other gold coin in the Treasury in payment of | Cobb, Clinton L. Cobb, Coburn, Cook. Conger. Cullom, said certificates. Which was disagreed to. Mr. Ingersoll moved to add the following: That from and after the passage of this act it shall not be lawful for the Secretary of the Treasury to sell any gold coin on account of the United States; which was disagreed to. Mr. Maynard moved to amend section 6 by inserting after the word "Department" the words "and a statement of the sinking fund shall be kept, so as to show the principal of the fund, with the current interest, as it would be if the bonds composing the said fund were kept to represent it." Which was disagreed to. Mr. Davis moved to add at the end of the bill the following sections: SEC. 7. That the Secretary of the Treasury is hereby authorized and directed to issue registered bonds of the United States, in such form and of such denominations, of not less than fifty dollars and multiples thereof, as he shall think proper, payable in thirty years from date in gold, bearing interest at four per cent., payable semiannually in gold, and free from all excise and taxation whatever, either on such bonds or the income derived therefrom, and redeemable in gold at the option of the United States after ten years, upon six months' public notice, which said. bonds shall be known as the convertible bonds of the United States; and such bonds shall express on their face that they are convertible at any time into legal-tender notes. SEC. 8. That whenever any person shall pay any legal-tender notes of the United States at the Treasury or at any assistant treasury of the United States, to the amount of fifty dollars or any multiple thereof, for that purpose he shall receive at par value an equal amount of such convertible bonds, and whoever shall present one or more of said convertible bands at the Treasury or at any assistant treasury of the United States, or at any public depository of the moneys of the United States which the Secretary of the Treasury shall have designated for that purpose, and demand redemption thereof, at any time before the maturity thereof, he shall receive the face of his bond or bonds in legal-tender notes at par value, and the accrued interest remaining unpaid up to the date of such demand in gold; and such bonds shall be immediately canceled and returned to the Treasurer of the United States as vouchers of the amount paid thereon. SEC. 9. That the Secretary of the Treasury shall, as soon as practicable after receiving the same, use or invest at least eighty per cent., and as much more as he shall deem expedient, of all legal-tender notes received for such bonds, in buying up or redeeming the six per cent. gold interest bonds of the United States. And he shall have authority to make such regulations as he shall deem needful to carry the provisions of this act into effect. Which was disagreed to. Dawes, Degener, Dickey, Dockery. Donley, Ela, Ferriss, Ferry, Finkelnburg. Fisher, Fitch, Hale, Harris, Hawley, Hay, Hill, Hoar, Hooper, Jenckes, Alexander H. Jones, Judd, Julian, Kelley, Kellogg, Kelsey, Ketcham, Knapp, Laflin, Lash, Lawrene Logan, Loughridge. Maynard, McCarthy, McGrew, McKenzie, Mercur, Eliakim it. Moore, Jesse H. Moore, William Moore Morphis, Daniel J. Morrell, Myers, Negley, O'Neill, Orth, Packard, Packer, Paine, Palmer, Peck, Perce Peters, Phelps. Porter, Prosser, Roots, Sanford, Sargent, Sawyer, Schenck. Schum ker, Scofield. Shanks, Por ter Sheldon, Slocum, John