The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-06-23
CONGRESSIONAL.
WASHINGTON, June %.
SENATE.

Committee, providing that the act shall
take effect from and after the 3Oth daY
of June. 1874, instead of after date OF
the passage OF the act as provided IN
House bill, was agreed to.
The amendment fixing the duty on
all still wines imported in casks, at 4o
cents per gsllen, was agreed 10.
Mr.. Ferry, OF Michigan, hoped the
Ser ate would non.concur in the amend
ments OF the committee 10 strike out the
provision fixing the duty on hops at ~
cents per pound.
After some discussion the amend
ment was agreed to; yeas "A, nays a.
leaving the duty on hops as at present.
The other amendments OF the COM
mittee were agreed TO as follows: FIX
ing the duty on still wines, i'm mported in
bottles, at $l.60 per case Of one dozen
bottles striking out the provision al
lowing two per cent for leakage ot wine
in casks and FIVE per cent for leakage
on all wines, liquors. cordials and dis-
titled spirits In bottles; fixing the duty
ON macaroni, vermicelli, and all similar
preparations at two cents per pound /;
fixing the duty on tin, in plates or
sheets, and on terne aud taggers tin, at
one and one-tenth cents per pound /;
| providing that cans or packages made
of tin or other material, containing fish
OF sny kind, admitted free OF duty under
any existing law or treaty, and not ex1
ceeding one qnart in contents, shall be
subject to duty Of one cent and a half
on each can or package, and when ex-
ceeding one quart shall be- subject to an
additional duty OF one cent and hall
for each additional quart or fractional
part tn hereof; striking out OF the Tree
| list peas imported exclusively tor seed
purposes.
The Committee recommended TO
strike out the Oath section allowing the
farmer or planter to sell at the place
Of production, tobacco OF his own growth
! at retail directly 10 the consumers, TO
an amount not exceeding 500 snnu'
ally. Agreed TO; yeas %. nays ~. :,
The recommendation of the commit
tee to strike out the 29th section levy
ing a tax OF Ito Of one per cent on the
sale of stocke, boDds, gold and silver
bullion, coin and other securities, was
agreed 10 without discussion.
The committee proposed to amend
by striking out the proviso that bags
other than OF American manufacture
| in which grain shall actually have
been exported from the United
States, be returned to the United States
free of duty under the regulation
presented by the Secretary OF the
! Treasury, but the Senate refused tc
strike out that provision. -.
The 25th section, allowing draw
back upon all manufactured tobacco
exported equal to the amount OF duties
naiI nu imported lIcorice used IN th'
manufacture thereof, was stricken out
a. recommended bv the committee
The bill was then reported to the Sen
ate and the amendments made in Conn
mittee of the Whole were agreed to
The bill was then read the third time
and passed.
Mr.. Ramsey from the Committee OF
Pastoffices and Post Roads called uf
the post route bill, -,
The Chair appointed Messrs. Morrll
of Maine, and Hamilton, OF Mary land
members Of a joint committee on the
part OF the Senate to frame a bill fo'
the government of the District oi Col
umbis, under section ) OF the bill tt
provide temporary government fol
the District of Colum bis, passed Friday
Mr.. Dawes moved to lay aside th'
post route bill informally and proceed
to the consideration of the conference
report on the postofiice appropriation
bill Agreed to.
| Mr.. West presented the conference
report on that bill.
| Mr.. Sherman said he regretted tina
the committee had reduced the rate o
postage on newspapers 10 l3c per pount
and 3 cents per pound or
periodicals. To reduce the rate oil
newspapers to the sum named, whe'
Congress was looking around for ever
source OF revenue, he thought it yer,
uuwlse legislation. The postage b,
this report would be reduced at leas
one-hall the present rate Heretotor'
the postage on letters amounted Il
S22, 100000, while on newspapers
was less than 100000. which wa
OF enough to pay the expense OF de
u liyeripg them. He had had NJ
quarrel with the newspapers; the,
had always treated him kindly
His whole effort was to have an uni
form rate OF postage and to provide
revenue for the county. Rather tha
have such a rate OF postage as propos
, ed on newspapers he would have then
. 20 through the mails tree. =,
3 A message was received from tn
/ House announcing the non-concurrenc
E of that body in the amendments OF tn
, Senate on the tariff bill, and asking
: committee Of conference. =.
E Mr.. Sherman moved to insist on tn
= amendments and grant conference
Agreed to, and the Chair appolnte
Messrs. Sherman, Morrill,, OF Vernon
and Bayard as q committee on the pa
OF the Senate,
Mr.. Sherman, resuming his remsrE
. on the conference report, said be b'
lieved an uniform rate OF three cen
. per pound would yield a good revenu
d This report fixed the rate Of postage @
p public documents, sent ont by membe,
of Congress, at ten sents per pound,
larger sum than charged on newspaper
8 He did not see why such a distinctlo
!, was made.
Mr. West said the postage on bour
10 volumes was fixed at 10 cents p'
e pound, but unbound documents wei
y at the same rate as periodicals. AIT
e further debate the report was rejecte
y Yeas l9, nays q, and new commit
opJoyad