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4 ww ASHINGTON A Bill Reported in the Senate Pro- viding for the Protection of American Citizens Abroad. The Arkansas Delegation Sworn In. THE NEW TAX BILL IN THE HOUSE. Reduction of the Whiskey Tax to Fifty Cents a Gallon. r WAsHInaTon, June 23, 1868, ‘The Arkansas Delegation—Protest of the Dem- ocratic Members of Congress Against Their Admission. ‘The democratic members of the House of Repre- sentatives have prepared a protest against the ad- mission of the Arkansas delegation. It was proposed ‘to pregent this document to-day when action was to be taken with a view to the swearing in of the new members, The reference of the credentials of these gentlemen to the Committee on Elections delayed the presentation of the protest. The democrats as- sert that this answers their purpose just as well, as the order of the House in reference to the Tax bill cute off every other business except the pre- sentation of enrolled billie. If this be cor- rect the committee canuot report back to the House except by 4 euspenaion of the rules, which can only be done on Monday after the Morning hour. The radicals, however, do not admit this to be the true order of the House. They say the Speaker added also privileged questions involving the admission of members. Whenever the Com- mtttee on Elections make a movement to report their action in regard to the Arkansas members a lively tilt is looked for between the opposite parties. ‘The Tax on Whiskey Fixed at Fifty Cents Per Gallon. Six weeks ago Mr. Van Wyck, of New York, Chair- man of the Committee on Retrenchment of the House, urged the reduction of the tax on distilled spirits to fifty cents per proof gallon. This proposition then met with the warmest opposition from several mem- bers of the body of which he is @ member. In the discussion on the same subject to-day Mr. Van Wyck moved his proposition as an amendment to the bill of the Committee of Ways and Means, thus fixing the rate at fifty instead of sixty cents. After a lively de- bate the amendment was carried by the overwhelm- ing vote of eighty-seven yeas to thirty-seven nays. The Committee on Ways and Means will offer an amendment to the pending Tax bill, requiring whis- key uow in bond to pay an addition of ten cents to the general tax of fifty cents a gallon, so as to make the amount equal to that paid by distillers with their special license. Lobbyists Trying to Get the Petroleum Tax Removed. A large lobby has been here for some time trying to get the tax removed from refined petroleum. It is now ten cents per gallon, but a few large dealers in the article complain that even this small amount takes a-large slice off their profits. The failure of the first Tax bill was a serious blow to their hopes, for the bill now before the House does not include petroleum. The lobby, however, have so far pre- vatled with the Ways and Means Committee as to get from them a promise that the thing will be fixed in the House in the shape of an amendment to the bill. The lobby profess to have secured enough members to put the thing through, and thus get rid of the tax. Proceedings of the Senate Finance Committee. ‘The Senate Finance Committee at a meeting to-day decided to report adversely upon the House Dill making Chicago, Cincinnati and St. Louis porte of entry, but will report a new bill to the Senate as a substitute to the House bill, which will be more stringent in its requirements than is provided for in the House bill. The committee are of opinion that if the present bill was passed there would be ample oppor- tunity to defraud the government. ‘The committee has agreed to report the substitute propose by the Secretary of the Treasury for the bill which passed the House some time ago relative to the transportation of merchandise in bond from ports of entry on the seaboard to porte of entry in the interior. The substitute retains all the important features of the bill, but is especially framed to guard against frands upon duties. The bill will soon be Teported to the Senate in this shape. Senator Sherman’s Bill to Increase the Na- tional Bank Currency. ‘The Banking and Currency Committee had a meet- ing to-day with a view of taking up and considering Sherman’s bill increasing the national bank cur- rency. As the bill had not been taken from the Speaker's table no action was taken by the commit- tee. It ig probable the bill will be amended in the ‘House in several important particulars. The Bank- ing Committee favor the substitution of the proposition offered some time ago by Mr, Hooper, of Massachusetts. It provides that the amount of circulating notes to be furnished each national bank shall be graded in proportion to ite paid up capital in the following ratio:—Seventy- five per centum on amount of paid up capital of each bank not exceeding five hundred thousand dollars, and in addition on amount of paid up capital in ex- ceas of five hundred thousand dollars and not ex- ceeding one million sixty per cent; fifty per cent on amount inexcess of one million and not exceeding two million dollars; forty per cent on amount in ex- cess of two millions, but not exceeding three mil- lions; thirty per cent on amount in excess of three millions, but not exceeding five millions, and twenty-five per cent on amount in excess of five million dollars. Statement in Relation to National Bank Circu- lation Being Prepared. ‘There is being prepared at the oMice of the Comp- troller of the Currency, for the use of the House Com- mittee on Banking and Currency, a statement show- ing the amount of national bank circulation in each State and Territory on the ist inst. It will also in- clude the per capita rate of circulation in each State under the apportionment based upon the census of 1800. This statement has particular reference to the question of the proposed increase of twenty millions of national bank currency now under consideration by that committee. Nominations by the President. ‘The President sent the following nominations to the Senate this afternoon: Edwin 0. Perrine, of New York, to be Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Territory of Utah. John C. Febii and Commander Pierce Crosby to be Captains in the 5 John J. Bissell to be First Assistant Engineer in i NSonepi H. Simms, Robert M. Clark and John Owen to be Third Lieutenants in the revenue cutter service. Confirmations by the Senate. ‘The Senate this afternoon confirmed the nomina- tion of Edward ©. Johnson, son of Minister Johnson, to be Assistant Secretary of Legation at London. ‘The Senate also confirmed a number of army second lieutenants and were engaged in considering the Indian treaty, Mr. Cox’s