, 1873-12-17
FoRTYTHIRp CONGRESS.

SENATE.
INVOCATION, ... -.....
To- q @ n n's hn Of Mrs prestds
araut una invoked too pnsoution of Divine pEoyi-
tenco upon the President a1la ,his fumy. Alludngto
the death pf AgasBiz Ae invoked thu sanlo BLESSING
upon aagcs and Bchuars, aaung whom tie prince haa
'u Mr' SHERMAN, from Tie Finance Committee re-
ported llnfayoruby tho bill authorizing the payment
IT portion uf the duties on imports III iegal-cndcrs,
and the Culnittee was dtschAr jed from further con-
NEW B1LLy.
Bills were introduced Ut fUIlows:
Ey Dir. CliAEDLEIt-Amenlatory Of Tho enrolment
md lceuse laws. II provides for extending to nil
seeses navigating the waters Of tho United States tho
s9ssn u III sss Of o Fs 3 % ns
rivers mud waters ths Norsher Northwestern, md
N9ftheastern %1,tt ffol'!iers. I, .r Referred.
yaEa on tAe waters of thu Atlantic and onp III tho Mis-
hisaipp Valley, to afford taelltics tn the navy. Re-
by Sir. WRIGIIT-To facilitate tho assortng and
redeen.iug Of National Link note currency, and to
anout Of y "a Per cs in ic ot ,s Of s per cent now
authorized by law. 1t authorizes the prea-
dent to esyaate soms , cue N;'1nal u, b,uk In
oOV to act u asserting roae~ ing agen for ali
,'t,ilatel or socd und worn Nationu! lsa uoso.
eS kp W n kp w tbs iooory an aScrass
balance Of per ccnt OH t!or circulation eha De til
titled to receive from the oomps, oer Of the Currency
notes to tho amount of " per cent on tAclr United
staica bo.s deposited III tho Treasury security for
their circulation. Referred.
TAx OIL HANK CIRCULATION.
Mr. MORRILL, {Vt.h !lom tho Gainmttee on II.
pAucc reported adversely On to Gl to rtren! bec.
Of tbs uct Of March s. 1865. iIoalny tax Of III per
cent on circulating bank notes. And tho Coiniuittoe
WIZ discharged. -,...,
lie also reported ru that CuA1ntteo m act 11nond,
ntory Of thu aut to reduce tho duties on linofa ana
to reduce Internal taxep, which provides that foreign
merchandise which arrived ut rnrt of the United
Sules before the list day Of Jus l674 anu hlph
which duties were not lad plt to AMH oi 1has
,oar though Tue wcro not entered or transferred
lic 10 ilo benefits Ct thu eighth secton o lhe net Of
Juuo O. lB1a the tan!e ecA merchandise would
lave be- u en,lt!cd tn ud II act@lls rc1! tn public
store bonded warcanl4e Oh Or prior to tho aiat III
July of that yoaF. passct|.
THE nAssAuproY ACT.
t. WRIGHT rtkoltetl petition akA!ng tho repeal
| Of the BANKRUPT act. Heferrat1.
PRIVATE TELEGRAPH LINE. .. .
Tho bill rlaciuH HIS If Telegraph totwecn tha
Capitol and the reyeral Departments under tlie cale
1T tho Commissioner Of Pal1u bntltnBs NIL ofon4H
NAVAL APPROPRIATION MILL. ....
b{r, MOnlIIl, fr0nl tho Culusnitttu on ArFrorTi1.
tto,n r11ur.l lt.tk the Iouse bill naktnH sIteul
srlr1I riIliun Of i,IU,01 for lhe navy, without
amendment, aud asEcd that 1t bo considered tl1'ne-
Mr. MORTON ho1e. It would he postponed nutil
| olher uli.stoIs Khollid 10 dlsl0et OF. .
Alr. Mt,Isn1I.L then gaso notco TINT he would ra''
| Ir tic bi!l Tomorrow.
| Mr. MORTON atket taat ,hp resolution ot!crsd iy
him y.terts s. III rcy1yd 10 tile uusL!on Ut paucll-
s's1. :" .n" s's;,tc "Sen VI " nj. s,d.o, ou
hu .ohea III, lfts' nolitass. llo wunM on>sss
toa vo:" nelng thsa week. III hc drsrea I" SHY
Bono:h M. .x.,,,
ounce d that the rea tiuA lhlarod by lhu t'nact
Co1nittee IN "Wednesday iust was ~ regular order
Mr. MORTON moved to Iay aside tho regular order