IN SENATE, June 10, 1872. YEAS-Messrs. Alcorn, Ames, Anthony, Boreman, Buckingham, Caldwell, Carpenter, Chandler, ClayFerry of Michigan, Flanagan, Frelinghuysen, Harton, Cole, Conkling, Corbett, Cragin, Edmunds, lan, Howe, Kellogg, Logan, Morrill of Maine, Morrill of Vermont, Morton, Nye, Osborn, Pomeroy, Shermau, Spencer, Stewart, Sumner, West, WinPool, Pratt, Ramsey, Robertson, Sawyer, Scott, dom-39. NAYS-Messrs. Bayard, Blair, Casserly, Cooper, Fenton, Hamilton of Texas, Kelly, Norwood, Kansom, Saulsbury, Sprague, Stevenson, Stockton, Thurman, Tipton, Trumbull, Vickers-17. IN HOUSE, June 10, 1872. jurisdiction, including the power of keeping were adopted in each House by the following order and of punishing any contempt of his votes: authority, as when sitting in the court: Provided, That no compensation shall be allowed to the supervisors herein authorized to be appointed, except those appointed in cities or towns of twenty thousand or more inhabitants. And no person shall be appointed under this act as supervisor of election who is not at the time of his appointment a qualified voter of the county, parish, election district, or voting precinct for which he is appointed. And no person shall be appointed deputy marshal under the act of which this is amendatory who is not a qualified voter, ut the time of his appointment, in the county, parish, YEAS-Messrs. Ames, Averill, Banks, Barber, district, or precinct in which his duties are to Beatty, Beveridge, Bigby, Bingham, Buckley, Bufbe performed. And section thirteen of the ler, Cobb, Coburn, Coghlan, Conger, Cotton, Crocker, finton, Burchard, Burdett, B. F. Butler, R. R. Butact of which this is an amendment shall be Darrall, Dawes, De Large, Donnan, Duell, Dunnell, construed to authorize and require the circuit Eames, Elliott, Finkelnburg, C. Foster, W. D. Foscourts of the United States in said section E. Harris, Havens, Hawley, Hay, Hays, G. W. Hazelter, Frye, Garfield, Goodrich, Halsey, Harmer, G. mentioned to name and appoint, as soon as ton, J. W. Hazelton, Hill, Hoar, Houghton, Kelmay be after the passage of this act. the com-ley, Kellogg, Ketcham, Killinger, Lansing, Lowe, Maynard, McGrew, McJunkin, McKee, Mercer, missioners provided for in said section, in all Merriam, Monroe, L. Myers, Packard, Packer, cases in which such appointments have not Palmer, Peck, Pendleton, Perce, A. F. Perry, Peters, already been made in conformity therewith. Platt, Poland, Prindle, Rainey, E. H. Roberts, And the third section of the act to which this labarger, H. B. Smith, J. A. Smith, Suyder, Sprague, Rusk, Sawyer, Sessions, Shanks, Sheldon, Shelis an amendment shall be taken and construed Starkweather, Stevenson, Strong, Sypher, Taffe, to authorize each of the judges of the circuit Thomas, W. Townsend, Turner, Twichell, Tyner, Wakeman, Walden, Wallace, Walls, Whiteley, Wilcourts of the United States to designate one lard, Williams of Indiana, J. M. Wilson, J. T. Wilor more of the judges of the district courts son-102. within his circuit to discharge the duties Biggs, Bird, J. G. Blair, Braxton, Bright, J. Brooks, NAYS-Messrs. Acker, Archer, Arthur, Beck, Bell, arising under this act or the act to which this Caldwell, Campbell, Carroll, Comingo, Conner, Critcher, is an amendment. And the words " any per Crossland, Dox. Du Bose, Duke, Eldredge. Farnsson," in section four of the act of May 31, 1870, worth, Forker, H. D. Foster, Garrett, Getz, Giddings, Golladay, Haldeman, Hambleton, Hancock, Handley, shall be held to include any officer or other per- Hanks, Harper, J. T. Harris, Hereford, Hibbard, son having powers or duties of an official charac- Holman, Kendall, Kerr, King, Lamison, Lewis, Manter under this act or the act to which this is son, Marshall, McClelland, McCormick, McHenry, an amendment: Provided, That nothing inter, Price, Randall, Read, E. Y. Rice, J. M. Rice, McIntyre, McNeely, Merrick, Morgan, Niblack, Potthis section shall