Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-04-26
THE EVENING STAR.
CONGRESSIONAL.
In THE SENATE yesterday

In THE SENATE yesterday-sf
The request OF the House to appoint COM
mittee Of conference on the disagreemg Sotes
IN relation 10 the Territory Of Montana, oeing
Mr.. Uoolittle made some further remarks In
opposi ion to the amendment OF the senate
giving the right of suffrage, without regard 20
color; and was replied TO by Mr.. Wilkinson,
after which the Senate agreed to the Conference
without instI uctions. z.
IN THE House, r-a..a- =.-
The consideration OF the tax bill was resumed
in Committee Of the. Whole on the state Of the
Union.
Amendments were made so as to read On
all swine slaughtered for sale, ten cents per
head On all sheep and lambs slaughtered for
sale, five cents per head, provided all cattle
not exceeding Ave in number and all calves,
swine, sheep, and lambs, notexceedns twenty
in number, slaughtered by any person ior MS
or her own consumption, shall be exempt from
duty. increasing tax on gross receipts OF In
surance Companies to one and hall per
cent. Increasing the tax on gross receipts OF
lotteries TO five per cent
MI. PendIeton, from the Committee OF Ways
and Means, introduced provision to exempt
from tax lotteries, raies, gift enterprise by the
Sanitary Fairs Of Religions associations Tor
the relief OF soldiers or other charitable use,
permission to be first obtained from the Col
o lector Of the District. Another provision was
adopted that nothing in the act should be con.
strued to legalize any lottery. Increasing tax
per cent.
two-and. a. half per cent, and insert four per
cent, the committee rose, and the House took
recess until Z O'clock. ..- .....r.-r .. . :
Upon reassembling MI. Morrill, offereda joint
resolution raising the duties on imports, to take
place from and after it's passage, and to con-
tin ne in force until the LIST OF July next.
Mr.. KassOn moved to amend by provlso
that printing paper, unsiZed, used for books
and newspapers exclusively, shall bs exempt
from the operation Of the resolution. He said
the object was that additional burdens shall
not be imposed on the diffusion of Intellectual
- ~ rl,,on,
agreed to. grt-.---a -t
Mr.. Stevens offered a substitute for the reso.
luton, proposing to add fifty per cent. to the
tariff now imposed on imported goods for
sixty days after the passage OF the resolution.
The House proceeded first to perfect the orig
inal resolution. --.
Mr.. Fernando Wood offered an amendment
that nothing in the resolution shall be cor:
strued to include foreign goods In bonded
warehouse or in transitu for the place of i'm
portaticn.
After debate Mr.. Woods amendment was
rejected, and Mr.. Stevens substitute, with the
proviso exempting printing paper, was agreed
to, and the joint resolution as thus amended,
was passed-yeas SIS, nays 90.
ing the President to inform the House whether
F. p. Blair, representing the First Congress.
sional District of Missouri, holds any appoint
ment in the military service of the United
States, and whether he is now acting under
such appointment?
The rules were suspended and the resolution
agreed TO.
Mr.. Fernando Woods resolution, heretofore
offered in regard to the protection Of the in
terests OF the Government in the mineral
lands OF the United States was laid on the
table. - IT !