New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-04-01
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

The House passed the S.nate bill removing the
Import duties on arms imported either by States or
contractors.
Mr.. DAWES REP, Mass.J, from the Committee
On Eections reported resolution, which was
adopted de- airing that 5. f. Beach il not elected
rneuber Of the House from tie With Congregational
District Of Virginia
The House tnen went into Committee Of the
Whole on the Tax bill.
The leather clause Of the bill was amended, as
follows:
o. patent cleo leather Eve MIL. per square ooti
o. patent jspanned sps used FOR d4sher leather mills
PEI square foot
On patent or en,rneled .krps leather and half
o. al sole rough hsne.. leather m.de from hide.
Imported east Of the Cape Of good Hope, and ali dams
l.sh.T five mills per pound
On all other or rough lea her hemock tanned eight
mills per pound.
al rough leather tanned in whole in psI. with
OAK one cent pound
on a. hqi.hed curied upper leather except cafsip'
made om leather tanned Ia the interest Of The pes hsh
ing -uch leather lot previously taxed la the rough
O bsod butt and hsrns.. es,her !; cents per pound
On oal le 4tHer. i've u ILL psfpoo.d
On tanned or ol.dressed leather. = cents Per pound
On tanned clifssius, ,iE cents eso.D
On morocco goods aid sheep skins cur-d Manufactured
finished four per c-num I'D salorem, provided that the
priee which such skis scusiy .old shall determine
;heir vslu..
o. buct.kin, tanned or dressed ~ per do1ea.
On doeskins tanned o. dressed. 81 per dozen.
% deerskins dressed AM smoked liz cents pound.
o. hof,e AID hog skins tam AID dressed tour Per cenla
., v4oren.
On American patent calf Inns five per I'd vsloreu
% psent or ensmel-d cotb thee PEI uuIn ID valor
The following anne d. enis were altO agreed TO:
U vine made Of grapes i've stead Of ten gallon.
" yHaish hve per en.1In. 81 'aiofen.
On tn OF al de.enpon not rrwi'e provided for Eve
per csnium, I'D ysoiem.
NJ. sPAULDING offered The following provso:
Inst 10 dIy shail be 90 Zee 81 az until the expiration
s''is reciprocity treaty with Great Britain"
NJ SPAULDING took Occation TO ray, that we
nave Loo, Sl3,O0O,OO0 by tbs treaty, owing to DIS
eliminating duies
TIE Committee adopted Mr. Standings amend
| Gent.
Tie tax on Diamonds, emeralds, and other ewelry,
ssput at per centuu I'D valorem.
| MI. STEVENS moved 10 strike out the clause fix.
| ngle tax on -four manufactured from wheat at ten
onls per barrel, and ia like proportions for les or
ges Quantities pot for sale IN ks or other pack
age, and insert prOvLi0n that -four made al any
Ill Tor cnstOmers, for their own consumption and
~ 10y 'ale, shall be exeml, from duty. Such tax
s erroneous and affected I'll classes. II would be
es'e'uinaing against our own people for the benefit
q Nose who seDd The article into the United state,
IRON Canada under tie Reciprocity Treaty.
| M WICKLIFFE rep, Ky.l moved as an
.sehdment, that The proposed tax shall not 20 into
sns 70 long as the Reciprocity Treaty continues in
| M. sPAULDING rep, n. ~ opposed ths be-
| au@e " would create Glars Of men who would in.
.ie" themselves in keepin. this odiOus treaty in
PIsuon In oider thai iier -four d light not be
@~'u. lie intended 10 take r,e,s al an early day
Va 'De bcd'Fs Ny IL
o~,s.H ,on requesting the freden, to give the re-
qursa notice Tor TIA Termination.
Ibe paragraph in relation "a fopr Wa ,be, st,cl,
en- out. " wv" ""e 'noH '''i0A-
me tax on cloth and all textile fabrics was fixed
thfee per cehtum, nd t0loret,
Mr. KELLOGG Rep, NJ offered M. toro,,,,,,
~t new paragraph 20 tie hi; WV MS
nat on and after he Lot Of Msy a., ~ - 49,. -
o. company." " WHICH ~ any person
| Nh KELLOGG s.id tha, THE tax was s,ou, -.
Yer eentum, and the only way bv 49, yen
oy'h could be burcened with taxatioa-cot,a., VIC
/ ~{ Deing their element Of strength. ~
iAe amendment OF Mr. KELLOGG wa aasr..a
a. amendment altering The piano-foite clau,e a.
l ~ include organs aud melvdeOns kept for u.s y,
ns ana hAlng the tax ut from 50 cents 70 s6 ac.
''..SShg 10 value, WIS adopted.
i 10 81 each. ~ '''"' %
ar %' BLAME (Rep., Ohio moved that the tax On
]Es Oh any kind b. 81 each.
ne motion VIE adopted.
poia,..h ALLORY iUD., XVI moved 10 except
dogs. zap PoOuie, ana al other valuable
a ~ following proyiso: VP'''"
Il .h,o,,HA ihe tax on dog. ,h,n No, ,.t a.. ~, . -,
"e reciprocity Ireay with o. eat Bri,sian '"'
M NJ lvposition excited considera, lie IauObte,
\ Mere reiss,'y motion and Sir. Wights uroyiso
,,i,a nsaal motion was made 10 srike on, tho
eia'inzto slaughtered cattle, hog. and