Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-05-29
LAST NIGHTS DISPATCHES.
CONGRESSIONAL.
HOUSE.
WAsmISGroN, MAY .

Mr. Porter, OF Ind, moved to POSTPONE
till Wednesday next the motion made hy
him yesterday, to reconsider the vote by
which the House on Monday rejected the
bill tocontiscate the slaves af reoels.
Sir. Holman, of Ky, moved to lay Mr.
Porter's motion on the table.
Dir. Blair, OF Pa, moved "a call of the
House. Disagreed to.
Sir. Edmunds, of N. H., moved that the
House adjourn. Negatived almost unani-
mously:
Sir. Porter moved a call of the House.
Negatived.
Mr. HOlman's motion to lay that of Mr..
Porter on tue table was disagreed too
yeas to 10 nays.
Mr.. Porter's motion was adopted.
The House went into Committee nm
the Senate bill to collect taxes in the in
surrectionary districts, and for other pur-
poses.
Z 4. SENATE.
The Vice President presented n mess
age from the President in reply to the res
olOtiOn concerning the arrests made in Ken
lucky, in which he says that it is not com.
patible with the public interests to furnish
such Information at present; also a mess
age from the President relative to the vote
of censure of Secretary Cameron, being the
same as that read in the House YESTERDAY.
1t was ordered to be printed.
The bill muSing an appropriation and
authorizing the payment of certain boun-
ties was taken up and passed.
Mr. Wiley, OF Virginia, presented me-
mortal from the Legislature of Virginia,
with reference to the division of the State.
and also the Constitution adopted by the
people within the proposed limit OF the
Western State.
The bill denOting lands for the benefit of
colleges of agriculture aud the mechanical
arts was taken up.
Mr. Wilkinson, of Minnesota, spoke
against it AS injurious to the new States.
and tending to increase land speculation
and preventing many of the benefits of the
Homestead bill.
The tax bill was taken up, the question
being ON Wilson's amendment to strike out
the license to retail liquor dealers.
Messrs, POmeroy, Fisher and Others
spoke in favor of the amendment.
After further discussion the amendment
was rejected. Yeas s, Nays 80.
On motion of Mr.. Chandler, the Senate
went into executive session. After few
minutes spent therein the doors ouened.
and tue consideration Of the tax bill WAS
resumed
NlF. sumner Onereu Hu amendment, ma a
new section, that any person who shnl II
claim service or labor tor life of any peF-
son under laws of any State, shall be tax
edon account of each person so claimed
tue sum of $40, COntenled that such IL tax
could be laid without III any way recog-
nizing the Offensive doctrine that slaves
were property. 1t was simply u tax on
person.
Mr.. Sherman believed slaves were per-
sons, and were entitled to rights of per-
sons, and as such they could not be taxed
in this way and certainly tue Senator
from Massachusetts would not purpose TO
tax them as property besides. And if they
undertook to collect such lax. it would only
fall on the loyal men of the border States.
and be looked upon us 0n in direct attempt
ut emancipation.
at the suggestion of several Senators.
Mr. Sumner modified his amendment so as
to be, in the language of the amendment
offered by Senator Simmons, that an ANN.
nj tax of So shall be be paid by every per.
son or persons, corporations or society tor
and in account of every other person be.
tween the ages of Is AMI 65 years, weose
service or labor for n term of years or life
is claimed to be owned by such first men,
toned person or persons, corporation or
society, whether in judiciary capacity o {.
otherwise.
After lengthy debate Shermau's amend
ment was rejected.
Mr.. Henderson offered an amendment
that tax herein prescribed shall not be col /.
lected or levied in any States where the
system of gradual emancipation may have
been adopted.