Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-04-23
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HOUSE.
Fifty thousand copies of the bankrupt
Dill, reported yesterday, were ordered 10
be printed and bound 10 pamphlet form.
Ar. voorhees, of Indiana asked that a
telegram by him to-day De read, as il had
q bearing on aPersonal explanation. He
would not now indulge 10 any remarks.
because the gentleman (Mr. Gaifieid) who
recently reLd letters purporting TO have
been written by Hon Juo. O. Davis aud
Judge Eskles, wac not in his seat.
Consent being given, the dispatch was
"2trrs Hquts, Ind, April 81, 1865
Hon. U. w. voorhees,: The letter purport-
ing to be written by me to John c. Breck.
lnrldge, used by Gen. Garfield, is utterly
FALSE, and a base forgery.
lsigned) JaO. G. DAVIS"
The letter alleged to have been written
by Sir. Davis recommended a young man
formerly infthe Union army TO Mr Breck-
Inridge tor position 10 the rebel army.
% motion of Morrell, the consideration
of The Internal Tax Bill is 10 be continueI
through the mOrniug aud evening session.
The House went into Committee of the
Whole on the subject.
Mr. Morrell offered an ameudment which
was ADOPTED, that Wholesale dealers in
liquors whose annual annual sales do not
exceed 500 600 shall pay license of 500,
and q doliar on every thousand over ;my
thousand dollare; every person who shall.
sell or offer for sale any distilled spirits or
.iermented liquors 10 quantities more than
lnre gHllonsAt any time, or whose annual
sales amount to S25, 900, shall be regarded
as Wholesalesals dealer The license of
retail liquor dealers was increased TO S25.
Mr.. Aorrell,-;of Vermont, offered au
amendment that commercial brokers whose
annual snles do not exceed $25 600 shall
pay license of $40, aud those exceedfnp
S2e, geo one dollar for every additional
efI
FeroaudO Wood enumerated various
classes OF brokers, including tobacco,
Gomez, &C.. rid moved that all other bro.
gers IN addition to the commercial bro.
kers, pay the same license The amend.
ment thus modified was adopted.
The bill was further modified so that ALI
steamers and vessels upon the waters Of
tie united States, on board of which pas
sengers or travellers are provided with food
or lodging, shall pay $2b license.
Mr.. Thayer, Uf Pa, offered an amend.
m1nt requiring hotel and tavern ktepers
Louake out special license a. a charge nf
S2e tor selling liquors to be drank GU The
premises.
Mr. stevens, OF Pa, said that the present |
law Id not require the taking out of two
licenses. Tavern keepers are heavily faxed |
by this bill. The license being Increased |
according to the yearly rental aud scarcely |
a respectable hotel could escape with less
than = thousand dollars tax
Ar. Frsnk, ofiNsw York, said that this
hotel licenses bad besu re.
before lhe House, but it was SO
and twisted up that there was
not clear understanding OF the subject.
Hestrosted this defect would now be rem.
sdiedi and that the amendment Of Mr..
fhayer requiring an additional license Of. |
SIS, would prevail A large amount OF |
reVeuue would thus be rSseivetI t5y the
government, which reali9sd about anil.
lion dollars from shat elass Of licenses last
year. - '
Mr. Thayer replied to Mr.. Stevens, and
showed that the drinking houses Whsre the /
most crime is committed should not es.
cape WiLhthe paltry tax of ten dollars.
Mr. Boutwell, called attention 10 the
ruling of the internal revenue, and anotsd
from the law 70 show that where peTsons
carry on different branches Of business 10
the same place, q license must be. taken |