The Portland daily press., 1874-06-02
ferty Third C0ngress-First Session,
SENATE.


the Second District of Massachusetts. 1t was
passed.
Mr.. Morrill, of vt. from the Committee on
Public Buildings reported favorably bill
which authorizes and provides for the con-
structlon OF substantial iron and masonry
bridge across the eastern branch of the Pcto-
mac river, and appropriating $146,OOO for that
purpose Passed.
A Bill amending the patent laws, trade
marks and copyrights was passed.
Bills for the relief of certain persons, in
Guiding the widow of Gen. Candy, giving her a
pension of $50 per month, was passed
bill appropriatng $25,000 for naval
monument in the public grounds of Washing
ton was passed.
Messrs. Morrill, of Me-, Sargent and Davis
were appointed by the Senate as conference
Committee on the legislative appropriation bill.
bill removing the political disabilities from
several ex-rebels was reported and placed on
the calendar.
The bill making an appropriation for the
military academy was taken up.
The following amendments of the Committee
were agreed to: Authorizing the Secretary of
War to assign one of the Judge advocates of
army to be Professor of Law at the academy;
increasing the appropriation for new hospital
for cadets from $751; 900 to 1000. The bill was
then passed.
Mr.. Window called up the indian appropria
ton bill and gave notice that as soon as it was
disposed of he would call up the resolutions re-
ported from the select committee on transpor-
tation, providing for new surveys for the pro-
jected lines of interior water communication.
He explained the items of the Indian a pro-
priation bill and said as it came from the Com
mttee on Appropriations it called for $780,
705, which was an increase over the bill as it
came from House of 1904 943, the increase be-
ing principally of the following items. For the
Apaches, $4,000; the Arapahoes and Chey-
ennes, $4,000; the Crows, 100, 600; for inciden
tai Indian expenses in California, $4,000 and
$4,000 for incipental expenses IN Arizona
The bill as now reported appropriated 1854, 900
less than the revised estimates of the depart
ment in 1873. The total amount of Indian APP
preparations, including deficiencies, was 81, OIL,
III, and for the fiscal year ending June 30,
1874, $6,515, 1852.
Mr.. Wright of Iowa introduced a resolution
instructlng the Committee on Transportation
to inquire whether any legislation was required
to regulate commerce passing from one State
to another across navigable streams, and to
report by bill or otherwise. Agreed to.
Mr.. Anthony introduced bill to carry
out the resolution OF Congress to erect
monument to the memory of Nathaniel Green
at the seat of Government. Referred to
the Committee on Public Buildings and
Grounds.
Mr. Conkling from the Judiciary Committee
reported with amendments the bill introduced
by Mr.. Ingalls, April 10Th, making an addition
the 18th section of the act of July 2 1864,
amendatory of the act to aid in the construc-
tioh of a railroad telegraph line from the Mis-
souri, river to the Pacific ocean, and to secure
10 the Government The use of the same for
postal, military and otLer purposes. Placed on
the calendar.
The Indian appropriation bill was then con-
sidered The amendment of the committee
increasing the appropriation for Indians in
Arizona from $780, to $550,000 was agreed
to after much discussion; yeas 20, nays 10.
The next amendment TO increase the appro-
priation for the Apaches in New Mexico from
500. 600 to $3.50, 600 was read.
Pending the discussion at 3.35 the Senate
went into executive session.
At 3 55 the doors were reopened and the con-
sheraton of the Indian appropriation bill was
resumed.
A large number of amendments were made,
many OF which increased appropriations for
various Indian tribes and providing that no
troops be kept on Indian reservations except
such as are necessary to preserve order. The
amendments were agreed to and the bill laid
over until tomorrow.
On motion of Mr.. Conkling the bill reported
by the Commerce Committee April 18th, pro-
posing to repeal the law under which a con-
tract was made with the Pacific Mail Steam
ship Co. for additional mail service between
San Francisco and China was recommitted to
that Com mittee.
the Conference Committee on the House reso-
luton to suspend the rules so that the bill to
codify the laws could be sent to the President
in print, and Mr. Anthony was appointed in
his place.
The Senate at $50 adjourned till tomorrow.
HOUSE.
Mr. Tremane's motion was agreed to and a
conference committee was ordered.
