Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1862-04-03
THIRTY.sEvEN rH OoNGREAs.
First Session.

WAsHINercH, April 2.
SKEATE --mF. Latham SAID ON the 26lh of
NJ ,rch he offered q resolution calling tor GER
{ ain correspondence between tie Secretary Of
S ate aud Ex-PresideDt Pierce. The CORES.
pondenee was now in tho Ssnate, except one
letter.
oa motion of Mr. TfumbuI, the House reso.
luton to cooperate with S.ales 10 favor Of
enancpa ion, vas taken up .s.1 .....
Mr.. Suerm4n epoke in tavor of the abolition
of slavery 10 the D strict of Columbia, and Cf
the resolution before the Senate.
The resolution was adopIed-3O against 10,
as fplloWe:
Yeas Messrs, Anthony, Browning. Cbaud.
Ter, Clark, Collimer, Davis, Dixon, 0Ooll,te,
FesseDden, Foote, FGs.er. hale, Harlan, Hen
dersoD, Howard, Howe. King, Lane Of Indiana,
Line Of Kansas, MoFriil, POmerJy, Shermsn,
Sumner, Ten Eyek, Thompson, Tfumbull,
w ade, Wink nson, Wiley and Wilson Of Mas
Nsys-Messrs B.yefd, eaflils, Kennedy,
Latham, Nesnith, Powell, Salisbury, Starke,
Wilson OF Missouri aud Wright-lO. --.a
The bill for the abolition OF slavery In the
District of Columbia, was then taken up.
MessEs. Davis aud MeDougsl spoke against
the bill. Adjourned. - -'--
HoUsE.-Me. DIven introduced bill, which
was referred to the committee of Ways and
Means, authorizing the sale of uDnuities by
L f. Insurance Companies, fixing the value
thereof ..a t.-..-. &. --. .l.. s,ss
The House then took up Senate resolution
providing that whenever military optrI5ions
| require the tresence of one or two officers oi
tue same grade in the esmo field or Depar ment,
the President may make such assignment With.
outregard to seniority ofrank. '-@-.'-- .-.-.-
Alter debate, Mr.. Stevens moved TO lay it Of
the table. Tho motion was diaagreed tO--3l
| to DO. .a.a ...t .-.r..4 ,.-. ..-.Da.
The House then went into committee Of III,
Whole on the tax bill, Mr. Coliax In the chair
At the request OF Mr., Stevens the COMMITTED
passed over Jhe sections concerning income duty
| in order TO allow fuIther time TO agree upor
words to be used, some difhcolties existing In
this respect. .. ......,,. ...b...-
The REamp duties clause was then considered
| Among the arrangements made were the fol
lowing: Exsmping promistory notes and inlsnC
bills OF exchange from the duty; also exempt
ing medicines, preparations, competitions, per
Efu merry and cosmetics, from the duty when In
tendsd for exportSiion, for which seculity mus
The second clause Of schedule B vas amend
ed 20 as 10 read; P,omissory notea, banl
checks, drafts or orders for the payment Of any
sum, drawn upon any bank or trust company
or any person OF perseDs, Companies or corpora
tipns, at sight or on demand, except checks
drafts or orders under $50, shall pay two cent,
day, -.--- -'-' .
The clause in regard to expresses wa.
supplanted by the following substitute: Fer ev,
cry receipt issued by any express company ol
carrier fer siugle box, package or bundle, two
cents duty, aud for any number more tbsn one
Eve cents. n
The clause as to the entry Of goods, wares OF
merchandise, at any custom house, either fol
consumption o. warehOuslng, was amended sC
as to resG: Where che value does not exceed
one hundred dollars, twenty ave cente; above
one hundred dosrs and not moro than fv,
hundred dollars, fty cents; and above fv'
hundred dollars, one dollar. ....
The committee rose and the House adjourned