Nomination Rejected. ‘The nomination of Mr. 8.8. Cox as Minister to Austria was, it is said, rejected by the Senate to-day. Letters from Our Representatives Abroad on the Subject of Diplomatic Costumes. ‘The Secretary of State to-day responded to the resolution of the Senate calling for coptes of the cor- respondencé with the persona in the diplomatic ser- vice relating to the act of 1807 prohibiting them from Wearing any uniform or official costume not previously authorized by Congress. Mr. Yeaman, Minister at Copenhagen, under date of May 28, 1867, says he knows nothing about the law . excepting from the cabie reports, and desires fur- ther information. He subsequentiy writes a long jetter showing what will be the bad effects of the operation of the law. He had on one occasion at- tended cout in citizen's dress, as his absence would have caused false and unjust inferences against our government, fp hag at other times declined tos Han NEW YORK HERALD, tend, because he couk! not do 80 without wearng & court dress. Mumuster Hovey, at Lima, ins letter dated May 16, 1967, wants to kuow whetherhe cap wear the unt Jorm of a brevet major general on days of ceremony without infringing om the law of Congress, and whether he ig entitied or not to that military dis- tinction in accordance with his rank in the army of the United States, He thinks he has @ right to wear the uniform and to'be addressed by that title. Sec- retary Seward, In reply, coincides with General Hovey's view of the question. Minister Sanford, at Brussels, July 24, 1867, says he has already conformed to the act of Congress. He mentions several ceremonial days when he had simply appeared in citizen's dress, He refers to his well known views, previously expressed against any extraordinary adornment, and expresses his gratifi- cation that Congress has endorsed the views held by bim on that subject. Minister Hale, at Madrid, September 11, 1867, says he has complied with the circular from the State Department, and expresses his great gratification at the passage of the law. He had the pleasure of appearing at areception of the Queen dressed simply ag an American gentleman. ‘Minister Adams, at London, in July, 1867, says the dress circular of the Department has been received. ‘The matter is of trifling importance, except in so far as it may affect the usefulness of the public service abroad. Ifhe should happen to be occupying that post whenever court day occurs he thinks it would. not be aifficult to come to an amicable understand- ng to relieve the American Legation from attend- ance altogether, without giving rise to any un- favorable imterpretation as to the state of relations between the two countries. The strictly official eMfciency of a foreign representative would not be materially impaired by his taking no part in ‘mere ceremonies. His social influence only is likely to be affected, but if he accepts the position with a fall understanding of such condition, he can have no reasonable excuse for complaint. Secretary Seward, August 18, 1867, in his reply to Mr. Adams,¢says:—‘‘Your letter authorizes me to assume ‘that you will cheerfully comply with the joint resolution of Congress in regard to the dress to be worn on State ceremonial occasions. Ihave not the least doubt that your discretion will bea better guide for your proceeding im matters collateral with the subject than any instruction which could be gained by this department.” Thad Stevens on St, Thomas and Samana Bay. Thad Stevens, before the assembling of the House of Representatives to-day, in conversation with a number of members, spoke very freely in reference to the relative merits of the island of St. Thomas and the bay of Samana. The latter he character- 1zed as one of the most desirable acquisitions we could make, and stated that it was worth more to the United States than all the West India islands put together. Of St. Thomas he said several years ago the island could have been purchased for $1,500,000. He does not favor the St. Thomas purchase, but seems inclined to urge the purchase of Samana, Frauds on Colored Soldiers. Another sensation in the way of stupendous frauds upon the government seems to be developing, the particulars of which have not yet transpired. Enough, however, is known to make it tolerably plain that the government is a heavy loser through frauds practised in the payment of bounty to colored soldiers. Investigations bave been going forward for some time past and it is sald that the case is nearly completed. A prominent head of a bureau in the Treasury Department fs said to be deeply in- volved in these frauds, and efforts are being made to whitewash the whole affair and shield the guilty officials implicated from exposure and punish- ment. Proposed Payment of Beunty to Certain Ex-Volunteer Officers. Hon. Charles O'Neill, of Pennaylvama, has pre- pared and will introduce @ bill providing that all ex-volunteer officers of the United States army who rose from the ranks in the late war of the rebellion, or were discharged and sabsequently re-entered the army as officers, and who were wounded or other- wise disabled whfe serving as enlisted men, and who are not now drawing pensions from govern- ment as discharged officers, shall receive and be entitled to pensions from date of their muster out, according to the ranks they Neld at the time of muster out of service, and to this end the Commis- sioner of Pensions is instructed to take such action as 1s requisite to secure to applicamts under the act their increased pensions. A Radical Resumes His Seat in the House. Hon, W. D. Kelley, of Pennsylvania, appeared in the House to-day, after three weeks’ illness at his home. Menomonee Indians at Washington. A delegation of the Menomonee Indians, of Green Bay, Wis., had an interview this morning at the In- dian Bureau, in reference to some complications that have arisen between them and the government. The aelegation has been in the city about ten days, but having now finished their business they will start on their return home this evening. Funeral of the Late Lieutenant Graham. The funeral of the late Lieutenant James W. Graham, Second United States cavalry, recently an aide on the staffof General Hancock, commanding Military Division of the Atlantic, occurred at ten o'clock this morning. The ceremonies were per- formed at St. Matthew's church, after which the procession, preceded by one company of the Twelfth United States infantry as escort and the band of that regiment, proceeded to the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad depot, The remains will be buried in Baltimore. Reservations for Military Parposes. Pursuant to an order of the President, dated