Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-07-04
SEN tie amendments TO the Whisky.
Tobacco and Banking Bill.

Sen ate amendments to the Whisky.
Il Tobacco and Banking Bill.
/ I-.---a.-------W WASHINGTON, July 8.
The House whisky, tobacco and banking
bills were reported from the Senate COM
mittee on Finance, with numerous amend
ments. The acts relating to banks and
land bankers are struck out. No changes
are proposed in the taxes on whisky and
tobacco. The time for taking spirits from
bonded warehouses is extended from six to
twelve months. The House provision for
exploration of alcohol and rum is stricken
out, and new section substituted. requir-
ing the drawback at the time of shipment,
after clearance. The bond is to be retained
until it is shown that the alcohol or rum
has actually arrived at the place of destina-
tion, the certificate of the consul being re-
quired for that purpose.
The license taxes on wholesale dealers
and retail dealers is stricken out, leaving
in force the existing laws. Tobacco can
not be removed from the place of manufac-
ture until the taxes are paid. 1t is also
provided that it shall be removed at once
from the export warehouse to which it is
first sent. According to the House bill
tobacco may be sent from the manutac tur-
ers to an export warehouse, only to be eX-
ported, but the Senate amendment provides
If the manufacturer does not choose to ex-
port he can Withdraw it for home mar
ket. - -s-- .z.-. ,.-4
Another amendment changes the num-
Der of Inspectors to twenty, and the Com
missioner of Internal Revenue is to desig-
nate them by Territorial Districts. The
House bill provides for these Territorial
Districts. The House bill provides for
sixty inspectors, or one for each Judicial
District. The Senate committee provide
for fifty special agents, to be employed
during the pleasure of the Commissioner
of Internal Revenue.
A General Amnesty Proclamation
.&oay by President .IOhnson. rsa.- 3
WASHINGTON, DC, Julys
By the President of the United Stdtes-A
ProcldnaGtion: 7lsis .v-e -f f-f r.sa> -
WHEREAS, In the month of July, A. D.
1861, in accepting the condition Of civil
war, which was brought about by insur-
rection and rebellion in several of the
States which constitute the United States,
the two houses OF Congress did solemnly
declare that that war was not waged on the
part OF the Government in any spirit of
oppression, nor for any purpose OF conquest
Or subjugation, nor for any purpose of
overthrowing or interfering with the
rights or established institutions of the
States, but only to defend and maintain the
supremacy of the Constitution of the Uni
ted States, and to preserve the Union with
several States unimpaired, and that as soon
IS these objects should be accomplished
the war on the part OF Government should
cease; and
WHEREAS, The President of the United
States has heretofore, in the spirit of that
declaration, and with the view of securing
for it ultimate and complete effect, set
forth several proclamations Offering am
nesty and pardon to persons who had been
or were concerned in the aforenamed re-
bellion, which .proclamations, however,
were attended by prudential reservations
and exceptions then deemed necessary and
proper, and which proclamations were re-
spectively issued on the Sth day of Decem-
Der, 1868, on the 26th day of March, 1864
on the 29th day of May, 1867, and on the
7th day of September, 1867; and -.
WHEREAS, The said lamentable civil war
has long since altogether ceased, with an
acknowledgment by all the States of the
supremacy of the Federal Constitution and
OF the Government Hereunder, and there
no longer exists any reasonable ground to
apprehend a renewal of the said civil war,
or any foreign interference or any unlaw-
ful resistance by any portion of the people
of any of the States to the Constitution
and laws of the United States, and
WHEREAS, 1t is desirable to reduce the
standing army and to bring to speedy
termination military occupancy, martial
law, military tribunals, 'abridgment of the
freedom of speech and of the press, suspen-
sion of the privilege of the habeas corpus
and Of the right of trial by jury, such en-
croachment upon our free institutions in
time of peace being dangerous to public
liberty, incompatible with the individual
rights of the citizen, contrary to the genius
and spirit of our republican form of Gov
ernment and exhaustive of the national re-
sources, and --- @ -- - --+
WHEREAS, 1t is believed that amnesty
and pardon will tend to secure complete
and universal establishmeLS and preva-
lence of municipal law and order in con-
formity with the Constitution of the United
States and to remove all appearances and
presumption of a retaliatory or vindictive
policy on the part of the Government, at
tended by unnecessary disQualifications,
PAL ms, penalties, confiscatiOnS and disfran-
chisements, and on the contrary to pro- |
mote and procure complete fraternal rec
onciliation among the whole people, with
due submission to the Constitution and
laws now, therefore, -. -.r.s- g
BE it ke0ton, That /, Andrew johnson, |
President of the United States, do, by vir- |
tue of the Constitution, and in the name of
the people of the United States, hereby |
proclaim and declare, Internationally and
without reservation, to all and to every
person who, directly or indirectly, partici- |
pated i'll the late insurrection or rebellion, |
excepting such person or persons as may |
be under presentment or Indictment in
any court of the United States having COM
petent jurisdiction, upon charge OF trea-
son or other felony, a full pardon and am
nesty for the otfense of treason against the
United States, or of adhearlng to their
enemies during the late civil war, with the
restoration of all rights of property, .ex-
cept as to slaves, and except also as to any
property of which any person may have
been legally divested under the laws OF the
United States.
(Signed) ANDREW JOHNSON,
By the President,
WILLIAM Ii. SEWARD,
Secretary of State.