Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-04-08
xxxvIIth CONGREss-Frrst Session.
MONDAY, April 7.
SENATE.

SENATE.
Mr.. WILSON, from the military committee,
reported bill authorizing the president to
transfer the appropriations made Tor forlitica-
lions TO building iron clad guGboats.
The conliscation bill was taken up, and Mr..
TRUMBULL spoke i'll favor of Its passage.
Mr. HARRIS said he wished to offer sub
sttute and make few remarks, and moved
TO postpone till to morrow. On motion OF Mr..
LANE of Kansas, the senate went into execu-
tive session and then adjourned.
HOUSE.
Mr. WHITE of Mary land offered a resou.
ton providing that special committee of nine
inquire whether plan can be recommended
Tor gradual emancipation in Delaware, Mary.
land, Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, and
Missouri, by the people or local authorities,
whether it is expedient, whether colonization
elsewhere is a necessary concOmtant thereof,
and whether and how the government ought
equitably 10 assist therein, and if, in their
judgment, it is evpedient to extend inquiries
10 other slaveholdiug states. The resolution
passed-67 against 81
MIR. VOORHEES, offered a preamble setting
forth the tariff lct of the last session as uni ust
and oppressive to the agricultural interests
with resolution instructiDg the committee on
ways and means to report bill based OIL the
principle of yielding an adequate amount of
revenue, and not on protection OF the manu-
featuring interests OF the country. Tabled,
on motion Of Mr.. SrEvENs-89 to 80.
The house resumed the consideration of the
amendments to the tax bill heretofore reported
from the committee Of the whole on the state
of the Union.
The following are among the amendments
concurred in The duties aid taxes to be
assessed in pursuance of this act shall be a
lien upon the property, subject to duty or tax
from the time OF assessment till fully paid
Tennessee is to have till the LIST of December
to assume her portion OF the tax disIillers of
apples aud peaches may take out Il license for
three months, on payment OF twelve and
half dollars there shall be exempt from dis
taint, THE tools or mplemenis OF "a profession,
one COW, arms, household furniture and pro-
visions kept for use, and the apparel necessary
for family; an increase on the license of
wholesale liquor dealers from ttty TO one
hundred dollars.
Amy person who peddIes jewelry is to pay
S25 Tor each license; photographers are to pay
SO for each license when their receipts do
not exceed 5000 per annum; when over $500
and under $1,000 per aunum, Sl5 each license
and when over $1,000 per annum, S25 for each
license. ALI agents Tor procuring patents and
claim agents shall pay SO for each license;
proprietors and agents OF all exhibitions or
shows not enumerated in this bill shall pay
$40 for each license the tax on articles man
utactured and sold in pursuance OF contracts
bona tide made before the 81 of March, 1862
shall be paid by the purchasers thereof
Anthracite coal shall pay tax OF 10 cents
ton, and bItumInous coal a tax'o / cent per
bushe, and this was agreed to by vote OF sc
against 80. The provIso that this tax on coal
shall not ka effect until the expiration of the
reciprocity treaty with Great Britain, was re.
jecied by Al against Sc
The amendment fixing tax of | cent per
pound on cotton, on and after the LIST OF May
next, but eXemping all cotton owned and held
by any manufacturer Of cotton fabrics on and
prior to that time, was cOncurred in by a vote
OF IS to So.
The house also cOnCurred III the following
On Spirits rectified, mixed with other liquors,
or prepared in any way to be sold as whIskey,
Is cents gallon and when sold as brandy,
rum, GIN wine, or by any other name not 9th.
erwise provided Tor, 80 cents a gallon on the
basis OF first proof, and so in proportion for
any greater strength than first proof.
On railroad iron and other iron according
to the state of manufacture there shall be
tax ranging from 81 to 81 a ton, and ON steel
from 81 to $40 ton The house nonconcur-
red in the amendment that all distilled spirits
now manufactured or that may be mauuiac.
ed before the first OF Nav next in the United
States shall pay the same SUN per gallon
when sold as provided by this act upon disil-
led spirits manufactured from and alter that
dale.
Many other amendments were acted upon
and generally concurred in The further
consideration of the bill was then postponed
until tomorrow, the. house having reached
the 74th section
MIR. Roscoe CoNKLIN, from the judiciary
committee, reported a bill establishing uni
form bankrupt law. Pending a motion TO
make it a special order the house adjourned.