Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-06-25
XxxIxTH CONGRESS.
State Reimburs eme ent,
THE INTERNAL TAX BILL.
The Death of James N. Humphreys.
ac' &c. DC.
DC
SENATE.

go. F. SENATE.
WASHINGTON, June o.
! STATE DEPARTMENT.
The joint resolution authorizing hiring of tho
mnuildlrgs tor the temporary accommodation of tho
department of state was passed. Also, the Joint
resolution to provide for the publication of an official
history of the rebellion.
~ LAND OFFICE.
r Stewart of Nevada. called up the bill to estab-
rltory OF Idaho. 1t was passed..
Mr. Sprague of Rhode Island, called up tho ioint
resolution to reimburse Massachusetts, for the cye
incurred by that State her harbor defences
Pending the discussion 3 on hi ths shove tbo HI,
WIS taken up, and its reading was resumed from
WnGre 1t terminated yesterday
Inc lrst question on agreeing to the omend-
neut OF the finance committe TO make the salary of
s,iT GoIniSsoners OF internal revenue at $4,000:
In the clause authorizing the employment of fifty
rye cOnyiSts IN the ReTenue Bureau the committee
clerts' for "copyists." Agreed to. 1'--"'0
me taSt amendment Of the committee was to in
mat all the provisions of said acts shall be in
orce for collecting al taxes duties and licenses for
property assessed or liable to be assessed accrung
uhdcr the provisions OF acts tbn right to which has
already accrued, or which may hereafter accrue nm
| ger said acts, and for maintaining and continuing
HeS' nnes penalties and torfetures incurred under
ana by virtue thereof, and for carrying out and com
plennF all proceedings which have been already com
| menced OF that may be commenced to enforce snnb
nncs. penatieS and forfeitures or criminal proceed
ngF. under said acts aud for punishment Of cries F
which any party shall be or has been found ruiIy.
| and provided further, that whenever the duty i'm
posed p any existing law shall cease in consequence
01 any limitation therein contained before ho re-
specEe PROVISIONS OF this act shall take effect tbe
| same duty shall be and is hereby continued untiI
| SGch provisions of this act shall take effect and
| wneIe any act Is hereby repealed no duty impos-
| ed thereby shall be held to cease in copse-
! quence OF such repeal until the respective cor
responding pr0yisiana of this act shall take effect.
ana provided further, that all manufactures and pro
| Gucti0ns on which duty was imposed by either of
the acts refe&ed by this act, which shall be in the
possession of the manufacturer producer or of his
agent or agents, on the day when this takes effect
,he duty imposed by any such former act not having
| been paid shall be held and deemed to have been
manufactured or produced after such date: and when
ever by the terms Of this act duty is imposed upon
any articles, wares merchandise, manufactured or
produced, upon which no duty was imposed by either
OF said former acts, 1t shall apply to such as were
manufactured or produced and notrcmoved from tho
place 81 menuaeturo or production on the day when
| The above was agreed 10.
Mr. FeSsenden moved to amend by adding the fol-
all articles made of furs the retail price of which shall
not exceed twenty dollars, a duty of two per CEN
| only shall be paid. Adopted.
Mr. Fessenden offered an amendment TO ono of the
sections, as follows: Provided that when such i'm
ported articles except lucifer and friction matches
cigar lighters and wax tapers shall be sold in unbro-
Ken packages. the person selling such articles
shall not be subject to any penalty on account of the
want OF the proper stamp. Adopted.
| Mr.. tessenden offered an amendment taxing steel
made directly from nut bars three dollars per ton
| Mr.. Howard moved to add iron roofs for railroad
depot and the iron therefor, to the free list Dis
| Mr.. Edmunds offered the following. which was
agreed to: But this tax shall not be assessed upon
nor cole ted from such converted bank or con-
cuIation including State bank notes, MS well as ma
uonal currency shall nOtexoeed the amount of cir
culatlOn allowed by the act to provide for national
currency, etc. The above is added in the bill tn the
following provision: Provided further. that when
ever any state bank or banking association has been
or shall be converted into national banking asso-
ciation or has ceased 10 do its usual banking bus-
ness including the making ofloans and the receiving
OF deposits there shall be assessed and collected in
addition to the taxes already imposed tax of one
fourth OF one per centum each month upon the aver
age amount OF the circulation outstanding Of any
such state bank or State banking association.
Mr.. Conness moved to amend by changing the tax
on leather tanned or partially tanned from to per
Mr.. Van Winkle offered as an amendment the fol-
lowing That section l04 be amended by striking out
al after the enactng clause and inserting in lieu
thereof the following: That all persons carrying on
or doing express business shall be subject to pay
tax OF per centum the gross amount of all re-
ccipts ofsuch express busnessn excess of all amounts
| Of cars or freight"
Mr.. Davis offered an smendment to tho whisky
tax the tax to be 52 till November next, and rom
thsr rtiBH tg 6AgFa 6AgFlIa aB6 Dis
cost of special license distillers. according to the
| amount distilled. Disagreed to.
