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Portland Daily Press.
XXXVIII O0EGREss---First Session.
WASHINGTON, April %.

sentlng that the tariff ON wool Is double
failure, neither raising revenue nor afiording
protection. They ask division into coarse.
medium and fine classes, so as TO be able TO
compete with foreigners.
On motion of Mr.. Howard, the bill TO amend
the Pacific Railroad act was made the special
order for Tuesday next.
The House bill TO establish bureau of
military justice was taken up. 1t authorizes
bureau consisting OF Judge Advocate and
Assistant Judge Advocate
The bill was so amended as to give the
Judge Advocate the rank of Brig. General at
| salary OF $1,000 per annum, and Assistant
Judge Advocate the rank of Colonel at $1,000
| per annum. The bill then passed.
Resolutions TO print 1000 copies of each of
the reports OF Gems. Rosecrans and Meade
| were introduced and referred. An amend
ment appropriating $1,000 for copying official
reports OF the army for publication was ADOPT
| ed and directed to be inserted In the army
| appropriation bill.
The army appropriation bill was then taken
up, and the amendment of the Senate Finance
Committee agreed to.
An amendment was offered by Mr.. Wilson.
| providing that all enlstments in the regular
| army during the present war be for four wears
Mr.. wilson also offered an amendment that
| all persons of color, who have been mustered
INTO the service, shall receive the same cloth
ing and pay, except bounty, as other soldiers,
| rom the LIST of January, 1864, and every per-
| son OF color hereafter mustered shall receive
| bounty in the discretion of the President.
not exceeding 500. Adopted-yeas 81 nays ,.
Amendments were adopted, giving bounty
Without regard to color, to troops mus tered
| into the service under the call Of Oct. 9TH.
| 1858. A'
Another amendment was adopted. giving TO
coiorej troops mustered into the service on
pledges made to them by persons acting I'M
DER authority of the War Department, the nav.
allowed to other soldiers, and that the same
premium be allowed for colored as for white
recruits mustered into the service.
Considerable difficulty was experienced in
obtaining quorum to-day on several occa.
sions.
The amendment Of Mr.. Hendricks. increas-
ing the pay OF non-commissioned officers and
officers fifty per cent. was discussed. and re-
jected by vote of 9 against 80
After some discussion the yeas and nays on
the passage OF the bill were called. and il
passed, Mr.. Powell voting in the negative.
The Senate resolved to adjourn until Mon
day, and went into executive session.
HOUSE
FIVE thousand copies of the bankrupt hill
reported yesterday, were ordered to be nrinted
and bound in pamphlet form.
Mr.. Noorhies, of Indians, asked that tele-
gram received by him to day be read, as il
had bearing on personal explanation. He
would not now indulge in any remarks, be-
cause the gentleman Mr.. Garfeldl who re-
Gently read letters purporting TO have been
watten by the Hon. John G.. Davis and Judge
Eckes, was not In his seat
Consent having been given, the dispatch
was read, which is as follows:
TERRE HAUrE, April 81, 1864.
To the Hon. ID. W. VOORHEES,:
The letter purporting TO be written by me
70 john Z. Breekinridge, and used by Gen
GARFIELD, IS utterly false aud base forgery.
koigredl JOHN G. DAVIS.
On motion Of Mr.. Morrill, the consideration
of the internal revenue bill is to continued
throughout the morning and evening session.
The House then went into Il committee of
the whole ON that subject.
Mr.. Morrill, offered an amendment. which
was adopted, that wholesale dealers ia liquors
whose annual sales amount to $4,000. shall
pay license OF $50 and 81 on every $1,000
over $4,000; every person who shall sell or
offer for sale any distilled spiritsor fermented
liquors in quantities more than three gallons
AT any one time or whose annual sales amount
10 s25 900, shall be regarded as a wholesale
dealer. The license of retail liquor dealers
was increased to $2j,
Mr.. Morrill,, of VT, offered an amendment.
that commercial brokers, whose annual sales
do not exceed $4,000 shall pay license Of
$50, and those exceeding S25 900 one dollar
for each additional $1,000.
Mr.. L. Wood, Of n. Y, enumerated various
classes of brokers in clothing, tobacco. coffee.
&c, and moved that all other brokers, in adj
dltion to the commercial brokers, pay the
some license. The amendment thus modified
was adopted.
The bill was further modified, so that all
steamers and vessels on the waters of the
United States, on board Of which passengers
or travellers are provided with food and lodg-
ing, shall pay license of $50.
Mr.. Thayer, of Penn, offered an amend
ment, requiring hotels and tavern keepers to
take out special license at charge of S25
for selling liquors to be drank on the prem
ises. Adopted-yeas II, nays not counted.
The license for bowling alleys and billiard
rooms were increased from 50 TO $40, and the
same amount for each additional table
Mr.. Kasson, of Iowa, moved that two of the
classes be transposed, giving as a reason that
lawyers and doctors should take precedence
Of stations and jackasses"
Mr.. j. c. Allen, OF ILL.,, objected, saying that
the classes were properly placed. Excessive
laughter.l Rejected.
Builders and contractors are TO pay license
OF $40, and when the contract is over S25 900
81 additional on every $1,000.
Mr.. Mallory, of Ky, called attention to the
clause requiring every person doing general
business TO pay $40, for which no other license
is required by law. He did not understand
the clause.
Mr.. Hooper, of Mass, said he himself did
not understand the clause, and proposed TO
make 1t read ANY person doing nothing shall
pay license of Sl0,' which was adopted
laughter
Mr.. Mallory, Of KY, moved further TO
amend the clause, TO read "such persons H.
cense shall apply to his disbursements instead
OF receipts"
Finally the entire clause was stricken out.
Mr.. Morris, OF Ohio, offered an amendment
that loafers shall each pay a license of $40.
Every person lettering on street corners or
standing on hotel steps shall be deemed
loafer, provided that members of Congress,
waiting at the crossings for the street cars
shall not be required TO take out license
Excessive laughter. Rejected.
The committee have thus far acted on all
the section. relating to the general provisions
and licenses, seventy-6ve in number, and have
commenced on those under the head of man
ufactured articles
An amendment was made, including stemmed
TOBACCO, snuff or cigars, which may be trans
iefred, without payment of duty, directly from
the place OF manufacture to a bonded ware
house for expectation.
The committee then took a recess until
o'clock.
EVENING SESSION.
The tax bill was taken up
An amendment was made SO IA To read
On all mineral Goals except such as are known
in trade as red coal and dust coal, duty OF
nva tim