New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-06-20
XLIIIp CONGRESS--IsT SESSION

ooxrFRFNcE REPORT ON THE NEW fNAN'N
BILL ADOPTED BY VOTE OF 10 io 40 49,
FRAroN OF THE RIVER AND HAhDo" nj
pv,.rtoN BuI-THR HOUSE ENGA"ED oN Anh
.vx,rr AMENDMENTS TO THE PosT-oFFlCh BILL
nrn.rE ON NEWSPAPER POSTAGE, EIC'-AN
vvrxrNG SESSION HELD BY EACH HOUSE
SENATE. WASHINGTON. June 49, 1874
Mr. SARGENT (Rep., CALI called up the House
,I ,r,ntiug the rght way through public LANDS 70
the Nevada County Narrow-Gauge Railroad company
Pdssei. 49,,
veral Senators endeavored TO have bills on the cal
endar called up Tor passage, but Mr. EDhCNDo t'ep''
W. objected and d, manded the regular orue 0e4"H
the morning. hour business.
Mr. ANTHONY (Rap., X H. from the Committee Oh
Printing called up House resolution TO print LOW
oopes Of Prof Haydens report on the ereaceous nora
VI NJ tre II tyT0S ,Rep Ark) from the Select Commit
tee on Ia.vees. ported resolution authorizing 'iaV
purse OF investigating TO the condition OF the eVees
OF he Mississippi River, and the proprey OF he Gyn
eminent OF the United states assuming cOhtIo VI 'e
MT - or Rep. PENN SAID he bad been misunder-
statement made by him N the uenatE 1
thc Moietv oil yesterday. he aid not say thaI Ihe
moetes $4,000 last year al Phlladelphia. WnaY
ne q sav A. tnat The - 600. u he recol
eccd rightly, 40 tue port OF Sah ffauois'O, "il'o az,
New N0rk and Boston lAey were ID one cast $'OO' AM
Other case 80 GOO
THE BILL FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF THE DISTRICT
Nj FOREMAN Rep, ". Val moved TO reconsider the
vote by which Dill to provide government Ior the
District Of Columbia passed yesterday lie SAID ne
made that motion Ia order understand provision OF
the bill winch De Thought very important one He mad
not read the hl when it was up for consideration yes
teriay and rtiOre mad not noticed tue provision ny
referred clause the fourth section OF the Olll
winch proposed ievy tax OF per cent on al leaI
e-a.e IN District, except that belonging 70 tne
Uated Safes that used for educational and charl
kbie purpose understood that provision correctly
begin system or taxation mere upon property
ci,yyees Nd e uo' iced ii previous the cOnsidera-
non % the bill h. would have moved 10 strike II Out
s,". ALLISON rep. Iowa. SAID it was the intention
OF "a" Cuunut-c 60 nave tax levied on an reai esa
except that belonging 20 the Uned states thaI used
FOR uOa ioual purposes and that belonging 10 char
abe -!til Congress some time ago. bad passed
an act tAtiu church property from taxation winch
snuud uty r iaVe been passed. Tue church property
n iAIs dlst ct amounted 10 about onehlteentA or al
tine real estate. and the improvements mace around
such property expense OF other property on
tie street Tie Council OF the 10 al Legislature mere
nd recommended taxation. well as The House Of
Dele tcs The mi provided That the tax should be
mite wi. of OPINION mat al real estate here should be
suDiec, nep INT tAis District from Its enOar
M. STEWART rep, Nev) opposed the motion 70 re;
cOIst,r Hud sud II the pa De once opened agaih az
the work n me Committee would De lost. he did not
brry the bill could be improved The taxation pro-
clue- + tne UaiOn. 1. was claimed thai the Govern
Of u Ted States should pay portion OF the
9 S S 80 L. nae people DO 'h'H duty anu Con-
NJ. SARGENT CR-p., CALI said he hoped the bn
wach prrfectedit. He ued Yesterday 20 have tbe oil
am,lurd certain respects which he thought neees-
g
to rrcou,Id would be rejected.
