, 1864-04-22
FROM WASHINGTON.


FROM WASHINGTON.
Qfaticrs Congressional and uI1ftar,
Yesterday.
Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tribunc.1
WASHINGTON, April af.
CONGRESSIONAL.
4 bill passed the Senate making Leayenvorth
Kansas, and Portland, Oregon, ports Of entry.
Mr. Nesmlth's proposition. establishing branct
Mint In Oregon. was adopted By large majority
Mr. Fcssenden, who voted against It, changed hl.
vote and moved reconsideration Of the question
which was postponed.
| aThe Senate Committee On Post Offices reported
/ this morning, without amendment, the House Bill.
i for establishing a postal money order system
and for securing the speedy transportation OF tht
maile.
The came COMMITTEES reported new bill p,orid
Ing that all communications addressed to euct
chief cltrks chiefs Of bureaus chiefs Of executive
departments Of the Government, as tho Postu3tt
General authorizes TO frank Official matter shall be
received and conveyed without the endorsement
*'ofilcial buainees." The Committee on Commerce
reported fsEornbly, and without amendment. Nor.
rlle bill regulating the foreign and coastine trade
on the Northern frontier.
The Committee on Elections arc to decide the
caee ofKnox We. Blair, but find 1t difficult mat
Ter. The subject has been discussed at several
meetings, but the mass Of evidence la so large ind
requires 60 mneh sitting, that considerable further
discussion will be required beforc decision ran
be reached. It Is bele:ed that the committee will
hnallY decide the caso By bare majority, bnt
which vay, those who should be bsst informed
ere at al0ss to conjecture.
/. Mr. Wilson'S joint resolution WAS passed bv
the Senate to-day. It requires the Secretary OF
War to trsnemit to thu Superintendent Of Public
Printing all Official reports and all teecrams anl
dispatches relating to army operations commenc-
Ing December 1st, 1860, and arranged in chronolo-
gcaf order, such documents to b printed for Con-
Gress and the War Department.
The controEareJ on the snbjcct Of t,1ino yhis-
Ey On hand came up on Mr. Washburne's motion
to amend ths fty-1rst section Of the Internal Rev
enue BILL BY taxing all Hquora on hand that have
not previously paid tax my cents per gallon aua
all that bare pleTious'ypatd tax Of 30 cents.
The subject Was energettca1ly dl=cussedby Wash
burma and Fernando Wood for and by
| shepperd and Morrill, against. The p.ln-
cipal Argument against the amendment
was that the same principle must be applied to ali
othefs In the bill, which principle Mr. Ao.riu sa1d he
| should more to carry through the whole schedule
the Houea should yote to tax whisky on hand.
Nr: Washburue's amendment was defeated hy
1eas ~, nass 70 tAA vote being taken BIZ teller.
hE. Kasson then mored to auueaa tha .xh;,sx
bill 20 rs to tax all spirits distilled On and nter H.
dtst day OF May next, and prior to the frat day of
Jan. next, ono dollar per gallon, lea7fns tax Of
ons dollar and twsnty-dve cents after the first Of
January, to stand as in the printed bill. Mr. Kas-
ton'a amendment was the only one adopted to thJ,
section, although q large number of amendments
were offered increasing or diminishing the tax. or
az3ng different dates when the sums should tsko
effect.
The amendment offered By Mr. Wilson, Of Iowa,
liking the 1st Of October the date Of the dollar
and twenty-five cents tax failed by ycas 81, nays
o.. Several amendments to the section relating
TO aIe, beer, &c, were voted down, The only
amendment to this section adopted was ole o;
fercd By Fernando Wood, taxing fermented
liquors In bottles tho came as In barrcIs.
Mf. Boutwell, made an ine1ectual attcmot to ret
IN The provision Of the old law allowing Gfstil,ets
and coal oil rcanezs to ehlp products from one
part Of tho country to another instead Of as In the
ncW Law. Mr. Morril said the Committee of
Ways and Means had carefully considered the sub
lect' and dettr1nined hereafter to allow ehipnent
In bond cn'y to exporters.
Mr. Boutvcl's amendment WAS rejected
The Honee sErccd the eerensy-1llth section. re-
lat1ng to lcenfcs- Mr.. Easson garc notice Of an
amendment authorized By the Committee of Wars
snd Means, allowing persons in email towns to /
carry on several kfnds Of business under one
license.
The Senate Finance Committee reported the m.
tional currency bill today with important amend
mcnts. They strke ont that pert Of the Fcaton
amendment allowing States to tax capital stock
on banks the came as the property Of other money
ed corporations and insert section providing
that In lieu Of MI other taxes, ere.y association
shall pay to the Treasurer Of the Uaise,! !
States in Jauuary and July Of each year,
one-hah Of one Per cent each half year
from and alter Jatna' let, 1854 upon the ayesase
amount OF notes In circulation, and duty Of of
per cent each half year upon their arerage amount
deposits and came dnty upon the average amount
capftal stock beyond the amount invested in |
United States bonds with the proytso that
nothing In the act be construed to prs.
vent the martet value OF SUNS riu
said association held By any persons or body cot.
porate from being f1clrded fn valuation OF per. |
eoDa1 property Of such perton or corporations in |
assessment Of tax and imposed by or under State
laws, but not at afyreAter rate than assessed upon
other moneycd capital In private hands.
Provision is made for the collection Of duties In
default Of payment By associations
The committee strike out the provision Intended 1
for the benefit Of the Bank Of Commerce. which
provides that shareholders Of 81, ,Goo,0o0 banks
el:1ll be liable only for the amount invested.
The clause establishing sixteen places for re- |
denptfon Is returned as passed By the House,
In Hen Of the clause fixing the rate OF interest |
not exceeding Eeyen per cent the committee recon-.
meuded the clause ''rate allowed by the laws Of
tic States or territories where the bank is located,
and not exceeding seven per cent In the State or
territory where the rate Ia fixed By law.
The Illinois canal bill Is postponed Its friends
In New England and elsewhere suggested to the ]
Illinois delegation not to bring It to yoto In the
present condition Of the country. It was urged
TINT with victories to arms, and restoration
of confidence to credit, the bill woald command a /