Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-04-08
EVENING STAR.
FORTYFIRST CONGRESS.
Conclusion Yesterday Proceeding

Conclusion Yesterdays Proceedings.
SENATE--After our report Closed 2
MIR. Sherman moved % lay aside, informslly,
the joiHt resolution authorizing the Northern
Faclne Railway Company to issue its bonds for
the construction OF its road and to secure the
same by mortgage, and to take up the House
bill relating to the income tax, and EXPRESSED
the opinion that 10 would be passed without de-
bate
THE INCOME TAX .rf
Mt. sherman said the Committee OF Finance
were Of the opinion that It woald be proper to
continue the income tar for this and the pres
ent year, but to avoid the long discussion
which would cnSue they had decided 20 bet
The general subject rest until the general tax
bill came in, and the resolutions they now re-
ported merely provided thai the tax on diyi-
bends and salaries should be continued for the
present year. ..t...
Mr. Scott expressed doubt as to the legality
OF eXacting the income tax after the year 1859
but he would not discuss the matter now, and
only desired to call attention to an amendment
which he should offer. The law was supposed
10 exempt Al ,oOe. but in effect such was not al
ways the case, for the reason that corporations
are required to pay in gross the tax on their
dividends, and many persons who receive dIyi-
Quoted, although their gross income is not of the
amount OF > 800.
Mr.. sumner would take this opportunity to
say that the income tax should not be con-
tinued.
Mr. Scott---It has already expired. -
MI Sumner-Well,i il should not be renewed.
IL has died a natural death. 1t was a wa
measure, and, now that peace has returned, il
should not be resuscitAted. The medicine of
the country should not be its daily bread.
There was another matter TO which he desired
10 call the attention of the Senator from Ohio,
tMr. Sherman y and that was the subject of the
taxes He repeated the cry, Down with the
taxes" The country was in a condition which
would justify II, and the taxes must be reduced.
Mr. Conkling said il he were In favor OF the
establishment Of the income tax he should
never be willing for declaratory resolution to
h. w.NU - 49, III
was Just as plain rs words could make it that
the income tax expired with the last year 1t
was a tax which. ~ a British statesman had
Sald, was calculated TO make a nation of liars.
Equitable in theory il was most grievously I'm
equal in practice In the hope that this night
be hnality, he would be willing TO waive objec-
lion and let this resolution 90, as the tax, in
dividends and salaries, was already pretty well
gathered in.
Mr.. sherman would, at the proper time, de-
nOnstrate that the income tax was the most
equitable tar IN theory and practice.
After long debate, Mr.. Cssserly moved an
amendment, excepting from tax the salaries OF
officials not exceeding $4,000. Rejected-syes
Mr.. sumner, on voting I'm the affir native re-
marked that he would vote in favor OF any prop
osition to put down taxation ..-
Mr.. Scott then offered the amendment noted
above He said when the general subject came
up be should oppose any revival of this tax; il
was dead. and he wanted the Odious thing to be
dead beyond resurrection.
Mr.. Sherman asked the Senate to vote down
all amendments.
The amendment OF Mr.. Scott was then re-
leCted-ayes 10, NAYS 20.
Mr.. NickerS moved an amendment to fix the
tax on salaries and dividends at per cent:
which was rejected-Mr.S Sumner and Mr.. Wick
ers only in the affirmative.
Mr.. Sumner then offered a substitute for the
report Of the Committee on Finance, and 1t
was read the third time and passed. 1t 10 as
follows: Il
JoIyI REsoLur IOx deelaratory Of the meaning and
lntsntIon OF the hwrelsting 70 the inc0me tax.
lZ5 Of the Of June 90 1854, entitled IAN act TO
prov ise internal for the support Of the gov
~ a d 8 u i9f 0Ssf .as
act of March 2 1851. shall be construed to impose
enCs and interest paid By tOrp.rstors or and dur
ing the year lS70, and that all such snail be
collected IN the manner now Ut hereafter To be pro
yised by law.
The consideration of the Northern Pacific
Railway hill Was then resumed.
Mr.. Harlan thought the bill went too far
there should be some limit to these immense
subsidies OF land, or the people would not toler-
ate il any longer.
Without action on the bill the Senate at n
m, adjourned
HOUSE-After our report closed
On motion Of Mr.. Schenck, the House went
into Committee of the Whole on the Tariil bill
THE TARIFP BILL.
After the paragraph in relation to cigars,
cigarettes, &c, WAS amended and discussed for
nfteen minutes, the subject disposed of, on
motion Of MI Schenck, by striking out the
by the existing tariff laws
Mr.. Brooks N. " proposed 10 amend the
paragraph in relation 20 manufactures OF cotton,
by providing for return ON these articles to the
tarin OF ls61. That tariff, he said, was made a.
a war measure, and a. il was ample for war
times he had no doubt it would be sufficient UNI
der the present condition of affairs
Mr. Kelley (Penn.l denied that the tariff
1851 Was passed as war measure. The wa
did not commence until after that tariff wa
passed
Mr.. Brooks insisted that IL was a war meas
ure, and asked what the loan bill. which wa
passed at the same time, meant if it was not a
measure.
The paragraph was discussed at length and
pending its discussion the whole subject of the
tarin system was canvassed to such an extent
that the chairman of the Committee Of the
Whole Mr.. Wheelerl was compelled to c0ntne
members TO the question Immediately under dis
cussion-
Mr.. Buffers amendment to strike out the
paragraph WAS rejected Is were also all Others
q and the paragraph was passed as reported By
the Committee Of WAYS and Means, with the
exception Of a few verbal changes made at Mr.
Pending further consideration the committee
rose, and the Speaker made the following APP
Pointments 10 nj vacancies IN committees, viz
an Commerce, Mr.. Clarke (Texas;) On Indian
Affairs, Mr.. Degener lrexas;) On Freedmen's
Affairs, Mr.. COnnor (Texas,) and Mr.. Harris
tMiss:l On Pensions, Mr.. Whittemore (Texas;)
Gn Railways and Canals, Mr.. Harris (Miss.)
The House then. at 5:l0 p. m, adjourned.
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GES. THOMAS was nearly six feet high, OF
large frame, and an imposing stature. His
limbs were massive. He possessed firm mouth
n square jaw, and steady blue eye. He was
habituzlly grave. He was seldom known TO
smile Yet though serious and undemonstra-
tive, he was mild and kind and amiable in his
actions He often seemed cold and impassive
but certainly careless about his own feelings
zs he was impervioas to those Of others. After
the battle Of Chickamauga, and when he must
have been perfectly conscious that he had saved
kOsecram army and the whole region, he sat
half An hour drinking coffee, and did not once
zIlude TO the tight No one would have known
that there had been any. In battle he sat like a
statue, with scarcely . motion, heedless Of
bullets, occasionally reused to enthusiasm by
the success of one OF his IaanPuyres, but blush
ing Il his feelings were discovered He was seldom
moved TO anger, bat when 10 came IL was fright
1Hl. An infantry colonel stole q horse from
Union farmer in Kentucky. who came to
Thomas and complained. tie poured out q
torrent Of invective upon the officer. pulled him
from the horse, tore the epaulets from ms
shoulders. made him return the horse, and paw
The farmer for his trouble.-D>troit Post.
COAL Trade BY CANAL-For the week
ending the md of prii, $50, there were cleared