The New York herald., 1870-05-24

nance Committee to be repealed aud those To be
tained were then re. erred To.
levied upon Carefully p epared law, and IL was not
proposed 70 change them Ia any way. rhey would
yeIdspirits, S6u000O00; tooacco $3o,010 700; fer
mented liquors, $4,000, ,0o0-mak. .ng 500, 10000 Of
taxes W be repealed. The most offensive was the
Tux ON So cs, WIN was tax Oh enterprise subject
to every objection 1t yielded s,ooooCo. Tne next
most oppressive tax WAS tn tax on gros, rece.pts
manly ,n insurance companies ana y ans, oia-
,ion, yielding Sj.3oo,o0o. SO VITA the taxes
on legacies, gu ssi0ns, watches, carriages,
&C. IL was proposed 10 do away with tne
whole sysG m OF speeiai taxes. some OF them
were pr per subjects OF taxation; but as
system they were the most Opprcssfe that could
belev ed Tney yielded, including the tax ON OauK'
also N contemplation o tArow of fourteen million
dollars from the income tax. Upon The genetal
was the most equitable Tax iev.eI; tnat II - the
only ono upon operiy and the only QUE that dis
criminated between The rich and the poor man. lie
quoted from various writeis on political economy To
show Its justice In theory, and that in execution 1t
was no more objectionable than any other tax.
amendments a"nnea ,eon M,s n ae Sv Mr.
SUMNER, rep.) Of Mass, authorizing the President
TO send out one or more expeditions to the North
foIe, 10 appoint such person Or persons az ne may
deem mcst htei Tor bne command thereof, to use
any pubc vessel suited fur the purpose and appr0-
DENIS direction. Adopted--ycas 20, nays c6, the
ative.
At quarter to Ave O'Clock the Senate took are
cess until half.past seven o'c.ock.
Evening Session.
AT halrpast seven O'Clock the lie yisatve ApprO-
priation bill was further cOnsiderei.
On motion OF Mr.. PATTERSON, (rep.) OF N. H., the
appropriation OF two hOu AID do lars for Assist
ant Register OF the Treasury was 3. rick IN out.
Mr.. SHERMAN, from tue Finance COMMITTEE, re-
ported section appropriating four hund ed and III
thousand dollars To complete he EN- aryement oil the
sh canal around the falls OF ONO rivef.
Mr.. THURMAN, tdeni.) Of ONO, advocated the
amendment as necessary Tor the removal OF an inl-
pedment to navigation.
Mr.. CHANDLER, pepI OF Mich. could see no neces-
SHY Tor any nasie In tacing this provision upon the
present bll. IL was already Incorporated In the
river ana Harbor Appropriation bill. He ob,ected
10 bringing IN this appropriation tho Louisville
CANA aud ignoring all similar works. He would
have them all stand upon the same ground.
Mr.. SHERMAN said the appropriation was TO CON-
plete work OF nnile value TO the whole OF the
Mississippi valley aud that ils immediate passage
WAS necessary so that advantage might be taken OF
the summer months TO prosecute the work during
the low stages OF the water.
Mr.. CHANDLER, IN view OF the anticipated passage
OF the amendment, offered the engineer's e.t .tmatcs
being the River and liarbor Appropriation bill
involving AN expeDditure amounting 10 nearly
twelve millions oI dollars.
A general dl Gus Ion followed. 10 the eject that
the present bill was not the appropriate place for
the amendment, and upon the Importance OF the
work.
Without dIsposing OF the amendment the Senate,
al twenty minutes past ten O'Clock, adjourned.