Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-12-12
FORTY SECOND CONGRESS,
This Afternoons PROCEEDINGS.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

MI. SHERMAN called up House bill re Dor ed
ducton of officers and expenses OF the internal
revenue. Mr.. Sherman said the duties now
performed by the assessors OF internal revenue
were very ight. and the committee thought
that such OF the duties performed bv them that
could not be attended 10 by the Office here
could be performed by the collectors.
THE AMOUNT To BR SAVED
20 the government by this bill was something
over TWO millions annually. The amendments
rel OTted by The Senate committee were mainly
10 perfect the bill, and met the approval OF the
commissioner. The committee had provided
Tor twenty-five additional revenue agents for
me year, Whlch woulf be necessary to clOss up
the business now attended to by the assessors
MIR. Sumner saw no provision made for reduc-
ton in the number OF collectors although he
was informed by experienced parties that MANY
OF lhem could well be dispensed with, that for
many OF the states perhaps one would suffice.
MT. Sherman said the committee had given
!hls snolect tull attention, and were satisfied
lhat 'he number OF collectors could 10, nov be
further reduced without detIimeut to the pub
lie service.
Mr.. Sumner said most OF the taxos NOW vara
imposed by stamps which collected themselves
as II were, and hence he could not see the neces-
shy LOT the intervention of - many collectors.
BIT MorrllI (Nt.) remarked that there must be
some one authorized to dispose OF the STAMPS.
Mr. Irumbuil indicated an opinion that the
consolidation OF the Internal revenue force had
not taken place IN anything Ike = commeusu-
rate ratio with the reduction OF taxes und exist
ing laws.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
motion of Mc. Hooper, tNasS..) the iii 10
authorize the National Bank Vt Lyons, Mich,
10 change lie location and name was taken
from the Spt akers table and passed.
MT. hl!i -. j. introduced a bill to amend
the postal code Referred TO committee on post
Mr.. Dawes, (haSS.,) from the committee on
ways and means, reported bill To- authorize the
EN- HAhGE OF REGISTERED FOR COUPON BONDS.
J. he blli was discussed by Messrs. Holman
tlnd.l and Cox y. ~ who desired to see ads
iCnai protection ts the government. and By
Mr. HoaT. Mass ; who advocated the rassaga
IN place OF TINS bill one now before the commit
lee on banking anu currency, 10y which cert ain
national banks, II IL proposed. shall be arfhor-
iZod to collect the interest on Registered hoD1.
This, he thought, afforded tie greatest facility
compatible with the safety OF the bonds
Mr. Hooper Mass took similar view, AMI
appealed To Mr. Dawes to let the bill lie over
one day.
Mr. Dawes said the plan proposed bv the bin
with the committee on banking and currency
would meet the den aHds Of a class OF b0nfhold-
ers IL Massachusetts whom this bll! w. not il,-
tended 10 reach: but II il was thought thar il
would cover the whole transactions OF the gov
erbmcnt lis operations were not fully under
stood. New securities were 10 be issued and
taCIiItIes tor exchange increased their value
MIR Wood N. y SAIL that the transfer made
no difference with the government, while TO the
capitalists, bankers, and the peOple generally
there was material difference He y1uli like
to see the government DO something 10 relieve
the lnonltd interests OF the country. In New
loTk a small number of capitalists by he ma
nlpulatlon OF few millions OF dollars coul1
control the money interest and evade even TIE
power OF the Secretary OF the Treasury lie
believed
THE LAMRNTABLE SITUATION N NEW yoRE
could be remedied by proper legislation
MIR. Cox said he did not desire to see the
powers OF the Secretary extended. He saw by
The papers that he Secretary WAS going Ia issue
new bonds. He wanted information on thi.
subject, and held that At was the duty OF Con-
gress TO throw restrictions around the Secretary
ana not allow him to oyerstep the law. as he
had done IN other cases.
Mi. Beck (ky.) also advocated the bill a. in
no way operating against the government. but
afioI oIng desirable facilities 10 certain Classes of
holders OF registered bonds.
