The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-06-27
TIE OREsOENT's DISPATCHES.
FROM AsHINsT TON.
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS S.
THE CIVIL APPROPRIATION AND TAX BILLS PASSED
BY THE HOUSE.
McCULLOCH WILL NOT RESIGN.
PARTICULARS OF THE TAX BILL

WASHINGTON, June 26.-Tbe tax bill was con.
cluded, with the exception of five pages referring
10 banks and bankers No important amend.
meDts o-day. Paine bill furnishing arms 20 the
militia, authorizes the secretary Of war 10 supply
each congressional district with 1000 rifles aud a
battery, upon the assurance that the militia or
gsnizations 10 the respective districts loyal.
Senate "A petition received by telegraph from
California was presented, asking q reduction
In the grape brandy tax.
Mr.. Morgan offered resolution, which was
adopted, fUrbiddiDg the exposure OF WORKS OF art
owned by individuals in any part Of the capitol.
The civil appropriation bill was resumed and
passed, and goes to the House for concurrence.
Adjourned.
House-Paine's bill giving arms to the State nj.
litia was referred 10 the military committee.
A joint resolution introduced, extending the
bill of 1864 limiting the jurisdiction of the court
Of claims to the cases of loyal citizens of Ar
kansas, was referred to the Judiciary committee.
The bill directing the controller OF the currency
TO publish the assets and location OF national
banks in liquidation, quarterly passed.
The tax bill was resumed Distiller's bond was
reduced 10 $4,000, and with the bank and bankers
tax as reported by the committee, the bill passed
and goes 10 the Senate. Adjourned.
The time for removing whisky from bond has
been extended frem one hundred days to six
months, when it will be sold at auction for not
less than the tax, the surplus to go to the owner
A full attendance was had at the cabinet meet
ing to-day. McCullOch will not resign, aud it is
very doubtful whether the president desires his
resignation.
The Senate to-day adopted an amendment to
the civil appropriation bill sbOlishing the office
of director OF statistics.
Customs receipts for the week ending June 10th
81, 100000.
Gen. Stoneman, commandingin in Virginia, was at
the war Office to-day.
severe contest over the taxation of bank de.
posts and circulation took place to day.
After many amendments were offered the entire
section was stricken out in committee of the
whole. but the House non concurring in the CON-
mttee OF the whole amendments, restored the
bill in respect to bank taxes TO the shape re-
ported by the committee on ways, and in this
shape il goes to the Senate.
The following is q restatement OF the tax bill as
! il passed the House: Whisky, SOC. per proof
| gallon; whisky in bond must be Withdrawn within
six months. subject TO the regular tax, and 81 sd
TEN is abolished and the tax collected at the still
| bacco, l6; cigarettes, cigars and cheroots, IS
| per thousand. The tariff on imported cigars il
| 81 so per pound, rs per cent. dd UdlOrem.
Banks are taxed one per cent. on an average o.
| deposits other than public money, on which the
tax is three per cent; oDe-half per cent. on al
| capital employed by public or private banks, ex
cept that invested in United States bonds and two
per cent. on the circulation Of any bank associa
| tion, corporation, company or person, including
| as circulation certified checks, notes or othei
| obligations intended to circulate money, bu
not including that in the vault of the bank or re
deemed and on deposit for said bank.