The New York herald., 1864-06-07
tho COMMITTEES could give due attention Agreed TO-
CUBAN SLAVE TRADE

the COMMITTEES could give due attention Agreed TO-
rHx CUBAN SLAVE TRADE
Mr. suxsxR. ep) Of MASS, offered resolution, vn'cn
was agreed to, requesting the President. NOS noom-
patibe with the public interests. % communicate any
recent normson ne relation to the slave trads
pression.
PRINTING rH ARMY Krarrxs.
tioa was agreed To- 10 print i've thousand additional
copies OF the Army Register for the Senate
CANAL GRsES BAY TO LAKE MichlGAS-
Mr. CAsrnx (opp) OF Va. called up the bill to grant
lands to Wisconsin 10 aid in the CONSTRUCTION OF snip
grants hundred thousand acres d land fos the pur
pose -
about one mile and half Ioug and would
hundred and flfty miles OF navigation IN the round trip
from Chicago.
Ihs bill was passed.
INDIAN APPROPRIATION mII-
Mr. FEssENpSN, trepl OF Me- from the FINANCE Commit
se reported back the Indian Appropriation bill from tho
THE NrKRNAL REVENUE su1-
The consideration OF the Internal Revenue bill was then
resumed. The pending question Mr.. Collamer's
amendment to the seventh section. amended by tho
Senate spportonng the number OF assessors and colec
in Congress- instead of allowing their appointment by dis
tricts, set of at the discretion Of the President &C.
The amendment adopted.
On motion of MIR. MORGAN, (rep.) OF N Y, the stamp
duty OF fifty cents on passage tickets to foreign port
was made TO apply to tickets costing not exceeding thirty
dye instead OF thirty dollars with the view Of meeting
the advance for second class passengers exceeding thirty
five md not exceeding fifty the tax is one dollar.
The following offered by Mr. MORGAN was rejected
duly for the ss' relief Of hs es proyaed
those who have been honoraby discharged therero
shall be entitled 70 participate in the beneats Of such inss
Mr.. wnsox (rep.) OF Mass, moved to put the tax on
wood screws back TO ten cent ad vaorem as In the
original House BILL instead of FIVE per cent as in the Sen
ate Amendment.
After debate, in which the alleged excessive
profits and monopoly Of the Rhode Island Company
were referred to- the amendment adopted 10 10 L.
Mr. WILSON moved a new section. imposing stamp
duty or ten per Of and morchan-
disc OF dollars to one hundred dollars and one.
quarter OF one per cent sales OF hundred dol
lars Mr.. Wilson thought this stamp duty would give
us from twenty to twenty five million OF dollars
The amendment was, after discussion rejected
Mr. WILSON moved an amendment taxing incomes from
5000 10 $4,000 five per cont, and duty OF seven and
half per cent on the cxcess over Ave thousand Adopted
yeas Is nays9
Mr.. GRIMES. (rep) OF Iowa. moved that incomes over
$4,000 be taxed ten per cont the Agreed TO-
Mr.. SuMSER (rcpl OF Mass, introduced amendment
taxing leaf tobacco thirty ve cents pound Rejected
An amendine OF Mr. DAVIS, (opp OF Ky, providing
for the award and payment o losses sustained by loyal
citizens during the war. was rejected
An meDdment OF Mr. DAVIS. providing that no part OF
tho derived under the act shall be applied tho
when the Senate took recess till seven O'Clock
EVENING SESSION.
Mr. DAVIS addressed the Senate against the employment
OF negro troops ms mnoc and improper and 10 oppos
tion TO the law OF retaliation.
Mr.. WILSON, in reply. read letter from Adiutaut
General Thomas recountDg the services Of the coored
Ocpre-
Gated the amendment at q time when every would
thank God If we had fifty thousand men to send TO
General Grant.
MIR. JOHNSON. topp) OF Nd, said whatever might have
been his opni to the proprety Of employing these
coored troops at frst he uld be opposed dschsrg
ing them at the present crisis. He would have this
belan put down by any force allowed by the rules Of
civilized warfare.
Mr.. DAVIS said bis amendment only proposed to take
the arms from his hands and him for laboring pur
poses He would have the habments OF soldiers taken
from them and place them in tho inferior position de-
signed for them BY nature.
The amendment was rejected
Mr. SUMNER moved to strike the OF five per cent
ad valorem on books, &C., except newspapers Re.
lected-8 to 10.
OA motion OF Mr. HENDERSON, rep or No., the lines in
the schedules Of stamp dnties from hundred and
ninety to two hundred and twelve, Inclusive concerning
warehouse receipts merchandise, stricken out
and the following inserted-"When the merchandise
does not exceed i've hundred dollars In value cents;
when not exceeding Thousand dollars twenty cents,
and twenty cents Tor every additional Thousand"
The bill then read the third time the ayes and
noes we're called for Its passage. when Mr. DAVIS
and addressed the Senate the finances OF the govern
ment a: large and government Indebtedness He eeti
mated that at the end OF the fiscal year the public would
he thirty five hundred lons dollars with necessity
for the coming year OF eleven hundred millions more
The bill was then passed-2S to 8.
The nays ere Messrs. Davis, Hendricks aud pewei.
The Senate, At quarter past ten O'Clock, adjourned.