The House concurred in the Senate amend
ment to the centennial bill providing that the
United States should not be liable directly or
indirectly for any expenses attending the ex-
hibition.
Mr.. Randall of Pennsylvania remarked that
in voting for the motion he did not intend to be
understood as debarriug himself from advocat-
ing and asking others to advocate an appropri-
alton for the centennial so as TO make it sue
cess He believed that TO be the voice of the
entire Pennsylvania delegation.
A bill was introduced and referred including
one for the amendment of the Constitution so
as to provide for the election Of Senators by
the people.
Mr. Tremaine moved to suspend the rules
and non concur with the Senate in the amend
ments to the bankrupt law.
Mr.. Poland of Vermont believed the House
could not do better than concur in the Senate
amendments.
Mr.. Tremaine disagreed entirely with Mr.
| Poland.
Mr.. Dawes, chairman of the Ways and
| Means Committee, made statement to the
| House in reference TO the bill to amend the ex-
| listing customs and internal revenue laws. 1t
| was apparent to the committee, he said, that it
| was impossible to carry that bill through in
the manner in which it had been considered in
| the House. He had therefore been instructed
| TO bring before the House for consideration to-
day the same bill with all the amendments
| that were adopted in the committee of the
| whole up to the adjournment Friday evening.
| Mr.. Dawes expressed belief or hope that il
would be- He moved to suspend the rules and
| pass the bill. A vote was then taken and Mr.
| Dawes motion was passed, yeas III, nays 49,.
| Mr.. Starkweather Of CT. asked Mr.. Dawes if
| he would admit an amendment taxing sales of
stocks, bonds, gold, bullion, ETC., one-twentieth
| of one per cent and he remarked that without
endangerlng anybody or depreclating any in.
terest, that tax would produce ten or twelve
| million dollars a year.
| Mr.. Dawes intimated that there was no ma.
| chinery royided to collect such tax and the
| committee had not proposed to recommend it.
Mr. Dawes moved to suspend the rules and
pass the bill, intimating that if the motion was
4 negatived he would not press the bill any
| further.
| Mr. Hawley of Ct called attention to the
fact that MIR. Dawes had told the House thai
there would be surplus revenue this year oil
SIX or seven millions to go to the sinking funC
| which would however, still leave $4,000, 00(
to be provided for the sinking fund this year
He (Hawley) wanted to- know if Mr.. Dawes
| could assure the House that the surplus OF mex
| year would be adequate to meet the sinking
fund of 1920, 900 tor next year and $4,000,
Mr.. Dawes expressed a belief or hope that i
would be. He moved to suspend the rules anG
| pass the bill.
A vote was then taken and Mr.. Dawes
motion was passed; yeas 1T, nays 40.
| Mr. Starkweather of Connecticut moved tC
| suspend the rules and add an additional section
to the tariff bill just passed, imposing tax o.
| one half of one per cent. on all sales of stocks
bonds, gold, silver, bullion, coin and other Sc.
curites. The motion was agreed to wthou
the yeas and nays.
The amendatory tariff bin as passed impose
| the following rates of duties:
On spun silk, on silk in gnm, and on hos:
silk, 30 per cent ad vaorem; on sewing silk A
per cent; on hastings, mohair cloth. silk twist
ETC., for buttons exclusively, 10 per cent; on al
other silk goods irrespective of classification
90 per cent. The act not to apply to good
having as component material thereof % pc
cent. or over of cotton, flax, wool or worsted
on all still wines imported III cases, so cent
per gallon, do. in bottles, 50 per case, with
provJso that imported wines be forfeited an,
that there shall be an allowance OF two PEE
cent. for leakage and five per cont for break
age; on hops ten cents per pound; on bl chro
nfate and bi chromate of POTASH four and
half cents per pound on macceroni and verm
celia cents per pound; on preparations similar
thereto five cents per pound; on nltro benzol
or oil of mirbane ten cents per pound; on tin il
plates or sheets and on tern arm taggers tin on
and one-fourth cents per pound; ON anchorie
and sardines fifteen cents per box, seven and {
half cents per half box and four cents pc
quarter box, and when imported IN any othe
form sixty cents ad valorem; on yellow sheath
ing metal and yellow metal bolts OF which tn
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