The New York herald., 1870-05-17


special tax on keepers OF hotels inns ana averns TO
10 dollars, if not exceeding the rem al value OF
$500, aldpg thres dolllrs iJr eacn 500 for rental
b yond 1870. The reduction thus made wou Il
amount TO ss,744.752. II modified the income tax
as 10 increase the exemption TO $i5oo leaving
the per centags the same as now, nye rer
s6on lo5 II ehlnges the law IN eie :
70 incomes. SO that persons having less than
Sl,oO0 Income shall not DO required 70 make
returns and there sall be no publication OF incomes
i rcpealer schedule A. taxing ctrriages watches.
&c. IL repeale the tax on gas. grinding u coiice
anu spices and sales OF manufac nres. The total
amount Of reduction propo ed was S33, ,o06,7 7l0. IL
imposed tax on foreign commercial brOkers--those
, VINO come 70 this country aud sell by SAMPLES. II
also Taxed the deposits Of government money ia
banks 40 the rate OF three per cent per nnnun,,
.sn whch would pro luce about 100000. u also
proposeu 10 abolish stamps On ordinary con-
tracts ana on recemts The COMMITTEES on Ways
ana Means was glad TO be able 70 oer hts bill 50 the
lug these reductions. In conclusion he moved That
the bill be printed and be recoIYfntlei 10 tile Com
s,ee ~ % 1n ways ara Means with authority to report
~ aiy tihe. IN reply 20 a question by Mr. Cox, lie
stated that The bill would be reported back within
Week, AZ ne desired 10 get early action on II.
A discussion then ensued as 10 the order OF busi-
ness, Mr. BANKS wishing to have time for the ,Iis
cassion OF reports from the Committee on Fore On
Affairs, par lcnlarly in relation TO Cuba, ana Mr.
DAWES insisting on the public necessity for acting
ON the various appropriation bits, only OF which
ilad become law, and all Of which should become
law wlthin the next SIX weeks.
Finally the motion OF Mr. SCHENcK was agreed TO-
THE TARIFF BILL.
to the Tariff bll that motions TO close q debate on
all ths paragraphs embraced In one general SUP e,t
sha be IN order and he sad that he did not suppose
the Tar bill would he passed so as to be ONE law
At this session, but he did suppose that II action
on on it by the House was postponed until
action on it at all this Congress. II, however the
House should act fnally on IL this session 1t wouli
he sent TO the Senate and referred TO the Finance
Committee there, ami would probably come up next
December anu become law by the sd Of March,
1871, the day before the Adjournment That was
Alter considerable discussion The motion was
agreed to under suspension oil the ralesyeas lis,
THE NAVAL APPROPRIATION BILL
Mr.. DAWES, trep.) OF Mass.,-chairman OF the Com
mt.ee on APPROPRIATIONS moved to 90 into commit.
tee on the Naval Appropriation bin, and moved that
all prior orders be postponed until alter the compl.
lion ol all tue appropriation bills now IN committee.
lie pfeiaced his motion by remarking that it was
mere waste OF ume as confessed today by the chair
man OF the Commit ee on Ways and Means, to in
dulge IN mere sentimental talk about the tariff which
could not pass this session.
Mr.. ScHENcK said that the latter motion was In
bad faith after his yielding to the gentleman from
Massachas sets for motloa TO 20 into committee ON
an appropriation bil.
The motion 10 postpone all prior orders until
after the Appropriation bis are disposed Of thus
virtually postponlng the rarin bin indefinitely, was
agreed to-yeas s2, nays 10, as follows:
.s, XEAs1Msssrs Aasns Amblsr Archer, Arneli Asper
ssss sss sHf' s.ssss ssstss q
pSI psyai farnswors; Fersi.s Finsens%s fheS, Gar
ss ssnen Ss Of i0iss % Ma, s.s. ss s
Holman, Hotchkss, Kelsey, Ke.chaln Knott La1i Lewis
Fsiss nss
sloeum. smith % oregon sm.h' Of W.. smyiS Of
ssssssy T%isssl Ss.ss s''ssi fss%p Saaa
NAYS Mes.rs. allison, Ams., Armstrong, Ax.el. Banks
Blair BROCK. N'ss gHElsy Ssalnon sarshari CAKE,
Fsey AI as' a L,lss
SSs:s SS%,psi:, Ssssi q r1 Sss'sy
yer, schenck. scoheid shanss. smith Of Ohio. smith q
fcnn Stevenson stouehton, Strickland, Strong, Taylor Til
Williams wilson o. MINI wisos o. oSo ana vi;
| lard-7S.
| RIGHT OF SUFFRAGE
| Mr. BiS0HAa, tiep.) OF Ohio, moved 60 suspend
tho rales In order that he might report from th,
Judiciary Committee and nave passed bin TO en-
force the right OF citizens or me United States ts
vote IN the several states OF TINS Union who havs
hitherto been denied ttat right on account of
| color or previous condition Of s,rytude.
Mr.. RANDALL moved an adjourDment.
pagg4t Sue R iRff ..snf Si wiihoni Ing an
opportunity FOR dis gu-sion.
Inc House refused TO a1eurn-yeas AZ, nays t2o.
The rules were suspended and the bill passed :
| yeas l31, nays "A.
| The bill provides as folows:-
That any OF the United any State Terri
tory or district, and every officer Of any city county. town
TSws T arsn BY 9s oc an n
or by tho omission neglect or refusal 60 perform ocs
provision any constitution any law OF the state
s s % crusnss sr Or Of e 81 ss
The United States 20 account Of race color previous
eps .sc:oa .Sa upon eeaselioD i ,Ssis"i s g.
mprisonsu Of not less than one year and no. escesd,
three years. by hne OF no, less than 300 exceeding
$5oc0 or both aud such fine and Imprisonment at the
sKcrfos q That coored citizens the United states
shall be entitled to at all elections state county
suoec. only conditions whlcn now arc or
may hereafter be required to qualify white citizens 70 vote
IN.
ton other unlawful prevent any coIored citizen
any S snS HS %
white citizen 70 vote therea shall upon conviction tharso
onsd for not less than mouths and exceeding ona
or ss Ssd Ss s a s: s" % . S us .D n
discretion Of the court
shall uc the assessment or payment Of tax qua
cation Of an election assessor or other officer elected
required by the laws thereof TO make of per
wy neglect the or propey ses c
any coored the United States, qushed as afore.
s1d wsd o. sss or S & s*ss oP
or s q a., 81
TO person who VIII sue for the same and shall for
less than t506 be Imprisoned no, less than one
sIoTIors a. g. g. and impose like penalties in cases OF
ss' and member OF levy esssrs clerk.
sa ss capacities
Tn,.s
or vice President Of the United States may be held
ssnyson thereof Shall Be .asest % has not
exceeding exc @ or to %psoI@en. % @ no. less Than year
sEc TO- That the Circuit Of nted states shall
aeson BY this act ana lie Circuit sa 6
c Courts OF the United States shall have jurisdiction 0. Tie
msdemeanors created by this act.
The House then, AT five O'Clock, adjourned.
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EDiTR 0sGORMAN.