The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1864-06-17
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Portland Daily Press.
&XXVIH o0NaREss--First Session.
WASHINGTON, June 10.

WASHINGTON, June IL.
SENATE.
The bill providing Tor the repayment of du-
ties on foreign salt before fishing bouuties
! were allowed, was passed.
The bill Tor the more speedy punishment OF
guerrilas was discussed during the morning
hour.
The tariff bill was then taken up as report
ed from the finance committee Their amend
ments were acted upon.
Amendments were adopted reducing the
duties on teas to twenty cents, with one per
cent. ad valorem on fine qualities; fixing the
duties on cigars worth SIS or less per 1000 at
seventy-ilse cents per p und, and twenty per
cent. ad valorem; between SIS and $50, l.25
and thirty per cent. ad valorem; between $50
and s45, 81 per pound and fifty per cent. ad
valorem; above S45, SO per pound and sixty
per cent. ad valorem; paper cigars and ciga-
rettes are subject TO the same duties. Also
decreasing the duty on imported railroad iron
from eighty to seventy cents per pound The
ad valorem duty on steel wire less than No.
10 was raised to twenty per cent
Numerous other amendments were agreed
to as lar as the reading of the bill progressed.
The sections relative to wooden goods were left
for future action.
The Senate non-concurred in the House
amendments to the Senate bill TO prevent
smuggling.
Va hiOeiou VI MI w du Inquiry W c Or
dered TO be made into the manner OF engrav-
ing and printing fractional currency bonds,
notes, DC.
The Senate went into executive session and
adjourned.
A bill was introduced for the better protec-
ton of steamboat passengers.
The committee on Ways and Means report
ed new Civil Appropriation bill
Mr. al l.I.. Al.
ry Committees report on the expedency of
future drafts for eighteen months, requiring
persons exempt 10 pay commu,ation, and 10
permit the acceptance OF colored men as sub
stitutes
The joint resolution to extend the Overland
Mail contract, was -dopted.
The Conference Committee reported the
Legislative and Judicial Appropriation bill
The House non-concurred in the report 1t
receded from all its disagreements except in
creasng the United States Treasurer's salary,
and asked conference on that.
The Internal Revenue bill was then. taken up.
Most of the amendments recommended by the
committee of Ways and Means, were con-
CURED 10.
The amendment striking out the tax on
whiskey on hand, elected debate, but was
adopted by a vote of ~ to ~.
The House here took recess.
EVENING SESSION.
The House concurred in the Senate amend
ment for the mining clause-72 against 81.
The House non-concurred 10 the Senate's
amendment providing that when a duty upon
the IRON from which rivets, nuts aud bolts
shall have been has been assessed and paid,
duty OF not less than So per ton, duty only
in addition thereto shall be paid of 81 at once
IA to II.
The Senates amendment striking out the
clause relative to gold and silver produced
from mines was concarred in--60 against 80;
also the amendment providing that when
leather or skins, upon which duty has been
previously assessed and paid, shall be manu-
featured into gloves, mittens and moccasins,
the duty shall only be assessed upon the in
crease.
The House concurred in the amendment
that no direct tax whatever shall be assessed
or collected under this or any other act OF
Congress.
All the amendments having been acted on
committee of conference was ordered to be
asked Of the Senate on dsagreements.
The House, at III o'clock. adjoured.