The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1864-02-10
THIRTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS.

NasHTNGToy. Feb 2.-The Senat. Finance Com
nttee reported lay sae;r amendments the whisky
tax as il pissed the Housa. - intnatei last night
they struck off Fernanio Woods amen lInnt, ami then
changol the tax that from the passage of TIE bill al
whisky manufactured pavs sixty cents hat all m .1,I
flctuTet after the Ist o. July paws seventy cents
anil all after the first Of January. 1850 paws eighty
cent. Spectators jublent OF course it n, lkes
their fortunes F~enty~r-st5 are sso takcn of the
tax on rectisI spirits.
SENATOR Sherr N mule ea5orAte speech t7-ily
on emancipation. In opening ne took decided grounds
against the Presidents Emancipation Procla IN on
maintaining that youll have been wiser to leave tie
question of slavery be settled by the necessar s
of war, without doing anything by proclamation on
the subject.
The Army Appropriated Dill erme from the
Ways AMI Means Committee to-l1y. II appropriatas
7 five hundred and forty millions or dollars Its csti-
mattel that the Presidents call for trc ops, just
issued, VIII require two hundred millions than
this bill apIropl atcs, aud hundred millions more
than is included in tie of the Secretary of thu
Treasury, for his arrangements for carrying on the fl
nances Through the year. According TIE position
take by the Secretary in his letter the SEN
ate the only way TO keep finances sound under tlese
immensely expensive calls for money is BY adequate
I taxes.
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enlisted in the service of the United States. Three
thousand express the discrimination take the benefit
of the amnesty proclamation.
The Senate Foreig Relations Committee have once
more agreed 10 report the French Speliaton bill.
This bin has been reported favorahy by NOR, commit
tees and defeated smotlIerei in more Congresses
than any other 7,i incur Legislative history.
TnE resolution Of inquiry by Freeman Clark, agreed
otcay in the House. suggests the increase of
upon iuSuries make frcm foreign goods
one hundred AMI twenty millions, and Increase in
similar way the terna revenue 10 two hualrcl ana
thirty ,ons the friction of paper CURRENCY to three
hundred millions, and the issue more BOMBS
SENATOR Wilson has modified ms till to provide
ens in the army by equazing the pay so As TO
provide simply that negro soldiers Shall receive ex-
acty the same pay and enolunants white sokiers,
except to bounty AMI that they shall receive what
bounty in the different States or parts OF States
as the President shall order exceeding hundred
dollars
The Widow Of General Stevens, who was killed at
the battle Of Characteristic daring Pope's retreat,
ask Congress for additional pay Of 500 per annum
during the time he served Governor Of Washington
Territory in consideration Of the extra duties there
performed The fouse Committee on Indian Affairs
have ctsssmenied the allowance ofthe request
TIE Provost Mstshal-Ganeral has issued an erIer
prohibiting excessive tcegraphin by Deputy Marshals
AMI requiring dispatches without sufficient nee
cessitv to be charged the Marshals sending them
JoHN PiERPoNT TURNED s1TRIru AIIsT-Rcv John
Perpont, the well known poet. delivered lecture last
night giving in his adhesion Titnaiis rec,untnc.
his experience az grosns for spritalistic faith He
gives long and detailed account ofhis interviews with
thesprts Of the elder DR.. Cha inning and of SweeIen-
borg lie produced nothing mere conclusive than the
usual spirituasts account of the MYSTERIOUS iongs
r.u i. al Il, - 5,
MEDIUMS
WASHINGTON, February 4
Senate,-On motion Mr. W ilson' Joint
resolution equalizing the pay of soldiers
in the United States army. was taken mp
Mr.. Wilson of Massachusetts, explain
ed at length. the grievances suffered bv
colored troops
Mr. Conness of California, introduced
an amendment, placing coiored troops
on similar footing with white troops
After the passage of the act. the debate
continued at considerable length
On motion of Mr. Fessenden.of Maine.
the Revenue bill was taken up
Mr. Hendricks. of Indiana, moved an
amendment inserting 4ec per gallon in
stead of 80, on liquors distilled and sold. ]
or removed for consumption or sale after
July 1st, 1861, and soc. Instead Of doc
after January lst. ls65. He supported
his amendment at length.
Mr.. Fessenden said we should tax az
ticles to obtain 4 reyeauez aoeeFding to
what it woHld bear, and the tax would fall
on the consumer of liquor wherever it was
used.
Mr. Hendricks amendmen was rejee-
ted.
Mr.. Doolittle of Wis, moved to recon-
NIT the ball. with instructions to report
provise taxing liquors on hand prior to
July lst, 20 cents per gallon Rejected
IA against 90. rslszlz.zzc5 :