Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-04-01
xxxvIIth CoNGREss-Tlr.s session.
MONDAY, March 81
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SENATE.
A petition from the woIkmen of the late az
mory at Elarper's Ferry, for the re establish
ment of the armory and work, was presented.
A joint resolution passed, appointing Theo.
dore Wonsey regent of the Smithsonian In
stitute, in place OF Prof. FELTON,, deceased A
resolution passed asking the secretary of war
for copy OF the report of Brig. Gen Mans
field, relative to the Merrimac fight.
A bill was introduced GREETING bureau of
trans lortat0n. Referred.
The bill proposing to transfer the care of
lighthouses to the revenue SERVICE under con
troll of the secretary of the treasury, was taken
up, and opposed by Mr.. FEssENDEN, and post.
poned. A bill providing IA territorial govern.
ment for Arizona introduced, aud the
resolutions OF tine state legislature of Maine
were presented, favoring the presidents eman-
cipation scheme and the abolition OF slavery in
the District OF Columbia.
The bill abolishing slavery in the District
of Columbia was taken up, and Mr.. SUMNER
spoke in favor of it. Alter Mr.. Summers
address, the bill was postponed till tomorrow.
Alter an executive session, adjourned.
HOUSE.
The house passed the senate bill removing
the duties on arms, imported by states or con.
tractors A resolution was adopted, that S.
f. Beach was not elected a member OF the
house from the seventh district of Virginia.
The house went into committee 0! the whole
on the tax bill.
The leather clause was amended as fol-
lows On patent or euameled leather, five
mills per square foot; on patent iapanned
splits, used Tor dasher leather, four mills on
patent or enamelled skirting leather, IL cents
per square foot on all sole and rough harness
leather, made from hide imported east of The
Cape OF Good Hope, and all damaged leather,
five mills per pound; all other sole or rough
leather, hemlock tanned, eight mills per mound:
sole or rough leather, tanned in whole or part
with oak one cent per pound; all finished Or
curred upper leather, except cali skins, made
from leather tanned in the interest of parties
finishing or currying such leather, not pre-.
viously taxed in the rough, one cent per
pound on bend, butt, and harness leather,
II cents per pound on Ottal leather, five mills
per pound on tanned or oil dressed leather
q cents per pourd; on tanned calf skins, SIX
cents each Oh Morocco, goat, kid, or sheep
skins, curred, manufactured, or finished,
four per cent ad valorem; provided that the
price ut which the skins are usually sold
shall determine their value; on buckskins tam
ned or dressed 81 per dozen on doeskiBs
tanned or dressed, 81 per dozen on deer
skins tanned and smoked, six cents per
pound on horse and hog skins tanned and
dressed, four per cent per pound ad yalOrem
on American patent cali skins, five per cent.
advalorem; on patent or enameled cloth,
three cents al vaOrem.
Mr.. STEVENS opposed the tax on flour,
which, after some debate relative to the bear
ing on the tax bill exercised by the reciproc-
ity treaty, was stricken out MIR. SPAuLDING
gave notice that lie should soon introduce Il
resolution requesting the president to give the
required notice for the termination of the re.
ciprocity treaty.
Cloth and all textile fabrics are taxed three
per cent. ad vaorem. Mr.. KELLOGG offered
new paragraph that on and after the first day
of May one cent pound on all cotton held or
owned by any person or corporation be levied !;
adopted The piano forte clause was altered
to include organs leyying tax Of 80 cents to
S6 according to value, aud Sc to $40 for
yachts. Dogs are taxed 81 each. The sec
ton relating to slaughtered cattle was not
touched The next section was amended by
adding proviso that the commissioner of