MIR. Merriam IN. Y said there was 10 greater
risk incurred by the government by the issue of
registered bonds, but greater security to he
WIDOWS and orphans. The floating capitAl of
New loTk sought Investment and Il was limos,
sible to put il IN registered bonds and converted
Al Will. Ii the government desired 10 retain
this capital II should afford facilities for tn.
ready conversion OF the bonds. There could
be no objection TO the passage OF the bill.
THE BILL PASSED.
4 he BIZ was then passed-yeas lj6, nays o.
The Speaker announced a. members OF a con-
terence committee on the bill TO provide for the
removal OF sunken wreck in New York har-
Dor Messrs; Shelabarger (Ohio, )Conger Nich.D
and Cox, N. "
Mr.. Beck, tKy.,) from the committee OF WAYS
and means, reported bill for the relief of Scales
y Mahlnr.s. dl,t!leTs Of Nashville, Tenn. which
was passed.
Mr.. Garfield, (Ohio.) from he commit se On
a
ELL MAKING APPROPRIATIONS For DgP;,IgS-
CrP>
Tor the fiscal wear endiI June 30 ls,;. which
was referred to the committee Of the whole and
mace the special order after the post Office APP
preparation bill.
=, The House then in the morning hour, resumed
the consideration OF the
MILITARY BOUNTY LAND gfLL
MIR. Storm (Pa.) advocated the passage of the
Dill. he claimed that IL was due 10 those sol,
diers who could not go lpOn the lands that they
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who could, and il this was not done, there should
be an equalization of bounty, and the credit of
the country would moi allow the payment of a
money equivalent. He declared himself opposed
TO giving away the public land. aud said that his
record would show that lie had opposed giving
away public lands, whether in the Far west
or TO railroad corporation in Wash;uptop
tie maintained that the soldiers were in favor
OF tins bill. He had not met q soldier in hi.
district who did not urge the passage OF some
law Ior the equalization OF bounties, and said
that II this bill was not nov passed men would
ne sent here two wears hence who would pass a
much stronger law. He was forced TO SAP that
me- colleague tNr. Tovnsendl did not represent
the .ank sad nile OF Pennsylvania soldiers.
Mr. Cohurn (ind.) argued that there woulG |
not De large quantity OF these certificates |
thrown upon The IN arket II once. There would
be time reqIired 10 transact the business and i
the lands had To be surveyed. There were moi /
enough surveyed at this time. He predicted |
that at the close of wear not quarter of These
certificates would be issued. A to their falling
INTO the hands of spectators, there were specu
ia'oiS everywhere but the bill had been 20
guarded that no assignee could hold more
than two certificates or 800 acres OF Land
To give an idea to what it would costto eaual- 1
ize the bonnties, he said the psymaster gene-aI |
had submitted calculation that under the dill /
OF Mr. Niback giving to soldiers only 3 %, per /
month, IL would require Sl3. 900 600. aid under
the bill OF Mr.. Holman giving the same To SOL /
diers, sailors and marines Sl63 0eO 900. He de-
nied that the soldiers did not desire the passage
OF the bill and said till he heard it in this House
he neyer heard OF a soldier who was opposed 10
the BILL and maintained that nine tenths OF the
soldiers favored its passage.
Mr. Holman Ind appealed 70 Mr. Stou ghton,
mich, y who had charge of the bill, to allow /
him to OFFER substitute for the BILL by which /
the patent to the land shall be issued TO the sol
der. and only made disposabIe after the title
had been vested in him. '''
Mr.. StoughtOn declined to allow the a,nsnd-
ment, on the ground that it vas anta2onistlc 10 L
every principle Of the HOmeste ad law. 10 vhieh
the country WAS irrsvocably committed.
hr. Stoughton then demanded the previous
question on the motion made yesterday by Mr. /
Hawey (Ill) to rec0mmit the bill, on which Il
the yeas and nays were ordered.
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A RAILROAD WAR IN VIReINIA-The rail-
ROAD men and their agents were here in strong
force yesterday. and il was said that they were
Yesterday to hold a conference, which would
decide whether U a IN tov