The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-03-29
42d CONGRESS.
. WAsnrSaToN. March 49,
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the propoposed reduction Of duty on
earthenWare or stoneware, 80 >
A bill for tho Baltimore and Potomac
railroad came up and various propositions
made as a settlement Of the difficulties,
which occupied the House several days.
AdebAte ensued on the bill, iss,s 'i:51s .'i'
Mr.. BooTH suggestedpan amendment
requiring The baltimore ,& Potomac, rail.
ruad TO pay fental FOR tile use 81 the
property, to go TO the fund for the poor Of
the district. All efforts having failed in
'compt ptomising the question, aminority Of
the House again resortel 70 fllihustering,
Dut ta1led.l = uHtiaJ5el .nlls -,.'f5 va
MIR DAWES. from the Committee on
Ways and Means reported on the Chicago
relief bill, and intimated that they would
allow the amendment offered, excepting
lumber, from Its operations. a'Haf,
Mr.. FARwELL offered that amendment.
MIR. FnSKELNBuRa suggested that that
meant that the lumber interests of Michi.
gan and Wisconsin having been saved,
they arc welding all other interests 10 dc.
stroy thebill. lilLii ..8lNiIit9Tt lf
Mr.. FARwRLL. withdrew his amend
rment. The concurrence OF the Senate in
thelbill Is now necessary before It. sent
to the President for bis approval and sig
nature. ~ .,s 3 .,'> ,,-o g5oa52'l y ~ t, 4
PAtS o'clock the bilIreprorted last II week
by the Committee Of Commerce, to amend
the act of 21stof February, 1871, for tho
better security Of lileon board Of vessels
propelled in whole or in part, by steam,
came mp asgthe special order OF the dAy
and from day to day until disposed Of!
The bill contains seventy. one sections.
4 Pending the consideration Of the steam
boat bill DAWES presented the conference
report on the bill providing for contingen.
ctps In the uanspo tation Of goods In bond
across the country The committee re-.
commends an additional provision in.
cases of blockade by ice, allowing the
transfer of goods from one vessel 70 an,
other. The report was agreed TO.
The consideration of the steamboat bill
was resumed Considerable progressw was.
made on the BILL ut-,, 40 1.J go lsFP
On motion Of Mr.. KETCIAM a Commit
tee OF Conference was appointed on the
81. CrOiX-&-Lake. Superior Hand grant.
bill. .,,,t,t-4ve,,, IL ,;.,,,,,.,f,,g
The House then adjourned till Monday.
~, SENATE. u. ~.
On motion Of Mr.. FRuamu1I. the bill
was passed settling thea titles of certain
lands along the boundary between Geor.
gia and Florida. 1'' a' ''''3'.a
The report Of the Committee Of Confer.
enceon the bill for Publishing the debates
OF Congress was concurred in. r..
On motion Of Mr.. HOWE a Conference
Committee was appointed on the Bayfield,
& ST. Croix railroad bill The Woe PREH.
DENT appointed Messrs. CARPENTER,
PoMERoY, KELLEY and CAssRRIY. The
amendment offered yesterday was referred
to the Committee Of Conference.
The bill to repeal the duty, on tea and
coffee was taken up. ~ 4 ~
The amendment adding tea and coffee
tothe free list Senate tariff bill was con.
Cured in. o.,
n On motion of Mr.. WMeur the Senate
concurred in the House amendment to
the Chicago relief bill from the operation
of the act Of October.
The question was then taken on the
amendment made to the amendment Of
the tariff bill reducing the duties nsillss,
earthen.ware, wooden.warc, &C., 10 per
cent, and 1t was concurrcd in by yeas, SO,
nays II. T. '''''ii ~. go 7 ~" 4
Mr.. FRELNGHUYsEN moved to strike
from the second section manufacturers Of
silk, now subj Get 10, d duty Of Q per cent,
which was agreed to-ycas %, naSs'24.
This leaves the duty unchanged. .,,
Mr. iFREIINGHuYsEN offered two other
amendments striking out other items,
which were reje cted.
After some debate Mr.. HAArLlN offered
an, amendment SO as to make the duty
on. .teas'18 cents per pound and on coffee
III cents per pound. E-yN.,-.
Mr.. EDMUNDs moved to strike from the
amendment offered by Mr. HAMLIN the
paragraph as to tea and coffee, and insert
positive provision that after July 1st tea
and coffee should be free. Lost, yeas, 81 !;
nays 25. stIS H1F'|
Mr. TRuMDu11 moved 70 reduce the
duty on salt to 3 cents per. one hundred
pounds. Lost, yeas Is, nays %.
Mr.. HAMLNs amendment was then re-
jected. Yeas Is, nays 2S. ''''
Mr. TRUMBULL moved the same amend
ment offered by Mr.. HAMLIN emitting the
paragraphs on lea and coffee. Adopted,
yeas %, nays 1s.
Mr., ScorT offered an amendment re.
pealing all internal taxes except those on
whisky, tobacco and malt liquors. In
answer to'a question said he meant to say
the income tax for the current year.
MIR. CoNKLING predicted that If the Eill
as It now stood should be passed there
would be no reduction Of internal taxes at
this session OF Congress. 's--s a.ssss1 e''s,'7g
Mr.. MORTON favored a large reduction
in internal tax, but thought the amend.
ment went too far. He did not think
that tax already due, like the income tax,
should be. taken off, 1,.g,,-.Fi
Mr.. sooTr modified bis amendment so
as to provide that all the internal taxes on
illuminating gas, the income tax, the tax.
e, imposed by section ITO of the internal
revenue act ofthe 80thiof June, 1884, ex.
cept the tax on banks and bankers, and
all taxes by stamps, except such as relate
to distilled spirits, fermented liquors,
snuff, tobacco and sci6ars, be repealed,
said repeal TO take effect on the 1st Of July,
1879. iH "a, ''Ha
trPending The discussiouon the repeal OF
these taxes, motions to adjourn were
madeand pegatiyed93 hggnr15g9 all
Mr.. SHERMAN opposed hasty legislation
in this connection, and isaid. IT, was dis
courteous TO the House Of Representa-
tives whileia committee offthat body was
laboriously engaged IN considering the
subject Of internal taxes for the Senate to
take action in the matter. II
Mr., CoNKIiINa said 1t was no more dis.
courteous than the Senate considering the
tariffbillwhile the House committee was
engaged on the same subject a5gd. r
. MIR. BLAIR moved TO omit tho income
A.. r.. N.