The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-01-30
From, Warrington.
january ., 1865
TnR NEW TAX pTLL.

~ ASSSA
THE NEW TAX BILL.
The Ways and Means Committee are
milking considerable progress with
their new Tax bill, though they can not
yet tell when they Will be able to lay
It before the House. They have not
yet taken up the question whether the
tax on whisky shall or shall not be
reduced, and all statements protesting
TO give their position on this subject
must, therefore, be taken with allow
ance. They are now discussing matters
about oil and tobacco, but have not vet
declded what rates OF taxation to name
They hope to finish the consideration
of these articles this week. The first
draft of the new free list is partially
made up, bat will be revised before the
bill is reported. The proba biliLies are
strOng that this list win finally embrace
nearly all articles of home manufac-
ture, aud 1t Is believed that the coul-
Inittee have already agreed to give the
greater part of what the delegations
ftom the recent Manufacturers Con.
ventions at Cleveland and Worcester
are coming here to ask.
uNBEcoMINa coNDuCr OF A SUPREME
COURT JUDGE.
For two days past there has been con.
siderable talking in certain official cir
cles about the conduct of one of the
Supreme Court Judges, who of late has
been very intimately associated with
Jerry Black, Sharkey and other gem
tlemen of that school. A few evenings
since, at q dinner p rty, this Justice be-
came very much excited in talking on
the present political situation, and de.
clared in loud tones to the company
that the Supreme Court would certain
ly overthrow all the reconstruction
measures OF Congress, and when taken
from the room and exPostulated with
tho org 4 my n
duct and sentiments. only responded
by reiterating all he had said, and in a.
more public manner.
RBcoNINENDAT1oNs.
The Senate Foreign Relations Com
niltee, at It's meeting to-day, agreed tn
report favora6ly upon the nomination
offs. S. Cox as Minister to Austria. bv
= VotesOf four to three. Mr.. Sumner
opposed the report, aud will oppose his
confirmation by the Senate. The Conn
mtttee also agreed to report GavoEably
upon the ratification of the Sandwich
Island Reciprocity Treaty. The vote
on this matter In Committee was also
four 10 three. Mr.. Fessenden leading
the minority. The Committee have MOI
yet taken up the st. Thomas Treaty.
and they understand generally that Mi
Seward does not wish anything done
with that Al present.
TAXING NATIONAL BANK sHARRS.
The following Is Mr.. Blaine's bill re-
lating TO taxing shares of National
Banks. as It passed the House to day:
Be u enacted, De-, That the words
'place where the bank Is located, and
not elsewhere, in section Al tiof the
act TO provide national currency. -
/ approved June 5, 1854, shall be CON.
Strued and held to mean the State with
in which the bank is located, and the
Legislature OF each State may deter.
mine and direct the manner and pIaca
Of taxing all shares of National Banks
/ located within said StAEa, snbiect tc IN.
restriction that taxation shall not be ID
q greater rate than Is assessed upon
other noneyed capital In the hands OF
Individual citizens OF such State. and
provided always that the shares on
any National Bank owned by. uon.res-
idents OF any State. shall be taxed In
the city or town where said Bank Is To-
Gated and not elsewhere.