The Portland daily press., 1874-06-02

ent law is to be construed to authorize the i'm.
position OF stamp tax on medical articles
prepared in accordance with formula pub-
ilshed IN any standard dispensary or pharma
copia.
The duty on MOrsc iron is to be the same as
On an otner species of IRON of like condition,
grace or stage of manufacture, iutes, butts. are
10 pay DO per ton and machinery for manufac-
lures from the same plant except such as is
now maze IN this country is to be admitted free
OF duty for two years.
=. Inc following articles were put on the free
list: Uil1ar'ne, peas for seed purposes. ouck-
silver, ship panking and handle bolts. spurs
and stills used in the manufacture of eartbern
stone or crockery ware, and seed of the sugar
beet.
The fourteen last sections of the bill have
reference to internal revenue matters One of
them allows any farmer or planter to sell at
tie place OF production, tobacco of his own
growth and raising at retail directly to consum-
ers to an amount not exceeding one hundred
dollars annually
rules and adopt section to be also adopted
in the tariff bill to facilitate the export of
manufactured tobacco. Agreed to, yeas 100,
nays 80.
This amendment gives drawback on ex-
ported tobacco equal to the amount of duties
which has entered into manufactured tobacco.
Mr.. Wells of Missouri, from the Committee
on Pacific Railroad, moved to suspend the rules
and pass bill requiring the various branches
of the Pacific railroad to be run and operated
as a continuous line of railroad and providing
penalties for making determinations against
other companies, and declaring the Denver and
Pacific Railroad part of the extension of the
Kansas Pacific Railroad. Agreed to without
division.
Il Ill e
rules and adopt as an additional section to the
tariff and revenue bill, provision for the res
toration of the income tax. The motion to
suspend the rules was not seconded, 60 to So.
Mr.. Hubbell of Mich, moved to suspend the
rnles and pass the Senate bill to amend the
mining law of the 104h of May 1872, extending
to the first of next January the time for per
forming work on mining locations SO as to pre-
vent forfeitures.
Mr.. Kendall of Nevada, declared that the
bill was not in the interest of resident bona
hide miners, but in the interest of non residents
and absentees.
The motion was agreed to and the bill passed
without the yeas and nays.
Mr. Myers Of Pa, moved to suspend the
rules and adopt an additional section to the
revenue bill, repealing the ten per cent reduc-
ton on import duties, made by the second Sec
ton OF the act OF June 9th, 1872.
The motion was not seconded.
Mr.. Williams of Mich, moved to suspend
ehe rues anu pass the Dill TOT the collection
from the Pacific railroad companies of the five
per cent. tax of their net earnings as provided
by the 9th section of the Pacific railroad act of
July l, 1862 Agreed to without division.
Mr. Poland of VT, moved to suspend the
rules and pass bill relieving savings banks
that have capital stock from payment of tax
on deposits, as in the case of savings banks
having no capital. Agreed to api passed.
Mr.. Dunnell of Mimi, moved to suspend the
rules and pass bill allowing settlers in certain
counties in Minnesota and Iowa TO be absent
from their lands, on account of the plague of
grasshoppers, for one year without FORGETTING
their rights. Passed.
Mr. Butler of Mass, moved to suspend the
rules and take from the Speakers table the
Senate civil rights bill for reference to the Ju-
dietary Committee with leave to report at any
time,
Pending the vote Mr. Beck of KY, moved to
adjourn and called for the yeas and nays The
taking of the vote occupied the time uutiI 4 30,
when, without action on Mr.. B ltler's notion
the House took recess.
The evening session is for reports from the
Judiciary Committee.
Evening Session.
Mr.. Tiemaine, from the judiciary Commute,
reported bill providding that in old proceed
ings OF mandamus wherein the United States
officer, who is party, may die resign or be re-
moved from office before the final determine
ton of proceedings, the same may be continu-
ed in the name of his successor in office Pas
sed. Also bill providing that all crimes and
offences against the United States laws, not
capital or otherwise infamous, may be prose-
cuted either by indictment or by information
filed by the District Attorney or an affidavit
alleging the commission of the offences and his
own certificate that he has made inquiry into
the evidence in the case and is of the opinion
that there is reasonable ground to believe the
accused is guilty of the offence alleged. After
discussion the bill was tabled
Also a bill to preserve the ballots cast at and
all papers connected with an election of mem
bers of Congress. Objection being made the
bill was withdrawn.
Various other bills of no general interest
were reported and passed. among them a bill
intended to prevent kidnapping of Italian chill
dreu.
Mr.. Butler of Mass, reported bill author
izing women, otherwise qualified, to practice as
attorneys aud cOunsellors of law in the several
courts of the United States
Mr.. Maynard of Tenn, inquired what was
meant by the phrase OTHERWISE qualified"
Mr. Butler replied that they should know
more law than the gentleman from Tennessee.
Laughter.) He would qualify that by saving
that by saying that they should know as much
law as the gentleman from Tennessee
The bill was ordered to third reading amid
great hilarity by vote of SO to 65.
Mr.. Rice of ILL.,, then interposed the dilatory
motion of adjournment. The dlatory policy
was successful, and without further action on
the woman lawyers bill the House adjourned.