Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-03-18
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MIDNIGHT DISPATCHES.
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDTNGs.
Senate.

WASHINGTON, March 17.-Mr. Sherman
called up the House bill to exempt certain
manufacturers from the internal tax. Mr..
Sherman spoke at length in explanation of
the committees amendment.
Mr.. Sherman offered an amendment as an
additional section, providing that after the
lst of April no allowance or drawback will
be made on expectation of any article of
domestic manufactures on which there is
no internal tax, and no claims for draw
back on any article exported since June,
1865, shall be allowed, unless presented to
the Commissioner of Internal Revenue
within three NOR tbs from the time this act
takes effect. Agreed to.
Mr.. Sherman offered another amend
ment as an additional section, providing
that every person or corporation manufac-
turing by hand or machinery any descrip-
ton of merchandise not otherwise specif-
cally taxed, or who shall, perhaps, for sale
under their name or trade, mark such ar
ticles, shall pay two dollars for every thou
sand dollars worth sold in excess Of ten
thousand, and shall return to the Assessor
of the Internal Revenue the amount soldin
excess of ten thousand dollars, which tax
shall be assessed and paid monthly the
same as other taxes. Agreed to.
Mr.. MorRll gave notice to the amend
ment restoring tax on all sugars not pro-
duced from sorghum or imphee.
Mr.. Van Wrinkle gave notice to the
amendment for reducing the tax on refined
petroleum, which gave rise to considerable
discussion. Mr.. Morrill,, of Vermont, and
Mr.. Sherman opposing it.
Mr.. Van Wrinkle offered an amendment
reducing the tax on the production of pc
troleum and bituminOus substances one.
half Adopted.
Mr.. Morrill, of Vermont, offered an
amendment that nothing herein contained
shall be construed as the repeal of any tax
upon machinery or other articles which
have been or may be declined on contracts
made with the United States prior to the
passage of this act. Adopted.
Mr.. Fessenden offered an amendment
providing that after the passage of this
act there shall be draw back allowed Of
| the usual amount TO import duty on all
lumber and material used in building, and
| of shipments of sailing vessels.
Without action on the amendment, the
Senate adjourned.
House Of Representatives.
The House resumed the consideration of
the bill reported yesterday by Mr.. Bing-
ham.
The Committee on Reconstruction re-
ported bill relieving from disabilities
imposed upon them by law, Gov. Holden,
of North Carolina, Gov Orr, of South
Carolina, Gov. Brown, of Georgia, and
Gen. Longstreet.
Mr.. Bingham, yielding to an expression
of opinion of the House in discussion yes
terday, moved to amend the bill by insert
| ing the words constitution and, ," so az to
relieve the persons named from all disa-
bilities imposed on them or either of them
by the Constitution and laws of the United
| States.
The amendment offered by Mr.. CO.
vode yesterday to insert the name of John
| FL. Gilmer, of North Carolina, was with
| drawn.
The amendments offered by Messrs
| Farnsworth and Latin to insert the
names of w. B. Richardson and w. B.
Rodman, were rejected.
After lengthy debate, motion by Mr.
| Schenck that the bill and amendments be
re-committed, with instructions to report
| the same back with brief statement O
| the reasons of the committee in each cast
| for recommending the relief from disabil
| tiles of persons named in the bill, or whose
names the committee may hereafter insert
was adopted.
/ The House, at half past 2, proceeded t.
the consideration of the pill to continue
the Frefdmen's Bureau one year from
July, 1868.
Mr.. Adams, of the Committee on Freed
mems Affairs, addressed the House against
the bill, which was then passed over til
tomorrow.
The House proceeded to consider this
bill for the admission of Alabama.
Mr.. Boyer spoke against the bill.
Mr.. Stevens of Pennsy lvania, rising al
the Clerks desk, said:
MIR. SPEAKER: After full examination
of the returns from Alabama, am salts
fed that to force vote on this bill and t.
admit the State against its own law while
there is a deficiency of twenty thousand
against it, would not be doing such justice
in legislation as would be expected That
being the case, move the bill be recon-
mitted.
On motion it was agreed to, and Mr.
Poland introduced a substitute, which wal
also referred.
After the transaction of unimportan
business the House adjourned.