New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-07-25

he said needed explanation What had occurred here
to-day should warning in the future against
| breach of the decorum Of this House.
Mr.. STEVENS responded No, before Mr.. Nay
| had completed the sentence.
Dir. MAY, however, amid cries of order, protested
as,anst the passage ofthe bill under cor liberation
Mr.. STEVENS, referring 10 the Baltimore police ar
rested and incarceratea by the military authorities,
said that Marshal Kane, the Chief, was traitor, and
had been presented by the Grand Jury. The Legs-
nature Of Maryland were traitors and thoroughly I'M;
bued with the principles which created this war; and
| Traitors and Rebels ought TO be punished.
The bill to pay the new Baltimore police passed.
| The House went into Committee on the bill to pro-
vide additional revenue for defraying the expenses OF
maintaining the Government and defending the pubic
credit by the assessment Of direct tax and internal
duties.
Mr. BROWN moved al amendment to strike out
January in section s. and insert April in lien thereof
Mr.. STEVENS (Rep., Pal, opposing the amend
ment, explained the motives which induced the Com
mittee to fix on the month of January as the time for
assessing the property enumerated.
Mr. X. C0NKLING (Rep., N. " moved as an
amendment to section 9 giving the President power,
with the advice Of the Senate TO appoint assessors
&C., that the tax levied by tbe bill be collected under
the superintendence of Governors Of States.
Mr. LOVEJOY rep, III. proposed that the tax be
levied eauably on all real and personal property in
all the States in the manner and proportion AZ
State tax.
MIR. ASIII.E Y proposed similar amendment, which
was supported by Mr.. McCLERNAND, but not
adopted.
Mr.. ROSCOE COMPILING moved the Committee
rise when the Chairman reported progress.
Mr. r. CONKLING moved that the bill be recom-
mitted to the Committee OF Ways and Means with
instructions amend il 10 provide that the tax on
real and persona estate provided therein be eyied,
assessed aud collected in the several States and Terri
tories and the District of Columbia in the same man
ner State and Territorial taxes are by local law
collected therein.
Mr. COLFAX rep, Ind.) moved 10 amend BIZ.
Conklngs instructions By striking out that part OF
the bill relative 10 the thirty millions Of direct taxes
apportionsd among the States aud to provide IN It's
stead taxes stocks, bonds and orgages, money al
interest and incomes. He said that bis MOTION lett
untouched the recommendations of the Committee 10
20 taxes on whisky stills watches, carriages notes
and bank bills and that thus amended the bill might
raise twenty millions of dollars. This was all ne
thought necessary now, but If, when we meet again
four months hence, direct taxes on land are necessary
IL will be time enough tlen TO levy them. IL the
rebellion continues ho willing that every dollar
be owned should go TO the Government ind il was
with majority OF Bis constituents; but he was Tor
pushing these only fast they necessary,
and TO have the burdens foil in the first instance
those most able TO pay them.
In the conrse Of the debate, Mr.. STEVENS said
of his friends thought the Rebels would suecumb
IN Two months, but such not lie oplnion. The
Rebels were too numerous, and 10 the operations
against them many thousands Of valuable hvee are to
be lost, and many millions Of dollars expended.
Mr.. MORRILL, rep, W. said, unless they pass
this bill the meeting Of Congress will amount to
nothing.
Mr.. WRIGHT moved TO postpone tho consideration
OF the bill till the next meeting OF Congress. Negatyed
by ~ against 50.
Mr. Colfax's proposition was voted down, and Mr..
Cobkling's was adopted by 20 sgaint g. Adjourned.