Nj TIL UKMAN Dem Oui,l opposed the motion and
TAX church property 10 help the District out OF
Mr. MORTON rep, Ind said that he not pres
ent cstcruN ~Aeu tHls OH Was passed lie hdd Decn
the d., ret Who represented III many instances
properly hoiIers had large assessments " taxes
upOu item Tor improved streets unpaid dud that Jh!s
three pr together with the tax for street IN
proycurut- would amount 70 connscauon OF me prop.
erJy ln many cuses He fully eoneurred in the o'her
prvNl,lour 20 Ihe OIL.
Nj. THURMAN said such representations had been
made 20 tue committee ana cnhsldtfeI oy IL N 'he
clty where hv-d. in ONO, they PAID per cent on
personal property as Wei as gu Tea estate ana ~
in that state where the ala not amount 20 per
hi cgol relieve the people Of the sewer tax
ing about S2O0O0 He moved TO lay toe motion 10
recon table, when was agreed 10 WITHOUT
Nj SHERMAN lRep Ohio called M a bin author
iziug TIE transfer god mint bars from the bullion
Tr,Is1rrr AZ new YORK. when bad been amended by
the House aud moved further 70 amend by inserting
the words and less imam tne market value so as
10 rov.de that they may be- applied to the redemption
of coin cortcates or 10 exchange for god coins at
MOI less par Jnd not less than the market F4ue,
and ID was agreed %. and the bin ~as passed.
Mr. PATTERSON Rep. :. O.. from the Committee on
Territories suhuIted reso utlon eng tna Com
manuer NJ the of the laws OF the United States
the Indian country also a. 20 the vans anu sfIti
advisa1ty OF creating territorial form OF government
for said Indian country Ordered 70 De printed ana IAd
Mr. RIGHT Rcp. Iowa.. from the Committee on the
abolish the Western District OF Arkansas Placed OIL the
caleu Jar
TerliOIic reported avOGduly Oh the h4 20 organize
the Territory OF Oahama. and FOR the better protection
of TN indian tribes therein Placed on tue calendar
Nj MORRILL, tR p. N,.l from the Committee on
PuDc Banding, ANA Grounds. reported. without amend
meuf the bill authJIlze the construction OF public
building al T0ueEi. Kan. Couculred ID.
M CHANDLER KEEP. MicA.i, from tlc Committee on
Commerce. reported without amendment, the House
bill 90 revise. amend ana consolidate the laws relating
o. The 20 .rty OF life on board vessels propelled
Y o. Oh Nv Placed the calendar.
Mt. kLLL1 Dem OIe-onl from the CJIhmltlet on
Mts,v Affairs, reported fdvOrdU.Y on me D f9F the
restoration " public lands IN tue For sedeewck Reser-
vauou IN Colorado and Nebraska, 10 settlement ana
entry. Placed on the calendar.
Nj BOUTWELL, rep. Mass. from the Committee on
Commerce reported ivoraby On the Dill To regulate the
ices received from certain steam vessels sailing, coast
Wiz. and foreign Placed the calevdar.
Nj sPkAGUE Hcp, r. H., from the Committee on
PGnhc Lands reported fdyOraDy on the bill providing
for the app Hintmeni u Commission 70 ascertain the
right of SUBJECTS OF Great Britain TO land u the territory
winch the subject OF the award OF the Emperor OF
Germany under tine treaties OF $50 and ia between
the United and Great Britain Placed on the calendar
Tins OIL relates 10 san Juan and other Islands.
TIE NEW FINANCE BILL.
MI WRIGHT Rep. Iowa.. from the Conference Com.
ulttee on the Finance bill. called up the report made
yesterday asked that it be disposed Of He said he
had no disposition discuss H. and hoped vote would
Oe taken Immediately.
safI H. tendency wa TO take he country away from
anything lke return 10 specie payments.
Mort related 70 the redistribution OF bank circulation
be was entirely satisfied but he objected
obliged 20 keep. He thought unwise for Congress
authorize National banks 10 loan al the ources they
had. down y y per cent OF their deposits
Mr. WRIGHT said shat the section objected 70 10y
Senator Ednuud had been agreed upon by both Houses
Congress II the OF panic the reserves OF the
banks would 10 nothing, and IL had been agreed
all hands that the reserves had better be lett Out
Mr SHERMAN CRep. Ohio said that the last three
sections of the report we're precisely similar to the 3