Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-04-17
FOrty,second Congressional Session.

The senate passed bill to-day providing for
the redemption of lands held by the United
States under sales for direct taxes ieVied IN the
finsurreCtOnary states, but it positively eXempts
rom its operation those occupied Tor na!ohai
cemeteries.
Mr.. Wright, from the committee on finance,
reported the bill TO establish an assay office at
Helena, Montana.
Mr.. Patterson intoduced a bill directing the
adjustment and payment Of claims of the state
of New Hampshire or of towns and Cries of said
state, upon the assignment taken for bounty
money not advanced TO volunteers.
Mr. AlCorn, from the committee on mines aud
mining, reported bill to promote the develop
mcut uf the mining resources OF the United
States, which was amended and passed
Several other bills were discussed, but without
action adjourned.
HOUSE.
Mr. Dawes reported rom the ways and means
committee, the tariff bill agreed upon by the
majority OF the committee, and asked that it be
made the special order for Tuesday next, and
from day to day, until dispOSedof. S!r. Dawes,
in presenting the bill, read a statement showing
the amount of reductions on the duties OF inn
ports to be in full, SIS 1852 49, reduction OF IN
ternal revenue duties, ST., SOB, 169-making
total reduction of all sources of S3f ,S45, sol.
He said have permission Of the COMMITTEES
to state TO the house my own emphatic dissent
from some of the essential provisions of this
bill and also their permission to move in the
objections. II would have better met my view
if, first and foremost, il had removed all posi-
Bile eXactiOns and restrictions as well as burdens,
now harasSng tile business and pursuits of the
people, arising from inferanal taxes, except
those upon sUTituOus and termented liquors and
tobacco; and next had presented larger and
broader free list Of articles now dutiable which
enter into the manufactures and industries of
the country and are not such as can be pro-
| duced ut home, and bad distributed
whatever balance of reduction the eXlgencies of
| government would permit more generally over
| the whole remaining list of dutiable goods,
| thereby falling less heavily upon some and more
| generally and consequently lighter upon all. And
| | would have preferred in doing this that the ag-
| gregate of reductions should have reached, as
hoped 1t might, instead OF S31 ,S45, 561, at least
| S40,0O0,000 to S45,0O0OOO.
| Mr. Maynard obtained leave to introduce q
| bill on which he and Mr.. Kelley as the minority
/ of the committee agreed.
| Mr.. Dawes, from the same committee, re-
| ported bill to regulate the seizure and eNami-
| nation of invoices, books and papers in customs
| revenue cases.
Mr.. Ketcham, from the conference committee
| on the st. CroiX and Lake Superior land
| grant bill, reported unable to agree, and moved
| that the house insist on its action and appoint
another committee,
Mr. Schofed moved that the house recede
| from its action which would have the effect Of
| passing the senate bill.
Mr. Holman moved that the house adhere to
| its action, which would make il final.
Mr. Ketcham, in view of Mr.. Scofeld's mo-
| ton, accepted that OF Mr.. Holman in lieu OF his
| own. Mr.. Scofeld's motion was reiected-51
/ to 1t5-and Mr.. HOlmans adopted-l1O to %.
| This amounts TO the rejection of the bill as the
| substitute adopted by the house, to which IT
voted 10 adhere, was TO declare the lands reserved
| to actual settlers.
| Adjourned.