The tribune. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-03-10
UNITED STATES CONGRESS,
SCnnte.

Clerk III reference TO the resignation of MIR.
Purman, Of Florida, and directed the name of
MIR. Purman to be stricken from the roll of
members.
Mr.. Howe, of Wisconsin, called up his mo-
ton to reconsider the vote by which the bill to
grant site for the Peabody school in st. Au-
gustlne, Fla, was passed.
MIR. Boutwell,, of Massachusetts, said he was
opposed to the bill as it now stood, because it
excluded colored children from the school.
The motion to reconsider was agreed to-
yeas, 81 nays 25-Messrs. Boroman, Gilbert
Lewis, Morrill,, of Vermont, Sargent, Sherman
Sprague and Upton voting with the Democrats
against tho reconsideration.
The resolution to admit Mr.. Pinchback of
Louisiana, to a seat in the Senate was laid on
the table by vote of 80 to 22-fifteen Republic
cans voting with the Democrats to effect the
object. This action practically kills the
luton, and is looked upon az a great victory by
the opponents of the President
The Senate considered the Indian Appropria-
ton bill. The amendment of the Senate COM
mittee ON appropriations, increasing the
amount to subsist and for the Apache
Indians in Arizona from $780, 900 to 1875 900,
and for those in New Mexico from 300, 900 to
Sl25, 600, was agreed in.
During the discussion Mr.. Sherman, of Ohio,
said these Indians should be made to work and
earn their living like other people. The policy
of giving them food and clothing would not re-
suit in good
Mr.. Window, of Minnesota, said the expense
of feeding the Indians might be great, but the
expense Of fighting them was greater.
The amendment authorizing the payment of
S15O,O0O from the money in the treasury be-
longing to the Seminole Indians, for lard ON
the north fork of the Canadian river was
thrown out by the committee.
The Senate agreed to the amendment appro-
priating $50, 900 to liquidatc such claims on the
Round Valley Indian reservation, California, az
are valid by virtue Of presumption or home
stead entry.
The credentials of Messrs Angus Cameron,
OF Wisconsin, and Joseph E. Mcdonald; of
Indiana, to represent those States for six years
from March 4, 1875, were read and placed on
file.
Mr.. Dawes, Of Massachusetts,, offered reso-
luton directing the Judiciary committee to in
quire whether the Western Union Telegraph
Company has refused to transmit dispatches
for the American Press Association, or any
other parties, among the several States, on ac-
count OF criticism by such association on the
telegraph company, with power to send for
persons and papers. Adopted.
On motion Of Mr. Hoar Of Massachusetts,
the Senate bill to allow Thomas ". Fitch en-
gineer in the navy, to accept wedding present
sent to his wife by the Khedive of Egypt was
taken from the Speakers table and passed.
On motion Of Mr.. Potter, of New York the
bill allowing the district Judge of Vermont his
salary during life on his resignation on account
OF permanent illness, was taken from the
Speakers table and passed.
The bill which came over for the redemption
Of overdue United States bonds. known az
Texas indemnity bonds, was passed 112 yeas
to 43 nays.
The House took up as a special order the bill
reported from the committee ON civil service
reform by Mr. Kellogg, of Connecticut, for the
reorganization of the Treasury department
MIR. Young, Of Georgia, offered ali amend
ment requiring the appointments of the de-
partment to be distributed among the States
and Territories i'll proportion to the population.
Agreed to.
The bill was then passed-yeas 1873; nays,
30. OF the principal officers it fixes the salaries
as follows Secretary, $4,000 Two assistant
supervising architect, $4,000; first comptroller,
$4,000; second comptroller, $1,000; commIs-
sioner OF customs, "a 500; first, second, third,
fourth and fifth auditors, S4, 600 each auditor
for tho Post-office department., 1000 regis
ter, S4,OU treasurer, $500; comptroller Of
the currency. So, 600; commissioner of internal
revenue $4,000.
Mr.. Myers, of Pennsylvania. introduced
Dill to return to the government of Japan one
half OF the indemnity fund paid by that gov
ernment to the United States under the con-
vention of October %. 1864, and to dispose of
the balance of said fund. Referred to the
committee on foreign affairs.
Section one Of the bill directs the return to
Japan OF S375, 900, with interest, being the re-
manning half of the Japan indemnity fund paid
by Japan. Section two directs payment to the
officers and crews of the Wyoming and Kiang
OF $125,000 ont of this fund for their services
in the battles at the Straits of Simonoseki
which resulted in the treaty. Section three
directs that $500, ,0G0 Of the registered bonds,
III which half of this fund is invested, shall re-
main under the control of the Secretary of
State, the interest to be paid by him for the
education of a limited number of American and
Japanese youths in the Languages Of either
country, to serve as interpreters and assistants
to the legations and consuls of tho United
States. Section four transfers the balance of
the Japanese indemnity fund to the treasury Of
the United States.
The House in Committee of the Whole con-
sdered the Tariff bill.
Mr.. Burchard, of Illinois, said he had no OBJ
lection to see tho tax ON tea and coffee reim-
posed, as it was equally distributed and every
dollar collected went into the treasury He
also did not object to the increased tax ON
whisky and tobacco, and estimated that it
would yield S30,000,O00. He did, however, OBJ
1ect to the restoration of the ten per cent on
certain manufactured good, and argued that
it would disturb all the interests of the country
while it would only produce So 00O.OO
Mr. Banning, OF Ohio, opposed the bill, and
particularly the proposed increase tax on
whisky, which he thought would have the eff
feet of increasing smuggling and illicit distil.
ing, and 80 reduce the revenue. He stated
that the revenue was greater when the tax was
seventy cents a gallon, than when it was q co.
MIR. Chittenden, of New York, considered the
bill erroneous, and characterized the fifth sec
ton as bold and glaring fraud like the 'lead
statue" business.
Mr.. Cox of New York, in his speech in oppo
sition to the bill, stated that the people of the
country had paid 81 900, 900, 900 in taxes in the
past two years, which amounted to about five
per cent per annum on our whole taxable valu-
alton. He quoted Gov. Tilden, of New York,
as his authority for saying that every twenty
years there is assessed for taxes a sum equal
to the entire assessed wealth of the country
In 1864 spirits were taxed twenty cents per
gallon, and the receipts were S28, 431, 900 and
when year later the tax was increased to
s1:5O, the receipts fell off to $40, ,OOO, 900. In
1866 the tax was raised to $500, and the re-
ceipts ran up to $29, ,00O, ,0OO and in 1867 under
the same tax, dropped to $28, ,O00, 900, and in
1858 went down to S13, ,419 900, Then the folly