The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-03-03

mamiton Of Texas JSnn.tcn Jo1e: Mccrsery xsrr
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Msssr c,gn and have voted
%ha would hsSs yssq in the nssatys
until eight O'Clock +. NJ
EVENING SESSION.
Upon reassembling at eight O'Clock the amendments of
TO homestead entry and to market rain lands in Mich
Mr. JoHss1SM DEM M. o, ya moved TO indefinitely post
length n iayor q the biz blowing v r 9 Lee 70 bring
then withdrew his motion 10 indefinitely POSTPONE:
Mr. pnsTT TepJ OF Ind movea TO lay the TsT , bill
ported by the Committee on Pensions. Rcjected-yess
senator scEusz Dip q Mo- moved to amend the ffih
S sods
on slpbossd q, or before the An day OF March 1874
The amendme nj was rejected. 80 '"'' Wv ''
section which rcpeais the act Of l reeVns foEesn
50 e ea per cent a%y If @
Jones sprague and upton voting with the democrats in
senator THURMAN Mem.) Of Ohio moved to strike out
the second section OF the bill which increases the tax
he amendment was rcleeted-ycas IS, nays 81
rst aud second sections OF the bull Imposing the in,
creased tax on whiskey and tobacco Reected-yeas rs
me bill having been considered N the Committee of
ing on , IN the made IN the Com
fassur s after the hep passasSpt The act HOMOGENEOUS 10
said the amendment was of no Importance and as 1t
would the bill back to the House thus
Its he would be glad II the Senate would strike
The motion of Mr.. Morrill, non concur was agreed
to-yeas 20 nays ~ Messrs. Alcorn Allison, CLAYTON.
Fenton Hamilton of Texas, Jones sherman, Sprague
ana Stewart voting with the democrats the alirmA
tive,
necessity for this hot haste II there
sity tor keeping this sinking fund intact could be
done by the next Congress which would meet in
months, and there would be plenty OF time then to act
the subject
Mr.. ALcoaN, rep.) of Miss moved to add add.
tional section providing that all corporations working
mines Of god ana silver nnpatented on the pubic do
main producing over 81 ,COJ0O per annum, shall pay
TAX OF Ave per cent on their net earnings.
ounce OF gold and silver the product of labor.
II would be just as mir 10 levy tax on wheat and corn
II his friend (Mr. Alcorr) wanted T. find subject for
banks, and s. alD,U0) could be raised.
The amendment was rejected without division.
from the house without OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 80. nays
YEAS Messrs Anthony. Foreman. Boutwell,. Cam
Dorsey. rdmunds Ferry OF Michigan, Flanagan, FREE
llnghuysen. Gilbert Haniin Howe Mitchell. Morrill, of
Maine Morrill, OF Vermont Patterson, Pease. Pratt,
Windom-3o.
NAYs-Messrs Acorn Allison, Bayard. Bogy. Cooper.
Hager Hamilton OF Maryland, Hamilton Of Texas
Johnson Jones. Kelly. McCreery. Merrimon, Norwood
osIssby sarsburyi sherman SprHgue Stevenson
Messrs Logan and Ransom. who would have voted IN
the negative, were paired with Messrs Robertson and
Wadleigh. who would have voted III the Affirmative.
Nj. SHERMAN called up the House bill provide for
the support OF the District Of Columbia the fiscal
year ending June 80, 1876. and Tor other purposes.
HOWE. rep) of Wis. called up tho House bill ex.
tending the privileges OF the library of Congress the
The Senate was still in session at late hour with no
immediate prospect of Adjournment