Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-06-22
CONGRESSIONAL.

SENATE Il esterday afternoon the tax bill
being VI der consideration
An amendment was adopted authorizing gas
companies 10 add the tax imposed on them 10
the bills OF the consumers, and also when con
tracts nave been made with municipalities or
other bodies to add the same 10 the contract
price.
An amendment 70 impose tax OF three per
centum ad valorem on reapers, mowers,
tbreshing machines, separaters, corn shelters.
wooden ware, m ills. and The ma chinery for the
manufacture of sugar, syrup, and noIasses
from sorghum, imphee, beet and corn, and ms
chlnery exclusively adapted 70 be driven by
horse power; was disagreed 20 by vote Of Il
TO 10.
An amendment was adopted imposing tax
OF two per centum az ydlorens on shoe strings
All custom boot and shoe makers whose
annual income does not exceed over $1,000
to be exempt from the tax on their manufac-
lures.
An amendment was also adopted exempting
from the tax, which is made two per cent in
stead of one, all taiiors and manufacturers of
wearing apparel whose annual product does
not exceed S20.0OO.
on smoking tobacco fifteen instead Of twenty
cents per pound. --
An amendment making me tsx On cigarettes,
cheroots, and cigars, valued az over 80 per
thousand, SO, was adopted.
An amendment was adopted imposing a tax
OF one-tenth OF one per cent, TO be paid
monthly, upon the gross amount OF ali sales
OF whatever description a. auction, hut not
including sales made by virtue of iudg-
ment or decree Of any court, nor public sales
made by guardians, executors, or administra-
tors.
An amendment was ad,pted allowing rail-
road and other carrying companies 10 add the
tax imposed on their gross receipts TO the rates
offare charged by them.
The following amendment OF the Committee
being under consideration:
That whenever any State bank or banking
ASSOCIATION has been con yerted into a national
banking association, or has ceased TO do its
a huS sir iya1r1a tha
and the receiving OF deposits, there shall be
assessed and collected, in addition to the taxes
already imposed, a tax OF one-fourth of one
per centum each month upon the average
amount of the circulation outstanding of any
such State bank or State banking association
Mr.. Edmnnds moved TO amend by inserting
at the end the words, "issued, or by any act OF
such bank Kept in circulation after July 4.
1885, Ufon which he demanded the yeas and
nays, when the amendment was disagreed to,
by yeas II, nays 90. 81 ~. .afs
L The section In regard to the income tax be.
| ing under consideration,
MIR. les sender said the income tax for this
| year had already been assessed, and the Com
mittee thought 1t better to allow that TO remain
| as il was in the original bill. Jltf n
The clause as then passed by the House was
| struck out, and the following inserted in lieu
thereof: s sa .Fs+. N -.4WE .F
| That section one hundred and sixteen be
amended BY inserting after the words son the
excess over i've thousand dollars" the follow
| ing: Sand like tax shall be levied, collected,
and paid upon the gains, profits, and income
l OF every business, trade, on profession carried
on in the United States by persons residing
without the United States not citizens thereof .
| An amendment was agreed TO reducing the
| amount to be exempted from the tax on the
l salaries OF all persons in the employ of the
| Government, including members Of Congress,
l from 81 600 to $500.
The following amendment was agreed to:
| Bills or memorandum of the sale or contract
| for the sale of gold or silver bullion, coin
stocks, bonds, promissory notes, or other secu-
l rites, shall pay stamp tax at the rate pro.
| vided in section SO.
| HoUsE.-After our report closed
The Army bill was passed-yeas -, nays Al.
i Mr.. LIE Blond asked, but failed 10 obtain
| unanimous consent to introduce a preamble
and resolution instructing the Committee on
| Banking and Currency, in view Of the expe-
| diency Of q return to specie payments, to in.
4 quire INTO the propriety OF repeating the Law
/ by which the national banks were established
| and of retiring as speedily as may be prac.
ticable the outstanding bonds or the United
l States. II - aJF lgftf
j Mr.. Randall, OF Pa, on leave, introduced a
1 resolution instructing the Committee on Bank.
ing and Currency 10 inquire into the expedi-
l ency of repeating such laws as authorize the
1 deposit Of money with the Treasurer or As.
| sistant Treasurer of the United States, and the
/ payment of interest thereon by the Govern.
ment. The resolution was agreed TO. .tf