Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-03-20

clause relieving him from disabilities ion
posed by the Constitution or acts OF Con
rrtss. lie said Il would otherwise have III,
effect 10 recognize the fourteenth amend
Itannearinr that Senators desired TO de
bate the bill, Mr. sherman insisted on Ii.
/ ORDER of the day.
The Senate took up the bill TO relieve Ger
I tain manufactures from internal tax TIT
question was ON the amendments made In
committee.
After action upon numerous amendment,
offered, the bill was passed-yeas SO, nays
3, Mcssrs. Corbet., Fessenden and Fowler
The bill as passed by the Senate reads IS
follows:
BE 1t enacted. &c, That sections "a and
10 OF the act entitled An Act TO provide
internal revenue to support the Government
and to pay the interest on the public debt,
and FOL other purposes" approved June 80
1864, and oil acts and parts Of acts amends
tory Of said section, be and the same are
hereby repealed; except only 20 much OF
said section and amended amendments
thereto - relates 70 the taxes imposed
thereby on gas made of coal oil. wholly or
in part, or Of any other material. OF iilu-
uinating oils or articles the products OF dl;'
tiliation, Rehabilitation or refining OF coai,
shale, peat, asphaltum or other bitumlno ~
snuff and all the other manufactures o. ~
bacco. including cigarettes, cigars ana cne'
roots: prov ided. that the products o! .he
petroleum and bituminous substances mere.
inhefore mentioned, except Illuminating
cas sbsu. from and after the passage OF tnis
ect be taxed at one half the rates hxed ny
s.id seciion "a.
sac 2. That nothing in this act contained
shall be construed TO repeal or interfere with
any law regulation or provision ior the as.
sessment or collection OF any tax which
under existing laws may accrue before the
first day of April 1868, and nothing herein
contained shall be construed as a repeal OF
any tax upon machinery or other articles
which have been or my be delivered ON
contract made with the United States prior
to the passage of this act
Sec. 3 That after the first day Of April
next no allowance for drawback on account
of internal tax paid shall be made on the
expectation of any article OF domestic man
ufActure on which there is no internal tai
of expectation and no claim for drawback
on any article exported prior to June 30
| 1856, shall be allowed when presented Il
| the Commissioner of Internal revenue
within three months after this act shall
take effect.
| Sec. That every person, firm or cor
poration who shall manufacture by hand
or machinery any goods wares, or merchau
disc not otherwise specifically taxed. o.
such AZ shall be engaged in the manufac
turc or preparation for sale Of any articles
or compounds not otherwise spccift Ill,
taxed, or shall put up for sale In package
with his own name or trade mark thereon
auy articles or compound not otherwis
spe officially taxed, or whose annual sales ex
coed 10000. shall pay for every additions
1000 in excess Of $4,000, $500; and III
amount Of Gales within the year beyon
$4,000 shall be returned monthly to tn
assistant assessor; and the tax on sales i
excess Of $4,000 shall be assessed by th
assessor and paid.
The bill has gone TO the House for, cor
curreNce In amendments.
On motion Of Mr.. Morrill, the post of{lc
appropriation bill was made the special OF
der for tomorrow. Adjourned
HOUSE,. Bills were introduced by N
Banks regulating the labor and compe ms,
ton in the Navy Yards. BY Mr.. Dxvie
to aid in the construction Of Railroad an
Telegraph TO New Orleans and Mobile b
way of Clarke Kansas Also bill to a,
the Military Reservation near Fort Lea
tnwnrtb.
The Senate amendment TO the post rou'
bill was coneurred in, with the amendment
oil Mr. Boutwell, RON the Judiciary Com
mi,tce, which was reported back.
Mr. Elliott's bill relative to the Suprem
Court, with the amendment bill was passed
The bill provides that in case OF nc deaf
or resignation of the Chief Justice the du
: ties OF the Office shall devolve upon the s.
pior Associate Justice.
Mr. Washburn, of Indiana, offered
resolution calling on the Postmaster Gen
cral for Information as 10 special agents c
Post Office Department Adopted.
The House proceeded in the morniD
. hour To the consideration of the bill to cor
tiDue for another year the Freedmen's Bu
reau.
Mr.. Wood addressed the House in oppo
siiion thereto, arguing against its constitu
tionality and necessity. He said agent
used their positions to enrich themselves
He said he held in his hand a statcmen
charging Gen. Howard with holding revol,
ing sentiments in reference to the amalga
nation Of the races. Wood went on TO 81,
that he would make no accusation agains
Gen. Howard. but that officer had become
man of large wealth. Lands which he ha
bought for fifty dollars per acre he had sol.
10 Freedmen for two hundred dollars pc
acre. Mr.. Wood did not endorse this state
ment; he only repeated what he had heard
MIR. Arnell spoke in support Of the bill
and MIR. Elliot closed the debate. He pre-
ceeded to vlndicaie the character oil Gen
Howard, and pronounced the statement
published ny Wood to be foul ISLANDERS, bori
Of private ili-wi !. Mr.. Blaine added hi
al -. k.t ,f, u,
upright man than Gen. Howard did not ex
is, in the United States Wood said b,
would prove some of the charges if granite,
u committee OF Investigation. Mr. Adam
moved 10 table the bill Negatived Fin
bill then passed, yeas SO, nays 81.
The House proceeded TO dispose Of amend
ments reported two weeks since from tn
Committee on the Whole to sundry Civi
expense appropriation bill.
MI. Logan moved to amend the frs, par
agraph OF the bill by reducing the amour
appropriated for carrying into effect tn
several acts Of Congress authorizing th
loan or issue Of Treasury notes from a mi
lion and half 10 $j64,9
Mr.. Randall desired to offer an amend
ment that no part Of the amount should b
used for paying commission nor the sale Q
bonds
|, nal. w dSuUuIuc Oh ILLINOIS, S0lu IL WAS en-
tirely unnecessary or it could not be use
for that purpose. Mr.. Washburne move
the previous question on the bill and amend
meBts
MIR. Wilson of Iowa desired an oppol
tunity TO discuss Of some Of the amend
ments.
The House refused the previous questio
by 81 to 81.
The House proceeded to vote on tn
amendments.
Mr.. Randall offered his amendment, befor
alluded to. which vas agreed to.
Mr. Logan's amendment, thus amended
was adopted
The amendment directing tie six stem
revenue cutters on the lakes 10 he laid III
in ordinary. being reached Mr. SpaldinI
spoke in opposition, and Messrs. Wsshburn
OF lIlinois, Seelye anc Churchill in advt
cacy.
Mr.. Peters favored the sale of the vessel
IN preference to laying them up and offers
such amendment
Mr.. Washburne, Of Illinois, again movet
the previous question, and the House asail
refused to second II.
Mr.. Hulburd, Of New York, offered !,
amendment directing the Secretary of tn,
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