The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-08-06

Sec 0. And be further enacted that for the purpose
Of assessing the above tax and collecting the same the
President Of the United States be, and he hereby
thorzed to divide respectively tho States and Territories
the United States and the District Of Columbia into
convenient collection districts, and nominate and by
and with tho advice and consent Of the Senate appoint
assessor and collector for each such district who shall
DO frseholdsrs and resident within the same provided
that any Of said States and Territories well the Dis
trict Of Columbia may, If the President shall deem pro-
per- b erected int ons district and provided further
any Of them shall b made until on or otter the
second Tuesday in February, 1862.
Mr. PoLK-l will dispense with the further reading so
The PREspISc 0rFcxR-Ths reading will be dispensed
with The question 10 upon concurrins with the Commit,
tee Of Conference IN this report.
Mr.. POWELL aud Mr.. SAUIsBuRY called for the yeas and
nays; and they were ordered.
Nj. McDorcAII-I wish to say, simply, that while I
shall vote for this bill necessary war measure DO
not believe IL ia equality.
Mr.. POWELL have steadily ys.sd against all appro-
priaons to carry on this war. voted against the loan
BILL and have steadily voted against all war supplies
cast those votes because WAS opposed ,he war be
cause believed that the calculated eternaly
no good but manifest evil to every interest Of the satre
country. Having cast the votes that have cannot
,S1 h.s o vote for this bin knew that
being voted BY Congress would necessarily result in tho
most onerous taxation Of the people Those gentlemen
scientiousy vote for this BILL for the votes which they
have given lead directly to t. Those who vote for war
aud for loans properly the taxes
the war, having voted against the ioan having voted
Against the army supplies, deem duty to against
this bill, which shall do
Mr. WLKINsoS--l do not like 10 vote against any mea-
which proposes TO raise money for carrying this
would give every dollar that could raise TO carry
IT on so far as am individually concerned but do not
like TO vote for proposition which bs carried out
practically This tax proposed to be levied according
10 the population in the several States II is known to
everybody that the capital the wealth Of this nation
the East and the older States You may take the
Rhode Island FOR instance and compare with the State
Of Minnesota II pays but tre than the State Of
Minnesota and yet We have money there Il will be
iery impossible in my Judgment TO this tax in the
loyal States Of the Union do not see where
the money can possibly come from. If the tax could
under the constitution be levied thu taxable property
Of ihs whole country then should certainly be willing TO
vote for IT, but under the provisions OF the constitution
do moi suppose that such law could consutonaiiy be
passed u 10 me, however that IL is unwiso to
psss law which cannot from its very nature be carried
Into effect am told by gentlemen tina, must vote
his fail 10 sustain The government 10 carrtag
The am placed ID a very peculiar situation dc
like TO do either want 10 carry ca the with all
the power there In the government aud yet want TO
resort 10 such means as within the power of tbs
government such can be resorted TO- Hero we
are rosortng which think cannot possibly be
realized Every body knows that you cannot in the pre-
sent condition OF the country the
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