Janu- ary 9, 1868, the Commissioner of the General Land Office has issued instructions to the Local Land offi- cers in Washington Territory to cause the following reservations for military purposes to be set aside and protected from any interference in the public lands:— Wa Addah Island and four hundred acres on the east and west sides of Neap Harbor, Straits of Juan de Tuca; also six hundred acres at Gig Harbor, and a tract of like area at thesouthern end of Vashous Island, at the Narrows of Puget Sound. Army Bulletin. ‘The following named officers have been assigned to duty in the War Department by the Secretary of War, to take effect on the 1st inst.:—Brevet Colonel William M. Wherry, Thirty-first United States in- fantry; First Lieutenant J. L. Rathbone, Twelfth United States infantry, and First Lieutenant William Ennis, Fourth United States artillery. Naval Bulletin. ‘The following naval orders have been issued:— Captain N. B. Harrison has been detached from duty at the Portsmouth Navy Yara and placed on waiting orders. Commander A. W. Weaver has been de- tached from the command of the Nava) Rendezvous, at Washington, and placed on waiting orders. Com- mander Clark N. Wells has been ordered to the Portsmouth Navy Yard. Acting Assistant Surgeon ‘Thomas Owens has been ordered to the coast survey steamer Bibb. THE FORTIETH CONGRESS, Second Session. SENATE. WASHINGTON, June 23, 1868. PENSIONS TO SOLDIERS OF THE WAR OF 1812. Messrs, Howard, Bayard, Ferry, Frelinghuysen, Sherman, Edmunds and others presented petitions asking that the soldiers of 1812 be included on the pension roils, The last named doubted whether the petitioners, who were set down as belonging to the county, of Philadelphia, Pa., had been soldiers, or their widows; but he would present it out of regard te the sacred right of petition, Referred to the Committee on Pensions. BILL FOR PROTECTION OF AMERICAN CITIZENS. Mr, SUMNER, (rep.) of Mass., from the Committee on Foreign Affairs, reported with amendinents a Dill for the protection of the its of American citizens abroad. The amendment strikes out that Verda of the third section which proviced for retaliatory mea- sures in case of tlle imprisonment of American citizens, and inserting a new Pda 80 as to make the section read:—And be it further enacted, that whenever it shall be duly made known to the President that any citizen has been arrested and is detained by Cy? foreign government m contravention of the intent and purposes of this action, the allegation that naturalization in the United States does operate to dissolve his al- legiance to native sovereign, or if any cttizen shall have been arrested and detained whose release upon demand shall have been unreasonably delayed or re- fused, it shall be the cuty of the President forthwith to report to Congress the circumstances of any Srareeaas DIAN Mr. CORBETT, ‘which was 1, inetrecting | the Judiciary to inquire into e: of re- pa to pewe to the the ute cases of murder or manslaughter ites Indians, He explained that in Idaho a Teoently been of murder be- jians were not allowed to testify. AMENDMENT TO THE PATENT LAWS. Mr. PERRY, .) of Conn., from the tee on nts, without amendment, a bill which pro} that it shall not be lawful to extend tidethe invention for wnich aula patent was granted e invention for W pal ‘was pul orin public use in any foreign in BILL FOR THE ELECTION OF SENATORS, Mr. EpMuw: (rep.) of Vt., called up the bill to Shien ssa proving iat sae death r : case or refusal to serve of @ Senator elect the Legislature shall meet on the second Tuesday thereafter and pro- sec i) of ua, guia whee ir. ( deprives a ‘Governor of the power to a) pains during the recess of the Ma iigeedys In his St the Legis- lature met biennially. Mr. EpMUNDS replied in the negattve; that it only Tequires the election to take place in case the lature should be in session. Mr. Davis, (dem.) of Ky., thought the lan; could be construed 10 reqiure a Legiaiacure vo be convened for the qe considerable expense. Mr. Dixon, .) of Conn., ted that the in- tho 3 ‘nduring’ te session of the sertion of words ”? would obviate the difficulty. ir. EDMUNDS was of opinion that the language itly definite. LE pce rosie that the “ete baiprindrcl icltous, and suggested ing diciary Committee. Mr. HenprRicxs thought the bill was properly guarded and would serve @ good pi . Mr, Wi1son,, (rep.) of Mags., in! euthorize the co! vided for by the Legislature, SENATORS PROM ARKANSAS SWORN IN. Mr, THAYER, (rep.) of Nevada, sent to the chair the credentials of Alexander McDonald and Benjamin Bo Senators elect from Arkansas, which were Mr. THAYER moved that they be sworn in. Mr. Davis roge and said he held in his hand the credentials of two other gentlemen, which he asked to have read. (Laughter. Mr, How4gp, (rep.) of ., ‘asked who they were and br pore authority they were presented, . Mr, Davis replied that the reading would show. Mr. Howarp asked if they were not the credentials = men elected under the Johnson constitution of ‘Mr. Davis made the same reply. ‘Mr. Howarp moved to lay on the table. Mr. CONKLING, (rep.) of N. Y., raised the point of that Mr. Davis was ip the nature of a substitute, and ifthe motion to LM on the table prevailed it would carry all the wi Several Senators on the table any papers it chose. nan ee and aye were called for oo the motion to on the tabl Mr. HENDRICKS called for the reading of the rs before he would vote. fo meas a miction te tat soecty on whlch the yous and ‘@ motion ea. ff tha nc it was agreed to by 8 vote of 30 to 17, as follows:— Messrs. Conkti bea es aston er compacts t, Morel of Vi. Morton, Patterson of Wr Hes Paste ‘Ross, Sherman, fan Winkle, 8. [75 Se s ° ‘The F were then read, being the credentials of John P, Jones and Joseph A. Garland, as Senators aT ‘Arkansas, dated on the 24th of November, Mr. HOWARD moved to lay on the table. Agreed Mr. Davis moved that the documents of both riods be referred to the Ju‘ with ~ ee to inquire which were ationally elected, mm THAYER said those just read were already on le. Mr. Davis then changed his motion to apply to the others. Mr. HowaRp contended that Me er had already decided the question of the constitutionality of the Johnson nments, by declari them iN and that, therefore, the Jadiclary ‘Committee could Rot pronounce upon it. CuHarr stated the Senatot tut (Mr. Davis) rs from the flies of the Senate. nt, Hows, (rep. Wis. said he had voted. e reading, because they were not legally in posses- sion of the Senator. (rep.) of Ill., made a few remarks, ig that these gentlemen (the first Senators elect) that had presented themselves from those States should be sworn in without delay. They