be so construed as to authorize the appointment of any marshals or deputy marshals in addition to those heretofore authorized by law: And provided further, That the supervisors herein provided for shall have no power or authority to make arrests or to perform other duties than to be in the immediate presence of the officers holding the election and to witness all their proceedings, including the counting of the votes and the making of a return thereof. And so much of said sam herein appropriated as may be necessary for said supplemental and amendatory provisions is hereby appropriated from and after the passage of this act. These provisions were inserted in the sundry civil bill, approved June 10, 1872, and Ritchie, W. R. Roberts, S. H. Rogers, Sherwood, Shober, Slater. Slocum, Sloss. Stevens, Storm, Swann, Terry, Waddell, Warren, Wells, Whitthorne, Williams of New York, Winchester. Young-79. The SENATE, May 10, 1872, passed a substantially similar bill-yeas 36, nays 17. May 28, and again May 31, votes were taken in the House on suspending the rules and passing it, but in each case it failed-the former vote being, yeas 115, nays 87; the latter, yeas 101, nays 96. Mr. B. F. BUTLER, May 29, reported, from the Committee on Condition of Affairs in the Insurrectionary States, a similar bill, on which he proposed to call the previous question, a majority vote being sufficient to pass it, but the Democrats resorted to dilatory motions, and a vote was not reached. XVI. TARIFF AND TAXATION. Duties on Tea and Coffee. IN HOUSE. 1871, March 13-Mr. RANDALL moved to suspend the rules and put upon its passage a bill (H. R. No. 174) that from and after the pas sage of this act tea and coffee shall be placed on the free list, and no further import duties shall be collected on the same; which was agreed to-yeas 140, nays 48: YEAS-Messrs. Acker, Adams, Ambler. Archer, Arton, Bright, Buckley, Buffinton, Burdett, B. F. Butthur, Beatty, Bigby, Biggs, Bingham, A. Blair, Braxler, R. R. Butler, Caldwell, Campbell, Carroll, Cubb, Comingo, Conger, Crebs, Creely, Critcher, Crossland, Davis, De Large, Dickey, Dox, Duke, Dunnell, Eldredge, Elliott, Finkelnburg, Forker, H. D. Foster, Garrett, Getz, Golladay, Griffith, Haldeman, Hale, Handley, Hanks, Harmer, Harper, J. T. Harris, Havens, Hay, J. W. Hazelton, Hereford, Holman, Kelley, Kendall, Killinger, King, Lamison, Lamport, Leach, Lewis, Manson, Marshall, Maynard, Meelland, McCormick, McGrew, McHenry, McIntyre, MeJunkin, McKinney, Merrick, B. F. Meyers, Moore, Morey, Morgan, Morphis, L. Myers, Niblack, Packard, Packer, I. C. Parker, Perce, E. Perry, Platt, Porter, Price, Rainey, Randall, Read, J. M. Rice, Ritchie, E. H. Roberts, W. R. Roberts, Robinson, J. Rogers, Sawyer, Scofield, Seeley, Shanks, Sheldon, Shober, Shoemaker, Slater, Slocum, Sloss, J. A. Smith, W. C. Smith, R. M. Speer, T. J. Speer, Stevens, Stevenson, Storm, Stowell, St. John, Sutherland, Swann, ypher. Terry, W. Townsend. Tuthill, Twichell. Tyner, Upson, Van Trump, Vaughan, Voorhees, Waddell, Waldron, Wallace, Walls, Whiteley, Whitthorne, Wil iams of Indiana, Williams of New York, J. M. Wilson, J. T. Wilson, Wood, Young-140. NAYS-Messrs. Averill, Barber, Bird, J. G. Blair, G. M. Brooks, J. Brooks, Burchard, F. Clarke, Coburn, Cook, Cotton, Cox, Donnan, Eames, C. Foster, Frye, Garfield, Goodrich, Hawley, G. W. Hazelton, Hoar, Kerr. Kinsella, Lansing, Lynch, McCrary, Merriam, Monroe, Orr, Palmer, Peck, Peudleton, Peters, Poland, Potter, Prindle, Roosevelt. Rusk, Shellabarger, H. B. Smith, Stoughton, Taffe, Thomas, Wakeman, Walden, Warren, Wheeler, Willard-48. IN SENATE. 