The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-06-20
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SENATE.
WARRINGTON, June 10.
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Several Senators Fendeavcred 10 hay
bills on the calendar called up tor passage
but Mr., Edmunds objected and the morn
Ing hour business was proceeded with,
Mr. Anthony from the Committee OF
\ Printing, called up the House resolution
10 print 1900 copies Of Prof Hay den'
report on the cretaceous fora Of tho West
Passed.
LEvEEs.
Mr. Clayton, from the Senate Commit.
tee on Levees, reported q resolution au.
thorizlng that committee to sit during III,
recess OF Congress for the purpose OF In.
vestigaiiug as to the condition Of The
levees Of the Mississippi river and the pro
priety Of the United States assuming con
troll Of the same. Laid over.
DISTRICT GOVERNMENT.
MrSBoremAn moved 10 reconsider III,
vote by which the bill to provide a gov
ernme1t for the District Of Columbia wa
lpassed yesterday, He said he made thai
motion In order TO understand q provis.
ion Of the bill which. he thought a very
important one. He could not read The
bill when II was up for consideration yes
terday, and therefore had not noticed the
provision. He referred 10 the clause IL
the fourth section Of the dill which pro-
posed TO levy q tax oil 4 per cent on al
real estate In said District, except thai
belonging 10 the United States and thai
used for educational and charitable pur-
poses. II he understood that provision
correctly It was to inaugurate system oi
taxation here upon property never before
taxed, that was, property Of all Churches
had he noticed It previous to the con,
sideration Of tho bill he would have
moved TO strike 1t out then.
Mr.. Allison said 1t was the intention oil
the Committee 10 have Q tax levied on all
real estate, except that belonging to the
United States, that used Tor educational
purposes and that belonging 10 charitable
institutions, Congress some time ago had
passed'an act exemptiug church property
from taxation which should never have
been passed. The church property II this
district amountedto about one fifteenth
OF all real estate, and the improvements
made around such property was at the
expense Ofother property on the street.
The council Of the local legislature here
had recommended the taxation as WeIfas
tho House of Delegates. The bill provid.
ed that the tax should be temporary
one, only for the year 1876, and the Com.
mittGe was Of the opinion that all the real
estate here should be subject to a tax to
help lit this district from its embarrass-
ment.
After debate, Mr.. Thurman moved TO
lay motion to reconsider on the table.
Agreed togwithont division. &
GOLD BARS.
Mr.. Sherman called up The bill author.
izing the transfer Of gold mint bars from
the bullion fund Of the assay Office at New
York 10 the Assistant Treasurer at New
York, which had been amended by the
House, and moved 10 further amend by
inserting the words "and at not less than
market value" go as TO provide that they
may. be'applied to the redemption Of coin
certificates or In exchange Ior gold coin at
not less than market value, and It was
agreed to and the bill passed.
II oKLAHAMA. = rElg
Mr.. Patterson, from tho Committee on
Territories, reported iavorably on the bill
to organize the Territory Of Oklahama
and for the better protection Oft Indian
tribes therein. Placed on theCalendar.
REPORTED ADVERSELY. Ggs
Mr.. Sprague, from the Committee on
Public Lands, reported adversely on The
bill to provide revenue irom'the sale oi
public lands, and the committee was dis.
charged from its further consideration.
ON THE RIGHTS OF BRITISH supJRcTs.
Mr. sprague, from the Committee on
Public Lands reported favorably on the
the bill providing for the appointment oi
commission TO ascertain the right Of sub
jects Of Great Britain 10 land In the ter.
iitory which was the subject Of the award
Of the Emperor Of Germany under the
treaties Of 1S48 and 1871, between the
United States aud Great Britain. Placed
on the calendar. s.--ss ss, u
This bill relates 10 San Juan and 9th
er islands. ~ .aa g
FINANCE REPORT.
Mr.. Wright, from tho Conference
Committee on the finance bill, called up
the report made yesterday, and asked
that il be disposed oil. He said he had
no disposition to discuss II, and hoped
vote would be taken Immediately.
Mr.. Flanagan opposed the report.
MIR. Edmunds said that so far as the re
port related 10 the Redistribution oI the
bank circulation, he was entirely satisfled
with 1t, but he objected to the clause
aholishing the reserves which the banks
are now obliged to keep. ta
Mr.. Sherman said that the lasi
three sections Of the report arc precisely
similar to the billreported early In the ses
sion by the Committee on Finance, fol
the redistribution oi currency except as Il
the amount. BE hoped the report woult
be agreed 10. -. ~.
Mr.. Thurman said he would vote fol
the report because he believed II was th(
best that could be obtained this session
There was little or no evil in 1t and i
might be productive Of some good.
Mr. Morton said the, effect Of abolish
ing the reserve would be 10 set free owe
thirty million dollars, which at certaiI
seasons Of the year to move crop!
would DO q great reliet. se', 7.u-ss b
Mr.. Morrill,, Of Vt, opposed the repor
because 1t contained no feature LOOKING
J TO the return TO specie payment. gsg,1
MIR. Edmunds spoke at some lengtl
against heIeporL ,aIH0GE
After, inrther, discussion, at 4 o'clock
vote was taken and the report Of tn
, Conference Committee was agreed to-
yeas 45;lnays 49, ~ s.-5T. n r,s5
!, APPROPRIATIONS.
Nh. Stevenson, from the Committee Of
Appropriations, reported iavorably %
] House bill to provide for the protection
. of the United States Custom House q
. Louisville. KY. Placed on the calendar