pre: sented themselves in the same attitude as Senators from new States, and alt th from the circum- stances of the case their credentials were not by the Governor, but by the presiding officers of the re, there was sufficient evidence here of tl ection in pul In answer to a question from ha Conness the r from Kent ol el rsuance of law. Mr. HENDRICKS did not believe Co has any right to establish State governments, but since this ‘was the first State Page itself under the re- construction poltey, it the most deliberate ‘sction should en, and therefore it should go to the proper ittee. ‘comm! ‘Mr. JoHNson took the same view. Mr. MORTON, (rep.) of Ind., insisted that the refer- ence to the committee was not necessary, that there was suMicient evidence of eet election of the ntlemen for admission, and that repre- fer oP thoes States inc tas already sentation ongress veen too bia pe Ag Mr. Davis did not believe the gentlemefi‘had any legal or constitutional right to a seat on this floor. ‘There was an appeal from the unconstitutional legis- lation of (oye now before the ~¥ and he believed that re twelve months legislation ‘would be swept away. Mr. HOWARD Was a Willing as the Senator to sub- mit the question to the people, and was confident that the result would be as in the past. Mr. Davis’ motion was rejected without a division, Mr. HowaRvd moved that the Senotors elect be sworn in. to der to. Messrs. McDonald and Rice then came forward and were sworn in. PROTECTION OF AMERICAN CITIZENS ABROAD. Mr. Conngss, (rep.) of Cal., withdrew his resolu- tion offered yes! to discharge the Committee on Mee Affairs from further consideration of the House bill for the protection of American citizens abroad, on the ground that the committee have made @ report this morning. LEGISLATIVE APPROPRIATION BILL. The Legislative Appropriation bill was again taken up. The question was on Mr. Sumner’s motion to strike from the amendment of the committee the clause repealing the act the offices of the Second Assistant Secretary of State and Examiner of Claims in the State Department. Mr. SUMNER made some additional remarks on the subject. He was senting to leave the matter ead to the Su) itendent of Statistics in the hands 1 the Senate. He again ond Assistant epartment. He Senator from New York . Conklii formed In regard to the officer about to leave the department. ‘Mr. CONKLING said he was not to be persuaded by the Senator's stately i into yoting for the re- neceasitysfor Whose contin- = 2 Be had 3 id shown. ™ labama claims, for instan: n made Uy by him, ey, S lawyer—Mr. Bemls—trom the Sena tor’s own ‘Mr. HENDRIOKS said that when it was in order he py to amend by providing for the of the aie in specncn a8 wogiea to ihe Sich et Saedig bat ty nots we cer was not shows to be a Mr HOW took the sone vis himself in favor of the ment ‘He was dis- te pored to retain Mr. rt Ge peren bay vis ePaper gt was tl Or extiniaing ‘atm snould og. performed by the Mr. ENDEN feferred to the creation of those offices and that there was sufficient evidence of their necessity in the declaration of the Secretary of State and the testimony of the Commit- on Foreign Affairs, Ir. CONKLING Bald he had been informed this morning that if the amendment of the Committee on Appropriations prevatied ff would pat an end to the tenure of aman who had nothing to de with the business of statistics bct to receive the saiayy of the dent of Statistics, This business was \ | is informant. Mr. SUMNER called the Senator’s attention to the fact that nis motion was simply to strike out the clause of the constitutional amendment that would dispense with the ofice of Second Assistant Secre- tary of State and Examiner of Claims, He had said he Would leave the mater of the Superintendent of Claims to the Senat Mr. CONKLING made somt further remarks, in Which ne styled Mr. Sumner “the Groat Orb of the State Departiment.” Mr. SUMNER rose and said (apparently with some } imu f EDNESDAY, heat) the Senator (Mr. Conkling) had a passion for mis- understanding, and that his manner was certatoly JUNE 24, 1968—TRIPLE SHEET. the other end df the Capitol, and was ‘the Senate was not INER'S Amenament was adopted by a vote of the both in the interest of the 4 now cents, the Rocased be the ‘vote settied the question, Hendricks’ of honest distillers in Washington ‘was not a bg , Was shows the Fest Aare. next amendment of the eommitice was agreed ave noone as convention had Treasury Department the force 7a eae Irom pigeon basnaivesincens ‘a admitted that, but remarked 5 rom. two from six to ; in class one ra said they .could manage to get fifteen, and the amount of appropria- tax at fifty cents, tion — a ie oa Pot Mo. “argued in favor of a forty nt adding ix clerks of class four for ‘Average between the highest and the the lier was adopted. lowest figures advocated. He spoke of the import- On of Mr, SHERMAN, the amendment appro- | ance of restoring to the grain gro! region of the 500 for clerks for the First | West the business of manufact whiskey. was by increasing it to reduction of the ‘Mr. Hiasy, (rep.) of Cal., fav: tax to nts, x ce Mr. Paine, (rep.) of Wis,, moved to reduce the tax to thirty-five cents, This, with the special taxes, youd Lp ny hy the aggregate tax on whiskey about nother ‘s@mendment was ado} umber of clerks for thi feven to twelve in cl faa clase three; enty-elght, lass two; six | fifty-one cen! to ‘twenty-one in class one; and adding twelve Me, EGGLESTON ed in favor of the twenty-five beg cent tax, and advised the Chairman of the Committee perks for the cocmaienires Oonean Leputaad sane ay ay fh Sram eerenon conte The committee added for the same two clerks to | now pelg perpetrate ie clasg four, two to class three, and two to class two, Further amendments of the committee were adopted, striking out the vision to continue in force #0 much of the act of 14, 1864, a8 author- izes upwards of two hundred clerks of the three Classes In the office of the Second Auditor until June 80; 1869, and no longer; adding for the Fifth Auditor nine clerks, one copyiat. and two laborers, as a tem- porary force; asing the appropriation for de- ing and bringing to punishment violators of the Internal Reveaue law from one totwo hundred thou- sand dollars; increasing the number of clerks of class onkr nalfspast four twosuieas oF if ¢ ur, tWo- of the bill yet remain- ing to be considered, on motion of Mr. Trambull, the Senate went into executive session, and after some time adjourned. