The New York herald., 1865-02-19

the Stae she unon 70 tho Amendatory Internal Reve
Among the amendments ooncured /. were tho follow
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sical disability excepted, shall be entitled 70 take ous
license as pedlsr
On all smoking tobacco tax Of thir.y-aye cents .
pound shall bs imposed, excepting on smoking Tobacco
exclusively made Of STEMS wh oh the tax shall DO
nfteen cents pound This is the only change in the
amendment as reported by the Committee OF Ways and
On diamonds emolds precious stones and limitations
thereof and =. other ,wery tho duty Is reduced 70 nve
All the amendments reported from tho Committee Of
the Whole on tho State OF the Onion concured in
with the exception OF few reserved for separate votes
Mr. MORRILL,, (rep) OF w. called attention To some OF
them, including the tax on sales He said we may In
the restriction foreign trad but within the
OF the United States t is vital hst we should
leave our trade free As 10 tho amendm OF the gen.
tieman fron pennsyivana tMr stevens) proposing TO
tar gold sales DC, II any other gentleman had offered
the proposition he sho Id have regarded as absurd He
trusted that the vote to-day in he House may show that
the vote In the Comm u o OF the Who'll, vest ,rdAy in
favor Of 1t given In good nature The law
heretofore passed that subject repealed
the committee had unanimously agreed upon bill which
would contribute 70 materially TO the support Of the gov
The House then coucurrcd by vote Of Y against eS
In striking out the proposed increase of fifty bar
rcl on ale beer lager bier porter and other similar fer
mentcd liquors. The tax these articles, therefore,
remains at one dollar a barrel
The House also concurred in the amendment that sub
sue brokers pay license OF $l0 for every substitute
accepted.
An amendment made to the one hundred and third
section OF the present law imposing OF two and
ceipts OF railroads canals steamboats,, ships barges
canal boats vessels stage coaches and vehicles fer
Transporting passengers or property os hire &C. where
centum the excess Of this amouM
This amendmont was concurred in by vote Of 50
An amendment was adopted providing that stamps may
be affixed to deeds instrumental documents writings
papers where the same has been omitted payment Of
n. hutx xuh n aafi
factorly established the has been omitted owing
inadvertence or accident and without wilful design,
The amendment to tax sales onehalf OF per
was non-concurred In by vote Of yeas g. nays T6 a.
follows
a1x Ada As Ashley Baldwin q
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ks..os Rssy koss u
Or % Morn Il
hs0ne Mysr, sssop Norton Sds oNsn & Pa Per
koSSn:oi n L. sS.nss, sssaacS smith, s%sSss. spsid
OF
s.sy a. s.s ssa. sss
Br0o%.l sISwn q " Va ohsnsr clay CoSoI,h, ooI Or.
ns1 q u S nssS
M,1sa L' 1sG5z a Mss sy.
Rollins M cs kpss Of .e Ees ssoe
Ward washbarns Of H. whaisy Joseph W. White Wilson.
Winneiu, WOOdDrloge.
The House then voted on Mr. Nelson's amendment,
that every national bank State bank association shall
pay tax Of ten per centum on the amount Of notes q
any State bank association paid out by them on and
The amendment conCurred in by yeas es nays OF,
gssnsn Blaine BLOW SoatysI, BOYD. braSdssss Bsec%'
Of n. T., Kno! Ltuejohn, LopgyeaT; Marvin, McClurg.
Fts, Rice q Mass Rice ef Me- schsnck, ssSodsld shan
Epson @ q NJ S.a Mass: an
Of
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e. kssain aag
Whs.s1, Joseph w. White, winSsd, Fernando WOOD
Mr.. BROOKS, (opp) ofN. Y, who nrst voted in the
negative changed his the Affirmative In order TO
move q reconsideration OF the vote
motion was then made 70 lay the motion 70 recon-
slider the vote on the table, which carried by tho
casting vote Of the Speaker tho vote adopting the
amendment was not reconsidered.
Tho House next voted on Mr.. Stevens amendment do
ning bullion broker 70 be who buys sells gold
purpose Of paving duties on impos or for sxportaton
and requiring every bullion broker to tako out license
o. Sne o. Ssne1w:s 70 30
sand dollars and ten per cenum 70 DO paid on each sale
and purchase Of gold.
Tho HOUSE rejected this amendment by yeas 49, nays
~, % follows
s.s; SssI s.:s Ran:
Sys1
spsadins s.sysq: Up:Su,. %nds,, wilson, ' :.
mold BALDWIN Of as::, Blaine SiEs soassei brcof.,
W. ' 3 S,' & :s:s
Davis Of n r. paw:on Dsming, Dsn;cn. Dixon,
FSe &s.aa
kees
e isr1 K nePHsy Ls 9. M
=. E aor as;l.. q osIe, Ios.,:ea Nelson noble ossl
&
s.sele q y, stuart sweat Thaye! Tcvnssnd, Tracy,
M wsS,'s joseph " WHITE
Williams, Winfield, Fernando Wood, Yeaman.
The amendatory Internal Revenue bill then passed
MILITARY HILLS rRoN rHn SENATE PASSED.
Mr. Scnncx, (rep.) Of Ohio from the Committee on
Military Affairs, reported the following Senate bills which
To repeaia an act remove the United States Arsenal
from 81 LouiA
Authorizing the President 10 appoint Second Assist
ant Secretary Of War, at "a, 600 per annum.
Provdingfor the publication OF fun Army Register.
Defining what shall constitute ofacers' servants
MIs REPORTED HOUSE MILITARY CoMnrrTu AND
PASSED.
Mr.. SoaEScx also reported bin providing that any
person In the army charged with oncnse under the
acts calling out the militia may be brought before the
hed officers Of his regiment for trial but nothing this
bill shall be construed 70 abolish regiment garrison
courts martial.
Also bill authorizing the President TO mako transfers
OF army officers from the line 10 staff officers &c.
Also bill for the better organization Of the Subsist
ence Department.
These bills were severaly passed.
Mr. ScHKSCK also reported bill 70 establhh in the War
Department . Bureau for Refugees and Frcedmen's D
Affairs.
Mr. SCKScK said the bill made no distinction on ac-
count Of color but intended TO provide for the relief
Of white refugees
The bill was passed
Mr. YEAxAS, (opp) OF Ky, from the Committee on
Military Affairs reported bill 70 increase the pay Of ON
Of the army below the grade OF brgader generals
and exemptng officers from the income and war tar.
On motion OF Mr. Roes, opp Of Ill, an amendment
was made increasing the pay Of prvates 70 twenty dol
lars q month.
The bill was then recommtted 70 the Military Commit
toe who subsequently reported the bill orig
naly introduced, and II was passed.