The New York Herald Newspaper, June 23, 1868, Page 3

WASHINGTON The Arkansas Bill Passed Over the President’s Veto in the Senate. The Congressional Delegation to be Swornin To-Day. Animated Debate in the House on the Bill Removing Political Disabilities. The Conference Committee’s Report Agreed to. THR NEW TAX BILL IN THE HOUSE. ‘William M. Bvarts Nominated for Attorney General. ‘WasHInaron, June 22, 1868. The Arkansas Delegation to be Admitted. ‘The Arkansas bill having become a law by a two- thirds vote of both Houses of Congress, the new members will be sworn in to-morrow. Benjamin F. Rice and Alexander Macdonald, the Senators elect, areboth residents of Little Rock. The former isa lawyer by profession and the latter president of a bank. Of the members of the lower House Colonel Logan H. Roots figured prominently tn the rebellion as@n officer under General Sherman and took an active part more recently in urging the prompt re- admission of the State from which he now comes as @ member. Mr. James Hinds is a native of Arkansas, a lawyer, and in’ the late war took part on the side of the Union army. Thomas Boles at the time of his election was presiding as Circuit Judge. The entire delegation is republican. Nominations by the President. ‘The President to-day nominated to the Senate Wm. M. Evarts to be United States Attorney General; John T. Robeson, Consul at St. Thomas, W. I.; Ed- ward’C, Johnson, son of Minister Reverdy Johnson, to be Assistant Secretary of the United States Lega- tion at London; Samuel Babcock, Collector of Inter- nal Revenue, Second district of Connecticut; John E. Malford, Collector of Internal Revenue, Third dis- trict of Virginia. Circular from Secretary McCulloch in Rela- tion to the Conversion of Seveuethirty Notes. ‘The following has been issued by the Secretary of the Treasury Department, June 22, 1893:— Holders of seven-thirty notes who desire to avail themselves of their right to convert the same into five-twenty bonds are hereby notified that the notes must be presented at the Treasury Department at Washin, or at the office of the Assistant Treas- urer‘of the United States, at New York, as follows:— ‘The notes that matured on the 16th of June must be presented on or before the 15th of July. That notes that become due on the 15th of July must be Eas on or before the 1st day of August. The to be issued in exchange for the notes will bear interest from the first day of July, 1868, and the interest on the notes will be calculated accordingly. ‘rhe bonds will be of the issue of 1867 or 1868, as may be d, and they will be issued im the order in w the notes are presented, ‘HH. McCl , Secretary of the Treasury. The Rights of Religious Corporations to Im- port Certain Articles Free of Duty. A case of some importance to religious communi. ties was presented to Secretary McCulloch and some members of Congress to-day by Mr. John A. McSor- ley, of New York. It involves the right of religious corporations to import free of duty articles used for religious purposes. A clock and chimes for the Catholic Cathedral of Buffalo arrived at the port of New York recently, and a duty of thirty-five per cent, amounting to $2,400, was claimed by Collector Smythe. Mr. McSoriey, acting for the Buffalo Cathedral, declined to pay this amount, claiming that under an act of Congress such articles should be admitted free of duty. The collector took the opposite view, and Mr. McSorley laid the matter before Mr, McCulloch and Speaker Colfax, The Treasury officials have decided that there is no act of Congress authorizing the exemp- tion of duty claimed, and that former exemptions in similar cases were done by Congress. Speaker Col- fax advised the payment of the duty under protest, and suggested that at the next session of Congress the duties could be remitted by special act. Relations Between the President McCulloch. ‘The President has given no intimation to Mr. Mc- Culloch that his resignation as Secretary of the ‘Treasury would be acceptable. From all that can be ascertained the relations between him and the President continue friendly. There is no indication that he will resign, although efforts continue to be made by certain parties to produce that result. Bill to Regulate the Pay of Army Officers. The bill now before the House Committee on Mili- tary Affairs proposes to continue the pay of army officers the same as it has been for the last two years, and not to increase it beyond what they now receive, Conference with Shipowners Relative to the Carrying of Passengers. Captain Mew, Chief of the Steamship Division of the Treasury Department, left here to-night for New York in order to confer with shipowners and other interested parties with regard to the bill now pend- ing before Congress reguiating the carriage of pas- sengers. Present. of Volcanic Specimens to Gencral Grant. Colonel Hatch, of Boston, on behalf of Thomas Spencer, an American citizen, residing at Hilo, in the Sandwich Islands, presented to General Grant this morning a cabinet of volcanic specimens which he has been collecting for twenty years past. THE FORTIETH CONGRESS. Mr. Second Session. SENATE. WASHINGTON, June 22, 1868. ‘The Ona laid before the Senate petitions against the copyright law and in favor of the eight hour law. ARMY OFFICERS TO BE DROPPED FROM THE ROLL8— SALE OF DAMAGED ORDNANCE. Mr. Wi1son, (rep.) of Mass., from the Committee on Miltary Affairs, reported a joint resolution to drop from the army rolls certain officers absent with- out Jeave from their commands. Also a joint resolu- tion to authorize the sale of damaged and unservice- able ordnance by the Ordnance Board. Also @ joint reeortanas == sale eee site of Fort Covington, a1 . was COLORADO SEWETI’S PLAN FOR PAYING OFF THE NATIONAL DEBT. Mr. tana os 2) of Mass., presented a petition from William Nl Jewett, askin; Ray bd to establish a government bank; through it a financial policy, which the national debt would be con- eolldated cw te once po without any tax ons e, a e nation jonor pro- tected. Referred to whe Committee on Finance. ON OF ance crrians Aveean Mr. Conness, ) ., puri otice of Saturday raat’ offered the following resolution: — Resolved, That the Committee on Foreign Relations be rr the farther conaiderntion of the bill from SBE ts en ese can sad Mr. Sumxgr—I to its consideration. Mr. Connass—t give notice that on to-morrow I ‘will ask the Senate to consider that resolution, and at the same time to present some remarks in con- nection therewith. ADMISSION OF COLORADO, Mr, YaTRS, (rep.) of Mil, called up the bill to ad- mit the State of Colorado into the Union. Mr. MORRILt, (rep.) of Vt., opposed the bill, say- ing he Would no’ » to clothe a boy in the gar- ments of aman, to admit as 9 State @ Territory with- out sufficient population to elect one by na to My tay He would vote for the bill if it pro- vided that a census should be taken, in order to see whether it had enough population for that purpose. ‘The only ground for the present application for ad- mission was to allow certain gentlemen to come into Congress. Mr. ORAGIN, (rep) of N. H., reminded the Senator that at the time of the Boating acts of 1864 admit- ting Colorado, Nebraska and Nevada the two latter were admitted. In 1860 