Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1864-07-07
THE CLOSING HOURS OF THE SESSION.
MONDAY, July 4, 1864.

MONDAY, July a, 1864
The Senate met at nine O'Clock, and took up the bill
from the Hou,e assessing special tar on incomes
The question occurring on its passage, Mr.. MORGAN
suggested that it lie over until other Senators appear in
III ir seats. III
Mr. SHERMAN expressed the hope that the bill would
Mr. CoNNESS said that it was the general consent on
Saturday night, that this bill should pass.
Mr.. SUMNER replied that there no understanding
that the bill should pass without amendment
Mr.. SHERMAN needed scarcely TO remind the Senator
that this body cannot originate tax bills.
Mr.. SUMNER replied, the Senator could not have re
Gently read the Constitution, which provides that all bills
for raising shall originate in the House but that
the Senate may amend, in other bills He desired to
add provision for tax Of whiskey on hand He was
aware had been suggested that the Senate had voted
against doing but did it follow that such tax would be
vcted down nowi They had been informed that the new
Secretary of the Treasury did not desire additional
for the support Of the Government
| Mr. SHERMAN appealed to the Senator to say whe-
ther he desired to reopen controverted question
feat the BILL and thus prevent full force aud effect to the
enrolment act Any attempt to amend the bill would
it He considered his duty would be best performed
by contributing towards the passage of the bill /.
Mr.. SUMNER said he wanted to provide additional
to meet obligations and sustain the national
credit
Mr.. TRUMBULL regarded the. position of the Senator
from Massachusetts ordinary. He regretted that
the Senator should endeayer to himself from the
responsibility of defeating this bill by showing it the
shoulders else The Senator had ny
voted against taxing whskey hand which he pro-
posed
| Mr. SUMNER. 1 beg pardon.
Mr. TRUMBULL said it i'll came from the Senator who
fought against the tax to at this time seek impose
it, IL the Senator had had the influence former occa-
sion Of the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. SUMNER
and the Segaior fIom Michigan (Mr. CHANDLER that
tax would have been imposed.
| Mr.. SUMNER unwilling to be presented in false
attitude He bad voted for the largest tax which seemed
practicable. Whom tax upon whiskey on hand frst
presented separate he did not see the way
clear to enforce it, but he had afterwards favored the
Mr. HARLAN had been informed the present Secretary
of the Treasury wanted only this additional to
meet the demands during the present fiscal year. He
was therefore, unwilling to unsettle what had been done
and impose larger tax ON any commodity now taxed
The House bill imposing special tax on incomes was
then passed by the following vote: t
little Foot Foster, Hale, Harlan, Harris, Hicks Howe
johnson, Lane Of Indiana, Lane of Kansas McDougsl
Morgan, Morrill, Pomeroy, Ramsey, Sherman Sumner, Ten
Eyek, Trumbu, Van Winkle Wade, wilkinson, Wiley
NAYs-Messrs. Buckaew, CarIile, Davis, Powell, Rich
| ardson, Riddle, and Salisbury.
Mr. HARRIS called up the bill to regulate the session,
the circuit and district courts Of the northern district
of New York which, after some debate, passed.
Mr.. SPRAGUE rose for personal explanation and
said: .E. u III 4a .as .
Mr. President; In speech made in the House Of Re-
presentatives weeks since Gen Frank Blair then
claiming to be member from Missouri deliberately as
serted that had received special privileges from
Secretary Cbase, By which had made, would make,
some two millions of dollars; and he referred to Mr.
Aspnwal as witness. Postmaster General Blair used the
Post Once Department to circulate the speech, and
made himself party 10 it's vhcaton OF the Secretary OF
the Treasury and in Its impeachment of my personal in
| tegrity, jIe
have heretofore treated this malignant charge with
silent contempt nor should notice ts author
the brother Of lite author had not new currency beer
given to the ssude Lies reiterated il not contradioted
come at length to be considered truth. have deter
mined therefore, to submit to the humiliation Of nocin,
this, not that imagine myself the real object Of attack