1872, April 30-Mr. SCOTT moved to amend so as to make the bill read as follows: That on and after the 1st day of July next tea and coffee shall be placed on the free list, and no further import duties shall be collected upon the same. And all tea and coffee which may be in the public stores or bonded warehouses on said first day of July shall be subject to no duty upon the entry thereof for consumption, and all tea and coffee remaining in bonded warehouses on said first day of July, upon which the duties shall have been paid, shall be entitled to a refund of the duties paid. Which was agreed to, without a division, in Committee of the Whole. The amendment made in Committee of the Whole, fixing the 1st of July as the time at which it shall take effect, was concurred in— yeas 41, nays 7. The negatives were Messrs. Bayard, Casserly, Goldthwaite, Hamilton of Maryland, Saulsbury, Stockton, and Vickers. The bill then passed-yeas 39, nays 10: YEAS-Messrs. Alcorn, Anthony, Boreman, Buckingham, Caldwell, Cameron, Chandler, Clayton, Cole, Conkling, Corbett, Cragin, Davis of West Virginia, Ferry of Michigan, Flanagan, Frelinghuysen. Gilbert. Goldthwaite, Harlan, Hill, Hitchcock, Howe. Lewis, Logan, Norwood, Osborn, Patterson, Pomeroy, Pratt, Ramsey, Rice, Saulsbury, Scott, Spencer, Stewart, Stockton, Vickers, West, Wilson-39. NAYS-Messrs. Bayard, Casserly, Hamilton of Maryland, Hamlin, Morrill of Vermont. Sherman, Sprague, Stevenson, Trumbull, Windom-10. IN HOUSE. May 1-The amendments of the Senate were concurred in. The bill was approved by the President May 1. Previous Votes. 1872, February 12-Mr. MERCUR moved to suspend the rules, and pass the following: Resolved, That the Committee of Ways and Means be, and hereby is, instructed to report a bill repealing all import duties upon tea and coffee. Which was agreed to-yeas 139, nays 37, (not voting 63;) as follow: YEAS-Messrs. Acker, Adams, Ambler, Ames, Arthur, Averill, Banks, Barber. Beatty, Bell, Bigby. Bingham, A. Blair. J. G. Blair, Bright, G. M. Brooks, Buffinton, Burdett, B. F. Butler, Caldwell, Crossland, Davis, Donnan, Duell, Duke, Dunnell, W. T. Clark, Cobb, Coghlan, Conger, Conner, Crebs, Eldredge, C. Foster, W. D. Foster, Frye, Garreti, Getz, Golladay, Goodrich, Griffith, Haldeman, Halsey. 7. Handley, Hanks, Harmer, J. T. Harris, Havens, G. W. Hazelton, J. W. Hazelton, Herndon, Hill, Hoar, Holman, Houghton. Kelley, Kellogg, KenLansing, Leach, Lowe, Manson, Maynard, McClel land. McCormick, McGrew, McIntyre, McJunkin, McKee, McKinney, McNeely, Mercur, Merriam, Monroe, Morgan, Morphis, L. Myers, Negley, Niblack, Packard, Packer, I. C. Parker, Peck, Pendleton, Perce, E. Perry, Platt, Porter, Price, Prindle, Rainey, Randall, Read, J. M. Rice, E. H. Roberts, W. R. Roberts, Sargent, Sawyer, Seeley, Shanks, Sheldon, Shellabarger, Sherwood, Shober, W. C. Smith, Snapp, Snyder, T. J. Speer, Sprague, Starkweather, Storm, Sutherland, Sypher, Taffe, W. Townsend, Turner, Tyner, Upson, Vaughan, Voorhees, Waddell, Walden, Waldron, Wallace, Wells, Wheeler. Whiteley, Whitthorne, Williams of Indiana, J. M. Wilson, J. T. Wilson, Winchester, Wood, Young-139. Mr. MORRILL, of Vermont, moved two addi-dall, Ketcham, Killinger, King, Lamison, Lamport, tional sections, one being the free list as previously adopted by the Senate, and the other making the same provision in relation to it as has been made in respect to tea and coffee. The amendment was disagreed to-yeas 17, nays 32: YEAS-Messrs. Alcorn, Bayard, Casserly, Cole, Goldthwaite, Harlan, Johnston, Logan, Morrill of Maine, Morrill of Vermont, Norwood, Sherman, Spencer, Sprague, Stevenson, Trumbull, Wright-17. NAYS-Messrs. Boreman, Buckingham, Caldwell, Cameron, Chandler, Clayton, Conkling. Corbett, Cragin, Davis of West Virginia, Ferry of Michigan, Flanagan, Frelinghuysen, Gilbert, Hamilton of Maryland, Hill, Howe, Lewis, Osborn, Patterson, Pomeroy, Pratt, Ramsey. Rice. Scott, Stewart, Stockton, Sumner, Vickers, West, Wilson, Windom-32. Mr. TRUMBULL moved to insert the words "salt and coal" in the bill; which was disagreed to-yeas 14, nays 33: YEAS-Messrs. Alcorn, Bayard, Casserly, Cole, Hamlin, Harlan, Johnston, Logan, Norwood, Saulsbury, Spencer, Stevenson, Trumbull, Windom-14 