Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-06-24
TAX BILL PASSED BOTH HOUSES
DIRECT TAX STRICKEN QUIT
WESTERN NATIONAL ARSENALS
One Proposed at Columbus, 0.


WASHINGTON, June %.
The Tax Bill went through both Houses
to-day with whirl, and this most import
ant bill of the session only lacks the sig
nature of the President to become law.
The bill, as passed, stands precisely as the
Senate amended it, except in sixteen par
ticulars, the Committee on Conference
agreeing that the House should secede
from its 253 other amendments. The
House and Senate found it utterly impOs-
sible to agree on the tax on rectifed spirits,
the House wanting a very high and the
Senate very low tax, and SO they COM
prOmised.by levying no tax at all on that
article.
Garrett Davis protested against this fea-
ture, and complained that 1t gave a chance
to Cincinnati dealers to drive out pure
Bourbon whisky by underseIling with
drugged articles, manufactured from Che
reetifed spirits.
Senator Sherman protested against al
lowing drawback on the export of manu.
factured cotton, and against giving up the
direct tax feature, but would not indulge
in opposition now that would tend to de-
feat the bill. The Senate passed it unani-
mOusly. In the House objection was
made to receding from the direct tax,
and one member wanted to insist
on that and put on the Senate the respOn-
sibility Of defeating so important a bill
through the fear of direct taxation. That
would do very well to punish the Senate.
Butin the meantime how could the poor
country get along without the means of
raising revenue. Some efforts were made
iu the House to stave off an immediate
vote bui failed, and the bill as agreed up
on by the committee of conference passed.
Ben. Wood and ten others only voting
against it.
Ben. Wade introduced a bill in the Sen
ate from the Committee on Territories,
providing for the admission of the new
State of Western Virginia.
Its main features ares provision for the
election of a delegate to form cOnstitu-
tion for the new State adding the valley
of Virginia to its limits, and requiring the
new constitution to contain clause free
ing all children of slaves born after the 4th
of July, 1868. It ignores altogether the
action of the Convention recently held at
Wheeling.
The test oath bill, which requires officers,
Congressmen, Vice Presidents, &C., inelud-
ed, to swear they have not in any way
aided or counselled the cause of rebellion,
passed the Senate. Carlisle voted yes,
Garrett Davis aye, and Powell no.
The House showed disposition to hur-
ry the Pacific Railroad bill through as fast
as possible. The bill as passed by the
Senate Saturday was taken up and refer
red at once to the Select Committee on the
Pacific Railrosd bill.
The bill reported in the Senate from the
Military Committee for the erection Of
arsenals for the depOsite and repair Of
arms at Rock Island, Ill, Columbus, o.,
and Indianapolis, Ind, and apprOpriating
100000 for each.
Mr.. LOvejOy asked, but failed to get an
unanimous consent of the House, to intro
a bill amending the District of Columbia
Emancipation Act, SO as to pay slaveOwn-
ers cash value of their slaves at the
time the bill passed. As it stands now
the bill pays them the value of two years
ago.
Developments in Ben Woods case are
very scarce Everybody knows his dis
loyalty, but it is pretty hard to prove any
overt act against him.
Stanton sent in TO Congress a part Of
Holt and Dale Owens report on gun con-
tracts, called for the other day by Powell
resolution. They report that Senator Sim
mons was to get $50 900 for securinga gun
contract for one Schubarth that the latter
said he felt bound to pay Simmons that
sum, and that his partner had already
given notes for ten thousand dollars
They say that Simmons act does not CONT
under any law against Congressman Civ
ing influence to secure contracts, and that
however depAorable, it must be treated al
legal till Congress shall declare otherwise
They censure simmons severely.
OF all our Generals in the army latel!
before COrinth, Pope stands far best here
Halleck's operations are regarded doubt
fully. Grant lost favor long ago, ant
Buell. is regarded as slow; but Pop
is looked upon as skillful an
vigorous officer who has neve
made a mistake, and has always been il
favor of fighting. His call East to a com
mand is justly regarded as second to non
in importance, and is attributable to thi
estimate of his past services
Capt Symmes, of the 9Th Ohio, son {
Peyton symmes, was mOrtally wounded Q
Port Republic. His arm was shot of, an
he received other wounds and was left 0
the field.
Indianians are trying to concentrate II
sick from Indiana egiments at the East
the Patent Office hospital.
REAL ESTATE.