The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1872-05-23
WASHINGTON, May II.

SENATE.
The House resolution for final adjourn.
ment on the 3D. Of June, was referred to the
Committee ON Finance.
Mr.. Chandler, from the Committee on
Commerce, reported the river and hartor
appropriation bill, with amendments, and 1t
was made the special order for next Thurs.
day. :,
The House bill to amend IN act 10 provide
for the greater security Of lie on vessels pro-
PEELED in whole or in part BY steam, was
passed.
Mr., Sprague submitted report OF the
Committee OF Conference on the Hol.se habeae
corpus suspension act.
II came up as unini she'd business, and Mr..
Stockton sent up and had read telegram
from Senator Baysrd, who was absent on &C.
count of illness, expressing the hope that
the bill would not be disposedof until Men
day, when he expected TO be present and dis
Cuss.
Messrs Thurman and t:asserly proposed TO
POSTPONE the consideration Of the bill, and
Messrs Conkling and Morton urged not to
consent 10 postpone.
Mr.. Scott then addressed the Sena'e at
length in advocicy Of The bill.
Senate adjourned.
HoU E
Mr.. Boles presented the report OF the Con-
ference Committee on the bill for private
houses for the POttaratomie and Shawnee
Indians OF Kansas in the Indian Territory.
Agreed to.
The House went into Committee Of the
Who'll con the tax and tariff bill.
Mr.. Brooks offered an amendment to them
on paper, which was fixed yesterday Al
80 PER cent of the existing duties, providing
that the duty on printing paper, whether
sized or unsized, shall be equal to 20 per
cent I'D valorum. Agreed to-sO to IS.
Mr.. Kerr moved to insert the paragraph
making the duty on copper in the ore at q
cents per pound if fine copper, ETC.; on all
regular, or block or coarse copper 8 cents;
on old copper 81 cents; cents on copper in
rolled plate, ETC., and on all manufactures Of
copper 40 per cent. I'D valorcm. Agreed to.
Mr.. Beck mov.d to insert q paragraph
authorizing one half OF custom duties to be
paid in legal tender notes.
Mr.. Butler, of Mass, suggested one.third.
Mr. Beck accepted.
The manifestation and proposition of
making one third the duties payable in legal
tender notes was then agreed 10, 81 to 43.
Mr.. Sargent then offered a proposition
that all national bank notes required to be
redeemed in gold may be received for i'm
port duties. Agreed to.
Mr.. Dawes offered an additional provisO,
that this section Beck'sl shall net 90 into
effec; until government currency il at Tar
with gold. Rejected.
Mr.. Sargent moved that the section shall
not 20 into effect until after this year: Re
jected.
Mr.. Blair moved to make the duty on type
:ni type metal plates 10 per cent. sd valo-
rem, and, without voting on it, some arose
on the motion Of Dawes, because it was diff
cult to get quorum to vote.
Mr.. Dawes moved 10 recall all leaves Of
absence after Monday next and to grant no
more during the present session.
After considerable oolloquy ~ to the str
sence Of members, and the difficulty Of get
ting those in attendance to vote,
Mr.. Dawes offered a reso.ltoa directing
the clerk to request all absent members to re-
turn to the House, which was agreed to, and
the House again went into Committee of the
Whole on the tariff and tax bill.
Mr.. Blair's amendment was rejected.
Mr.. Dawes moved TO make the tax on
plate glass 90 per cent. Of the existing duty.
Agreed to.
Mr. Earnswc.th moved to add the follow.
ing paragraph:
On tin, in plate, or sheets, Is per cent.
ad valorem. Agreed to, 81 to IS.
The Committee then passed to the next
section, enumesaaing articles to Be placed on
the free list.
NJ. harris. Of Virginia, moved to insert
printing type. Rsjsctsd.