The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-03-27
42d CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON, March 90.
HOUSE. -..L -

sylvania avenue and Canal street, came
up as unfinished business. A good deaI
OF excitement prevailed over the bill, Il
being regarded as o contest between The
Pennsylvania Central and Baltimore 6
Ohio Company, the latter company DO,
string 10 share In the 0ccommoda
and have site granted for q Grand Union
Railroad. Depot, gp rf'.. n
After considerable llllibustering, Mr.
MRRcUR presented the conference report
on the bill for the removal of causes "a
tho United States Courts, which was
agreed to, and the ifillibusterlng was re.
sumed. r.I. H9|lI7.g IN va..I9 IN
Alter spending the day in voting on
motions to adjourn, alternatod with mo.
tions to take recess, but without coming
any nearer the solution,of tho difficulty
Mr. HOOPER, from the Committee on
Banking and Currency, presented the
testimony taken before that committee In
the matter OF the failure OF the national
banks, with o resolution that 1t Is the
opinion Of the committee that q successful
working Of the Currency Bureau required
change in the head Of the bureau.
The testimony and report were ordered
printed, TO be called up for future action,
Adjourned.
' SENATE. '. ~. '
A bill was passed granting the right O.
way to the Mobile Grand Trunk Railway
Mr.. RoBERTsoN introduced o bill to Sc.
cure a uniformity in the grade Of railroads
in ihn ITnitad Sfafnu yHou;dtnC, that Iho
Postmaster General shall require one
term contracts with railroads for carrying
the mails. The, gauge shall be 4 feet 81
inces. Also requiring the department in
making contracts for carrying through
mails TO discriminate between railroads
that have other gauges These provisions
are not to apply, however, to narrow
gauge roads, the gauges Of which do not
exceed 8 feet 6 inches.
Mr.. MoRRn1, Of Vt, offered the follow
ing: ~ = aslSf ssst - 4ittatil lt-A--
Res0Eusd, That the Committee on Fl.
be instructed to report amendments
TO any bill reducing taxes which shall
repeal the internal revenue laws now In
force imposing taxes as follows: The tax
pn Illuminating gas; taxes imposed by
section ITO of the internal revenue act Of
1894 as subsequently amended, and all
expenses payable by stamps, except such
as relate to distilled spirits, .fermented
liquors, tobacco, snuff and cigars.
MIR. MORTON objected TO its present con.
sideration and Mr.. MORRILL, withdrew
the resolution. sii t.l
The tariff bill then came up.
MIR. SCOTT moved TO lay aside the tariff
bill for the purpose Of taking up the
House bill to make tea and coffee free.
MIR. SHERMAN said that the tea and
coffee trade was paralyzed by the uncer.
tainty as to the action ot Congress, and
for the purpose ofascertaining the will oil
the Senate on the subject he would agree
that the House bill making tea and coffee
free should be taken up, even though he
would not vote for it. ..
The House bill was then taken up, and
MIR. SCoTT offered an amendment provid.
ing that it should 60 into effect the 1st Of
July next; also, tea and coffee in bond on
the 1st Of July next shall be free. and the
duties that shall have been paid on tea
and coffee in bond on that day shall be
refunded u0i ~
Mr.. TRUNBuLL moved 10 amend so as
to put salt on the free list. .l r
Mr. HAMIIN suggested that he should
add coal, but Mr.. TRuMBULL said he pre-.
fcrred TO have that voted on separately.
MIR. SHERMAN. said If these amendments
were 10 be pressed they would defeat the
objectthey had in view in consenting to
lay the tariff bill aside. u .lau
Mr.. TRUMBULL said no wished to bring
the Senate to a direct vote on salt. He
said that the people would be relieved
five times as much per head by repeating
the duty on woolen goods as by making
tea and coffee free: -. -
MIR. MORTON said he believed we could
make tea and coffee free, and make the
proposed reduction 10 per cent on articles
enumerated in the second section OF the
Senate tariff bill, and repeal all internal
revenue taxes except on spirits, fermented
liquor and tobacco and still pay off $50, :
600, 900 otthe public debt next year, and
therefore he gave notice that he would
offer an amendment leaving tea and coffee
free and repeating all laws imposing taxes
by stamps, except on spirits, fermented
liquors, snuff and cigars, and all laws i'm.
posing taxes on gas repealed, TO take effect
on the 1st day OF October, 1879. pa
Mr.. ScoTT said that II Mr.. MoRToN's
amendment should prevail, he (SCoTT)
would think it waste Of time to consider
the House bill further, and would yield
the whole subject again to the chairman
otthe Committee on Finance, MI. SHRR.
MAN.
The question was then taken up on Mr.
TRUMBULL's amendment to include salt
and it was reiected-yeas 10; nays 90.
The amendment to include coal was
also reiected- yeas ~; nays 90. ~ .
Mr.. NORTON then offered as an amend.
ment to pending House bill the whole Of
the tariff bill reported from the Senate
Finance Committee, except tho provision
relating to tea and coffee.
MIR. ScoTT appealed to him to with.
draw the amendment, but he declined to
do so.
The amendment was then rejected
yeas 22; nays 90.
Mr.. MORTON then offered the amend.
ment Of which he had given notice.
Mr.. MORRILL, offered the free list in the
Senate bill as o substitute for MIR. NOR
ToN's amendment.
Mr.. SUMNER said he would vote fol
Mr.. MoRToN's amendment, although he
regarded it as incomplete, because il
would leave undisturbed the revenue
Office holders now burdening the country
This ought not to be left 10 the discretion
Of anybody. The bill ought to contain 8
positive provision ol determination agains'
the whole tribe.
Mr.. MORTON said the Secretary Of tht
Treasury had power to discharge unneces
sary revenue officers, and It must be LET
TO him ortothe Committee on Executive
Officers to Judge how many could be
spared. - 't''7E a,9''
Mr.. Misunderstanding for Mr.. MoK
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