The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-06-23

Town, interested III luT pIuuuIhCIulC VI
arms, and who thought that in o contract
they were about to enter into with the
Government they might Interfere with
Rollin Whites patent. He had, therefore,
written u letter ito the Commissioner OF
Patents, stating these reasons which rem
dered 1t for the interest Of the Govern.
ment that the claim for extension should
be examined before the extension was
made. He had never said that after the
bill had gone to the President that White
came to him and said there was opposi-
tion to 1t, because 1t was made to appear
that it would interfere with the Govern
mcnt; and then he told him he could obvi.
ate that by filing in the Patent Office a
release to the United States. MIR. BUTLER
continued at length.
A(ter he had taken his seat the House
was gradually restored TO order.
A vote was taken on the passage Of the
bill over the Presidents veto and 1t was
rejected-yeas, 12; nays, 16S:
Without disposing OF Judd's motion on
the bill for the apportionment of Rep
resentatives to Congress, the House nd.
journed. ..... a. E-.-a..
SENATE.
Mr.. SHERMAN called up tho bill to re.
duce internal taxes, etc. The amend.
ments of the Senate Committee on Finance
was received. The proposition Of the
Committee to strike out the first thirty
four sections imposing special tax, was
agreed to. Mr.. SHERMAN explained that
the House had provided for keeping mp q
portion Of the special taxes, while the
Senate Committee proposed to repeal all
of them, except on spirits, tobacco and
beer. Tho next three sections Of the bill,
inserted by the Committee in lieu Of the
part stricken out, were read. They
provided for the repeal after May l, 1871,
all the special taxes, except those upon
brewers distilled spirits and tobacco; also
that the several taxes on sales be repeal
ed, except such US arc now by law paid by
stamps; also repeating the taxes on sales
Of leaf and manufactured tobacco, snuff,
cigars, foreign and domestic distilled spir-
its: also repeating the taxes on articles in
Schedule "a" and the special tax on.
boats, barges and fats on legates and
SUGGESTIONS on passports, and on gross
receipts. The three sections were
agreed TO, repeating after October lst, 1870,
the stamp tax imposed in Schedule B; in
prommisSary notes for less sum than
800; on receipts for any sum Of money,
or in payment Of any debt, and also stamp
tax imposed in Schedule q, on canned and
preserved fruit; further that no stamps
shall be required upon the transfer or us.
signmGnt Of mortgage, except when
made upon sale thereof, or when trans
terrcd as collateral security, also, that
commissions shall be allowed in the pur-
chase of preparatory stamps. 1t also al
lows the removal Of lucifer or friction
matches, segar lights and wax tapers,
from place of manufacture for foreign
expectation, without the payment Of tax,
or aftlxing stamps subject TO the regula.
tions of the Commissioner Of Internal
Revenue '.'H' .-@I~
NIr. SHERMAN offered u new section,
which rs amended by Mr.. SAWYER, was
adopted, extending the time within which
stamps may be affixed to instruments OF
writing requiring stamps and executed in
the late rebellious States, until June 1st,
1872, making the penalty double the
amount OF tax, and in no case less than
five dollars. Theincomo tax section was
then discussed.
Mr.. SHERMAN spoke in favor Of the re.
tension of the tax and Mr.. CoRRETT
against it. ,.......... .r..,..r .,,.,
{, The bill was laid over "a unfinished
business until Thursday.
Recess.