Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1865-02-20
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REPORTED For THE DAILY RMpIRE
XXXVIIIlh Congress "a Session
WASHINGTON, February ls.
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ments reported yesterday from the Committee
of the Whole on the State of the Union TO the
amendatory Internal Revenue Bill Nearly
ali the amendments reported were cOneurred
in, while others were reserved for separate
votes .lH.0.4H
The amendment to impose tax Of half
per cent, on sales, was rejected by vote Of G2
against 10 g..1.
The House coneurred by one majority in
the amendment imposing a tax OF ten per
cent on State bank notes paid out by National
and State banks on and after the first Of jan
uary next
Mr.. Stevens amendment taxing gold sales
ten per cent, was rejected by 80 against
81,
The amendatory revenue bill was then
taken up.
Among the amendments concurred in, we're
the following No man not enrolled for mill.
tary service, cases Of physical disability eX-
cepted, shall be entitled TO take out license
as pedler .,4..... ............
On all emoking tobacco tax of thirty five
cents psr pound shall be imposed, excepting
on smoking tobacco exclusively made of
stems, on which the tax shall be fifteen cents
a pound. This is the only change OF the
amendment as reported by the Committee Of
Ways and Means on that article. On dia'
monds emeralds, precious stones, and imita-
tions thereof, and all other jewelry, the duty is
reduced to FIVE per cent Gd Ualorem
All the amendments reported from the Com
mittee of the Whole were concurred in, ex.
ceptiDg few reserved for separate votes
Mr. Morrill, called attention to some of them,
including the tax on sales. He said we may
put the restriction on foreign trade, but within
= r IL. "a =. I
that we should leave our trade free. As to the
amendment Of the gentleman from Pennsyl-
vania (Mr Stevens), proposing to tax gold
sales, II any other gentleman had offered the
proposition, he would have regarded 1t as ab.
surd He trusted that the vote to-day in the
| House may show that the vote in the Com
mittee OF the Whole, yesterday, in favor Of it,
was given in mere good motive. The law
heretofore passed on that subject was repealed
because il could not be enforced. He ex
pressed his satisfaction that the Committee had
unsninously agreed upon bill which would
contribute so materially to the support Of the
| Government
The House then concurred, by vote o
| II against 60, in striking out the propose
increase of fifty cents per barrel on ale, beer,
lager beer, porter, and other similar ferment
ed liquors The tax on these articles, there
tore, remains at 81 per barrel
The House cOncurrsd in the amendment
that substitute brokers pay license Of $ll0
for every substitute accepted
| An amendment was made to the l03d sec
tiou Of the present law, by imposing tax oI
two and one-half per cent on the net instead
OF gross receipts Of railroads, canals steam
| boats, ships, canal boats vessels, stage coach.
es, and vehicles for transporting passengers
or property for hire, &c., wherr net receipts
are under 81, 900 per annnm, and five per
cent on excess OF this amount This amend
ment was concurred in by sc against 76.
| An amendment was adopted, providing thai
stamps may be affixed TO deeds, Instruments
documents, writings, or papers where the
same has been omitted in paymeRt Of the
stamps, on a penalty of fifty dollars; but
where il is satisfactorily established that th,
same has been omitted, owing TO inadver
| tance, or accident, or without willfnl design,
stamps may be affixed merely on payment for
| the stamps,
The amendment to tax sales one-half o
one per cent was non-concurred in by 65 yea
10 70 nays.
The House concurred in Nelson's amend
ment that every National Bank or State
Bank association shall pAya tax OF ten pei
cent on notes Of any State Bank, or associa
ton, paid out on and after the lst Of January
next. Yeas 6s, nays 67.
Mr. Brooks, who fret voted in the mega
tive, changed his vote to the affirmative, il
order to move reconsideration Of the vote
A motion was the n made to lay the motion
TO reconsider the vote on the table, which wa
carried by the casting vote Of the Speaker
So the vote adopting tho amendment was no
reconsidered, aud the amendment was cl,nch
cd,
The House next voted on Mr.. Stevens
amendment defining a bullion broker to b
one who buys or sells gold alta price abov'
mint value, unless solely for the purpose o
paying duties on imports, or for expectation
aud requiring every bullion broker to taxi
out a license Of 81 900, or otherwise to b
deemed guilty Of misdemeanor, and pa
forfeiture of 5000, and ten per cent to b.
paid on each sale and purchase Of gold. Re
, jected Yeas, 3s; nays 81.
The GmsnddtOTy IRterHdI Repsnue Bii
IOas then passed,
Mr. schenck, from the Committee on Mill
tary Affairs, reported ihs following Senat
Bills, which we're passed
! To repeal an act to remove the U. s. Al
senal from st. Louis.
Authorizing the President TO appointed Ss'
ond Assistant Secretary Of War, at - 900 pc
annum.
T Providing for the publication of full Al
my Register.
Defining what shall constitute ofieera SCI
Vahts,
Mr.. Schenck also reported bill providiR
that any person in the army charged with a
offenae under the acts calling out the miltAr
,,ay Ia h.onuht hafnra tha offiaara of hia re-,