Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-06-25
VOL. XX---NO. l4S.
SEN ATE

| the speedy construction of the Northern
! Pacific Railroad, and 10 secure the use Of
the same TO the Government, for postal and
military purposes, which was referred 10
the Committee on the Pacific Railroad.
Mr.. C0WAN, from the Committee on Pa
tents, reported the House bill requiring par
ties appealing from primary examiners in
patent cases TO pay a fee of ten dollars,
which passed. .4 " -.
The Joint resolution authorizing the hiring
of building for the temporary accOmmo-
datiOn of the Department Of State was pass
ed. ..I.-.
Mr.. WILSON called up the joint resolu-
tion to provide for the publication Of an
official report of the rebellion 1t repeals
the resolutions passed during the last Con-
/ gress on the subject, and authorizes the Sec
retary 10 appoint a competent person to re-
view and prepare official documents for
publication, whose salary shall be $500
per annum, not to be paid for longer term
than two years, which passed and goes TO
the House. 'Ht
Mr.. STEWART called up. the House bill
TO establish a land agency in Idaho, and TO
provide for the appointment of register,
which passed and goes to the President.
Mr.. SPRAGUE called up a joint resolu-
tisn TO reimburse Massachusetts, for ex-
penses incurred in harbOr defences.
Pending the discussion on the above the
tax bill was taken up, and its reading was
resumed from where 1t terminated yester-
day.
The salary Of Commissioner of Internal
Revenue was fixed at 5000. The employ
ment of fifty-fve female clerks as cOPyists |
was agreed to. The last amendment Of the |
committee was to insert as follows
That all provisions Of said act shall be in |
force for collecting all taxes, duties and |
licenses properly assessed or liable 10 be as
sessed, or accruing under the provisions of /
acts, right to which has already accrued.
or which may hereafter accrue under said
acts and for maintaining and continuing /
liens, fees, penalties and forfeitures incur /
red under and by virtue thereof, and for
carrying out and completing proceedings
which have already commenced, or that
may commence, to enforce such penalties
or criminal proceedings under said act, and /
for the punishment of crimes which any
party shall be or has been found guilty.
Provided, further, that whenever the duty
imposed by any existing laws shall cease in
consequence Of any limitation therein con-
tanned before the respective provisions of
this act shall take effect, the same duty
shall be and is hereby continued until such
provisions of this act shall take effect; and
where any act is hereby repealed, no duty
imposed thereby shall be held in cOnse- |
quence of zuoh repeal until the respective
corresponding provisions Of this act shall
take effect And provided, further, that all
manufactures and productions on which
duty was imposed by either of the actsSre-
pealed by this act, which shall be in the
possession of the manufacturer or producer
or his agents on the day on which the act
takes effect, the duty imposed by sue h for
mer act shall be held and be deemed to
have been manufactured or produced after
such date; and whenever by the terms of
this act duty is imposed on any articles,
goods or merchandise manufactured or pro-
duced, on which no duty was imposednby
either OF said former acts, it shall apply 70
such as are manufactured or produced, hut
not removed from the place of manufacturei
or production on the day on which this act
takes effect. Agreed 10.
Mr.. FESSENDEN moved 10 amend by
adding the following provisO to the tax on
furs Provided, That on all articles made
of fur, the retail price Of which shall not
exceed $50 duty of zoe shall be paid.
Mr.. FESSENDEN offered an amendment
toOne of the sections as follows: Provided, Z
That when such imported articles, except
luciler and friction matches, cigar lighters
and wax tapers, shall De sold in unbroken
packages the person SO selling shall not be
subject TO any penalty on account of proper
stamp. Adopted r...
Mr.. FESSENDEN offered an amendment
taxing steel made directly from nut bars So
per ton. Adopted.
Mr.. EDMUNDS offered the following,
which was agreed to:
But this tax shall not be assessed upon |
nor collected from any such converted bank
or converted banking association whose
total average circulation, including State
bank notes as well as national currency,
Ill ha rsr4 or ,IatS 4
moved by tie act to provide for national
currency, &c.
The above is added in the bill to the
provision .-... .a. .
Provided further, That whenever any
State bank or banking association has or
shall be converted into national banking
association or has ceased to do its usual /
banking business, including making of
loans and receiving Of deposits, there shall
be assessed and collected in addition to the
taxes already imposed tax of a Of ] per
cent each month on the average amount of
outstanding from any such State
bank or banking association. . EaH-iIsI
Mr.. VAN WINKLE offered the following
That sec ion 1O4 be amended
By striking out "after the enRctiDg clause"
and insert in lieu thereof the following /
That persons doing an express business &
shall be subject TO pay a tax of 3 per cent.
on the gross amount of the receipts OF such |
express business in excess of all amounts
paid TO any railroad company for transpor-
tatiOn Of cars or freight .rrHflsI q 6i
Mr.. HENDRICKS offered an amendment:
That when railroad, canal, or other such |
company shall owe accrued interest on its
indebtedness which it is not able TO pay, |
the tax Of 5 per cent on its coupons shall
not be paid until the company is able 10
pay interest on its indebtedness which
was agreed to. r H7r
At o'clock, pending the consideration of
the tax bill, the Clerk of the House an
nouneed the proceedings Of that body on
the death of Mr.. Humphrey, member from
Brooklyn. .-. r-f- .... F..s
Mr.. MORGAN delivered an eulogy on
the deceased, giving sketch of his life and |
paying high tribute TO his character in
public and private life. At the conclusion
Of his speech Mr.. Morgan offered the Gus
tomary resolutions ofresPeet for the memory
of the deceased. Adjourned. -.r 1