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. ‘WASHINGTON, June 23, 1868, INLBT FRO BARNEGAT BAY TO THE ATLANTIC. Mr. Halas, (dem.) of N. J., presented a memorial of the New Jersey Legislature and several thousand citizens of the eastern portion of that State asking Congress for in appropriation to open an inlet from the headof Barnegat Bay to the Atlantic Ocean, &c., which was retrred to the Committee on Commerce. TEE ARKANSAS DELEGATION. Mr. PAINE, (rep.) of Wis., as a question of privil offered a resolition that the oath of office be now ad- ministered to Logan H. Roots, James Hinds and oe Bole, members elect from the State of a. Mr. BOUTWELL, (rep.) of Mass., ezponed the reduc- tion of the tax below sixty cents, contended that it was absurd to suppose that illicit distillation would be suppressed, even if the tax was reduced to twenty cents, Congress would not be justified in re- ducing the tax below the revenue necessities of the country until at least another effort has been made to collect the tax at sixty cents a gallons, extendig that effort into the next administration. He recom- mended the separation of distillation for ordinary sepeetaean irom the business of distilling for ex- 01 Mr. SCHENOK warned the gentlemen to take care, Jest in their sodechiaeing each other the tax should be put ata it below the revenue necessities of the overnment, thereby necessitating the ince of ‘axes On other subjecta, He believed that with the tax Oxed at fi'ty cents its collection could be reasona- bly calculated on, r. COVODE, (rep) of Pa., argued in favor of forty cents tax. He referred to the fact that previous to the rebellion the Southern States consumed thirty million splione of iskerannaslly, which were dis- Uilled in the Western and Northern States, and now the South makes its own whiskey and does not pay any taxon it, He was informed the other day that there were ten large distilleries in operation in reas parish, La., which paid neither tax nor Mr. ARCHER, (dem.) of Md., thought if the energy which had been displayed in the impeachment inves- tigations had been dis) de in whiskey investiga- tions the tax of two doll could have been col- lected and the whiskey thieves brought to punish- ment. Instead of jucing the tax on whiskey Congress should take measures to enforce the law jansas. * | aa it stands, and not make the humiliating confes- Mr. MAYNatD, (rep.) of Tenn., suggested whether = Ay i entered tt would not te Boy Ube Seton ene ny sion that the laws cannot be enforced, Mr. WoopBrin@g, (rep.) of Vt., moved to make the tax two dollars, on the ground that whiskey was an article of luxury, and should bear the — burden of taxation. If Cot to sixty or forty cents it would admit practically that the government was no longer a ernment of law, but was subject to “whiskey .? So long a8 ‘been taken Inthe case of the Tennessee delegation and refer tie credentials formally to the Commit- tee of Electious. Mr. PaIne remarked that, having examined the credentials o! those gentlemen and having found them correct, and hearing nothing of a of those al ol Beats: comtested or of any chi disloyalty | they had at the head of the d ts and br against either of them, he did not think there was | {nes : reg rr ‘necessi jpetent men, who had not the executive abilit; Say necessity or propriety in referring thelr creden- | to enforce the law, the tax would not be collected, Bo matter how low it was placed. Mr, OrTH, (rep.) of Ind., declared himself in favor of the reduction of the tax. Mr. INGERSOLL remarked that out of twenty distil- leries in hia district four of them had continued operations up to the last year, and even these had cy mded. e great interest: in this subject lay in the West; he said, what a how! would be heard if by the legi ation of all the manufactures of a single town in New Ei d had been suspended! Mr. ALLISON called attention to the fact that if the tax on whiskey be fixed now at twenty-five or thirty cents they would be compelled next Congress to raise the tax again. If there was anything that people wanted it was stability in legislation. Ifthere were honest distillers they would want sta- Bony, and permanence in the thing, and not want to be drifted and shifted about by speculators who want one tax to-day and another to-morrow. He sub- mitted that a tax of twenty or twenty-five cents ‘would not meet the revenue necessities of the gov- ernment. He was wi that the tax should be Mr, MAYN4aD repeated that that course had been taken im thecase of the Tennessee delegation, and he thought it was a proper and judicious course. Mr, Paine said that asthe gentleman from Ten- essee in earnest, and as other itlemen appeared toentertain the same opinion, he would modify the resolution so as to refer the credentials to the Committee on Elections. ‘The resolution as modified was agreed to. ‘Mr. STBVENS, (rep.) of Pa., offered the usual reso- lution directing the Clerk of the House to present to the Secretary of State the Arkansas bill passed over the President's veto. This was adopted. PENSIONS TO ARMY OFFICERS. 7 Mr. O'NEILI, (rep.) of Pa., introduced a bill to pro- vide for the gran! of jons to ex-officers of the army, according to their rank at the date of final muster oat, who were wounded while serving as enlisted men and who are not now drawing pe! a8 officers, which was referred to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. CONTRACTS, fixed at fifty cents, and he submitted that that tax Mr. Broors,(dem.) of, N. Y., asked leave to have | Coula be collected without interfering with Western taken from the Speaker's table the Senate bill allow- | interests or with Eastern interests. = cont made in gold. Mr. STEVENS, Of Pa., thought it wasa matter of fessrs. HOLMAN, (dem.) of (rep.) of Iowa, objected. PENSION TO HAMPTON THOMAS. On motion of Mr. LAWRENCE, { ) of Pa,, the Sen- ate amendment to the House bill uss eqeoman of $25 to Hampton Thomas was taken from the Speak- er’s table and concurred in. IMPROVEMENT OF THE OHIO AND MISSISSIPPI RIVERS. Mr. EGGLESTON, [op]: 96 ONO praennted ® tele hic ee Chamber of Sommarce favor of apy riations for the im- provement of navigation at Ohio Falls and the Mis- gery Rapids. Referred to the Committee on Oom- THE NEW TAX BILL, ‘The House then went into Committee of the Whole, Mr. Blaine, of Me.,in the chair, and resumed con- Ind., and ALLISON, Fery ttle consequence whether the tax was xed at cents or one dollar, because in the former case ‘one-fourth of the tax would be collected and in the latter case not more than one half. He believed that the true way of collecting ‘was by cotinine Sie capacity of the dist and he recommended the Committee on Ways and Means to devise some plan for that purpose between this and next Finally, the debate was closed and the committee roceeded to vote on the various sums. Mr. Ingersoll proposed in succession