New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-06-05
XEXVIITn CONGRESS.
FIRST SESSION.
BENAT .WAsHISoroy, June :, 1852.

BENAT. ..WAsHISoToS, june :, loo2.
A communicatIu wss received from the Secretary
OF the Interior IN answer 10 resolution ca'ng i~
information relati1y to soldiers imprisoned Id Toe
Penitentiary.
A communication YES received from the Secretary
Of War transmitting instructions given 10 the Gov.
errors of Tennessee and North Carolina.
Mr.. HALE offered resolution that Committee
Of Three be appointed to consider some means Tor
ventilatipR the Senate Chamber. Laid over.
MIR. WILSON (Mass.) introduced Joint resolu.
ton allowin,l hereafter premium OF " for every
accepted recruit to the regular army, and allowing
soldiers enlistng az volunteers or in the regular army
to receive Their first months pay ID advance.
Passed. =.
the act making payment to persons employed In the
Department Of the West, was taken up ana passed.
The Tax bill was then taken up.
The question being on concurring IN tue amend
ment striking out the tax on cotton,
Mr.. WILSON rep, Mass.l earnestly oppoeed
any tax on cotton unjust and ruinOus To the great
manufacturing interests Of the country. The bur
den would chiefly fall the industrial interests u
New-England, which, under the proposed bill, 81
ready bear burden paying at least four dollars TO
one as compared with the great agricultural dlsrcts
of the West. Many OF the cotton mills were elosed
already, and q heavy tax on cotton would tend To
close them ALL and throw the operatives out OF EN-
MIR. CHANDLER REP, Mich.) contended that it
was fit and proper that tax shoud be put on cotton
That was the great source OF the Rebellion and had
been clsimed ~ king, and now that we have got his
msiesty down, we should heep our foot on him. He
claimed that the people Of the West, especially Of
Michigan paid full proportion Of tax and would pay
cheerfully. This tax cotton would also be bur.
den on France and England, who had been inimieai
to the United States in the present contest.
The discussion was continued at length BY Messrs.
SHERMAN, CLARK, SIMMONS, HARRIS,
HOWE, and others.
Mr.. SHERMAN REP, Ohio moved 10 reconsider
the vote rejecting Mr.. Anhony's amendment yester.
day to lay tax Of onebalf cent per pound on cotton
Reconsidered-Ye "a, Nays 10.
The question then REQUIRED on the amendment
,oeking n tax on cotton of hclf cent per pound,
which was adopted-Yess 80, Nays ia
MIR. SUMNER rep, Mass.) moved TO reduce the
tax on tie receipts vi Insurance companies Rom
three TO one per cent.
Mr.. DIXON Rep, Conn spoke at some length
in favor of the reduction
After long discussion the amendment wss
reiectel-Yeas l6, Nays 20.
SIR. FESSENDEN Rep, Me.) offered an amend
ment TO make tie tax or marine insurance com.
panies one-half OF one per cent on their receipt
Rejected. =.
Mr. COLL AMER rep, Wy offered an amend.
ment, excepting mutual insurance companies.
Adopted. >,
Nj FOSTER rep, Conn., moved TO reconsider
tie vote rejecting tue smeacnent to reduce the tax
on insurance companies to one yer cent.
The vote was reconsidered-ieas, 10 Nays, To-
and the amendment retucus the tax 10 one per cent
WAS adopted
Me-. DAVIS I'm, Ky.) moved TO insert an amend
ment 10 tax gold and silver plate, not over ~ 10
value, three per cent, ard billiard tables $50 each.
Rejected leas Is; Nays 20.
At y o'clock the Senate adjourned.