Show DOINGS OF CONGRESS 1 in the senate mr lane of kansas offered a resolution reso ution that the comi 1 cittee on territories inquire into tb the e ency of so alte alterina rim the doun noun boundaries darles daries of kansas es a to include the ludlan ludian indian territory which was ad adopted t d ale aie mr r fessenden from the committee on conference teren feren e on the bill providing forthe for fon the purchase of coin made a report which was agreed to mr hir hale offered a resolution that the naval committee indu re into the expediency of appropriating money to make experiments and testing beatin and proving iron cladding 0 fr vessels of war vach i h ch was adopted after discussion on the motton mutton of mr nesmith of oregon the resolution was wab becom bitted to the military committee on oi motion of mr fessenden the post office appropriation bill was taken up mr hir latham offered an amendment which was agre d to that the postmaster general be authorized to establish a mail less ihan than semimonthly between san francisco and crescent city including the intermediate ports mr latham also offered an amendment that american steamers and sailing bailing vessels bound to any foreign port shall receive such laauli at the p it ice office department may cause to oe placed on board and promptly deliver the bime sime and that coming fr in foreign ports shall receive any mail matter from rom bom consuls ac the compensation being the usual postage mr nir herman bherman moved to add provided the government shall rot dot pay more than it receives wh vh ch was accepted and the bi bli 1 passe 1 in the II 11 t the the report of odthe committee of conference on the bill regu aung butlers sut but lerp lers who are authorized to ha hale have e a lien oil on a soldiers 1 ay to only one sixth of 0 the amount paid him was concurred in penalties are annexed tor viola vlola ing this provision I 1 mr lovejoy asked leave leive to introduce a resolution instructing the commil commIt commilee com tee lee on au the district of columbia to inquire and report by what authority ut hority mrs airs bris ow of georgetown seized or caused to be seized two men and had them sent to baltimore Balti balim myre re and in prisoner imprisoned boned in jali jail and whether such arrest and nd imprisonment was not in violat lalor lop iop of the f following ol lowing brov sion bion in iti the constitution which says bisno no person shall be deprived of his life or liberty without due process of law mr nir wickliffe moved to lay the resolution on the table the motion was wai lost lust by yeas teas 43 nays ca end the resolution was then passed the house went into committee of the whole on the tax billj bill mr dir colfax in the cliar cilar A debate ensued on the amendments and tae tag te g si ns of the bill regarding the duties of assessor assessors co lectors electors lec tors ac march in the senate mr hir Fesse pesse fessenden riden from tm the committee on finance reported bac c the indian appropriation bill without amendment pent mr hir sumner introduce I 1 a bill to remove all disqualifications qualifications dig dil of color in carrying the mails which was referred the i ic esol solution trl til ion lon offered ered by mr sark stark that the th e etc etca in reference to the loyalty of mr nir stark be referred ret erred to the judiciary committee committe ep was wab u as taken up aul alil adopted the bill for the abolition of slavery ln in the di tri t ot at columbia wai taken up and mr hir hale made a speech in its favor in the house on the the senate bill to increase the efficiency of the medical department of the army was under tinder co after which the tax bi I 1 was beken up th the e proceedings were col coi fined to discussing and amending ame em ending the general provisions at ach arch in the senate on motion of mr henderson the bill to secure pay bounty and pensions to men actually in service in the department of the west was taken up and passed mr nir naif half from the naval com committee comm mitree mitlee ltee itee reported arted a resolution authorizing the secretary af the navy to place officers officer 3 now on the retied list in active service on botio i of mr dir wilson the bill for the organization animation aniza tion of army corp ac was taken up rebated debated at ard ard aid d passed the bill for the abolition of slavery in the district of columbia was waa taken up mr air doolittle made matle a speech in its i mr pomroy said as a general thing per sons pons bad a constitutional objection to negroes these objections objection 3 vanish when they are slaves when slaves they shell smell as sweet as the balm ot of a thousand flowers bur but bu when free they bave lave ule uie abad a bad odor he was in favor at 0 this bill but he be saw no necessity for payment for tor slave siave for he thought that savere did not exist in the district by any law mary biary and I wa have hive been established here but at that time there was no law lav in lri maryland making 4 slavery perpetual and certainly cong congress ress di did d not make a law establishing slavery the condition of the treasury would not admit of he the payment of a mi millor lioi dollars to buy buyl slaves pi a vvs VPS to which the master has no caim cahn calm I 1 but bat if the senate insisted on the payment he be t tou ought bt the money would woud noi no go to the men who bad had this thib amount of unpaid labor there were some slaves here who had lab red for their masters forty years would the senate turn them out to die and tind then thea pay the ms klas tel tei in the house on the the consideration of the tax bill was resumed and all the general ali air provisions 3 forty in number acted upon mr wickliffe offered an amendment to exempt slaves from direct d taxation when und U ads afre 4 taxed and advocated advocat edit it b ba a ad A debate followed during which mr love loye joy denied that the constitution of our fabera father r ever rec prized property in man and it neve would slavery has no gita gila guarantee rantee in the constitution ution which if it had bad been honestly administered 1 would have hive destroyed ace royed slavery lung C ago the amendment was rejected march in the senate mr nir sumner presented a petition from citizens of new york asking for the passage of a law for the protection and improvement of the lne ind indians lans ians the bill for the relief of district attorneys was taken tip up ti e bill authorizes the attorney general and the secre secretary of the interior to fix the salaries of the district attorneys but in no case casp to a exceed six nd doll dollers rs the bill wab was discussed at some length and laid over the bill for the abolition abo liton of slavery in