A. Smith, William J Smith, William Smyth. Starkweather, Stevens, Stone, Stough ton, Strickland, Strong. Taffe, Tanner, Taylor. Tillman, Townsend. Twichell, Tyner, Upson, Van Horn, Var Wyck, Wallace, Cadwalader C. Washburn, Welker, Wells, Whitmore, Willard. Williams, John T. Wilson-129. NAYS-Messrs. Adams. Archer. Beatty, Beck, Bird, Calkin, Cleveland, Crebs, Davis, Dox, Eldridge, Getz, Griswold, Hamil, Hawkins, Ingersoll, Johnson, Thomas L. Jones Kerr Knott, Lewis. Marshall, Mayham, McNeely, Morgan, Mungen, Niblack, Randall, Reeves, Rice, Sherrod, Shober Stevenson, Stiles, Sweeney, Trimble. Van Trump, Voorhees, Eugene M. Wilson, Winchester, Wood, Woodward-42. The Senate refused to concur in the amendments of the House, and asked and obtained a conference. The committee was composed of Messrs. Sherman, Sumner, and Davis, on the part of the Senate, and Messrs. Schenck, Hooper, and Marshall, on the part of the House. July 12-The committee reported a bill precisely similar to that which finally passed, with the addition of the following section: SEC. 7. That from and after the passage of this act the Treasurer of the United States shall receive no other than registered bonds issued under the provisions of this act as security for the circulating notes of national banking associations issued under the act entitled "An act to provide a national currency secured by a pledge of United States bonds, and to provide for the circulation and redemption thereof," approved June 3, 1864, or any act supplementary or amendatory thereof. Which report was rejected by the House-yeas 88, nays 103, as follow: YEAS-Messrs. Ambler, Ames, Armstrong, Atwood, Ayer, Bailey, Banks, Bennett, Benton, Bingham, Boles, G. M. Brooks, Buffinton. Burdett, Roderick R. Butler, Cake. Cessna, Churchill, Conger, Covode, Cowles, Davis, Dawes, Dixon, Donley, Duval, Ela, Ferriss, Ferry, Finkelnburg, Fisher, Fitch, Gilfillan, Hoar, Hooper, Jenckes, Julian, Kelley, Kellogg, Kelsey, Ketcham, Knapp, Laflin, Lawrence, Lynch, Maynard, McCarthy, McCrary, McGrew, Mercur, Eliakim H. Moore, William Moore, Myers, Negley, O'Neill, Orth, Packard, Peck, Peters, Phelps, Poland, Roots, SanPorter Sheldon, John A. Smith. William J. Smith. Wilford. Sargent, Sawyer, Schenck, Scofield, Shanks, liam Smyth, Starkweather, Stevens, Stokes, Stoughton, Strickland, Strong, Tanner, Taylor, Twichell. Upson, Cadwalader C. Washburn, William B. Washburn, Welker, Wheeler, Willard, Williams-88. NAYS-Messrs. Adams, Allison, Archer, Asper, Axtell, Barnum, Barry, Beatty, Beck, Benjamin, Biggs, Bird, Blair, Booker, Boyd. James Brooks. Buckley, Burchard, Burr, Calkin, William T. Clark, Sidney Clarke. Cleve land. Amasa Cobb, Coburn, Conner, Cox, Crebs. Cullom, Darrall. Dickinson, Eldridge. Fox, Garfield, Getz, GrisHawkins, Hawley, Hay, Hays, Heflin, Ho'man, Ingerwold. Haight, Haldeman, Hambleton, Hamill, Harris, soll, Johnson. Thomas L. Jones, Judd. Kerr, Knott, Lash, Lewis, Loughridge, Marshall. Mayham, McCormick, MeDaniel J. Morrell, Mungen, Niblack, Packer, Paine, Kenzie, McNeely, Jesse H. Moore, Morgan, Morphis, Palmer, Platt, Pomeroy, Potter, Randall, Reeves. Rice, Rogers, Schumaker, Lionel A. Sheldon, Sherrod, Slocum, The substitute was then agreed to and the bill Joseph S. Smith. Worthington C. Smith, Stiles, Sume, passed-yeas 129, nays 42, as follow: YEAS-Messrs. Allison, Ambler, Ames, Armstrong, Arnell, Asper, Atwood, Axtell, Ayer, Bailey, Barnum, Benjamin, Bennett, Benton, Bingham, Blair, Boles, Booker, Boyd, George