The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1866-06-22
CONGRESSIONAL REPORTS.
THURSDAY, Jusr 81, 1855.
SENATE,

repository Tor American products In Germany.
TS Ten Hs, tn. od m,@O,s
Ing extension Of the time TO July. 1897 for COL
ecting ths tar Of ten per cent their circulation
Mr.. Anthony, from the Committee on Chains,
reported joint resolution granting $500 TO Mrs
Mr.. Anthony ssid that through N. instrument.
ality Of Mrs Green 100 otesrs and soldiers Of the
Union army made their escape from Libby prison
The joint resolution was read three times and
passed.
On motion Of Mr.. Conness, the bill 10 establish
certain post routes was taken up considered, and
On ustion Of Mr.. Poland, the bill to provide for
the payment Of quartermasters' stores and subsist
ence supplies furnished to the army Of the United
States, was taken up and road. lIt provides
that all claims for stores furnished not exceed
ing the sum Of $500 may be presented TO the
Quartermaster General, and " found just, and the
applicant 10 loyal, may be referred By him 10 the
Second Auditor Of the Treasury for payment
Without disposing Of the bill, II was laid aside.
Mr. Wade introduced q resolution, which was
adopted, inquiring Of tho COMMITTEES on Publio
Buildings the expedepcy Of securing to the United
States the title Of the land between Maryland ave-
nue. and Pennsylvania avenue, east OF the Capitol
TO Nineteenth street east, for the purpose Of a
tional park, In which TO erect new Presidential
Mansion. with leave to report BY bill or otherwise
Mr. Wiley from the Committee on the District
Of Columbia, reported without amendments bill 10
authorize W. J. sibley and others to sell lot No.
In square 70 In Washington.
Mr.. Trumbull introduced o bill to change the
place Of holding the United States court In the
nonthern district Of Georgia. II provides that the
court shall be held hereafter In Atlanta instead Of
Marietta. s|
TO authorize the sale of marine hospitals and reve-
nue cutters, approved April 20. 1885; which
referred 10 the District Of COLUMBIA Committee
It provides that this act shah not DO construed to
authorize the sale or lease Of marine hospital in
which the relief furnished has averaged twenty
per diem for the last four years. or where no
other sufficient hospital can be procured upon res
sonable terms.
rHs TAX BILL.
At one O'Clock the special order, being the bill
to reduce internal taxation and TO amend act
entitled "An act TO provide internal revenue TO sup
port the Government, to pay interest the public
debt, and for other purposes" approved June 80,
1854, and acts amendatory thereof, which Is CON.
monty known as tho tar bill, was taken up and
considered section by section.
An amendment wAp-adopeed authorizing gas
companies TO add the tax imposed on them TO the
bills Of the consumers, and also when contracts
have been made with municipalities or other bodies
to add the same TO the contract price.
An amendment was adopted imposing a tax Of
twelve cents per one hundred pounds on sulphate
An amendment 70 impose tax Of three per cen.
tum dd uafOrem on reapers, mowers, threshing ma
chimes, separaters, corn SHELTERS wooden ware
mills, and the machinery for the manufacture of
sugar strip and molasses from sorghum inphu, beet
and corn, and machinery exclusively adapted to be
driven BY horse power, being under consideration,
Mr.. Kirkwood objected to 1t rs bearing two heay-
lily on farming interests. .. . -..
Mr. Fessenden said these things wero all monopos
lies; that the parties featuring them had gem
orally obtained patents. No interests were pro.
tected more than the agricultural interest. II this
amendment stricken out, important source
Of revenue would be lost to the Government.
Mr.. Grimes opposed the adoption Of the amend.
ment .|.N
Mr.. Hendricks moved to strike from the amend.
ment the word sorghum" and, at the suggestion
Of Mr. Howard, also the word .'inphu."
Mr.. Chandler hoped reapsrs, &c, would be put
back on the free list He bad never seen a thresh.
ing machine In New England In all his lfe did not
believe that there were twenty there altogether.
Mr. Fesseuden said the Senator seemed TO think
that what be had not seen did not exist The com
mittee had been unan imous he believed In recon.
mendiug the tar. W.
Mr. Sherman. With one exception.
Mr.. Psssenden. Yes, the Senator from Ohio, [Mr.
Sherman, who comes from IN agricultural St,ts.
One word as to sorghum and inphu. The committee
had come 10 the conclusion that the manufactures
from those articles had now reached such an extent
that 1t was very proper to impose the tax.
Mr.. Williams was opposed to any extension Of
the free list. ...' .a..
Mr.. Hendricks having Withdrawn his amendment,
the question was taken on the amendment Of the
COMMITTEES; which was disagreed to by vote Of II
to 10.
An amendment was adopted imposing tax Of
two per centum ad yalorem on shoe strings, All
custom boot and shoe makers whose annual pro.
duct does not exceed 81 900 to be exempt from the
tax on their manufactures.
An amendment was also adopted exempting from
the tax, which Is made two per cent. instead Of
one all tailors and manufacturers Of wearing appa.
rel whose annual product docs not exceed 81, 900
An amendment was adopted making the tax on
smoking tobacco fifteen instead of twenty cents per
pound.
An amendment making the tax on cigarettes,
cheroots and cigars valued at over $l2 per thou.
sand $40 was adopted.
An amendment was adopted imposing 4 tax Of
ono tenth Of one per cent, to DO paid monthly,
upon the gross amount Of all sales Of whatever do
schption at auction, but not including sales made
by virtue Of judgment or decree Of any court, nor
public sales made BY guardians executors or nd. |
illustrators.
An amendment was adopted allowing railroad
and other carrying companies to add the tax i'm.
posed their gross receipts to the rates Of fare
charged by them
The following amendment Of the committee being
under confederation
THAT whenever any State bank or banking asso.
citation has been converted into national banking
association, or has ceased to do It's usual banking