The Democratic press. (Eaton, Preble County, Ohio) 1860-1865, 1862-04-10
Congre ssiOnal.
HOUSE.

HOUSE.
! Nj. White, of Indiana. offered u
resolution for the appointment of
d committee Of nine members to
inquire and report, at a. early a.
day as practicable, whether nnyI
plan can be proposed aud recon-
mended for the gradual emancipa.
tion of all the African slaves and
the extinction of slavery ia Mary
land, Delaware, Virginin, Ken
lucky, Tennessee and Missouri by
the people or local authorities
thereof, and whether such un OBJ
iect lie expedicnt and desirable
und that obey further inquire and
report whether the colonization OF
such emancipated slaves on this
continent or elsewhere Ia Hecessa-
rily o oneomitunt of their freedom,
and how and what provision should
he made theref r; and also that
they would inquire how far and in
what way the Government can and
ought cquitably to facilitate this
object, and that they further he
authorized, if IN their Judgment it
is expedient, to extend their inqni-
ries as to the other slaveholdiug
States and report thereon. The
resolution was passed-yeas 81,
nays 50.
Mr.. Mallory regarded the reso-
luton as unconstitutional, aid
moved to lay it on the table. No
agreed to, 50 against 68.
Mr. Wickliffe requested that his
name should he omitted in the
organization of this committee,
and. NJ a matter Of sound parlia-
mchtary practice. that no member
he appointed thereon who voted
tor the following resolution which
he (Wirklife) would read from
the journal:
RpSoired, That neither tile Fed.
eral Government nor the people OF
an; non slaveholding State have
the constitutional powerto legislate
or interfere with slavery in any
State of the Uuion. aud that those
persons who do not subscribe to
the above proposition r too in
significant to excite alarm, and
that the increase of such number
does not keep pace with the aggre-
gate population Of the Union.
Mr.. Voorhies offered a preamble
setting forth that the tariff bill
passed during the extra session of
Congress, Is UNJUST and oppressive
TO the agricultural portion Of the
country, aud c~onclrding with a
resolution that the Committee an
Ways and Means he instructed to
report IL bill Al as early n day as
practicable, repeating said law, and
substituting therefor a system
founded on the principle of yield
ing an adequate amount Of revenue,
and not on that Of protection only
to the manufacturing interests Of
the county.
Mr.. Stevens moved TO lay the
preamble and resolution ON tn,
table. Carried-8S to IS.
The House then proceeded tc
act definitely on the amendments
of the Tax Bill heretofore reporte,
from the Committee of the Whole
The following are among the a
mendmpnts concurred in:
The duties and taxes to he az
sessed in pursuance with this nc
shall be a lien upon the pre- pert.
subject to the duty or tax from tlI'
time of the assessment until it i
fully paid. 80
The sum of $4,000 heretofor
appropriated for the Legislative
expenses OF Nebraska. for The y,a
1868, is TO be appropriated as tia
Z. Territory's portion of the tax.
| Tennessee is to have till the Is
of December to assume her portion
Of the tax.
NJ DistillerS Of apples and pcache
may tuke ont a LICENSE for tina
. business for the space OF tire
# months, on payment Of $12 5O.-
d There shall be cxpempt from re
straint the tools and Implements q
r II profession F.; also. one COW, arm.
household furniture, provision
kept for use. and apparel necessar.
for u family. Increasing the Ii
censc of wholesale liqnor dealer
. from $50 to 500. Any perso
who peddlcs iewelrv is to pay
license of S25 for each license
Photographers IRE 10 pay a licens
II of $40 toi extra license, when thei
! receipts do not exceed $500 pc
annum. Anthracite coal shall pa
ii tax of 10 cents per ton, ali
c hitunlinuus coal Il tax OF ] Of
d cent per b%usllel. This was agree
# by a vote of Sc against 80. TIL
proviso that this tax on coal slIoul
not take effect until the expiratio
J of the reciprocity treaty with Gre;
y Britain, was rejected Ivy Al agnin'
RI SO.
Many other amendments wei
Gated ON, aud generally concnrre
u in,