Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1865-02-17
CONGRESSIONAL.
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HOUSE.

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The House passed the Senate bill for "a,
establishment of steam mail service be
tween the United States and China and
Japan. ia ll @ c
The House then passed joint resolutiGr
to muster out of old regiments such non
commissioned officers and privstes as en-.
listed for thu uneXpired terms Of such reg
iments with the assurance and understand,
ing that they should be mustered out with
them. sTa5 e.
The amendment to the Internal Revenue
Bill was taken up. s,ess g. go Ll
THE amendment under debate was the
one heretofore offered by Mr.. Hooper, the
object of which is to restrain, by an in
creased tax, the oVer-isue Of bank notes,
and TO compel State Banks TO come under
the National Banking Law.
| g Various amendments we're offered aud
rejected including one by Mr.. Wilson
restraining National Banks from paying
out other than National currency, and
State Banks from issuing or paying out any
other than National currency after the lst
of January, 1855. -a s.I
Mr.. HooperSs amendment WIS reported,
leaving the tax on banks IS in the law.
The amendment proposed by the Com
mittee on Ways and Means, assessing 3
duty of five per cent on excess Of incomes
over $500, and ten per cent on excess Of
incomes over $4,000.
There Wss an amendment also to col
lect the duty on incomes derived from
bank and other dividends, and collect ten
per cent only on excess of incomes over
$4,000.
Mr.. Alcona offered an amendment that
the special income tax does not apply to
incomes of officers of the army and navy
for 1864, who have since been discharged
for disability or wounds contracted in ser
vice, or by the expiration of the term Of
service, and any such tax which has been
paid shall be refunded. Rejected.
EVENING SESSION.
A resolution was adopted instructing the
Committee on the District Of Columbia to
inquire whether persons have not been
sold out of jail to substitute brokers, if so,
how many, and who obtained the money.
The House went into Committee Of the
Whole Oh the smendascry Internal ReTe-
nue. Bill. --...5.... .....s -.
The section providing the duty of six
cents per pound on cotton till July, 1856,
and after that date five cents, payable in
coin, having been read, Mr.. Stevens NOV
ed to strike out the words payable in
CON-" A debate followed, after which
Mr.. Stevens amendment was adopted.
Mr., Miller proposed duty of 8 cent
on cotton. Rejected.
Mr.. Holman offered resolution to re-
Sorghum. Rejected.
Mr.. Boutwell, offered 8 new section to
tax sales OF ! per cent, pending which the
House adjourned. ssy'.s
A bill was passed to pay the American
Colonization Society for recaptured Afri-
cans in Liberia. @ .r
Mr.. Wilson introduced q bill to in
crease the deficiency of the staff Of the
army It provides that the staff officers
of an army or q department Of more thsn
8 corps shAll have the rank and pay or
Colonel of Cavalry, and less than corps
and more than Division that Of Lieu
tenant Colonel, and less than Division
that Of Major. Referred to the Military
Committee.
The bill TO regulate commerce between
states was taken up.
After Mr.. Ten Eyck's remarks in oppo-
sition to the bill, it was postponed till Sst-
urday.
The Naval Appropriation Bill was con-
sidsred, and all the amendments Of the
Finance Committee affecting the sppTopri.
alton concurred in. The last section of the
bill, providing for additional midshipmen
from each Congressional District, was
stricken out.
Mr.. Wilson offered an additional section
postponing the time for the restoration Of
the Naval Academy at Annapolis for two
years from the 1st of May next. Rejected.
Mr.. Wade offered an amendment for the
of 8 Board of Admiralty,
similar to that offered in the House few
days ago. -..... 49,.
Pending it's consideration, the Senate
adjourned. .r