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Daily Kennebec Journal.
Forty-Second Congress Session.
W AsHINGTON, 20.
SENATE.

Mr.. West submitted report from the COM
mittee of conference on the arms appropria-
ton bill. which was concurred in.
! The Senate resumed the consideration of
the tariff and tax bill.
| The question was on Mr.. Wrights motion
to leave the present tax on tobacco IN
changed. Lost-l7 to 80.
An amendment fixing the tax on tobacco at
"a cents pound was agreed to.
Mr.. Corbett offered an amendment provid.
ing for the continuance Of the tobacco ex-
port bonded warehouse system under certain
restrictions. Lost
Mr.. CoDkling offered an amendment ex-
tending the time within which tobacco, &C.,
now stored in bonded warehouses may be-
withdrawn, to one year from the passage of
| this act. Agreed TOP, to IS.
| The provision adopted by the House abol-
| lshlng the storage OF tobacco in export bond
ed warehouses, except for immediate export,
was agreed TO, with an amendment providing
that all tobaccos in bonded warehouses when
this act shall take effect shall pay the new
tax.
| Mr.. Ferry offered an amendment provid-
| ing that the stamp tax should be taken off of
matches on the first of July instead Of the LIST
Of October. Agreed to.
The Senate then took a recess.
HOUSE.
MIR. Campbell Of Ohio, moved 10 adjourn
over Tomorrow. being decoration day, but
he withdrew his motion at the request of
Messrs Garfield and Dawes, in order that the
| tariff bill might be sent to conference COM
| mittce, it being expected that the Senate
would dispose of it tonight.
Mr.. Banks from committee on foreign af-
fairs reported bill to release the govern
| a Il Of a ha ~
of indemnity fund remaining unpaid under
convention of Oct. 22d, 1866, amounting to
$4,000.
| Mr.. Banks explained the bill and Mr.. But
Ter spoke in opposition to the bill.
Mr.. Dawes supported the bill and related
some instances of how the Japanese fund was
being wasted One of them was that Of a
man who came to Congress last session and
presented claim for $4,000 for damages
received by his vessel being fred upon in
japanese waters. This man had been offer
ing to sell his vessel for 1000, and not find
ing purchaser engaged in illicit trade upon
the rivers of Japan. The people along the
banks fired on the vessel with shot-guns,
and for that he had presented his claim to
Congress, and receive thirty thousand out of
the fund.
Mr. Scotiell took similar view, remark
ing that the japanese fund was mere car
ca. 70 attract birds of prey
Mr. Banks defended the bill and repealed
the remarks OF MIR. Butler as 10 the people of
Japan being savages. or what was worse
halt-savages. No people had made greater
progress III the same space OF time, and it
was only yesterday when the news arrived
that the japanese government had abolished
the State cErrch and proclaimed freedom of
religion.
After further discussion ~ Mr.. Willard
and others the bill passed.
Mr.. Dawes moved a suspension of the
rules and to proceed to the business on the
Speaker table. Negatived.
There are - Senate bills on the Speakers
table. the supplementary civil service bill be-
ing the last but five.
Mr.. Dickey presented the conference re-
port on the army appropriation bill. which
was agreed to. The conterees had been I'M
able to agree on the question of appropriate
ing 100000 for buildings at Fort Leavcn-
worth, Ks, the Senate conterees insisting on
that item being retained.
After long discussion the House refused
to reCcde from its disagreement and the mat
ter was referred to the same conference COM
mttee.
Mr.. Wilson moved to suspend the rules
and pass bill to divide the State of Illinois
into three judicial districts, which was agreed
to.
On motion of Mr.. McCrary Of Iowa, the
Florida contested election case was continued
until next session, with leave to take further
testimony.
Mr. Butler from the ku-kluX committee,
reported bill to amend the enforcement act
in regard to elections. The reporting of
this bill was the signal for the opposition 10
resort 10 parliamentary tactics to prevent
vote.
After several votes by yeas and nays, the
democrats showing no sign OF yielding and
many republicans not caring TO keep up the
useless contest, the motion to adjourn was
carried.
Sinking of Steamar Emneror.