she had thirty-four thousand inhabitants, and, in his opinion, she had more in- habitants than either of those States, and her constl- tution was framed by & convention and submitted to to government was pisggos toadmither. It did not go much dif- rence about numbers as about of popula- tion. All the people but one man (Mr. lor) “admit her’? In ly to @ question 4 Morton he said the of the General OMice had estim: at one hundred thousand, Others had ted as low as thirty thousand or forty thousand. Two y¢ Ohio was admitted she had but forty-five thousand. Mr. Fessenpaie (eh) of Me., asked whether that Was not enough a Pepresentative. Mr. Nyz said no rule existed then that is not in force now. Florida was admitted with sixty-sevea thousand inhabitants; Oregon, tn 1860, with fifty-two thousand; Missouri, in 1800, with fifty-five thousand. Mr. MonRILL, of Vt., denied having said derogatory to Colorado; no census or vote shower that she had more than thirty thousand population, All he desired was to have some general rule esta lished by which all new Territories could be admitted, With regard to Mr. yNye’s assertions that the vote of the new State would be all right he did not be- Neve it, but thonght that Colorado would prove to be a copperhead State, Mr. CRaGtn reminded the Senator that Vermont, having a population of 318,000, cast a vote at the last Fyne ae mrey monte tne ca ote last vote jolorado was which, e same ratio, would give poptlation of 05,304 Mr. MoxRrILt said a comparison of the B yd'dend of New Hampshire with the vote would show a very different ratio. Mr. HeNDRicKS, (dem.) of Ind., called attention to the fact that in mining Territories the vote is much irom in proportion to the population than in older Mr. CRAGIN replied that the United States census in 1860 showed a population in Colorado of thirty- four thousand, He no doubt that the popula- tion of that Territory had ite character very much since. In his opinion it was not less now than sixty thousand or seventy thousand. The bill went over with the morning hour. THANKS TO BX-SECRETARY STANTON. Mr. EDMUNDS, (rep.) of Vt., offered a Feeolntlaihe which was adopted, directing that the concurrent! resolution tendering thanks of Congress to Ed- win M. Stanton be communicated to him by the proper officers. . TRUMBULL, (rep.) Of Ill, endeavored to have the veto on the’ Arkansas bill considered, but Mr. bs eee, indicated his intention to speak on the subjec ir, MORRILL, (rep.) of Me., insisted on the special order, and sie THE LEGISLATIVE APPROPRIATION BILL was taken up in Committee of the Whole. The question was on the amendments by the Vom- mittee on edolag’ thes An amendment by Mr. uci ¥ Hendricks the salaries named in the com- mittee’s amendment for Capitol police—of ae from $2,000 to $1,800; of lleutenants, from $1,800 to $1,500; of privates, from $1,500 to $1,200—was re- Jected, after some discussion, by a vote of 11 to 19, The committee’s amendment cutting off the assist- ant secretary, shorthand reporters and two clerks, fourth class, of the lent, was adopted, after debate, by a vote of 19 to 12. On an amendment increasing the appropriation for Capitol police from $64,000 to $71,748, Mr. HEN- DRICKS called attention to the fact that while clerks in the departments but $1,200 annum the privates of the police force are given $1,500, and the captains $2,088. He moved to srike out the latier amount and substitute $1,600. Mr. MORRILL, of Me., said it was a proposi tion to give the captain less than the law of Con- gress provided he should receive. The policemen were on duty twelve hours a day, by} from $1,500 to $2,000; the clerks but six hours, with sala- Ties of $1,200 to $2,000, Mr. HENDRICKS replied that the labor of the clerks was of a much higher character, many of them hav- ing charge of millions of money and various other important matters. Such aa theirs should be bevter paid for than the mere duty of looking around the Capitol. In his opinion the force was too lai for the duty. He modiied his amendment so as to propose for the captain $1,800; for the lieutenant $1,600, instead of $1,800; for the vate $1,200, in- stead of $1,500; for the superintendent of the $1,200, instead of $1,440, Messrs. Morrill and Hen- dricks argued the point further. Mr. YATES pronounced himself in favor of the sala- ries named in the bill, and intimated that Mr. Hen- dricks was demonstrating his fitness as an economist for the nomination ror the Presidency. Mr. Connxess coupled the Senator's raid on the Capitol police with the misunderstanding by which Tgeant Bates was prevented from planting on the Be pepe Capitol the flag he had carried through e South. Mr. HENDRICKS ied that Mr. Yates’ remark would be evidence of genius but for the fact that it was not original, the Senator from Nevada (Mr. Stewart) having made it before. He did not trouble his head about the nomination as much as the Sena- tor did. In reply to Mr. Conness, he said he had not thought of that point, but it furnished a very good argument against the police. Mr. SHERMAN, (rep.) of Ohio, was of opinion that after Congress had refused to grant twenty per cent increase to clerks in the executive departinents, who are employed the whole year, they should not give an increase to their own employés, who are employed bat @ portion of the year. He thought that the amounts named in the amendment of Mr. Hendricks were suiticient. Mr. Hendricks’ amendment was rejected by a vote of 11 to 19 and the amendment of the committee was agreed to. An amendment striking out compensation to the assistant secretary, shorthand writers and two out of the three clerks of the fourth class, for the Pres!- dent, and repealing 60 much of the act of July 23, 1863, a8 authorized their appointment, was offered. Mr. SHERMAN asked what was the reason for now dispensing with these officers, if they had been found necessary heretofore ? Mr. MorRILL replied that the officers named had been added to the clerical force at the disposal of the President in 1866, when the department was thronged by applications for pardon—a necessity that was now removed. The President had now two clerks, which in his (Mr. Morrili’s) opinion was sufficient, especially as the President had detatled an officer of the army (Colonel Moore) to act as his private secre- tary, making three clerks, and he could detail more if necessary. Mr. SHERMAN asked by what authority the Prest- ee detail officers of the army for such pur- pose Mr, MORRILL could not state, Mr. Dixon, (rep.) of Conn., denounced the amend- ment as discriminating improperly against the Presi- dent. He pointed out that there are many commit- tees in this body that never meet, and that there are clerks receiving eighteen hundred dollars a year with nothing todo. In his opinion economy should first be exercised in the latter direction, instead of depriving the Executive Department of officers necessary for the vast amount of work done there. * co tena ceed bs ado one, to 12—Messrs. Sherman, Sprague, Ross and Willey vot nay with the democrats present. dicate On an amendment repealing the act of August 18, 1856, requiring foreign regulations of commerce to be laid before Congress, and the second section of the act of July 25, 