The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1865-02-25
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X11VIIIth Cengress-2a sessien


Tor military services, case of physical dis
ability excepted, shall be entitled to tax
out llcense as q pedlar-On all smoking
tooacco tax OF IS cents per pound shall b
imposed, excepting on smoking tobacc'
exclusively made of stems, on which tn
tax shall be Is cents per pound; this is thu
only change il amendment as reported by
the committee Of ways aud means on tina
article. On diamonds, emeralds. precious
stones and limitations, and all other jewel
~, the duty is raised to 5per cent. ad valo
rem.
The amendment to impose tax Of ont
han OF one per cent. on sales was rejected
by vote of 81 against IS.
The House concurred by one majority il
Amendment imposing . tax of 10 per cent
on State Bank notes paid out by Nationa!
or State Banks on and after the LIST of Jan.
uary next.
+ Mr.. STEVENS amendment taxing gold
sales ten per cent, was rejected by SO to 81.
The amendatory revenue bill was then pas
sed. a
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2O.-HoUsE.-O On
on the District of Columbia was instructed
to inquire whether the allegations that per-
sons who were confined IN the city jail for
criminal ofenses are sold to substitute
brokers and placed in the army.
FERNANDO WOOD offered aresolutiou
requesting the Secretary of the Treasury to
consider the expediency of exporting to
foreign markets for sale all the cotton now
in the hands Of the Government, so as to
obtain for the Government the advantage
OF the higher price in Europe for that arti-
Gle, importing coin to this extent, thus en-
HANGING the credit of the Government and
reducing the premium on gold and ex-
change, with other advantages. Objection
was made and the resolution went over.
Mr.. cox offered resolution calling on
the Secretary of the Treasury to commu-
nicate to the House what amount of gold
there is in the Treasury, If any, not ueces-
sary for the payment Of the interest on the
public debt, and for the sinking fund which
mas been sealed under the act of March
18th, 1864, what amount of rates of premi.
nm, and the names of the agents engaged
in the transaction. Ths resolution was ia
bled by two majority.
The House, by three majority, refused to
lay on the table the resolution heretofore
offered by MI. Eldridge, calling upon the
President and Secretary of State and the
Secretary Of War, to furnish list Of per-
sons held in confinement, but not guilty of
offences alleged against the Government,
with the particulars on this subject. Fur.
ther action on the resolution was terminal
ed by the expiration of the morning hour.
The Speaker laid before the House q
y
in response to . resolution calling for q
copy Of General Morgan's report relative
to the evacuation OF Cumberland Gap. The
Secretary of War says it cannot, for rea-
sons mentioned, be properly furnished
Referred to the COmmittee on Military AT.
fairs.
The House proceeded to the considera-
ton Of the bill providing government for
the States sUbverted or OverthrOwn by the
rebellion.
Mr.. DAVIS, of Maine, opposed the bill
at length. It was not founded on any
principle commonly called the war power
OF the Government. The very first section
provided for the appointment of officers,
who will be multiplied to thousands, to
and wretched citizens Of the rebellious
States. It would afford an asylum for
broken.down politicians, whose presence
would darken the heavens like the locusts
of EgypE In addition to these illsthe peo-
pie would be made the objects of free plum
der. He said the bill proposed TO levy
taxes to the precise amount to which the
year before they went into rebellion. The
provisions Of the bill, If carried out, in
stead Of winning back the people to loyal
", would have the effect of alternating them.
He expressed an earnest desire that the
Government should be re-established by
loyal citizens and not placed at the
mercy of the aggravated people in
based on the erroneous policy that there
could be no Government unless formed by
the majority. The loyal people of the
Southern States should be left to work out
their original law in their own way. He
hoped that this bill, prescribing aa iron
rule, would fail to become a law.
SENArE.-Mr. WILSON introduced q
~ 1mAo 81
Of internal revenue for clerks,and station.
cry, which was ordered printed.
Mr.. COLLAMER, from the committee
on the Library, reported the House resolu-
ton to provide for the purchase of Mr..
Powell's picture Of the Battle of Lake Erie
for IS, 600, with request that it pass.
Mr.. BROWN from the Military Commit
tee, reported back the resolution Of thanks
to Gen. Thomas, with an amendment Civ
Jag thanks also to Admiral Lee.
Mr.. WILSON from the Military Com
:nistee, reported adversely on the perition
Of certain Provost Marshals, asking for
a. increase OF pay. He stated that the
Committee were opposed TO increasing the
pay OF those officers.
Mr.. WILSON r,0ved to reconsider the
vote on the army appropriation bill for the
Mr.. Trumbulrs amendment removing all
distinctions OF rank and pay between reg
ular and volunteer officers, was passed.
Mr.. WILSON read extensively from q
letter of an army officer stating that Mr..
Trumbuli's amendment, would place Gen.
Sherman below great many other Major
Generals, whose commissions 40 volun-
teers were Of prior dates 70 his commission
discussion il which TRUMBULL, sHER-
NAN, BROWN and WILSON participa-
ted.