M. Brooks, Buck, Buckley, Buffinton, Burchard, Burdett, Roderick R. Butler, Cessna, Churchill, William T. Clark, Sidney Clarke, Amasa Swann, Taffe, Townsend, Trimble, Tyner, Van Aulen, Van Horn, Van Trump, Van Wyck, Voorhees. Whitmore, Wilkinson, Eugene M. Wilson, John T. Wilson, Winchester, Witcher, Wood, Woodward-103. The same committee was appointed on the second conference, and the bill, as finally passed and printed above, was agreed to. LIX. INTERNAL TAX AND TARIFF. IN HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. 1870, May 27-Mr. Schenck, from the Committee of Ways and Means, reported "A bill to reduce internal taxes and for other purposes," which, he stated, reduced taxation about $34,000,000. Among other things, it provided for an income tax of five per cent. on all incomes over $1,500. Stokes, Stone, Stoughton, Strader, Strickland, Strong, NAYS-Messrs. Ambler, Ames, Arnell, Asper, Beatty, Benjamin, Benton, Bingham, Blair, Boyd, Burdett, Benjamin F. Butler, Roderick R. Butler, Amasa Cobb, Coburn, Crebs, Dyer, Ela, Finkelnburg. Garfield, Alexander H. Jones, Kelsey, Knapp, Knott, Lash, Lewis, Loughridge, Maynard, McCormick, McCrary, Éliakim Schenck, Schumaker, William J. Smith, William Smyth, Taffe, Taylor, Tyner, Van Horn, Wallace, Ward, WelWhich was agreed to-yeas 114, nays 76, as ker, Wilkinson, Willard, Williams, Eugene M. Wilson, follow: John T. Wilson, Witcher-51. June 1-Mr. Cox moved to reduce the tax H. Moore, Samuel P. Morrill, Paine, Rice, Roots, from five to three per cent. YEAS-Messrs. Allison, Ames, Archer, Armstrong, Axtell, Ayer, Banks, Barry, Beck, Bennett, Biggs, Bingham, Bird, Bowen, George M. Brooks, James Brooks, Buffinton, Burr, Sidney Clarke, Cleveland, Covode, Cowles, Davis, Dawes, Deweese, Degener, Dickinson, Donley, Dox, Duval, Eldridge, Ferriss, Finkelnburg, Fisher, Fitch, Fox, Getz, Gilfillan, Griswold. Haight, Hambleton, Hamill, Hamilton, Harris, Heflin, Hill, Hoar, Holman, Hooper, Hotchkiss, Jenckes, Johnson, Judd, Kelley, Kellogg, Kerr, Ketcham, Knapp, Laflin, Lawrence, Lynch, Mayham, McCarthy, McGrew, McKenzie, McNeely, Milnes, William Moore, Morgan, Daniel J. Morrell, Morrissey, Myers, Negley, Newsham, Niblack, O'Neill, Orth, Packer, Perce, Peters, Porter, Potter, Prosser, Randall, Reeves, Ridgway, Sargent, Sawyer, Scofield, Por. ter Sheldon, Slocum, Joseph S. Smith, Worthington C. Smith, Starkweather, Stevenson, Stiles, Stone, Strader, Strong, Swann, Sweeney, Tanner, Taylor, Townsend, Trimble, Twichell, Upson, William B. Washburn, Welker, Wells, Wheeler, John T. Wilson, Winans, Winchester, Wood-114. Mr. Potter moved to amend by adding the following proviso: Provided, That the tax imposed by this section shall not continue or be collected after the expiration of the year 1870. Which was disagreed to-yeas 72, nays 107, as follow: YEAS-Messrs. Ames, Archer Armstrong, Banks, Bennett, Biggs. Bird. Bowen, Buffinton, Burr, Benjamin F. Butler, Cleveland, Covode, Cowles, Crebs, Davis, Dickinson, Dox, Eldridge, Fisher, Fitch, Fox, Garfield, Getz, Gibson, Haight, Hamill, Hill, Hotchkiss, Johnson, Kelley, Kellogg, Laflin, Lynch, Mayham, McCarthy, McKenzie, McNeely, Milnes, William Moore, Daniel J. Morrell, Morrissey, Myers, Negley, Newsham, Niblack, O'Neill, Packer, Paine, Phelps, Platt, Potter, Randall, Reeves, Sargent, Schumaker, Slocum, Joseph S. Smith, Starkweather, Stevenson, Stiles, Stone. Strader. Strong, Swann, Sweeney, Taylor, Trimble, Upson, Whitmore, Wood, Woodward-72. NAYS-Messrs. Allison, Ambler, Arnell, Asper, At