Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1864-04-27
Conversational Debate On the
Tax Bill, sc.
WASHINGTON, april p.

HOUSE.
Five thousand copies of the Bankrupt
Bill reported yesterday, were ordered to
be printed and bound in pamphlet form.
Mr.. Voorhees, of Ind, asked that a tel
egram received by him to-day, be read, as
it had a bearing in a personal explanation.
He would not INDUCED in any remarks
because the gentleman (Garfeld) who re-
Gently read letters purporting to have
been written by Hon. Jno. G. Davis and
Judge Eckles was not in his seat.
Consent having been given the dis
patch was read as follows:
TERRE HAUTE, April q, 1864.
Hon. D. W. Voorhees.-The letter pur-
porting to be written by me to Jno. c.
Breckenridge, and used by Gen. Garfield,
is utterly false-a base forgery.
iSiened) JN0. G. DAVIS.
The letter Was alleged TO have been
written by Mr.. Davis, recommending a
Young man, formerly in the Union army,
for a position in the rebel army
On motion of Mr.. Morrill, the c~onsidera-
ton of the internal tax bill is to be con-
tinued through the morning and evening
session.
The House then went into Committee
of the Whole.
Mr.. morrill, offered an amendment,
which was adopted, that wholesale deal
ere in liquor, whose annual sales do not
exceed $4,000, shall pay a license of $50
and 81 on every thousand over $50. 600
Every person who shall sell or offer for
sale any distilled spirits or fermented liq-
uors in quantities of more than three gal
Ions at any time, or whose annual sales
amount to $4,000, shall be regarded a.
a wholesale dealer. The license of retail
liquor dealers was increased to twenty
FIVE dollars.
Mr., Morrill, of Vermont, offered an
amendment-That commercial brokers
whose annual sales do not exceed S25 600
shall pay a licence of $50; and those *
ceeding 25, 900, one dollar for each addi-
tional thousadd dollars
Fernando Wood enumerated various
classes of brokers, including tobacco, cof-
| fee, &C., and moved that all other broker,
in addition to commercial brokers, pay
the same license. The amendment thus
modified was adopted.
The bill was further modified SO that
| all steamers and vessels upon the waters
of the United States on board of which
passengers or travellers are provided with
food or lodging, shall pay SOS license.
Mr.. Thayer Of Pa, offered an amend
tent requiring hotel and tavern keepers
to take out a special license at a charge
of S25 for selling liquor to be drank on
the premises.
Mr.. Stevens of Pa, said that the pres
ent law did mol require the taking out of
two Licenses. Tavern keepers are heav-
lily taxed by this bill, the license being
increased according 10 the yearly rental,
and scarcely a respectable hotel could es-
cape with less than a thousand dollar tax.
Mr.. Frank, of New YORK, said that the
hotel iicenses had repeatedly
been before the House, but it was so mys
tilted and twisted up that there was not a
clear understanding of the subject. He
trusted this defect would now be RENE
died and that the amendment of Mr.
Thayer requiring an additional liscence
Of S25, would prevail. A large amount of
revenue would thus be received by the
Government, which realized about a mill
ion of dollars from that class of license
last year.
Mr.. Thayer replied to Mr.. Stevens and
Mr.. Sherman, that the drinking houses
where the most crime is committed should
not escape with the paultry tax of ten
dollars.
Mr.. Boutwell, called attention to the
ruling OF the Internal Bureau, and quoted
from the law to show that where persons
carry on different branches of business in
the same place u license must be taken
out for each.
Mr.. Stevens replied, saying that a house
did not carry on two branches o fbusiness
by selling liquor. This privilege was in
cluded in the one license.
Mr.. Thayer's amendment was adopted
yeas II, nays not counted.
The licenses for bowling alleys and Bill
lard rooms were increased from five to ten
dollars and the same amount for each adj
ditional table.
Mr.. Kisson moved that two of the IL
cense clauses be transposed giving as q
reason, that lawyers and doctors should
take the precedence of stations and jack
asses.
Mr.. Jas. C. Allen, of Illinois, objected,
saying that two clauses were properly
placed. Excessive laughter.
The amendment was rejected.
Builders and contractors to pay a IL
cense of twenty dollars when the contract
is over $4,000, and one dollar additional
on every $1,000.
An amendment was adopted giving a
bounty without regard to color, to the
troops mustered into the service under
the call of October 18th, 1868.
Another amendment was adopted. Civ
ing to colored troops mustered into the
service on pledges made to them by per-
sons acting under the authority of the
Wa Department, the pay, &c, allowed to
other soldiers, and that the same permits
sion be allowed as for white recruits mus
tered into the service.
Considerable difficulty was experienced
in obtaining a quorum today on several
occasions.
The amendment of Mr.. Hendricks in
creasing the pay of non-commissioned Of
fcers and privates so per cent. was re-
jected.
The tax bill came up. An amendment
was made to read On all mineral Goals, ex-
cept such as are known in the trade as
Pea Ridge and Dust Coal, a duty of 5
cents per ton, provided that in case of
contract of lease of lands made prior TO
the passage of this act. The less shall
pay the tax if not otherwise ordered, and
all dues or taxes on coal mines and coal
delivered by coal operators on contracts
heretofore made, shall be one dollar adj
ditional on every one thousand.
Mr.. Morris offered an amendment that
loafers shall pay each a license of ten dol
lars. Every person lettering atstreet cor
ners OF standing On hotel steps shall be
deemen a loafer, provided that members
of Congress waiting at the crossings for
the street car shall not be required to take
out a license therefor. Excessive laugh
teri The amendment was rejected.
The Committee have thus aracted up
on all the sections relating to the general
provisions of licenses. Ninety-seyen in
number have been commenced upon
Those under the head of the manufact-
ured articles and produces.
An amendment was made that stemmed
tobacco, snuff, or cigars, which may be
transferred without payment of duty, di-
rectly from the place of manufacture to a
bonded warehouse for expectation.