The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-02-20
CONGREssIONAL.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 10.

4 lntlUn "A bi tHlSC ptlCttic
TO be appointed by the Secretary of the
| Treasury, tn examine iuto and report up
on the subject of taxation, which was
amended by Mr. Clark, 10 the effect that
| they should also enquire into the man.
ner of the collection of the reyemeS.-
Laid over till Monday
| Mr.. Howard offered resolution Ia
give Miss Lucy A. Wright, of Richmond.
| Va. 81 500 fol aid rendered To our pris-
oners in rebel hands.
An unsuccessful effort was made Ia
make the bill to regulate commerce be-
tween the States, the special order for
Monday.
The army appropriation bill was then
| taken up.
| HoUsE-The House proceeded Ia act
| OH the amendment, reported yesterday
| from the committee OF the whole on the
state of the Union To the amendatory
internal revenue bill Nearly all the
| amendments reported We're concurred
in, while Others were reserved for special
votes.
The House cnncurred in keeping the
tax on ale, beer, and porter. at one dol
\ lar IA barrel, instead of ~ per cent. rs
now. Ofrailroads, steamboats,, lerryboats,
bridges, sc, the law is altered so as Ia
impose duty of - per cent ON the net
receipts under -, 900 and = per cent on
| the excess.
The amendment to impose Il tax of one
half of one per cent. on sales was reject
ed by voteof 62 against 10
The House cOnCurred 10y one majority
OH the amendment imposing Il tax OF ten
per cent. on State bank notes paid out by
National or State banks, on and after the
first of January next.
Mr. Stevens amendment taxing gold
sales ten per cent. was rejected ~
against "a.
The amendatOry revenue bill MAS then
passed
Among the amendments cOncurred III
were the following No man not enroll
ell tor military service, cases oi physlcai
debility excepted, shall he entitled 10
take out license as 4 pedlar IN all smo-
king tobacco tax of 30 cents per pound
shall be imposed, excepting on smoking
tobacco exclusively made OF stems, on
which the tax of H. cents shall imposed.
This is the only change in the amend
ment as reported by the committee OF
Ways and Means on that article.
All the amendments reported from the
committe of whole on state OF the Union,
were concurred in, excepting few re
served for Seperatc votes.
Mr.. Morrill, called attention to some Ot
them, including the tax on sales.
An amendment was adopted providing
that stamps may be affixed to deeds &C.,
writings or papers when the same have
been omitted or payment of the stamps
and penalty of $50, but where ii is sat
isfactOrally established that the same has
been omitted owing to inadvcrtance
or accident without wilful design,
stamps may be affixed merely on pay
ment for the stamps
The amendment to tax sales Oi per
cent. was not cOncurred IN, by % yeas To
rs nays.
The House voted on Nelson's amend
ment. that every National Bank or state
Bank Association shall pay tax of 10
Der cent. on the notes of any
State Bank paid out Oh and after the lst
of January next. The amendment was
ooncurred in 10y o. yeas against "a nays.
Mr. Brooks, who first voted IN the neg
ative. changed his vote to the aifirma-
tive, in order To move reconsideration
of the vote
A motion was then made 10 lay the
motion TO reconsider the vote on the Ia
Bile, which was carried by the casting
vote of the Speaker
SO the vote adopting amendment wd1
not reconsidcred.
The House next voted Oh Mr. stevens
amendment defining a bullion broker to
he one who buys or sells gold at a 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 license oi
a 900, or otherwise 10 be deemed guilty
of a misdemeanOr &c.
The House rejected the amendment -
yeas IS, nays "a.
The amendatory internal revenue bill
was then passed.
Mr. Schenck. from the committee Oh
Military Affairs, reported the following
Senate bills which were passed: 10 re
peal an act 10 remove the United States
Arsenal from ST Louls; authorizing the
President to appoint Second Assistant
Secretary of War, At $4,000 per annum;
providing for the publication OF full
army register; defining what shall con
stitute officers servants
Mr.. Schenck reported bill providing
that any person in the army charged
with An offence under the acts calling out
the militia. may be brought before the
commanding officer of his regiment Tor
trial, but nothing in this bill shall DE
construed 90 abolish the regimental or
garrison court martial; also bill author.
izing the President TO make transfers of
officers from the line 10 staff officers, &;..
also a bill for the better organization oil
the subsistence department. These bills
were severally passed.
Mr.. Schenck also reported bill TO es-
tablish in the War Department a bureau
for refugees and freedmen's affairs
| Mr.. Schenck said the bill made no dls-
tipction on account of color, but was in-
tended 10 provide for the relief OF Whre
refugees. The bill was passed
Mr., Garfield reported bill rom the
committee on Military Affairs, deterniin
inc the rank of officers re-entenng the
military service, and il was passed.
Mr. Farnsworth. from the committee
ON Military Affairs, reported a bill au-
tborizing the Northern Central railroad
company of Pennsylvania to construct
! branch road between the bOroughs OF
| York and Baltimore, in an air line TO
Washington, in order 10 facilitate mIli-
tary communication between Washing
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