The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-05-13
HOUSE..

The Speaker presented letter from
General Grant giving the votes on the
Constitution in the Southern States,
viz North Carolina, for, 90 $50; against,
IL $50; South Carolina, for, 10,75o;
against, 27,258; Georgia, for, S9,OO7;
against, 1900; Louisiana, for, TO, l52;
against, 1879; Alabama, for, o9'o0I;
against, 1905. Referred to the commit
tee on Reconstruction.
Mr.. Schenck, from committee on
WAYS and Means, reported bill to re-
duce into one act and amend the laws
relating to internal revenue taxes;
the Revenue Bureau is changed to a
department, thee Commissioner has
complete power to appoint commission
ers and remove all subordinate officers;
the Department is divided into differ
ent divisions, with chief to each.
The most marked change i'll the OLD
law is in regard to distilled spirits, the
provisions guarding against fraud, ana
being more stringent, leaving little TO
the discretion of the Courts. The tax
remains 81 90 per gallon, to be paid ID
all cases at the distillery by means OF
stamps. All kinds of beer 81 OO per bar
rel. Snuff of all kinds 40c per pound;
chewing tobacco and all smoking tobac-
CO not made exclusive OF stems AUG per
pound; smoking tobacco made excih-
sively of stems, and all made OF refuse
soc per pound; en- cigarettes anu cigars
of all descriptions made of tobacco OF
any other substitute therefor $40 w
thousand. The transportation in bond
except for expectation is forbidden.
The tax OH wines remains SUB
stantially the same as In the
old law. Nothing about iron OF coal.
The tax Oh gas is reduced from - on
per thousand cubic feet to III cents. Inc
tax on refined petroleum is kept at III
cents per gallon. Places Of amusement,
in addition to 2 per cent. are to pay
specific tax on each performance from
81 to $40, according to its sitting capac-
ity. There are but few alterations III
the law relating to incomes, Iegacles
and SUGGESTIONS, excepting they provide
for the more perfect administration OF
the same. Manufactures are exempted
from taxation in accordance with the
law passed several weeks ago. The tax
on ground coffee and spices are retain
ed. The bill was ordered printed and
reCOmmitted.
Mr.. Schenck gave notice that he
would bring the bill back to tie House
within q week or ten days.
Two or three days will be allowed Tor
general discussion and ample opportu-
nifty for amendment and debate on all
parts of tie bill.
Mr.. Price, from the Committee on the
Pacific Railroad, reported joint reso-
luton to construe the provisions IN the
Pacific Railroad acts regarding the use
of American iron so as to declare that
the American iron shall be used for
all rails, chairs, fist bars, bolts and
spikes in the layipgs and repairing OF
the road, which passed.
Mr.. Price also reported back substi-
tute for the joint resolution introduced
some time since by Mr.. Washburne, OF
Wisconsin, to regulate the tariff for
freigh and passengers on the Union and
Central Pacific Railroad and their
branches. The substitute provides for
Board of Commissioners to consist OF
Secretary of War, Secretary of Interior
and Attorney General to establish an
nually tariff of prices for freight and
passengers, provided it shall not take
effect till there shall he continuous
line of Railroad complete and in run
ming order from Omaha to Sacramento.
The amendment offered by Mr.. Wash
burue, of Indiana, to strike out of the
Joint resolution the proviso that it shall
not take effect until there shall be a
continuous line of railroad completed
aud running from Omaha to Sacramento,
was adopted. The question re-
Cured on the amendment offered by
Mr.. Clarke, of Kansas, that the tariff
shall not exceed double the average
rates charged on different lines of rail.
roads between the Mississippi river and
the Atlantic Ocean, in latitude north of
ST.. Louis, which was agreed to without
division, and the joint resolution, as
uman6e1 unssed Adjourned,