Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-05-13
{ CONGRESSIONAL.
WASHINGTON, May II.
SENATE

Mr.. EDMUNDS' order resembling the
rule requiring the vote to be taken to-day
was adopted without division.
MT. CHANDLER stated that his col
league (Howard) was ill. On his motion
1t was agreed that the court adjourn till
Saturday :
The Senate was then called to order.
Mr.. DRAKE moved to adjourn until to-
morrow. Lost-23 against q.
Mr.. YATES moved to adjourn till FRI
day.
9Messrs. Sherman, Anthony and Hem
Tricks opposed, and Messrs. Drake, Morton
and Yates favored the proposition, which
was finally laid aside. while various House
bills were being disposed of. 5s- .
Alter long discussion and passage of the
District of Columbia charter bill, the Sem
ate adjourned at 1850. f.s
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
The SPEAKER presen ted letter from
General Grant giving the vote on the Con-
stitution in the Southern States, viz: North
Carolina-tor 81, 800; against II. $40. South
Carolina-for 70,75S; against 27.2SS. Lou
| isiana--for 66, ,l52; against 1879. Georgia
for S9,0O7; against 71,3O9. Alabama-for
So SO7; against 1.OO5. Referred to the COM
mittee on Reconstruction.
Mr.. SCHENCK, from the committee on
Ways and Means, reported bill to reduce
into one act and amend the laws relating
to internal revenue taxes. The Internal
Revenue Bureau is changed to Depart
ment. The Commissioner has complete
power to appoint Commissioners and re-
move all subordinate officers. The Depart
ment is divided into different divisions,
with chief to each. The most marked
change in the old law is in regard to dis
| titled spirits, the provisions guarding
against fraud being more stringent and
leaving little to the discretion of courts.
The tax remains 50 per gallon, to be paid
In all cases at the distillery, by
rel; snuff of all kinds 40c per pound; chew
ing tobacco, and on all smoking tobacco
not made exclusive of stems, 40c per pound;
smoking tobacco made exclusively of
stems, all make of refuse, 56c per pound !;
on cigarettes and cigars, and all descrip-
tions made of tobacco or any other substi-
tute therefor, $40 thousand. The trans
portation in bond, except for expectation,
is forbidden. The tax on wines remains
substantially the same as in the old
law; nothing about iron or COAL
The tax on gas is reduced from
25c per thousand cubic foot to 10c.
The tax on refined petroleum is kept at
l0c per gallon. Places of amusement, in
addition to 2 per cent, are to pay specific
tax on each performance from So to $40,
according to its seating capacity. There
| are but few alterations in the law relating
to incomes, legacies and SUGGESTIONS, ex-
cepting they provide for more perfect ad-
ministration of the same. Manufacturers
are exempt from taxation, in accordance
with the law passed several weeks ago
The tax on ground coffee and spices is re-
tained. The bill was ordered to be printed
and recommitted, Mr.. Schenck giving no.
tice that he would bring the bill back to the
House within week or ten days. Two or
three days will be allowed for general dis
| ,1a No. 81
lowed for amendment and debate on all
parts of the bill.
Mr.. PRICE, from the committee on Pa
cific Railroad, reported a joint resolution
to construe the provisions i'll the Pacific
Railroad act, regarding the use of Ameri-
can iron. so as to declare that American
iron shall be used for all rails, chairs, first
oars, bolts and spikes in the laying and re-
pairing of the road, which passed.
Mr.. PRICE also reported back substi-
tute for the joint resolution introduced
some time since by Mr.. Washburne, OF
Wisconsin, to regulate the tariff for freight
and passengers on the Union and Central
Pacific railroad and their branches. The
substitute provides for board OF commits
sioners, to consist of the Secretary OF War
Secretary of the Interior. and Attorney
General, to establish annually tariff OF
prices for freight and passeners, provided il
shall not take effect till there shall be q
continuous line of railroad completed anC
in running order from Omaha to Sacra-
, mento.
An amendment was offered by Mr.
WASHBURNE, of Indiana, to strike of
the joint resolution the provision that il
shall not take effect until there shall be a
con tinuous line of railroads completed and
running from Omaha to Sacramento. Thi;
was adopted.
The question recurred on the amendment
offered by Mr.. CLARK, of Kansas, that the
tariff shall not exceed double the average
rates charged on the different lines of rail-
roads between the Mississippi river and
Atlantic ocean, in latitudes north of St
Louis, which was agreed to without dis
cussion, and the joint resolution, as amend
ed, passed.
Adjourned.