Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-05-08


Commerce, reported a bill extending the
privileges of receiving goods in bond from
the port Of importation to the ports of
Nashville, Tenn, and San Diego, Cal.
? assed.
The Texas Contest.
Mr.. McCrary, from the Committee on
Elections, made report in the Texas con-
tested election case of Giddings against
Clark, the sitting member, is not entitled to
the seat, and that Giddings, the con-
testant, is.
COttOl Claims.
The House resumed the consideration Of
Senate amendments to deficiency bill. The
amendment in reference to claims for cotton
seized by the Government after the close of
the war requiring proof of the loyalty of
claimants, came up and gave rise to long
discussion, the Committee on Appropria-
tons recommending non-concuTence and
reporting a substitute for it less exacting on
the claimants.
Mr.. Bingham made a speech against the
substitute reported from the Committee on
Appropriations, but Mr.. Peters asserted
and proved by the record that similar pro-
position was reported at the last session of
Congress FROM the Judiciary Committee by
its chairman (Mr. Bingham) himself, and
Mr.. Garfield added that the Committee on
Appropriations had adopted the very Ian
guage of the bill reported by the Judiciary
Committee on the same subject.
The argument against the Senate amend
ment was that cotton seized after the 30th
of June, 1865, and to which alOne it ap-
piled, was seized in violation of law and in
defiance of the published orders of the War
Department, foTbidding the seizure of cot
ton after that date.
Finally the substitute reported by the
Committee on Appropriations for the
Senate amendment was adopted by the
yeas and nays as follows:
"That the Secretary of the Treasury be
and he is hereby authorized and directed to
pay to the lawful owners or their legal rep
resentatiVeS, of all catton seized after the
Both Of June, 1865, by agents Of the Gov
ernment, the net proceeds without interest,
ofthe sales of said cotton actually paid into
the Treasury of the United States; provided
that receipt thereof shall be taken and re-
ceived in full satisfaction of all claims
against the United States for or on account
of the seizure of said cotton; and a suffi-
cieDt sum for such payment be and is
hereby appropriated and the Secretary of
the Treasury is hereby authorized to pre-
scribe rules and regulations for the ascer-
tainment of all the necessary facts for the
execution hereof"
The House then took up and disposed of
the Senate amendments to the Indian ap-
preparation bill.
BOuth Carolina Contest.
Mr.. Hazleton, of New Jersey, from the
Committee on Elections made a report in
the South Carolina contested election case
that Wallace the sitting member was en-
titled TO the seat.
The House then went into Committee of
the Whole, Schofield in the chair, on the
TartGa and Tax Bill.
Mr.. Dawes moved to strike out the lines
taxing tea and coffee.
Mr.. Kelly, to save time, moved to strike
out the enacting clause Of the bill.
The chairman ruled that Kelly's motion
took precedence of the other and must be
voted on without debate and that fthe en-
acting clause were struck out the commit
tee would thereupOn report that fact to the
House.
The question was taken by tellers on Mr..
Kelly's motion, and it was agreed to by q
vote of 95 to Is.
The committee thereupon rose, and the
chairman reported its action in striking out
the enacting clause.
Mr.. Kelly moved that the House concur
in the report of the Committee of the
Whole, and that the bill be recommitted to
the Committee on Ways and Means, with
instructions TO report back his own substi-
tute.
Mr.. Dawes moved as an amendment that
the committee be instructed to report back
a bill reducing the rates Of duties to 90 per
cent. of the present rates.
Mr.. Finkelnburg moved to reduce to so
per cent.
The question was first taken on Mr..
Finkelnburg's motion. 1t was rejected
Yeas 70; nays 110.
A vote was then taken on Mr.. Dawes
motion. 1t was agreed to; yeas III; nays
n.
The bill was then recommitted to the
Committee on Ways and Means, with in
structions to report it back forthwith,
amended by reducing the duties to 80 per
cent. of the existing rates. The vote on
recommittal was: Yeas, 1T; nays, 75.
Mr.. Kelly was proceeding to say, after
the vote on Mr.. Dawes amendment, that
he thought some members had voted under
misapprehension, but he was Interrupted
by calls to order, and Mr.. Garfield called
out that there was no misapprehensiOn,
but that the back of the
Coalition was Broken.
Mr.. Dawes proposition only applies to
articles specified after line 22 on page and
up to line 272, page 16; that is, it does not
apply to coal, salt, leather or pig iron which
articles are to stand at the rates reported in
the bill originally.
Mr.. Dawes thereupon reported back the
bill as instructed and it was referred to the
Committee in the Whole to be taken up to-
morrow.
The House then took recess until 7:9O.
The evening session to be for business OF
the Military Committee.