NAYS-Messrs. Boreman, Buckingham, Caldwell, Cameron, Chandler, Clayton, Conkling, Corbett, Cragin, Davis of West Virginia, Ferry of Michigan, Flanagan, Frelinghuysen, Gilbert. Goldthwaite, Hamilton of Maryland. Hill, Hitchcock, Howe, Lewis, Osborn, Pomeroy, Pratt, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherman, Sprague, Stewart, Stockton, Vickers, West, Wilson-33. NAYS-Messrs. Beck, Beveridge, Bird, J. Brooks, Burchard, F. Clarke, Coburn, Comingo, Cotton, Dawes, Farnsworth. Finkelnburg, Garfield, Hale, Hawley, Hibbard, Hooper, Kerr, Kinsella, Lewis, Merrick, Moore, Orr, Palmer, H. W. Parker, A. F. Perry, Poland, Potter, Slater, J. A. Smith, Stevens, Stoughton, Stowell, Twichell, Wakeman, Warren, Willard-37. February 19-The bill was reported from the committee, and referred to the Committee of the Whole on the state of the Union. February 19-Mr. MERCUR moved to suspend the rules, discharge the committee, and pass the bill, (H. R. No. 1537;) which was agreed to-yeas 155, nays 38: YEAS Messrs. Acker, Adams, Ambler, Arthur, Banks, Barber, Barnum, Barry, Beatty, Bell, Bev eridge, Bigby, Biggs, Bingham, A. Blair, Boles, Braxton, G. M. Brooks, Buckley, Buffinton, B. F. Butler. Caldwell, Campbell, Carroll, W. T. Clark, Cobb, Coghlan, Conger, Crebs, Creely, Crocker, Crossland, Darrall, Davis, Dickey, Donnan, Dox, Du Bose, Duell, Duke, Eumes, Eldredge, Farwell, Forker, C. Foster, W. D. Foster, Frye, Garrett, Getz, Golladay, Griffith, Haldeman, Hambleton, Hancock, Handley, Hanks, Harmer, Harper, J. T. Harris, Hays, G. W. Hazelton, J. W. Hazelton, Hereford, Herndon, Hill, Hoar, Holman, Kelley, Kellogg, Kendall, Killinger, King, Lamison, Lamport, Leach, Lowe, Lynch, Manson, Maynard, McClelland, McCormick, McGrew, McHenry, Melatyre, MeJunkin, McKinney, McNeely, Mercur, Merriam, B. F. Meyers, Monroe, Morgan, Morphis.L.Myers, Negley, Nibluck, Packard, Packer, I. C. Parker, Peck, E. Perry, Platt, Porter, Price, Prindle, Rainey, Read, E. II. Roberts, W. R. Roberts, Robinson, J. Rogers, Rusk, Sargent, Sawyer, Scofield, Sessions, Shanks, Sheldon, Shellabarger, Sherwood, Shober, Shoemaker, Sloss, R. M. Speer, T. J. Speer, Starkweather, Storm, Strong, Sutherland, Swann, Sypher, Taffe, Terry, Thomas, W. Townsend, Turner, Tuthill, Twichell, Tyner, Upson, Van Trump, Vaughan, Voorhees, Waddell. Walden, Wells, Wheeler. Whiteley, Whitthorne, Williams of Indiana, J. M. Wilson, J. T. Wilson, Winchester, Wood, Young-155. NAYS-Messrs. Beck, Bird, J. G. Blair, J. Brooks, Burchard, Coburn, Comingo, Cotton, Cox, Dawes, Farnsworth, Finkelnburg, Garfield, Hale, Hawley, Hay, Hibbard, Hooper, Kerr, Lewis, McCrary, Merrick, Moore, Orr. Palmer, A. F. Perry, Peters, Poland, Potter, E. Y. Rice, Slocum, H. B. Smith, J. A. Smith. Stevens, Stevenson, Stoughton, Stowell, Willard-38. IN SENATE. Pending the consideration of the substitute reported by the Committee on Finance for House bill to repeal the duties on salt, (H. R. 173,) Mr. SCOTT moved an amendment to the substitute offered by the committee, so as to place tea and coffee on the free list, striking out the proposed tax of ten cents on the former, and two cents per pound on the latter; which was agreed to 1872, March 22-yeas 35, nays 13: YEAS-Messrs. Alcorn, Anthony, Boreman, Caldwell, Cameron, Chandler, Clayton, Cooper, Corbett, Davis of West Virginia. Edmunds, Ferry of Michigan, Frelinghuysen, Gilbert, Goldthwaite, Hill, Hitchcock, Howe, Kellogg, Kelly, Morton, Norwood, Nye, Osborn, Pomeroy, Pratt, Ramsey, Rice, Robertson, Sawyer, Scott, Stewart, Vickers, West, Windom-35. NAYS-Messrs. Ames, Blair, Conkling, Fenton, Hamilton of Maryland, Hamlin, Johnston, Morrill of Vermont, Schurz, Sherman, Sumner, Trumbull, Wright-13.. The Tariff Act. IN HOUSE. May 8-Pending the bill (No. 2322) reported by the majority of the Committee of Ways and Means, in Committee of the Whole, Mr. KELLEY moved to strike out the enacting clause; which was agreed to-ayes 95, noes 75. Whereupon the committee rose and reported