The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1864-06-17
News from Washington.
Probable Action of Congress
on the $500 Exemption
Clause.
ANOTHER DRAFT Inevitable.
The Baltimore Monroe Doc.
& trine Resolution Rejected
by Mr.. Seward.
WASHINGTON, June IA.
THE $500 EXEMPTION CLAUSE.

THE x0UU EAEMPIlON CLAoSE.
There has been an informal meeting of
Republican members to take into consider
alton the course to be pursued by them in
repeating the 1900" dollar exemption clause
Many Of them are opposed to the repeal,
and think its result will be injurious. The
impression is that it will not pass the
House, but that it will probably pass the
Senate.
TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND MORE.
The self evident fact that the terms of
service Of B large number of our regiments
will expire during the ensuing three months
should alone be sufficient to prepare the
people for q draft of more men, in order
that the ranks of our armies may be replen.
ished. 1t may, thel efore, be expected that
within few days draft for two or more
hundred thousand men may be ordered
Congress is now actively engaged in con
sidering the amendments to the Oonscrip-
ton bill, and as soon as they are perfected
the machinery of the draft will only await
the order of the President to set it IN mo-
ton. .......
THE FRANCo-MExICAN QUESTION.
The Senate Committee on Foreign AT.
fairs had another protracted discussion to
day over the Franco Mexican question:
Senator Sumner, with other members of the
committee, seem determined not to allow
any action upon this important natter
Senator McDougall simply desired the
committee to stand up to the platform as
adopted at Baltimore upon this question.
But he could get no response to that sug-
gestion, and without reaching any conclu-
sion it was postponed until the next meet
ing. He informed them that he should
propose to the Senate the Baltimore reso.
luton verbatim upon this subject. He
tried to get the resolution in, but objection
was raised, and it failed Secretary Seward
insists that the Baltimore plank shall not
be adopted.
THE TARIFF BILL.
The tariff bill was reported by the Sen
ate Finance Committee to-day. The rate
Of taxation, when changed, is increased in
most cases.
Reduction is made on scrap.ron from So
to 81 per ton, on scrap lead from 2 to IL
cents per pound. Increase is made IN duty
on the following items: Wooden cloths,
changed from IS to 40 per centum ad valor-
nm, Hannels, from Is to "a per centum; sev.
several classes of cotton manufactures, from
Is to 20 per centum; fax or linen yarns fol-
carpets, fiom Is to 80 per centum; man
ufactures of Sisal grass, from rs to 80 per
eentum; spun silk, from Is to 40 per cent
Nm; china and porcelain ware, 40 to As per
csntum; gutta percha, from IS to 40 per
eentum; meerschaum and other pipes, from
50 to rs per csntum; teas, ten per centum
ad valorern, in addition to 20 cents per
pound; wood screens, from 81 to 9 cents and
from 9 LIZ to IL cents; manufacturers steel,
from IS no 10 per centumr ~
The first class in woods is extended to
such IS are worth l3 instead Of IL cents
Per pound; and fourth class is made with
wool exceeding 80 cents per pound, at IL
cents per pound and 10 per cenutum I'D
valorem. .t.a - IL.
The following items are added: Saltpe.
ter 2 lie. per pound; strychnine in salt,
] lie per pound; playing cards Csc. and 35c
for different styles; patterns of hastings. mo.
hair, &c, for shoes and slippers 10 Der cent.
I'd valoren; whiting and Paris white lie. per
h.; whiting ground in oil &C. per pound:
cylinder and crown glass in cases from Q ID
to Acc. per square foot; opiumIfor smoking
100 per centum.
The change in the tax on cigars is a. fol.