Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-03-22
FOrty-SeCOnd Congress
sENATE-......wAsHrserON. March ~
SECOND SESSION.

| SENATE. w ASHISGTON, AafCn 1ls
Senator Logan, from the committee
on pensions, reported adversely to the
house bill making all pensions pay
able from the date Of the discharge or
death Of the persons on whose account
pensions are granted; and on his mo-
tion 1t was indefinitely postponed.
Senator Chandler, from the commit
tee on commerce, reported, with
amendments, the bill relative to the
entry and clearance of ferryboats and
bonded cars passing from one State to
another through contiguous foreign
territory.
senatOr West, from the committee
on military affairs, reported bill al
lowing persons held as prisoners or in
| hospitals at the time of or subsequent
/ to the issue of their commissions as
officers in the army the same pay and
emOluments as If actually mustered
at that date; provided that vacancies
existed into which they could have
been mustered had they been present
with the command to which they
were commissioned.
Senator Cragin introduced bill au-
thOrizing corrections to be made Of
the errors In the prize lists. Also a
! bill for the reduction of the number
and grades of officers in the navy,
and for other purposes, providing,
among other things, that the grades
of admiral, vice-admiral, and commo-
dore shall be discontinued when they
become vacant, and that after the
lapse OF the grade of commodore pro.
motions &c vacancies In the grade Of
admiral shall be filed by selection
from captains; that the course Of
instruction for adet-midshipman shall
be after the graduation of the next
first-class six year,, instead OF four;
that the pay of all officers on the re-
tired list shall be one-half their high
est duty pay at the time of retirement,
and that promotions on the retired
list shall at once be discontinued.
Senator Carpenter called up the bill
to extend the time for the eOnstruc.
ton Of the Bayfield, and st. Oroix rail-
road, and moved to non concur Ia the
house amendments.
Senator Sherman moved to concur
In the amendments.
Senator POmeroy offered an amend
ment.
After discussion, the bill was laid
over, and
The tariff bill was taken up.
Senator Frelinghuysen addressed
the senate at length.
Senator Morton offered an amend
ment repeating all laws creating or
imposing taxes on domestic products
and on stamps, except taxes on spirits, |
fermented liquors, and tobacco; the re- |
peal to take effect October /, 1879.
Senator Sumner said that the ex-
pensive machinery of the Internal |
revenue department ought to be abol- |
ished by congress without waiting fol- |
the action of the executive.
Senator Serman said thSt the reduc- !
ton Of the internal revenue would |
undoubtedly be accompanied by a re- |
dUetiOu OF machinery.
Senator johnson argued in favor Of |
free trade.
Senator Sawyer gave notice Of an |
amendment reducing the present duty |
on rice.
Senator Hill favored the reduction |
OF one-hah Of the internal revenue
list before any general revision of the |
tariff.
Senator Sherman proposed to limit
the debate on the tariff to the amend
ments pending at the time and would
call up the motion tomorrow.
The Vice-President announced Sem
ators Anthony, Hamlin and Casserly
as committee on conference on the
bill providing for reporting and pub
lishiBg the debates.
The senate went into executive ses-
sion and soon after adjourned.