Mr.. Hendricks offered an amendment, that where
railroad or canal, or other such company shall owe
accrued interest its Indebtedness, which it is not
sbai np be paid until the company Is abe to- Uay
| the interest on its indeb: b:edness. Agreed to.
r.
At four o'clock, pending the consideration of the
tax BILL the clerk of the House announced the pro-
| ceedings Of that body on the death of James n.
Humphreys, member from Brooklyn, New York.
MIR. Morgan delivered an eulogy the deceased,
giving sketch of his life, and paying nigh tribute
| to his character III public and private life.
At the conclusion of his speech Mr.. Morgan offered
the customary resolutions of respect and esteem for
the of the deceased, and the Senate at four
o'clock, adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
| MISCELLANEOUS.
| Mr.. Julian, from the Committee on Public Lands,
reported back the House bill to remove the office of
the surveyor general of the States of Iowa and Wis
eonsin to Plates Mouth. Nebraska; which was read
MIR. Washburne, of Illinois, presented the record of
investigation into the accounts and official con-
duct of George N Carleton, special agent and acting
surveyor of customs at Memphis, Tenn, showing the
lion dollars and asked that it be referred to the Com
mittee Banking and Currency, with directions to
\ examine into the whole subject, with authority to
send for persons and papers. and to report at
| Several private bills were called up and passed
| Mr.; Wa8hbsrn. OF Massachusetts reported bill to
pay claims of Washington city against the Govern
| meut for improving streets and repairing bridges
| prior to May, 1864, not exceeding S3l l,9T.
Mr.. Washburne. Of Illinois, raised the objection
that the bill made appropriation. and must first
be considered in Committee of the Whole: Tho OBJ
| lection sustained and the bill referred.
| Mr. briggs, from the Committee on Mines and
Mining, reported a resolution recommending in
creased duty foreign copper of at least cents
per pound on ingot and three cents on fine copper
| Means.
Mr. Darling announced to the House the death of
his colleague from the Third Congressional district
| of Newly York, the Hon. James n. Humphreys ApprO-
pirate eulogies were delivered by Messrs. Darling.
| Bergen, Washburne Of Illinois. and Davis. The
usual resolutions of respect were offered by Mr. Dar
| ling, and unanimously adopted.
| The. House then, as further marx Of respect,
| adjourned.
PROBABLE ARREST OF A MURDERER.-A man
| named Charles Wilkes. alias Henry Myers. was
| rested at Mannheim, Lancaster county, on Wednes-
I
| murder of the Squibb family. Whether he was
accomplice of Donovan, who is in the ork JAIL or
the sole of the tragedy cannot be learned
The prisoner traveller, accompanied by woman
! who gives her name rs Mary Ann Pontel. She SAYS
| Wilkes committed the murder, and makes the fol-
| lowing statement: She first became acquainted with
Wilkes at the poor house. in Lancaster and that she
| afterwards met him at the Cumberland county poor
| house. They started from Carlisle Sunday, June
| 10TH begging money and victuals on their way On
| the afternoon they passed the house in which the
| murder was committed. She went in and got ten
| cents and piece of meat and bread. After coming
out of the house he asked what kind of folks lived
there. when she told him an old man and woman and
young woman. They passed on some distance,
| where they stopped until about nine O'Clock in the
| evening, when they returned to the house. He tried
to force her to assist him in robbing it, but she
fused. and went into the stable close by.
| He went in by himself, and after somo time,
turned with blood on his hands and pantaloons She
/ assisted him to wash the blood from his hands and
clothes after which they went back into the stable,
4 where they remained until early on Monday morn
ing when they started tor Wrghtsvile, and crossed
the river landing at Columbia. They then took the
direction OF Lltz, staying over night IN barn near
/ that place on MONDAY night. On tuesday tney went
to Mannheim.
Whether the story of this woman is true it is diff
cult to tell. Her mind seems to be slightly affected
though she speaks intelligently and gives u satsfac
| tory account of the circumstance, and what tooSk
| place subsequently. On few minor points, how
| ever there slight contradiction i'll her story
! The woman has also been committed to prison. She
| is about 81 years of years, and bears number OF
| marks on her person, which she says were inflated
by the prisoner. Wilkes is German about q years
| OF age. Neither of the prisoners had any money
| when notwithstanding Telegraph.
| The "CRANMING SYSTEM" OF EDUCATIoy.-We
have examples of this truth by and hundreds
in schools and colleges. We see students able.
willing, and most assidious to learn assdious. in.
| deed, hen over addled egg; but, alas their
assduity shows itself but seldom In the fruit of
\ tul activity. AS education is now practiced their
learning is too often but nightmare TO them, over
laying and expressing them and, instead Of breath
ing into their senses the comfort of gentle spirit,
prone to suggest forms of hatetulness, melancholy
| imaginings, discomfort moodineSs and despair. We
cannot impart warmth to the old carcass quicker
its deafness into energy. by wrapping it in multi
| plicity of garments though they be wrought finely