Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-06-01

Clair Flats canal 70 sixteen feet was re-
ferred.
The Senate bill for the enlargement o.
the st. Mary's Falls canal, in Michigan
was referred.
Tie Senate bill to facilitate the execu-
ton of and protect certain public works
} of Improvement was referred.
The Senate bill relative to the entry
and clearance of ferryboats and bonded
cars passing from one State TO another
through foreign territory was passed.
The Senate bill authorizing mai
steamship service between New Orleans
and Mexico was left on the Speakers
table.
The Senate bill in relation to the tran
sit Of foreign merchandise in bond was
referred.
The Senate bill to pay five thousand
dollars to the widow Of Commando
| Wood for an invention in naval gun.
carriages was passed.
The Senate bill relative to homestead
settlers burned out in Minnesota, Wis
consin and Michigan passed.
| The Senate bill to change the direction
of the road from OntOnagOn, Michigan
| IN the Wisconsin State line was referred
Business on the Speakers table was
here interrupted by Mr.. Dawes, who
moved to take up the Senate amend
ments to the tafIR AID tax bill, and tc
suspend rules and non concur IN all Ben
ate amendments except as 20 rates on
spirits and tobacco and provisions rela'
tive to bonded warehouses. Motion was
agreed to by the necessary tw0-thirds
vote. The question was then taken on
the Senate amendment fixing the
tax on spirits at seventy cents as
equivalent for all other taxes, on
which Mr.. Dawes moved concurrence.
The amendment was cOncurred IN
without the yeas and nays. -a..,
The question was next on the Senate
amendment increasing the tax on to-
bacco from twenty to twenty-four cents
per pound.
Mr.. Dawes making no motion on the
subject, Mr.. Maynard moved to amend
the Senate amendment by reducing the
rate TO sixteen cents.
Mr.. Maynard S motion was agreed to
yeas 132, nays "a, and the amendment,
as thus amended, was agreed to.
The next question was on the Senate
amendments in regard to bonded ware
houses, increasing the time for their ab-
clifton from six to twelve months. The
amendment was not cOncurred in. All
the other amendments of the Senate
were not concurred in, and a committee
on conference was ordered.
The House then resumed the ee3sid-
Grafton of the business on the Speakers
table, and disposed thereof as follows:
The Senate bill supplementary to the
enforcement bill correcting the clerical
errors was left on the Speakers table.
The Senate bill to amend the Agricul-
tural College act was referred.
The Senate bill granting the right of
way through the public lands TO the
Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Com
pany was passed.
The Senate bill to amend the act of
May 81, 1870, to enforce the rights of
citizens to vote, was left on the Speak
er's table, the vote on its passage being:
Yeas 10, nays 95-less than twO-thirds
in the affirmative.
The Senate bill to amend the act of
May 81, 1870, regulating the foreign and
coasting trade on the northern, north
eastern and northwestern frontiers, was
referred.
The Speaker announced the appoint
ment of Messrs. Dawes, Kelley Penn
sylvania] and Kerr as the House con-
ferees on the tariff and tax bill.
Having disposed Of about half of the
bills on the Speakers table, the House
adjourned.