Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1865-02-20

were the following: ...r
No man not enrolled for military service
Ceases Of physical disability excepted) shall
be entitled to take out license as pedlar.-
On all smoking tobacco, tax of IS cents
per pound shall be imposed, except on
smoking tobacco exclusively made of stems,
O.. which the tax shall be Is cents a pound.
This is theonly change in the amendment
as reported by the committee of Ways and
Means on that article. On diamonds and
emeralds, precious stones and limitations
thereof, and all other jewelry, the duty is
reduced to per cent. ad valorem. All
amendments reported from the committee
of the Whole on the State of the Union
were concurred in, excepting few reserved
for separate votes.
Mr.. Morrill, called attention to some OF
them. including the tax on sales. He said:
We may put the restrictions on foreign
trade, but within the vast area OF the Uni
ted States it is vital that we should have our
trade free. AS to the amendment of the
gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Ste
vens), proposing to tax gold sales, etcv II
any other gentleman had offered the propo-
sition he should have regarded it as absurd.
He trusted that the vote to-day in the
House NAV show that the vote in the COM
mittee of the Whole yesterday in favor OF
il was piyen in mere good nature. The
law heretofore passed OH that subject was
repealed because it could not be enforced.
| He expressed his satisfaction that the COM
mittee had unanimously agreed upon Dill
which would contribute so materially to the
support of the Government.
The House then concurred, by ~ against
| Gs, in striking out the proposed increase OF
| 80 cents a barrel on ale, beer, lager beer,
porter and other similar fermented LIQUORS.
| The tax on these articles therefore remains
at one dollar per barrel.
The House concurred in the amendment
| that substitute brokers pay license OF $llO
tor every substitute accepted.
An amendment was made to the lO35th
section of the present law, by imposing a
tax of 21% per cent on the net instead OF
gross receipts of railroads, canals, steam
boats, ships, barges, canal boats, vessels,
stages and vehicles for transporting passen-
gers and property for hire, &c, when the net
receipts are under $500 per annum, and 0
per cent. on excess of this amount. This
amendment was concurrcd in by Sc against
76. -.
An amendment was adopted providing
that stamps may be affixed to deeds, instru-
ments, documents, writings or papers,
where the same have been omitted, on pay
ment of stamps and penalty of $50; but
when it is satisfactorily established that the
same have been omitted owing to inadyert-
ence or accident, and without willful design,
stamps may be affixed merely on payment
for stamps.
The amendment to tax sales one-half of
per cent. waSnot concurred in, by 20 yeas
to 70 nays.
The House voted on Mr.. Nelson's amend
ment that every National bank or State bank
association shall pay tax Of 10 per cent
on the amount of notes OF any state Dank
or association paid out on and after the lst
of January next. The amendment was
concurred in by 6S yeas to 67 nays.
Mr. Brooks, who first voted in the mega
tive. changed his vote to the affirmative, in
order to move reconsideration OF the
vote.
A motion was then made to lay the mo-
tion to reconsider the vote on the table
which was carried by the casting vote OF
the Speaker. So the vote adopting the
amendment was not reconsidered.
The House next voted on Mr.. Stevens
amendment, defining bullion broker to be
one who buys or sells gold at price above
mint value, unless solely for the purpose OF
paving duties on imports or eXportation
and recurring every bullion broker to take
out a license of $1,000, or otherwise to be
deemed guilty of misdemeanor, and pay q
forfeiture of $1,000, and ten per cent. to be
paid on each sale and purchase OF gold.
The House rejected this amendment by
yeas 3S, nays o. Theamendatory lnterna
Revenue bill was then passed.
Mr.. Schenck, from the committee on Mil
itary Affairs, reported the following senate
bills, which were passed:
TO repeal an act to remove the U. 5. ar
senal from st. Louis; authorizing the Pres
ident to appoint second assistant Secreta
ry of War, at $1,000 per annum; providing
for the publication of q full army register
defining what shall constitute officers ser
wants.
Mr.. Schenck reported bill providing
that any person in the army charged will
an offense under the acts calling out tn,
militia may be brought before field officer
of his regiment for trial, but nothing il
this bill shall be construed to abolish regi-
ment or garrison court-martials; also bill
authorizing the President to make transfer
of army officers from line to staff officers
&C.; also bill for the better organization
of the subsistence department. These bill
were severally passed.
Mr.. Schenck also reported bill to es
tablish in the War Department bureau TO
refugees, and freedmen's affairs. Mr
Schenck said the bill made no distinction
on account of color, but was intended Il
provide for the relief of white refugees
The bill passed.
Mr. Yeaman, from committee on Militar.
Affairs, reported q bill to increase the pa.
of officers of the army below Brigade
Generals, and eXempting officers from in
come and war tax.
On motion of Mr.. Ross, an amendmen
was made increasing the pay of privates t
$50 month. The bill was recommitted t
the Military committee, who reported tn
bill as it was first introduced. Passed.
Mr.. Garfield reported bill determinin
the rank Of officers re-entering the militar
service. Passed.
Mr.. Farnsworth, from the committee O
Military Affairs, reported bill authorizin
the Northern Central Railroad of Pennsyl
vania and Maryland, or their assigns, t
. constructs a branch railroad between the boz
: ough of York and Baltimore, in air line
Washington, in order to facilitate postal an
!. military communication between Washing
{ ton and New York. The committee is au
thorized to increase its capital stock to So
. OOO,OOO. The road Is to be double tracl
} provided with appliances for transport;
. tion of troops, and to be completed in tw