Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1874-06-27
xLuId UNITED STATES CONGRESS
IN THE SENATE.
MEDALS.

MEDALS.
Mr.. Scott, Of Pa. from the Committee on
Finance, reported substitute for the House
bill to authorize medals commemorating the
one hundredth anniversary Of the fret meeting
Of the Continental Congress and Of the Declare
ton Of Independence. Passed.
DISTRICT COURTS.
Mr.. Thurman, Of Ohio, from the Judiciary
Committee, reported, with amendments, the
Senate bill authorizing any Circuit Judge to
designate the time of holding the District or
Circuit Court, and to designate a District
Judge to attend and hold the court in district
not his own. Passed.
EXAMINING BOOKS
The Senate amendment to the Moiety bill,
authorizing the United States attorney to
examine the books, invoices or papers Of de-
PENDANTS, was rejected by vote of q yeas to
26 nays.
BELGIAN TREATY.
Mr.. Cameron of Pa, from the Committee on
Foreign Relations, reported favorably on the
joint resolution providing for the termination
of the treaty between the United States and
Belgium of July II, 1858. Passed.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
Senator Ingalls,, of Kansas, introduced bill
to abolish the Board of Indian Commissioners.
Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
THE MOIETY BILL.
The consideration of the Moiety bill was re-
sumed and another long debate took place. in
the course of which letter from A. T. Stewart,
of New York, was read, giving his opinions as
to what the provisions of the law should be
several amendments we're agreed to, and
finally the bill was passed--38 to 3, repeating
the Moety system as now carried ON in the
United States Custom Houses.
BILLS PASSED.
! Mr. Sherman, of O.. from the Committee on
| Finance reported favorably on the House bill
to admit free of duty articles intended for the
international exhibition of 1876. Passed.
IN THE HOUSE.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
To increase the revenues and restrain stock
gambling imposing a tax OF 1-2O OF l pei
cent on all sales of stocks, bonds, gold, etc.
A NEW STATE.
Mr.. Chaffee, of COL, moved to suspend the
rules aud pass the bill for the admission Of
Colorado as a state. Passed yeas ITO; nays
65.
CIVIL. RIGHTS BILL.
Mr. Butler, of Mass. moved to suspend the
rules and take from tho Speakers table the
Senate Civil Rights bill, and refer it to the
Judiciary Committee, with the right to repor
at any time. Rejected 1876 to Sc; not two
thirds in the affirmative.
LOUISIANA REPRESENTATIVES,.
The House adopted resolution declaring
that there is not sufficient testimony to shoy
the election of either Mr.. Sheridan or Mr.
Pinchback from Louisiana.
BILLS PASSED
The bill aboishing the Western Judicial Dis
trict of Arkansas was passed.
REPORTED BACK.
Mr.. Dawes, of Mass, from the Committee O.
Ways and Means, reported back adversel
various bills, including the following:
To abolish the taxes on cigars, tobacco, an
snuff to remit the duties on certain good
destroyed by fire in the Boston conhagration
to repeal the tax on deposits in savings banks
to repeal the act of March 18th, 1869, st
strengthen the public credit" to repeal take
on distilled spirits and tobacco; for the issue {
convertible bonds; to impose all income tax
| to remove all internal taxes from apple brand,
, to repeal the duty on salt.
THE GENEVA AWARD BILL.
The Butler substitute for the Geneva Awal
, bill against allowing the insurance companit
to take part in the award was, after an excite
and personal debate, passed by a vote Of 1872
: 101. By this vote the claims of the insuranC
} companies for losses sustained are omitte
l from the bill.
WASHINGTON MONUMENT.
= Mr.. Eldrdge, of Wis, moved to suspend Il
: rules and make in order to the Civil Appropl
alton bill an item of rs, 900 for the Washingtc
Monument. Negatived by yeas 148 nays
not two-thirds in the affirmative.
!. Mr.. Maynard, of Tenn, said the Commits
: on the Washington Monument had intended
ask small appropriation for monument
: the mother of Washington at Fredericksbur
but in view of the vote Just taken the COMM
tee would not now submit the proposition.