the fact to the House. Mr. KELLEY moved that the House concur in this action, and that the bill reported by the minority of the Ways and Means-Mr. MAYNARD and himself (No. 2348) be referred to the Committee of Ways and Means, with instructions to report the same to-morrow, as a substitute. Mr. DAWES moved, as a substitute for the above instructions, the following: Substitute for so much of said bill as is contained between lines twenty-two, page 2, and lines three hundred and seventy-two, page 16, inclusive, the following: SEC. That on and after the day and year when this act shall take effect, in lieu of the duties imposed by law on the articles in this section enumerated, there shall be levied, collected, and paid on the goods, wares, and merchandise in this section enumerated and provided for, imported from foreign countries, ninety per cent. of the several duties and rates of duty now imposed by law upon said articles severally, it being the intent of this section to reduce existing duties on said articles ten per cent. of such duties; that is to say: On all manufactures of cotton, or of which cotton is the component part of chief value; On all wools, hair of the alpaca goat, and other animals, and all manufactures wholly or in part of wool or hair of the alpaca, aud other animals; On all iron and manufactures of iron, or manufactures of which iron is the component material of chief value, excepting on all metals not herein otherwise provided for, and on all manufactures of metals, of which either of them is the component part of chief value; On all manufactures of India rubber, guttapercha, or straw, and on oil-cloths of all descriptions: Provided, That the rate of duty upon umbrellas, parasols, and sunshades shall in no case be less than is imposed upon goods of the same material and quality as the cov erings thereof. 66 Mr. FINKELNBURG moved to make the duties eighty" per cent. on existing rates instead ninety" which was disagreed to-yeas 80, nays 110: of YEAS-Messrs. Adams, Archer, Arthur, Averill, Beatty, Beck, Beveridge, Bird, J. G. Blair, Braxton, Bright, J. Brooks, Burchard, Caldwell, Comingo, Conner, Cotton, Cox, Crebs, Critcher, Crossland, Donnan, Dox, Duke, Dunnell. Eldredge, Ely, Farnsworth, Finkelnburg, Golladay, Handley, Hanks, Hawley, Hay, Hereford, Herndon, Hibbard, Kendall, Kerr, King, Lamison, Lowe, Marshall, McCormick, McCrary, McHenry, McIntyre, McKinney, MeNeely, Merrick, Morgan, Orr, H. W. Parker, E. Perry, Potter, Price, Read, E. Y. Rice, J. M. Rice, Ritchie, W. R. Roberts, Robinson, Roosevelt, Suanks, Slater, Slocum, Stevenson, Terry, D. Townsend, Turner, Tuthill, Tyner, Vaughan, Voorhees, Waddell, Whitthorne, Williams of New York, J. M. Wilson, Winchester, Wood-80. NAYS-Messrs. Acker, Ambler, Ames, Banks. Barber, Barnum, Bell, Bigby, Binghan.. Boles, G. M. Brooks, Buthinton, Burdett, B. F. Butler, R. R. Butler, Cobb, Coburn, Coghlan, Couger, Creely, Crocker, Darrail, Dawes, Duell, Eames, Elliott, Farwell, . Foster, H. D. Foster, W. D. Foster, Frye, Garfield, Getz, Goodrich, Griffith, Haldeman Hale, Halsey, Harmer, Harper, G. W. Hazelton, Hill, Hoar. Houghton, Kelley, Kellogg, Ketcham, Killinger, Lamport, Lansing, Maynard, McClelland, McGrew, Mercur, Merriam, B. F. Meyers, Monroe, Morey, L. Meyers, Packard, Packer, Palmer, I. C. Parker, Peck, Pendleton, Perce, Peters, Poland, Prindle, Rainey, Randall, E. H. Roberts, Rogers, Rusk, Sargent, Sawyer, Scofield, Seeley, Sessions, Smith, W. C. Smith, Snapp, Snyder, R. M. Speer, Sheldon, Sherwood, Shoemak r, II. B. Smith, J. A. T.J. Speer, Sprague, Storm, Stoughton, Strong, S John, Sutherland, Sypher, Taffe, W. Townsend, Twichell, Upson, Wakeman, Walden, Wallace, Walls, Warren, Wheeler, Whiteley, Willard, Williams of Indiana, J. T. Wilson-110. Mr. DAWES's substitute was then agreed toyeas 111, nays 77: YEAS-Messrs. Adams, Archer, Arthur, Averill, Barnum, Beatty, Beck, Beveridge, Bigby, Bird, the same, as it