Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-04-26
FROM WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON. April 25, 1866,


amendatory bill:
On and after July |, 1856, there shall be paid tax
ny the holtor Of Producer Of cotton FIVE cents per
pcunt-a draw back to be allowed on all articles ex-
ported which are made of cotton, equal to the inter-
nal revenue tax on cotton.
souuuG snail pay $40 license: savings banks et-
ceptedi distllers 800 license; distillera Of APPLES
grapes a ana peaches antfactqrins less than $50 bls
year snail pay $50; brewers 800 license instead of
s5O brewers making less than 500 bbls $50 cense in
agents whose receipts not less than Sl0O
shal pay %: any person who peddleS distilled spirits
or fermented liquors $780, express carriers SO bnild
erS and contractors shall pay $40 instead of SIS.
NO tax shall be imposed upon apothecaries confec-
uoneTS keepers OF eating houses, botes tObacconsts
or retail dealers, except retail dealers in LIQUORS
whose annual sales shall not exceed $1,000. On illu-
tninatlng or !ubrlcatng oil, distilled petroleum
ana shaIe, ten cents per gallon: oil produced by a
single distlaton of COAL ten cents per gallon; spirits
ourpe4ne. ten cents per galon molasses from sugar
caIe, three (lnStead OF ve cents gallon; syrup OF
,aoIasseS' OF one cent per gallon: sugar above No
II Dutch standard in color one and half cents pei
pouno sugar above No lS do do, two and half cts
per pound soaps not worth than three cents pei
pound not perfumed and on salt water SOAP, one
nan cent pound; all other perfumed soap, three
cents pound. on all furniture made of wood rough
or unfinished, a tax of five per cent ad yalorem,
salt three cents hundred pounds (interest of as in
Oio CIo iaw& reapers, mowers, brooms and wooden
ware Of all descriptions five per cent ad valo-
RENT railroad iron three dollars ton; tubes made Of
wrought IRON five dollars ton; on copper, zinc and
brass nails or rvets and shot, sheet lead and lead
pipes, five per cent ad valorem on cloth thread Eve
per cent ad vaiOrem on all articles of clothing pro-
duced for sale by wearing felng or knitting or on
mats ho9p skirts, bonnets or articles made from
lnda rubber or trimmings. fur skins dressed with
inc fur on five per cent ad vaorem; boots and shoes
Two per cent. al yalorem, to be paid by the manu-
facturer, provided that shoemaker doing custom
work not exceeding 81 900 year. shall be exempt
from SAID tax; on all ready-made clothing. and on
gloves mitens, noccoSins CAPS and other articles oil
dress for the wear of men and women not otherwise
assessed and taxed, one per cent ad valorem to be
PAID by the manufacturer, provided that any tailor
or makers OF gloves mlttenS moccaSins and other ar
ucles OF Dress things not for general SALE whose work
does not exceed 81 00a year in value shall be exempt:
on smoking tobacco of all kinds twenty-five Gnstead
OF 80 OF the old law cents per pound; smoking
baeco made of stems. ten Qnstead of fifeen) cents
per pound; on cigarettes small cigars enclosed in
wrapper or binder, and not over 81 inches in
length the market value of which not over six dol
lars per thousand tax of two dollars per thouSand
when over six and not ten dollars thousand and
offour dollars per thousand (Note-No other change
IN the tax on tobacco and cigars made on all sales
made by brokers and bankers, doing business as bro
kers, whether for themselves others, tax of five
cents every hundred dollars on all sales and con-
tracts for the sale of stocks bonds foreign exchange
gold and silver bullion, uncurrent money promssOry
notes. other securities, tive cents for every hun
dred dollars Of the amount of sch sales or contracts
and on all sales negotiated and made by any per-
son or firm, not, taxed as broker or banker, of
any gold or, silver bullion, notes., bonds, etc,
all of schedule "A" of the old law is stricken out
except billiard tables, and carriages valued above
three hundred dollars; all other articles in ttat
schedule are declared free from taxation; the tax
OF two and half per cent. all reghtS is also re-
moved; on the gross receipts OF express companies
tve Gnstead of threel per cent; all companies who
do not receive more than thousand dollars per year
are exempt from tax all deposits of saving banks in
Government securitses are declared exempt from
taxation and also all deposits less than three hun
dred dollars, made in the name Of any one person;
the income tax is five per cent. al over one
s0f Aflln nf4h 4ho IL .1,,4 L.
deductions remain the same stamp duties on guagers
and measurerS and wegherS receipts are all stricken
out OF the old law IN schedule B. and stamp duty
Of two cents each receipt of every nature where
the sum is twenty dollars is substituted provi-
ded that where there is more than esignature to
receipt, there shall be additional stamp on all
playing packs Of cards, five cents on every pack on
canned and preserved meats one and two cents pkg
on ground coffee, or any compound or mixture, OF
cent per pound on each excess of pound; ground
pepper, cloves, Glove stems, cent for each hall
pound the section 2, of the old law of 1861 putting
tax on lucIfer matches Is repealed section of the
old law, of 1864, reducing the tax on manufactures
from six to five per cent is repealed, and the tax
mains at per cent; section S. of the old law of 1864
OF tax OF one dollar on crude petroleum, is repeal
ed. and so there is no tax on crude petroleum.
