, 1862-04-01
THE PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS-.



Vice President Hamlin being absent, Mr. |
Foot Of vt. was chosen President pro tenn.
Mr.. WILEY Of Va. presented petition t
from the workmen in the late Armory at Har.
Per's Ferry, asking for the establishment Of
the Armory and for work.
Mr.. KING of N. Y. presented several peti- |
tions for enlancipating slaves.
Mr.. COLLAMER Of vt, from the Commit
tee on the Library, reported 4 joint resolution
fyr the appointment Of Theodore W1olSfy OF
in place Of Prof FELTON,, deceased. The rcso-
luton was passed.
ar: NEsMITH of Oregon offered resolu-
j tion asking the Secretary Of War to furnish
the Senate copy OF the report Of Brigadier
: General Mansfield, relative to the late engage
: mcut between the Monitor and MeFrlmac.
/; The resolution was adopted.
Mr.. LATHAM Of Cal. introduced bill to
! On motion Of Mr. CHANDLER Of Mich,
i the bill for the appointment Of light house
!; inspectors Was taken up. The bill proposes
to transfer the light house to the revenue ser
vice, putting them under the control Of the
Secretary Of the Treasury Alter discussion,
tie bill was postponed.
Mr.. WADE of Ohio introduced a bill to pro-
vide territorial government for Arizona.
Mr. FEsSENDEN presented joint resolu-
tion from tic Legislature Of Maine, in favor Of
extending pccuniary aid to the States for the
emancipation of the slaves; also cordially
approving Of the Presidents message, and de-
c1ariDg that Maine will cheerful1y furnish her
quota OF the amount; also asking her Sena-
tors 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 oi Massachusetts proceeded to
spenk in It's favor, after which the bill was
post s1poncd till tomorrow. Executive session
| adjourned
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The House passed tic Senate bill removing
import duties oa arms imported, either By the
State Or contractors.
Mr. DAVIS Of Penn, from the Commit
tee GU Elections, reported resolution, which
was adopted, declaring that s. F. Beach is
not elected member Of the House from the
Seventh Congressional District Of Virginia.
The House went into Committee Of the
. | Whole On the tax bill
The latter clause Of tic hill WAS amended as
follows: On patent or ena1nelcd leather, five
mills per squire foot; on Patent japanned
splits, used Tor dasher leather, four mills per
square foot; on patcnt or enAmettd skirtiugg
Gather, one and one-half cent pei, foot ;
east Of Cape OF Good Hope, and on all dam
aged le:ither, five mills per pound; on al
: other sole or rough leather, hemloch tanned
c eight mills per pound; on all sole or rougl
= cent per pound; on all finished or cured up
i per leather, except calf skins, made from
+ leather tanned in the interest Of the psrtie;
= finishing or curryiDg such leather, not preyl
G ously taxed in the rough, one cent pound
y on bond bull and llarncss leather ons
u and half cents prr pound; on ot1al lcathe
IT five mills per pound on tanned or oil dressed
!, leather two and q lalI cents per pound; OF
tanned calf skins SIX cents each: on morocco
goods, kid or sheep skins, eurried. manufac
IS tured, or finished, four per cent adfealorena
d provided that the price ut which such skin
are usually sold shall determine their value
on buck skins, tanned or dressed, two dol
T. 1ars per dozen: Oh doe skins, tanned 0
dressed, one dollar per dozen: on deer skins
l. dressed. and smoked, six cents pound
!. on horse and hog Ekins, tanned and dressed
b. four per cent, al razortla; on American patcn
OF calf skins five per cent. al gal91em; on paten
al or euameled cloth, three per cent da get{oren
n The following amendments we're also agree
~ ~ to: On wine made Of grapes, five instead {
u ten cents per gallon; on starch, five per cen
a. al ealortm; on furs Of Ill descriptions nj
it otherwise provided for, five per cent. ad vat
lp Mr. sPAULDING Of n. Y. offered the fo
IS. lowing provisions: That no duty shall be co
lected on furs until the expiration of the rec
al procity treaty with Great Britain. AIr. Spaul
~ ing took the occasion to say that we have 10
OF thi.teen million Of dollars by this treaty, o,
as- ing to discriminating duties.
at The Committee adopted Mr. Spaulding
amendment.
Tic tx On diamonds, emeralds, and oth
jcwelry was put at per cent al tazoarn.
y: Mr. lTESS, Of Pa- e2rcs+M "rrT Lux
ed -four, which, after some debate relative to Il
Is, bearing on the tax bill exercised by the ri
ms proeity treaty, was stricken out.
IDS Mr. sPACLD1NG gave notice thathe shou
soon introduce resolution requesting t
lp- President to give the required notice for tt
1g- minating the Reciprocity treaty.
on- Cloth and all textile 1abrics were fixed at
III per cent. dd pa2orcnl.
Mr.. KELLOGG Of Mich, offered new p
it's agTaph, that or and after the first OF MAY
at tax Of one cent per pound be laid on all cott
lug held or owned by any person or corporate:
eir Adopted.
Tic piano forte clause was so altered as
The include organs and mcloleons, levying tax
led from fifty cents to six dollars, according
md | value. Dogs were taxed one dollar each.
ak The section relating to slaughtered cat
was not touched, and the next section anne
ent ed By adding provision that a commission
internal revenue may make further rules {
regulations for aEcertainiDg TIC accurate mn
ON ber Of cattle and hogs shipped and slauglt
ed. and cattle liable to taxation.
III. Tic Committee rose. Adjourned.