Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-03-25
Non Concurrence Recommended. etc

| NON concurrence BecOInm ended. etc
| WASHINGTON, March "a The Commit.
| tee of Ways and Means recommend non.
| concurrence in the first section Of Senate
| amendments to House bill, exempting Ger.
tain manufactured goods from internal tax,
and concurrence in the third section, with
an amendment, providing that no draw
back shall be allowed after July lst upon
expectation on account of internal tax.
They recommend concurrence in the fourth
| section, with an amendment, providing
that manufactures exempt from taxation
under this act shall pay two dollars per
| thousand on the excess of $4,000 annual
sales; such sales to be returned to the
Assessor monthly, and the tax on such ex-
cess to be assessed and paid monthly.
An additional section provides for a fine
of from five hundred TO five thousand do
lars, and imprisonment from six months TO
three years, for fraudulent distillation of
whisky. Carrying on such distillery for
twenty days in a locality where the mar
ket value of spirits is ten per cent. less
than tax and cost of producing, shall be
prima facie evidence of the business being
carried on with intention to defraud.
1t is also provided that the market value
of whisky being below the tax in any To-
eality, shall be prima facie evidence that
the assessors and collectors in such local
ties are neglecting their business, and they
shall at once be superseded, and all pay aud
compensation shall be withheld from them
until they shall show that the tax on such
spirits had been paid, or the failure to pay
was not on account of negligence or due
vigilance on the part Of such suspended
officers.
General Grant ordered Deputy Quarter
master General l.. G. Eaton to take tempo
rary charge of the duties of Chief Quarter
master for the military division of Mis-
souri, at St. Louis. Brevet Brigadier
General Curd has been ordered to assume
General Eaton's duties at Fort Leaven-
worth during his absence.
When the Senate had to-day retired for
consultation, Mr.. johnson presented reso-
luton which he had previously submitted
in the chamber, by providing that the trial
of the President shall commence on Thurs
day, April2.
Mr.. Williams moved that further con-
sideration of the respondents application
for time be postponed until the managers
have opened their case and submitted their
evidence, which was disagreed to-yeas, 8;
nays, AZ.
Mr.. Sumner had offered the following
amendment, which he subsequently with
drew Now that replication has been
fled. the Senate adhering to its rule
already adopted, will proceed with the
trial from day to day, Sundays excepted,
unless otherwise ordered, or reason shown.
Mr.. Conkling moved an amendment to
Mr.. Johnson's resolution, by striking out
Thursday, April 25, and inserting Monday
March 80, as the time when the trial shall
commence. Agreed TO, by a vote Of 2s
to "a.
Other notifications we're made to the
original resolution, and when adopted was
in the following form Ordered that the
Senate commence the trial Of the President
of the United States upon the articles of
impeachment exhibited against him, on
Monday, March 3Oth, and proceed thereon
with ali convenient dispstch under the
rules of the Senate, sitting on the trial Of