The New York herald., 1862-05-07
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON, Nay 9, 1867.

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THE sxNATs's AMENDMENT TO THE TAX BILL.
The report OF the Finance Committee Of the Senate
upon the Tax bill is accompanied BY amendment,
offered by Senator McDougal Of the committee.
substitute for tho whole bill. This bill proposes -
lraiss revenue from the following sources
Fra-Captal, active and circulating. TO be reached
by tax on sales transfers. and receipts OF
classes OF business hotels Acons hundred and ten
millions.
Secomd- Capital fzsd and realized, income duties
interests from interest paying bonds and secursstes
millions
TAfrd-Excses on spirits, malt liquor and manafac-
tursd tobacco--forty millions.
Kurih-Duties legacies and inhoritances graded
from one 10 eight per cent--scvon millions.
The system OF the payment by ad valorem stamps ID
adopted throughout.
The officials employed to be:-First-A Commissioner
Of Internal Revenues at Washington TO supervise all.
second-Inspectors in the several districts with depu
ties to be appointed by them. Thrd-A Stamp Agent
in each district, than necessary for the
disposal Of stamps.
This is substantially the system recommended by the
New York Chamber Of Commerce and the Boards or
Trade Of Boston Philadelphia 1t claimed that IL is
less expensive less complicated and affords reasonable
convenience the public that this mode Of collection
will be felt and that affords complete checks from
tho parties paying all the way to the Commissioner.
and that il will collect the for less than three per
cent.
Senator Simmons will introduce amendment to the
bill reported BY tho committee modifying that portion
which affects the manufacturing interests
Numerous amendments made to tho House bill. in
order to perfect Its machinery and s understood that
the Committee Of Ways and Means agree to thom.
The Senate Committee Finance have reported about
two hundred and sixty amendments TO the House Tax
bill after having heard the Of Delegations
represenng various interests. Among the amendmcnts
tbey have stricken out the all rectded and mixed,
and increased that distilled spirits to twenty cents
per rallon to collected at tho dstsros but not 10
opsrats upon the stock hand previous to the
massage OF this act. The tax domestic wine 10
etricxsu out. Lager bier and other malt liquors
remain undsturbed. Three per centum IN
proposed on gross receipts OF railroads. steamboats,
&C. thirty instead of Aty head cattle adding
Ave cents on calves; tobacco twenty cents per pound
cigars from ten thirtynve, according to quality
The tax Of cent per pound on cotton was stricken
out schedule A. taxing pianos, watches carriages
&C. nearly all stricken out retaining the tax billiard
tables and dogs The committee have not changed the
mode Of collection, but have modified the section In the
act Of the 5th Of August for raising $40 by as
and making the provision applicable for one year.
ALL WE'LL AT WILLIAMSBURG.
Senator Foster received despatch tonight from Gen.
Ftz John Porter stating that everything is working we
with tho army at Williamsburg.
THE REBEL pRFxscEs AT YORKTOWN.
| Gentlemen Of this city who visited Yorktown immedi-
atcy after the evacuation state that the position
strong one and the works very formidable. member,
Of Congress who examined the place thoroughly. says
that all tho enemys large guns were left in position,
there being but embrasure vacant, where, from mp
| rearances, 1t doubtful II a gun had ever been
mounted Tho prisoners captured at Yorktown
freely respecting the war; except that they refuse to
| aive information about ths strength Of GeneralJoin