The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-05-10
42d CONGRESS-.
HOUSE,.
wAn1noroN. D. @. May ..

WHEREAS, The New York Iribun
yesterday, asserts that E. V. Smalley io
seven years clerk Of the Military Commit
tee Of this House, has been removed iron
his position by Gen. CoBURN, Chair
man Of said Committee, for the assigned
reason that the editor Of tho Trabun
was nominated by the Cincinnati Conyen
ton, therefore .rr.
ReSOlped, That the Committee of Mill
tary Affairs be directed to report to thi:
House, the reason for the removal of Mr.
Smalley from the clerkship oil said Com.
mittee.
PIERCE and PETERS objected.
The Senate bill authorizing the SeCre
tary Of War TO admit Japanese youths Ia
West Point Academy was laid on the
table.
Mr. SToUGuToN, from the Military
Committee. reported back the bill thai
was recommitted last evening, allowing
transferable land warrants for homesteads
TO discharged soldiers, and moved the
previous question.
MIR. SARGENT moved 10 lay the bill on
the table, as being only for the benefit Of
land spectators. The vote by tellers was
IS TO 43.
Mr.. SToUGHToN demanded the yeas and
nays, saying that he wanted to know who
were in favor OF giving away the public
lands to railroads and refusing them to
soldiers.
The vote by yeas and nays resulted in
yeas, e.; nays, ll3. So the House re-
fused 10 10 lay the bill on the table.
Without further action on the bill, the
House went into Committee OF the Whole,
Mr.. SCoFIELD in the chair, on the tariff
and tax bill.
After hall an hours discussion on the
question OF salt, the time for debate was
extended another half hour.
Mr.. BUTLER, Of Mass, moved to amend
the salt item by adding the proviso that
salt actually used for preserving and cur.
ing fish shall be admitted free Of duty.
Mr. FTNKLEEBuRG suggested that the
same provision should be applied to salt
used for curing pork.
The discussion was continued Tor an.
other half hour, at the close OF which the
Question was taken on Mr.. BuELL's mo.
tiOn TO make the duty on salt in bulk l2
cents, instead OF 8 cents per hundred
pounds. Rejected by vote Of A to 90.
Mr.. BUELL. then moved 10 make the
duty on salt 10 cents. Rejected by q vote
Of As to 05.
Mr.. MCINTYRE moved to strike out the
paragraph $50 as 10 have salt in bulk put
on the free list" Rejected by vote OF
73 TO 90.
The question then came mp on Mr..
BUTLERs amendment that salt actually
used in the curing and preserving of fish
be admitted free Of duty.
Mr.. FARSswoRTH moved to amend the
amendment by adding the words "buttcr
and meats of oil kinds" Adopted, Gs to 05.
Mr.. DUKE moved TO amend by adding
the words "or as fertilizers" Adopted,
70 to So.
Mr.. BurLER's amendment as thus
amended was then rejected, G8 10 70.
The next item in the bill was that fix.
ing the duties on band or betting leather
and Spanish or other sole leather at fiE
teen per cent advalorem.
Mr.. KELLEY moved to strike out the
paragraph so as to leave the duty as it is
at present, thirty:fve per cent.
Alter discussion on Mr.. KRLLEY's mo.
ton and all other amendments offered to
the item, they were rejected.
The next paragraph in regard to upper
leather was, after some discussion, mOdi.
fled so as 10 read; "On upper leather of
all kinds, and on skins, dressed aud unlln.
Ished oil all kinds twenty por cent. ad
udiOrem, and on all skins from morocco,
tanned but unfinished, ten cent. ad
Uaiorem."
Mr.. KELLEY moved to insert: "On
chicory root, upground, one per cent. per
pound"
Mr.. BANKS approved of it on the ground
that chicory Is largely used In the adul.
teration of coffee, and that, therefore the
existing high duty on chicory should be
maintained, so as 10 discourage its use.
Mr. KERR spoke in favor Of putting
chicory on the ipe list, alleging that to
tax chieory and coffee on the free list was
TO make gross discrimination against the
poor, who alone used chicory.
MIR. MAYNARD intimated that the ar.
gument Of KERR was in favor Of two
New York importing houses that had the
whole trade Of importing chicory.
MIR. KERR characterized Mr.. MAY.
NARD's statement as baseless, and said
that it might as well be said that the aboli.
tion of the duties on tea and coffee was for
the benefit of importers.
Dir. BANKs repeated that his object in
opposing q reduction OF the duty on
chicory was because 1t was used for the
fraudulent purpose for the adulteration Of
coffee.
Mr.. MAYNARD moved to make the duty
on chicory three cents q pound. Mega.
tived.
MIR. BANKS moved 10 make 1t 2 cents
instead Of cents, the present rate.
After further discussion Mr.. BANKs'
amendment was rejected, and Mr..
KELLEY's was agreed TO, modified so as
read ION chicory root ground and un.
ground" ..s- Ia 90
The Committee then rose after having
disposed, SO far, Of but twenty lines Of the
bill.
The South Carolina contested election
case was taken up, and Mr.. WALLACE,
the sitting member, declared entitled to
the seat, while the contestant was allowed
g. .154 for his expenses. ,....
The House then adjourned.
SENATE.
On motion of Mr.. STEWART, the Goat
Island bill was taken up and read a sec.
ond time, when Mr.. STEWART moved to
refer 1t to the Commissioners.
Mr.. Cole moved to refer II to the Com
mittee on Military Affairs.
These motions were pending at the ex.
piration Of the morning hour, when the
amnesty bill was called up as the unfn-
ished business.
On motion Of Mr.. sP9AeUE it was laid