Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-03-31
HOUSE.

WASHINGTON, March 30.-Under the
call of States several bills were introduced
and referred.
BY Mr.. Bell--To refund taxes collected
from distilleis of fruit.
By Mr.. Monroe--Appropriating ten thou
sand dollars to buy Carpenters painting of
the signing of the Proclamation of Emanci-
patton.
By Mr.. Hurlbut-For the construction of
the Portland, Dallas and Salt Lake Rail-
road, and the performance of all govern
ment service free Of charge.
fne E6uiisviIie Canal.
Mr.. Wheeler from the Committee on
Commerce, repUIted back with amend
ments Senate bill providing for the payment
of the bonds of the Louisville and Portland
Canal Company,
The bill continues in force tile aptropria-
hon made in the river and harbor bill of
the Sd of March, 1873, for the payment of
the debts of the Louisville and Portland
Canal Company, and makes permanently
applicable for the same so much of it as IS
necessary to be applied to the payment
Of interest as il aecrues and the principal
OF the bonds as they mature, but the Secre-
tary Of the Treasury may buy any of such
bonds at their market price, not above par.
The second section authorizes the Secretary
of the Treasury TO take possession of the
canal ard all its property sphiect to the
mortgage securing the bonds, and the Sec
retary is to pay for the stock held by the
directors, being one hundred dollars to each
director, with g per cent interest since the
9th of February, 1864, and is to collect any
money due to or held for the Company BY
Its directors or trustees, aud by any person
whatever. The third section provides that
the canal shall be held for the common use
and benefit of all people, free of tolls and
charges, except such as are necessary to pay
current expenses and to keep the canal in
repair. The tolls for the present year are
to be 10 cents per ton on steam vessels and
&C on other vessels.
Mr.. Wheeler offered an amendment on
his own behalf forbiding any payment
until alter the State of Kentucky shall
have ceded ID the United States entire
Jurisdiction over the canal and all its prop
erty.
Mr.. Banning gave history of the canal,
and explained and advocated the bill.
Mr.. Saylor. of Ohio, in an able speech,
advocated the bill in the interest of cheap
freights on the Ohio river.
Messrs. Stanford, Stanard, and Negley
favored the bill.
Messfs. Millard, of Vermont, and Kas-
son opposed il.
Mr.. COburn replied to the objections of
Mr.. KasSon, and Mr.. Willard suggested
that the bill come under the same princi
pie as that which justified the government
in building lighthouses at the entrance of
New York harbOr and removing the OBJ
structions from St. Clair flats and Detroit
river.
After further discussion without dispOs-
ing of the question the bill went over until
tomorrow.
s.EnternationaI."
Mr.. Kelley asked leave to report from the
Committee on WAYS and Means and have
passed a bill TO admit free of duty articles
intended for the international exhibition Of
1876, with the provision that any articles
sold or withdrawn for consumption shall be
liable fer duties.
Mr.. Garfield suggested that the word in
ternatiOnal should be struck out and the
word centennial substituted.
Mr.. Kelley objected to making that alter
alton and was sustained in that position by
Myers and Randall