Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-04-01
Night Dispatches.
CONGRESSIONAL.

WASHINGTON. March 81.
SENATE.-vice President Hamiin being alb
sent, MF. F00ie VAS chosen President pro TEN
Mr. Wiley presented petition from the work
men in the late armory al Hwper's Ferry, asking
for the re-establishmeut OF the arDory. and for
wosk.
Ar. King presented several petitions for eman.
cipating slaves
Mr. Colamer, from the Committee on the H.
brary. reported to the Senate joint resolution
for the appointment of a Regent OF the Smithso-
man Institute in place of Prof. Felton,
The resolution was laid over
Mr.. Nesmith offered resolution asking the
Secretary OF War to furnish the Senate copy of
the report of Brigadier General John A Mans
field relative TO the late engagement between the
Monitor and Merrimac.
The resolution sas adopted.
Mr.. Latham introduced a bill 20 create a bu-
reau of transportation. Referred.
On motion Of Mr.. Chandler the bill ordering
the appointment of lighthouse inspectors was
taken up The bill proposes TO transfer the
lighthouse to the revenue service, putting them
under the control of the Secretary of the Treas
ury.
After discussion the bill was postponed
Mr.. Wade introduced bill to provide Ter
ritorial Government for Arizona.
Mr. Fessenden presented a joint resolution from
the Legislature of Maine. in favor of rendering
pecuniary aid to the States for the emancipation
of their slaves; also, cordially approving of the
Presidents message and declaring that Maine will
cheerfully furnish her quota OF the amount; also.
asking her Senators to vote for the abolition of
slavery in the District of Columbia, was then Ia
ken up and Mr.. Sumner of Massachusetts, pro
ceeded to speak in its favor, after which the bill
was postponed till 10 morrow.
After executive session the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE-The leather clause of the tax bill
amended follows:
On patent or enameled leather FIVE mills per
square foot. patent Japanned splits for dashes
four mills per square foot on patent or enameled
skirting leather onehalf cent per square foot, on
all SOLE or rough or harness leather made from
hides inspected east of the Cape OF Good Hope,
and all damaged leather, FIVE mills per pound; on
all other sole or rough leather. hemlock tanned,
eight mills per pound; on all sole or rough eath
er tanned in whole part with oak one cent per
pound on all finished curried upper leather
except calf skins made from leather tanned IN the
interest of parties finishing such leather not pre-
viously taxed in the rough one cent per pound.
On bend, bull and harness leather one and a
half cents per pound; on oiial leather five mills
per pound on tarred or oil dressed leather two
and half cents per pound; tanned calf skins
six cents each; on morocco goods. kid or sheep
skins curried. manufactured or finished four per
cent. ad yalorem, provided that the price at which
such skins are usually sold shall determine their
value; on buck skins, tanned or dressed two
dollars per dozen on doe skins. tanned or dressed
and smoked, six cents pound; on horse and hog
skins, tanned and dressed, four per cent. ad vao-
rem; on American patent calf skins FIVE per cent.
ad valorem; on patent enameled three per
cent. ad vaOrem.
The following amendments were also agreed
on: Wine made of grapes five instead of ten per
cent per gallon; on varnish five per cent. ad va
loren; on furs of all descriptions not otherwise
provided for five per cent. al valorem.
The House passed the Senate bill removing the
import duties on inns imported by States or con
tractors.
Mr. Dawes, from the Committee on Elections.
reported resolution, which was adopted de-
claring that 5 F. Beach is not elected member
of the House from the 9TH Congressional distr ct
of Virginia
The House then went into Committee of the
Whole on the tax bill
Mr.. Spaudng offered the following provision:
That no duty shall be collected on furs until the
expiration OF the reciprocity treaty with Great
Britain.
Mr. Spaulding took the occasion to say that we
have lost thirteen million dollars by this treaty
owing to discriminating duties
The committee adopted Mr.. Spaulding amend
ment.
The tax on diamonds, emeralds and other Jew
elry was put at three per cent. ad valorem.
Mr.. Stevens opposed the tax on -four, which
after some debate relative TO the bearing on tax
bill expressed by the reciprocity treaty, was
stricken out.
Cloth and all textile fabrics three fourths per
cent. ad vaorem.
Mr.. kellogg offered a new paragraph that on
and after the LIST of May one cent pound on all
cotton held or owned by any person or corpora
ton.
The piano forte clause was altered to include
organs and melodeons, leaving the tax from Eft,
cents to six dollars according to value and six t.
twenty dollars for yachts.
The committee rose and the House adjourned