forty, twenty-five, thirty and -five cents; Mr. Hol- man proposed twenty cents, Mr. Broomall proposed one dollar, Mr. Butler proposed forty-two cents, Mr. Bening BF isnn} forty-five centsr Mr. Mullins pro- 01 -elght, its—all of which were rejected sideration of the tax bill, the question ‘on Mr, | poned ae Van Wyck’s amendment to the first section to reduce pa rae ge ey taken on Mr. Van Wyck's the tax off w! from i de fifty cents, amendment to fix the tax at fifty cents a gallon, and Mr. VAN Wyck, (rep.) of N. Y., addressed the House | it wag agreed to by a vote of 87 to 37. I ee ee ae the oto the. | gaitf: SCHENCK moved to amend the first section by tad cae tked and the comuttes, initspronosition, | Sdding the words ‘before removal from the disiillery warehouse, except as otherwise provided by this has but yielded to that demand. Some weeksago,when | act, ao as to make the tax payable by the distiller x submitted sre Fey a ae satge Tt geeraed atnaiie | OF owner before removal rom tne warehouse. Froredible. - Examinations made since then show ite | o¢Mf,iCP? opposed all, exceptions on the parment of the tax, contending that if whiskey was aliowed to be withdrawn for exportation without paying the tax immense frauds would continue to be perpe- trated, The tax should be paid on all whiskey and a drawback should be allowed on that exported. Mr. Scngnck defended the amendment offered, and argued that {t did not open @ door to fraud. If all whiskey had to pay tax at the distillery the ex- port trade In that article would be destroyed. Mr. LoGan asserted that the exportation of whis- key from this country was a@ thing unknown; hence there was no necessity for export bonds. It was only alcohol and rum that were exported. If the tax was paid at the distillery and the product afterwards exported a drawback could be allowed. In no other way could tlre tax be collected. He con- tended that it would be cheaper for the goverrment to pay the whole five or #ix million dollars of ex- _ rum rather than leave this door open to ad. powers in a more incredible manner. It has Stalked through the ante-chambers of this hall and through the'corridors of the Senate, and controlled the avenues to the Executive Mansion, and, while it directed the action, defied the we of the government. I then _ believed the only way to destroy this bd and check the immense frauds ‘and demorall 10D ting that branch of the service was to reduce the tax fl cents per gallon, to take away its wealth by depriv. ing it of the sources of its tll ow) ins; that the tax be collected at the room of the still, thereby dis- t means of fraud, bonded warehouses. Ev I stated then has been more than vindicated, and conclusions then formed have been fully justified by subsequent facts. The whiskey Ting then opened its batteries and houored me with ite denunciations through every channel it could sh. At that time it was announced that the Ways and leans Committee would oppose any reduction, and taee the tem Sentiment of the country would |; Mr. BurLeR contended that if the tax had to be insist upon the high tax. Feeling, therefore, confi- | Paid at the distillery the export trade would be de- dent of the retention of power the ring became more | Stroyed. Rum was an absolute necessity for the insolent, larger sums from the revenue, com- | trade with Africa, manded unblushingly and, almost fea ims ge oy ve wie bya weeei he was I jon, So he retan: = gg BO eo we this es out rum and carried back negroes. Mr. BUTLER said it was not so; that the slavers did not carry out rum; that the honest traders did so and carried back palm oil, and that nothing else but Tum would be accepted in exchange. Mr. FARNSWORTH inquired wi er the same ves- sels carried out rum and misstonaries? Mr. HUTLER supposed so, and added that if tl conld not send rum to Africa they could not sei mit Mr. ALLISON su; that this question as to Mquor for export not be pi until the sec tions about bonded warehouses were reached. as in nothing like the bonded warehouse system under the present law. Mr. PaRNSWoRTH said he saw no dimMculty in for the allowance of a drawback. ‘The bill was in the interest of the government, not in the interest of the distillers, and it was no great hardship to require them to pay the tax in the first instance, and afterward to apply for a drawback when they export it. Mr. BUTLER suggested that the difficulty about drawbacks was that they had to be allowed even when the tax had not been paid. Mr. FARNSWORTH had no reason to doubt that all the tax on whiskey would be collected if proper guards were provided; but it would not be collected, “by a long shot,” if whiskey for export was allowed tobe withdrawn without paying the tax. Mr. PILE that Cor ought not in this bill strike down the export trade in disttlied spirits, as would be the case if all whiskey bad to pay the tax at the distillery. Mr. SHELLABARGER, (rep.) Of Ohio, concluded, from the representations of men in his district largely engaged in the business, that to allow the withdrawal of whiskey under any pretence whatever before the tax is paid keeps open the avenue to htful frauds. migner hice debate the question was allowed to ant act thi the people everywhere dei that this power should be destroyed, and, only be destroyed by ne lage" tax must necessarily be reduced. Such was my oa sition when I made the report as a member of the Committee on Retrenchment, and such is my posi- tion to-day. Mr. Van Wyck then urged the necessity of reducing the tax to fifty cents, 80 as to preclude the chance of illicit distillation from molasses. How- ever, he was entirely content it should remain at fifty cents if the committee were satisfied tt would not have that effect, (my it he would prefer it should be below than above fifty cents. Mr. SCHENCK, (rep.) of Ohio, oposed the amend- ment and took onsenton, bia comrect the statement he had made yesterday in rence average on whiskey from the various kinds of taxation. He had put it then at about one dollar from a mental calculation made at the time, but he had made a cal- culation, and had arrived at the concluston that the tax on whiskey would amount to about from 764 to 77 cents. Mr. INGERSOLL, (rep.) of TIll., moved to amend by puteing the tax at twenty-five cents, and argued that jation. He stated distilleries of Peorta, Iil., which had paid sixteen or seventeen millions of dollars of revenue on whis- key since the taxation commenced, had been com- pelied to suspend operations and had not made a gallon of whiskey for the last four months. There was but one way whereby the honest, legitimate manufacturer in the West could carry on hi ness, and that was by putting the tax at such a