, 1862-04-09
lie PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS-


SENATE.
After some upi.Hpertant business the con-
isca!icn hill wa: taken up.
Mr.. HENDERSON spoke against the hill.
MT. WILSON Of Massachusetts, introduced
bill to confirm The aet Of tue President in
nicer troops. Referred.
Executive session. Adiourned-
H0l'SE OF REPRESENTATIVE
Mr. TaLLANDlGHAM of Ohio offered 8
tsolutiuD, w:;;c!, vas referred to the Commit
Or On Ways and Means, proposing, with tue
.opscrt OF the SeEatc, 20 adjourn tho third
0s Mr. 9RNoib + !5i.f reed a:=2at2!, from com.
:7oote to Secretary Nelles, dated yesterday,
5aEing that tEo Officers Of the rrbc1 navy
rom Island No. 10 boarded the Benton yes
.trlay, Offering TO surrender the Island. TIC
dispatch was received with rounds ofapplause,
The House resumed the consideration Of
he amendments to the tax bill. Among
lthcr amendments concurrcd in arc the fol-
owing: EvcrE person owning dog Is to pay
tax Of o1c dollar; pleasure or racing YES
els under the value Of sig hundred dollars,
tall pay L tax Of Gve dollars; when not ex-
:eediDg one thousand dollars in value, ten
1ollars and FOR every Thousand doliars aadi-
ion:l1, ten dollars.
Organs and melodeons kept for use or hire,
according TO their ralue, from fifty cents to
=ix dollars. All d;vidcuds in scrip or money,
or sums Of money hereafter declared due or
payable to the stockholders Of any railroad
company, ne part Of tic earnings, profits OF
TAIN OF sid companies, shall be subject to and
ray II duty OF pcr cent. on the amount OF ill
such interest or coupons OF dividends when
ever rttC sn1lc stall tic pid. Duties OIL dividends
Of life insurance companies Ehall not be
deemed due or collected until such dividends
hall be payable by such companies, banks,
trust companies. or savings institutions. In
su!nce companies art authorized and re-
guirvti tt, deduct and Withhold from all pay
merits made to my 7rrson, persons or party,
on account Of any dividends or sums Of money
he first Of May next, the said duty or sum Of
: 1~r cent. Foreign bills Of exchange or let
:erE Of credit drawn il but payable out Of tho
L. S., If drawn slng y OF il drawn in set Of
n.orc t1au one, according to the custom Of
merchants and bankers, for every bill Of each
,,sy:4l.lc in tlc L. S, where tho sun snadu
1,ayat.lc eLall not exceed five hundred dollars,
or the t4riya:~ ii thereof in any foreign chr
rt7cy il wh;ch such bills may be EXPRESSED,
.cec!dic1 10 the standard valn+ fixed by the
L. 5 shall ply stamp dull: Of five cents
Tic n@1,!:,'s. Of part Of cargo Of any res
s.l @! cu~tom houst Clearance shall pay g
duty OF % cents q manifest in the custom
1oGsc iutty or clearance OF tue cargo Of any
ship. vessel or steamer, il the registered ton
age do"s not exceed three hundred tons, shel1
nay 8 duty Of one dollar,
pon every Protest Of every note, bill O.
exchange, acceptance, check or draft or any
1narinc protest, whether protested by notary
public Lr any other officer who may be author
5zcd By the law Of any States to make suct
protest. there shall be paid duty Of Is cents
Tie proceedings were agreeably interrupted
by AI. Colfax sending up to the Clerks desk
10 tc Rad:
V47sox'= LANDING, TEEsEs=EE. !
April sth. 1861
I5;i. E. ". Sla,aon, s*ac,zta,y Qf Far;
The enemy evacuated Island No 10 las
GiEht. t is is.occu2ied b. Col Buford Of 27d
Illinois Regiment. Gen. Pope will cartur'
FL that remains on the highlands to-day
TIE movement On the rear has done thi
work
fS!credJ TlIos. A SCOTT,
Assistant Secretary Of War.
This IVES received with loud applause an
cries of, good
All the rcmaiuiay amendments having bee
acted upon, Mr. BLAIR Of Missouri obtaine
any pctFon claiming to own the services {
labor for l:ir under the laws of any State
any Jerson held to service or labor shall pay
tax on such Ccrson Of two dollars. This "
voted upon and rejected by 81 in favor and 7
against, and all the remaining amendment
having l'ecn acted uron, tho tax bill vi
passed, 125 against l2.
Tie Pacific Railroad I'LL WAS taken up
Mr.. CAMPBELL explained its provisions.
The Post rs3ute bill was taken up and passcs
Mr. DUNN, from the Military Cou1nitte
visions of the act in regard to the pay, boun,
and peneions for the Western departments,
Officers and men Of other departments.
Mt MORRILL, introduced bill TO puni:
and prevent polygamy- Referred
Adjourned.