New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-05-01
XLup CONGRESS-IID SESSION.

SENATE. WASHINGTON April JU lo'Z'
The House amendments to the Texas Pacific
Railroad bill were concurred in.
Mr.. PATTERSON Rep., n. H., from the Committee
on Foreign Relations reported the House bill author
izing the President to appoint commission to inquire
into the depredatons committed by Indians and Next
cans on the frontiers of Texas and moved its immediate
consideration. The bill passed. ,., :,
rectng the Secretary OF the Treasury 10 senu 10 the
Senate the following information about the accounts OF
United States bonds issued to each COMPANY and
for what number Of miles and The amount Of interest thereon at
services rendered and still remanngi the total
e 81 bonds Sae the total amount Of principal interest
crung such bonds maturity ard the rate Of pymehr 1su M
Of interests the amount OF bonds or o,.er & d %
constituting mortgage lien On It's ROAD anu one'
Mr. CONKLING (Rep., n. " thought the resolution
had better be postponed until 1t could be ascertnned
whether the whole Oft not already published.
The Senate then resumed the consideration of the De
hcency bill The pending question was on tIe moo0n
amendment restricting the jurisdiction OF the Court OF
Claims in suits for the value or captured or
property TO cases commenced two after the sup
preston of the Rebellion, the claimants proving a1rInI-
lively that they gave aid or comfort to the Re-
The motion to lay on the table was rejectedYeas, 2
Nays, q. The vote on reconsiderng resulted III le
but VcePresideut voting IN the Affirmative, the mo-
ton 10 reconsider was agreed to-. $3.50, $500, A.,
The Morrill, amendment was then adopted, and the
Deficiency bill passed.
TEA AND COFFEE.
On motion of Mr.. SCOTT Rep PENN the bill to repeal
the duty on tea coffee taken up and he moved
amendment providing that II should 90 into elect on
the LIST July; that tea and coffee in public stores ana
bonded warehouses on the 1st OF July shall be exempt
from duty, and the duties paid upon them shall be re-
| funded. Agreed to. 80 80, ,
adding the free list contained in the Tariff bill passed
| by the Senate some weeks since.
Mr.. CONKLING rep, n. " said he would vote Tor
free list independent proposition but he would
not vote put upon this BILL because to do would
| wreck the bill the House. He sympathized with his
constituents and thought they had right TO complain
of the hesitaing uncertain, and misleading ACTON OF
! the Senate in tins matter.
Mr.. TRUMl}ULL rep, III said there was no more
for repeating the duties on tea and coffee than
for repeating the duties salt and coal The Senate
had decided that the bills should not IN any take
| effect until the first OF July, and that ought to
relieve the merchants from the uncertainty OF
which they complain, and the fact that the
| bill was not to take effect until July, was
another why it should not be pressed through
hurTedy because IL probable that before the
first OF July general tariff bill would be passed. includ
these articles He wished to repeal reduce the du
ties other things well as tea and coffee and he
hoped Congress would not adjourn until 1t should have
every feature of internal revenue taxation except that
| ON spirits, fermented liquors. and tobacco
Alter further discussion, the amendment adding the
| free list was rejected-Yeas, II; Nays, 81
Mr.. TRUMBULL moved to amend the bill as TO re-
peal also the duties coal and salt. LOstYeas, a.
| Nays, 49,
The bill was then passed.
provides July and coffee shall be placed
further import duty shall be collected from the
same and coffee which be public bonded
said July shall be subject to duty the enrJ
thereof all coffee said
July which the duties shall have been paid shall We ent
| tied a refund Of the duties paid.
AT $3.50 D. the Senate adjourned.