New Orleans Republican., 1872-06-04


Privileges TO Tag and Freight Boats
Bill to Restrain Claim Agents-COn-
ference Committee ARreed-UnifOrm
Tobacco Tax Nominations by the
President-Dr. SlxiItOn Consul General
TO MexicO-The Tax Bill.
WASHINGTON, June 3.-SeHate-Th bin
allowing privileges to tug and freight boats
used exclusively for tug and freight pur-
poses upon the Mississippi river and tribu-
taries, passed. The privilege is limited to
twelve months from the passage of the act.
Such vessels are allowed to carry l5G
pounds of steam instead of lI0, to which
passenger vessels are restrained.
Messrs. Carpenter and Logan occupied
the day in political speeches.
H0tSe-A bill relieving the disabilities of
certain citizens of Alabama passed.
A bill granting right Of way through
public lands to the st. Augustine and Jack
sOnville Railroad Company passed.
MIR. Beck moved to suspend the rules and
pass the bill providing that attorneys or
claims agents before Congress or the De-
partments shall file affidavits that neither
they nor others have any interest, direct or
indirect, in the claim. or any agreement for
compensation except such as they shall
specify, and which shall not exceed ten per
cent of the amount of the claim.
Mr.. Peters said that the bill had been
received no favor. 1t had some very OBJ
jectionable features, and ought not to pass.
The motion was rejected-70 to "A.
The conference committee has agreed TO
twenty cents uniform tobacco tax, and
abolished bonded warehouses, with six
months to remove stores now held.
The following nominations by the Presi-
dent were sent to the Senate to-day: Ed
ward johnson, of Virginia, consul at Tam
pico; Julius A. SkiltOn, of Louisiana, con-
sul-general to Mexico.
The tax bill, as agreed to by the commit
tee of conference, places spirits at con
solidated tax OF seventy cents proof gal
lon, and the rectifer's stamp is reduced
from twenty-five to ten cents barrel. The
act goes into effect on the first of August.
On all wines, liquors or compounds known
or denOminated as wine, and made in imita-
tiOn of sparkling wine or champagne, and
all other liquors not made from grapes or
currents grown in the United States, but
produced by being rectifed or mixed with
distilled spirits, or by the infusion of any
matter in spirits, to be sold as wine or as a
substitute for wine, a tax of ten cents a
bottle or package containing more than one
pint, and not more than one quart, and at
the same rate for any larger quantity of
such merchandise, however the same may
be put up, or whatever may be the package.
bacco takes effect on the first of July, next.
All tobacco and snuff now stored in any ex-
port bonded warehouse shall on and after
that date, within six months after the pas
sage of this act, be withdrawn from such
warehouse upon payment of the tax, or for
export under the regulations of the Com
missioners of Internal Revenue, now in
force concerning he withdrawal of tobacco
and snuff remaining in any export bonded
warehouse for a period Of more than six
months after the passage of this act, shall
be forfeited to the United States, and shall
be sold OF disposed of for the benefit of the
same, in such manner as shall be prescribed
by the Commissioner Of Internal Revenue,
under the direction of the Secretary of the
Treasury.
On and after October l., 1872, the taxes
imposed by stamps under and by virtue Of
schedule B, of section No. 10 Of the act Of
June 30 1864, excepting only the tax of two
cents on bank checks, drafts or orders,
shall be repealed, as also the stamp on fric-
ton matches, to take effect August l.