New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-04-02
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.


MICHIGAN Canal and gave notice that he should ask
for au early consideration Of the bill to that end
being matter Of great national aad military LII
portance. ... o..
TIE memorial was referred to the Committee on
Military affairs. t,.
The Consideration of the Pacific Railroad was iuf-
Their postponed until Tuesday next.
Mr.. HUTCHINS Rep., Ohicl ssked leave 10
introduce tie following:
,Rey,as Biisader General Hooker commanding the army
Of The United sses Of the Lower Potomss Maryland on ie
6 day OF March, 1862 issued an order Ct whco the
ins 10 copy; -. ami, n,r,.,o. GAVIN R,xrR.)
LoWrp PoTouAc, Wednesday, March 20. 1852
To u, Biade and Regsntoi q nnaaGes Of this r''9n'
Price po,ty aud Cooley citizens OF MAR and ho "es'''
uppos ed 10 with some OF the Regimsst ut Csmps
The BrsadisGenere Commencing diIecs s' my. seS o
permitted visit all tho camps Of ms command IN secn ..
this property, and if found that they be 'io"ed 70 sse p
snool sny obstacle be thrown in the way b. anS 31 OF
soldier in ths Di'ison they VIII be at once eP'i'ed " W
''i gv fionS'"d Of Bril- Gen. Hooker
JOSEPH DlCKERSON, Assistant AdJu snnt- Jeu'ih q
And Whea BY tue directions ., =, b I'D cider Of
Brir Cen Hookes OF which The following 10 copy:
CAsP HAL, March 81 1867
LErrrNssr: In eo@pliauce with yees directions iro,
this camp afternoon Of the ssn instant BEG leave 70
Az ,bon q o'clock in tho afternoon Of March 90 admission
within our lines demsnded by party Of h9r'.meh
leiap, numbering perhaps Is Thoy presented the Lieu
tenant commanding the gusrd with an order OF enusnce nom
Bigsder-(iep. Jossph Hooker commanding the division
copy OF the order Is herewith appended TIE order s'ea
hat nine men houd be admitted ordered that the balance
Of the party should remain without the INES winch WIS
Upon the appearance Of the others there visible d",.-
,rea tha. almost feared for tho safety OF the
slaseowner AZ this time Gen. sckles opPoruney arrived
and iniiruc'ed 20 order them outside N. camp winch
did amid the loud cheers OF soldiers Is proper to sdd
before enesing nes aad within SPOUT % OF 100
yards Of cemp, OF tie number Gicha geo TWO 'p
shot a befo Who running pat thou ~iih an evident
intention Of isM his life This Justly ensged oufmen' MI
% YooI oo.dient ser1.nt' JOHN TIER. M,jor,
Coma. aItins % Regiment Excelsior Brigade.
ToJ c. P,LEiE, Aide Camp snd A. A. A. HeneTa-
TicreEts Peolr>d That the Joint Select COMMITTEES N
The OF the War be Tequsstec to inquire whether sad
order Gen Hooker Is cot violation Of the recent arce
oucening action Of the ia the return fugitive
snd 20 report such remedy q, the ujsn'n Of ta'
necessarily tend 70 demorulize The amy.
Mr.. WICkLlFfE TN, Ky.i. before the read
iug wac completed, objected to the introducIiOn OF
the proposition.
The House then went into Committee Of the
Whole on the Tax bill.
IN amendment was adopted exenpiing from taxa
lion. under the railroad, omnibus, ard steamboat
section oil foreign emigrantt travelling at reduced
ra,e Of fare into the interior OF the country distance
" over a hundred miles from the sea coast
Daring tie proceedings, the House found iiseli
without quorum, ant much time Was consumed IN
securing one.
seven Al amendments were made 10 the above sec-
iion including tax Of / PEI centum on the bro's
receipts OF bridge corporaIous.
An amendment was adopted that rru,t Companies
lie included with the Banks, Savings Institutions,
ETC.. aud that ttey pay three Per oenium GU Their
income. -. ,
after Mav next there shall re paid Tor every insur-
anee tol,y which nay 100 made, Renewed, .oAt.uod,
or induced a duty o, ten cents on every one hun
,ired dollars insured for one year, etc.
