The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-03-20

ton who shall manufacture by hand OF me-
chinery any goods, wares or merchanulse Joe
otherwise specifically taxed as sucn vi VINO
shall be engaged in the M VI
paration for sale of any articles OF coli, pouhus
NOT otberyvIse specifically taxed, or snail put
mn for sale In packages, with his own name or
trade mark thereon, any articles or compounds
not otherwise speclheaally taXea, ana whose an
NAL saies exceed $4,000 shall for every addi-
tional $1,000 in excess of $4,000 pay 50, and
the amount OF sales within the wear bevond
$1,000 shall be returned monthly 10 the AS
sIstant Assessor, and tax on the sales in ex.
cess of $4,000, shall be assessed by the Asses
sor and paid ;uonthly as other taxes are asses
sed and paid. The bill goes to the House for
concurrence in the amendment
On motion of Mr.. Morrill, of Maine, the
Post Office appropriation bill was made spec
lal order for tomorrow
AT IL O'clock the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Banks introduced bill for the regula-
ton of labor in the navy yards oil the united
States
Mr.. Dawes introduced a bill to authorize the
construction of railroad and telegraph line
from New Orleans TO Mobile.
Mr. Farnsworth from the Post Office Com
mittee, reported back the Senate amendment
Il the post route BILL which was concurred in
with the amendment.
Mr.. Boutwell,, from the Judiciary Commit
tee, reported back, with an amendment. the bill
Introduced last week by Mr.. Eliot, relating to
the supreme Court Of the United States The
bill was agreed to and passed. 1t provides that
In case OF the removal OF the Chief Justice
from office, or of his death, resignation Or in
ability to discharge the duties of his office the
same shall devolve on the Associate Justice of
said court, whose commission is senior in the
time until the inability shall be removed or
another appointment shall have been duly
made and qualified
Mr.. Washburne, of Indiana, offered reso-
luton calling Oh the Postmaster General for
Information as TO the special agents of the
Post Office Department. Adopted.
The House proceeded as the business of the
morning hour to the consideration of the bill
to continue for another year the Freedmen's
Bureau.
Mr. Wood addressed the House in oppositiou
to the bill. In the course IF his remarks he
referred to General Butler, as a distinguished
General from Massachusetts, who was now
making war on the Whitahouse with probably
as much success as when he attempted to take
Fort Fisher.
Mr.. Arnell addressed the House ten minutes
in support OF the bill.
Mr.. Eliot closed the debate. Before proceed
ing to answer the arguments against the bill,
he desired to brush away q foul SANDER He
dld not know that the gentleman from New
York (Wood) was to be Congratulated on hav-
ing found opportunity to inject into discussion
Islander, born OF private ill will Referring
&c the charge by Mr.. Wood that Gen. Howard
ho u iCfoltluS SeHtlucuIS regarding the ANAL
ga on ct races, Mr.. Eliot said the slander had
tou q fit godfather in the gentleman from
New :, where that SANDER first came to
his Il - notice Mr.. Elliot Went on to saw
the run that General Howard had grown
wealthy safconnection with his administration
OF the Freedmen's Bureau was also false, foul
and scandalous.
Mr.. Blaine added his denial to that of Mr.
Elliot, and declared that a more upright man
than Gen. Howard did not exist
ME. Adams moved to lay the hi II on the table
Negatived
The bill passed 95 to 81.
The House then proceeded to dispose of the
amendments reported few weeks since from
the committee of the whole on the stale OF the
U mon to the sundry civil expenses appropria-
ton bill.
After a long discussion, without taking a
vote on the bill, Mr.. Butler, from the coufer-
ence commsttee ca the invalid pension bill, re-
ported that the committee had not been able
To agree, and new committee was appointed.
AT 44O p. NJ. the House adjourned.