The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-07-07
lTELEGRAPHIG NEWS,
c.,,,res.;onnl Proceedings.
WASHINGTON, July 6. =.

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c,x,rr-Mr. Edmund, from the Com.
,,i,tee on Commerce, reported the House
resolution for Joint Committee on Re-
trenohment. i-- 4uIIUgEL I
MIR. Wilson, from Military Committee,
reported a bin for the equalization of
bounties. 01.s.I
The Committee of Conference Oh the
tax bill, made report. The committee
report in favor of "a compromise on the
tax on cotton. .ulf.,.- r-..a '.t .a,s..-. -
Mr.. Wilson, in the course of debate on
the bill, said he hoped the present tariff
bill would be defeated. 1t was now very
much modified New England did not
want the bill Her interests were al
ready sufficiently protected. The de-
maud for new tariff came from Penn
sylvania and the Northwest. " g,
The Senate agreed to the Conference
report on the tax bill. -..
The bill to provide for the payment OF
uuartermasters stores and subsistence
supplies furnished to the army, was hen
taken up. =.
Mr.. Fessenden from conference commit
tee on the Tax bill made report, which
was read at length. Mr.. Fessenden at the
conclusion of the reading said there were
a great many amendments to bllbutmest
of them were verbal. The committee lad
attended to the subject with very great
care and have no difficulty in coming to a
conclusion, except upon few points
which were finally settled to the satls-
faction of all: 1t would be too much OF
a task for him Fessenden to undertake
90 through the whole bill to explain all
the amendments, but if any Senators
had a question to ask in regard to any
article in bill he would be happy to
answer him
Mr.. Salisbury said that when this bill
came from the House there was tax OF
five cents per pound on cotton. The
Committee of Conference had reduced it
10 two cents. The House WAS glad Of
that. But considering the situation OF
the people in the section where cotton
was grown, reduced as they were to alb.
iect poverty, scarcely able to get bread
for their families, unreDreseuted in Con-
gress, he thought it unjust to singleout
one article Of agriculture for taxation.
He was totally opposed to taxing cotton
unless other products of farms was tax
ed While the bill as presented by the
Conference Committee was more tayora.
bic than as it came from the House, yet
as the single article of cotton was select
ed out of all agricultural products for
taxation, he could not vote for the bill.
= Mr.. Hendricks said the Senate was
informed early in the Session by the heads
of departments of the government, that
the condition of the finances was such
as would allow very large reduction
in taxation. He [Mr. Hendricks) was
informed by Mr.. Sherman that the rev
enue from internal taxation might he
reduced seyenty-hye million dollars. lie
hoped then to see some reduction III the
taxes that have been laid upon the
agricultural interests Of the country, but
there was no such relief then on the ex.
traordinary tax on whisky, although he
thought an experience OF ten years had
shown that that tax defeated the rev.
euue He then spoke in opposition to
the cotton tax, aud characterized the
bill as unfavorable to agricultural in
terest.
Mr.. Thomas said that the agricultural
Interests were better cared for
than any other in the bill, Nearly
all the burdens Of the bill were put upon
the wealthy Articles of luxury were
taxed heavily, while agricultural impie'
ments were LETT free. He doubted the
sincerity Of Mr.. Hendricks when he said
he did not oppose the bill from any sec
tioual point. 1t would be within bounds
to say if Ohio paid ten million dollars OF
tax under the last bill she would pay but
five millions under this Indiana would
pay one or two million dollars less under
this bill than under the tormeri and so
of all the States.
Mr.. Poland called up the bill TO pro-
vide for the payment for quartermasters
stores and subsistence supplies furnished
to the army of the United States. The
question was on Mr. Wilson's amen
ment to strike out the provision author
izing the payment for stores not proper.
ly receipted for.
A discussion took place, participat cd
in by Messrs. Williams, Clark Howe,
Fessenden, Salisbury, Howard and
Trumbull.
Mr.. Wilson's amendment was agreed
TO by a vote of II yeas to l3 nays
At Sis the Senate took a recess until
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