Sir. COLFAX Rep. Ind.' moved 10 strike out
crn the bal the rcc'ion levynR tl1 ON newspaper
advertisements. He looked upon this mode # taxa
ion AZ corrosive and unjust and would briefly
state hs reasons Tor the faith that WIS IN him. The
pronrieors II ncWslalers were willing TO bear their
full proportion OF the burdens inposed for toe sup
erosion of this nnholy rebellion, AMI they Wer,
iendy 10 make sll proper sacrifices 70 .uHtain AMI
support the Government; but Il would be easy 70
show that this taN on Newspaper aiNcrtlsemeute was
unjust ara oppressive. IheIc wen. NO irhe tbfu
four classes of taxes imposed on the new-i Ggcr
establishments. There Was, h1si, the taA on th"
s;aIio. the printing paper; there was. nlsO
the tax upon gas OIL and candles, largely USd
IN tining OFF "r most ~ She labor NaE performed
al night; there was, in addition, the tax on tel
.raphc cages bearing heavily, ne tho telegraph
S.as necessary 10 the interest If the paper; then
apaiu Was The AK mon the propnetor's income at
ne end Of the wear; ant now, last oi all, oane The
tax on The advertisements OF The paper. Now, II
ihey tool al tie papels III ile counlry-goot, bad,
and rdineren-aud imputed into their hI-iHc- = ~
would 10 fonud that they did not make q single dol
lar profit in the year. 10 was true that 10 ths rule
there were very lew exceptions. IL might be
id lia' the eile Of Japer has increa Ell IN oonse-
4ucnce Of Ire exciting news OF The war; but i'd
vo1tising IL papeir, the life and bloof and whole
slstennnee Of tie press, has decreased materially
by the laf Of business ana gr-a. Losses have
been ALREADY -u.igineG. Ia hs district al The OPEN
ing o the war there were twenty lonr parers print
e. -ree then, without the ad OF "A tax, fsven ol
ihc-e hat givcn M he ghost, ailo Otneru wOuli
,..n follow sif II the tax IL iui csod Ie Injustice
ougat 20 lie apparent TO all, from the fact chat ii
tax. AL intermediate tOugces Of income not touched
H. other iIade-. L. taxing the hotel keeper, yOn
taA him according 10 hia income, which IL JUST buJ
vou do not tax him also according 30 the humber Of
boadef be keeps in his house Bat the newspaper pro-
uriotor II red not only hisinromc but tso all
ths resources O. that incJucirst HE subscriptions;
secondly, hs advertisements; and, THIRDLY, lis job
printing. The latter IT not always ddenda; many
neysrauer establishments derive their whole income
from advertisements, and therefore IL was he com
rlaipcd. The bill taxes The staple used ia this par
ticuar business, while il lets the staple OF the tobac-
go manufactured and others 20 untaxed. They mig
IA well tax the merchant for each o. lis CUE Orcrs
&. 10 tax tho proprietor Of Newspaper on liz adyer
Elements NhV not tax the customer of al U.ber
trades 49, wei 40 this particular one Toe lawy yer
has two claeses OF pairOns-patrons ~ civl oanbcr,
ana patrons IN criminal chlses yol do not tax him
each class Tie newspaper Hian has also two clsscs
81 cus 0mcrs-ihe subscriber ana tie IGyer-er; ior
each OF these you propose to lax Lm, while you lei
the LAWYER go free. WHY not TAX the laVyers we'll
as the printer While they confined the tax upon
merchants AID others 10 Heir income, they propose
to tex the printer not only thei4 income bus iu-
term.digiely through oil the rou-c,f Of their income.
10 Ids he objected and ioi this reason he ma. fsy
that tie bin discfininaied AGAINST tho newspaper
prophet ~ and IN favor OF otDcr trades ana Iroies
sions. 1his taA viii operate against lie aii, ior %
vii! cunal the publication Of adveriacm,nls and
lessen the consumption of printing paper. j will
increase the disresA Oi the country. II will throw
thousands ont Of employment, and roo tic poor and