Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-12-09
wAsHINaToN DIsPATonns
HOW oonaRRss REoE1vED THR MESSAGE.

O2SEAEOAAS
HOW CONGRESS RECEIVED TIE MESSAGE.
The quiet attention given to the reading
Of the Presidents Message in the House
was broken with applause over the passage
"MarylRnd is secure to Liberty and Union
for all the future" A laugh received the
sly hit that on the distinct issue of Union
or no Union the politicians have shown the
instructive knowledge that there is no di-
Versity of purpose among the people. The
applause was hearty and loud over the
manly passage. "If the people should, by
whatever mode or means, make Execut tive
duty to re-enslaVe such persons, smother
and not must be their instrument to per-
form it," But the concluding words of
the Message, "the war will cease on the
part of the Government whenever it shall
have ceased on the part of those who be-
gan it ;" was received By the Union men,
bers with demonstration of true satisfac-
ton that was full of significance. The
Democrats sat sulien in their seats, leaving
the printed copies of the Message, which
had been distributed when the reading
commenced, unopened on their desks.
THE WHISKY TAX.
Whisky operators few to New York to-
night with the news that Secretary Fessen-
den had recommended that the additional
tax to be collected after February /, should
be laid on the 1st of January.
DUB MARTYRS.
Forty-two of our poor starved martyrs
died at Annapolis ts. day, mostly of chronic
diarrhea. They were placed in their graves
with military honors. Energetic effort is
put forth here and at Annapolis to get to
their homes Immediately all of these ex-
changed prisoners that can bear railroad
transportation. Hundreds went North and
West to-day.
Paymasters have been among them, pay
ing them up as fast as they can work. No
delay in getting them among their friends
is permitted. Civilians are 1ockiqg TO An
napolis to ind and suocor relatives. An
entire family got there to-day just in time
to see the oldest son breathe his last, vic
tim to deliberately contrived starvation.
| PROPOSED ANEEDMENTs TO TIE REVENUE
LAW.
The recommendations in the important
| report the Commissioner of Internal Reve-
nue. are understood to be approved by the
Secretary of Treasury. They are priuoi
pally:
First: That the tax on distilled spirits be
not reduced one iota.
SecOnd-That the tax on the whole to-
| UdCCO pEOuuCL 10 lhlu on LQ6 leaIs
| ThirG-ThaC lift be not, that the tax on
| cigars be laid on an ad Vaorem scale.
| Fourth-That a tax of one half of one
per cent be levied on scales of MERIDIAN
disc and products which amount to SILL
900, 100000 year and which would yield
500, 900 900 OF revenue.
FYh-That the Reciprocity treaty with
| Canada be rescinded because it lets in a
vast amour OF coal-this year half a mill
lion-free of revenue duty and free of the
OK else duty of three and halt cents a ton,
and because it draws away from us to
Canada vast quantities of corn-this year
four aud quarter millions Of bushels-to
be distilled into spirits and smuggled back
here in fraud of our revenue, and because
1t tempts the fraudulent expectation to
Canada of our tobacco in tho leaf-this
year one million two hundred and thirty
seven thousand dollars worth-there to be
manufactured into cigars, and smuggled
back over the frontier.
| SiIth-Thst to save revenue the business
of assayiug gold and silver be done by the
Government, and not at private es tablish-
ments, and that the present license fee for
sssaying be. made so large as to be pro-
hibitory.
SsUenth-TAat crude petroleum be taxed
two or three cents gallon, and the tax on
refined reduced to fourteen or fifteen cents.
| Eighth-That the tax on publications be
laid on the press. work and binding.
Ninth-That the tariff on iron, particu-
larry rails, of which 1900 tuns were i'm
ported from Great Britain last year, should
be raised at least dollar aud half ton.
Tenth-To make the test of the yearly in
come derived from real estate its rental
value.
EIevsnth-To provide for summary and
inexpensive processes to recover small PEN
alties, and procure fortetures of small lots
of contraband goods.
The Commissioner of Internal Revenue
estimates that the Excise as it stands, and
if not cut down and tinkered by Congress
on the pressure of lobby delegations, will
yield three hundred millions year on the
present business of the country that ii
will pay the current expenses of the nation,
including interest at six per cent on the war
debt, and pay off the debt itself within
ninety years.
WAsHINGToH, Tuesday, Dec. 6, 1864.
NIB, STEVENS GOLD AND SILVER BILL.
The bill of Mr.. Stevens, introduced to-
day in the House of Representatives, de.
clares the fneuess of gold and silver, Uni
ted States coins; secondly, that a dollar
note issued by the government is of equal
value Ior all purposes as gold and silver
coin of like denomination; thirdly, that
a contract made payable in coin may be
payable in legal tender United States notes
and that no difference in sale or value
shall be allowed between them; fourth,
that after the passage of this bill, no per.
son shall receive or pay, or contract to
receive any profit or advantage tor gold or
silver, coin or bullion more than its:legal
value in lawful money, or any other arti-
Gle or commodity, or by any device, shift
or continuance whatever, and any person
thus offending shall be deemed guilty of
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