WASHINGTON, April 4. – HOUSE. – The House went into
Committee of the Whole on the States of the Union, Mr. Webster in the Chair.
On motion of Mr. STEVENS, the bill to establish a branch
Mint at Denver, in Colorado Territory, was taken up, and debate limited to five
minute speeches.
Mr. VALLANDIGHAM said an allusion had been made in the
Senate recently, to a Democratic conference held last week. As to what took place there, he had no right
to speak, but the injunction of secrecy did not apply to the call – which was
in these words:
Democratic Conference. – We, the undersigned, members of the
Democratic party, of the United States, determined to adhere to its ancient
principles, and maintain its organization unbroken under all circumstances, as
the party able to maintain the Constitution, to restore the old Union of the
Sates, do hereby united in this call for a conference of all who may sign the
same approving the objects indicated.
This call was signed by some thirty-five members of the
Senate and House of Representatives.
Mr. STEVENS asked who signed it.
Mr. VALLANDIGHAM &c.
He continued, all of them are able to read and right. No one made his mark. If this did not refer to a political
organization, he was not capable of understanding language. The movement thus commenced would go on, and
it was the determination of some that the organization should be completed. Beyond this he was not able to speak. His name was appended to the call.
The Committee rose and the bill for the branch Mint ad
Denver passed.
The House went into committee of the whole.
Mr. BEAMAN expressed his views in favor of establishing
Territorial Governments in the so-called Confederate States.
The committee rose and the House adjourned till Monday.
Several bills relating to the District of Columbia, were
passed, and after Executive session the Senate adjourned till Monday.
WASHINGTON, April 8. – HOUSE. – Mr. VALLANDIGHAM offered a
resolution, which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, proposing
with the consent of the Senate to adjourn on the third Monday in May.
Mr. ARNOLD read a dispatch from Com. Foote to Secretary
Wells, dated Island Nol. 10, saying that two officers of the rebel Navy from
Island 10, boarded the Benton yesterday, offering to surrender the Island. The dispatch was received with rounds of
applause.
The House resumed the consideration of the amendments to the
tax bill. Among other amendments
concurred in, are the following:
Every person owning a dog to pay a tax of one dollar;
pleasure or racing vessels, under the value of six hundred dollars, shall pay a
tax of five dollars, when not exceeding one thousand dollars in value, ten
dollars, and for every thousand dollars additional, ten dollars; organs and
melodeons kept for use [or on] sale, according to value, from 60 cents to
$6. All dividends in scrip or money or
sums of money hereafter held due or payable to the stockholders of any railroad
company, as part of the earnings, profits or gain of said companies, shall be
subject to pay a duty of 3 per cent on the amount of all such interest or
coupons or dividends, whenever the same shall be paid.
Duties of dividends of life insurance shall not be deemed
due until such dividends shall be payable by such companies, banks, trust
companies or savings institutions.
Insurance companies are authorized and required to deduct
and withhold from all payments made to any persons or parties on account of any
dividends or sums of money that may be due and payable as aforesaid from the
1st of May next, the said debt or sum of 3 per cent.
Foreign bills of exchange or of credit drawn in, but payable
out of the United Sates, if drawn singly, or if drawn in sets of more than one
according to the custom of merchants and bankers. For every bill of exchanged State or drawn on
any Foreign country, but payable to the United States, where the sum made
payable shall not exceed five hundred dollars, or the equivalent thereof, in
any foreign currency, in which such bills may be exposed according to the standard
value fixed by the United States, shall pay a stamp duty of five cents; the
manifest of a part of a cargo of any vessel or custom of clearance shall pay a
duty of twenty-five cents; a manifest in the custom house entry or clearance of
the cargo of any ship, vessel or steamer, if the registered tonnage does not exceed
three hundred, shall pay a duty of $1; upon every protest of every note, bill
of exchange, acceptance, check or draft, in any marine paper, whether protected
protested by notary public or any other officer who may be authorized by the
law of any State to make such protest, there shall be paid a duty of 25 cents.
The proceedings were agreeably interrupted by Mr. COLFAX
sending up to the clerk’s desk to be read:
______ Landing, Tenn.,
April 8, 8 p. m.
To Hon. E. M. STANTON,
Secretary of War:
The enemy evacuated Island No. 10 last night. It is occupied by Col. Buford of the 27th
Illinois regiment. Gen. Pope will
capture all that remains on the high lands to-day. The movement on the rear has done this work.
(Signed.)
THOMAS A. SCOTT.
This was received with loud applause and cries of good.
– Published in the Burlington Weekly Hawk-Eye,
Burlington, Iowa, Saturday, April 12, 1862, p. 4
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