The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1862-04-09
xxxvIITH CONGRESS.
WAsHIsGToN, April 8.


SENATE.-Mr. Hale, from the Naval
committee, reported bill authorizing the
Secretary Of the Navy to test the plans and
materials to render floating batteries invnl- /
nerable, with an amendment reducing the
appropriation from $4,000 to $4,000
The bill was amended and passed. Also,
from the same committee, bill Tor the re
lief Of the widows and orphans OF the Cum |
berlsnd and Congress. The bill gives twelve
months pay to the widow, child or nearest
relative. Passed.
Mr.. Doolittle presented resolutions from
the Legislature OF Wisconsin against impos-
ing stamp tax an newspapers, or any inter-
diction o. free exchanges.
MIR. Kennedy preseHteda \ memorial from
tobacco planters against the proposed tax on
leaf tobacco.
Mr.. Wilson, of Mass offered the follow
ing resolution:
Resolved, that the Military committee be
instructed to report whether any further
| legislation is necessary to prevent persons
employed in the military service Of the Uni
ted States from aiding in the re, diiion, or
having control over, persons claimed to be
fugitive slaves, and to punish them there
| for.
The resolution was laid over.
Mr.. DAVIS offered the following:
Resolvcd, Thst the war shall not be prose-
cuted in any spirit of conquest or subjuga-
ton, but to defend the Constitution and pre-
serve the rights OF the several States unim-
paired; and that the United States will pros
ecute until this is secured.
Laid over.
~. og NJ Sup,pAr tho hill IN
administer The oath OF allegiance to citizens
in ioreign countries, was taken up and pass
ed e .
The blll to abolish slavery in the District
Of Columbia was taken up.
Mr.. McDougal of California spoke against
it,
Mr.. Ten Eyck of n. J. said he would have
preferred bill providing for gradual eman,
cipation of the slaves.
Mr.. Simmer moved to amend the bill Sc
that in taking testimony before the Commiss-
, toner's, no witness shall be excluded on
account Of color.
The amendment was agreed to-yeas 26
nays 10. Nays-Messrs. Bayard, Carlile
! Davis, Nesmith, Kennedy, Powell, Salisbury
Wiley, Wilson of Mo, Wright.
Messrs Clarke's and Wrght's substitutes
= were rejected.
Mr.. Clarke moved to amend the second
section by providing that claimant making
? petition for payment for his slaves, shall taxi
} oath that he has not borne arms in the REBEL
ion. or given aid and comfort thereto.
7 Mr. Trumbul to add that such oath Of
: party 10 the petition shall not be evidence
the faith therein stated. Agreed to ant
amendment adopted.
, Mr. Browning OF ILL.,, moved to amend
that providing that the average price Tor
slave shall be $500 nsted o. $500, half to b.
retained by the Secretary Of the Treasury t
be paid to the person liberated il he enigrate
to another country. Rejected-Ayes 10
nays 81.
, NJ. Collamer offered an amendment tha
the owners of persons held to service shal
J put upon file the name and description OF ths
, person liberated by the bill, within twent!
days after mading claim for payment, or with
: in such time as the commissioners may limit
under penalty of forfeiture OF the claim; tina
the clerk Of the court shall issue certificate
. of manumission to the persons liberated
e The amendment was adopted.
Mr.. Doittle offered an amendment appro
Il priatiDg 100000 to aid in the voluntar.
:, emigration of the persons of color in tn
District of Columbia, to t1aytI, Liberia o
other countries. Adopted-yeas n. Nay
- Chandler, Clark, Fessenden, Foster
/ Grimes Hale Howard, Morrill,, Pomeroy
Sumner-1O
20 The question was then taken up on th
passage Of the bill, and itpassed as follow
Yeas 20, nays Bavard, Davis, Henderson
Is Latham, Doolitte, Nesmith, Powell, Sauls
y bury, Starke, Willy, Wilson Of Mo, wrigh
:. Carlile-24.
~ Adjourned,
" HOUSE.-The House took up the ia
r. bill. The folio wing amendments in relatio
to marine and inland insurance, were made
lo Where the amount insured does not excee
i $1,000, the tax upon the same shall be twer
ty-fve cents; more than $1,000 and not e:
hC ceeding S5O0O the tax shall be fifty cent
Ill where exceeding S50O0 one dollar
The following amendments were made
le regard to mortgages: Where the amour
ry mortgaged does not exceed 5000, the t,
-, shall be fifty cents, and where exceedil
'h' $4,000, one dollar. In regard to these
L. mounts, it was agreed that where the val
l., or consideration insured does not exec,
" $1,000, or the mortgage does not exceed tn
he amount, there shall be no stamp duty ii
les posed. The following proviso was rejecte
That any such mortgage given TO secure t
!er payment Of purchase money for real esta
Shall be exempt form any such charges.
An amendment was adopted, that the star
dut, on any note, check, marine and 9th
he soecihed protests, shall be twenty tive GER
in An amendment was otfered, debated a
of rejected, imposing tax OF one dollars
- each passenger travelling On railroads with
'"' tho United States.
)n- proyso was also adopted that stal
i've duty on manifest bills OF lading and passe
inp ger ii kets, provided for in schedule B, sh
ess not apply to steamships plying between po
-. in the United States, but TO steamships plyi
Wy between these por,s and British MOI
err America.
lat An amendment was also adopted, that
int writ, summons or other process issued by
ust Justice oil the peace, in any criminal law
~ equity writ commenced by the United Stat
.Ae or any State, shall be subjected to the pl
iug ment Of stamp duty.
eSs The medicine schedule was altered so
- to provide that medicines. cosmetics Z
tho perumeIies, by whatever name the sa
&c have been, row are, or shall hereafter be c.
y, " ed or distinguished, shall pay, when val,
pe or sold ior.twenty cents, tax oil one ce
cry not exceeding fifty cents, two cents; not
SIS ceedng seventy five cents, three cents;
oil exceeding one dollar, four cents; and for ey
!, :: fihy cents, or fractional part thereof, 0
AZ and above one dollar, two cents; play
cards are to be taxed twenty cents pack
The consideration OF the income tax p,
| ar1o on
litor amendment wasadopted including the I
COM graph, gas and express companies or corr
; is ations, under the income duty.
1t Of It was also provided that the nett gal
profits and incomes only shall be estima
here and that the duties or incomes shall be
pot able on or before the 30th of June, 1853,