Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1865-02-20

Auon, Wnlcn was amended by Mr.. Clark, e
the effect that they should also inquire ins
to the manner of the collection of the rev.
enues. Laid over until Monday.
Mr.. Howard offered resolution to give
Miss Lucy A. Wright, of Richmond, Va,
800 for aid rendered to our prisoners
in rebel hands.
AnunsuooessfuI effort was made to make
the bill to regulate commerce between the
States the special order for Monday.
The army appropriation bill was then
HOUSE.
The House proceeded to act on amend
ments reported yesterday from the Com
mittee of the Whole, on the State of the
Union, to the amendatory Internal Rsve.
nue. bill. Nearly all of the amendments
reported were concurred in, while others
were reserved for separate votes.
The House concurred in keeping the tax
on ale, beer, and porter; ct one dollar per
barrel, instead of two and one. half per
cent. on railroads, steamboats,, ferry
boats, bridges, DC, the law is altered so as
to impose duty of 81 per cent. ON the net
receipts under $4,000, and 5 per cent. ON
the excess.
The amendment to impose tax of over
one half of one per cent on sales was re.
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The House coucurred by one majority in
the amendment imposing q tax of ten per
cent on State bank notes paid out by Ma.
ttonal or State banks on and after the lat
of January next.
Mr.. Stevens amendment taxing gold
sales ten per cent was rejected by q vote
of 50 against "a.
The amendatory Revenue bill was then
passed.
Among the amendments concurred in
were the following:
ono man not enrolled for military ser.
vice, cases of physical debility excepted,
shall be entitled to take out license as a
pedler. On all smoking tobacco tax of
30 cents per pound shall be imposed, ex-
cepting on smoking tobacco exclusively
made OF stems, on which there shall be q
tax of 10 cents per pound"
This is the only change in the amend.
ment as reported by the Committee of
Ways and Means on that article.
All ameudmeu reported from the Com
mittee of the Whole on the State of the
Union were concurred in, excepting q few
reserved for seperate votes. Mr.. Morrill,
called attention to some of them, including
the tax on sales. He said that we may put
the restriction on foreign trade, but With
in the limits of the United States it is vital
that Weshould leave our trade free. As to
the amendment of the gentleman from
Pennsylvania, Mr.. SteVens,) proposing
to tax gold sales, &C., if any other gentle.
mau had offered the proposal, he should
have regarded it as absurd. He trusted
that the vote to-day in the House might
show that that vote in the Committee of
the Whole on yesterday was in favor of it,
and was given in pure good nature. The
law heretofore passed on that subject was
repealed because it could not be enforced.
he expressed his satisfaction that the Com.
mittee had unanimously agreed upon bill
which would contribute so matorIalIy to
the support of the Government.
The House then concurred, by "a against
6S, in striking out the proposed increase
of 90 cents barrel on ale, beer, porter, or
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 shall pay license
of $40 for every substitute accepted. An
amendment was made to the l03d section
of the present law, imposing tax of 81
per cent. on the nett interest of gross re-
ceipts on railroads, steamboats,, ships,
barges, coal boats, vessels, stage coaches
and vehicles for transporting passengers or
property, for hire. &c, when the nett re-.
seipts are under So, 900 per annum, and 8
per cent. on the excess of this amount.
This amendment was concurred in, by Sc
against 76.
An amendment was adopted providing
that stamps may be affixed to deeds,. in
struments, writings or papers, where the
same has been omitted in payment of the
stamps and penalty of $50; but when it
has been satisfactorily established that
the san 9 has been omitted owing to mad
verteuce or accident, and without wilful
design, stamps may be affixed merely on
payment for the stamp.
The amendment to tax sales one-half of
one per cent was non concurred in, by 65
yeas to rs 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 notes of any State bank paid
out on and after the LIST of January next.
The amendment was concurred in, by SO
yeas to ct nays.
Mr.. Brooks, who frst voted in the ne
gative. changed his vote to the affirmative,
in order to move reconsideration Of the
vote.
A motion was then made to lay the mo
ton 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 rsconsidered.
The House next voted on Mr.. Stevens
amendment defining a bullion broker to be
one who buys or sells gold at price above
the mint value, unless solely for the
purpose of paying duties on imports or for
expectation, and requiring every bullion
broker to take out a license of 81, 900, or
otherwise to be deemed guilty of INSIDE
mesnor, and q forfeiture of $500, and ten
per cent. to be paid on each sale aud pur-
chase of gold. The House rejected this
amendment, yeas 80 nays "a.
The amendatory Internal Revenue bill
was then passed.
Mr.. scheock, from the Committee on
Military Affairs, reported the following
Senate bills, which were passed, to repeal
an act to remove the United States Arsenal
from.St. Louis; authorizing the President