, 1866-05-17
PROGRESS ON THE TAX
BILL IN pnE HOUSE.
Sections Adopted Re-
latiye to Licenses.
SENATE BILL FIXING THE MILL:
TARY PEACE ESTABLISH"
MEhT.
Important Letters from Trea-
surer Spinner Concerning
National Bank Issues.
TIE COLORADO VETO
MESSAGE.
Large Shipments Of Gold
|. from New York.
Contradictory Reports Concern
Ing the Fort GoodWin Mas
Sacrc.
FROM EUROPE.
Further Correspondence be-
tHeen Austria and Prussia.
ITALY STILL ENGAGED IN WAR
PREPARATIONS.
Safe Arrival Of Steamship City
Of Washington.
FROM EUROPE.
Further Correspondence be-
tEeen Austria and Prussia.
ITALY STILL ENGAGED In WAR
PREPARATIONS,
Safe Arrival Of Steamship City
Of Washington.

Sale hrflfd VI SlclMsn1p lily
Of Washington.
FROM WASHINGTON.
Especial Despatch 10 tho Chicago Tribune.1
WAsurSorox, My 16, 1866
CHICAGO CoLILcTousH1F.
The ferort IN rome ol he papers that Judge
Scales has been confirmed as Collector of Customs
1T Chicago, and that IN others that Genesal Manu
has been confirmed ~ Internal Revenue Collector,
are both Incorrect, a. the Senate hhs not yet taken
my action in either case. No Other changes OF re-
moyals than thcse have yet been made In the Chi
cAgo otncess.
rRoanEsx OK THE TAX DILl-
The House bee1ne 10 make acme noticeable pro-
gtesk on The Tx Bill and hns hufshed in Commit
tee OF The Whole the drei hity-cight pages, being
rather more tllaD onefourth Of The hill. Thus far
the Ways and Means Committee have been able to
c1rty most Of their points, against Ill opposition.
The part OF the bill gone ores today embraces the
crca'er portion Of sections tmpottnc special ssxee
heretofore called ncerses.
LICENSES.
A. agreed upon 1t IL provided a. fol1oEs: Banks
charteredor organized under the t,cDural flaw,
with capitnl not exceeding $4,000, and bankefs
ming Of enplo, ing capital not exceeding S5o000.
shan pay one hundred dollars; when exceeding
S5o,000 for every additional Sl,o0o, in oxeess Of
so, ,000, two odoilatn.
NV hoeeRle dealers, whose annual Sales do not eI-
coed $50, COO, shal psy $50; and Nexeeedtuz $sa,-
0o, Tor every additional tlo0 in execss OF $so, 1000
one dollar. Retail dea1ess in igoods, wares
and merchandise. not including mslt or
rptrituout liquors, whprc annual ealcs do not ex-
ceed s.5.tt0G+ ela!l pay flo.
wholesale dealers in liquors.. whoae anausl sales
exceed &2A001, but do not exceed $51, 600, ahal
pay s5o, md If exceeding &3o,ooo for every addi-
tionz q. COO IN excess Of one dollar. Rstail
liquor deaset7 sa5.
Lottery ticket neslers F1oo; horse dealsrs, s1o
livery stsbe ksepers SO; hrokezr, whose business
II Is to negot1,e purchases sales OF Stocks ex
change, bullion. coined money, bank notes,
pfumlkeosy notee, Or Other securities. fos
themselves OF ptherr, ahaf1 pay $sD.
Pawn broken, cnp7oyins capital not exceeding
s5oo0o sbal paE $50. md when uEin= capital s1-
csetluE $50 000 for erey additional $i.00e in ex-
cess Of z5o,O0o, e. 1apd-wasrsut brokers, x25.
Cattle brokcra. whoee annual sales do not exceed
f1n,0A rhau psy <1o and II Eexcceedins 1000, 81
for each Il 900 e1eeed1ng co., Produce brokers'
| $eo- commetr1al hroket, 1910. Custom House
hrose1r, &10.
Dstlllerie4 S1oo; Propsd4d, that dtsu1less Of ap
nlez, grapes or peaches, manufacturing lest than
isS barrels per year, pay so, and when m.uulac-
ts..A: M'y. h1u n0t osst uut hundred 1nd nf7 btt
telt, $50; and prorid<d further, that 10 tsx shall
be imposed for any etin stills, or other apparatus
uetd by duggists and chemists for the recovery Of
alcohol for phs.nAcsutca1 md chemical OF ecteu.
| tdc purposes, which hAt been used in thoae pro
oettea. brewers shall pay 800; P5orided, ths,
arg pe1son. hr1n Or corporation Nho manufacture
Ices than dre hundred barrels per year, shall PAY
only $50. Rectihcrs eha1l pay zss to rectily An,
quantity Of fpintuous hquors, not ezcscding f.t
hundred b.uela, packages or casks, containing
not more than forty gallons to each har
rel, package Or ca.k Of liqaor e.
1ect!ned. and rs additional for each addIhona
500 such barrels. packages o. casks, OF xn1
fractional pArt thereof. on disttlle11, $50.
ketpefs Of hotels. inns and tarerns, Then TIL
rent valuation Of the years rental o! house md
properly shall b F9oo Of less. shall pay $l0i II ex
ceecing S20o, for m additional 3l00 Or feactiona
rart thereof tn e1eess Of 600, IS: Propldz9. Tha
| keepers Of hotelt, tave,ns and eating houses II
which liQuc1e ete3 cold by retail be drank upo,
the premises, shall pay an additional tax Of SIS
and pfDrIded furzteT, that Ill steamers and vessel
/ upon waters Of the United States on board o
which passengers or travellers arc provided witf
food or lodgings. shall pay s25.