1866, making appropriations for the consular and diplomatic expenses of the govern- ment, Mr. SumNER, by direction, he said, of the Commit- tee on Foreign Affairs, opposed the amendment. ‘The first clause abolished the office of Superintendent of Statistics at a salary of two thousand dollars per annum. He said, by law consuls were obliged to for- ward to the ay pee of State certain commercial information to be communicated to Congress, and if this office was dispensed with there would be no means of systematizing that information, for which purpose the office hi been created. The second clause of the amendment abolished the offices of the Second Assistant Secretary of State and the Exam- iner of Claims. The latter rendered services which could not be otherwise performed tn the Department of State. He knew the present incumbent, Mr. Pe- shine Smith, of New York, as an effictent and capable officer, and he knew that important’services were rendered by him. The former oMcer, Mr. Hunter, Second Assistant Secretary, had been in the State De- = eo for ny RF and might be called its living index. Mr. Sumner read from the “Blue Book” the list of officers employed in other departments, and said that the State Department was more Poorly provided than any of the others. He ho this of public servant would not be tu adrift, He moved to strike out the second clause of the amend- ment. Mr. MORRILL replied that the officers provided for in the second clause were appointed to meet exigen- cies arising out of the war, and if the Senator could nat the that those exigencies still exist he would have Be ob) jection. Mr. JonNson, (dem.) of Md,, argued that those om- cers are as necessary now a@ they were during the war. The Examiner of Claims had saved thousands of dollars to the government, Mony to the Sec re Mr. FRSSENDEN also testified to the and the value of the services of both officers, The Exam- iner rendered services that the of State could not be expected to in examining claims, The other officer, in his opinion, should be a permanent one. Mr. CONKLING, (rep.) of N. Y., tl it the Com- mittee on Appropriations might as weil cease recom- mending retrenchment. It had been Proponed this morning to reduce the ificent, or he had almost said royal household of the President to the acale on which Abraham Lincoln had carried on the gov. ernment during the war, and instantly the sword of the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Dixon) leaped from ita scabbard; and now when it was proposed to reduce the expenditures of the State Department, the Senator from Massachusetts ney Sumner) had followed suit with great alacrity; but even the jaded ingenuity of that Senator had faiiea to show any reason against that reduction, The Examiner cared nothing about this office; he was about to take charge of @ journ: Mr. D1xoN again alluded to the salaries paid to the clerks of Senate committees, many of whom, he said, have nothing to do but to act aa private secre. tarles of Senators, paid out of the public funus, subject York (Mr. oo cr roe Mr, TRUMBULL rose sald, while ry oie by Congress to reise st . and fudietan noe exercise executive towards this and other Southern States is the most flagitious act of ever gratified, however, with the reflection that Of radicalism was drawing to a close. Those illegiti- mate governments must be removed from their victims. In hig judgment these constitu. tions were no more bind! upon the ee) le than they would be if established by the eof France, Every consideration called upon the triotic white people of the other States to rescue eir and from the galling chains of itical slavery to ni Aci to his calcu- the negro govern- 3 2 : not succeed. He concluded by detafling part of the legialation that will be necessary, when the demo- crate succeed the dominant party, in correcting the errors of the latter. Without further debate the Senate proceeded to vote on the question—shall the bill pass, notwith- standing the objections of the President?—with the following result:— Mi Col Cort YEAs—Messrs, Chandler, Cole, panmee ss 4 Conklin, Cragin, Bai Fe Feserden, Huet Vi, Morgat, Nye, Pattervon Gt Nei, Pomeroy, ieacs- sey, Ross, Sherman, Sprague, Stewart Sumner ayer, Dlon, Trumbull, Van Wiskie, Wade, Willey, Witeon and atos—B0. NaY6-—Messrs. Bayard, Davis, Doolittle, Hendricks, Pat- toreon of Teun McCreary ana Seulabanye?, <r So the bill became a law. Messrs. Howe. and Morrill, of Maine, were paired with Mr. Dixon, On motion at five o'clock. the Senate adjourned. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. WasHineron, June 22, 1868. THR KENTUCKY CONTESTED ELECTION CASE. The House met at eleven o’clock and proceeded with the consideration of the contested election case of McKee against Young, from the Ninth Congres- sional district of Kentucky. Mr. TRIMBLE, (dem.) of Ky., addressed the House in opposition to the report of the committee, quoting extensively from. the evidence to prove that Mr. Young had done no act to justify his rejection on thes roene of having given aid and comfort to the At twelve o'clock the House, without disposing of the Kentucky election case, proceeded to the busi- ness of the morning hour, which was THE CALL OF STATES FOR BILLS AND JOINT RESOLU- TIONS FOR REFERENCE. Under the call bills and joint resolutions were in- troduced, read twice and Spargurneyy, referred. By Mr. Pike, (rep.) of Me.—To repeal the act of 1792 cop cecning ie registering and recording of ships and vessel iy Mr. LYNCH, (rep.) of Me.—To allow a drawback on articles used in the construction of vessels. By Mr. KELSEY, (rep) of N. Y.—To provide for funding the national debt and for taxing the interest feed bonds heretofore issued by the United ales, By Mr. MARVIN, prep of N. Y.—To aid in the con- struction of a rail for military and postal pur- poses, through the Wilderness of Northern New Youk, from Behenectady to the St. Lawrence river. By Mr. O'NEILL, (rep.) of Pa.—Proposing to give to the apprentices under instruction in the mechanical mhope and sail lofts oftne navy yards the same rights Las Privileges as are given to indentured appren- By Mr. CopuRN, {rep.) ofInd.—To provide for the re- removal of disabilities from ce: persons who have been engaged in the rebellion. The bill provides that a person under disabilities, by reason of having been engaged in rebellion, may be relieved from his disabilities two years after in court a declara- tion of his intention to resume loyal relations with and his adherence to the Union, and with the peti- tion of prea residents of the county of his resi- dence endorsing his statement. The court is to in- vestigate the matter, make a decision and record and transmit a copy to Congress. if there be favor- able action by Congress thereon the party is to go before the proper court, take the oath to support the constitution, declare 0) ition to rebellion and dis- union, and thus relieve himself from disabilities, y Mr. SHANKS, (rep.) of Ind.—For the recognition of the independence of Crete, By Mr. GRISWOLD, (rep.) of N. Y.