The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1872-04-04
CONGRE SIGNAL.
SENATE,

TUESDAY MARCH 26-Mr. Robertson
introduced a bin to secure uniformity in
the gauge Of railroads Of the United States,
providing that the Postmaster General
shall require as cue of the terms to con
tracts with railroads for carving the
mails, that the gauge shall he four feet
eight and one-haf inches at the expira.
ton Of one half Of the duration of such
CONTRACTS, subject co u reduction OF one
fifth of their pay therefor, and also re-
curing the Department in making CON
tracts for carrying through MAILS to dis
criminate against railroads that have
other gauges: these provisions not to ap-
ply. however, Go narrow gaW ge roads, tho
gauges OF which de- not exceed three feet
six inches.
Mr.. Morrill, GVt) offered the following
resolution:
-ResoI0ed, That the Coumttee en- Fl
rance be insEgucted to report an amend
ment to any foil. reducing taxes, which
sRall repeal nhe Internal revenue laws
ROW IN torce, imposing taxes as follows
Ths tax IN illuminating gas taxes i'm
posed by Section Ito OF the Internal Rev
enue act efES64. as sub eq1entIy amended,
and al taxes PAYABLE by stamps, except
such asrelse TO distilled spirits fermented
| liquors, tobacco, huff, AMI cigars.
| It's nnIe6iate consideration was oh
| Sec.ed to and the resNtution withdrawn.
| The atteEtion of the Senate was chiefly
occupied G0ring last week by the dis
cussion on the Tariff bill. Amendment
after amendpnent was proposed and voted
down and so matters continued until
Thursday when the question was taken
on the amendment made in Committee
adding the second section Of the Tariff
bill, reducing the duties ON cotton, wooll-
ems, silks, man, earthen ware, glass, glass
ware, &c, 10 per cent. and it was con
Cured in-xeas, SO nays, az
On the third section OF the Tariff bill
being called Mr. Hamiin said the whole
of the Tarlf bill reported from the Fl
nance Committee lad now been adopted
except the Grst section, and he moved
that the first section be adopted as a sub
stitute for the first section of the Tea anG
Coffee bill now under consideration. H
would except, however, froxa the frs
section of the Tariff bill the clauses re
lating to rice and to iron wire cloth. sc
as to leave ala the present duties on thos,
Articles unchanged.
After some debate, Mr.. Hamiin mOdi
lied his amendment SO as to make the duty
on teas cents per pound and on coffee
| 4 cents per pound.
Mr.. Edwards moved to strike from the
amendments offered by Mr. Ksmlin the
paragraph as to tea and coffee, and to in
scrt positive provision that after July 1
tea and coffee should be free Lost-yess
21 nays IS.
! Mr.. TRANQUIL moved to reduce the du
ty on salt to s cents per one hundred
pounds. Lost-yeas, Is nays, 80.
Mr.. H&mlin's amendment was then re-
jected-yras, Is nays, 27.
Mr.. Trumbuli moved the same amend.
ment offered by Mr.. Hamlin, emitting the
paragraphs relating to tea and coffee.
Adnptad-yeas. - nays 49,
MIR. Scott offered an amendment reoeal.
ing all internal taxes except those on
wbiskey, tobacco, and malt LIQUORS. In
| answer to q question he said he meant to
include the iscome tax tor the coming
year.
Mr.. Morton favored large reduction
OF internal tax, but thought the amend
ment went too far. He did not think the
tax which was already due, like the in
come tax, should be taken off.
MIR. Scott modified his amendment to
provide that all internal taxes on illu.
minating gas, the income tax, the taxes
| imposed by Section 10 Of the internal
revenue act of June so, 1854. except the
tax on banks and bankers, and all taxes
~ stamps, such as relate to distilled
spirits, fermented liquors, snuff, tobacco
and cigars, be repealed, said repeal to
take effect July /, 1879.
The question WAS then taken ON Mr..
SCOTS amendment, when it was carried
yeas. %: nays, II. .,.-
Mr.. Sherman then expressed his onin
ion that the bill would be killed bv the
adoption of this amendment, and he be-
lieved it was so intended.
The bill was then passed amid great
confusion, by vote of IS to a. Messrs
foreman, Hamlin, Frelinghu and
Scott IN the negative. 1t now goes to the
House tor concurrence in the amendments
which include substantially the Tariff
bill reported by the Senate Finance Com.
mlttee, and the wholesale reduction of
internal taxes involved in Mr.. Scott's
amendment, the first section providing
tor free tea and coffee.
On AoEDAy-A JOINT resolution to
erect colossal statue to Admiral Farra,
gut was coRcurred in.
The Indian appropriation bill being
called up, Mr.. Cole proceeded to explain
the bill. He said the committee had gone
carefully through it as it came from the
House, and had reduced the aggregate
amOuNf anNroNriofn7 O. :GI