NAYS-Messrs. Ambler, Arnell, Asper, Atwood, Bailey, Beaman, Beatty, Benjamin, Benton, Blair, Boles, Booker, Boyd, Burchard. Burdett, Benjamin F. Butler, Roderick R. Butler, William T. Clark, Amasa Cobb, Co-wood, Ayer, Bailey, Barry, Beaman, Beatty, Benjamin, burn, Cook. Conger, Crebs, Cullom, Dockery, Ela, Farnsworth, Garfield, Gibson, Hale, Hawkins, Hay, Hays, Ingersoll, Alexander H. Jones, Kelsey, Lash, Lewis, Logan, Loughridge, Marshall, Maynard, McCormick, McCrary, Mercur, Eliakim II. Moore, Jesse H. Moore, Morphis, Samuel P. Morrill, Packard, Paine, Peck, Phelps, Pomeroy, Rice, Roots, Schenck, Lionel A. Sheldon, Sherrod, John A. Smith, William J. Smith, William Smyth, Stokes. Stoughton, Strickland, Tillman, Tyner, Van Auken, Van Horn, Wallace, Ward, Wilkinson, Willard, Williams, Eugene M. Wilson, Witcher 76. Mr. Hawley moved to amend by raising the amount exempted to $2,500. Which amount Mr. Hale moved to reduce to $2,000; which was agreed to. Mr. Hawley's amendment as amended was then agreed to-yeas 138, nays 52, as follow: YEA-Messrs. Allison, Archer, Armstrong, Atwood, Axtell, Ayer, Bailey, Banks, Barry, Beaman, Beck, Bennett, Biggs, Bird, Boles, Bowen, George M. Brooks, James Brooks, Buffinton, Burchard. Burr, William T. Clark, Sidney Clarke, Cleveland, Cook, Conger, Covode, ham, McCarthy, McGrew, McKenzie, McNeely, Mercur, Benton, Bingham, Blair, Boles, Booker, Boyd, George Mr. Woodward moved to strike out all of section 35, levying the income tax, and insert the following: That there shall be levied a tax at the rate of five per cent. per annum upon the interest of interest-bearing bonds issued or to be issued by the Government of the United States, to be deducted and retained from the payments of interest upon said bonds, under regulations to be prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury. Which was disagreed to. Mr. Holman moved to add the following: And a tax of ten per centum per annum on the interest and income accruing from all bonds, notes, and other securities of the United States, the same to be deducted and withheld from such interest at the time of the payment thereof by the Treasurer of the United States. Which was disagreed to-yeas 46, nays 135, as follow: YEAS-Messrs. Adams, Axtell, Ayer, Beck, Biggs, Bird, Booker, Burr, Cleveland, Crebs, Dickinson, Dox, Farnsworth, Getz, Gibson, Hambleton, Hamill, Heflin, Holman, Johnson, Kerr, Knott, Lewis, McCormick, McNeely, Milnes, Morgan, Morrissey, Niblack, Potter, Randall, Reeves, Rice, Ridgway. Sherrod, Stiles, Stone, Strader, Sweeney, Trimble, Van Auken, Eugene M. Wilson, Winchester, Witcher, Wood, Woodward-46. NAYS-Messrs. Allison, Ambler, Ames, Armstrong, Arnell, Asper, Atwood, Bailey, Banks, Barry, Beaman, Beatty, Benjamin, Benton, Bingham, Blair, Boyd, George M. Brooks, James Brooks, Buffinton, Burchard, Burdett, Benjamin F. Butler, Roderick R. Butler, William T. Clark, Sidney Clarke, Coburn, Cook, Conger, Covode, Cowles, Cullom, Davis, Dawes, Degener, Dockery, Donley, Duval, Dyer, Ferriss, Finkelnburg, Fisher, Fitch, Garfield, Gilfillan, Haight, Hale, Hamilton, Harris, Hawkins, Hawley, Hay, Hill, Hoar, Hooper, Hotehkiss, Ingersoll, Jenckes, Alexander H. Jones, Judd, Kelley, Kellogg, Kelsey, Ketcham, Knapp, Laflin, Lash, Lawrence, Logan, Loughridge, Lynch, Maynard, MeCarthy, McCrary, McGrew, McKenzie, Mercur, Eliakim H. Moore, Jesse H. Moore, William Moore, Morphis, Daniel J. Morrell, Samuel