Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-02-23
CONGREGATIONAL.


MT: Fetsenden called mp tue legislative, ju-
dtcial, Ana executive appropriation bill. which
had come from the House with . request for q
conference committee.
On motion OF Mr.. Fessenden, the Senate IN
sisted on its amendments and agreed to The
conference committee.
A similar course was taken in regard 10 the
bill max ng appropriations for the Military
Academy also, in regard to the diplomatic
appropriation bill.
The Indian DILL was resumed.
Mr.. Stewart took the fiosr in ad dvocacy OF
the proposition TO place the Indian Bureau
nnder the charge of the War Department
After further debate the question was taken
on concurring In the amendment OF the House
to transfer the Indian Bureau TO the War De-
partment; and 1t was disagreed to-yeas -.
nays4 "a.
The bill goes to the committee OF conference
The following conference cenmittees on the
part OF the Senate were appointed: On the
legislative executive, and judicial approprIa-
ton bill, Mrssrs. Fessenden, williams and
Fowler. On the Military Academy approprtt-
ton bill, Msssrs. Shermsn an, Harris, and boo
lutte On the diplomatic appropriation oiII,
Messrs. Sumner. Fogg, and johnson.
Mr.. Sumner moved to take up IN. mint rae.
oiution supplementary TO the Joint resolution
for the representation Of the United States AT
the Paris Exposition.
The question was then taken on the resolu
ton, and il was passed-yeas p. nays 10.
The Senate, at43o, adjournea.
HoUsE.-Y Yesterday-
The House. at 2:2O, went into Oom mittee of
Tax bill, (Mr. Boutwell, Iu the chair) re-
sumingi's consideration Al the poiEt on the
Tree list where business was suspended last
night.
Mr.. Blaine moved as an amendment that
from and after the LIST OF September 1857 no
lax shall be levied or collected on cotton
grown within the United States. He SAID that
the tax on raw cotton was the mostextraordi.
nary ever made by an intelligent Goyernm.ut
and thar, If members wanted a speedy rsturn
TO specie pay Insnt. and to retain the monopoiv
m n f.aft thax
have TO encourage the growth and export of
cotton by removing this tax.
me amendment was agreed to-6l 70 ST.
Mr.. Williams meyed 10 add bar, Plate and
sheet iron TO the list. Lost-ii ito52
Mr.. Kelley moved To add fabrIcs-the pro-
duct Of band-,ooms. Agreed 10
wooden knobs ere added to the free list
The income tax remains fixed at five per
cent. on the excess Of in comes over sI,OOO
The House, at balf-past four took a recess
1.-THE even ng session, the House took nm as
special order the bill reported from the Indi
cary Committee to declare valid and coacIu.
slve certain proclamations of the President,
and acfs done In pursuance thereof, In sup
preston OF the rebellion.
Inc Dill approves, iegalIZes, and makes valid
AL acts, proclamanons and orders of the Pres
ident OF the United States, and acts done by his
authority or approval after the 4th OF March,
leol, and before the lst of December. 1865, re-
specting MARTA law, military trials by courts
mariial or military commissions and all arrests,
lmprlsonmep.s and proceedings in connection
with the ylOlation 81 the laws or usages of war,
and II prohibits all civil courts from "a king
jurisdiction of OF i'm any manner reversing any
OF such proceedings or acts, aud repeaIs All acts
or parts o. acts inconsistent there with
Mr.. Wilson, (Icwa,) chairman OF Judiciary
COMMITTEE, explained, justified snd ad yocated
the bill.
Mr. Stevens suggested that the bill hardly
went far enough. He preferred to follow the
English precedent of giving n direct, full and
ehpncit inoem Hity-a precedent that had been
followed by Congress during the existence OF
the war
Mr.. Wilson said he would te st the sense Of
tne House on that sabJect by moving the pre-
Vious question. If II were not for the Difficult
ty OF getting up the bill again this session in
view of pressure for action on the tax and tar
III bills, he wsuld have no objection TO sIIow
reasonable debate. He suggested that by
unanimous consent the bill come up 10 day a.
II under the operation of the previous a1es-
tlon, when he would yield most of the nour
bate.
There being no objecuen, that understanding
was agreed TO.
The House then went into Committee of the
Whole on the state OF the Union, (Mr Bout
well in the chair,) and resumed the consIdera.
ton OF the tax BILL taking it up at clause TO
amehd section one hundred and seventeen OF
the present law-drecting how incomes are TO
De estimated. In addition to the thousand dol
lars exempted, are also te be exempted ali ma
tional, State, county, and municipal taxes paid.
within The year, all losses actually sustsiped
during the year from fires, shIpwreck or trade
all bad debts, the amount actually paid for the |
rent OF mouse or premises occupied a rest
dence, and the amount paid for usual or ordi-
nary repairs. |
No material amendment was made to any
OF the volumInous clauses referring to income |
tax
The committee then came TO the thirteenth |
section, imposing tax CT two dollars q gallon /
on distilled spirits.
Mr.. Farquhar moved an amendment pro- |
viding that the act should net be construed as
the eontinao re-distillation of /
whisky by distillers. Rejected
The last hour OF the session OF the COMMITTEES
was occupied In rapid reading by the clerk
of the several sections establishing rules in
reference to distilled spirits, &c. There were i
not more than thirty or forty members pies /
eat but by skillful system of compromises
The question Of the presence of q quorum was /
not raiced. The object was to get The bill ont Il
of the committee tonight. The reading OF the /
bill was concluded at uarter past eleven but 4
lhe bill was left in committee so as to allow
opportunities to offer amendments ,o.morrow /
The committee then rose, and the House. at
quarter past eleven, adjourned till eleven /
o'clock To- day.