The Portland daily press., 1872-06-05
xL1ID CONGREss..sECoND SESSION
SENATE.


WASHINGTON, June A petition from the
Grand Lodge of Crispins was presented against
the repeal of the eight hour law. ID III
The. conference report on the tariff bill was
called.up. 1885,
Mr. Sherman stated that the reduction made
the bill aggregate $53000,000. After few re-
marks the report was concurred in.
The report of the majority of the Custom
House Investigating Committee was presented.
Mr.. Bayard stated that Mr.. Casserly and him
self desired to be allowed, as the report was I'M
expectedly made, to present their views during
the recess and to publish as many copies as were
printed of the majority report.
Considerable debate ensued, Mr.. Howe stat
ing that all of the committee had equal facili-
ties in making the report
Without acting on the proposition the Senate
took up the bill to prevent cruelty to animals in
transitu. Messrs. Casserly, Thurman, Stock
ton and Bayard argued that the bill was uncon-
stitutional. tE
Several amendments were rejected, including
one by Mr.. Casserly, compelling railroads to
provide better accommodations for immigrants
The bill was amended on motion of Mr.. Sher-
man to take effect Oct. LIST, and passed.
Evening Session. III
The Senate resumed the consideration of the
sundry civil appropriation bill.
The amendments reported from the Commit
tee on Appropriations so far as the bill was read
were agreed to, except the amendments increas-
in Louisiana from $4,000 to $1S,000 and appro-
priating 1913, 243 to pay for suppressing Indian
hostilities in Montana
After further considering the bill but without
completing it, the Senate adjourned
HOUSE. 1860.
The bill to distribute to the late Instruction
airy States their quota of arms and equipments
for the years fIom 1862 to 1869, passed.
Mr.. Butler of Massachusetts, presented the
resolutions of the New England Fishery Asso-
citation, approving of the course of the govern
ment in regard to the Treaty of Washington
sary laws to carry the fishing clause of the
treaty into effect. He remarked that the mem
Ders of the Association were natural enemies Of
hsh-catchers and fishermen 1t was referred to
the Foreign Committee.
The House then went to the business on the
Speakers table and disposed of several bills.
A message from the Senate having announc-
ed that that body agreed to the conference re-
port on the tariff bill, the report was presented
to the House by Mr.. Dawes.
The report having been read, Mr.. Dawes con-
graduated the House that this important bill
was in it's last stage. The report presented the
gratifying spectacle of being unanimous, and
had just been adopted by the Senate without
division. He did not flatter himself that the
bill would satisfy everybody. Indeed, there
were some things in it with which he was far
from being satisfied. The reductions effected
by the bill in tax and tariff revenues are esti-
mated at $43, 663,777. The reductions made by
the Senate were in the free list $63, asa; in the
other customs duties 81 1886, 227; in stamps 81
400 1000; making an aggregate of reductions for
both Houses Of $53,O57, 259. He went on to
answer questions put to him by various MEM
beers. He informed Mr.. Garfield of Ohio, that
books in foreign languages were put on the free
list He informed Mr.. Beck of Kentucky, and
Others, that the tax on tobacco was uniform at
20 cents per pound, and that it would go into
effect on the 1stO of .Julv 1870 He raUrattad
that the tax ON friction matches was restored.
In reply to Mr. Kellogg, of the committee,
he said he had no objection to having the sense
OF the House tested in regard to friction matches
in separate bill. He estimated the revenue
from that tax at $250000 All stamps in schedule
B except on checks are repealed, and all stamps
in schedule c retained, together with the stamps
on bank checks. In reply to a question of Mr..
Randall of Pennsylvania, Mr. Dawes said that
the reduction which this bill would make in the