The Portland daily press., 1872-05-09

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The House took up the supplementary APP
preparation bill increasing the aggregate num-
Der OF 2S3 representatives fixed by the appor-
tlonment law of this session t0292 the additional
nine being given to New Hampshire, Vermont
New York, Pennsylvania, Indiana, Tennessee,
Louisiana, Alabama and Florida-to be elected
by separate district except for the 43d Congress,
when they may be elected on the general ticket
Mr.. Mercer, who reported the bill from the
Judiciary Committee, addressed lthe House in
After discussion, Mr. Randall of Pennsylva-
| 80, nays 104. - ~
The bill was passed without discussion.
The House went into Committee of the
| Whole Mr. Schofield of PENNSYLVANIA in the
chair, on the tariff and tax bills .la7 r XII
| Mr.. Dawes stated that the reduction in the
| revenue which he estimated would be effected if
the Dill becomes law, viz: On coal 1922, 1881;
features, $529, 400; on cotton manufactures, ST.
077, 2S3; on wool manufactures, SO, 358, "a; on
| iron manufactures, 81 ,231 $780, on other metal
S6,77O; on India rubber manufactures, $50, POI; ;
! on gutta percha manufactures 500; ON straw
manufactures, $65,347; on oil cloths, $27S6;
on lumber, $761 sol; all other articles, $614,-
| COS; on the free list, including tea and coffee,
SIT 100000; reduction of the tariff revenue $26
l40, o33; reduction of the internal revenue, 3d.
998, 900. Total $40, 12S, $685.
MIR. Dawes moved to strike out the items of
| tea and coffee. - .ElsaEq .rTi fr
The question of free tea and coffee gave rise
to lengthy discussion, which was participated
| in by Messrs. Kelly, Beck Wood, Cox Kerr
Randall, Banlks,, Morgan, Potter and Farms,
worth, lat the closeof which the duties on tea and
coffee were struck from the bill ll'l4
MI. Ritchie of Maryland moved to increase
the duty ON Dltumlnous coal and shale from
from SOC to 81. W
Mr.. Foster moved to strike out the whole par
agraph. nse,-sreg -rnF q
After lengthy discussion, Ritchie's amend
ment was rejected -il ...
Mr.. McGrew of West Virginia moved to make
the rate IS a ton. Agreed, so to rs.
Mr.. Fosters motion was rejected N .r
On motion Of Mr. Dawes new item was in
serted as follows:-On culm of coal 10 per cent.
Mr.. Duell of New York moved to amend the
item OF salt by making the duty 12c instead or
| &c pound. .E a.
The salt question gave rise to another long
discussion, which was not closed when the COM
mittee at 4.3O p. m. rose and the House took
recess till $780, 81 9 y W.
The evening session will be for the business of
the Military Affairs Committee. e
The bill before. the House at adjournment
last evening to enable honorably discharged sol
diers, their widows and orphans to acquire
homesteads on public lands came up first in or
der and was recOmmitted aa
The House bill to amend the to establish and
| protect national cemeteries was passed.
The House bill providing that all retired Off
GERS of the army shall be retired at their actual,
not brevet rank and with the pay prescribed
for retired officers of the same rank in the reg
| uiar army; the opposition being on the ground
that it was intended to apply to existing cases
instead OF being confined to the future.
At the close of the discussion. Mr. Hale NOV
ed an amendment that the bill do not apply to
the case of officers heretofore retired under the
provisions OF the law, which was negatived an
the bill passed. 3It
The Senate amendment House bill providing
that minors shall not be enlisted without the
consent OF their friends or guardians was con-
| Cured in. A
The Senase bill to prohibit the retention of
soldiers discharges OF land warrants by claim
agents and attorneys was passed with an
amendment. The Senate bill to enable the
President to appoint a Paymaster General of
the army was adopted and gave rise to cOnsid-
cradle discussion on the point whether this bill
should be amended by making the Paymaster
General rank that of Colonel The amendment
was agreed to and the bill passed. The House
adjourned. f-"ft--- BIB
New Hampshire Republican Convention.
CONCORD, N H., May SIN the Republican
State Convention, for the choice of delegates to
the Philadelphia Convention, Hon. Mason w.
Teppan presided. The following gentlemen
were chosen delegates NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. redk
Smyth, of Manchester, Thomas M. Edwards,
OF keene, Osslan Ray, of Lancaster, VIM. III
Y. Hackett, of Portsmouth, and James NJ.
johnson, of Enfield. 80. N,
|
ResOtUed, That in Gen. U. S. Grant we recog-
nize statesman as well as a General, man as
patriotic and wise in peace, as brave and skill
full in war, man who by judicious administra-
ton has gained confidence and endeared him
self to the American people, and as expressive
OF the sentiments of the Republican party of
New Hampshire indicated in the recent election
| we sincerely desire his denomination and re-
election.
ResolUed, That while we fully and cordially
acknowledge the great merits and services of
the Hon. Schuyler Colfax and of other Repub-
lican statesmen whose names have been pre-
sented in connection with the Vice Presi-
dency, we cannot refrain from expressing our
preference for Hon. Henry Wilson, an early,
faithful and untiring champion of freedom and
humanity, and a statesman of signal ability,
spotless integrity and answering fidelity to re-
publican principles.
The Convention then adjourned.
The several Congressional districts held a
Convention this afternoon to choose two dele
gates for each district to the National Conven-
ton: The following are the delegates to the
National Convention from the several Congress
slonal districts: -District 1, c. s. WhitehOuse,
OF Rochester, and A. G. Folsom, of Laconia
z, y. c, Moore, of Nashua and d. Barnard, OF
franklin; 3, G. :B. Twitchell, of Keene, and d.
Richards, of Newport