The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-04-25
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House bin under consideration was not a
bill for raising revenue within the mean.
Ing OF the Constitution; and, therefore,
while the Senate might have amended II
80 as to abolish the duties altogether on
other articles, the Senate had no right to
engratt It as II did in a substitute with an
amendment providing that the revenue
should be collected on other articles,
though at q less rate than previously fixed
by law. That amendment would have
become tho provision Of an act for
raising " the . revenue because the
revenue at q certain rate would have been
collected BY provision Of the not. Its
due however, to the Senate, to say that
It's departure from the true principle in
this case was owing TO the desire to con.
form to the view OF the Hoase Of Repre-.
sentaives as expressed by the House in
relation TO the Senate bill Gbolishing the
tax on incomes, and thus to preserve
harmony between the two Houses. But
since the Rouse Of Representatives OK.
acting It's pferogative, Is asserting on one
occasion, what Il denies on another II
has become necessary TO review II In the
light Of the principal and seek for solu.
tion Of the difficulty in conformity with
the Constitution, TO which 1t Ia hoped the
House viii assent and which is =, due
to the Senate whether the House shall
assent or dissent The Committee re.
commended that the Senate adopt the
following resolution: COO .i.li sa Lgtg.T
ReSolred, Thst the Secretary Of the Sen.
ate be-. and he is hereby, directed 10
deliver copy Of this report TO the House
OF ltepres esentahves. "" ON"
The deficiency bin was then taken ,ip
the pending question being on Mfr BAY.
ARDS motion to lay Lon the table the
amendment ,,ot Mr.. MoRRuI, OF Vt,
restricting the, jurisdiction Of the Court
Of Claims, In suits for the value Of cap.
tured and abandoned property, to cases
commenced within two years after the
suppression Of the rebellion, and in which
the claimants prove that they never gave
aid or comfort TO rebellion. The vote
was-yeas 25; nays IS. The Vice Presi.
dent voted In the negative, SO the motion
was lost. 4- - % 'T
The question then recurred on the
amendment, and Mr.. HILL argued against
1t at length.A,1O 51allaIl 81 7g 10#Hl
Mr.. SHERMAN said if Congress had not
limited the jurisdiction of the Court OF
Claims TO the claims brought by loyal
men or could not 50 direct lie was in
favor Of abolishing the Courts. T'''4'T7
Mr., ALCoRN moved the following
amendment to the pending amendment:
Provided. The provisions Of this section
shall not extend to claims for proper.
ty seized, taken or impressed by any
Of the agents Of the United States gov.
eminent at any time after the proclsma-
ton by the President declaring the REBEL.
ion to, have ceased, but claims for proper.
ty so seized or taken may be prose.
cuted before the Court of Claims byany.
citizen OF the United States at any time
within twelve months from the approval
OF this act" ''7' '','' '''''7
Mr.. HOWE and SHERMAN said that In
the cases described In this amendment,
nobody whether Of loyal or disloyal ante.
cedents could have o remedy through
the Court Of Claims, '''L.a
Mr.. ALcoRN advocated his amendment
The Senate went into an executive ses.
sion and soon adjourned. ,sUF slt' '