Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1868-07-03

The House on Friday passed the shortened
tax bill, relating to liquors and tobacco, and
It was on Saturday referred by the Senate to
the Finance Committee with leave t. sit dur
Ing the sessions of the Senate. BY this bill
distilled spirits il taxed 80 cents per gallon
besides sundry taxes on its sale in various
stages, including one of four dollars per bar
ael extra on bonded whisky; the two varieties
Of tobacco are reduced respectively to IL and
32 cents per pound, ana the machinery for the
collection Of both forms Of tax il provided for
very efficiently.
The House also passed the Bank tax bill.
whereby the taxes On the National Banks are
fixed at ! per cent. per annum on deposits,
per cent. per annum on capital beyond the
amount invested in 5. bonds. > per cent.
per annum on circulation, and 3 Ver cent. Der
annum On Government deposits. This section
was struck out, in committee of the whole,
but was restored when the bill came before
the House by majority Of 20.
In the Senate the Legislative appropria-
tion bill was passed with amendments. virtu-
ally abolishing the Bureau of statistics, and
increasing the salaries of the Commissioners
Of pensions, the Land Office and of customs.
Of the comptroller Of the Treasury, solicitor.
Auditors and supervising Architect
In the Senate on Tuesday the resolutions
Of the Florida Legislature adopting the 18th
and l4th amendments to the Constitution
were presented. and the credentials of Thos.
W. Osborn, elected by the Legislature OF
Florida 10 the United States Senate for the
term expiring March 18th 1873
After long discussion and the rejection
Of Two or three motions Of reference, the
vote was taken on swearing in the Senator
elect from Florida, and resulted in 33 yeas to
navs.
The Senator elect from Florida, was then
sworn in, and took his seat on the Republi-
can side
The Civil Appropriation bill was then
considered but no vote taken.
In the House the Ways and Means Com
mittee was instructed to inquire into the ex-
pedieney Of reducing the expenses Of collect
ing the Internal Revenue by ahoIshing the
Offices OF collectors, assessors, ETC.. and as
sessing the amount Of direct taxes required
upon States in proportion 10 their taxable
population, and to report at the next session.
The credentials of c. NJ. Hamilton, Rep
resentatiTe from Florida, We're presented and
referred to the Election Committee.
The River and Harbor bill was taken up
by so to 50.
\ resolution by Mr.. Washburne to adjourn
to the 18th of July was adopted
Mr.. Poland, Of Vermont, announced that
he would call the Swissler Us Anderson, of
Missouri, contested election case OIL We'd
liesday next.
Mr.. Cook, of Illinois, announced that he
would call up the Hogan VS.. Pile, Missouri
case after the above was finished.
Bills were passed authorizing the chair
men of committees of either House to ad-
minister oaths to claimants. regulating and
limiting the Admiralty jurisdiction of Dis
trict Courts, explanatory Of the act declar-
ing the title to land warrants in certain cases
extending the jurisdiction of Probate Courts
md Justices of the Peace in Idano and Mon
lana establishing District Courts at Kan
as City and st. Josephs creating an East
srn District Court for New York.
The Alaska appropriation bill was discuss
d all the afternoon and evening.