Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1872-04-10
PROCEEDINGS In CONGRESS.

L
Robertson introduced bill to uniformity in
the guage of the railroads the United States The
House bill making tea and coffee free taken up
and discussed. Amendments including salt and coal
were offered and rejected. Mr.. Morton then offered
as an amendment to the the pending House bill
the whole of he tariff bill reported from the Senate
Finance Committee, excepting the provisions OF tea
and coffee. Mr.. Morrill, of Vermont, offered the
free list In the Senate bill substitute for Mr..
Morton's amendment, which was adopted-yeas 81,
nays Is. Mr. Wright moved to add the conditions
of the Finance Committees bill reducing the duties
ten per cent on textile fabrics and manufactures of
iron STEEL earhenware, glassware leather and India
rubber. Agreed ta-yeas 50, nays II. Several other
notices of amendments were given, and the Senate
adjourned.
TUESDAY, March 26.-HoUsE.-No
business of importance was transacted in the House.
WEDNESDAY,, March 27.-SENATE.- -
Bills were introduced to incorporate the National
Union Soldiers and Sailors Orphans Industrial
Training School, and confirming entries by actual
settlers on railway grants, where the have been
allowed through mistake of government officers.
Bills prohibiting the enlistment of minors IN the
military service of the United States without the
consent of parents or guardians, and requiring all
votes for representatives in Congress to be by ballot,
were reported back from committee without amend
ment. The st. Croix and Bayfield, Railroad bill was
called up, and, after some discussion, the House
amendments were rejected-ayes 16 nays So. Mr..
Casserly offered an amendment providing that set
tiers along the line or the road shall be entitled at
their option either to receive back from the United
States the money paid or for their lands, or to
receive eighty acres in addition to the amount
held by them. without action upon the amendment
the bill went over, and the House bill to repeal the
duty on tea and coffee came up This measure was
debated until adjournment.
WEDNESDAY, March 27.-HoUsE. No
business of Importance was transacted In the House.
THURSDAY, March -SENATE.-The
bill to repeal the duty tea and coffee occupied the
attention of the Senate until late hour The amend
1nent adding to the bill the free list of the Senate
tariff bill was concurred in. Various amendments
were offered and rejected. The question was then
taken on the amendment made in committee add
ing the second section of the tariff bil reducing the
duties cotton, w-olens, silks, iron, earthenware,
glassware, &C., ten per cent, and 1t concurred
in-yeas 32 nays IT, Mr.. Frelinghuysen moved to
strike from the section manufactures of silk now
subject to duty of per cent, which was agreed to
yeas 28 nays "a. This leaves the duty unchanged
The third section of the tariff bill added. MIR.
Hamin said that the whole of the tariff bill reported
i'from the Finance Committee had now been adopted
except the first section, and ne moved that that
tion be adopted substitute for the first section
of the tea and coffee bill under consideration.
Lost. Mr.. Trumbull moved the amendment
offered by Mr.. Hamlln, emitting the paragraph re-
lating to tea and coffee. Adopted. Mr.. Scott modi-
fed his amendment to provide all internal taxes
Illuminating gas the income tax the taxes imposed
by section ITO of the internal revenue law Of June
and all taxes by stamps, such relate to spirits,
fermented liquors, snuff, tobacco, &C., be repealed
said repeal to take effect the first of January, 1872
This amendment was carried, and the bill passed
amid great confusion by vote of 35 to 4--Messrs.
Boreman. Hamlin, Frelnghuysen and Scott il the
negative 1t now goes to the House for concurrence
in the amendments, which include substantially the
tariff bill reported by the Senate Finance Commit
tee and the whole reduction of the internal tax in
volved in Mr. Scott's amendment, first section, pro
viding for free tea and coffee. On motion of Mr..
Wright the Senate concurred in the House amend
ment to the Chicago relief BILL exempting lumber
| from the operations of the act. Adjourned.
THURSDAY, March 29.-HoUsE. Mr..
Dawes, from the Committee of Ways and Means, re-
ported back the Chicago relief bill, and intimated
that he would allow amendment to be offered ex.
enpttng Lumber from its operations. Mr.. Farwe
offered that amendment, which agreed to, and
the Senate amendment. as thus modified was cen
Cured IN. Tine steamboat bill as considered u1st
adjournment.
MONDAY, April 1-SENATE. Bill
were introduced authorizing the construction of a
bridge across the Mississippi between Warsaw, Ii-
nos, and Alexandria, Missouri for the protection OF
owners of saw-nills the Mis- ISIS pp river author
lzlng the sale OF timber on government lands in
Wisconsin for the erection of government build
fngs at Jefferson, Mo. joint resolution to erect
colossal statue to Admiral Farragut was Soncurred
in. The Indian appropriation bill came up, and the
amendments reported from the Committee on Indian
Affairs were acted The bill relative to priv ate
land cla ms in Alabama, Louisiana and Florida was
passed. Adjournment.
MONDAY, April 1.-HoUsE. Under a
call Of states large number of bills of 1niscela.
neous character were introduced a nd referred Mr.
Hooper's supplementary civil rights bill again came
up, but action on it prevented by dilatory mo-
lions, which consumed the remainder of the morn
ing hour. Mr.. Mercur moved to suspend the rules
and pass bill repeating all laws giving portions OF
fines and penalties to informers in internal revenue
cases. Agreed to, and the bill passed. Mr.. Dun.
nell moved to suspend the rules and pass bill
tending the time for the completion of the railroad
from Copper Barbor, in Michigan, to Green Bay,
Wisconsin. Agreed to without division. bill
granting amnesty to number of persons was also
passed, and the Judiciary Committee were author
journed. .t.- trs