Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1866-07-19
Congressional DoIngs.


ant changes in the internal tax law which
passed Congress on the 9th inst
Raw cotton 8 cents per pound, instead of
2 cents as now. tW <
The tax on ale, beer, porter, &C., to re-
main as now, ST. per barrel of 81 gallons,
but the tax to be paid in stamps. j;
The special tax of brewers to be raised
from $50 to 500 per annum.
Gas, railway, ferry, &c., companies pro-
hibited from charging tax to consumers after
1st of May, 1867.
Tailors, milliners, shoemakers, &c., ex-
empted from taxation for all sums under
ST ,000 and tax Of 2 per cent, ON ready
made clothing. If
Smoking tobacco (sweet), 40 cents per
pound. aa4
Cigarettes, short SKIES, cheroots, SC,
when not of value over So per m, pay
tax of $2 when valued at over So per m,
the tax is 81; when the value exceeds $l2
per M, 20 per cent, ad vaJorem is added ON
the excess.
The whiskey tax of So is continued, and
a special annual tax Of 500 required of
disLillers
The tax on incomes is not to be collected
after the year 1870; but as there will be
four sessions of Congress before that time,
this provision can hardly be said to be ire
pealable or Interchangeable.
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ported, from the Judiciary Committee,
bill regulating the manner of .electing Sen
ators by State Legislators. The army bill
was taken up An amendm ent was offered
providing for three regiments Of colored
cavalry Fifty Paymasters are provided
for, instead of forty. The price Of the
army ration was continued at fifty cents for
one year. The provision for retaining three
regiments of the Veteran Reserve Corps
was stricken out The bill, after being
otherwise amended, was passed, and goes
to the House for its action.
In the House, on the 9th, a resolution was
offered, changing the time for the annual
meeting of Congress from the first Monday
in December to the first Monday in Novem-
ber.. The Committee on Elections reported
in favor of Koontz to the seat from the Six
teenth District of Pennsylvania, in place of
Cotfroth, the sitting member. Mr. Grin
nell introduced resolution to take recess
from the time of the adjournment of the
session to the first of Dece mber. 1.-THE
House bill for the reorganization of the
army was substituted for the Senate bill,
and passed. 49,. Consideration of the tariff
bill was resumed August 1, 1866, was in
serted as the time when the bill shall take
effect All the sections were disposed OF
in committee, and the bill reported to the
House. .QaH faH.
In the Senate, ON the 10th, resolution
was introduced requesting the President to
iuterpose the good Offices OF the United
States in behalf: of the Fenian prisoners in
Canada. ..... The bill to. fix the number of
Judges Of the Supreme Court, and to change
certain Judicial Circuits, was passed. 1t
provides that no more Associate Justices
shall be appointed until the number is re-
duced to 1.-THE bill passed enlarging
the public grounds around the Capitol......
The bill repeating the act retroceding Alex
andria to the State Of Virginia was dis
cussed and postponed...... Senate non
concurred in the last House amendment to
the bill to quiet land titles in California.
In the House, the tariff bill was taken up
and discussed by Messrs. Wentworth, Nor
rill, Delano, Dawes, Hooper. Wilson, Banks,
Dodge, Garfield, aad several others. The
duty on railroad iron was reduced to seven
ty cents per 100 pounds; the discrimination
in favor of coal from the British Provinces
stricken out, and other amendments, gener-
ally those favored by the West, were
adopted. Motions to reeommit and to post
pone were voted down, and the bill passed
"a to SO.
In the Senate, on the 18th, a bill was
passed extending the time for the establish
ment Of Agricultural Colleges. in the South
ern States. The House bill to establish
uniform system Of bankruptcy was report
ed with amendments......Tbe bill to regu-
late the time and manner Of electing United
States Senator was passed. 1.-THE bill to re
peal the retrocession Of the city and county
Of Alexandria to Virginia was defeated......
The Senate insisted on its amendments to
the consular and diplomatic appropriation
bill, and asked for Committee Of Confer
ence
In The House, on the 18th, the Senate
amendments TO The consular and diplomatic,
and the legislative, executive, and Judicial
appropriations were reported, and most of
the amendments concurred IN. The office
Of Minister resident to Portugal was abol- /
ished, andthe provision for the appoint
ment Of a Second Assistant Secretary OF
State was non -concurred in....~A JOINT res,
olution recommending the organization anu
instruction of the militia Of the several