The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1872-04-04

Mr.. Blair replied that his constituents and c
he people of the west generally, were less in I
he habit of troubling Congress about their I
grievances than others, but were not the leB
of them. He said that he did not
believe word of the statement made BY the
and Treasurer of the Onondaga
Salt Co., and argued the question at length.
Mr.. Chandler replied. |.
Mr.. Rockingham argued that the protec-
tive system was more beneficial to labor than
to capital.
The amendment was rejected.
Mr.. Sumner moved to amend SO as to
make books in ancient and foreign languages
free.
Mr.. Bayard moved to amend 50 as TO
admit free duty on statuary and paintings
imported by the owner and no, for sale.
Lost. Without further action the Se,ate
adjourned.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Kelly, from the Conference Committee
on the bill for reporting debates, made
report which after explanation, was agreed to.
The bill designating site for the Bal.i-
more & Potomac Railroad Company, came |
up, and fillibusteripg was resumed.
The House spent the day in voting by yeas !,
and nays on mere formal motions, without
ing any solution Of the difficulty.
The Speaker announced the appointment
of Mr.. Archer, of Maryland, ON the select
committee to investigate the affairs Of the
Navy Department, instead OF Mr.. VOORHEES,,
who declined.
The House then adjourned.
WASHINGTON, March -.
The report of the Committee OF Confer
ence on the bill for publishing the debates
| in Congress was concurred in.
The bill to repeal the duty on tea and
| coffee was taken up.
| The amendment to place the bill on the
| free list ofthe Senate tariff bills was concur
red in.
On motion of Mr.. Wright, the Senate con-
Cured in the House, amendment to the
Chicago relief bill, e1empting lumber from
| thr operation Of the act.
Mr.. Hamilton moved to amend, so as TO
reduce the duty on steel rails. Lost-yeas,
%; nays, 2S.
The question was then taken on the amend
ment In the committee, adding the second
section Of the tariff bill reducing the duties
ON cotton, woolens, pig iron, earthenware,
glassware, etc, 10 per cent, and 1t was con-
CURED in-yeas, 81; nays, IL.
Mr.. Frelinghuysen moved to strike from
the second section, ''the manufacture OF
silk" now subject to duty Of & per cent,
which was agreed to-yeas, %; nays "A.
This leaves the duty unchanged.
The third section of the tariff bill was
then added. .r
Mr.. Hamlin said that the whole tariff bill
a. reported from the Finance Committee had
now been adopted except the first section OF
, tea and coffee bill now under consideration
, He would except, however, from the firs'
section of the tariff bill, the clauses that
, apply to rice and to iron wire cloth, so a:
to leave al the per cent. duties on those ar
. tlcles unchanged.
After some debate Mr.. Hamlin modified
. his amendment so as to make the duty on
E tea eight cents per pound, and on coffee on'
Z and half cents per pound.
: Mr.. Edwards moved to strike out thu
|. amendment, and insert a paragraph p:o
4 yiding that after July LIST tel and coffee
should be free. Lost.
nj Mr.. Trumbull moved to reduce the dut.
|. on salt to three cents per hundred pound.
/: Lost.
Mr.. Frelinshuysen offered two oths
amendments, striking out items, which wer
o rejected.
Mr.. Hamlin's amendment was then re
a | jected; yeas Is; nays q.
Mr.. Trnmbull made the same anendmsn
4 offered by Mr.. Hamlin, emitting the para
? Rraph relating to tea and coffee. Adopted
!. yeas %; nays IS.
> Mr.. Scott offered an amendment repeating
$ all internal taxes except those on whisky, to
4 bacco and malt liquors. In answer to
. question he said he meant TO include the III
: come tax for the present year. $3.50
III Mr.. Conkling predicted that il the bill
4 as it now stood, should be passed ty boil
= Houses there would be no reduction OF in
;. come taxes at this session Of Congress.
/. Mr.. Blair moved to omit the income ,aI
from Mr.. Scott's amendment. Lost ayes
8 10; nays, u.
The question was then on Mr.. Scott
e amendment, when it carrie'!Eayes, y
a nays, II: ~.
|. that the bill would be killed by the adoption
= of this amendment and he believed it was $
!, intended. The bill WIS then passed, ami
3 great confusion, by vote of 81 to Messrs
!. Foreman, Hamlin, Frelinghuysen, and Scot
- in the negative. 1t now goes to the HOus
n for concurrence in amendments, which in
, clude, substantially, the tariff bill rePorie'
! by the Senate Finance Committee, and tn
!. wholesale reduction Of internal taxes involve
!, in SCOTS amendment, the first section pro
yidiny for free tea and coffee.
= The Senate then at $40 adjourned I'll
n Monday.
. HOUSE.
The bill for u railroad depot in Washing
i ton for the Baltimore 4 Ohio Railroad cam
!. up and various propositions were made 10
:. aettIement OF the difficulty, which has oceu
pied the House for several days. debat
ensued and, all Efforts failing TO reach a CON
promise of the question, the minority oil th
70 House agreed and reported 70 the hilibusiel
ID ing policy.
,.I Mr.. Davis, from the Committee on Way
r. and Means, reported back the Chicago r.
lv lief bill and intimated that lac would ailo
= the amendment to be offered, excepting II
m lumber from its operations.
Mr.. Farweil offered that amendment.
M Mr.. Finkelnburg suggested that that meal
D. that the lumber interest of Michigan an
70 Wisconsin having been saved, thev wei
willing tina, all other interests should b
!, sacrificed.
Mr.. Fsrwelrs amendment va: agreed /
-, without, division and the Senate amendment
!. as thus modified, was concurred in. Th
!, concurrence of the Senate in that modihc;
4 ton il all that is now necessary before tn
~ bill is sent to the President TOR his appIovs
II and signature.
!. At two O'Clock the bill reported last wee
!, from the Committee on Commerce To amen
q the Act of the Dist of February, 1871, fC
:. better securing of life on board vessels prC
i PEELED in whole or part by steam. came u
y and was the special order for the day an
T. from day to day until disposed of.
70 Mr.. Dawes presented the Conference n
= port of a bill providing for contingencies
10 the transportation of goods in bond across ii
!, country. The committee recommends AZ
- ditional provisions in cases Of blockade
ice, and allowing the transfer OF goods froi
~ one vessel to another. The report W;
agreed to and the consideration of the bi
sh was resumed. Considerable progress ";
made and the House then adjourned Ii
Monday.
Mr. Sumner before Ine Senate Arm
C0mmistee.
WASHINGTON, March 21.-When the Sci
ate Arms Committee met to-day, Mr. Sun
ner opposed and protested against the sun
mons served upon him. He entertained Il
same views that he did yesterday on ia
III subject. In response to question, he sal
'ts be had received numerous confidential con
u municatioDs On the subject, but declined
nj give names. He had handed them over
Schurz. Summer declared that he deemed
ca his duty to move for an investigation
Sumner took the oath with a protest that II