—Allowing prize money’'to the officers and crew of the Monitor for the Hg ad the Merrimac in Hampton Roads, Maich The calbof States for bills being completed, the call of States for resolutions was then commenced. DECORATION OF GRAVES OF UNION SOLDIERS, Mr. LOGAN, (rep). of Ii, offered a resolution for the collection and binding of the proceedings in the different cities, towns, &c., on the occasion of the recent ceremonies in the decoration of the graves of Union soldiers, and appropriating $1,000 for the pur- pose, which was agreed to. THE FINANCES, Mr. LOUGHRIDGE, (rep.) of lowa, offered the follow- ing resolution :— > Resolved, That in the opinion of the House the interests of the country require that the public debt shouid be reorgan- ized and reduced to a simple and uniform system, more easily understood by the people than it is in {ts present com- plicated form, and that the interest on the debt shor os duced, and for that purpose the Committee on ‘Means be instructed to prepare and report to the House at as ny as possible a bill providing for the funding of the bt and the reduction of the rate of interest thereon, In such 8 manner and to such an exten that taxation may be reduced and equalized as far as possible, consistently with good faith to national creditors and justice to the peopie. Mr. ELDRIDGE, ie Bhd Wis., suggested that the word “reconstructed’’ be used instead of the word “reorganized,” as the former word would correspond better with the acts of the House. Mr. Lovearinee insisted on the previous question. Mr. SPALDING, (rep) of Ohio, suggested that the Fecicecs be modified so as not to instruct the com- Mr. WARD, (rep.) of N. Y., hoped the resolution Would not be 80 modified. He thought the committee ought to be instructed. T, PRUYN, oe) of N. Y., moved to refer the resolution to the Committee on Ways and Means. te iy motion was rejected—yeas 67, nays 63—as follow! ‘= YRas—Messrs, Allison, Ames, Arnell, Bailey, Baldwin Banks, Beaman, Bin; aa Hai, iain Boutwen, Brooke, Churehill, Covurn, Cornell, Covode, Delano, Drigsa, Eliot, Ferris, Fields, Gar GHewold, Hawking, Higoy, Hi Hooper, Huibtird, Jenckes, Koontz, Lawrence, Lynch, Mar: vin, Maynard, Moore, Morrell, Muiline, 4 thy, Meret Mangen, Myers, O'Nelil,’ Paine, Plant, Foland Pomeroy, Pruyn, Rebvertson, Sawyer, Spalding, Schenck, Shellabarger, Smith, flarkwenther, Stevens of Pa, Stokes, Taife, Tay or, Twitchell, Upson, Vain Week, Washburn of Wle., Washi Of Til, Washburn of Mass. Williams of Pa., Wilsdn of F Woodbridge—t7. NaYs—Measra. Adams, Anderson, A: Beck, Benjamin, Benton, Boyer, Buckland, Butler, 4 Chanler, Cinrke of Ohio, Glarke of Kanaas, Cobb, Cook, Cul: Jom, Donnell Eckley, Realerton. Ela, Bld Farnsworth. 2, Glosabrenner, (Goll ly, Grover, ing, Holman, Howshkine, + dn Judd, Julian, Kelsey, K nott, Loan, Longhriige, Mallory, MeCinng,' Mecormick, Newcotn), lack, Ortb, Pike, Folsiey, Racim, Reofeld, Shanks, stewart, Taber, Triinble of Ky. Trowbridge, Van Tramp, Ward, Wash: burn of Ind. Welker, Williams of Ind., Will Woodward—6h, Bh resolution was then agreed to without a di- vision. Mr. WARD moved to reconsider the vote and to lay the motion on the table, which was agreed to. Mr. Prices, (rep.), of Iowa, offered the following resolution: — ison of Obio, the Committee on Appropriations be in- re dieney of | approprintiog d maturing indebt able in currency, as the same may become due, aaid amount (0 be taken from the coin in the Treasury to be sold for that purpose, and provid- tog by law that no bew indebtedness shall be incurred by the United States by the sale or issue of its bonds or notes or other securities until the coin reserve in the Treasury 1s re- aot 10 $25,000,000, said committee to report by bill oF other- wi Mr. ALLISON, (rep.) of lowa, asked Mr. Price tu modify his resolution so as to instruct the committee to make such a report. Mr. Price declined, thinking the resolution better as it was. Mr. INGERSOLL, (rep) of Iil., moved to lay the reso- Jation on the table, which was negatived. Mr, SPALDING moved to antend It by striking out the “Committee on Appropriations,” and inserting the “Committee of Ways and Means,” which was eer to. é resolution, 8o amended, was then agreed to, REMOVAL OF POLITICAL DISABILITIES, The morning hour having expired, the House pro- ceeded to the consideration of?the report of the Con- ference Committee on the bill removing political dis- abilities from several hundred persons in the South- ern States, the question being on Mr. Broomall’s mo- tanga peon ler the vote of Friday last rejecting The vote was reconsidered—9o to 19—and the ques- ton recurred on the adoption of the report. Mr. LoGaN desired to state the reason why he should vote for the bt yk After ‘ing ep. the bill originally in louse he now felt con- strained to vote for the pill for the natn | rea- sons:—The Chicago Republican Convention had ad- mitted @ delegate Governor Brown, of Georgia. ‘That same Convention had also adopted on its plat: form a resolution in favor of the removal of disa- bilities of persons who had given evidence of their willingness to adhere to the government as loyal men; therefore, acting as a party man, partially under ins‘ractions from the Chicago Convention, he xe, ind to lay aside his own prejudice and vote for . Mr. BROOMALL, (rep.) of TIL, argued in favor of the report of the Conference Cominittee, and stated that the committee had not acted without a knowledge of the circumsiances in the cage of each person pro- osed to be relieved. He had himself been a mem- + of a voluntary association organized for the pur- poe of alding the business of reconstruction, and ad in that capacity become nequainted with the circumstances generally of the persons embraced within the bill. Mr. WILLIAMS, (rep.) of Pa., asked his colleagu JUNE 23, 1868—TRIPLE SHEET. any were on file on the part of Pinseh., Sateen teste a je was to vote the Ryae bt that would be to do at tional provision ond 40 make fically w! art Of those ‘nati through intermediaries Mr. that there were applica- MALL repeated tions to the State conventions to which they were directed to apply, being told that was a prerequisite ‘eur Aiteatt, (rep) of ‘tenn, ads age r. rep.) mn! sefereiice 10 Gountel Lor rete ish eb tied Mr, Broowavt said that tat case had given more bother than any other, and yet he believed that all who had examined the’ matter attentively had come to the conclusion that that was a proper case for relief, ‘The General of the army was one of the most earnest vouchers for the present loyalty and repenance of General Longstreet, besides it was lieved by those best acquainted with the temper of the South and with the business of reconstruc- tion that to take a strong case like that of General Longstreet, where the sin had been greatand the repentance was known to be open and thorough, such as to bring down on his head the most violen| denunciations the class of men whom he had deserted, was good pole ~» Noman had been more diligent and earnest in aiding in the reconstruction of the South than General Longstreet, and he (Mr, Broomall) had no hesitation in voting to remove hia disabilities. If, said he, they condemned him where would he go? ‘His old class of friends would like to murder him. If we desert him they will point him to the acts of his new friends and sheer at him, and he will have no inducement to @ good future. If we treat him as sucha man always should be treated bY fore course, 1 have no doubt, will justify our Mr. Loay, (rep.) of Mo.