Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-03-14

: and employees, and the usual resolution
thanks to clerks, Sergeant at Arms, etc.
, At twelve o'clock the Speakers gavel lei
, and he took farewell of the House III sho
address, after which the great crowd al
persed, and the members babe each oth'
( goodbye.
The Senate resumed consideration OF th
Tax and Tariff Bill. Z
Sherman opposed the bill During his speec
he said he did not believe the increased tax o
whiskey would yield any more revenue 10 w
Government, but would give bounty to hoio
ers OF whiskey the very moment thls vi
passed. The distillation Of whiskey would D.
stopped until the price reached 81 10 per gal
Ion. H9 RI
After further debate, Johnston's amendmen
providing that the increased tobacco tax shal
only apply to tobacco manufactured after TN
passage OF the Act, was agreed TO, - 10 70 .
Sargent moved an amendment striking on
the first and second sections, imposing ta'
of ten cents per pound on coffee.
McCreery moved to lay the bill ana pendins
amendment on the table. Lost-2S to rs
Sargent's amendment was rejccted--yeas D
nays 26; Conover, Jones, Sargent, sherman
Spencer, and Stewart voting in the afllrma
tive. .
Schurz moved an amendment to the mt
section Of the bill, so that the increase OF du
ties shall not apply to goods actually on snip
board on or before the 4th of March, 1870, IN
stead of the 10th of February. Rejected y,
Alcorn moved an amendment providing lha'
all corporations working mines OF gold or sii
yer, unpatented, on the public domain, pro
dueing over 81, 100000 yearly shall pay tax
of five per cent on their net earnings. -,
Thurman opposed the amendment lie salo
every ounce OF gold and silver was the produce
of labor, and it would be just as fair to tax
wheat and corn. Rejected without division.
The Senate then proceeded with the bill 10
equalizc bounties. Logan explained Tue Dlil'
He believed it would not require over $50, 1OO,-
| 600; the amount of bounty paid by States and
the amount paid by the Government were TO
! be deducted. 4F
Edmunds moved an amendment authorizn.
the secretary Of the Treasury to borrow money
to carry the Act into effect whenever there is
not money enough in the Treasury for the
purpose; also authorizing him, Tor the pur,
pose of borrowing money, TO issue and sci!
any kind of bonds described in the Act OF July
H. 1870.
Morton favored the amendment, and 1t was
agreed to--41 to 12. The bill was then report
ed to the Senate, the amendments agreed to
in Committee of the Whole, agreed TO, and a
vote taken on the passage ofthe bill, resulting
in a tie-yeas 30, nays 80. The Vice President
voted yea and the bill passed.
Affairs, reported unfavorably on Senate reso-
luton recognizing the Independence of Cuba,
and the committee were discharged from its
| further consideration
The consideration of the Sundry Civil APP
preparation Bill was resumed.
The Committee reported an amendment re-
pealing SO much of the bill, for the year end
ing June 30, 1871, as requires payment by the
Northern Pacific Railroad Company of the
cost of surveying and conveying lands granted
10 said company; but the Senate refused to
concur in the amendment.
An amendment striking out the appropria-
ton Of Sl5OOO for the purchase of the Ste
vens battery, was agreed TO.
The Committee withdrew the amendment
| reducing the appropriation for pubic build
ings in Chicago, Cincinnati, Philadelphia and
! ST Louis.
Numerous amendments were offered, most
| ly OF a local character, some Of which were
agreed to, and Others rejected.
An amendment of the committee, providing
that an appropriation OF s41 80 for the intro
duction of shad into the waters of the Pacific
States, Gulf States, and Mississippi Valley
and OF salmon, whitetish, and other useful
food fishes into the waters of the United
States, should become available Immediately,
was agreed TO, as was also an amendment
making the appropriation for League Island
Navy Yard available from and after the pas
sage of this Act.
An amendment by Bayard, fixing the maxi
mum compensation for each Surveyor of Gus
toms performing the duties Of Collector Of
Customs at $4,000 per year. was agreed to.
The bill having been considered in Commit
tee of the Whole, was reported to the Senate,
and all the amendments not reserved were
concurred in. The only reserved amendment
non-concurred in was that requiring all print
ing OF notes, currency, and bonds of the Unit
al hn do tp tI.h =
lumbia. So
Bayard moved to reduce the appropriation
for the Department of Justice from S3UOO,OO0
to s., 100000. Rejected-yeas II, nays SO.
The bill was then read a third time and
passed.
Sargent called up the House bill supple
mental to acts in relation to Immigration
which passed the House and was reported to
the Senate without amendment by the Com
mittee on Foreign Affairs. Passed
| Chandler called up the River and Harbor
Appropriation Bill reported by the Com
| mlttee on Commerce without amendment
Amendments were Offered and agreed to, in
creasing the appropriations for improvements
of Fox, Wisconsin, Ohio, Great Kanawha, and
Tennessee rivers, to an aggregate amount of
! 81 100000. INK
West, from the Committee on Transporta-
ton, submitted as an amendment the Fades
/ Bill for Improvement Of the Southwest Pass
Of the Mississippi river, Agreed TO- I'll
The appropriation for the Improvement of
Tbe naenia 49,, "''s in.ieaseu 10 sioo,ooo.
ceitad fror, tsa iy mpp,opl a biii was re,
ref.rred 70 , i"s rn'''i,t teau second time ana
Aeorn s,,h, Inv IA ~, on appropriations.
ting $3,42O,OOO for repairing the leyee on the
Mississippi river in the States of Missouri,
Arkansas, Mississippi, and Louisiana. Agreed
too to "a a1