The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-02-24

extending the time TOR the completion Of car
tain railroads In Michigan. and for which landa
had been granted. B1l passed.
The House went into COMMITTEES of the
Whole on the amendatory Internal revenue bin.
one-haf per cent. was pending. -,
Mr.. Thayer offered an amendment to except
manufactures and produce from tax on sales.
Mr. Hooper opposed the tax on sales. but II
Il was carried, he desired the amendment to
include all sales of stock and bullion, and to
exclude all agricultural products. The meas
ures proposed by the Committee on Ways and
Means would yield about $4OO, OOO, 600.
the government Is they were before the war,
and including the interest on the pubic debt
would leave surplus of $2OO, OOO. 600 70 be APP
pied to the extraordinary expenses OF the war:
The House refused to strike out Section
of the bill proposing an additional tax on ar
ticles mentioned in the 18th Section OF the ex-
sting law. and which includes ready made
Clothes and all textile, or knit or felt fabrics OF
cotton, leather, copper, iron, caps, pickles. nm
brellaa or parasols, CLUES and gelatin, powder,
sugars, turpentine. and many other articles. -
Mr.: Hooper again offered an amendment in
lieu OF ths present bank duties to tax the
average amount of deposits one tenth OF one
per cent; average monthly circulation quar-
ter OF one per cent. after the Sd of December
next. line amendment was rejected by two
majority. rsl sat-.ti.a.. t'-..EI e..1 ~ o.
Mr.. Wilson offered an amendment that the
National and State banks and banking associa-
tions shall pay o tax Of 10 per cent on the
the amount of any State hank notes paid out
by them after the1sI OF January. Agreed to.
Mr.. Ingersoll moved that 10 cents instead of
6. cents a gallon as proposed by the Committee
of Ways and Means on crude petroleum, and
after further proceedings the duty was left as
originally reported, viz: 6 cents per gallon
A new Section was offered requiring every
bullion broker to take out license and pay
81 900 therefor, whether operating at the brOk-
ers board, or observation-disclosures shall thus
deal without first obtaining license shall be
deemed guilty of q misdemeanor, and be sub
ject to penalty of 81, 600. Whoever buys and
sells gold, bullion or coin above the mint value
for the purpose of speculations, shall be deem
ed bullion broker. '1l 81 EE4.! DGh .se1g
All sales of gold except for transportation
to pay duty on imports and interest on the
public debts are to be taxed 10 per cent on
each purchase and sale. The amendment was
lost BY vote of 81 against 36. The Commit
tee then rose. a.-- 1...E T.t!u- 81 -sst
The previous question was then ordered on
concurring on various amendments of the
Committee of the Whole, and the House adj
- - a@ HOUSE. a.4w 1aa ..,as.
.. .seA .., WASHINGTON, Feb. 18. p,
The House proceeded to act on amendments
reported yesterday from the Committee of the
Whole on the State of the Union to the amen
datorY Internal Revenue bill. 'lt ~.
Nearly all the amendments reported were
concurred in, while Others were reserved TOR
separate votes. ,r.-.,-.-,,. - - Il
Tie House concurred in keeping the tax on
ale, beer and porter at one dollar per barrel.
Instead of ~ per cent as now upon the
upon the gross receipts of the railroads, steam
boats, ferry boats, bridges &C., the law is al
tered SO as to impose duty Of ~ per cent on
nett receipts under $500, and per cent. on
the excess IL. n. .....lMOA.. = G-.nlsIln