has been amended in Commit- NAYS-Messrs. Acker, Ames, Banks, Barber, Bell, Bingham, Boles, G. M. Brooks, Burdett, R. R. Butler, Conger, Creely, Crocker, Darrall, Duell, Eames, Elliott, Farwell. C. Foster, H. D. Foster, W. D. Foster, Griffith, Halsey, Harmer, Harper, Hill, Hoar, Houghton, Kelley, Kellogg, Killinger, Lamport, Lansing. Leach, Maynard, McClelland, McGrew, Mercur, Merriam, Monroe, Morey, L. Myers, Packer, I. C. Parker, Peck, Pendleton, Platt, Poland, Prindle, Rainey, Randall, Rogers, Sargent, Sawyer, Scofield, Seeley, Sessions, Sheldon, Sherwood, Shoemaker, H. B. Smith, J. A. Smith, Snapp, R. M. Speer, Sprague, Stowell, St. John, Sypher, Taffe, W. Townsend, Upson, Waddell, Wakeman, Wallace, Walls, Willard, J. T. Wilson-77. The motion to refer the bill, as amended, was then agreed to-yeas 117, nays 75: YEAS-Messrs. Adams, Archer, Arthur, Averill, Barnum, Beatty, Beck, Beveridge, Bigby, Bird, J. G. Blair, Braxton, Bright, J. Brooks, Buttinton, Burchard, B. F. Butler, Caldwell, Coburn, Coghlan, Comingo, Cotton, Cox, Crebs, Critcher, Crossland, Dawes, Donnan, Dox, Duke, Dunnell, Eldredge, Ely, Farnsworth, Finkelnburg, Frye, Garfield, Golladay, Goodrich, Haldeman, Hale, Handley, J. T. Harris, Havens, Hawley, Hay, G. W. Hazelton, Hereford, Herndon, Hibbard, Hoar, Kellogg, Kendall, Kerr, King, Lamison, Lowe, Marshall, McCormick, McCrary, McHenry, McIntyre, McNeely, Merrick, B. Meyers, Morgan, Orr, Packard, Palmer, H. W. Parker, Perce, E. Perry, Peters, Platt, Potter, Price, Prindle, Read, E. Y. Rice, J. M. Rice, Ritchie, E. II. Roberts, W. R. Roberts, Robinson, Rusk, Sargent, Sawyer, Shanks, Sheldon, Slater, Slocum, W.C. Smith, T. J. Speer, Stevens, Stevenson, Storm, Stoughton, Strong, Sypher. Taffe. Terry, D. Townsend, Turner, Tuthill, Twichell, Tyner, Vaughan, Walden, Warren, Wheeler, Whiteley, Whitthorne, Williams of Indiana, Williams of New York, J. M. Wilson, Winchester, Wood-117. NAYS-Messrs. Acker, Ambler, Ames, Banks, Barber, Bell, Bingham, A. Blair, Boles, G.. M. Brooks, Burdett, R. R. Butler, Cobb, Conger. Conner, Creely, Crocker, Darrall, Duell, Eames, Elliott, Farwell, H. D. Foster, W. D. Foster, Getz, Griffith, Halsey. Harmer, Harper, Hill, Houghton, Kelley, Killinger, Lamport, Lansing, Leach, Maynard, McClelland, McGrew McJunkin, Mercur, Merriam, Monroe, Morey. L. Myers, Packer, I. C. Parker, Peck, Pendleton, Poland, Rainey, Randall, Rogers, Scofield, Seeley, Sessions, Sherwood, Shoemaker, H. B. Smith, J. A. Smith, Snapp, Snyder, R. M. Speer. Sprague, Starkweather, Stowell, St. John, W. Townsend, Upson, Waddell, Wakeman, Wallace, Walls, Willard, J. T. Wilson-75. Which was agreed to-yeas 149, nays 61: YEAS-Messrs. Ames, Archer, Banks, Barnum, Beck, Bell, Bigby, Biggs, Bird, J. G. Blair. Braxton, Bright, Buckley, Buffinton, Burchard, Burdett, B. F. Butler, R. R. Butler, Caldwell, Clarke, Cobb, Coburn, Comingo, Conner, Cotton, Cox, Crebs, Critcher, Crossland, Darrall, Davis, Dawes, Donnan, Duke, Dunnell, Ely, Farnsworth, Farwell, Finkelnburg, Forker, C. Foster, Frye, Garfield, Garrett, Giddings, Golladay Haldeman, Hilo Hancock, and whey. Hale, Handley, Harper, G. E. Harris, Hay, Hays, G. W. Hazelton, Hereford, Herndon, Hibbard, Hoar, Holman, Houghton, Kellogg, Kendull, Kerr, Ketcham, King, Lamport, Lansing, Leach, Lewis, Lowe, Lynch, Manson, Marshall, MeCormick, McCrary, McGrew, McHenry, McIntyre, McNeely, Merriam, Merrick, Mitchell, Moore, MorPurker, I. C. Parker, Peters, Potter, Price, Rainey, gan, Morphis, Niblack, Orr, Packard, Palmer, H. W. Read, E. Y. Rice, E. H. Roberts, W. R. Roberts, Robinson, Rusk, Sawyer, Seeicy, Sessions, Shanks, Sheldon, Shellabarger, Sherwood, Slater, Sloss, Snapp, T. J. Speer, Sprague, Stevens, Storm, Stoughton, Stowell, Strong, Swann, Taffe, Terry, Thomas, Turner, Tuthill, Twichell, Tyner, Vaughan, Voorhees, Waddell, Wakeman, Walden, Waldron, Wallace, Walls, Warren, Wells, Wheeler, Whiteley, Whitthorne, Williams of Indiana, Williams