Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-05-31
FORTY SECOND CONGRESS-.
All Might Session OF the senate.
FRIDAY. Nay u

FRIDAY, May 81.
sENATE.-Afier our report closed yester-
day
Mr.. Wilson introduced a bin 20 enable dis
charged soldiers, their widows and orphans 20
acquire hemesteads on the public lands. Re-
feIred 10 the committee. on public lands.
The labor commission amendment 70
THE TAX AND TARIPF BILL
was still further amended, and was then To-
jected-ayes 10, NAYS IS.
Various amendments 20 increase the duty on
salt were made and rejected, leaving Ii A.
originally fixed by the House.
Mr.. Lewis moved an amendment that the
President, instead OF the Secretary OF the
Treasury, shall assign the internal revenue
SUPERVISORS TO duty AZ any part OF the Unitet
States. Agreed TO.
The bill, having been considered in commit
tee OF the whole, was reported 20 the Senate.
when all the amendments 10 which exception
had not been made were cOncurred in.
The provision applying the ten per cent. re-
duction upon existing duties 20 paper was con
Cured IN, to read exactly a. first reported from
the finance committee, a. follows: On all paper
and manufactures OF paper, including books
aud other printed matter not herein specifically
provided tor.
Mr.. sherman moved an amendment as fol-
lows, which was adopted: On all sized and
glued paper suitable for printing paper, IS per
cent. al valorr m.
The amendment providing for an additional
duty OF 10 per cent al yalOrem on goods the
produce of countries east OF the Cape OF GOoi
HOPE, eNc6p raw cotton and raw silk. when i'm
ported from places west OF the Cape, was amend
ed SO as take effect on the LIST OF October, aud
ON motion Of Mr.. Sherman. the paragraph
imposing 1Jfy Of three-fourths OF q cent per
pound on fine lax dressed, valued at p cents a
pound, was stricken out.
Upon concurring in the amendment. lopted
IN committee of the whole. making the duty on
saiipetre-crUde, cent per pound; partiallyre-
hned, cent, and refined, cents per pound
there Was some cussion, in the course of which
Mr.. BayaTd IA d there was something in the air
Just now which made it desirable 10 provide TOR
good supply Of gunpowder.
The amendment was concurred in.
Mr.. NIckers, on behalf of the committee on
commerce, onered an amendment providing
that American vessels which have been regis
tered abroad since july |, 1851, IN y, within two
years, be registered as American vessels, under
such regulations as the Secretary OF the Treas.
ury may prescribe. Agreed to.
Inc other amendments TO this section, re-
ported from The committee on finance, was con
CURED in.
The amendment reported from the finance
committee, stri King out the section allowing the
payment hereafter Of One-third OF the duties on
imports IN !egal-tender notes, providing that
one sixth OF the duties may be paid in legal
tencST notes, which, when received, shall be
destrDyed.
The amendment reported from the committee
on finance, providing for the remission of duties
on imported salts used IN curing fish, was con
Cured in.
The amendment fixing the tax on tobacco at
a c. nis Per pound was cOncurred in.
The amendment reported from the committee
on III ance sbolishing notifies to iRformers, and
appfUFriating 800 900 to pay for detecting and
bringing to punishment viOlators OF the internal
revenue laws was concurred in-yeas 80, nays II.
LicCric- Vas placed at 10 per cent. reduction
list.
PASSAGE CT The TAX AND TARIFF BILL.
The taTid bill was paSsed-ayes 81; NAYS s.
Mes$Ts, Sprague, Chandler and Stockton voting
against ".
The Senate then took up the suniry civil
Appropriation bill, and, at $50 a. m, adjourned
to II to-day.