Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-04-05
.TELEGRAPHTC.
Discussions on the Tax Bill.
TIE GREAT BILLIARD MATCH /
Cleveland Wins the Game !
Union feeling on the lower
Potomac!
The Lower Rappahanock clear
Of Rebels.
THE BoMBARDMENT AT
ISLAND NO. 10.
THE FLOATING B4TFERY OPENS
FIREi
Last Nights Repsrt.
e CONGE RssIONALs
WAsmHsTOS, April 1.
The Lower Rappahanock clear
of Rebels.
TIE BOMBARDMENT AT
ISLAND NO. 10.
THE FLOATING BtTTERY OPENS
FIREI
Last Nights Report.
CONGRESSIONAL.
WAsmEsTON, April /.

All the original sections having been acteC
upon, new one was added providing pain
and penalties for fraudulent practices in re
/ gard to drawbacks,
The smAndmeut providing for 3 tax o
of two dollars per hundred on glass was re.
jected, AZ 70 81.
The bill to establish branch mint at Den.
veg was passed.
Mr.. Blair of Missouri, offered q new sec
ton that any person who shall claim the
service or labor for life Of any psrsen held to
service or labor under the law of any State,
shall pay on the service or labor Of such per-
son the sum Of 5000 He argued that some
sections have scarcely any thing elseon which
a tax can be imposed.
Mr.. Wioklifs expressed his surprise that
this proposition, having sometime ago been
rejected, should again be offered. Kentucky
will pay several hundred thousand dollars,
but if this amendment be adopted, three
hundred thousand dollars more will be re-
quired of that State Such tax would be
unjust and unequitable, and was uneOnstitu-
tiOnaL
Mr.. Mallory, in opposing the amendment,
characterized it as -burdedsome, oppressive,
and unjust, because it was intended to apply
only on particular sections.
Mr.. Bingham opposed the amendment on
constitutional grounds. BE argued that tax
es must be apportioned among the people
according to the ratio of representation, and
when spportioned collected without respect
to particular persons, but on taxable wealth.
This is Just and equitable.
Mr.. Olin showed that in some States al
most the entire profits from agriculture were
invested in negroes.
Mr.. Arnold sustained the amendment. he
could notsee why this peculiar interest should
have an advantage of the agricultural inter-
est of the West
Mr.. Menzies opposed the proposition and
offered an amendment that every person
owning a horse shall in consideration of |
the service thereof pay one dollar.
Mr.. Blair raised the question that this was |
not in order, which objection the Chairman |
remarking that it could be in order
only as q new section.
Mr.. Roscoe OOnkling said if his amend |
ment should be defeated it would be by the |
union of the extreme sentiments Of the |
House. It was said by the friends of thein. !
stitution that such tax would be grossly un-
JUS, and by par excellence the enemies Of
slavery that the imposition of such a tax
would admit property in man. BE denied
the soundness of both propositions.
Mr. Blair of Missouri, briefly answered the
objections to his proposition, saying this was
not a cspitition tax but merely tax on the
service of the class Of persons named.
After further proceedings the question
mos totrnv NJ, H. P1sfriu u
was rejected-4T TO 62.
The Committee rose, when Mr.. Collar,
after occupying the chair during three weeks
while the bill was under consideration, re-
ported the same with amendments to he
House. They were ordered to be printed
and the further consideration Of them was
till Monday.
The House went into COMMITTEES Of the
Whole on the State Of the Union, Mr.. Web
tier in the chair.
On molten Of Mr.. Stevens the bill to es-
tabish branch mint at Denver, Colorado
Territory, was taken up.
The debate was limited to Eve minute
speeches
Vallandigham said an allusion bad been
made in the Senate recently to a Democrat
c Conference, held last week, as to what
took place therein. BE had no right to SPEAK,
but the injunction Of secrecy did not apply
10 the call, which was in these words:
DEHOOEATIo CoEEERRNOB-We, the IN
iersigned members of the Democratic party
Of the United States, determined to adhere
10 its ancient principles, and to maintain its
Organization unbroken under all circumstan
ces as the party best able to maintain the /
and to restore the old Union
Of the States, do hereby unite in this call for
a conference OF all who may sign the same,
approving the objects indicated.
This call was signed by some 36 members
Of the Senate and House OF representatives
Mr.. Stevens asked who signed it.
Mr.. Vallandigham continued-All Of them
are able to read and write, no one made his
mark. If this did not refer 10 a political
be was not capable Of under
standing language. The movement thus
commenced would go on, and it was the de-
termination Of some that the organization
should be completed. Beyond this he was
notable to speak. His name was appended
to the call.
The Committee rose and the bill for the
branch mint at Denver passed.
The House went into the Committee of
the Whole, when Mr.. Beamsn expressed his
views in favor of establishing territorial
governments in the 30 called Confederate
States.
The Committee rose.
Adjourned till Monday.
SENATE.
Several bills relating to the District Of
Columbia were passed.