Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-01-20
CONGRESSIONAL.
The Senate on Routine Business.
The Subsidy Ghost in the House
Of Representatives.
Indignant Denials of Insinua-
tiOns Against the Character
of Certain Members
Another Recusant Witness at
the Bar of the House.
SENATE.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 19.-Mr. Wright,
from the Committee on Finance, reported
adversely on Senate bill to amend and re-
enact section A of the act to reduce inter-
nal taxes, approved June g, 1872, and it
was indefinitely postponed.
Mr.. Sargent called up a resolution Of
yesterday, providing that during the pres
ent session it shall be in order, at any
time, to move a recess, and pending the
consideration of an appropriation bill, to
move to cOnfne debate on amendments to
five minutes by any Senator on the pend
ing motion, and such motion shall be de-
cided without debate. Agreed to.
Mr.. Sherman, from the Committee Of
Conference on the disagreeing votes Of the
two houses upon House bill to amend the
existing customs and internal revenue laws
and for other purposes, made a report
which was read. He said the report was
substantially as presented last session, with
the exception that the duty on hops, which
had been raised to cents per pound, the
House proposed a duty Of 10 cents per
pound, but the committee agreed upon s
cents. The two sections relating to tObac-
CO and the sale of bonds, etc, which were
the principal subjects Of disagreement last
year, were now both stricken out. The re-
port was agreed to.
The Senate resumed the consideration of
the legislative, judicial and executive ap-
preparation bill. The pending amendment,
being that of Mr.. Boutwell,, to strike out
the first part of the amendment proposed by
the committee, which provided for the or
ganiZatiOn Of the Bureau Of Commerce and
Statistics, etc, was agreed to, yeas 29, nays
q. The question then being upon the
second part of the amendment proposed By
the committee, to continue the present Bu-
reau Of Statistics, Mr.. Window opposed its
adoption, and said If the country could not
have a Bureau of Commerce and Statistics,
he did not want any Statistical Bureau. II
was expensive and covered but very small
pars Of the ground which ought to be COW
cred. The amendment of the committee
was agreed to.
Mr. Edmunds moved the following
amendment: And il shall be the duty Of
the Director Of the Bureau Of Statistics to
gather, collate and annually report TO the
Secretary of the Treasury, for transmission
to Congress, statistics and facts relating to
the commerce with foreign nations and
among the several States; the railroad sys-
tens Of this and other countries; construc-
tion and operation of railroads; the actual
cost of such construction and operation
the actual cost Of Transporting freights and
passengers on railroads and canals, rivers
and other navigable waters Of the United
States; the charges imposed for such trans
pOuatiOn Of freight and passengers and the
tonnage transported. Agreed to.
Mr.. Morrill,, Of Maine, moved an amend
ment appropriating $4,000, or so much
Z fha-arf hn 70 Iae-av~ h.
expenses Of the bureau, to be expended
under the direction Of the Secretary Of the
Treasury.
Mr. Thurman said the country had plen-
ty Of statistics nOW-statistics as To rail-
roads, labor, and diseases, from cerebrO-
spinal meningitis down to the itch. he
did not see the use Of having any more
figures to be piled up and never looked at
by anybody.
The amendment of Mr.. Morrill, was
agreed to.
Mr.. Window moved that the reports Of
the statistical bureau be published quar-
terly, instead Of monthly as heretofore.
Agreed TO.
Mr.. Sargent moved to lay the amend
ment Of the committee as amended by the
Senate on the table. Lost.
Inc queSlOn then DelnS on agreeing 10
the amount as amended, it was agreed to.
Pending the discussion of the bill, Mr..
Cameron moved that the Senate proceed to |
the consideration Of executive business.
Mr.. Logan, from the Committee on Mill |
tary Affairs, recommended that the Senate |
non concur in the amendments Of the |
House to the bill approving the action of |
the Secretary Of War under the act of July |
), 1870, in relation to the muster out Of Of |
icers, and that a committee of conference |
be appointed thereon. Agreed to, and the |
Vice President appointed Messrs. Logan,
Wadleigh and Ransom members of the |
on the part Of the Senate.