—I ask the gentleman from Pennsylvania whether General Longstreet is more devoted to the republic at this time than he was to. the rebellion four years ago, and whether there is i thet real ed in. cane or any ay be will n Us as prom, as he has abandoned his friends? dd ld - Mr. Broomari—tI never read that Paul was any eee SeeReD te the Betiges pellaten after his con- un le was to the cause of persecuting t! Christians before that. ¥ ree Mr, LoaN—Then you think that Paul and Long- t Can go together? WititaMs—Paul understood his error and admitted it; but this man Longstreet never did, Mr. ELDK1nGE, referri to the statement that General Grant recommended the pardon of General Longstreet, asked why the gentleman from Pennsyl- vania had not included in the list of names that of Robert E. Lee, because General Grant. had sworn before the Judiciary Committee that he had ear- nestly recommended to the President full pardon for General Robert E. Lee? Mr. BROOMALL remarked that he sunposed he could get thirty-five additional votes on the other side by so doing. Mr. ELDRIDGE added that he would also get the support of the General of the Army. fr, BROOMALL continued:—But I do not choose to do that. I reckon we could get a few votes on the other side of the House if we would embrace within the list the democratic voters of the Thirty-seventh and Thirty-eighth Congresses; but we do not choose to do that. We choose to take the matter as it stands. Mr. BRroogs, (dem.) of N. Y.—Is the gentleman from Pennsylvania aware that a very leading and prominent man in the lst of the twelve hunored is one of those who advised and compelied the assassi- nation of Abraham Lincoln? Mr. BROOMALL—What is the name? Mr. Brooks—Is he aware of that fact? Mr, BRooMALL (repeating)—What is the name? Mr. Brooks—Is he aware that any one named in the bill did so? Mr. BROOMALL—I am not, certainly. pL BRooks—Will the gentleman permit me to Mr. BRooMALL (interrupting)}—-No; I know that within @ day or two a gentleman whose name is on the list has been ch with certain matters. Ido not know what they are. But as the charges'were not made before the tribunal passing on the ques- tion, 1 treat them as I would all other like I would not believe anybody who told me that the cohen from New York had committed a crime jet night. Mr. Brooxs—I am going to vote even to lon the gentleman who counselled fhe amvesolnation of Abraham Lincoln, Mr. BROOMALL—I am glad to hear it, Mr. Bkooks—But I do net think the gentleman from Pennsylvania is aware of the matter, and I pro- Pose, if he will permit me, to exhibit of it— Mr. BROOMALL—NO, 1 will not allow to go upon the record with my consent any late charges st any gentleman named in this and which were brought before the proper tribunal at the time. Mr. WaRv—I ask the ae from Pennsylvania whether he knews the fact that one of the parties named in this bill has seut @ communtcation to the House saying that he has not solicited pardon and has not committed any crime for which he should be pardoned? Mr. BROOMALL—I am not aware of that fact, and if I were to see such a communication I would want the signature sworn to before I would believe it. Mr. Wakp—Wiill the gentleman allow me to ask him another question, whether he is in favor of a general amnesty to all rebels? Mr. BROOMALL—No. Mr. Warp—If you are not in favor of a general amnesty to all rebels, how cun you support a propo- sition to pardon twelve hundred leading rebels, with- out @ single statement on the record showing that they have repented or that there is any special rea- son why they should be pardoned f Mr. BrooMaLL—I yield no further, Mr. Warp—A single other question. Calls to order were made, Mr. BROOMALL—I am requested all around to press this business, and I cannot yield any further. Mr. WaRD—I ask the gentleman whether he did not agree to give me five minutes’ time, and, if that be so, whether he will not allow me to ask him a further question? Mr. BRooMALL—Something was said about that, I will yield to a further question. Mr. WaRD—i ask the gentieman whether any of the parties included in this bill cannot be admitted into Congress, and whether the bill does not cover the gentlemen from North Carolina who are elected to Congress, and who are waiting to ve admitted into Congress after the law has passed, they having served in the rebel army? Mr. BROOMALL—I do not know that fact. Mr. FARNSWORTH, (rep.) of IIl.—It 1s not true; there is not a word of truth mit. This bill embraces only one man from North Carolina—Mr, Boyden, of Salis- bury, @ man who fed our prisoners at Salisbury dur- ing’ the war, and who was known by every Union soldier us a friend. He was elected to Congress on what was known as the conservative ticket, Mr. Warp—I do not mean Mr. Boyden at all; I mean 4 man who was elected to Cot who served as a lieutenant coWnel in the rebel army for a year and @ half, and I assert what I know. Mr. FARNSWwoRTH—Who is that ¥ Mr. WaRD—I cannot at present give the name, but amember elect from Noith Carolina infurmed me this morning that that is @ fact. Mr. Farnsworra—I deny it in toto, There is but one member of Congress elect from North Carolina named in this bill, and that is Mr. Boyden. There is another man from North Carolina in the bill—one of the judges of that State—but neither of these men was in the rebel army. This bill embraces not lead- ing rebels, but a good many men who really have no cause to ask for any pardon, for they never did any- thing, but Union men, who became disabled politi- cally by reason of their holding certain petty oitices during the war. As to the case of General Longstreet, the Keconstruction Committee once unanimously re- ported his name, with four or five others, for rellet, Un some little discussion i the House the report was ordered to be recommitted, and the committee of tne House reported his name in, although all the members are not in favor of it, The Senate committee, however, in adding the names of various gentlemen’ from different States, put in also the name of General Longstreet. We cannot amend by striking it out, General Longstreet wrote a letter more than @ y ago, which was published thi h- out the eountry, in favor of the Congressional plan of reconstruction, which letter brought down on his head the most terrible and withering rebuke from all the leading secessionists of the country. So ostra- cised was he by his former associates that he was obliged to change his residence and to remove to an- otter town and ¢ in business for his sup- port. I ask gentlemen who are 0; to General Longetreet because he fought us, whether they would not have more res} for the rebel who went into the army and f it us honorably than for @ stay-at-home fellow who shirked out of the army? Ihave, and would rather pardon such a per- son than any of those fellows who sneaked out. Mr. BROOMALL stated that the anxiety to have this measure passed now arose from the fact that the State organizations which were about to fs, into operation in Georgia, North Carolina and Alabama could not go into operation until the disabilities of these men were removed. Mr, PAINE, (rep) of