Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1865-02-18
CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE.

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The credentials of Mr.. segar, thelsena.
tor elect from Virginia, to fill the vacancy
oecasioDed by the death of Mr.. Bowden
were presented, and laid on the table, tC
be acted upon by the next Congress-yeAs
10, noes 10. ~
The Committee on Elections reported
in favor of the admission of Messrs. Field
and Main as representatives from Louis.
lana, and Messrs. Jack and Johnson as
Representatives from Arkansas.
The House passed the, bill extending the
time for theJcompletiou of the land grants
to railroads in Missouri and Wisconsin.
The House then went into Committee of
the Whole on the amendatory internal
revenue bill. After various unsucce ssful
efforts made to amend the PROPOSE.
ton to tax sales one half of one per centum,
1t was adopted by majority.
The bill for the relief Of Major Bridge.
ham was passed. d.
The Honse reconsidered the vote by
which, several days ago, they rejected the
House bill extending the time for the COM
pletion of certain railroads in Michigan,
for which lauds had been granted. The
bill passed.
The House went into a Committee of
the Whole on an amendatory of the Inter-
nal Revenue Bill.
The Boutwell, amendment to tax sales
was pending.
Mr.. Thayer offered an amendment to ex-
cept manufactures and products from tax
on sales.
Mr.. Hooper was opposed to tax on sales,
but it It was carried. he desired to offer an
amendment to include all sales of stock
and bullion, and to exclude all agricultural
droduots. The measures proposed by the
Committee on Ways and Means, would
yield about $4OO, 900, 600. This, after pay
ing the ordinary expenses of the govern.
Inent, as they were before theiwar, and in
Guiding the interest on public debt, would
leave q surplus of $F0O, 600, 600, to- be
placed to the extraordinary expenses of the
war.
The question was stated to be on the
following amendment by Mr.. Boutwell,:
All persons selling under the provisions
Of this act or the sot to which it is an
amendment, and who are engaged In the
sale of goods, wares and merchandise, or
articles produced or manufactured, wheth-
er foreign or domestic, shall, within ten
days and after the first of every March,
make return under oath or affirmation,
ofthe amount of goods sold during the
month preceding, and shall pay thereon
tax of one-half of one per cent, and all
such persons in the collection Of the tag
imposed by this section shall be subjectto
the provision of the law relating to
to assessment and collection of taxes oa
the manufactures mentioned In the asth
section of the act to which this is an
amendment, so far as may be applicable.
1t was agreed to by SO yeas to Sc nays.
The HnnRA Pef0aaH RI 10 art nonk;aS,
4th of the bill proposing an additional tax
on articles mentioned in the Gath section of
the existing law, aud which includes ready
made clothing and all textile or knitted, or
felt fabrics of cotton, leather, &c.
Mr.. Hooper again offered his amendment
in lieu Of the present bank duties, to tax the
average amount of deposits ono tenth of
one per cent on the average monthly cir
oulstion, one fourth of one per cent after
July next, half of one per cent after the
3lst of December next. The amendment
was rejected by two votes. II,
Mr.. Wilson offered an amendment that
National and State banks and banking az.
sociations shall pay tax of 10 per cent on
the amount Of any State notes paid ont by
them after the 1st of January. Agreed to-
Mr.: Ingersoll moved that l2 cents instead
of cents gallon asprOpOsed by the COM
mittee on Ways and Means, on crude PEI
troleum, and after further proceedings the
duty was left as originally reported.
Mr.. Stevens offered a new section requir.
ing every bullion broker to take outIa Ii.
ceuse and pay 500, whether operating at
the brokers board or elsewhere.
Whoever shall deal without first OBJ.
tanning license shall be deemed guilty. of
a misdemeanor and be subject to penalty
of $4,000. Whoever buys, aud sells gold
bullion or coin above the value, for pur-
poses OF speculation, shall be deemed
bullion broker. fj - f
All sales Of gold, except for expectation
and to pay duties on imports or the public
debt, are to be taxed 10 per cent on each
transaction and sale
The amendment was adopted, by vote
of 81 against AZ. 5
The Committee then rose, the previous
question was ordered on concurriug on
various amendments of the Committee of
the Whole, and the House adjourned.
From Cairo and Relow.