of New York, J. M. Wilson, Winchester, Wood, Young-149. NAYS-Messrs. Acker, Adams, Ambler, Arthur, Averill, Barber, Barry, Beatty, Bingham, A. Blair, Campbell, Carroll, Coghlan, Conger, Dickey, Duell, Eames, Eldredge, Elliott, H. D. Foster. W. D. Foster, Getz, Griffith, Halsey, Harmer, J. W. Hazelton, Hill, Hooper, Kelley, Killinger. Lamison, Maynard, McClelland, McJunkin, McKee, Mercur, B. F. Meyers, L. Myers, Negley, Packer, Peck, Pendleton, Perce, A. F. Perry, Poland, Randall, J. M. Rice, Rogers, Scofield, Shoemaker, Slocum, H. B. Smith, J. A. Smith, R. M. Speer, Starkweather, Stevenson, Sutherland W. Townsend, Upson, Willard, J. T. Wilson-61. IN SENATE. The bill was considered, amended in many respects, and passed May 31-yens 49, nays 3, (Messrs. Chandler, Scott, and Sprague.) It finally went to a committee of conterence, whose report was adopted by both Houses without a division. The duties, as fixed in it and contrasted with the previous rates, will be found stated in table H, chapter XXIII. Duty on Salt. IN HOUSE. 1871, March 14-Mr. EUGENE HALE moved to suspend the rules and pass a bill which provides that from and after the passage of this act salt shall be placed on the free list, and no further import duties shall be collected on the same; which was agreed to-yeas 147, nays 46, as follow: YEAS Messrs. Acker, Adams, Archer, Arthur, Averill, Barber, Beatty, Beck, Bigby, Bingham, Bird, J. G. Blair, Braxton, Bright, G. M. Brooks, J. The bill was subsequently reported by the Brooks, Buckley, Buffinton, Burchard, Burdett. R. committee, considered and amended in sevmingo, Cook, Cotton, Crebs, Critcher, Crossland, Davis, R. Butler, Caldwell, Campbell, Cobb, Coburn, Coeral respects by the House, sitting in Commit- Dawes, De Large, Donnan, Dox, Du Bose, Duke, tee of the Whole; whenDunnell, Eames, Eldredge, Elliott, Ely. Farnsworth, rett, Getz, Golladay, Haldeman, Hale, Handley, Finkelnburg, Forker, C. Foster, Frye, Garfield, Gar Hanks, Harper, G. E. Harris, J. T. Harris, Hawley, Hay, G. W. Hazelton, Hereford, Hoar, Holman, Kendall, Kerr, Ketcham, King, Kinsella, Lamison, Lamport, Leach, Lewis, Lynch, Manson, Marshall, MeCormick, McCrary, McHenry, McIntyre, McKinney, Merrick, B. F. Meyers, Monroe. Moore, Morey, Morgan, Morphis, Niblack, Orr, Packard, Pendleton, Perce, E. Perry, Peters, Potter, Price, Read, May 20-Mr. DAWES offered this resolution: Resolved, That the rules be so suspended that the Committee of the Whole be discharged from the further consideration of the substitute for the House bill No. 2322, being a bill to reduce duties on imports, and to reduce internal taxes, and for other purposes, and that E. Y. Rice, J. M. Rice, Ritchie, W. R. Roberts, Robinson, Roosevelt, Rusk, Shanks, Sheldon. Shellabarger, Shober, Slater, Slocum, Sloss, H. B. Smith, J. A. Smith, W. C. Smith, T. J. Speer, Stevens, Stevenson, Storm, Stoughton, Swann, Sypher, Taffe, Terry, Tuthill, Twichell, Tyner, Upson, Van Trump, Vaughan, Voorhees, Waddell, Wakeman, Walden. Waldron, Wallace, Warren, Wheeler. Whiteley, Whitthorne, Williams of Indiana, Williams of New York, J. M. Wilson, J. T. Wilson. Wood, Young-147. NAYS-Messrs. Ambler, A. Blair, Conger, Creely, Dickey, H. D. Foster, Goodrich, Griffith, Harmer, Havens, J. W. Hazelton, Hooper, Kelley, Killinger, Lansing, Lowe, Maynard, McClelland, McGrew, McJunkin, Merriam, L. Myers, Packer, I. C. Parker, Peck, Platt, Porter, Prindle, Rainey, Randall, E. H. Roberts, J. Rogers, Sawyer, Scofield, Seeley, Sessions, Shoemaker, R. M. Speer, Sprague, Stowell, St. John, Sutherland, Thomas, W. Townsend, Walls, Willard-46. The Senate took no action upon the bill. Duty on Coal. IN HOUSE. 