Wis., feferring to the remarks of Mr. Ward, said that he had inquired from a sentative tn ‘North Carolina how the § @ fact, on information ate ror to Songveas whe | : ‘aided in the m anybody nt 0 t work of re ‘lion, and at whose doors lay the deaths of half a million of men. Mr. BROOMALL sald he learned from the best au- thority that Mr. gg had only been two months, not eighteen months, in the rebel cg If any member on the republican side wanted Uni in theSonth to remain a day longer than neces- sary under the government set up by President John- son and Mr. Seward he might vote against the con- ference report; or, it any gentleman wanted to see the next Presidential election take place while the Union men of the South are under rebel Sresaieetoe he was incitned to think that that gentieman would be found on the other side of the House, and very far on the other sido, Mr. SR) Be. salt te tocinas 0 to his colleague (Mr. Broomall), and a of Pa., asked his colleague (Mr. cane ays Re troops? itt. Baoowats sala he had already answered that ous question was seconded, the we} conan ittee cy try Tiras vote ayaa, vote—yeas 98, Days 44, as followe:— Yras—Mesers, Anderson, Arnell, Ashley, Bailey, ker Bale hook, Beams, Beatty, Beoiamis, laud, suis,” Church Clarke of Ohio, Cook, Cor- a Ng he tg Fi gartha, sano Harding, Hil", Hooper ‘ubbard, Hulburd, Jenckes, at Role, retahan 4 fy jarvin, McCarthy, 'Mercur, ‘Moore, Moor! Morrell, My- Me Newcome, ONGNL Prine, Peters Pile, Plants, Poland, mg Rauin, Robertson, , Schenok, 8 art oube, rio na, Frowbtlages ‘eicenel, Upson, Washburn’ of i purne of like Washbure ‘of Ini Washburn of Mast, Welker, Wilson of Lowa, ‘Wilson, of Ohio, Windom, Woodbridge, Woodward, the Speaker— Nave—Mess's, Adams, ‘Archer, Barnes, Beck, Boyer, Brooks, Cary, “Clarke of Ks, Codd, Coburn, Covede ‘EF ¢ ror, Gers alo » Gollady, Gri Haight, ere oe laanene Repobeng, teementy 2 Jones, Julian, Kerr, Kno! Mec Pruyn, Robfnaon, Shellaburger, Sitgreaves, Stevens'of N, H,, Taber, ‘Trimble of Ky. Vau Trump, Watd, Williams of Pu. and Willtams of Ind.—44) [The reporter is requested to state that the demo- crats in voting against the conference report did 60 because it struck out the names. of Mr, Houston, of Alabama, and Mr. Jones, of Tennessee, otherwise most of them would have voted aye.) THE KENTUCKY CONTESTED BLECTION CASE RESUMED. ‘She Kentucky contested election case was again taken up and debated by Messrs, BECK and POLAND against the Beye of the committee, and by Urson in support of it, Mr. KERR, (dem.) of Ind., from the minority of the Committee on Elections, moved, as a substi tthe a resolution declaring that John D, Young was entitled to the seat and should be sworn in. Thesubstitute was rejected—yeas 30, nays 96. The several resolutions reported by the Confmittee on Elections were then adopted without division. Mr. McKee, having been declared entitled to the seat, Was invited by the SPEAKER to step forward and take the oath as @ representative. Mr. Brooks inquired trom what State. Mr. ELDRIDGE remarked that Mr. McKee was no more elected to Congress than the man in the moon. Mr. McKee advanced to the Speaker’s desk, took the oath and assumed his seat as representative frnm the Ninth Congressional district of Kentucy, BOUNTIES. Mr. PAINE offered a resolution directing the Secre- tary of War to furnish a statement of the aggregate number of additional bounties paid from the respect- ive States since January 1, 1 Adopted. ATD FOR A CALIFORNIA RAILROA! On motion of Mr. Higsy, the Senate bill amending the sixth section of the act of July 26, 1866, granting lands to aid in construction of a railroad from the Central Pacific Railroad, in California, to Portland, in Oregon, was taken from the Speaker's table for consideration, The bill extends for two years the time in which the first. twenty miles shall be com- pleted, and for three years the completion of each additional twenty miles, Mr. JULIAN, rep.) of Ind., moved to amend by re- ducing the respective limitations to eighteen months and two years. Mr. Higby agreed to that, and the bill was 80 amended and passed, RELIEF OF ADMIRAL WILKES. Mr. WoopsRIDGE, (rep.) of Vt., introduced a Dill for the relief of Rear Admiral Wilkes. Referred co the Judiciary Committee. MILITARY PRISONERS, Mr. Ecpripaz asked leave to offer a resolution calling on the Secretary of War for information re- eens persons held at the Dry Tortugas and At- Tanta, Ga., as prisoners under sentence of military commissions or otherwise. Mr. SCOFIELD, (rep.) of Pa., objected. THANKS OF CONGRESS. Mr, ARCHER, (dem.) of Md., introduced a joint reso- lution tendering the thanks of Congress to Captain D. Mel ll, which ‘was referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs. Mr. ScugNncK then moved to go mto Committee of the Whole on THE SPROIAL TAX BILL. The SPRAKER reminded the House of the terms of the order “that no other business, except reports of committees on enrolled bills, would be in order tll the Tax bill ts of.” The order, however, would not exclude the receipt of messages from the bs or the Feu, the pednn gt ine ponee, on veto méssages (which was a constitutional obliga- tion) or the right of a member to be sworn in. 4 Mr, ELDRIDGE suggested the case of another im- peachment resolution, ‘The Speaker said fe would rule upon the ques- tion if it came up. Mr, ELDRIDGk added that he did not know but that it might come up from the committee now having the matter under consideration. Mr. GARFIELD inquired whether business could not be done by unanimous consent’ The SPEAKER replied that certainly it could be on motion. On motion of Mr. SCHENCK, the first reading of the bill Was dispensed with. Mr. ROBINSON, (dem.) of N. Y., inquired whether it would be in order for him to offer a substitute for the bill, which substitute he held in his hand, and which covered all the grounds that the House wished to act on? The SPEAKER said it would be in order to movea substitute in Committee of the Whole, Mr, ROBINSON said he would like to offer it before the House should have spent two or three weeks on the long bill, which would never pass the House. ‘The House then at four o'clock went into Committee of the Whole on the State of the Union. Mr. Blaine, (rep.) of Me., in the chair then proceeded to the con- sideration as a special order, of the Tax bill, the general debate being limited to one hour. Mr. SCHENCK proceeded to address the committee in explanation of the bill. He said:—The Committee of Ways and Means has instructed me to report the billnow before the House, and which has been formed in direct obedience to the order of the House to ita two orders. By the resolution of last Monday, the committee was tructed to report only that which related to the revision of the tax on distilied spirits and tobacco, Two days after there was sent to the committee by the House an order to include in the bill such changes as might be necessary in re- lation to the tax on banks. The title of the bill which is now before the House is in conformity with those instructions, It is a bill to change and more effectually secure the collection of the internal tax on distilled spirits and tobacco and to amend the tax on banks. Lam sorry we have