figure a8 not to offer an en Premium to frauds. Mr. BUTLER, rep.) of Mass., proposed to reduce the tax to twenty cents, which would, with the spe- lal tax, being tax on whiskey to about forty or forty-five cent This, be said, was the may gen pornos. Pron Wn a e be hd until a Sie ete mere Steen ‘. moved to make the tax fifty-five ir, ROBINSON, (dem.) of N. Y., moved amen x And eta his reasons for that pr: ition. | the frat section by striking out that part of the pen- Mr. GARFIELD, ) of et. a of my e \~~d fey jm — ~~ Sheen ry a fhe temptation to rascalty: rte in support of the motion. . SOHRNCK the amendment. The amendment was rejected, only ive members voting in the affirmative. ‘Mr. JOuNSON, (dem.) of Cal., moved to make the twenty-five cents a on grape gallon. kind hearted to cut off all th der the present law brandy one dollar ao occu off @ piece every day, but to put tax af ea Soettaf the tax Pala ——- ae acEM, (lem, of N.Y, t the. iiscrimination’ in’ favor of grape out same of brandy- This discrimination would enable Cauforna to compete in a few years with Europe in the sale wine and brandy, and thus keep in the $40,000,000 or 1 a anguafy pald to Europe Tt was for wine and brant ire Geo dollar tax had not given me goverument for | Mr. SCHENCK it was not tl over+ “str atraat erste ate | Wass Wie pant eta tat oo ire ; vised the | There was no reason why it shoud be made. 3 protection enough more recommend: e ety ‘was rejected, a ton ‘that the ee on, Wave and Means Hiasy moved to make the tax on grape bran- eet oe | ming & fence SS mi a HANDING, (veD.) b | Ii, expressed his convic- ingly the committee got past the first section of tion from a observation, Ii in the | the bill. neighborh that no consider- | Mr. ALLI80N moved an amendment to exempt the able amount of revenue T manufacture of vinegar (from adding mash to alco- holic vapor) from the of the act. Mr. PRiIck opposed the amendment, arguing that it would open the door to fraud, because he under- stood that When that was allowed the parties made bee ond When the inspector was present and made * whiskey When he was absent. Mr. Sc axe also Opposed the amendment on the same er nds, hae jout taking a vote on the amendment, by spe. 01 can be hereafte: from the distiferies in Lilinois ata larger tax on whiskey than twenty-five or thirty cents. Mr. Looan, (tep.) of Ill, favored the redaction of the tax to fifty, forty or thirty conta, and. ita collec- tion at the distillery. This was the on) way ree yudis of the tion of whiskey at the distillery, and for doing so had been black guarded in lilinola by penny-a-liners ‘aud bad been threatened by an attorney of the whis- | cial agreement of the House Mr. BLATN#, (tep.) of a A men the other day. Me., made @ speech on the subject of the local taxa r. MILLER, (rep.) of Pa., spoke In favor of forty | tion of United states bonds, arguing that if the cents taxation Mr, FARNSWORTH (rep.) Of Ill, deciarod himself a ower Were fully and freely given to-day to she States tna Mmunielbalitiee to tax the bonds code tahy any tax 3 Would be derived therefrom. Counting out the fiv re per cent bonds, about the taxation of whieh there is Ro special jealousy, the total amount of goid bearing i $1,900,000,000: but of this it is now known that at least ),000 held ia Europe, leaving but $1,250,000,000 in this country to which taxation could, in apy event, apply; but of this $1,250,000,000 more than one-third, or 000, are held by the nationa! banks, and no form of pro- perty pays so large a local and general tax as these banks. Besides paying a full local tax, ut the highest rate, they pay @ tax the general Wernment amount to three per cent annually. Deducting this $425,000,000 of bonds, we find but $825,000,000 not taxed; but of this vast’sum the savings banks hold $175,000,000 as an investment for their deposits, and these deposits receive no exemption from taxation by reason of being invested in United States bonds," ‘This, then, reduces the sum total of the untaxed bonds to $650,000,000; but this sum is to be further reduced ‘by $30,000,000 held by the insurance companies, and ‘still further by $125,000,000 held by the fire and ma- rine insurace companies, the annuity and trust com- panies and numerous other corporations not readily classed. All these investments in bonds by institu- tions and corporations give no exemption trom taxation, and the sum total ieft untaxed is reduced $495,000,000, Allowing that $100,- 000,000 of the five per cents are in the various. channels of investment he had named, and it followed that less than $600,000,000 of.government six per cents in this country go un- taxed to-day. If these statistics needed confirma- tuon, it woula be found in the income returns recent- ly made throughout the country, disciosing that the men of wealth are not holding government bonds to any great extent. These income returns on this int will be accepted as true, even by the haters when it is remembered that it was the intent of the parties making them to exaggerate rather than depreciate the amount of these government bonds held by them. Thus tt would be seen Mr. Biaine argued that if the power of local taxation couid apply to the bonds, less than one-third of the whole amount could be subjected to any more tax than they pay to-day, and if the power of assessing a tax on these were given it would prove of no advantage tothe community. The ready power of property in bonds would enabie the holders to escape and evade taxation almost entirely, and the tax lists of the country would not be increased an average of one percent. Mr, Blaine reviewed at some length the proposition to withdraw a portion of the coupons as a national tax, and contended that such a step wouid undermine our credit at home and abroad. It was in effect a simple Ly oy med to reduce the rate of interest, and this could be done in a far better and more straight~ forward way. He paid a tribute to the stand main- tained by Congress in support of the government credit and to the noble declaration of the Chicago National Convention to the same great end. At the conclusion of Mr. Blaine’s remarks, at a quarter before five o'clock, the committee took a rs- cess till half-past seven o'clock this evening. Evening Session. ‘The House reassembled at half-past scven o'clock in Committee of the Whole, Mr. Blaine, of Maine, in the chair, and resumed consideration of the Tax bill. Mr. ‘Alilson's amendment in reference to vinegar, which birds ad at the close of the day session, was rejected. Mr. ALLIson then, in order to make the law clear and definite, offered an amendment requiring the tax on whiskey used in the manufacture of vinegar to be paid, which was