1871, March 13-Mr. FARNSWORTH moved to suspend the rules and pass a bill that from and after the passage of this joint resolution no tax or duty shall be levied or collected upon foreign coal; which was agreed to-yeas 130, nays 57: YEAS-Messrs. Acker, Adams, Arthur, Averill, Barber, Beatty, Beck, Bingham, Bird, J. G. Blair, Braxton, Bright, G. M. Brooks, J. Brooks, Buckley, Buffinton, Burchard, Caldwell, Campbell, Carroll, F. Clarke, Coburn, Comingo, Cook, Cotton, Cox, Crebs, Critcher, Crossland, Dawes, Donnan, Du Bose, Duke, Dunnell, Eames, Eldredge. Ely, Farnsworth, Finkelnburg, Forker, C. Foster, Frye, Garfield, Garrett, Golladay, Haldeman, Hale, Handley. Hanks, Harper, J. T. Harris, Hawley, Hay, G. W. Hazelton, Holman, Kendall, Kerr, Ketcham, King, Kinsella, Lamison, Leach, Lewis, Lynch, Manson, Marshall, McCormick, McCrary, McHenry, McIntyre, McKinney, Merriam, B. F. Meyers, Monroe, Moore, Morey, Morgan, Niblack, Orr, Packard, Palmer. Pendleton, E. Perry, Peters, Potter, Price, Read, E. Y. Rice, J. M. Rice, E. H. Roberts, W. R. Roberts, Robinson, Roosevelt, Seeley, Shanks, Shellabarger, Shober, Slater, Slocum, Sloss, J. A. Smith, W. C. Smith, Ste vens, Stevenson, Storm, Stoughton, Sypher, Taffe, Terry, Tuthill, Twichell, Tyner, Upson, Van Trump, Vaughan, Voorhees, Waddell, Wakeman, Walden, Waldron, Warren, Wheeler, Whiteley, Whitthorne, Williams of Indiana, Williams of New York, J. M. Wilson, J. T. Wilson, Wood, Young-130. NAYS-Messrs. Ambler, Archer, Bigby, A. Blair, Burdett, B. F. Butler, R. R. Butler, Cobb, Conger. Creely, Davis, De Large, Dickey. Dox, Elliott, H. D. Foster, Getz, Goodrich, Griffith, Hariner, Havens, J. W. Hazelton, Hereford, Kelley, Killinger, Lamport, Maynard, McClelland, McGrew, McJunkin, Merrick, Morphis, L. Myers, Packer, I. C. Parker, Platt, Poland, Porter, Prindle, Rainey, Randall, Ritchie, Sawyer, Scofield, Shoemaker, H. B. Smith, R. M. Speer, T. J. Speer, Sprague, Stowell, St. John, Swann, Thomas, W. Townsend, Wallace, Walls, Willard-57. The Senate took no action on the bill. Resolutions on Tariff and Taxation. IN HOUSE. 1871, March 27-Mr. HIBBARD offered the following; which were referred to the Committee of Ways and Means: Resolved. First, that the financial policy which aims merely at a rapid extinguishment of the public debt by perpetuating the burdens of taxation is inexpedient and impolitic, and that the faith and credit of the Government depend on the development of the resources of the country and their relief from inordinate taxation. Second, that economy requires that the annual taxation should not exceed $250,000,000, including interest, and $25,000,000 principal of the publie debt. Third, that the tariff should be so reformed as to be a tax for revenue only, and not for the protection of class interests at the general expense.. A motion to table them was lost-yeas 2, (Messrs. G. M. BROOKS and MAYNARD,) nays 153. Same day-Mr. HOSEA W. PARKER offered the following; which was also referred to the Committee of Ways and Means: Resolved, That the tariff should be so reformed as to be a tax for revenue only, and not for the protection of class interests at the general expense. April 10-The vote on referring was-yeas 98, nays 78: Barry, Bigby, A. Blair, G. M. Brooks, Buckley, Buf- Beck, Bell, Bird, Braxton, Bright, Burchard, Cald- April 10- Mr. BELL submitted the following: Whereas the Government of the United States was established by the people for their own protection and benefit, and should be administered on the strictest principles of frugality and economy in its expenditures, and that no money should be taken from the people by taxation except to supply the necessary wants of the Governinent administered upon such principles; and whereas the money annually raised by taxation upon the people should not exceed the sum of $250,000,000, said sum being amply sufficient to provide for the ordinary expenditures of the Government, the pay. ment of the interest of the public debt, and in part liquidating the interest of said debt: Therefore, Resolved, That this House disapproves the inordinate taxation to pay off immense sums of the public debt, as heretofore practiced by the Secretary of the Treasury, and would |