New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-03-06
His Reference TO the Work Of Congress
Stirring Speeches by Other Gentlemen
qBR EXECUTIVE SESSION OF THE SENATE,
TN peeisas. Relative to Salt Manufacture
x,.e.h phps4ch to The n, Y. Tribune.

adjournment OF Congress ar hIs mouse on NeW-Jeie'!
avenue last evening. About a hundred members OF
Congress Cabinet officers and Generals, were pres
en-, among them Secretary Seward, the Secretary
IS the Interior, Mr. Usbnr, Postmas'eI-"ene'"
fiair, Gen. Heint2elmau. Gen. aoehraue' W.
gsche. and nearly all the Senator'S p"r'ns Wv
.aven;ng. Robert ] Walker in response 10 war
sentiment eloquently uttered by the nos,, sI"c1
length mon the great measures OF JUG ~" 'A
,Copgress lie pronounced that congress 'he 'i'os'
remarkable and eventful in the history OF ae humsh
nee. aud prophesied that, however much seVeiai Oh
~, u.asures might lie discussed and denounced, YET
Ola, in future they would he fully vindcated
Am later period Gov. Walker spoke directly on
the Emancipation question, and addressed himseii
10 the Border-State men present. among tbeH "eo'
d. Prentice, Of The Louisville Journal After
Gov. Walker had spoken Gov. Hicks followed in
sn exceedingly able speech, i'll which he assumed
,be strongest grounds aud ayOwed bis determination
70 ,,and by The G of the Union at all hazards come
what might and if Slavery stood in the way OF the
p,eservstion of the Union, Slavery mus' CO. Sen
sor Foster next praised the courage and consistency
,t such men as Gov. Hicks, and, speaking for Con.
usc,cut. said that the State and himself would
.,ard by III Administration and the war 10 the
tuer end.
Secretary Ushur, being called out, spoke briefly
On, with singular originality snd ease, throwing
new light upon the great issues Of tho day aud prov
ipg that in appointing him to the Cabinet the Presi.
deni chosen strong and wise man. The Hon.
Preston King said that in the providence of God,
however much this light cost us'in life and in
rroperiy, the Rebels stood before the world the
greatest Of Aboitonists and that if Slavery persbed
il would lie by their own hands. Senator Kings
successor, the Hon. L. ID. Morgan, Was present
during the early part Of the evening. The enter
tainrnent, lasting jill o'clock in the morning, will
long be remembered by those who were present az
conference meeting of the wises' aud most esrntsl
advocates Of the war 10 the end.
THE EXECUTIVE SESSION.
TIE Senate did nothing in Executive Session to.
day EXCEPT to return TO he President the pending
nominations Just after tie adiNnment the Presi-
dents Private Secretary arrived with a number Of
messages containing new nominations. Had they
been received in time they could not bave been acted
mon there being as yet no Committees IL is not
unlikely that the Senate viii spend considerable
tine in discussing Mr.. Summers proposition TO
body the law OF July ,, prescribing an additional
oath Of Office in q standing rue Of the body. The
newly.elected Senators, including Mr.. Sumner him
,e,f have taken rart in the business before taking
this OATH which the law says must be subscribed by
eyery person. except the President, in the service
q the United States, "before entering a,on she
duties Of his Office" Senators Wall and Tufpie
served their term without taking the OATH bot MEM
ters of the Lower House in since the passage
of the law, have been required to take il.
Senator AnthOnys resolution, by which the Vice
a Al. r.
ices was passed with the distinct understanding that
they shall he constituted at the last session, except
tia, the vacancies shall be filed mp, and that they
shall continue as formed only during the present
session. IN some quarters however, it is appre-
tended that the Committees, which are 10 be
announced tomorrow, will not be changed during
Tie XXXVIIIth Congress.
THE NEW HAMPSHIRE CANVASS.
Senators Clark and Richardson have gone to New.
Hampshire to take part in the canvass Representa-
i've Washburne will also speak in the Granite State
once OF twice before the election.
CoNvALEsCRNCE OF SENATOR HALE.
Senator Hale was in bis seat to-day for the first
time since bis illness. he has lost fifty pounds Of
fesb snd. his hair.
ILLNESS OF MRS. POTTER.
The wife OF the Hon. John +. Potter is lying at
tie point Of death.
THE SALE or VIRGINIA LANDS.
John Hauxhurs, Gilbert i. Watson, and VIM. l.
Boreman have been appointed Commissioners for
Virginia under the law providing for the sale OF
iandf on which the direct tax has not been paid
COLLECTORS CONFIRMED.
The pames Of the following collectors who were
confirmed before the close Of tue Session, have not
tesn published: James c. Orr, First District, Vir-
ginis; Elijah W. Murphy. Second District, Missouri,
and Geo. S. Denison, Louisiana.
TAX DECISION RELATIVE TO THE MANUFACTURE
OF SALT.
TIE following decision has been made
Cfheia.l THsA,uHY DgplErNsSg,
OFFICE IsTEhsAL KEvKsrB.f
WIsHIsGros, Msrch5. 1868. } ,
SIR; The ssit manufacturers OF Syracuse and
other towns in your District, who occupy individual
works. blocks or fields, have formed corporation
for certain general purposes concerning the interests
Of this class Of manufacturers. The question arises
whether these several proprstors and makers Of salt
are 20 be treated individually under the Excise law
NJ manufacturers" 1t is understood, from the
representations made TO this office. that the oopo'
ration bae control Of all sales and accounts by divi
dends OF otherwise, to the individual proprietors.
TINS circumstance does not change their condition.
They IRE tho manufacturers of the salt. Ibcy are
owners or tenants in severalty OF tho respective
premses which they occupy
The corporation for e purpose OF making sale OF the
SALT and transasng tie general business must be re-
gsrded as the agoat Of The several prOpietors. am
therefore Of opinion that the propeto Of the blocks
ed fields are to be eossidered ~ manufacturers IL
ae, 80 far as / know. INulaeral TO the Government
whether the taxes evied on the salt paid by the
individual proprietogs or by the corporation. Until
further advised. il may be well 10 leave this 70
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