Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1865-03-04

white refugees upon equal footing, under
the direction of the Secretary Of War. Il
limits the number of assistant commissions
ers to ten, and provides for the renting oi
lands in lots of forty acres each, with an
opportunity for purchase st the end oi
three years.
The tax on sales was abandoned by the
Senate conferees.
Both houses have agreed to appoint
Commissioners to sit during the recess to
examine into the subject OF taxation.
Savings Banks are taxed one-hsR Of
one per cent. on their deposits to take place
on the lst of May.
Freight and passel from one part of
the United States another, passing
through foreign countries, shall pay the
same as passing through other parts Of the
United States.
The report of the Committee of c :
enee was adopted by large msjori
Mr.. Dawes was temporarily elected to
fill the chair.
Mr.. Cox, of Ohio, offered the following
resolution:
Resolved, That the thanks of the House
be rendered to Hon. Schuyler Oolfax for
the dignifed, able and courteous discharge
of the duties of Speaker during the present
Congress.
The resolution was adopted, fur votes
in the negative.
SENATE.
Large numbers of reports from commit
tees were made, which we're concurred in
and the committees discharged.
A resolution was unanimously adopted
asking the Secretary Of War for state
ment of monies paid the Baltimore g. Ohio
Railroad for the transportation OF troops
Eince the beginning of the war.
The post route bill was taken up, and
several amendments were made thereto.
The tariff bill was then taken up. An
was adopted exempting goods
imported 70: the Sanitary Fair at Chicago
from duty.
AR amendment was adopted placing 8
duty of two and half cents per pound on
wrought iron tubes.
An amendment was adopted providing
that parties who contracted with the Gov
ernment before the increased tariff, to de-
liver foreign goods, shall be allowed the
increase on tG contract price.
An amendment was adopted reducing
the railroad iron from fifteen to ten cents
per hundred pounds.
An amendment was adopted permitting
the importation of machinery for the man
1facture of hemp and fax fabrics for one
year from the passage of the bill.
The Tariff Bill was then passed.
The thanks of the Senate were unsni-
mously given to the Vice President for the
able discharge of his duties as presiding
officer of the Senate.
A bill extending the time for the con-
struction of certain lsnd-grant railroads in
Michigan was passed.
A bill regulating fees for inspecting ves-
,els on the Lakes was passed.
A billrepesling section 9Th of the act in
addition to the several acts, concerning
.he commercial intercourse between the
Oysl and insurrectionary states was taken
lp.
The Secretary authorizes the appoint
nent of Treasury agents to purchase and
jell products of the states in insurrection,
with certain restriction.
An amendment was adopted requiring
he delivery of all captured cotton to
Treasury agents, vouchers to be Civ
IN to the owners, payable at the end of the
var.
An amendment was adopted for punish
ng persons passing rebel bond notes or
Grip. The bill was then passed, and the
Senate went into extra session.
The House bill to amend the act to pro-
ride national currency was passed.
Mr.. Sherman, from the Committee Of
Conference on the Revenue Bill, made the
report:
The amendment of the Senate restrict
ng the amount to be paid for clerk hire
was disagreed to.
The House agreed to the amdndment
not to tax minors whose receipts do not ex-
iced $1,000 per year.
The amendment to exempt bibles and
estsmsnts from taxation was struck out.
The tax on cigars was placed at SO per
1000 without regard to quality.
The amendment to tax the gross instead
IF net receipts of corporations was agreed
10.
The tax on Savings Banks was agreed
10.
The sections about cotton was stricken
put and the tax on that article remains as
heretofore.
The amendment postponing the tax on
State Bank Issues until July was agreed to.
The amendment to appoint three COM
nissioners to consider the subject of taxa
on was agreed to.
The report was adopted, 80 to 9.
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