Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1862-04-01
RTY.sEvENTH CONGREss.
First session.
WAaHINoTnN.

oENATE'-Nl -NlCe'ffesluent Hamlln DelpB AD-
sent, Mr.. Foote vas chosen President pro TEN.
Mr.. Wiley presented petition from the
workmen In the late Armory at Harper's Ferry,
asking for the establishment of the Armory and
for work.
Mr.. King presented several petitions for the
emancipation of slaves.
Library, reported to the House Joint resolution
for the appointment of Theodore Woolsey, of
Connections, Regent of the Smithsonian lnsti.
tute In the place Of Prof, FELTON,. The resolu
tion was passed.
Mr.. Nesmith offered resolution asking the
Secretary Of War to furnish the Senate a copy
Of the report of Brigadier- General John A. Mans-
field, relative to tho late engagement between
the Monitor and Merrimac. The resolution
wLs adopted.
Mr.. Latham introduced bill to create
Bureau of Transportation, Referred.
On motion Of Mr. Chandler, the bill for the
appointment Of light house inspectors was ia.
ken up. The bill proposes to transfer the light
houses to the revenue service, putting them
under the control Of the Secretary of the Navy.
After discussion the bill was postponed.
Mr.. Wade introduced bill 10 provide ter
ritorial Government for Arizona.
Mr.. Fessenden introduced joint resolution
from the Legislature OF Maine in favor of ex.
tending pecuniary aid to the States for the
emancipation Of their slaves; also, cordially ap-
proving Of the Presidents message and deolar,
ing that Maine will cheerfully furnish her quo.
ia Of the amount; also, asking her Senators to
vote for the abolition of slavery in the District
Of Columbia.
The bill for the abolition OF slavery in the
District of Columbia was then taken up, and
Mr.. Sumner Of Massachusetts proceeded to
speak in its favor after which the bill was post.
poned till tomorrow.
After executive session, adjourned.
OUSE--The House passed the Senate bill re
moving the import duties on arDs, imported
either by States or contractors.
Mr.. Dawes, from the committee on Elections,
reported resolution which was adopted, de.
cariDg that 8. F. Beach is not elected q mem.
ber of the House from the Seventh Congression.
al District of Virginia.
The House then went into committee of the
Whole on the tax bill. The leather clause of
the bill was amended as follows:
On patent or enamelled leather, FIVE mills per
square foot on patent japaned splits, used for
dasher leather, four mills per square foo! !;
on patent or enamelled skirling leather, one
and one-half cent per square foot on all
sole and rough or harness leather, made from
hides imported east Of the Cape of Good
Hope, and all damaged leather, five mills
per pound; on all other sole and rough
leather, hemlock tanned, eight mills per
pound on all sole or rough leather tanned In
whole or in part with oak, one cent per pound;
on all finished or ourried upper leather, except
calfskins made from leather tanned in the In.
terest of the parties finishing or curying such
leather, not previously taxed in the rough, one
cent o pound; on band, belt and harness leather,
one and half cents per poundj on Offal leather.
five mills per pound; on tarred or oil dressed
leather, two and q half centa per pound; on tar.
red calfskins, six cents each; on Morocco goods,
kid or sheepskins, curried, manufactured or
finished, four cents ad valorem; provided that
the price at which such skins are usually sold
shall determine their value; on buckskins, tan
ned or dressed, two dollars per dozen; on doe
skins, tanned or dressed, one dollar per dozen;
on deerskins, dressed and smoked, six cents
pound; on horse and heg skins, tanned and
dressed, four per cent. ad valorem; on American
patent oalfskins, five per cent. sd valorem: on
patent or enameled cloth three per cent ad va
loren.
The following amendments we're also agreed
to- On wine made of grapes, FIVE instead OF
ten cents per gallon; on varnish, Ave per cent.
ad valorem; on furs Of all descriptions not
otherwise provided for, five per cent. ad va
loren.
Mr.. Spaulding offered the following proyis
ion That no duty shall be collected on furs
until the expiration of the reciprocity treaty
with Great Britain.
Mr.. Spauldlng took the occasion to say that
We have lest thirteen millions of dollars by
this treaty, owing to discriminating duties.
The committee adopted Mr.. Spauldlng's
amendment.
The tax on diamonds, emeraldS and other
jeWelry, was put at three per cent. ad valorem
Mr.. Stevens opposed the tax on Hour, which,
after some debate relative to the bearing on the
tax bill exercised By the reciprocity treaty, was
stricken out.
Mr.. Spaulding gave notice that be should
soon introduce resolution requesting the Pres
ldent TO give the required notice for terminal
ing the reciprocity treaty.
Mr.. Kellogg offered new paragraph On
and after the first OF May, one cent per pound
on oil cotton held or owned by any person or
corporation, Adopted.
The piano forte clause was altered to include
organs and melodeOns, levyiDg tax from fifty
cents TO six dollars, according to value; and six
to twenty dollars for yachts.
Dogs are taxed one dollar each.
The section relating to slaughtered cattle was
not touched.
The next section was amended by adding q
proviso that the Commission Of Internal Reve'
nue. may make further rules and regulations fol
ascertalning the accurate number Of cattle and
hogs shipped and slaughtered, and cattle liable
to taxation.
The committee rose and the House adjourned