agreed to. No amendments other than verbal were made‘to sections four, five, six, seven or eight, which pega late the internal management of distilleries, the filing of bonds by distillers, the proprietorship of distilleries and lots, and the furnishing of plans and descriptions of distilleries, Messrs. INGERSOLL and KNoTT wanting to go back to offer amendments to the sixth and seventh sec- tions, and objection being made, a motion was made that the committee rige, and @ division by tellers showed that a quoram was not present. The roll was then called and ninety members—less than @ quo- rum—answered to their names. Mr, ScHENCK wished to know whether, if further proceedings under the call were dispensed with, the committee would be allowed to go on with its busl- nem, ‘mone the will of the majority control the ques- tions Mr. INGERSOLL sald he would offer no objection, if he were only allowed to offer an amendment to the sixth section. Objections were made in a positive tone, and then the doors were closed and the names of the absentees were called for excuses. A ‘number of the sentees appeared to be at their homes on leave, and for others excuses were made on accountof sick~ ness. In the meantime 4 suMcient number of, members to constitute a quorum had collected at the Soo, and that fact being announced the doors were openc: and all further proceedings under the call were dis- pensed with, having consumed over an hour. ‘Mr. SCHENCK asked leave to offer a resolution dt- recting the Clerk to make outa full list of the ab- sentees, noticing opposite their names those absent on leave, and to publish the same conspicuously im two Washington newspapers ether than the Globe. Objection was made. Mr. ScHENCK suid he would withdraw the resolu- tion now; but he wished the attention of the country drawn to the record, so that it might be known what menley attend to their duties bud what members lo no Mr. PRuYN remarked that the Globe would publish = names of the absentees without any such resolu- jon. Mr. CoBurn, (rep.) of Ind., stated that he waa re- corded on the journal and in the Globe as having voted yesterday to refer to the Committee of Ways and Means Mr. Loughridge's resolution as to the puclic debt. He had voted against such reference, The committee then proceeded with tee Tax bill. Mr. INGERSOLL again asked leave to offer an amendment to the sixth section. Several members objected. No amendment was offered to the ninth section in reference to the survey of distilleries. Opposition was made by Messrs. Butler, Pruyn, Ingerson and others to the teuth section, which for- bids the operation of a New York rectifying establish- ment located within six hundred feet of any author- ized distillery. The section was defended by Messrs. Schenck, Logan, Griswold, Allison, Eggleston, Wil- son, of Iowa, and others, The discussion w: ey and excited, and finally Mr. Schenck sug- gested a change of verbiage, providing that if two such establishments, belonging to diferent persons, re within that contiguity of each other neither shall be licensed, and that where they belong to the same mn only one of the establishinents shail be censed. Mr. SCHENCK, referring to some remarks in the course of the debate as to the Committee of Ways and Means being influenced by the lange «distillers, repudiated the {nsinuation, and declared with some warmth that he would not notice again any such mean and contentemptible allusions. Mr. BuTLer replied to the last remark of Mr. Schenck, and commented upon the lecture which the chairman of the Committee of Ways and Means had delivered to the House yesterday, and which he had again indulged in to-night. If the Committee of Ways and Means had not been iniiuei by the large distillers, it was @ most remarkabie circum- stance that the distance—six hundred feet—as re~ commended by those distillers was an inch, the exact distance recommended by the Committee of Ways and Means. poepanens offered by Mr. Schenck was 10, ir. MUNG! Daye of Ohio, offered an amend. ment to abolish the offices of United States collector, assessor, &c., and have the duties performed by State officers.’ Rejected. Mr. HaRDIino, (rep.) of Ill, offered an amendment that the act shall not be deemed to prohibit the duction of alcohol in a distillery by primary cot ous distillation. neg? at half-past ten o'clock the eal havi rote of ten sections (fourteen’ pages the 139), afid the House adjourned. THE LAKE ERIE DISASTER. ‘The Melancholy Deaths of the Misses Patchen. {From thé Troy Times, June 22.) The names of Misses Mary and Caroline Patchen, of this city, srendoscenvers of the late General George R. Davis, Coad gmoee the missing by tue accident on Lake krie on Saturday. They wero aged respectively twenty-three and twenty years, ‘and were young ladies of the highest accomplish- ments, of great beauty and unusual promise. Ten- derly beloved by a large circle of attached relatives for their many amiable traits of character, their sad death has awakened the most poignant emotions of sorrow in many hearts, One week Jast Saturday the sisters left the residence of thelr mother, near the corner of Ninth and Hoosick stree' for the West, with the view of visiting their uncle, Darwin Patch- en, at Buffalo, and then journeying to Cleveland to attend a wedding. They took their departure from Buffalo on Tuesday last for Cleveland, where Temained until Saturday last, when they em| ad on board the fil-fated steamer North Star, ahi etn ravenent wangoma intelligence of her le bereavement wi ua nt to the afiicted mother yesterday afternoon by Mr. George C. Burdett and John Sherry. DEPARTURES YESTERDAY. Hayne avy HANDORG—Sieamehip Allemannia—Stephen a Ramanos, Mra James Gordon Bennett and servants, Misa con Bennett ype a bay *- ure pommaerey Master Irving M cs ber eon eee gs ise mare, Roteb, Henry red Simon Beligsobn, Charles jew aor etiateg. Germany: Migs Fralie Buck, Mise Gubrisle r oy, Mies Marie Baill, Mise ida Ballutt, New Yorks Bache: George Halthmore, Md; Joseph Frank, A W New York. Will Whe, Mrs Marie Lethe, Master Lethe, wark, J Pio, New ‘ork; Ado! is Assonheimer, Mrs F Assenhelmer, John 4 jew Orieans, La; Dr Joseph Ceaska, Chicago, Hil; william Barber, ay ll; Henry Albert Neutio®, Roy, i timores Ma; NYS Paul Battuil, New York; Christian Mra 8 Eppel, Master Herman Fy Masts tier pel, New vores re Minne Licht, Mrs Yette Samter, Broo! iat Mada York, Anton Gemajager, Canada; Jac Luts, Ha: obn Ettman, John Cona; Master F Boman, Lots, Yariford, two ghildren and \pfant, ND Roneh, fecal reerimern, He Wertheimer, AL Bebrendte: Nt re Mores B Poster, Chivago, Lil: Mt Rodgers, New York -and otbere if the steerage. Trent Lon a CL re ; Winthery,