The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-05-19

re-enlistment or to accept promotion IN
the military service Of the United
States, or from one branch of the mill
tary service to another, and who did
actually enlist or accept promotion, or
was so transferred and no bounty shall
be paid to any soldier, sailor or marin e
discharged on application or at the re.
quest of parents, guardians or parents,
or on the ground of minority.
Section 4. And be it further enacted
That whenever application shall be
made by any claimant through any at.
torney or agent, the claimant shall
furnish his posteffice address, giving the
name of the county and State in which
it is situated, and the amount of CON-
mission or fee which the attorney is to
receive for his service of the settlement
of the claims, which charge in no case
shall exceed the sum of five dollars, tie
Postmaster General, upon ascertaining
the amount due, shall cause to be trans
mitted to such claimant the full amount
thereof, less the fee to be paid the at
torney or agent, which fee shall be paid
to the attorney or agent in person, or be
transmitted tosuch address as the attor-
ney may direct.
Section S. And he it further enacted,
that any attorney or agent who shall
receive from any claimant sum greater
than five dollars for the prosecution of
any claim, under the provision of this
act, upon conviction thereof, shall pay
fine not to exceed the sum of $1,000, or
Imprisonment for term not less than
one year, or both, as the court or jury
may adjudge, and shall forever there
after be excluded from prosecuting
claims of any nature whatever, against
the Government of the United States
Section e. And be it further enacted
That in case the payment shall be made
in the form of a check, order or draft,
upon any paymaster, national bank or
government depository in or near the
district wherein the claimant may re-
side, it shall be necessary for the claim
ant to establish by the affidavits of two
creditable witnesses that he is the iden-
tical person named therein but in no
case shall such check, order or draft be
made negotiable until after such identi-
fcation.
Section 7, Aud be it further enacted,
That it shall not be lawful for any sol
dier OF marine to transfer, assign, barter
or sell his discharge, final statement,
descriptive list or other papers for the
purpose of transferring, assigning, bar
tering or selling any interest in any
bounty under the provisions of this act,
and all such tranfers, assignments,
barters or sales heretofore made are
hereby declared null and void as to any
rights intended 10 be so conveyed by
any such soldier, sailor or marine.
Section 8 That no adjustment or
payment of any claim of any soldier,
sailor or marine, or of his proper repre-
sentatives under the provisions of this
act, shall be made unless the application
be filed within two years from the pas
sage of this act,
The House then Went into Committee
of the Whole, Mr. Dawes in the chair,
and resumed consideration of the tax
bill.
The paragraph before the committee
being that relating to the manufacture
of tobacco, snuff and cigars An amend
ment was offered by Mr.. Stevens to
exempt jOurneymen cigar makers, and
apprentices who work for others, from
the provision requiring every person
who makes cigars to keep an accurate
account in book, of all the cigars made
by him, and to deliver copy of it,
monthly. to the Assistant Assessor was,
after considerable discussion, adopted.
The limit of FIVE days for having cigars
packed and inspected was, on motion OF
Mr.. Stevens, extended to fifteen days
The proceeds Of forfeitures are to be dis
tributed between the United States, the
informer and collector making seizures,
as provided by law
Mr. Wilson offered an amendment TO
the 03d section Of the present law ex.
empting from tax ali manufactured
articles except rcnned petroleum, refined
coal oil, gold ant silver, spirituous and
malt liquors, manufactured tobacco and
cigars produced by the labor of any
person or family, when the product does
not exceed the rate of ) 900 per annum,
between 81 900 and $1,000 the tax to be
levied only on the excess OF the Sl ,OOO,
and when the manufactures are made
for others the employees are to pay the
tax The amendments gave rise to con
siderable debate
Mr.. Morrill, opposing the latter part
of it, and Messrs Wilson, Sloan, Allison,
aud Harding sustaining it, the amend
ment was finally adopted.
Mr. Randall, of Pennsylyanla, offered
all amendment requiring all free rail.
road passes to have ten cent stamp
annexed, and on six months free passes
$3.50, and on twelve months free passes
$500. He said this would reach q
new source of revenue, and realize a
large amount. He understood that the
Pennsylvania railroads alone had issued
during one year four thousand passes.
Mr.. Morrill, suggested that the PROPOSE
tion might be a proper one, but that
part of the bill under consideration was
not the place for it. On the suggestion,
the amendment was temporarily with
drawn.
Mr.. Myers moved an amendment I'M
posing tax of five per cent. on photo
graphs, etc, instead of the present
system of attaching stamp.
Mr., Morrill, opposed the amendment
and after some discussion, 1t was with
drawn.
A paragraph was added imposing
fax of four or five per cent advalorem
on gin cotton. -. ,
Mr.. Wilson, of Indiana moved an
amendment by exempting reapers, NOW
ers and thrashiug machines, from the tax
of per cent. in order to have them
placed upon the free list. After much
discussion the amendment was adopted.
Mr.. Woodbridge moved the same
amendment in reference 10 scales.