The following articles are placed on the free list
wax, barrels and corks, bristes, coins, crucibles
crates and baskets crutches and artificial limbs eyes
and teeth feather beds mattresses paisses, holsters
pillows fertilizers. TASKS gold leaf keys and strings
lamps, lanterns, medicinal and mineral waters,
oakum, photographs, or any other sun picture
whose wholesale price does not exceed ten cents
all printed matter and book binding; production
of sereotypers photographers and engravers repairs
umbrellas and parasols and umbrella sticks, watche
and watch cases. steel in ngots bars, Sheets or wire
vinegar, vegetable. animal and fish oils, alum. blut
vitrol, bleaching powder building stone, burrstoneS
millstones grindstones, brick fire brick, drainint
tiles cOpperas TASKS and patterns used by founders
hemp and jute, hulls of ships, mineral Goals Of al
monuments of all kinds; metallic zinc, niclle
aed 9nies5ys oxide of 7nG putty eTq
piows cultivators harrows, straw and bay cutters
seed drills, and planters winnOwing mills, hubs
sDok kes, and telloes, quinine, morphine, railroad
chairs railroad, ship and boat spikes roofing slate
starch, soda salaratus salts of tin saddles and cast
ings, stoves, composed in part Of cast iron and O
sheet iron; shoes for horses riyes, nuts, anchors
yl5es, anvils, Roman cement, spindles and castings
for machinery, sails tents, awnings, tar and crud,
turpentne. verdgris vinegar tin cans for preserves
molding for looking glasses.
The remaining sections of the bill relate to the or
ganization Of the Internal Revenue Bureau.
ORDER REVOKED.
BY Special Orders Nos ll5 and l6j, of the Adjutan
General upon the report of board of officers So
much of Special Order No. 13l of 1854 as dismissed
Colonel 0. De Forest. 5th New York Cavalry, is re.
September 3rd. 1864. Colonel De Forest was a brave
and capable officer, who as regimena and brigade
commander, in the Northern Virginia and Gettys-
hard service in the field. He is now dead, but his
friends will be glad to learn that the cloud which ol
time rested on his memory, has been removed, and
that his reputation stands completely vndicated by
the otlicialrecords of the War Department.
GEN. GREGORY.
General Gregory has not been dismissed as stated
nor even mustered out but has been detained rs As.
sistant Commissioner for freedmen affairs for Texas
and ordered to other and more important duty.
PAYMENT OP INTEREST ON THE 5-20's.
Tho payment of the May interest on the gold.
bearing coupons known as the 52Os will not be an.
ticpated, but will be paid the 1st of May, the pc
riod at which it falls due $50 800 600 is about the
amount to be paid.
SOLDIERS GRAVES.
Ihe war Department has just issued an order rela-
Sng to graves OF United States soldiers as follows
All persons engaged in the cultivation Of land
who may have the graves of United States soldiers
located upon their lands, are hereby forbidden to
mut ate or obliterate the traces of said graves by
piowing, or otherwise TO disturb the head boards
stakes or fences around them All officers OF duty a:
proyo;t-marshals post commanders otherwise con-
nected with the military service, are instructed tC
send information of the locality and condition of such
graves and of any breach Of this order to the Quar-
termaster-General.
TRIAL OF JEFF. DAVIS.
1t has been stated that the President has instruct
ed the Attorney General of the United States to pre-
the United States Circuit Gourt of Virginia, the
charge of high treason. This is mistake. No such
Instructions have been given but there have been
affecting Jefferson Davis and others implicated in
crimes against the United States in connection with
the late rebellion and looking to their trial at some
alton.
ADvIcEs PROM MEXICO.
Senior Romero has received official news from El
Paso del Norte to the Both ult with the official re-
ports Of several important victories over the Impe-
rial forces. The city of chihuahua was captured by
storm by the Liberal forces under General Peruzas
Governor of the State, on the 25th of March after
IN obstinate resistance of the garrison OF whom a
large number were made prisoners, and the entire
material OF war fell into the hands of the Liberals
The city of Hidalgo del Para was also captured by
assault the 22d of the month by the Liberal
forces under command Of Colonel Vacquez, who, II
is said routed entirely the Imperial garrison of the
place.
Theoccupation of the city of chihuahua and tho
victory of hidalgo as restored to the possession
the Liberal authorities the whole Of the State of Chi
huahua, and has opened the way for the National
Government again to take up its march towards the
ancient capital of the Republic. President Juarez
was to leave Ell PasO for the city of Chihuahua in a
few days. In the state of Cohahuila, Gov. Eiezca
and Coils. Trevine and Warinjo, having united their
forces gained an important victory the lst ult.
at Santa Isabel, over considerable force Of Imperi-
ass OF the Foreign Legion, the greater portion OF
whom were either killed or made prisoners, the com
mander, French officer, being among the former.
From Boston Daily Advertiser.l
EitEO-Giycerfne.
To the Editors Of the Boston Ddiiy advertiser:
observe that in the communications of MIR. Noble
to the New Ork papers of last Saturday. he states
that nitro-glycerine will not explode under tenn
perature OF less than 800 degrees. The following
tract from letter received by me will, presume,
answer this statement coRciusiueiy.
Ny correspondent is well known on Lake Superior