The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1872-06-06
CONGRESSIONAL

CONGRESSIONAL
MAY 29.-In the Senate the report /
Of the conference committee on the 1
supplemental apportionment bill, |
recommending that the Senate recede /
from its amendment, was coAcurred
in. The report of the conference
committee on the army appropriation
bill was cOncurred in. In regard TO
the appropriation for buildings at Ft.
Leayenworlh, a new COMMITTEES Of
conference was appointed. The bill
to amend the soldiers and sailors
homestead act was passed. The tariff
and tax bill was taken up, and amend
ments agreed to fixing tie rate on
tobacco at a cents q pound; extend
ing the time within which tobacco,
etc, is now stored in bonded ware
houses may be Withdrawn to one
year from the passage of this act; for
the repeal Of the stamp taxes impOs-
ed by schedules B and G. Section 10
Of the act Of June 30, 1854, was agreed
to, providing that the stamp tax
should be taken of OF matches on she
1st Of July instead of the 1st of Octo-
Der; that all goods in bond on the day
this act takes effect, on which the
duty has been paid, shall be entitled
10 a refund amounting to the differ
ence between the duties paid and the
duties imposed by this act. The
provision adopted by the House, abOl-
ishing storage Of tobacco in export
bonded warehouses, except for immed-
late export, was agreed to, with an
amendment providing that all tobae-
co in bonded warehouses when this
act takes effect shall pay a new tax.
The bill in relation to the centennial
celebration ct Philadelphia passed.
In the House the bill to issue as
signable land grants for hOmesteads
to soldiers and sailors came up, but
the House refused to second the pre-
vious question, by 81 to a, and the
bill went over. The Senate bill fixing
the congressional and presidential
elections in Louisiana on the same
day was passed. Also, a bill to release
the government Of Japan from the
payment Of the balance Of the indem-
nifty fund remaining unpaid under
the convention of the 22d Of October,
1854, amounting to SS75,0OO. The
rules were suspended, and bill pass
ed to divide Illinois into three judi
cial districts. The Ku-Klux Com
mittee reported a bill to amend the
enforcement act in regard to cleo
tions. After some filibustering by
the Democrats, the House adjourned
without voting.
MAY 3O.-In Il e Senate Mr.. Sum
ner offered a joint resolution to
amend the Constitution that the peO-
pie vote direct for President and that
the Office Of Vice President be abol-
ished. After a few reports from
COMMITTEES were heard, the tariff bill
was taken up.
In the House but little was done.
The bill forthe better security Of bank
reserves was passed under a suspen-
sion OF the rules. 1t provides that
the Secretary of the Treasury be
authorized to receive United States
notes on deposit without interest
from the national banks of not less
than ten thousand dollars, and issue
certificates therefor of not less than
five thousand dollars; said certificates
being payable on demand in United
States notes when deposits are made,
the note thus deposited not to be
counted as part of the legal tender
reserve, but the certificates may be
counted by national banks as part Of
their legal reserves and be excepted
in Clearing House balances where
deposits were made. The deposits
shall be held as a special fund In the
Treasury, TO be used only in the re-
demption Of said certificates. Nothing
in this act is to be constructed to
authorized an expansion or contrae-
ton Of the currency.
MAY. 31.-In the Senate most of the
time was devoted to a speech by Mr..
Chas. Sumner, who soundly berated
the Administration.
In the House q conference commit
tee was ordered on the amendment to
the Railroad Grant to the Port HUI
ron Railroad. The House then refus-
ed TO take up the tariff bill as it came
from the Senate unless the Senate
amendments should be considered in
the House.
JUNE 1.-In.the Senate a message
was received from the President veto
ing the bill for the relief of Milton
Best. a bill passed appropriating
$40, 900 for a statue of Gen. Rawlins.
After a discussion, lasting nearly all
day, the House resolution to adjourn
June 10th was agreed to.
In the House there was nothing TO
do. A resolution to adjourn June
10th was passed.