Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-06-23

nati, ana 81. Louis ports OF entry, but will re-
port new bill TO the Senate, as a substitute for
the House bill, which will be more stringent in
its requirements than the House bill. The
committee are OF opinion that If the present bill
was passed. there would be ample opportunity
to defraud the Government. The Secretary of
the Treasury sent to the committee a bill
which in his opinion would cover the case; but
even this failed, in their opinion. The COM
mittee also decided TO maze a favorable report
TO the Senate on the nomination of Mr.. Mulford
IS Collector at Richmond, Va.
THE TAX ON WHIsKEY.-At ~ O'Clock the
debate closed IN the House on the section of the
tax bill which fixed the tax ON whiskey.
Forcible speeches Were made TO reduce tax TO
fifty cents and less by Messrs. Ingersoll, Van
Wyck, Butler, Stevens, Judd and others.
The first vote was on amendment to fix
the tex al forty cents. II was defeated by a
vote of "a ayes to 20 noes. Another at twenty
five cents shared the same fate. Propositions
and amendments to f1x the tax at various fig
ures from twenty TO forty-five cents were
all voted down. Finally, by a vote of s. ayes
to 81 nays, the House i'm COMMITTEE of the
Whole agreed TO fl the tax AT fifty cents per
gallon.
MR. CULLoM, from the House Committee on
nit to the House on the bills introd uced some
time ago, to establish agents in Europe, for
the purpose of encouraging emigration to this
country. The forthcoming report will recon-
mend the adoption and passage of the bills.
THE COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY in the
Senate, will probably report favorably upon
the nomination Of w. Al. Evsrts as Attorney
General, although there is dc cided opposition
To is fi,-1a ,tlaa
ators. The indications are that the vote upon
his confirmation will be close one, with the
chances somewhat against it,
AS Soon AS THE TAX BILL is disposed Of the
House Committee on Foreign Affairs will call
up the bill making an appropriation tor the
purchase of Alaska, and an effort Will be made
by minority OF the committee, who are op-
posed to such appropriation, 10 postpone the
whole subject until the next session Of Con-
gTess.
NOMINATIONS BY THE PREsIDRNT-The
President transmitted to the Senate to-day the
following nominations Edwin o. Perrin. OF
New York. 10 be Chief Justice of the Supreme
Court OF the Territory of Utah; Commander
John G.. Febiger, 10 Ee a Captain in the Nayy
from the 9TH of May, 1865, vice Capt A Nj
Pennock. promoted; and Commander PeIrre
Grossly, 10 be- Captain in the Navy from the
9th of May, Ic6e, vice Capt. John l.. Worden.
promoted: Second Assistant EngIn: er John j :
Bissett. TO be a First Assistant. Engineer in the
Navy, 10 nil a vacancy in that grade. The fol-
loving persons were also nominated TO be
Third Lleutenants in the revenue service of
The United States Joseph NJ. Smms, vicr
Calvin l.. Hooper, promoted 10 Second Lien
tenspt: Robert M. Clark, vice Jehn Dawson.
promoted 10 SecoLd Lieutenant; John owen,
wee Jas. Mst ay, Third Lieutenant, deceased.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Captain N. b. Harrison
has teen detached from duty at the Ports
mouth Navy Yard, and placed on waiting Or
ders. Commander A. w. Weaver, detached
from command of the Naval Rendezvous, at
washington, ID. C., and placed on waiting or
ders. Commander Clark w Wells has been
ordered TO the Portsmouth Navy Yard. Act
ing Assistant Surgeon Thomas Owens has been
ordered TO the Coast Survey steamer Bibb
AN INDIAN DtLEGATIoS.-A delegation OF
MenomenIe Inoians, of Green Bay, Wisconsin.
this morning bad sn interview with the Com
missioner of IIdian Affairs, relative 10 the
settlement OF their ahairs with the Govern
,ment. They will start for home this evening
THH NEW BILL REGULATIEG THE WHIaKEY.
TOBACCO, AND BANK TAxEs.-The amended
Tax bill, reported 70 he House of Representa-
uyes oy the Ways and Means Committee ON
saturday, and now being discussed, is entitled
IAN act to change and more effectually Sc ure
the collection Of internal taxes on distille d
spirits, and the following are the proposed
rates on tobacco aud snuff which shall be ma l.
ufactured or sold or removed for consumption
or use. On snuff manufactured OF tobacco OF
any substitute for tobacco, ground, dry,
damped, picked, scented, or otherwise, of all
descriptions, when prepared for use, a tax of 3l
cents per pound, and snuff nour, when sold or
removed for use or consumption, shall be taxed
as snnh, and shall be put up in packages
and stamped in the same manner as snuff.
TIN all chewing tobacco, fine-cui, plug or twist,
a. smoking m dQ Vpl Nv
OF stems, on all tobacco twisted by hand or
reduced from the leaf into q condition 10 be
consumed or other rwise prepared without the
use OF any machine or instrument, and with
out being pressed sweetened, and on al |
other kinds of manufactured tobacco not here
in Otherwise provided for a tax Of thirty-two
cents per pound; ON all fDe-cut shorts, the re-
fuse Of fine-cut chewing tobacco. which can b.
passed through riddle of sixteen meshes to
the square inch, and on all refuse scraps and
sweepings of tobacco, a tax of sixteen cents per
pound. The tax on cigars is 10 continue the
same as al present. The bill provides that there
shall be paid a tax of one-twelfth OF one per
Centum each month upon the ayerag- amoun mt
OF the deposits of money subject TO payment.by
check, or draf', or represented by certificates OF
deposit or Otherwise, whether payable on de-
mand ON some future day with any
person, pank' sssoeiation; company, Or
corporation engaged in the business of bank
lng, aud tax OF one twenty fourth Of one per
esn'um each month upon the capital of any
bank, association, company or corporation,
hhu OH ihc Sapitsu clIipiOy cu Uy dhy person IN
the business OF banking beyond the average
amount invested la United States bonds and 4
tax Of one-sixth Of one per centum ca IN mont h
upon the average amount Of circulation issued
by any bank, association, corporation, COM
pany or person, including as circula. ion all
certified chscks. and all other notes and other
obligations calculated or intended 20 circulate
or 10 be used As money, but not including that
IN the vault Of the bank, redeemed aud ON
deposit for said bank, and also three per
centum on Government deposits. The bill
contains substantially all the machinery con.
tanned IN the former ball tor the collection of
the AK and 70 guard against frauds.
JHE vBIL is 10 tske thr place Of the bolaet
1NPEACHMENT.-It is stated Hon. Thsd
Stevens has prepared and Will introduce into
the House Of Reprg zen tatives four new ARTICLES
Of impeachment repaired by himself without
Cons Gltation with his colleagues of either the
Reconstruction or Impeachment COMMITTEE
These ARTICLES charge The President With abuse
of the pardoning lower IN issuing pardoas
TO rebels and deserteIs ITom The Union army,