Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-06-21

The Paris Exposition.
WASHINGTON, Juno 20, 1866.
SENATE.
MIR. Harris presented A number of petitions asking
extension of the time for collecting the tax on
the circulation of State banks. Referred to the Com
mittee on Finance.
Mr.. Grimes from the Committee on Naval Affairs,
Feported bill authorizing the Secretary of the Navy
to accept League Island as naval station.
STATE PAPERS.
Mr.. Howe from the Committee on Library, re-
ported joint resolution to authorize the distribution
OF surplus copies of the American State papers in the
custody Of the Secretary of the Interior. which
passed.
TIME FOR ADJOURNMENT.
Mr. Hendricks moved to take un the resolution
from the House fixing the time of adjournment. Mr.;
Mr. feSsenden whether it could not be considered in
week?
Mr. Fessenden hoped that it would not be taken up.
The Chair said the resolution had been referred to
the Committee on Finance. and as it had not been
to take up could not be entertained.
Mr.. Hendricks then modified his motion that the
committee should be discharged from the further
consideration Of the subject. tie ethOught they should
adjourn soon possible; the country expec ed it.
and would be benefited by it.
Mr.. Fessenden did thinkit possible at the pres
ent time TO fix any day for adjournment There was
u,
though he was anxious as the Senator from Indi-
ana to adjourn SOME time in July he did not think
it practicable to fix precisely what day.
Mr. Hendricks thought that the business of the
Senate was now so far advanced that MS motion
could be made with propriety. There were many
reasons why an adjournment should take place, and
few. if any, why it should be delayed Hewas unwil-
ling to stay here for the sake of passing tariff
which was disagreed to by the following vote:
Ayes-Messrs Davis, Guthrie, Hendricks, Lane of
Indiana, Nesmith and Saulsbury-6.
ltpgSr Avn NIo-lr orf,,
Elmunds, Fessendep, Foster Grimes, Harris Hen
derson, Howard. Kirkwood. Morgan. Morrill,. Nye.
Van Winkle. Wade. Wiley. Williams and Yates
LAND GRANTS.
On motion of Mr.. Henderson the bill to grant
lands to the State of Kansas to aid in the eonstruc
tion of the Kansas and Neosho Valley Railroad.
and its extension to the Red Ilver was taken up
Pending discussion the morning hour expired,
when, on motion of Mr.. Fessenden, tho tax bill
taken up. -
On motion of Mr.. Fessenden. tho time fixed for
tho collection of the tax on manufactured cotton
was made on ana after the first of August next in
stead of the first of uIy.
two ceats per pound Instead of five, was agreed to.
The sixth section was amended so as to allow the
drawback provided for to thread or knit fabrics man
ufactured exclusively from cotton.
The eighth section was amended so to make the
compensation of inspectors of cotton the same as in
spectors of tobacco.
The section requiring the assessors of taxes to pub
lsh their notices in papers of the largest circulation
is amended by allowing the assessors to advertise in
any newspaper of their districts.
The provision allowing twenty-five cents to the
assistant for each permit granted to any
tobacco, snuff or cigar manufacturer, was stricken
An amendment was adopted that oil distillers of
apples grapes and peaches shall pay license of So
An amendment was adopted providing that keep
of holes, inns, taverns and eating houses having
paid the special tax imposed on them shall be sub
jec to additional tax for selling tobacco, snuff
cigars on the same premises.
An amendment was adopted requiring plumbers,
gas-ftters, architects and ciyil-engineers to pay
Pending discussion, on motion of Mr.. Conness
the Senate went into Executive session and after
wards adjourned. .--L:.>
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT.
The Speaker laid before the House a message from
the President transmitting report Of the Secretary
of the Treasury, showing the amount Of direct taxes
collected the inSurrectionary States since August
bIy below the amounts appo1toned to each State un-
der the direct tax law The total amount thus far
collected is as follows: -
South Carolina S205 SS26l Georgia, $5i 76; Ala
bama none; Mississippi, $z5,OgO; Louisiana, $780,
1916 Tennessee. 1888 I23; Arkansas, not report
ed: Florida. S., 7l2.52; Texas, $47 7,42368.
The report was ordered to be printed, and laid on
| the table.
SAFETY OF PASSENGERS.
On motion of Mr.. Egeleston, of Ohio, concur
Tenco was had on the Senate amendment 10 House
on Steam boats providing for inspectors. ETC. and
committee OF conference on the disagreeing votes
ordered.
PENSIONS.
