The New York herald., 1866-05-19


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made; and IN The case The death
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be colder sailor marine. propsr repre-.
any and ali Soans arsady 'p PAID or
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paid a Sosrs for each month Of
per year; and the case any sailor or marine 70 whom
bounty paid as shall iossshsr with ,aeh prze and
any Hs sS ai'sa s'f'
.la Be paid 70 any soldier saio,
10 Of ~ .ssssa ss S. ~ A.
application or request unless such discharge OBJ
sssa a ss
bounty paid any saSer sailor or marine
psren guardians or other person or on the ground Of
sxc And be II further enacted That whenever sppnca-
or sns s ss y . sSs
giving the name o tho county and State In which 4 is st
nsy his services ses.is,nen
T no s
amount dus shall to be transmitted 70 such claimant
nsy Or agent which hs be paid 70 sse"
n person or transmitted to such address the attorney
sre And be II further enacted Ihs. any attorney
than aye dollars for the prosecution eam under the
s S upon stSsS :ss Rz
sa ssAa h Ssss Ss
sssndsd from clam. q any nature whatever
fu5hSr 4 sa.Ss9S the
aayi.. Of two credible w'nssse. tha, he the dsnleal
ders drafts be made negotiable until after such dennc
sac T. And be IT further enacted, Th~ /, shall be
lawful Tor soldier sailor marine 70 ,rsnser assign,
any other papers purpose assign
ssTsins sas amy .s sssa SSsss
barriers or sales heretofore made are hereby declared aq
any such soldier. ssiios or mar me- v " "
soldier sailor or ane or q Ss proper Ay
Of or tho ss A''d "''' ''A' from
THE TAX BILL
The House then went into the Committee OF tho
Whole the state OF the Union, Mr. Dawes tho chair
and resumed the consideration Of tho Tax bin tho para
graph before the committee being that relating 10 the
manufacture OF tobacco snun and cigara
An amendment, offered by Mr. sIkvENs rep) OF Pa
Who work for others from ,ss prosn roaans evsry
person who makes cigars 70 keep
book Of AL the cigars made BY him. and 70 deliver
considerable discussion, adopted.
The limit Of i've days for having cigars packed and In
spected was, motion OF Mr. 0EvEx extended 70 fifteen
me proceeds Of forfeiture are to be distributed between
| the seizure as provided by Law.
M wnsos offered An amendment to tho ninety third
facturcd articles except refined petroleum. refined coal
oil, gold and silver, sprtuons and malt liquors, manu-
any person his family where the product does not
coed the OF thousand dollars per between
one % hossno rS do % AN nnd nss thousand dollars the Tag
the employ the manufactures made for others
The smendmcnieJa tho tax.
Morrill, opposing the latter Q considerable debate Mr.
Sloan, Allison and Harding OF i.Apd Messrs Wilson
Tns amendment was finally adopted sustaining ."
wSh %ss psrerssos ~ y e. ana after much dson
Le Blosd welker Grswold Dodge, conEi ns. 9gi, gn,,,
xaro s1ees x %, oso o. and p, sSsd no
are are hereby sa,hor,sd 70 add the tax imposed BY law 70
'nr Sm pnce per thousand cubic feet gas sold %
and one .ss.tised for IL imposinS on cose. roa. o.
ground upon srSsnd spices and dry mustard and upon
out % exemption Of P5s.'ucs under 81, 900
NJ hAsDAL, OF "a. .,ovcd an amendment rcquripS
stamp annexed; six months t1.. oasscs .ro doars
and half and on twelve months trss passes, hvc dot
and realize large amount as he unders,.od that hs
Pennyyana railroads alone issued during the year four
Mr. McasnI, trsp) Of w. suggested that the prososi.
Ton might be proper one be, ,ha, The par. Of tue ei
On that suggestion the amendment Was Withdrawn
temporarily
ing tax Of i've psr cent on phosog phs ke instead of
the present system of attaching stamps
II
! sion the amendment withdrawn.
paragraph was added imposing tax Of i've per cent
nd vAlorem on gun cotton.
Mr. wnsc- moved to amend by esempdng rcspcra
mowers and thrcshng machines from the Of iree
per cent. In order 70 have them placed upon tho free
After much discussion the smsndmcn, was adopted
Mr.. wcoDBRipcr, rep) Of VI, the same amend
ment in reference 10 scai,s, which was rejected
Mr. wAsnsums, rsp) Of Mas, moved the same
amendment In reference 10 brooms and wooden wares
Without action upon 70 The committee, after dispcsns of
].
rnK COTTON.
Duncan Sherman % Co. Brown Brothers pe.ase auS oS 3.
ers Of the city Of New York sgains, ave cents
Apound on cotton.
czcrs of Bath, ~ Y, favor o, Increasing
ruE rsToSoLoc'cAL sour1r ov pmIADxymA
Mr. 0NrLL 'rsp % Pa presented the memorial OF
phia asking for appropriation Of % 900 per annun
be expended Ia the publication circulation OF the
monthly periodical call d The Practical En0moIoessf
Referred 10 the Committee on Agriculture.
cOzsuNcAnos rRon TIE sscprrAHv or rpEAsupv
ErLtuos roygv
Tho SrrlKKn presented tommu from the Sec
retary the Treasury In response the House resou
uon Of the 9Th o. April on ih subject Of prize money
TrsSrlv.u. cosrsrsp uxnros oA.E
ss Ke.rs ssss ps ,s 90 se ~ Contested
ferred 10 the COMMITTEES on Eccsons
egsHnAL DsnArs on sArvspAv
On motion OF W. scHEscE, opposed by Mr. MoRnnf,
confined 20 general debate In tho Conlt.c OF tho
Whole, On tho Presidents annual m sage
The Houso theD at half past four O'Clock sdjourred
Coins. weights and Measures.
REPORT Nv NON. ,. A. KAssox ON THg nErnIcAL
SrfTEM.
Hon. A. Kasson, OF Iowa, on thursday presented 10
The United States senate long aud able report on tho
advantages cf tho me.rcsi ystm Of coins weights and
measures subatitnte Tor The imperfect system now
In use which ID very valuable button 10 practical
science II UNDERWOOD that Mr. kasson has been aided
IN he preparation d this rrfort by Professor Norton OF
Yale College. who sas appolted by the Nsnonal Aesdc.
my Of Sciences " Investigate this mpor ant subject The
following an abstract Of the principal features u tho
report
The United States early established the decimal systu,
OF coinage, and now only remains considered how
common standard Of International yaIues fr The uss
Of all civilized and commercial nations may be ost c1n-
vcnenty established. lLe Only spensae condition
of this uniformity of value n that The standard unit
with IA divisions and multipes used in conmerce tbss,
should be In 81 cosptriss an equal q gold or a
silver WITH eyed pfopo!qn q alloy Each naiioa vail
retain it own devices and leecnds and white common
would bs .~<xA