Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-06-24

WASHINGTON, June 23.-There were in all
three hundred and fifteen amendments to the
internal revenue or tax bill. The house, hay
ing through its committee of conference re-
ceded from 253, and the senate through its
managers from 16 of them, the remainder be-
came subject of compromise, as embodied
in their joint report, which was unanimously
adopted by the senate, while in tile house the
following members voted against it :-MesSrs.
Allen of Illinois, Browne of Rhode Island,
johnson, Norton, Nugent Pendleton, Shiel,
Stiles, White of Ohio, Wickliffe, and Wood.
The bill only awaits the presidents APPROX
al to become law, and is to take effect the
first of August. The commissioner of internal
r9venne is to receive salary of four thous-
sand dollars per annum. Among the more
important amendments to the bill are the fol-
lowing On all mineral Goals except such as
are known as pea ceals and dust Goals, three
and half cents per ton, provided, that for
all contracts for lease of coal lands made be-
fore the first of April, 1862, the lessee shall
pay the tax.
Tobacco-cavandish, plug twist, fine cut,
and manufactured of all descriptions, not in
GLIDING snuff cigars, and smoking tobacco,
nrepared with all the stems in, or made ex-
clusivelv of stems, valued at more than
thirty cents per pound, fifteen cents per
pound; valued at any sum not exceed
ing thirty cents per pound, ten cents
per pound. Smoking tobacco prepared
with all the stems in, five cents per pound.
Snuff manufactured of tobacco ground, dry,
or DAMP of all descriptions, twenty cents per
mound. Cigars valued at not over five dol
lars per one thousand, one dollar and fifty
cents per thousand; valued at over five dol
lars and not over ten dollars per one thou
sand, two dollars per thousand; valued at
over ten dollars and not over twenty dollars
per thousand, two dollars and fifty cents per
thousand; valued at over twenty dollars per
thousand. three dollars and fifty cents per
thousand.
On all cloths, and all textile or knitted or
felted fabrics of cotton, wool, or other ma
terials, before the same has been dyed, print
ed, bleached, or prepared in any other man
ner, a duty of three per centum ad valorem
On and after October next, tax of one half
a cent shall be paid on cotton. Whenever
duty is imposed upon any article removed for
consumption or sale, it shall apply only to
such articles as are manufactured on or after
the first of July next.
No duty is to be levied upon any sales by
judicial or executive officers making auction
sales by virtue of judgment or decree OF any
court. nor to public sales made by executors
or administrators.
Whiskev is taxed twenty cents per gallon.
No tax on rectifed or mixed liquors.
The tux on piano fortes is stricken out. On
horned cattle exceeding four years old slaugh-
tered for sale, 80 cents head on all calves
and cattle under that age slaughtered for sale,
5 cents head; and on all hogs exceeding SIX
months old slaughtered for sale, when the
number thus slaughtered exceeds twenty, IN
any one wear, 10 cents head.
Steam railroads and steamboats, pay per
cent; railroads using other power than steam,
and ferry boats, l l-2 per cent; and tall
bridges q per cent, on the gross amount OF all
receipts. For every passport issued from the
Office of the secretary Of state, 49,
When annual gains, profit, or income, ex-
coed the sum of 5000 but not $4,000, duty
of per cent on the amount above The first
named sum; if the income exceeds $lO,OOo,
duty of per cent. upon all over $500
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