The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1868-05-13
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XLth CONGRESS---Second Session

daSnes
The Speaker presented letter from Gem
sral 6rsnt giving the yetss % tho Gpusttu-
toni IN the Southesn States, VIZ: North Cars
lima for 70, rs, asaiust ~ ,2S8; Georgia aor
80, ,OO9. against 8lz, ,O90 Louisiana for 90, i52,
against 4S, 78a; Alabama for 69,sO7, against
I.Oe5. Referred to the Reconstructisn Com
mittSe.
Mr.. Schenck, from the Committee on Ways
and Means, reported bill to reduce into one
oct ard amend the laEs relating to intsrnal
revenue taxes. The Internal Revenue Blu.
reau is chaagea to aDepartmsnt. The Com.
missioner has complete power to appoint
Commissioners and remove all subordinate
officers. The Department Is divided into
different divisions with chief to each. The
most marked change in the old Ian is in re-
gard TO dislilled spiFits, the pFovisioss against
randshsing more stringent, leaving little to
the discretion Of the courts. The tax re-
mains st two dollars psr galloa to be psid in
I'll casss, n the distillery, BY means Of
stamps; al kinds Of beer one dollar per bbl.;
snuff of alltinds 40 cents Per pcssd; chew
mAde exclusively of stems, 40 cents per
pound; smoking tobacco, made exclusively
II sekms, snd 1l makes Of refbse, 80 cents
per pound; on segarettes and segars, and all
descriptions made Of tobacco or any other
substitute therefore, $40 per thousand. The
transportation in bonds, except for exporta-
ton, is forbidden. The tax on wines remain
N bsta ntiAlly the same as in fhe old law. The
places OF amusement, IN add.hon 70 tTo per
centum, are TO pay specific tax on each
performance from two to twenty dollars, ac
,cordpg TO its selling capacity. There are
but few alterations in the Law relating to IN
comes, legacies ana successiohsi excepting
.hat .nsy Prosiue 70, more periect aoih'R-
is'rauon OF sale. ManuiacIaIers are e1-
empseo ifom taxs,fon " sccofoance vI'h te
laH passea sese,al weess ago. me taA on
g1ounu eonee ana spa.ss Is re'aiheu. otoe1ea
printed ana reeomT'.so.
Mr. s,cnenek HOE .ae Som nissee on Ord
nance, !lal C. Iepo.Iea Iolh. reso,at,on aitseung
tne secre'a1y oI war 20 seii damaged ana
unssfsieeahis arms orohahcei anu ordnance
aofes, ~hich, on oolsenon' went over Til
ai.sl shs 'noin'ng noal,
4 NJ. rrice, rom the oomuiit.se on racine
sL.ue me psosIA,1ns 10 tHs Iaelne haii1oaa
asa isaLak asal. ne 80 e.;.a - a - .hsm Iii I.
..sa5 as = sa ails.;,a - ssaa tas hai,s "a
;l ias;n. ana sa.s;.;a gsi - b. ~
rh;oA r.s..d
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e. ~. -. = .s,,,t;o,, ;n,rodncsa sor, ,;r.s
&C. (. H. W.shharna of vi. 10 ,seai.,a
~ ,.r,e Co. fra;,h, .nd rss.a,esr, 10 ,ba
ITn;an snd can.,.I p.a;sc R.,lro.as ord
thar h-s rrhes
IT, anhs,;,,,,a rrox;dos e., Road ,f
Comn;ss;oners. 10 cons;s, of the Secretary
Of War. Secretary az Irterior. and Attorney
General. to establish annually a tariff Of
prices for freight and passengers. provided il
shall NIT .ake effect till there sbail he eun-
,inuons line Of railroad comple,ed and in
rrnn;,s o,dsr f,oa, on.bs n saeraran,o
Af,as xor.;d.,.hIa ask.s. 5rr;r, ub;cb
Si IS... TI M -:
seseIa' a.neuu,neas I.s1.a 80 oae,e ar s
sss s"s da0'oA'
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Mr.. benjamin moved to lay the whole sub
ject on the table. keiected-36 to 81.
The question recnrred on the amendment
offered By Mashburne 20 strike from the
resolution the pfosiso that i shai! not take
effect until there shsll be completed con>
tinuous line OF rsilread running from Omaha
to Sacramento. This was adopted-yeas 10,
nays A.
The question recurred on the amendment
offered BY Mr.. Clarke, OF kans., that ,he
tarih shall not exceed douhle the average
rates Charged on the different lines OF rail-
road between the Missississ'ppi river and the
Atlantic ocean In iatitndes north OF II. Louis,
which was agreed to without division. and
the JOINT resolution as amended passed-16
to %.
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