The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1862-03-28
THIRTY SEVENTH CONGRESS
SENATE,

WASHINGTON, March q. Several petitions
were presented IN favor Of emancipation.
MIR. Hale offered q resolution asking the Sec
rotary OF the Interior to transmit all CORES,
pondence IN relation to the bark Augusta
adopted.
Also resolution that the Committee on Ma
val Affairs be Instructed to inquire whether any
Iaxlty existed on the part of the officers blockad-
ing the squadron on the coast, especially at Char
lesion, and whether there was any foundation in
the statement of the British consul that armed
troops and ships of the Confederates have been
allowed TO 90 in and ouy of Charleston hsrbor,
and no attempt made to stop them. Adopted.
The joint resolution to aid the States, in the
case of emancipation, was taken up.
Mr.. Henderson Of Missouri spoke in favor of
it.
Mr.. Pearce, from the Committee on Finance
reported u bill to allow the arms ordered by the
States, to aid in the suppression of the rebellion,
to come free OF duty.
The Naval Appropriation bill was taken up,
and long discussion ensued on the completion
of the Stevens Battery.
The House went into q Committee Of the
Whole on the tax bill.
Mr.. Sheffield of r. l., offered an amendment
that upon the sales OF all goods, wares and mer-
chandise ana Other property, and estates which
shall be used for consumption or Investment, in
gliding ali exchanges OF property, and exluding
.jobbers and mddlemen, tax Of one per cent
on such sales shall be levied
After discussion the amendment WAS tenn
porarily withdrawn.
Mr.. Hooper Of Mass, stated that the princi-
pies which influenced the Committee on WAYS
and Means in forming d bill, after much delibe
ration, ii was decided to put large duty on
| liquors and tobacco as articles which were con-
sdered luxures by some, and by others delete.
FERROUS !; it was also decided TO put q duty on
manufactures, in the belief that if it was Judi
| clously arranged it would operate like the duty
on imported goods, the consumer having to pay
1t. In TACT SIMPLY making the manufacturers
the instrument through whom the government
would collect the duty.
Mr.. Kellogg argued in favor of a fair distri-
button OF the burden; OF the government among
the people, the rich capitalists as we'll as the
humble individual. Those who bear arms are
to pay the entire taxes.
MIR. Diven of New York said that while he
expected to vote for the bill he was influenced
by no such considerations as were given by Mr..
| Hooper for taxes on articles to which reference
was made by him.
Mr. Rice of Mass. dissented from his col
leagues (Mr. Hooper, views and reasoning. AS
to taxes coming out of the consumer that don It
depend upon the cost, but other elements,
namely, the demand and supply. There is q
clear and manifest distinction between duty on
imported goods and that on articles of domestic
features. In the present state of the coun-
try nothing should be done to abate one jot or
title the enthusiasm which now pervades our
country for the suppression Of this Internal re-
bellon.
After further debate the amendment was
adopted. Candles of any material valued not
over Is cents per pound IL cent; between Is
and 20 cents cent per pound over % cents
| IL cents per pound.