New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-06-27
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SENATE, June s5.-Thc bills providing for compensa-
ton TO Postmasters by salaries instead Of commissions
and for the Improvement Of the Government Insane
Hospital Grounds were passed Bills were repoi,edfor
the regulation of the distribution OF prize money snd 10
increase the salaries Of the judges and arbters up
pointed under the treaty with England for the suppress
sion of the slave trade. The Conference Committee
the bill TO prevent smuggling made report, which
concurred in. The House -Four Hundred Million Loan
Bill was reported back from the Finance Committee
and ordered to be printed The report Of the Confer
Committee appointed 10 adjust the dissgreements
OF the two Houses on the Internal Revenue Bills
submitted and adopted As the report was also con
curred in BIZ the House Of Representatives, the bill now
only needs the Presidents signature t. be law. As
now finally fixed upon the tsx whisky WIN be 81 so
per gallon after the ls Of July proximo till the LIST Of
February next after which latter period it VIII
be 81 per gallon. On incomes the tax is
i've PCT cent on all over 5000. and not
ceeding 5000; incomes from 5000 to $1,000
and half per cent; exceeding $1,000. ten per cent
The consideration OF the Civil Appropriation bin wss
continued in Committee Of the Whole from the previous
day. AIR. summers amendment 10 prohibit the inter.
State slave trade rejected by twenty TO thirteen
Amendments adopted approprating tan thousand
dollars to publish the continuation Of SchOolcra work
on the Indians allowing colored persons to appear
witnesses in the OF the United States consodot
ing various Western Territories into fewer land dis.
tricts, aud for other purposes. After considerable dis
cusson the committee rose and the bill reported 10
the Senate. when Mr.. Summers amendment 10 put an
end to the Interstate slave trade again voted
and adopted and the bill then pissed there being
oufy four negative votes The bill relative 10 the col
lection Of taxes in insnrreconary districts was called
up but was laid aside without being considered and
the Senate went into executive session. and soon after
adjourned.
HoUsE-The bill ainendatory Of tho Pacific Railroad
and Telegraph act passed and the Conference
Committees report the Internal Revenue bill was
concurred in aud then the bin amendatory Of the En-
roment act was taken up. and the speeches on it oc
cupied the remainder OF the day. The principal pon;
at Ssue the proposition to repeal the $500 commu
tation clause but the discussion took wide range
End was participated in by various members on boil
tha Republican and Democratic sides The debate wa
very animated one throughout and at times became
very personal and bitter Messrs Garfield and Schencl
of Ohio the only members who advocated abro
cation of the draft oomuutatcn Mr.. OdeIl OF Brook
1yn strongly opposed it, al the time urging vgor
prosecution ofthe iii: the Rebels conquered
and ayowing his determination to support the Govern
nent in all its efforts for this purpose Mr. +. Wood
made speech dcnouDcing the wr. aud insisting that
IL should be immediately stopped. He became so
offensive and violent in his remarks that he Kissed
by Members manifestation Of disapprobaton which
Is net remembered to have been before shown a
Representative the floor OF the House No vote on
the bin reached. Ii viii probably be taken on
Monday.