had to report a bill such as this. Iam sorry that the House thought it necessary to call upon us to present only some par- tal and piecemeai work in connection with the revi- sion of the internal tax system of the country. It is but adding one more act to the quarter of a hundred acts which now encumber the statu’e book on this subject. Indeed I doubt the policy of these partial attempts,at the revision which may be ac.mitved on all hands to be generally needed, and 1 was never more convinced that we ought not to have underta- ken our work after that manner than when I come to consider the effect of a bill which we passed in March last, and which on the 3ist of the month re- ceived the approval of the President—a bill to ex- empt certain manufactures from taxation. If that bill had not been ageneral revision of the tax stem would undoubtediy have taken place. But I can see now in_ different directions in the House mnulemen who were eager for the passage of that special legisiation, but who fell away from us as soon as they had accomplished what th rticulaly desired—a relief of the local and special interests in which they feit more imme- diate concern; and so I fear it will be hereafter; I fear that when gentlemen shall have accomplished an amendment to the law in relation to internal taxes so a8 to make some reform of the system in to distilled spirts and tobacco and banks, we shall find many of them growing indifferent to any further reform embracing the general needs of the country. [am sorry on auother account. I do not wish to revive an old controversy, nor to say anything that shall not be deemed in perfectly good temper; but the Committee of Ways and Means thought that they were not particularly well treated by the House, and that the House, as the committee predicted, has ined nothing by the course pursued. The first instance on record, perhaps, was exhibited on that occasion of a committee of the House, rally deemed to be one of the most important, after one- half or two-thirds of its work had been considered in Committee of the Whole, being stopped by an order of the House and the committee not itted to explain the condition of the bill or its views in refer- ence to it until that privilege was obtained by fil- bustering, and then only on the condition that the explanation should be made after a vote had been taken and when gentlemen had committed them- selves to the question, and on the further con- dition that the statement of the committee should be replied to without opportunity of ss pg on the part of the committee. It was predicted then that nothing would be that course. What jained has been gained by it think that if we had gone it week, from Monday until on through all t ne thro fina tobacco. Mr. BUTLER, (tep.) of Mass.—I rise to a question of order. This debate ia not germane to bill and does not explain any provision of it. ying thet he could aot presctive'e ling of dederé a tothe chairman Of the Committee of Ways and Means. Mr. Scugencx—I thank the jaesa- On fuat occusion. that it would aobaliy rogue oy that wi to pass the bill, e 1 of that but tn obedience to the of the House we now report on these subjects, the length of time will be oecu- et Ge etcn een cone will de upon 6 disposition and te of the House. mittee of the Whole we threw aside had been made for such additions to the revenues of the country, and that we are very much afraid now that ) revenue may fall short of the wants of the country. Mr. BoTuer—How far fali short? Mr, SCHENCK—I will tell the gentleman. If there had been retained in the bill the additions made to the tax on banks, an increase of one half of one per cent per annum on the deposits, three per cent Upon the public moneys deposited with them, and an addition which the committee now proposes of one r cent per annum upon circulation, the whole together would make an increase of tax amounting to about $3,700,000. I am ever, that it is doubtful whether such will be the dis- tion of the of the Committee of the osition maj the ‘hole, for it is said that House was surprised at the order given to the Committee of Ways and Means to include banks in the bill now presented. But if that be claimed there will be still a loss by our not adopting the other portions of the bill of about $12,400,000, as we estimate. For instance (and this Js the principal item of the bill that had been thrown, aside and which i not included in the present we had put dealers, wholesale and retail, particu- larly wholesale dealers, on the same as Manufacturers, and required them to. pay, not one- tenth of one percent, as at preeent, but one-fifth of one per cent on sales over five thousand dollars a year. That tax would make a difference of about eight millions. of dollars, When you add what is lost by not adopting the increased tax On lotteries, brokers, insurance agents, lawyers, the Special tax on carriages, pianos, firearms, fancy con- fectionery, billiard tables and public amusements, the whole together amounts to about $12,200,000. We regret on that account that we shouid be con- fined to this tax on distilled spirits and tobacco, even if we shail include banks with them. Mr. BouTWELL, (rep.) of Mass.—Is it to be nnder- stood that the Committee of Ways and Means in re- porting this bit! is opposed to it, or believes that the nachinery provided for in the bitlis insuMcient for the purpose of collecting the revenues? If 80 Lshall be in favor of recomtitting the bill with instruction. Mr. SCHENCK—No, sir. The Committee of Ways and Meansis by no means opposed to the bill; but if gentiemen will not think it ayain assumption the committee believes that it has ‘reported a good bill; but thinks it could be made more effective by adding some general provisions in regard to the subjects of which I have spoken, We will, perhaps, propose an amendment to sweep away ail ibe sixteen or fifteen hundred supervising omicers, with roving commissions, and to adopt & more stringent system of supervision than they ever afforded, Mr. BouTwELt. said he could not but think, on that. statement, that it was no use for the House to go on to perfect a bill which was only a fragmentary or in- complete system, He was rather in favor of recon mitting the bill and having the opinions of the Cot mittee of Ways and Means both on the tax on dis lied spirits and tobacco and alsoas perfect a system for. the collection of those taxes as the committee could devise. He should be sorry to go on with this bill and before adjourning be compelled to complete another biil containing a system for the collection of the taxes to be levied. Mr. SCHENCK did not wish to be misunderstood, He thought the committee had presented a bill which to a very great extent remedied the abuses and provided against the evils of the present sys- tem, while it at the same time regulated the tax on those articles specially treated of tn the bill. The committee, however, proposed to suimit some amendments, which it did not feel authorized to re- port, in reference to the machinery for the collection of taxes, The Committee of Ways und Means did not wish to be held responsible for this bill, It was not the bill of the Committee of Ways and Means, but was the bill prepared by that counittee