Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-05-13
LATEST KILOGRAMS.
MIDNIGHT DISPATCHES,
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
Senate.


to-day, as a court, Mr.. Edmunds moved
the resembling of the rule requiring the
vote to be taken to-day. Adopted without
a division.
Mr.. Chandler stated that his colleague,
Mr.. Howard, was quite i'll, and on his mo
ton II was agreed that the court adjourn
till Saturday.
The Senate was then called to order, and
Mr.. Drake moved to adjourn until to-mor-
row. Lost; % against 81.
Mr.. Yates moved to adjourn until Fri
day. Messrs. Sherman, Anthony and Hen
bricks opposed, and Messrs. Drake, Nor
ton and Yates favored the proposition.
which was finally laid aside, while various
House bills were being disposed of.
After long discussion and the passage
OF the District Of Columbia charter bill,
tie Senate adjourned at 1850.
House of Representatives.
The Speaker presented a letter from Gen.
Grant giving the votes on the Constitution
IN the Southern States as follows: North
Carolina, $3.50 for, and II 800 against the
Constitution; South Carolina, 7O,75S for,
and Y ,28S against; Georgia, 89,OO7 for,
and a, 300 against; Louisiana, &C, l52 for,
and 1879 against; Alabama, 69,SO7 for,
and lO,Q05 against. Referred to Recon
struction Committee
Mr.. Schenck, from the Committee on
Ways and Means, reported bill to reduce
into one act and amend the laws relating
to internal revenue taxes; the Internal
Revenue Bureau is changed to a Depart
ment, the Commissioner having complete
power to appoint AID remove subordinate
officers; the Department is divided into
different divisions with a chief to each.
The most marked change in the old law is
In regard to distilled spirits, the provisions
guarding against fraud being more stringent.
The tax remains at 50 per gallon, to be
paid in all cases at the distillery by means
of stamps. Snuff of all kinds, 40 cents
per pound; chewing tobacco not made ex-
clusively of stems, 40 cents per pound
smoking tobacco made exclusively of stems
and all makes Of refuse, so cents per pound
on cigars, cigarettes, and all descriptions of
tobaccOs and substitutes thereof, $40 per
thousand. The transportation in bond, ex-
Cept for expectation, is forbidden. Wines
remain substantially as in the old law.
Nothing is said about iron and coal. The
tax on gas is reduced from 25 cents per
thousand cubic feet to 10 cents; places of
amusement in addition are to pay a special
tax on each performance, from 81 to $40,
according to its seating capacity. There
are but few alterations in the law relative
to incomes, legacies and SUGGESTIONS, except
that they provide for n more perfect ad-
ministration of the same. Manufacturers
are exempted from taxation in accordance
with the law passed several weeks ago.
The tax on ground coffee is retained The
bill was to be printed and recommitted.
Mr.. Schenck lave notice that he would
bring the bill back before the House in
week or ten days. Two or three days will
be allowed for discussion, and ample or
pOFtunity for amendment and debate on all
parts of the bill will be given.
Mr.. Schenck, from the Committee on
Ordnance, reported joint resolution di-
recting the Secretary of War to sell all the
damaged and movable arms, ordnance and
ordnance stores, which, on objection, went
over till after the morning hour.
Mr.. Price, from the Committee on the
Pacific railroad, reported joint resolution
to construe the provisions in the Pacific
railroad acts, requiring the use of American
iron for all rail, chairs, fish bars, bolts and
sheetings, and in the repairing of the road.
Passed.
Mr.. Price also reported back substi-
tute for the joint resolution introduced
some time since by Mr.. Washbnrne, which
was 10 regulate the tariffs Of freight and
passengers on the Union and Central Pa
cific railroad and their branches. The
substitute provides for aboard of Commits
sioners, to consist of the Secretary of War,
Secretary of Interior, and the Attorney
General, TO establish annually tariff of
prices for freight and passengers, provided
it shall not take effect until there shall be
continuous line of railroad completed and
in running order from Omaha TO Sacra-
MEMO. Considerable debate ensned, after
which several amendments were offered.
Mr.. COvode favored the appointment of
a Board of Commissioners, and said that if |
he owned the Pacific railroad he would not |
hesitate to charge exorbitant prices; he |
could buy three men cheaper than he could |
two hundred; he had tried one (laughter)
and knew what could be done with the |
head of a department; he had acquired |
some knowledge Of the subject; at this sea-
son heads of departments were purchasable |
# members of Congress were, and should |
know better than the representatives of the |
people what the wants of the people were.
MIR. Elliott inquired what the average |
prices of members of the Cabinet were but |
got no reply.
Mr.. Price moved the previous question,
which was seconded.
Mr.. Farnsworth made a motion to re- /
commit which was lost 62 to 6S.
Mr.. Benjamin moved to lay the whole /
subject on the table, which was rejected by
SO to 62.
The question then REQUIRED on the amend
ment offered by Mr.. Washburne, OF Hi
nois, to strike ont of the joint resolution
the provisO that il shall not take effect
until the road shall be completed a con-
tinuOus line of railroad running from
Omaha to Sacramento. This was adopted
by 20 yeas to noes.
The question then required on the amend
nent offered by Mr.. Clarke, of Kansas, that
he tariff shall not exceed double the aver
age rates charged on the different railroad
lines between the Mississippi river and the
Atlantic ocean, in latitude north of st. |
Louis, which was agreed 10 without divi-
iion, and the joint resolution az amended
passed 90 10 %.
Mr.. Chandler asked leave to offer reso-
ntion requesting the President TO inform
he House of all facts, when they came to
Ms knowledge as TO the treatment of certain |
american citizens reported to have been
lniustly arrested, imprisoned and Aogged
While in prison by the authority of an
'fhcer of the Government Of Mexico.
Messrs. Butler and Harding objected.
The House at 3:15 P. NJ, went into a
Committee of the Whole on the state of the
Jnion, and was addressed by Mr.. Broomall.
Mr.. Munger referring TO the resolution
fiered by him yesterday in reference TO
he treatment Of Rebel prisoners, said he
Guild prove BY officers of the Confederate
overnment and officers of this govern ..
tent when Union soldiers were dying at
ndersonvills and other Southern prisons.
icy had to pay three times the appraised
alue of medicines for them, and we're !
aced under charge of Federal soldiers. :
The committee rose and the House ad-
urned.
From Canada. n
OTTAWA, May l2.-The Dominion gov.
nment nave received no information L
specting the intended disnatch of tho | n