Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-05-26
Ehe Internal Revenue Bill,
SENATE.

! SENATE.
| WASHINGTON. May 25. 1866
STEAMSHIP MAIL SERVICE
MIR. COnness introduced joint resolution repeal-
ing go much of the law establishing steamship IN all
service between the United States and China as re-
qulres the stoppage of tho vessels at Hopolnlu Re-
| Roads.
COLONIZATION.
On motion of Mr.. Morrill, it was resolved that the
President be requested to communicate TO the Senate
the transactions Of the Executive Government unde
me revenue acts of Congress of April 10TH 1852 MAY
I'm 1867 and July 18th, 1852 for the transportation
coonlzaton, and settlement of such persons of the
African race mentioned in those acts respect
| ,Vely and especially what colonization measure.
have been adopted if any, and the number of Der.
| sons colonized with expenses incurred.
| II, TELEGRAPHIc.
Mr; Morgan y presented the petition of the .Ameri-
can Atlantic Cable Telegraph Company asking for
such legislation and assistance will enable them to
| lay cable from some convenient location on the
Atantc coast within the jurisdiction of the United
States, to the Island of Bermuda and from thence Ia
the Azores. and from thence to Lisbon in Portugal
Referred to the Committee on Commerce.
| MILITARY CADETS.
On motion of Mr.. Wilson. the joint resolution rels-
tive to the appointment of Cadets at West Point was
taken up, the question being on the amendment of
MIR. Nesmith, providing that the superintendent OF
| the academy may be selected from any corps of the
| army.
The yeas and nays being ordered, the amendusn
| was disagreed to by vote of 10 to IS.
| dhe IN Joint resolution was then passed.
when the Senate adjourn. it be to meet on Monday
| On motion of Mr.. Henderson, the Senate thet ad-
| journed.
| HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
| NAIL SERVICE.
| MIR. Hubbard, of Iowa. introduced bill TO repeaI
the 4th section of of March Is 1864 to provide
| Tor carrying the mails. Referred.
| PENSIONS.
| Mr. Perham, OF Me-, reported back HOuse hill IN
amend the pension laws, and recommended non-con-
| currence in the Senate amendments and asked n
| agreed to.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
The House then resumed as the unfinished business
Of last Friday morning hour the bill to incorp0ra e
| pany.
adding the following corporators: George L. Be tor
and X. /. Page, of Washington; Charles H Sperrill
and Amos G. Babcock, of Illinois. The amendment
was agreed to.
PUBLIC MONIES.
Mr.. Francis Thomas, of Nd, wanted to discuss the
| BILL and desired more time. Pending vote it went
over until o-morrow.
Mr. Hooper, of Mass. from the Committee on
regulate the deposits of public monies. lit pro-
hbts the deposit of public monies in national ban ks
as repositories, except with the appreciation of the
punishable.l
The bill was recommitted.
EQUALIZATION OF B0UETTEs.
Mr. Schenck. Of Ohio, called up tho bill reported
by the Military Committee to equalize the bonnties
Of soldiers: sailors and marines. After brief eS-
were Messrs. Nicholson. of Delaware, and Trimble
Of Kentucky. The bill as passed provides that in
lieu Of any grant OF land other bounty there shall
be PAID to every soldier, sailor and marine the sum
OF S6Ia per month, (Or at the rate of one hundred
dollars per I year, who shall have served between
April u, 1861, aud the 10Th of April 1865
In computing and ascertaining the bounty there
shall be deducted therefrom any and all bounties al
ready paid, or payable, under existing laws Of the
United States any State, county city or town or
by anS voluntary association. No bounty is to be
paid to any one who served substitute or who
was captured prisoner of war when he enlisted or
who was discharged when he was minor. Five dol
lars is the amount named to be allowed any claim
agent under this act
THE TAX BILL.
Tho House then proceeded 70 consider in commit
tee of the whole the tax bill The free list being
under consideration, the following articles were
added and thereby declared exempt from taxation
Machines for saving wood and shingles and store
bolts; brooms made of corn; patent alum and sui
phate Of alum; boroc acid nitrate of lead calened
and carbonate of magnesia muriatic, nitric and
aceO acid; sal soda; pot and pearl ashes; red lead:
lubricqting oil made of crude petroleum; tonic made
of rhubarb and currants iron bridges and iron cast
ipes for bridges.
uVdI Iv tho 99d saatinn the
EVENING SESSION.
In Committee of the Whole was resumed the dis.
cusson of the tax bill Having reached the sections
relating to distilleries, long discussion ensued re-
specting the manner of compenSatng inspectors of
dstilleries. Various amendments were offered but
none of Importance were adopted and that part of
the bill remains substantially reported by the
committee. An amendment was adopted making
conspiracy between inspector and distler for tho
purpose OF defrauding Government punishable with
fine and Imprisonment
At 10 P. NJ, after disposng of twenty pages of the
bill, the committee rose and the House adjourned.