Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-06-10
CONGRESSIONAL.
Judge Story, of Arkansas, Ven
tilated.

Judge Story, of Arkansas, Ven.
tilated.
The Distribution of the Alabama
Money.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, June 8, MN. Allison
from the special joint committee to inves-
tigate as TO the management of the Govern
ment of District of Columbia, reported a
bill for the government of the District, and
gave notice that he would ask the Senate
TO consider it at an early day. He also re
ported the testimony taken by the commit
tee, and asked for formal order to have it
printed. He said the committee expected
TO make further report within few days
and would then ask to have the bill
taken up.
An Exploded Humbug.
Mr.. Edmunds, from the Judiciary COM
mittee, reported adversely en- the bin sup
Elementary to the act to develop the min
ing resources of the United States. and
recommended that it be indefinitely post
poned. He said this was the Sutro-tunnel
bill, and al the request of both parties in
terested, he would ask that it be placed on
the calendar. So ordered.
A Projected Hamburg.
Mr.. Logan, by request, introduced a bin
to establish commercial railroad compa-
ny. Referred to the Committee on Trans
portation. Ii proposes to incorporate a
pOslnraaraia al f1rOo1
ital Of S200,000,0G0, to construct and oIl-
crate railroad with four or more tracks,
from New York city to the cities of Chi
cago and St. Louis, dividing its main
line at such point as may be found
best to reach those cities, with the
right to extend its road from Chicago
TO any point on the Mississippi river above
st. Louis. The road is to be commenced
within two years and finished within y
years of the enactment of the bill. The
rates for the transportation of passengers
and freight are to be fixed by a commission
composed Of three persons appointed by the
President, one person by the Governor of
each State through which the road shall
pass, and three persons by the corporation,
but the charges shall not exceed 10 cents a
bushel of grain by the car load bulk freight
and SO cents per barrel of -four from Chica-
go or st. Louis to Jersey City. The names
Of the proposed incorporatorS are left
blank.
Taxing +" Futures
Mr.. COnover submitted to the House sup
elemental tariff bill proposition to impose
stamp tax of One-twentieth of one per
cent. on all sales of bullion, coin and stocks.
and stamp-tax of one mill per dollar of
rOlue of all manufactured cotton sold on
contracts for future delivery. Referred to
he Committee on Finance.
Mr.. West, from the Conference Commit
zee on Army Appropriation bill made re-
1oIt, whichlwas agreed to.
Moiefies.
The Senate resumed consideration of the |
)ill to amend the customs ans revenue law,
md to repeal mOieties, the Committee on |
finance having amended the 10Th section |
# the bill in regard TO the penalty for at
EN- ting to defraud the revenue by false
invoices, etc, by the addition of the follow
ne: (Which forfeiture shall only apply to
he particular item of merchandise to which
uch fraud or alleged fraud relates; and any
hing contained in any act which provides
or the cOnfiscation of an entire invoice in
of any items contained in same
'eing undervalRed, be, aud the same is
lereby repealed"
Mr.. Chandler said this amendment was
n the interest Of smugglers, and he felt
ure the Committee on Finance did not
want to make any law of that nature The
aw as it now stood forfeited the whole in
dice, but if this amendment be adopted,
ace shawls could be put IN case of silk
GODS, and invoiced assilk, then the shawls
Tould be forfeitedand the silks allOwedt togo
rec. He moved to strike out the amend
nent.
Mr.. Bayard denied that the amendment
'Ould protect smuggleTs. The section
rovided for penalty Of 5000 and the
Drfeiture Of the item undervalued which
7as sufficient TO prevent smuggling.
After further discussion, the motion of
lr. Chandler to strike out the amend
lent was rejected, yeas 10, nays SO.
The section was then agreed to as amend
d by the Committee, yeas 81, nays 13.
The Currency
Mr.. Morton, from the Conference Com
li'tee on the Currency bill, submitted a
port and asked TO have it printed. He
ave notice that after the expiration of the
lOlhllS muir IU-luOITON, ue NOulu Gall IL
p for con sideration at his own re-
uest.
New Mexico.
Mr.. Hitchcock, from the Committee on
territories, reported favorably on House
i'll to enable the people of New Mexico to
nm Constitution and State Government :
II the admission of said State into the
Mon on an equal footing with the origin
States. Placed on calendar.
Spies.
Mr. Edmunds, from the Committee on
judiciary, reported back House bill to re-
al so much of the legislative, judicial
nd executive appropriation bill as provides
+ the employment of persons to assist the
'Oper officials of Government in discover
g and collecting moneys withheld, and
r other purposes. Referred to Finance
Trial by Jury.
The Senate then resumed cOnsidera-
on of the moiety I'LL and lengthy
ensued on an amend
ent to the 18th section, proposed
? the Finance Committee authorizing ,
ries TO decide the question of intent to
fraud the Government.