New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-12-20
NETWORK DAILY TRIBUNE TUESDAY DECEMBER 90 1864

Tho Committee he said were in favor Of changing the
time but opposed the second sooti0n which they bad
reported merely IN obedience to the Judgment Of the
House ~ expressed In resolution passed. early this
session.
Mr.. WAsHBURxE Qll.) moved the previous question
or the entire bill which the House refused to second By
u vote Of ~ against o..
/ Mr. MoRaELL said 1t was OF considerable importance
10 settle this question, and also Important now to the
revenue that the whole subject should be nut OF rest
For the last three four months had obtained little
II any revenue from this source. should Obtain
amy long the subject continued to be ngitated
Tie first section II the bill approved by the Committee
| of WAYS aud Means merely antedated the time on
which the law should be applied changing IL TO the first
of January The last part of the bill was in the precise
language Of the proposition ntIouced last session tax
Ing stock hand. II not drawn with remarkable
skl but the Committee thought If the House should be
satisfied with II, they would be- lie believed many
gentlemen who had heretofore voted 10 tax stock on
hand. Lad essentially changed their Dlnus Inc COn'
missioner OF Internal RcvenuC who was in favor OF the
tax last session. decidedly OF the opinion that
II would now 10 wise TO abandon IL. lie moved to
strike ont the second section Of the blu
! MI. WA-HBurYE (nL) said the House and country
would understand his position On the first day of the
session, Mt his instance the COMMITTEE OF ways ana
Means were instructed by two OF three majority ~
bring III this proposition. but they have coupled 1t
with another by which tley wish to avoid The tax.
Mr. STEVENS reminded the gentleman that tue resoln
ton instructed the Committee TO couple this subject
with any revenue bin which they might Introduce
Mr. WASHbuiNE, resuming said he stood on the
with Senator sherman. that gentleman sad be could
demonstrate that by the Government refusing TO impose
. Tux on liquors OF hand We have lost s7JOOQOOO lie
desired that spectators and gmblers who have made
hundreds Of millions. should pay their part VI tie
taxes
Mr. MORRILL, in further explanation. said the cues
tou presented was different one from what 1t
Lest Session II the stock on hand had then been
taxed, large amount OF money wOpd have been re-
coyed, but would NOT now The Commissioner OF IL.
ernal Reycnne 0l opinion that the stock on hand IL
nearly consumed Hence some gentlemen had changed
tneir minds cn the subject
Mr. MoGGIlI moved to strike ont the additional tax
on whisky. This was agreed yeas o., nays o. It's
follows;
Yr,s-Messrs Ames. Aucena Ashley, BaiI'y Rii'.'
fe SS' G PiG 3 GI-oi AaR Herdag Hangn 4q'
aseionsycaI gacyv li1es Msirde Melndge o ri
Morrs iO.D, H. Myers A'oI,, ONsnl tFs.l One'I 70
RaaGaG ,Pa Ricr ias. Scott Shannon Smith SniileI.
stevens Str. Ntalrt Ihsy Townsend Van IGikenSurs
NATs-Messrs ~. j. Aley Alloy, Anderson tMehl Fax
ter, seaman, l,sin houiwCI PTantosee' brors VS.
Dawes bai.n DeuIne Dixon EcEey Eden Eliot pnt.
GalsOn, OIina'll, ioieikss hup5aFd toonnl hToa,a'
Jicjohn, Nc,l uI., Miller (N. ~ MocIhssd A. Mysr,
Prlsn, Price Randall tkyl Liec Mel h9 s ~ "
Up,on BaSstrs,ih. Ns.Lauruc OlLl Wa'nbuue Mass
Williams, Wilson aid Wiucou-sO. Union a. Democrats
Mr WAsHBUEFE TTl) gave notice that he woald offer
the proposition al another time. 80
/
The bill WIS passed with the mere change III ihe ~"
substiiutinc January for February.
CABINET OFFICES II CoNGRgss
NJ PFNuIRTuN rnado report from tire COMMITTEE, 10
which was referred the House resolution TO provide
that the heads Of the Executive departments INA!
occupy seats the floor Of the House OF hoPirsch
Itativcs with u Recommendation that II do pass.
The Committee suggest two amendments only
First that tue Secretary OF State and the Attorney
General be included within the provisions OF the resolu
tion second that the time Of hch Il shall bo the Gu!
of members Of the Cabinet attend meetings Of The
House shall be Immediately on the ope.ing 81 the
sittngs on Monday aud ihuTtdny OF tieh "o.A. IN
stead Of every day during the morning hour. The
Committee also ri ri heEeIa! amendments 10 INC
rule. Of the Housc which seem 10 be necessary a. carry
ovt fully the object sougLt to DO accomplished D! 'le
resolution.
The propositions 81 the resolution tina amended are
these. That. the members Of tho taDnot shaI a. az
times have tie right 20 occupy seats on tho floor OF The
House. with tho tight 20 participate In debate upon
matters relating 10 the business OF their respective ue
parncnts and that shall be- their duty 10 attend The
HOnsc At the opening OF its sitngs on two days IN each
week te give Information IN repy 10 snch Questions aS
nav be prppoundcd 70 them by leave OF the House
TIE tleIk is 70 make record 81 resolutions
information frr The departments, and OF qHestit rs 10 Dc
put g riy uclhcl 81 the Chbtet. and Ia NOTIFY such
officer %. tie resolution IN question three dAyt before
hand.
Ga Nond-y srd Thursday OF each week the resou'
lions and questions shall he taken up ia the order In
which they have been entered Tor the day Too mem,
Der offering resolution may snt, briefly It's object ana
sropp and the reasons for requiring the lhioIhtt"b'
The ~ecletry ay give the i1fcrmation or state WhF
cannot or nuF' not D. EHu' pun thu lh'u wv iA'
shall without further debate, vote ON me reAui.l.ol.
unicss il sa.l be withdrawn po-ip1ned Ia ratiihg
question: and delivering RsSwc.s h"Mh'T We AeuhcI"
81 tho House nor the Secrctarts shall oher arguments
or opinions or f'ate facts, except g. ir 80 ha. p
necessary 20 exI .Iiu tie question 81 answer.
srEECH o. THE MESSAGE.
The House went ia Committee OF the Whole Oh TIE
state Of the Union. gh9n
/ Mr. SP,tLiizo spoke Of TIE Presidents Message a.
OF patriu.ic aud diynled character lie ndn'sed IL
prncip G.. on Slavery and it, Other subjects justice
and jlb-e fei.y demanded ttst thc foul fiFnin be
giucd out Iie said ~ the crursc ~ his remuhs' y.
had no disposition TO provoke Orcn hostiiies with
Great Fit az. hut he did no: lo'S on that lOR yer ~
.i,~dlv ti fle Tuiied Sates Shc Is Fruslly am
Vi,ors 10 De- tie leader 81 nations by means
NJ her supremacy the ocean, nu. Is prominently sc
fish in nl tie sTplTieuaucrt Oi commerce. ANA frhoh
This t,o.e7imrnt las 10 OCc .inu =" ier 'r't iftho
IL with OIL, her Wcalli tLe n,. IcO!" 81 tlr Aiira
states are at iI.is L.p-leut, - ift't I.' '', o.
band more i,i.u match !or Der. o.. roI"} tipl." '
coatiuually 10 girG Oh Grc. excel i,riincal"-
and estah ia dcpots On oar lakes 'nd ii!fud seas.
g.e Committee then rose, ard tho House a3oC.-t1
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