Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1862-04-04
Thirty SEVENTH CONGRESS.
First Session.
WAsHINaToN, April 3

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Mr.. Dcolittle presented resolutions from the
Legislature Of Wisconsin against imposing q
stamp tax on newspapers, or any Introduction OF
free exchangee
Mr.. Kennedy presented memorial from to,
bacco planters against the proposed tax on leaf
tobacco.
Mr., Wilson, Of Mass, offered the following
resolution:
ResOlped, That the Military committee be
instructed to report whether any further legisla.
tion is necessary to prevent persons employed
in the military service of the United States
from aiding In the rendition, or having control
over, persons claimed to be fugitive slaves, and
to punish them therefor.
The resolution was laid over.
Mr.. Davis offered the following:
ROsolued, That the war shall not be prosecn'
ted In any spirit Of conquest or subjugation, but
to defend the Constitution and preserve the
rights of the several States unimpared; and
that the United States will prosecute until THE
is secured.
Laid over.
On motion of MIR. Sumner, the bill to admin
ister the oath Of allegiance 10 citizens in for.
eign countries, was taken up and passed.
The bill to abolish slavery in the District Of
Columbia was taken up.
Mr. McDougal Of California spoke against
II.
Mr.. Ten Eyck Of N. ]. said he would have
preferred bill providing for gradual emanci-
patton of the slaves.
Mr.. Sumner moved TO amend the bill 30 that
in taking testimony before the Commissioners,
no witness shall be excluded Oh account Of
color.
Theamendnent was agreed to-yeas 26, nays
10. Nays-Messrs. Bayard, CArlile, Davis, Ne
smith, Kennedy, Powell. Salisbury, Wiley,
Wilson of Mo-, Wright.
Mesars. Clarke'S and Wrights substitutes
were rejected.
Mr.. Clarke moved to amend the second
section by providing that claimant max
Ing petition for payment for bis slaves, shall
take oath that he has not borne arms in the re-
belion, or given aid and comfort thereto.
Mr.. Trumbull moved to add that such oath
OF o party to the petition shall not be evidence
of the faith therein stated Agreed to and
amendment adopted.
Mr.. Browning Of Ill. moved to amend, that
providing that the average price for slave
shall be $500 instead Of $500, half to be retain
ed by the Secretary Of the Treasury to be paid
10 the person liberated II he emigrates to
another country. Rejected Ayes 10, nays 81.
Mr.. Collamer offered an amendment that the
owners Of persons held to service shall put up
on file the name and description of the person
liberated by the bill, within twenty days after
making claim for payment, or within such time
as the commissioners may limit, under penalty
of forfeiture of the claim; that the clerk of the
court shall issue certificates of maiumission to
the persons liberated, The amendment was
adopted.
Mr.. Doolittle offered an amendment appro-
priating 100000 TO aid in the volunta-
~ emigration Of the persons liberated bJ the
bill, aud other persona of color 10 the District
Of Columbia, to Hsyti, Liberia or other coun.
tries. Adopted-yeas 27. Nays-Chaudler,
Clark, Fessenden, Foster, Grimes, Hale, How
ard, Morrill,, Pomeroy, Sumuer-l0.
The question was then taken up on the pas
sage of the bill, and it passed as follows
Yeas 20, nays-Bayard, Davis, Henderson,
Latham, Doolittle, Nesmith, Powell, Saulsbu-
~, Starke, Willy, Wilson of Mo, Wright,
Adjourned.
HoUsE.-The House took up the tax bill j
The following amendments in relation to ma.
rine aud inland Insurance, were made: Where
the amount insured does not exceed $1,000, the
tax upon tho same shall bs twenty five cents
where more than $1,000, and not exceeding
$4,000, the tax shall be fifty cents; where ex-
ceeolnB SoVuU, one collar
The following amendments were made in re-
gard to mortgages: Where the amount mort
gagged does not exceed $4,000, the tax shall be
fifty cents, and where exceeding $4,000, one dol
lar In regard TO these amounts, it was agreed
that where the value or consideration insured
does not exceed $1,000, or the mortgage does
not exceed that amount, there shall be no stamp
duty imposed. The following proviso was re-
jected: That any such mortgage given to se-
cure the payment of purchase money for real
estate, shall be exempt from any spch charges.
An amendment was adopted, that the stamp
duty on any note, check, marine and ether spe-
cited protests, shall be twenty-five cents
An amendment was offered, debated and re-
jected, imposing tax of one dollar on each
passenger travelling on railroads within the Uni
ted States.
A proviso vas also adopted that stamp duty
on manifest bills Of lading and passenger tick.
cts, provided for in schedule B, shall not apply
to steamships plying between ports in the Uni
ted States, but to steamships plying between
these ports and British North America.
An amendment wac also adopted, that no
writ, summons or other process issued by ius-
tice of the peace, in any criminal law or equity
writ commenced by the United States, or any
State, shall be subjected to the payment of a
bbhIup uuty'
The medicine schedule was altered 80 as to
provide that medicines, cosmetics and perfumer-
les, by whatever name the same have been, now
are, or shall hereafter be called or distinguished
shall pay, when valued or sold for twenty.iv
cents, tax of one cent; not exceeding fifty
cents, two cents; no. exceeding seventy five
cents, three cents /; not exceeding one dollar,
four cents and for every fifty cents, or frac-
tIonal part thereof, over and above one dollar,
two cents playing cards are to be taxed TWEEN
ty cents ssalpack.
The consideration Of the income tax passed
over yesterday was now resumed. An amend
ment was adopted including the telegraph,
gas and express companies or corporations, un-
der the income duty.
1t was also provided that the nett gains, prof
i9s and incomes only shall be estimated, and
that the duties or incomes shall be payable on
or before the 30th of June, 1868, and then each
year thereafter, until and including the year
1866, and no longer.
Among other amendments made was one,
that furs of all descriptions, when made up,
shall pay duty of three per cent. ad valorem.
All the sections we're acted upon, except the
two relating to the appropriations and allow
ances, and to drawbacks.
The committee rose and the House adjourn