under the instructions of the House. What have we done, he continued, with those subjects to which we have been directed to confine our attention? The first subject—distilled spirits—we have treated of wy introducing, with some revision, all of the large number of minute detaiis that were found in the original bill. On the subject of the tax Itself we have agreed, after repeated dis- cussions, to settle down on a recommendation of a direct tax of sixty cents agailon. In connection with that we have provided for the payment of the tax at the distillery warehouse. We have provided that there shall be no removal of spirits from the dis- tllery, without payment of the tax, except in four specific cases; that is, it may be removed for direct exportation; it may be removed to be redistilied into alcohol, that alcohol being for exportation; it may be removed for manufacture into medicinal prepara- tions and compositions, a8 provided for in the pres- ent law, and it may be taken out of bond to be used in this country for preserving ntific specimens. I believe some forty or fifty thousand gallons were used for that purpose last year. It may be laid down, therefore, as a general proposition, that the tax of sixty cents a gallon is to be patd at the dis- ullery. Mr GaRFrELD asked his colleague to explain what particular reason there was for fixing the tax atsixty cents rather than at fifty cents, whether there was some special reason for it, or whether it was an ar- bitrary choice? Mr, SCHENCK re} that his own reason was that he had satistied himself that by putting the tax as low as seventy-five cents the filicit distillation frou molasses would be crowded out, and he felt that the tax was not low enough for that parpose a fur- ther reduction of ten or fifteen cents a gallon would be; and he was, therefore, willing to go as low as sixty cents. There might be gentlemen in the House of the opinion that the tax should have been fixed at fifty cents, or at twenty-five cents, so a8 10 stop illicit distillation, Without going into an argue ment he would simply say that, compar- ing all the authorities on the subject, comparing the opinions obtained froin distillers, from ‘uders, from revenue officers, trom persons ected with either of them, but having some ige with reference to the operations of a law, and Pact together the opinions of many hundreds of them, with all the communica- tions on the subject, amounting to cords of manu- script, the committee had come to this general con- clusion—it was not arbitrary, it was nota piece of guesswork. The cominittee had agreed to put it at y cents, thereby lessening the temptation to fraud, and it thought it should not confine the temp- tation to fraud to one per cent, but that it would be better to scatter the tax, 80 that the temptation be- ing made smaller at one point and at another pout the aggregate taxation might make up for the reduction and approach thing like the amount which whiskey pay. Mr. Schenck went on to explain mittee had provided what it calle each distiller of fifty barrels or les. paying a year a8 @ special tax, and $4 a8 a further special tax upon each barrel over the fifty. It was the same system that had been introduced into the general bill, but modified so that instead making the tax $1,000 upon each distiller who de two hundred barrels or less, it only imposed upon each distil- ler who made fifty barrels, This was dune 80 as not to crush out altogether the stil distillers in Ken- lucky, Tennessee 1d elsewhere. The principle, however, was the same, only that the starting point was fixed a little lower down. He went on to ex- plata this at some length, and also similar provi- sions as to rectifiers and as to increasing the tax on retall dealers, qualifying them so that some shouid pay $25, $50, $200 and $1,000, according to the amount of business. ‘Mr. INGERSOLL juquired whether it was proposed to levy this special tax on wholesale dealers for whiskey which was to.be exported ? Mr. SCHENCK replied that of course the wholesale dealer would pay upon his sale-. If the liquor was taken directly from the distilling warehouse that special taxation would be escaped; but if it left the distillery warehouse and became free on the whis- key market it must stand ali the chances of every other whiskey. Mr. INGERSOLL remarked that then no wholesale dealer could sell whiskey for exportation, as he would have to pay a special tax, which the distiller did not pay. ir. SCHENCK went on to give an explanation as to what was proj 1 about taxing the mashing and fermenting capacity of distilleriex, The bill proposed @ tax of $5 pat day on each distillery capable of mashing and fermenting a hundred bushels of grain each day, and $3 4 day additional for every handred bushels, With a due enforcement of the law he could not calculate the revenue from distilled spirits at less than from $65,000,000 to $75,000,000, Mr. BUTLER inquired of Mr. Schenck what, taking the direct and special taxes together, he should say would be the tax on spirits? Mr. ScHENCK replied that it was very dificult to pecial tax of $4 barrel would amount to ‘nts a gallon. The tax on sales might amount to twelve or fifteen cents per ee. Add- ing all together the tax on distilled spirits would amount to about $1 a galion and should produce from $65,000,000 to $75,000,000. Mr. Myers, (rep.) of Pa., inquired how it was Proposed to ascertain the Lo al tax and to prevent Traud by the capacity system: Mr. SCHENCK replied that the gentleman would find on reading the bill that it cast around the pro- duction of liquor such safeguards as had er before been used to prevent any liquor 7 between the receiving cistern and the distillery warehouse, Mr. MYERS asked whether the bill provided fora system of meters ¢ Mr, SCHENCK replied that it did, the meters to be ren at the expense of the government. He en went on to explain in minute detail the to some- system of stamps for whiskey barre! exhibit. ing specimens of the stamps and showing how they Would be used to prevent fraud. Mr. Stewart, (dem.) of N. Y., asked Mr. Schenck whether he could state the number of gallons of wapeney now in bond on which no tax been paid? Mr, SCHENCK replied that the quantity was a litte -five million gallons. ONT armws tired whether the bill would not whiskey and against the distillers, b; taxon the one only sixty cents ‘on the gailon, ana on the other about one dollar. Mr, SCHENCK admitted that it would have but excused it on oa ind thi could be made in tax laws some forereste, gud fajass Seatont be that days, so that that the ed on that a all those ownl! whiskey, out of the tax on which they had d= ed the government. ‘The hour for debate having expired, the Clerk pro- ceeded to read the bill by sections for amendment. Mr. VAN WyYCK, (rep.) of N. Y., moved to amend the first section by reducing the tax on whiskey from sixty to fifty cents. Without acting on the amendment the committee Tore, On motion of Mr. SCHENCK it was ordered that the Committee of th yhole take @ recess daily from it seven Lenn A A message ‘rom the Senate announced the age of the Arkansas bili over the President's vad The House at ten minutes past fi ‘clock ad. Journed uutil twelve o'clock to-morrow.