Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1864-04-23
WAsHMar0N, April 2l..

merce, reported favorably on the bill to
regulate foreign and coasting trade on the
northwestern frontier.
Mr.. Collamer, from the committee on
Post0fiices and Post Roads, reported back
the House bill for the relief of postmasters,
who have been robbed by the Confederate
forces and it was passed.
Mr.. Morrill,, from the committee on Com
merce, asked to be discharged from the fur
ther consideration of the bill which extends
to district courts the same Jurisdiction over
matter of contract in part arising upon
steamboats, or other vessels, which Is now
possessed over sea going vessels. He asked
the reference of the bill to the Judiciary
committee. 1t was SO referred.
Mr.. Howe called up the bill to establish
an assay office at Carson City, Oregon, and
addressed the Senate at some length In de-
Tense Of Mr.. Pollock, superintendent of the
Philadelphia mint, and after some reply by
Mr.. Nesmith, an amendment for branch
mint was adopted and the bill laid aside.
The Senate proceeded to the considera-
tion Of the bill to repeal the fugitive slave
law bill. 1t was postponed till Wednesday
next at one o'clock.
Mr.. Sherman reported House bill, to pro-
vide for national currency secured by
pledge of United States bonds, and to pro-
vide for the circulation and redemption
thereof with amendments, the only im-
portant one being one striking out the pro-
vision relative to taxation by States of the
capital, circulation and business of banking
associations, and the substitution of an
other. vt
WASHINGTON, April ~.
SENATE.-On motion of Mr.. Howard, the
bill to amend the Pacific Railroad act
was made the special order for Thursday
next. NJ
The House bill to establish Bureau of
Military Justice was taken up. 1t author
ICES Bureau consisting Of Judge Advo-
cate and two Assistant Judge Advocates.
The bill was SO amended as to give the
Judge Advocate the rank of Brigadier-
General, at salary of $4,000 per annum,
and Assistant Judge Advocate the rank of
Colonel, at the pay of $4,000 per annum.
The bill was then passed. ~
The Army Appropriation bill was then
taken up, and the amendments of the Sem
ate Finance Committee agreed to. o..
HOUsE-Five thousand copies of the bank
rupt bill, reported yesterday, were ordered
to be printed and bound in pamphlet form.
Mr.. VOORHEES,, of Ind, asked that tele-
gram received by him to-day be read, as it
has a bearing on personal explanation.
He would not now indulge In any remarks
because the gentleman [Garfeld1 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 dispatch was read as fol-
lows:
TERRE HAUTE, April 2lst, 1854.
Hon. d. w. Voorhees,:
The letter purporting to be written by
me to Jno. G. Breckenridge, used by Gen.
Garfield, Is utterly false-a base forgery.
(Signed) JNo. e. DAVIS.
The letter alleged to have been written
by Mr.. Davis, recommended young man,
formerly in the Union army, to Mr.. Breck-
| inridge for position in the rebel army.
On motion of Mr.. Morrill,. the considera-
| tion Of the Internal Tax bill Is to be con-
tinued through the morning and evening
| session. .rH.r.
| The House went into committee of the
Whole on the subject.
Mr.. Morrill, offered an amendment, which
was adopted, that wholesale dealers in
| liquors, whose annual sales do not exceed
| $4,000, shall pay license of $50, and one
dollar on every thousand over $50,000; every
person who shall sell or offer for sale any
| distilled spirits or fermented liquors in
quantities more than three gallons, at any
time, or whose annual sales amount to $25,-
600, shall be regarded as wholesale dealer.
The license of retail liquor dealers was in
creased to $25.
Mr.. Morrill,, of Vermont, offered an
amendment that commercial brokers whose
annual sales do not exceed $25O00, shall pay
license of $50, and those exceeding $685.
| 900. 81 tor each additional thousand.
Fernando Wood enumerated various
classes of brokers, including tobacco, cof-
fee, etc. and moved that all other brokers
| in addition to the commercial brokers pay
the same license. The amendment thus
modified was adopted. ma -4
The bill was further modified so that all
| steamers and vessels upon the waters of the
| United States, on board of which passen-
| gers or travellers are provided with food or
lodging, shall pay $25 license.
Mr.. Thayer, of Pa, offered an amendment
requiring hotel and tavern-keepers to take
out special license at charge of $25 for
selling liquors to be drank on the premises.
Mr.. Stevens, of Pa, said that the present
law did not require the taking out of two
licenses; tavern-keepers are heavily taxed
by this bill; the license being increased ac-
cording to the yearly rental, and scarcely a
respectable hotel could escape with less
than $1,000 tax.
Mr.. Frank, of N. Y, said that this ques-
ton of hotel licenses had been repeatedly
before the House, but it was so mystified
and twisted up that there was not clear
understanding of the subject. He trusted
this defect would now be remedied, and
that the amendment of Mr.. Thayer requir-
ing an additional license of $25 would pre-
vail. A large amount of revenue would
thus be received by the Government, which
realized about million dollars from that
class of licenses last year.
Mr.. Thayer replied to Mr.. Stevens, and
showed that the drinking houses, where the
most crime is committed, should not escape
with the paltry tax of $40. cY
Mr.. Boutwell, called attention to the ru-
ling of the internal bureau, and quoted from
the law to show that where persons carry
on different branches of business in the
same place, a license must be taken out for
each. pf F .EH
Mr.. Stevens replied, saying that house
did not carry on two branches of business
by selling liquor. This privilege was in
cluded in the one license. Tit .'
Mr.. Thayer's amendment was adopted
ayes "; nays not counted.