Mr.. Perham. of Maine. from the Committee on In
valid Pensions, reported bill extending the benefit ID
Of the pension laws to Provost Marshals. Deputies
and Enrolling Officers. who have been killed in the
discharge of their duty.
to widows according to the number of dependent
children. 1t was then passed.
THE SALES OF GOLD.
The House then took up the following resolution
offered on yesterday by Mr.. Wilson. of Iowa.:
ResolUed. That the communication of the Secre-
Committee
Banking and Currency with instructions to inquire
fully into all the facts and statesments therein con-
tanned, and that the committee also inquire whether
any gold has been purchased for the Treasury since
the st day of Januars 1866 the amount of such pur
| chase, by whom and Of whom made. the amount of
premium paid. and the compensation allowed the
person acting for the Government; also, that the
committee report the dates and amounts of the sew
era sales of gold made since the lSt day of January
1866; the of the purchasers, the amount pur
chased by each the time of purchase, and all the
amount paid the agent of the Treasury; also. that
the committee have power to send for persons and
papers, and shall report the results of the inquiry
hereby directed, with such recommendations may
be deemed proper for the interests of the Govern
ment.
Mr. LIE Blond of Ohio, said he was not disposed to
vote on this without some information 1t reflected
| on high officials.
grave charges made in the newspapers against the
| Treasury Department, and It was due that they
should be Investigated, and II true, made known.
| Mr. Randall, of Pa, hoped the resolution would
extend to other Departments. so that it could be
seen who had been foaging in the South He wanted
the men who had obtained cotton permits to be held
up to the public.
Mr. LIE Blond of Ohio thought that if this House
| went to work to investigate newspaper charges,
members here would have nothing else to do.
The resolution was then passed without division.
THE PARIS EEPOSiTIG
The House then resolved itself into Committee of
| the Whole and took up, after considerable oppos-
ton on the part of Mr.. Washburne, of Illinois, the
House bill with Senate amendments, making appro-
priations for the exhibition of American industry at
| the Paris Exposition in 1867.
Several amendments were offered and voted down.
MIR. Washburne, of Illinois, offered an amendment
that no appropriation should be made under this bill
| until the French troops should be withdrawn from
Mr. Banks, of Massachusetts, protested against this
mec6anics of this country. This amendment was
not germane to the bill He in favor of driving
Macmillan from Mexico, and would do all he could
Mr.. Stevens, Of Pennsylvania, said he was glad to
hear that the Chairman Of the Committee on For
eign Affairs favored the driving of Macmillan out
MI. Bankssaid the Committee would do its duty and
| the gentleman from Pennsylvania would have
Mr.. Washburne, of Illinois said he repelled the
charge that he had struck back-handed blow at the
industry Of the country The mechanics felt no in
terest in this Paris exposition It looked though
we going back to the hard-cider times in voting
gold for the ohce-hoiders and rags for the people
After further debate by Messrs Davis, Of New
York, and Harding. of Illinois, the amendment of
| Mr.. Washburne was rejected. Tho Committee then
non-concurrenee in the Senate amendments Vas re-
commended by the Committee of the Whole
Mr.. WaShburne, ef Jllinois, then moved that the
Senate amendments be laid upon the table; which
was not agreed to-yeas 90, nays "a.
| The House then insisted on its disagreement, and
asked of the Senate a Committee OF Conference.
| The House took up the bill to increase the army
and pending vote on the 9Th section, tho House at
430 P. NJ. adjourned.
EXPLOSION OF PHOTOGRAPH C0TTON-About 10
o'clock yesterday morning an alarm of fire given
at No; g3 Crosby street the flames and smoke being
caused by the explosion OF some prepared cotton for
use in photographing. 1t appears that the cotton
was spread out to dry by the manufacturer. Daniel
D. I. Davie, who states that Mrs Clement occupy
ing the first floor, placed lighted furnace near the
cotton. causing the explosion The conclusion was
sufficiently great to the destruction of the win
dows and frames in the basement and second floor,
the damage amounting to $50 The loss sustained by
| Mr.. Davie is about $35O.-N Y Times.
| EXCITEMENT AMONG CoLoRED INHABITANTs-Last
night at late hour. the colOred denizens living at
the walk, greatly alarmed by visitor from
the woods, large wild cat, which had succeeded in
| making his way into a. room occupied by woman
named Ann Lucas, alias Jenkins The alarm was
sounded; the negroes rose nlasse from their sum-
| bersi broomstieks. clubs and other weapons were
nuinl lv in nd