, 1870-05-17

Ellis introduced and referred.
BI Nj. WILSON, Of Ohio To prevent cruelty to
b III. L3WKENCE-RelaaEet to the qualtnea-
tions of Assistant Mnrshals to take the census SO
BT 9g1 liz the construction O.,
! bridge across the Ohio Klver at Melopo1A ,
'iHs 81 sMr. IT, SAWYER. f. incorporate the 1nterna-
tonal socey oitne United States for The R5oo 3
! right Of Eny to the Green Bay Lake Pepin kat.
| mad Company across the One1da RESERVATION In
t:By NJ. :WAsHBURF fSls}|-To prevent TIE ex-
Termination OF the fur-bearinE animals Of Aasta.
By NJ. sARGENT-1mpostng tax On Spirits
s sSelv and 70 to res1liate tie dsuliation thereof
SBy III. van WTCK-To increase pensions to
inTae soa1ssz aSva and shaR n1ReF sad oe et
fectuay secure the collection Of reFenne taxaaon
on distilled spirits, and pEogde foE the cxpo1ta-
By III. RANDALL Granting bounty to en-
listed men IN the Ordinance Corps Tho serTed
By al &C GoNSEMTo repeal tue provision Of the
tary Of the Treasury to fund the public debt; also
1oT the appointment 81 eeiees m tne wesn a1n
and Southwestern frontiers, IN Elolauoa o1 tna
Kansas Treaty ot 1867
GEsERAL lAE1s1r.
Reconsu uct1on Committee to report forthwith,
bill for general amnesty, and moved me preY1oos
question.
Nr. RANDALL. to obtain q vote On the ptnPosl-
ton, moved to lag the resolution on the 1aole-
IN N motion of NJ CESSNA the resolution was
referred to the Rcconst, ,ucnon Committed
TIE INTERNAL TAX ELL
afr scHENCK. Chairman Of the Committee Of
Ways and Means reported 5 70 seeass 1, u
he Mouse. He reminded members TINT Ehe!e Was
NOW Oh the calendar btu reported ~ ,aafen q,
IT, 'e,ssn qt' to az ,ntsra aaee taxaon nS From
present appearances It was not pTo6ane
ihat thst bill could be disposed Of IL US enttIe ~,
to divide the nstter Of l21Ke bill On internal Tax
atiou into three bt1la aud TO- ssk s1ccesasey ~
action Of the House upon then T. Ite c9,e 9,9r ~
to rreat extent repeal all internal taxation aTs
Of he country With the s5se2dont o. q aa, ne Taen
a. e. eanmistee Woad report hi relating . those
nrficlcs and then It would report general bl r.
iatiaS 70 the Of nc Internal heren1e
q % taoee three. L repealed al taxes On legaeisa
and Suggestions, 1hich LAST rear produced ta 4s4,
s9s Il repeated 81 taxes ga gI9ss er teesp1s s o.
1aaons ' and nd rnds. Of business, vita s tne
exception Of lotteries theatres places o. Rannc 141
amusement etc The whole Of saehh e. Iedncfio1
now proposed was estinated q: 81 1o2 81: ~
ta1 On giles was taken %, except that sssess1
| on Qe&lEt8 ClEAEH+ WHICH, "tA1A AlAAE
reduction Of q, ,75A It repeated a!! speei ~ 10
ta1es except On retail and wholesale dea1e!s LIE - e
Ea1s, tstIuerB, reettheIs, manufacturers e1 suns
| brewers, manufacturer Of tobacco and cl9sIh
| dealers IN tobacco and leaf tobacco, banEs anu
bankers, stocks and money brokers, foreign Go1n.
mefciA blokefs. foreign insurance agents, ctalW
| AGENTS, patent right dealers, paTnhfoEera, pro
prletols of places Of public amusement and o1
gtft enterprises, taggie1s, proprterors Of bowling
alle{s and billiard rooms lottery managers and
speciaf tax On Keepers Of hotels, Inns, and
$500, adding - fer each 500 for rental beyond
| ECU The reduction TINS made amounts to s734,.
| so2. 1t modified the income tax to Increase eI-
enption to s. 800, leaving the per ceutage the
| same rs NOW, S per cent This 1puld effect re-
ductiou OF $s,51, ,105- 1t changed the law In rc-
gard to Incomes rcIsons having less than 81 800
Income shall not BE- required to make returns, and
there shall be no publication Of income9. II re-
| pealed Schedule A. taxing carriages, watches,
DC. ttepcaled the tax On gas grinding Of coi-
! fee and Spices, and sales Of manufacturers. The
! total BMouut Of the reduction proposed WAS
*3s, ,96S.1 IL It imposed q tax On foreign CON-
| mcrctAl brokers, those who come 70 this country
| and sell by sampled It also taxed deposits Of
EgpyHnment- roueJ In banks at the rate
q per cent ptr aunun, Fh1ch would produces
| about $s0Q, ,0o1- It Is also proposed to abolish
EtGnps On ordinary country contracts and on 1e-
cepia- The committee feel perfectly safe IN pro-
posing these fednct1onA. In conclusion, he moTed
that the bill BE- printed and recommttted 70 the
Committee on Waya and Means, with authority te
| report at any tina.
III reply to question hy HI. COZ, he stated tbs