendments to the house bill, declar-
.ategy Of the act to reduce:internal.tax-
AtioR, were agreed to, and the bill goes
20 the President. A bill was passed
extending to soldiers Of the war of
1872 and the Mexican war the benefits
of the Soldiers Asylum; also, a bill
repeating the Limitation Of five years
for applications for pensions after the
right thereto has accrued; also, a bill
70 sell certsin OF the military reserva-
ton no longer needed. The House, in
committee, disposed OF thirty-four
pages Of the Indian Appropriation
bill, and then adjourned.
JAE. 26.-In the Senate a bin was
easaed appropriating $4,000 for con-
ltinuiHg the work on the Sault Ste.
Marie Canal. The Pension Appro-
priation bill was passed and now goes
to.the President. The bill repeating
the income tax after December 81,
1859, occupied thsrest OF the day. The