the district cf columbia was again taken up and discussed mr air willey being the principal speaker mr ale clark offered a substitute in the houst on the mr nir wilson made a report in re rel rei aion alon to the censorship of oe the press pr 89 the consideration of which was postponed til ti 1 the hush bush monday in april mr hickman from the judiciary committee reported portel re back the several bills and resolutions referred to them on the of confiscation of reb I 1 property including slaves with a recommendation adverse to either the r passage or adoption mr dir hickman alo alio aio desired i to t a minority rep rt on the same subject cje albe T the tha reports re orts were received after some debating and sparring but not acted upon the consideration of the tax bill was resume 1 I darlng during the debate on the section regarding distillery license mr hutchins hutching said the noise noi nol se here was so great that it appeared the contents of at the dis ill lil pries erles were let loose upon the house ind nd mr nir wickliffe in hib bla rei ier icmat narks ks expressed he be opinion that some men were better jud judee judges r ei of dow how liquor shoun be drank twan than how it was mane mr hir mallory ineffectually mocta an amend a m e ll 11 ment to exempt sulla stills from froni tax xe when n t their h capacity was less than forty dollars per day lay ile he mentioned gentlemen who distilled for their own use and riot not for profit mr stevens objected saying a pure and ethereal article in small quantities veas aab manufactured in lancaster county called J B 1 it was not for the neighborhood lie ile did not see why it hould should be exempt from f r i oln oin lax ax j I 1 mr mallory said the liquor they make in kentucky is of at fine qualified qualey qua lifie liy ily and they arem are in re liberal in its disposition t than an the gent lemans friend J B lie he knew of a gentleman who followed J B Bs s track all day who at ehst i succeeded in getting a drink thinking it was the best he ever had but it was the hardest to get at many diany other remark were ladeby members eliciting merriment aid and showing I 1 conclusively that they were generally very well versed in the manufacture of the various kinds of home made intoxicating beverages and were u ere not strangers to the effects they I 1 proceed pro need I 1 tiie the most moat important amendment was that al all ail I 1 distilled distill ed spirits no tv ma nufa stured or which may ma be manufactured from this date in the united states slates shall pay the same amount per galloti gallon when sold as provided by this act upon i those manufactured from and after af ter may alay mr steele wanted to reduce the proposed tax on lager beer to 25 cents per barrel it i was the weakest of all fermented liquors one of the we largest manufacturers had informed him that lle ile lie he tax of one dollar on a barrel barrei would amount to a prohibition mr johnson in support of the amendment amendments 1 quoted from the report of the sanitary com coin is beneficial to the health of the soldier sand is prescribed proscribed by the physicians as fina fine tonics lager has talen lalen the place of the he om od strong beer 1 which is equally exhilarating and not so expensive i mr nir fessenden was in favor of a dollar on a barrel because it ouid would amount to prohibition our young pen men men take their first lessons in lagen nager and abd porter then progress s to whisky and gradual y to brandy mr morrill on opposed ased the amendment saying that while lager beer is very much cheaper than port erit eel sels s for the same price hence it should not be exempt from taxation mr mi pendleton pronounced lager good and A in influential lluent ial lal in bringas bridgit bring brin brid vil gil lS out a mans b human buman tatian tarlan feeling A I 1 mr blair said lager elec elected teci mr lincoln more mor ethan than ihan anything else lin pend eton rejoiced that the thi a article articie i had thus b en perverted from its original application it iad aad been stolen fr m the tile democrats mr stevens made a humorous speech on lager he himself once drank two glasses and he reit feit a little better and higher the amendment v was as rejected by an overwhelming whelming whelmine wh elmin elming g vote march in the senate mr hale intro d a bill to provide for an equitable settlement or of the ac couns of the offic rs ra and sailors of the frigate congress and other vessels which was gas passed the bill for the abolition of savery sivery bavery in the district of columbia was taken up As the senate chamber was waa full of smoke from the bakeries uner the capitol mr nir grimes moved to adjourn as they could not sit there in the smoke mr fessenden asked what h had bad ad become of the bill to remove tha tho bakeries from the capitol p mr nir foote gote sil said athe the bill was passed pissed by the senate an t voted the e house housa H ouse i ly 1 a mr anth anthony ony suggested surge sued that the houe be informed thattie that the S nate wib wis was obliged to adjourn on account of the smoke mr nir fessenden Fe senden thought it would be better to ti the house to have the bakeries moved to the side bide of the capitol the motion to adjourn was lost 17 to 19 in the house on the alst the bill to secure to pilots engineers engl engi nees neets sailors and crews cres on gun boa boi a their pensions was passed the house went into committee of the whole mr colfax in the chair on the tax the proceedings were confined to the sections of the bill fixing r licenses li senses among the amendments adopted is the following that wholesale liquor dealers including those who sell distilled spi spirits rits tits fermented liquors and wines winea of all kinds shall pay one hundred dollars for each license mr nir morris offered the following Ro resolved solved boived that the united states stales ought to co with any state whiz which may adopt a gradual abolishment of the evils resulting 0 from the sale of intoxicating liquors liquor giving givin P to such state pecuniary aid to be used by such state in its discretion to compensate for he tie inconveniences public and private produced by such a change of system which was received with much laughter mr nir rice wanted to the licenses on the retail liquor ile tie ealena aleis aiels ea iela leia if the nation is to take the wages of sn they should be as high as possible mr dir sevens wanted to know how bow much the arges v geb gea of sin blu were worth ile he was for confining in the price to the low amount in the bill the amendment En increasing creasing the license of retail dealers who sell liquors in less quantities than three gallons from twenty to fifty dollars for each license failed |