The Portland daily press., 1866-06-22
xxx CONGRESSES Session.
WASHINGTON, June 21.
SENATE.

| oENAIE.
A resolution was adopted that the Building
Committee make inquiries relative to the land
| east of the Capitol for a Presidential mansion.
The joint resolution giving fifteen hundred
dollars to Mrs. Abbie Green for assisting 100
| Union prisoners TO escape from Libby Prison,
| was passed unanimously. TIt
| The tax bill was then taken up.
An amendment taxing reapers, threshing
machines and mowers, three per cent. was
lost.
Gas companies were authorized to add their
tax to the price OF gas. All paper not other
| wise provided for is taxed three per cent; fine
cut short tobacco is taxed thirty cents per h.,
| smoking do. fourteen cents per lb.; cheroots,
| cigarettes and cigars worth less than twelve
dollars per 100 are taxed $10per 1000; all 9TH
| er cigars and cigarettes taxed four dollars per
200. Railroads and steamboats, are author
lied to add their tax to the fares and freights.
| State banks after becoming National banks
are taxed one-quarter of one per cent. per
| month on outstanding circulation.
| That part of the bill relating to income ex-
| exemptions was striken out, and the act now
| in force was amended as follows, after the
words: an excess over $4,000, add like tax
| is to be levied on gains and incomes of every
business trade or profession carried on in the
United States, by persons residing without the
| United States, not citizens thereof
Having reached page 15S, the Senate ad-
| journed.
The joint resolution restoring Commodore
Law to the active list was passed.
The bill reorganizing the Treasury Depart
ment and fixing the pay of employees, was
reported from the Ways and Means Commit
tee. The bill was read twice and recommit-
ted to the Ways and Means Committee.
The resolution to print 100000 copies of
fhp r1oiorifu nd roin of
struction was passed. s sia5f4
A resolution>was passed correcting certain
executive documents, and directing the APP
preparation Committee to investigate the
mileage system, with view of revision of the
system.
The Election Committee reported in favor
OF Mr.. Dawson of Pennsylvania retaining his
seat. and against Mr. Fuller. ~ y"
The bill granting lands to aid the Northern
Kansas Railroad was amended by reducing
the number of sections to five, and then pass
ed.
The bill allowing the heirs of Capt. Hodges,
81 200 was passed.
I The bill paying the Amoskeag Manufacture
ing Co, ST. 600 for wagons was passed.
The joint resolution was passed paying to
Pitcher & Hayward Of Belfast, Me-, $4.4e1,
and to Otis & Ferguson Of Belfast, $3,22S for
losses in the purchase and storing of hay for
z
A resolution was adopted to pay the salary
of ID. w. Gooch, from the 4th of March, 1865,
to date of resignation.
The army bill was taken up and several sec
tons acted Oh. -
Finally, after several amendments, the bill
passed-T2 against Al. as
MIR. Lawrence, of Penn, introduced bill
authorizing the Secretary of War to refund
the money received as commutation from GER
tain citizens of Philadelphia. Referred.
resolution was adopted, instructing the
Committee on Banking and Currency to in
quire into the expediency of repeating such
laws as authorize the depositing OF money
with the Treasurer or Assistant Treasurer,
and payment of interest thereon by the Gov
ernment
Mr.. Conkling presented petition of citi-
'zens OF Buffalo, representing that by the ac-
ton of the United States officers, and without
the authority Of law, part of Buffalo has been
virtually closed and communication by public
sconyeyances and telegraph have been 1nterfer-
ed with. The petition prays committee be-
sent to Buffalo to investigate the matter. Re
terred to Committee on Foreign Affairs-Ad-
journed.