EattnEhcuse keepers, confectIoners. clsim agents
patent agents, patent right dealers. real e:tass
agents, conveyaneess, intelligence Office keepers
| ECU 1nsufduce aEeot 10 Pdg $lu each. F0re1Eu IN
| rurcnct agents <30.
Auctioncerr, whose ANIMAL safes do not exceed
lA0do, thali pay SO. md II exceeding SIo,0J0
| shall PEI $e0. Manufacturers doing bnsioess ex
ceedtuE Il, 900 annually ehkll pay so.
The clanea m Tc4nect 10 the tar on liquor d1stil
1cFt gave ree 10 long debate. on HI. Ingtzsoll@l
molten 10 make the special tax s, GOO tn.tesd o
fl0o. uc and other gentlemen argued that thcrt
womb be more ce1ainty Of receiving falr income.
A1gSr -,
| 70 great that only comparatively few persons d
Arms could angage tn IL; but he found that the,
were defested By about thirty majority on erer,
mobilization Of his original 1les, and the ia,
ttauds ns reported By the committee. Ar. Pix
| made a strenuous effort to bayc hotels whose an
nual recetp,s are less than i've hundred dollars ex
cnpted from tar, but the House best HIN by yer,
decided rnaio7ty.
sAxrA AxxA AND sEcHETARF SEWARD.
1t is Known tha. santa Anna esme to this toun
trythronEh the influence OF Secretary Seward
Eanta Anna WEI expected laet week Friday, =
which time. 1t vi1l be remembered, that it mas tel
e,1aphed over the country that ME. Seward In
souc to Auburn but the nun.ar1iyal Of the e!eam
er Georgia, upon whIch san.a Anna WIS, delaye
hse tip until Saturday: but et III the vessel did nc
| come. I'm Sunday SantA Anna was announced. o.
secretary. went In private czr TO jersey City. II
reached Taylore uole1 IN thai city At daylight Tuel
dsy. He regfttcred sls own name unofficial
but his Secretary, npon being requested to feistc1
declined. Scye.al 1nen from Ellxabeshport, wher
the sausa Anna party is etopp,ag reached The hote
| At very eAEF hour, and were In waiting for HI
Seward The Interview lasted rome time III
Seward lei Jertey City At II a. N. tie sans day fd
Auburn. THIS Is the second attempt thai has bee
made to gci General Santa Anna 10 this countr
since Nj. SewQrd'a d interview with him at st Thou
- last winter. The nrst effort fa1lcd. although
vessel WIS sent specially for him. Upon the Ia:
occasion he wae given TO understand that II he rx
pected to accomplish anything he must come hez
Ut once, bccause unatsers were in such shape ths
further delay would be fatal to the proposed plan
| whatever they wetc. Santa Auna's devotion to II
Liberal cause !. believed to be pre-asraneed bum
II THE WAYS AND xEANs CoNHIETKE
are holding sessions every morning 10 hesr parts
Interested In the Tax Bill and prepare a1nendmen
to thai measure. Jt IL underttood they will mai
additions 10 lists Of exemptions Whcu THAT part ,
The bill is reached
7uE coAT1noILBR OF TIE CURRENCY
nss written letter IN winch be says he consider
deposltinR money by National banks with priva
osnkert. bearing interest and payable on call, VII
lauon Of Law, when euch deposit exceeds on
| tenth Of the capital Of the bank making it.
SCARCITY or ooC-uEEs I-AnoErrs.
| The lateAt reports from the neshhorhood OF A
lanta to the Commlseioner Of the Fseedmen's b
rnau represent TINT there are no eurplus freed PEI
pe in that portion Of the Slate, except in tho COZ
fnbsnd camp near Atlanta, where there are At pre-
ent thitty-four old and decreptL and nity-scvcn Q
! phan children, supported temporarily by the B
: reau. unit, the Northern Missionary Society c.
| complete the building which they are errctln.
: IN atyium. Agents Of planters IN Mtsieatppt, Al
. | bama Tepueesee and Arkansas were in that TfctI
fy, ende4soring 10 procure hbo1e1s, out met NJ
, | no Euceeee.
Ar9oREET oESrRA1 sPEEo.
Attorner General james Speed returned 10 Il
city LAST evening from his Flalt to Louisville BE
| tueky, where be had gone to reatort his healt
!. having been recalled By the pressure Of tmposta
1natterr.
sA1AnEEs or STEAMBOAT INSPECTORS.
The blu relative to steamboats,, which pasaed I
! House to-day, d1es the salaries Of Steamboat ]
{ ep>etozS Ut CERTAIN points as follows ST. Lou
Cincinnati and Pittsburgh, 81, 500 each; Loulsyi1
Ky.. Detroit and Buffalo, 31,5o0 each; Cbics
e and Ga1eua, 81, 200 esth Memphis and cleyelaE
sl000, and Nashville $500.
xE1Pnn RIOTS.
The uouse Committee appointed 10 inyestiEs
the Memphis riots leave for that city to'motro
and are expected to be gone about three wecSs. .
{ ARREST OF rA1AAsTxn fAuLutSa.
The Secretary ol War, to-day ordered Fsyuaae
L pauld1nc under clo+e arrest. Col. Paalding, IL
! be remembered, VIA the principal Govetumcnf I
. | po:iior in the Merchants National Bank, which
Gently fatied Olhcr arrests likely to follow,
EXPECTED RESIGNATION
Hnn. Francis E, Spinner, United States TIE