New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-02-26
CONTRACTS FOR ICE.

lowing contracts we re awarded to-day;
Jw Perish Co. Of St. Louis s2s PER tpn delivered
Cairo Do co. do Of MEM his jos. c. Tiffany OF ~ y, at
SIS at Orleans do do. s2S Pensacola DO Do So So
He'd Do d.. 80 80. Newberni do do do, 80 a. at
For.Iess MouI0e.
Tho bids are considered very reasonable, on ac-
count Of the scarcity OF ice and tue risks Of trans
porting
FOREIGN MEDIATION.
l. is cutie probable tina; the policy of the country
upon the subject Of foreign mediation in the political
differences which may agitate our States or inter
rup; their union, will be authoTitutively settled by
the ioiut resolution of Congress before its adjourn
mc1t.
TIE tax on MANUFACTURED ARTICLES.
The House Committee on Manufactures have
adopted a resolution to the effect that only tie en-
lanced value Of manufactured articles ought 10 be
taxed There moy be no opportunity TO report the
resolution this session, but the amendment suggested
viii probably be proposed in tic House.
GIN. MCCLELLAN BEFoHE THE WAR INvEsTI-
eating COMMITTEE.
Gen. Mcclellan is here on the perempory SUM-
m NJ OF the War Investigating Committee.
MILITARY APPOINTMENTS AND PROMOTIONS.
A very large number Of military appointments and
promotions were sent to TIE Senate to-day and re-
ferred 10 tie Military Committee among them IL or
II Generals aud several hundred officers Of the
regular army raised to breyet rank. Capt Charles
X. Lowell ofite 9Th Cavalry, POW commanding The
Cd Mas. Cavalry, is among those nominated AsIor
by brevet
INTERNAL REVENUE DECISIONS.
The following internal revenue decisions hsye
been made in regard TO stamps upon instruments.
In ftamrng prouissory notes, or other instruments
requiring stamps under tie provisions OF tho Exce
law. two or more OF a smaller denomination may be
used, in numbers sufficient amount 70 The sum OF
the s,aIA required. 4 stamp viii DO required upon
every Srtihcste which has or may have legal
value in any oour; Of law or equity. Ceftiteates,
warrants, oruen, aud drafts by one State officer
upon another for tie purpose Of carrying on the n-
teinal business Of tie Government arc not suffice
TO Il STAMP tax.
Tie same rule applies TO the certificates, orders
&C., Of county, city, and town oidceis. Messages
tIau. Il,ed by telegraph and railroad companies
over their own wires on their own business for
which tAey receive no ray, are not taxable. Com
oen,ng tic al2Ug AMI cancellation of exciso
stau7s foction "a Of tie Excise law requires ,Aat
on and ufcr tue Gsst day OF October certain stamp
duties shall be collected all Instruments, matters,
and tLings Gs described IN schedule marked B.
Section IS provides that If any person or persons
shall MAKE, tgu, or Issue, cause TO be nade,
signed, or Issued, any instrument, document, or
PAPER Ct any kind or descrilt whatsoever, with
out thc same being duly stamped for denotIng the
DUTY IMPOSED thereon, without having thereupOn
an adhesive stamp TO denote said duly, fuch person
or persons shan incur penalty OF so, aud such
instrument, document, or paper shall be deemed ILL.,
Va Id snd Of 10 effect.
by the provisions Of section IS the person who
makes signs and issues the instrument Is the only
person who is authorized to aiix the stamp required
by the law, and the person who makes signs and
issues &C., without Giixing the stamp, iucurs the
penalty as Aforesaid, and is liable 10 prosecution
therefor and tie instrument is Invalid in oonte.
Quence Of fuch neglect.
Section 80 provides that the person using or efix
iup the stamp shall write ,hereupon tho initials OF
his name, date, &C., aud this reqaisitiOn mus, be
observed except in the OF bills Of exchange
drawn in foreign countries; other portions Of he
law impose penalties upon pereons vino receive
documents articles subject TO stamp duty from the
perfon who makes signs ard issues them without
being duly stamped, &c.
A faithful compliance with the requirements Of tue
provisioIs Of the Excise Law demands: first the:
al papers subject 70 etamp tax must be stamped
before the same Issued; second, that the stamp
40 affixed must be Cancelled in the prescribed
by tic party making signng or issuing-in other
words. executing the instrument, document or
paper either by writing or printing the iniias ETC.
TIE fourth section OF the act passed tho 18th oi
December, 1867 is construed to exempt from duty
thoee official instruments and papers Issued or used
by the officers oil the United States Government, the
doties on which if paid would DO charge upon tie
Treasury Of the United States. This decislon will
apply also to Official instruments, documents and
papers Issued or used by tie officers of State.
In all csses Of conveyance Of real estate by deed,
the stamps used must answer 10 the value OF the
estate conveyed. When the consideration Ia noml.
nal, The value Of the property conveyed is tho
measure Of the stamp duty. When an estate that Ii
incunlbered by mortgage or deed OF trust 10 con-
veyed, subject 10 the ncrumbrance, tie stamp must
answer TO the value OF the equity, unless the pay
ment Of the mortgage deed is assumed by the
grantor. When two more persons Join in the
execution Of an instrument, the stamp TO which the
instrument is liable under The law may be affixed
and Cancelled by any one OF the parties.
MEDICAL EXAMINERS.
Drs. benjamin j. Mooers Of Pattsburg, \. Y,
and Augustus j.. Saunders Of BroOkfeld N. y,
have been appointed Medical Exami-ers by the
Commissioners OF Pensions.
RECEIPTS OF INTERNAL REVENUE.
The total amount Of receipts at the Office Of Inter-
nal Revenue for the week ending Feb II is 81 ,I7G,.
IA H. The average receipts Per day are t9G, 100 H.