The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1872-06-01
CONGRESSIONAL.

session on Thursday Loot Tho ,,;u - .,t,I>
lish the Western Judicial District ,v,s Ill
ed nm. and after argnmant ros lo;d 49,
The Tariff and Tay hin ,vas tal.an ~, va &c
to be the reonlar or5er sftar ,rh;p c 81 th "o
Senate went into E~oe,+;ro soss;o,, an,3
adjourned. In the Honse consiSsra I,la tine
was lost nv members Who had hao,' bro,,a+ht
in nv the Saroent-a t- rms in y,o,,;mr ill,
excuses. The only hns;ness +ransaatea Us ,ras
the passage of the nend;n~ hill extend;nn
relief to Thomas NJ Wallace
The Senate on S.trr5ov ,;rb+ of,or
lengtbv discussion adv;scd the pras;Sor+
tn 1ecot;ate an add;t;onaI a s 80 tho
Treaty of Washinoton IN tho has;s raoa,tiu
nronosed Inv the Rritisb Gorernment d;a
ering. however somewhat in form Int NOT
altered in nrincinle Tic endnrsement of
tho Article was govarned hv a das;ra On tho
mart of the senate and the Pres;dsnt 70 70
move the differences which intarr,,nte5 tho
which the Senate one wear ace so emnbatic-
on Saturday night is looked upon as an ex-
preston of the views of a large majority of
the Senate against claims for indirect dam
ages, in view of like admission on the part
of reatBritain AGAINST this country in n
COnClng0DcV and Under circumstance
es similar to those now enoaoino the atten-
tion of the two GREAT Powers,
In the Senate on Monday the nrincinle
business on hand was the Consideration Of
the Tariff hill. The hin ,vas taLen m and
a humber of amendments were agreed to.
among which were the following: The act
not to take effect till July LIST, 1872: fixing
the duty on all slack coal or such as will 90
IL. L. r.
cents DER ton of twenty eight bushels. eighty
pounds to the bushels; on all house and cab
net furniture unfinished thirty per cent.
adj yalorum: finished furniture thirty-tive
per cent nd yalorum: on fluit trees. shade
trees shrubbery, plants and flowers not
otherwise provided for, twenty per cent. ad
valorum; on chocolate in cocoa, two cents
per pound. Mr. Scott moved to exclude
pig iron and steel rails from the articles on
which a reduction of ten per cent on pres
ent rates is provided for bv the House
amendment but his motion was lost by the
decisive vote of 10 yeas to So nays. The
report of the Finance Committee recon-
mending that the Senate recede from the
Brazilian steamship subsidy was adopted
The House bill relative to the burial ofhon-
orably discharged soldiers and sailors was
passed, and the Tariff bill taken up. An
amendment was adopted to the effect that
ten per cent additional shall be added to
tea and coffee which had been carried to
Europe and then sent to the United States
Pending the discussion of the bill the
Senate adjourned. In the House of Repre-
sentatives after a long debate the Senate
amendment to the Postoffice Apprepria-
ton bill granting subsidy to the Brazili-
an steamship line was rejected, and a new
committe of conference ordered. 1.-THE
Senate receded from the amendment. By
a vote of 1873 yeas to "a nays the House
agreed to extend the time fixed for adiourn-
ment to June Sd at 10 O'Clock M. The bill
to revise the coinage of the United States
was passed. Mr. Terry. of Virginia. report.
ed a bill proyiding for a accommodation of
accounts between the United States and the
several States growing out of the War of
1912, but the House refused to suspend the
rules and the bill went over. The hill to
refund to dealers in tea and coffee the dpties
Maid on tbese articles in bond IN the 1st
dov of JuIv 1879 was nassed
In tho Senate on Tuesday the Horse
resolrt;on 70 adiourn Conuress s;ns 5;s IN
Mnnd,v r.yt ,as adonted Thars ,,a s'. oo W.
siderable talk as to Mr. summers intention
to makeI n sneech AGAINST the Administra.
ton on the French arms sales question
and he. while disclaiminp anv noliticai in,
tantion in the matter ,sIed fiat con,e owe
n;ng should he set mart for him r. ranlv to
tho ,onort of The Invest;notinr Cor,na;+foa
Withont GRATIFYING him fbe Senate tool IN
the Tariff bill and Mr. sherman st,ted tbat
the additions to tbe free LIST Which haJ
hean made Inv his COMMITTEES would omonnt
70 seo0 000 In tho UonSe Of Ronrasanta
t;veS ,ttenntx ,rers r,ado 70 rot ~, +ho
Senate hill extending until March 1tb tho
mower Of the President to snsnend the writ
IF hnbsoo .ornuo aud tho Sanota Sun,,1a
,nanr.rv Civil R;1bts hill Tic uouia Nv,
:. dac;ded ,,,a;or;t1 refnsod +o to,,ob 40 6 r:t
Hi md tha fu;onds Of tha sao"nI no,,Id -, st
not two tb;rds in f,rnr Of h,.;no;n~ ~
6efore tho Honse The rota ;nd;csta FL ~
both of these hills will fail of hainn octsd
nnon in tho House and Will st;II laS T ,,r'on
tha table 1T the hour Of adinnrnn,ent NJ
Two hills for the removal of noliticaI dis
abilities were nassad and tho House aJ
ionrned
Tn the Senate IN "Wednesday tho Srndrv
Civil Exnenses Annronriation hill vas re,
norted with number of amendments
changing it very materially from the form
in which it passed the House. The Tax
bill was taken up and several important
amendments were adopted. the effect of
which is to fix the tax on chewing and
smoking tobacco at tweuty-four cents ner
pound, to repeal the tax on the sale of leaf
tobacco and cigars, and to abolish all
stamp taxes imposed by the act of 1864
and also the tax on matches. The Senate
also decided that the present system of ex-
port bonded warehouses for tobacco shall
be discontinued. all tobacco in warehouses
when the new act takes effects +, nav the tax
now fixed. and twelve months to he allow
ed for it's withdrawal. All the armand
ments of the Finance Committee were
agreed to- but the bill was not finished
In the House of Representatives several
bills for the erection of public buildings at
various places were passed. The confer
ence report on the Army Appropriation
bill was rejected and a new cemmjttee or
dpred Mr. Rutler renorted tho So,ota
Lin to nrolonr tho neno. IF tho pros;5a1t
to snsnend The 1vr;t IF 6ah.as so.,.s,a H.
tha Depoocrats connonoad t;lIi,',,stp r;, ~
nrevent = Vote mon II md tho Mous Ing "a ~
ionrned
In the San,te ON Tburud,v +bo ,+.0,o.
to eytend the Presidant.s no,,,r ~ s,,s Ip
~ 80 - LrI, - 80. W. pm
H. E,n, n r" 1900 ~, pas ""s i' t:n me
So ;So.t;nn,ii' 81, oes piii W IiiaI
refused to take up. The Committee all
reported the Amendatory Enforcement act
providing for the appointment of addition