Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-06-23
AANEN n UJNIhESS.
Railroads TO the Northwest
THE INTERNAL FAX BILE.
The Constitutional Amendment.
A MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT.
European Troops in W exico.
DC. dc. &c.
DC. dc. &c.
&c.
WASHINGTON. juno q. 1865.
SENATE

DC. dc. &c.
WASHINGTON. June q, 1866.
SENATE.
RAILROADS.
Mr.. Edmonds from the majority of the Committee
on Commerce. reported adversely on the bill to es-
| tahlish another railroad from Washington to the
Northwest on the ground that Congress had no con
stitntional power to pass the bill.
Mr.. .Edmouds said, as one of the minority of the
Committee, he differed entirely with the majority
and maintained that Congress had perfect right to
| pass the bill in question.
faye%5fey dT % Gn the bill bill @ % a4Srs the
Clcyeland, Ohio on the ground of finexpedency.
Mr.. Chandler. from the same Committee reported
the bill to amend tie act authorizing tho sale of
marine hospitals and revenue cutters which was
passed.
THE TAX BILL.
The tax bill then taken up and considered
| The following amendments of the Finance Com
mittee agreed 10.
That section six of the act of March g. 1865 ent-
tied IAN act to amend act entitled an act to pro-
vide internal to support the Government to
pay interest on the public debt and for other purpo
ses, approved June 90 1864 be amended by striking
out all after the enactng clause and inserting in lieu
thereof the followip ing: That every national banking
association State bank State banking association,
shall pay tax OF ten per centum on the amount Of
notes of any person. State bank or State uaing
after July 1867 and such tax shall be assessed and
| paid in such manner as shall be prescribed by the
Commissioner Of Internal Revenue; That section
Il Of the same act shall be amended by striking out
all after the cnacting clause and inserting in lieu
thereof the following:
That the capital Of any State bank banking as
sociatOn, which has ceased shall cease to exist,
| which has been or shall be converted into ma
n2nai oan6, Tor the purposes or OF the act to EnGn M
capital it existed Immediately before such bank
ceased to exist, converted as aforesaid and
whenever tho outstanding circulation of any bank,
| association. corporation, company or person shall
| be red iced to amount not exceeding five per
centum of the chartered or declared capital existing
| at the time the issued, said circulation
shall be free from taxation; and whenever any bank
deposit in the Treasury of the United States, in law
full money, the amount of its outstanding circula-
ton, to be redeemed at par under such regulations
the Secretary of the Treasury shall prescribe, it
shall be exempt from any tax upon such circulation;
| aud whenever any State bank or banking assOcia-
| ton has been converted into national banking a4-
sociaton, and such national banking association has
assumed the liabilities OF such State bank hank
| ing association, including the redemption Of its
bills, or by any agreement or understanding what
ever with the representatives of such Site bank
ban king association shall use the bills of such State
bank banking association, such national banking
association shall be held to make the required return
aud payment the circulation outstanding so long
as such circulation shall exceed five per centum OF
the capital before such conversion Of said State bank
That the act of March TO- 1866 relating to the inter
nal revenue, be amended by striking out sections
and of said act and inserting in lieu thereof the
folowng:-That it shall be the duty of all persons
cles or objects charged with an internal tax to d.
| clare in such returns or lists whether the several
| rates and amounts therein contained are stated &C
c0rding their value in legal tender currency
cording their values IN coined money; and in
of neglect refusal to declare to the satisfaction
of the assistant receiving such returns
lists such assistant assessor is hereby required tC
make returns lists for such persons negecting
refusing, or in cases OF persons neglecng or refusing
mako the returns or lists required by the acts aiore
said and to the duty thereon and to add there
| to the amount of penalty imposed by law in O
| such neglect or refusal And whenever the rates and
amounts contained in the returns lists as afore-
| said shall be stated in coined money, it shall be the
duty of each assessor receiving the same to reduce
such rates and amounts to their equivalent in lega
tender currency according to the value Of such ConeC
money in said currency tor the time covered by saiJ
returns And the lists required by law to be furnished
to collectors by assessors, sha IN all cases, contain
the several amounts of taxes assessed, estimated
| valued in legal tender currency only.
| An amendment of the Committee excepting from
the free list iron bridges and castings for iron bridges
| Amendments adding the following articles to tht
free list agreed to: Prussiate of potash retort
springs used exclusively railroad cars, iron drain
| and sewer pipes. cordago, rome and cables made o
vegetable fibre, meal, plat, printing paper OF all de-
scriptions, tarred paper for roofing and other pur
poses fish plates, salt pere reSinum and products
mineral. vegetable or animal substances drawn from
stills after diStillation; safes. looms, spinnins
machines pumps, steam engines, hot air and hot
| water furnaces, sewing machines upon which tax Il
paid on the article of which the casting is part
flower of sulphur and sulphur flower paints oils anG
Spices wine made OF grapes currents or other fruit
| and rhubarb.
