Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-05-01
FORTY SECOND CONGRESS-
This Afternoons Proceedings,
WEDNESDAY, May 4.

SL->A IN. Scott presented memorial OF
citizens OF Pennsylvania protesting against any
amendment TO the constitution making far,tr,
horn citizens eligible 90 the Office OF Tr.siis,.
Referred to committee on the judiciary.
hr. Carpenter, from committee on fndicia-v-
reported bali changing the time for holding ths
courts OF The western district OF Miscon<in
Pissed.
THE BALTIMORE AND POTOMAC pEror SIT.
BILL.
MI. Patterson, from committee on District Of
Columbia, reported House bali confirming action
OF local authorities Of the city OF wash ingtOn in
Tsier. nee 70 depot site for the Baltimore and
MT. Cameron asked that TO morrow evening
be set Tor the consideration OF the bali: but OBJ
lee,en was made, and no conclusion Was
Mr.. spencer. from committee on Dis,ri,, a,
columbia, reported House bali fixing the nav OF
members Of the Board of Health OF the D,Sfri..t
Columbia ~ - zoe per annum, and a,kel for ~
present consideration, but objection was made
and IL went over.
Mr.. Ames, from committee on military affairs.
reported House biu repeating section q OF army
appropriation act OF $50. prohibiting protaotioTs
IN the staff departments of the army. Passed.
MT. Nye called up bill 10 regulate elections
in Idaho and Washington territories, which was
passed. ~
The naval appropriation bill was then taken
up.
Mr.. Cragin, in behalf OF the committee q,
naval affairs, moved an Amendment approrrl-
ating $4,000 Tor the purpose OF making expert
nents TO convert the smooth bore guns ln the
An extended discussion sprane M on the al
mlDistration OF the Navy Depart ment, IN whi,.n
eIeat ~asIeluiness OF expenditure was charged
on one side and denied on the other.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
the close Of the reading OF the journal, the Clerk
Of the Senate appeared and announced that Inc
Senate had passed the bill repeating the ATTY ON
tea aud coffee, with amendments, making the
bill take effect on the LIST OF July, aud MAXIM,
duty. ~ ~
MIR. Dawes asked and obtained unsnimous
consent that the bin be taken mp aud acte on
Inc hrst amendment was agreed TO. ON the
second teilers were ordered, and the amendment
was conc urred ip-ages ll3. noes To-
The House then, in the morning hour pro
ceeded to the consideration OF reports OF COM
mittees.
Mr.. shanks, 0nd..) from the committee o.,
Indian affair, reported a bill 70 regulated he
manner OF making private contracts With In
nlans, and 70 Wa passed Also, bill 20 author
lie The L ;. Circuit Court 10 make a partition
or the lands Of a certain Indian reservation i'm
Indiana, with amendments; the amendmeufs
were adopted aud the bill passed. Also. bin
IloNlulng Tor the sale OF certain New York In
dan lands in Kansas, with amendments: the
amendments were adopted and the hin passed.
Also, bill authorizing the removal OF restric-
tons upon the alienation Of certain Miami In
dian lands in Kansas; passed. Al.o a biII 20
authorize the Cataraugus and Allegheny Iu-
dials ID New York TO lease lands and confirm
leases; passed.
Mr.. BuTdett. NO. from the same committee.
reported bin 10 provide for the removal OF the
Kansas Tribe OF Indians to the Indian territory,
settlers only. Passed
Also, bDl for the removal OF Indians from
the mineral valley in Montana.
fcndng it, consideration, the House. on mo-
non OF III. Dawes lhasS.,) went into committee
Of the whole on
THE TARIFF BILL.
Mr.. Kelley pa was recognized and, before,
he Vcgan. lie gave notice OF his intention 10
move 10 strike out the enacting clause and refer
TIE bnl, offered by himself, TO the committee o
ways and means with Instructions 20 report IL
or part OF n, forthwith. and incidentally a.
sen .ed that the bill; now under consideration,
was not majority bill, that IL was, in tact. a
vail without paTentage. lie ne NJ defe n,ed the
views OF the prOtectOnists from the attacks
made by preceding speeches, and said they
looked upon our country a a little world by
ltseit with every variety OF climate and soil ca
Fable OF producing almost everything needfal.
They desired the repeal OF the internal revenue
laws. and would raise the revenue by duties up
on articles manufactured by the underpaid labor
OF Europe, which receives but from One-eIyhth
TO half the amount paid the American abOrer.
he SAID that when we celebrate our centennial
anniversary he did not want foreigners 20 find
that we hadsuccumbed Ia the STAMP tax q ainst
which we fought for twelve years. He did not
want the Cuban who came here 20 find that in
s'eso or going TO the centennial celebration
he was the inmate or a prison, because
be had made a few cigars without hrst
going to the assessor Of internal revenue
and taking out a license a cigar maker.
lie also desired TO see the unconstitutional eN-
port tax on whisky repealed, for the bill, BY in
direction, did what was directly prohibited by
the constitution. He denied the assertion made
10y Dir. Brooks Yesterday, that IL was conceded
that the internal revenue tax was 10 be kent un
anu cited resolutions adopted in the FOrty-first
ana tofty-second Congresses declaring IL a ne
eesSity arising out OF the war, and that its
reIeal AZ the earliest practicable moment was
demanded Is a measure OF true revenue REFORM
he had read at the clerks desk a memorial OF n
cigar makers union complaining of the eK-
cessiye tax upon cigar manufacturing.
ana SAID cigar making wss a work OF the hands.
IN whicb many widows, made 50 by the war, arI
soldiers who had lost their legs, were engaged,
and charged that the tax was cruel, unjust aud
oppressive.