Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-03-20
CONGRESSIONAL.

SENATE.-lesterday,a after our report closed
' arlous amendments Were offered 10 the bill
20 relieve certain manufactures from internal
tax, a few OF which were adopted; after which
The bill passed by vote OF yeas 36, NAYS B
(Messrs. CoTbett Fessenden, and Fowler.D
The bill, as passed by the Senate, enacts.-
hat sections ninety flour and ninety I've Of the
act entitled "An act 10 provide internal revenue
TO support the Government, TO pay interest on
the public debt, and for other purposes" ap-
proved June 81, 1864, and all acts or parts of
acts amendatory OF said sections, be, and the
same are hereby, repealed, except only so much
OF the SAID sections and amendments thereto as
relates 20 the taxes imposed thereby on gas
made Of coal wholly in part or OF any other
material; or illuminating, lubrcating. or other
mineral oils or articles, the products of the dis
tllation, redistillauon, or refining OF crude
petroleum, OF OF a single distilation of coal.
shsle, peat, asphaltun1, or other bituminous
substances; wines therein described, on
snun, and all the other manufactures OF tobacco
including cigarettes, cigars, and cheroOts. Pro-
Nided, that the products OF petroleum and btu
mInous substances hereinbefore mentioned,
except Illuminating gas. shall, from and after
the passage Of this act, be- taxed at one-half the
rates fixed 10y said section ninety -four. Nothing
in this act contained shall b. construed TO
repeal or interfere with any law, regulation, or
provision for the assessment or collection of
any tax winch, under existing laws, may
accrue before the first day Of April, A. ID. 1855,
and nothing herein contained shall be construed
as repeal of any tax upon machinery or
other articles which have been or may
be delivered on contracts made with the
United States prior 20 the passage of this act
Alter the first day Of April next no allowance
Tor draw backs on account OF internal tax paid
shall be made on the exploration OF any article
OF domestic manufacture on which there is no
internal tax at the time of expectation; and no
claim for drawback on any article exported
prior TO June 81, 1900 shall be allowed. unless
presented to the Commissioner of Internal
Revenue within three months after this article
takes effect. Every person, firm, or corporation
who shall manufacture by hand or machinery
any goods, wares, merchandise not other
wise specifically taxed a. such, or who shall be
engaged in the manufacture or preparation for
sale of any articles compounds not other wise
ecfically taxed, or shall put up for sale in
packages, with his own name or trademark
thereon any articles or compounds not other
wlsespecifically taxed, and whose annual sales
exceed $1,000, shall pay for every additional
Sl,0Oo in excess OF $1,000, two dollars; and tue
amount Of sales within the year beyond $1,000
shall be- returned monthly to the assistant as
SCISSOR, and the tax on sales in excess of $1,000
shall be assessed by the assessor, and paid
monthly, as other monthly taxes are assessed
and paid.J
The bill goes TO the House for concurrence in
| the amendments. Adjourned.
HousE.-lesterday, after our report closed -
The House proceeded with the civil appro-
priatII bill.
Mr.. ChurchilIs amendment directing the ak
steam revenue cutters on the lakes TO be laid up
in ordinary being reached,
MIR. Hulburd, N. ", offered an amendment
directing the Secretary Of the Treasury ID lay
up and withdraw from commission every
| revenue cutter on the Atlantic Coast, in the bay
| of New York, &c, that is not actually needed
for constant service, which was adopted. and
Mr.. Churchill's amendment, as thus amended,
was agreed 10.
The amendments making appropriations for
public buildings were reached-the first being
that increasing the appropriation for the con-
stI uction of appraisers stores a. Philadol phia
from S25,UUO to $500.
After excited cOlloquy between Msssrs
Washburne and O'Nell, which caused m uch
am usemsnt on the Democratic side OF the
House. the vote was taken. by yeas ard ntys
on the amendment and il was reJected-yeas
| IS, nays 60.
The next amendment was TO increase the ap-
| preparation for the construction OF a court
! house at Des Moines, Iowa, from $500 TO
5000.
Without taking q vote on it g..
Mr.. Butler, from the Conference Committee
on the In valid pension bill reported tina the
Committee had not been able - agree, aud a
new committee was appointed. Adjourned.