The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1872-05-23

Committee on Commerce.
AT the expiration of the morning hour,
the army appropriation bill came up as
unfinished business.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
On Wednesday, bills from the Judiciary
Committee were reported and passed, as
follows To establish Uniform time for
Presidential elections House bill provi-
ding for stenographers for United States
Circuit Courts
The House then took up and disposed
OF the Senate amendments to the Military
Academy Appropriation bill, and Con
terence Committee was appointed on the
disagreeing VOTE
| The Senate amendment to the diplo
matte Consular Appropriation bill, which
continues the missions to the Central and
American States, was taken up, and after
soma discussion, ejected-yeas, 80; nays,
| 81.
| Mr.. Butler, Mass offered, as ques-
ton of privilege, resolution for final
| adjournment on the Goth Of May until
the last Wednesday IN November.
| The motion was withdrawn on ad wise
ment.
| Mr. Bingham, from the Judiciary Com
mlttee, moved that the COMMITTEES be dis
charged from further consideration of the
reso utlou, which was referred to it, in
relation to lands of the Kansas Pacific
and Hannibal and st. Joseph Railroad
| Companies
Mr.. Butler (Mass) said he desired to
make minority report, in connection
with Mr.. Voorhees,, and that, on account
OF the disappearance from the Committee
room or certain papers, they were not
prepared to do 50 at present He moved
that the subject be recommltted,
| Mr. Bingham, Chairman of the Com
mittee, vindicsted the action of the ma
jority in renting the question to the
decision of he Interior Department.
1t appeared from the cOloquy that re
suited between Messrs. Bingham, Butler,
voorhees,, Peters, and EIddrige,that brief
maps and correspondence, submitted to
the judiciary Committee on behalf Of tho
Central Cranch Of the Union Pacific Rail.
road, had been withdrawn, and that in
terest declined to be further represented
In the controversy. Mr.. Butler said it
was matter involving millions Of dollars
and hundreds of Thousands of acres Of
IpnE'ia lands. He was counsel for none
lot t'.cse railroads bnt they had az counsel
Two eA-A torney Generals He tnouguv
| 1t time tie enacJ o law prohibiting ez-At
torney Generals from practlcing before
the Departments. He gave the history
of the question, and said in the hearing
before the Judiciary Committee there had
been no one To represent the United States.
If the House OF Representative did not
protect the interests Of the United States
III this matter, there was NOBODY else who
would do so.
Alter further discussion, the motion OF
blr Bingham to discharge the Committee
was rejected, and Mr.. Butler moved to re
commit the matter.
The motiun WAS agreed to, and the
House adjourned.
When the Tariff bill came up on Thurs
day. Mr.. Holman moved to put school
books on the free list
Er. Banks argued in favor of fixing the
duty on books at as low rate as was con
sistent with the interests Of American
publishers. and suggested o reduction to
an ed 0dt0rena rate Of six to ten or fifteen
cents.
After long discussion, Mr.. Holman's
amendment making school. books charts
and maps used by common schools, and
Bibles and testaments free of duty, was
rejeCted-69 to 70
MIR. Kerr's amendment to reduce the
duty OH books from twelve and one half
to ten cents per pound was rejected |
to rs.
Mr.. Hogr's amendment was agreed to, |
and also the one offered by Mr. Garfield, |
excepting books In foreign languages and |
English editions of old works unrevised |
for twenty years.
Mr. Dawes moved to put the duty on
all paper at ninety per cent. Of the exist |
ing duties as q substitute for the para |
graph taxing sized paper twenty-eight
per cent, which was agreed to-84to 90.
Mr.. Butler (Mass.) offered resolution
for final adjournment from the Sd Of
June to the last Thursday in November
next. He explained his motive for pro
posing to adjourn until November instead
OF SINE de, was to keep in force the act
authorizing suspension of the writ Of
hd6sas corpe0s, and which expires at the
end OF the present session. This PROPOSE
ton extends the session legally till the
day fixed In November He was pro-
ceedlng to state why Congress should
take this recess, owing to the state of
a9airs in the South, but was called to
order, and the Speaker decided that such
a range of debate was not in order on a
resolution for final adjournment.
Dir. Dawes then moved as substitute
o resolution for adjournment on Monday,
june Sd, at twelve o'clock. Agreed to-
yeas LAP nays 81. gna4 aa.g a0
Mr.. Boles presented report on Friday
from the conference committee on the
bill to provide houses for the Pottawato
ME and Shawnee Indian Territory.
Agreed to. 49, w sar VIA nang 8faneH .f s. fl