An amendment was adopted providing that whert
taxes DUE monthly are not PAID by the the last day
tax and additional amount are not paid in ten day
the collector shall make distraint.
| An amend dment was adopted providing that any
person carrying the business of distiller rec
ti6er, without having paid the special tax required
shall be liable to fine of double the tax imposed
| 10 Imprisonment not exceeding two years and al
liquors and materials belonging to him shall be for
feited for the use of the United States.
| An amendment was adopted requiring all persons
engaged in or intending to engage in distilling O.
recfSng to give notice IN writing to tho assessor
the district, stating the nama of tho firm, the place
of business and IN case OF distDer shall also stats
the kind of stills boilers, &c. to DO used and th
capacity of each, and in of change of location
ownership. &c, like notice shall be given within
twentyfour hours of such change, and shall give bono
satisfactory to the collector to comply with the Law
relating to distilled spirits, the collector accept
| reject the bond according to his discretion.
| The following amendment was agreed to:
| That any article manufactured in bonded ware
house established under the l6Sth section of tho in
ternal revenue act Of June 30 1854 and located il
any of the Atlantic States, may be removed there
from for transportation to a customs bonded ware
house at any port on the Paclbc coast of the United
States for the purpose only of being exported there
from under such rules and regulations. and upon tn
execution of such bonds other security the Sec
| retary of the Treasury may prescribe.
| The following amendment agreed to:
| And upon spirits removed under bond for the pur
| pose of being redistiled or rectiied change. 0
| package as aforesaid, and upon which an alowanc
shall have been made, as herein provided, the dut
upon such allowance shall be paid, together with tn
| duties imposed by law on the consumption or sale
| or for transportation without being exported
An amendment was adopted providing that an
| person branding any package containing spirits
knowing the taxes thereon have not been paid shal
forfeit such spirits and may be imprisoned net NOR
than two years at the discretion ofthe court,
| An amendment adopted providing that an.
person brihing or offering to bribe any officer of tn
| government with intent TO commit fraud on the re
Venue such person upon conviction, shall be finet
| not exceeding three times the amount offered. anI
| accepting such bribe, 20 receive the Same punish
ment and to be forever disqualified to hold any oic
under the United States.
1 Tho President DrO TEN, laid before the Senate n
copy of n despatch from the United States Ministe
to France, Mr.. Bgelow, relative to the ,departur
of foregen troops for Mexico. Ordered to be printed
and referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
| Also. message from the President, communica
ting the intelligence that the Secretary of State ha
officially forwarded to the Governors of the States
the constitutional amendment lately passed by Con
gress. Laid the table and ordered to be printed
MINORITY REPORT.
Mr.. Hendricks said that he had been requested b,
the Senator from Maryland (Nr. JohnsOnl TO presen
| the minority report of the Joint Committee on Re
| construction the -eport not being completed whel
that Senator left He (Mr. h would ask for tn,
| printing of the usual number of copies.
| Mr. Trumbull said it was something unusual for
| Senator who was not member of committee t
present n report on behalf of that committee. 1t i
! also without precedent to submit minority repor
| two weeks after tho majority had been submitted
He objected to receiving any report after such laps
Of time, as the majority report mad been presented
Mr.. Hendricks said if it was intended that tn
country should have the benefit of the views of al
the committee, it was proper that the report Of th
| minority should be received and placed on the file
| of the Senate.
| Finally the report was laid over. and the Senat
| then adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
MILITARY.
| Mr. Schenck, of Ohio from the Committee OF
| Military Affairs, reported back Senate bill makin
further provision for the establishment of an arsena
for construction and repair at Rock Island, Ill., witt
| an amendment in the nature OF a substitute.
! Mr. Eliot of Mass. moved to amend the hill b,
| inserting proviso that the bridge over the Misss
sippi therein provided, shall be constructed a
not to interfere, materially impair the navigation
| of said river"
After considerable discussion the amendment wa
agreed to, and the bill passed.
| DEATH OF Mr.. HUMPHREY.
4 MIR. Darling, OF New York. gave notice that on to
| morrow he should announce the death of his col
| league, the Hon. Jas. Humphrey.
PENSIONS.
| The regular order was the consideration Of priVat
| bills from the Committee on Invalid Pensions.
| large number were disposed of. Among those re
| ported adversely on, was bill giving pensions t
| soldiers of the of 1872.
Mr.. Miller. of Pa, spoke very earnestly agains
the action of the committee, and in favor of givin
| pensions to them.
Mr.. Perham, of Me- said there were l1,000 @
| them and it would take ten millions of dollars.
Before the bill was disposed of, the morning hou
| expired at 2 P. NJ. and the bill was laid over.
l THE TEST OATH.
Mr., briggs, OF Michigan, offered resolution whic
was agreed to- instructing the Judiciary Committee
inquire into the expediency of reporting bill direct
ing United States judges and attorneys in the State
lately in rebellion to require grand juries to invest
| gate if there have been any violations of the te
| oath by internal revenue and other officers and
make presentments of the same.
, INDIAN APPROPRIATION BILL.
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