Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-04-09

troops. Referred.
After executive session. the senate adjourned
HOUSE-Mr. Vaandigham offered a resolu-
ton, which referred to the Committee on
Wavs and Means. proposing, with the consent OF
the Senate, to adjourn the third Monday of
Nav
Mr.. Arnold read dispatch from Com Foote
to Secretary Welles, dated Yesterday, saying that
two officers of the rebel navy from Island No. III,
boarded the Benton yesterday offering TO surren-
der the Island. The dispatch read with
rounds of applause.
The House resumed the consideration of the
amendments to the tax BILL Among other
amendments concurred in are the following:
Any person owning dog 10 pay tax of one
dollar.
Pleasure or racing vessels under the value OF
six hundred dollars shall pay tax of five dollars.
When not exceeding one thousand dollars in
value, ten dollars and for every thousand dollars
additional, ten dollars.
Organs and melodeons kept for use or hire, ac
cording to their value, from fifty cents to six dol
lars.
All dividends in scrip or money, or sums of
money hereafter declared due payable to the
stockholders of any railroad company part of
the earnings, profits, or gain of said companies,
shall be subject to and pay duty OF three per
cent. on the amount of all such interest, or cou-
pons, or dividends, whenever the same shall be
paid.
Duties on dividends Of life insurance compa
MES shall not be deemed due or collected until
such dividends shall be made payable by such
companies.
| Banks and trust companies authorized and
required to deduct and withhold from all pay
ments made to any persons, person or party on
account of any dividends or sums of money that
NAV be due and payable as aforesaid after the LIST
of May next the said duty or sun of 3 per cent.
Foreign bills of exchange or letters of credit
drawn in but payable out of the United States. il
drawn singly, or if drawn in a set OF more than
one, according to the custom of merchants, Tor
every bill of each State, or drawn in any foreign
country but,payable in the United States. where
the sum made PAYABLE shall not exceed sou OF
the equivalent thereof in any foreign currency
in which such bills may be expressed. according
to the standard value fixed by the United States,
shall pay a stamp duty of five cents.
The manifest of part OF cargo OF any YES
sci or custom house clearance shall pay duty
of - cents 4 manifest in the custom house
entry or clearance of the cargo OF any ship, YES
sci or steamer ii the registered tonnage does no
exceed 800 tons, shall pay a duty of one dollar
Upon every protest of every note. bill OF ex
change. acceptance, check or draft or any ma
rne protest, whether protested by notary pub
lie or any other officer who may be authorizes
: nv the law of any State to make such protest
there shall be paid duty of twenty FIVE cents
The proceedings were agreeably interrupts
by Mr.. Cofax sending up to the Clerks desk L
: be read the following:
WArsoSs LANDING, Tenn, April :.
To Hon E. NJ Stanton. Secretary of War:
The enemy evacuated Island No. I'D last night
1t is occupied by by Col Buford. of the 2't
Illinois regiment
Gen. Pope will capture all that remains on tn
high lands to-day.
The movement on the rear has done this work
T. A. ScoTr,
! Assistant Secretary OF War.
This was received with loud applause and erie
of Good
!: All the remaining amendments having bee
u acted upon, Mr. Blair Of Missouri obtained con
sent to offer a new section, providing that an
J. person claiming to own the services or labor 10
life under the laws Of any State OF any person
held to service or labori shall pay tax on sue
/ persons OF 81
This was voted upon and rejected by hfty se'
ID en- in favor and seventy five against
All the remaining amendments having bee
u acted upon, the tax bill was passed by vote
;, l25 against l3.
IS The Pacific Railroad bill was taken up.
g Mr.. Campbell explained lis provisions.
The Post Rill taken Up and passed
D. Mr.. Dunn. from the Military Committee. n
ported Joint resolution extending the provisior
y of The act in regard 70 the pay bounty and PEI
n sions for the Western Departments TO officers ar
e. men of other Departments.
lr Mr.. Morrill, Introduced bill 10 punish and pr
= vent polygamy.
The bll was referred Adjourned.