The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-05-13

CONGRESS.
wAsH1NaroN, May IL.
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In the Court Mr.. Edmund's order re-
scindipg the rule requiring the vote
to be taken today, was adopted with
Mr.. Chandler stated that his col
league, Mr.. Howard, was i'll, and on
his motion 1t was agreed the Court
adjourn till Saturday.
The Senate was then called to order.
Mr.. Drake moved to adjourn till to-
morrow. Lost; o against q.
Mr.. Yates movedto adjourn till Fri
Messrs. Sherman, Anthony, and
Hendricks opposed and Messrs. Drake,
Morton and Yates favored the PROPOSE
ton which was finally laid aside, while
various House bills were being disposed
After q long discussion and passage
of the District OF Columbia charter
bill, the Senator adjourned at 1880.
t HOUSE. e1l
The Speaker presented letter from
General Grant, giving the votes on the
Constitution in the Southern States.
Sonth Carolina-For, 70.75S; against.
IL. 2Ss; Georgia-For, SO COZ; against,
IL 800; Louisiana-For, 66 152; against,
80 739 (; Alabama-For, 69, ,eO7, against,
1,005. Referred to the Committee on
Mr.. Schenck, from the Committee on
Ways and Means, reported a bill to re-
duce into one act and amend the laws
relatingt TO internal revenue taxes. The
Internal Revenue Bureau is changed
to department. The Commissioner
has complete power to appoint COM
mlssioners and remove all lsubordinate
officers. The department is divided
into different divisions, with chief TO
each. The most marked change in the
old Law Ia In regard 10 distilled spirits,
the provisions guarding against fraud
being more stringent, leaving little to
the discretion of courts. The tax re-
mains 81 per gallon, to be paid In all
cases at the distillery by means of
stamp; all kinds of beer, 81 per barrel;
snuff of all kinds, 40 cents per pound;
chewing tobacco and on all smoking
tobacco not made exclusive of
stems, 40 cents per lpoundi smoking
tobocco made exclusively ofstems, and
all made of refuse so cents per pound;
on cigarettes and clg9rs and all de-
seriptions made of tobacco or any other
substitute therefor, $40 thousand.
The transportation in bond, except for
expectation, is forbidden; the tax on
wines remains substantially the same
as in the old law; there is nothing about
iron or coal; the tax on gas ls reduced
from 50 so per thousand cubic feet TO
10 cents; the tax on refined petroleum
is kept at 10 cents per gallon; places OF
amusement in addition to per cent.
are to pay a specific tax on each per-
formance OF from q to ~, according 10
its sitting capacity; are but Few altera-
tions in the law relating to incomes,
legacies and SUGGESTIONS, excepting that
they provide for the more perfect ad-
ministration ofthe same; manufactures
are exempted from taxation in accord
ance with the law passed several weeks
ago; the tax on ground coffee and spices
is retained. The bill was ordered to be
printed and recommitted. ...,.r-a
Mr.. Schenck gave notice that he
would bring the bill back to the House
within a week or ten days; two or three
days will be allowed for general dis
cussion, and ample opportunity for
amend ment and debate on all parts OF
the bill.
Mr.. Price, from the Committee on the
Pacific Railroad, reported q joint reso-
luton TO construe the provisions in the
Pacific Railroad acts regarding the use
of American iron, so as to declare that
American iron shall be used for
all rails, chains, fist bars, bolts and
spikes in the laying and repairing OF
the road, which passed.
Mr.Price also reported back q substi.
,tute for the joint resolution introduced
some time since by Mr.. Washburne, OF
Wisconsin, to regulate the tariff for
freight and passengers on. the Union
and Central Pacific Rail Road, and
their branches. The substitute pro-
vides for board of commissioners to
consist OF thelSecretarySof of War, Score
tary of the Interior and Attorney
General, to establish annually tariff
of prices for freight and pRssengersj
Provided It shall not take effect till
there shall be a continuous line OF Rail
Road completed and In running order
from Omaha to Sacramento. sIlr-
The amendment offered by Mr..
Wa ashburne, of Ind, ito strike out the
proviso that it shall not take effect
until there shall be a continuous line
of the Rail Road completed and rnnn-
ing from Omaha to Sacramento, was
adopted. 's,i1
The question recurred on tho amend
ment offered by Mr.. Clarke, OF Kansas,
that the tariff shall not exceed double
the average rates charged on the dther-
ent lines OF Railroads between the
Mississippi River and 1.-The Atlantic
Ocean, in latitudes north OF st. Louis,
which was agreed to without division,
and the joint resolutions, as amendedI
passed. Adjourned. z-el1g
seems that we were In
error yesterday morning in saying that
a part OF our dispatches had been lost
by the telegraph messenger. The little
fellow came into our office about mid
night, looking very sleepy and con-
fused, and after feeling in all his pock-
cts remarked that he had lost the 'des-
patches, went out and did not return.
We learn he had been walked out OF
nap at the telegraph office and sent
round to notify us the telegraph was all
in; and not being yet fairly awake he
forgot his message. We are sorry to
have done the lad an injustice for
"Harrison" is good boy and always
ION the dot."-EDs. INTEnb.1 % 81.