P. Morrill, Myers, Negley, Newsham, O'Neill, Orth, Packard, Packer, Paine, Peck, Perce, Peters, Phelps, Pomeroy, Prosser, Roots, Sargent, Sawyer, Schenck, Schumaker, Scofield, Lionel A. Sheldon, Porter Sheldon, Slocum, John A. Smith, William J. Smith, Worthington C. Smith, William Smyth, Starkweather, Stevenson, Stokes, Stoughton, Strickland, Strong, Taffe, Tanner, Taylor, Tillman. Townsend, Twichell, Tyner, Upson, Van Horn, Wallace, Ward, William B. Washburn, Welker, Wheeler, Whitmore, Wilkinson, Willard, Williams, John T. Wilson, Winans-135. Mr. McCarthy moved to strike out all the sections relating to income tax; which was disagreed to-yeas 61, nays 122, as follow: YEAS-Messrs. Archer, Axtell, Bennett, Biggs, Bird, Bowen, Buffinton, Burr, Cleveland, Covode, Cowles, Crebs, Davis, Dickinson, Fitch, Fox, Garfield, Getz, Haight, Hamill, Hill, Hooper, Hotchkiss, Jenckes, Johnson, Kelley, Kellogg, Ketcham, Laflin, Lynch, Mayham, McCarthy, Milnes, Jesse H. Moore, William Moore, Daniel J. Morrell, Morrissey, Myers, Negley, Newsham, Niblack, O'Neill, Paine, Potter, Randall, Reeves, Ridgway, Sargent, Schumaker, Slocum, Joseph S. Smith, Starkweather, Stevenson, Stiles, Strong, Swann, Taylor, Trimble, Twichell, Upson, Wood-61. NAYS-Messrs. Allison, Ambler, Armstrong, Arnell, Asper, Atwood, Baily, Barry, Beaman, Beatty. Beck, Benjamin, Benton, Bingham, Blair, Boles, Booker, Boyd, Geo. M. Brooks, Burchard, Burdett, Roderick R. Butler, William T. Clark, Sidney Clarke, Amasa Cobb, Coburn, Cook, Conger, Cullom, Dawes, Degener, Dockery, Donley, Dox, Duval, Dyer. Ela, Eldridge, Farnsworth, Ferriss, Finkelnburg, Fisher, Gibson, Gilfillan, Hale, Hambleton, Hamilton, Hawkins. Hawley, Hay, Hays, Heflin, Hoar, Holman, Ingersoll, Alexander H. Jones, Judd, Kelsey, Kerr, Knapp, Knott, Lash, Lawrence, Lewis, Logan, Loughridge, Marshall, Maynard, McCormick, McCrary. McGrew, McKenzie, McNeely, Mercur, Eliakim H. Moore, Morgan, Morphis, Samuel P. Morrill, Orth, Packard, Packer, Peck, Perce, Peters, Phelps, Platt, Pomeroy, Porter, Prosser, Rice, Roots, Sawyer, Schenck, Scofield, Lionel A. Sheldon, Porter Sheldon, John A. Smith, William J. Smith, Worthington C. Smith, William Smyth, Stokes, Stone, Stoughton, Strickland, Sweeney, Taffe, Tanner, Tillman, Townsend, Tyner, Van Auken, Wallace, Ward, William B. Washburn, Wheeler, Whitmore, Willard, Williams, John T. Wilson, Winans, Witcher, Woodward-122, Mr. Beck moved to amend by levying a tax of five per cent. on the interest or coupons of all bonds or evidences of debt, including United States bonds; which was disagreed to-yeas 78, nays 111, as follow: NAYS-Messrs. Allison, Ambler, Ames, Armstrong, | Hays, Heflin, Holman, Ingersoll, Johnson, Alexander H. June 6-Mr. Schenck moved to amend by adding a new section, being a condensation of the tariff bill formerly reported to the House by the Committee of Ways and Means, and fixing the tariff, among other things, on tea at 15 cents per pound; coffee, 3 cents per pound; sugar, raw, 2 cents per pound, clarified 2 cents per pound, and refined 4 cents per pound; on pig iron $7 per ton; on steel railway bars 13 cents per pound, and on all railway bars made in part of steel 11 cents per pound: Provided, That metal converted, cast, or made from iron by the Bessamer or pneumatic process, of whatever form or description, shall be classed as steel; on nickel 40 cents per pound. Which was agreed to-yeas 137, nays 44, as follow: YEAS-Messrs. Adams, Allison, Ambler, Ames, Armstrong, Arnell, Atwood, Ayer, Bailey, Banks, Beaman, Beatty, Bennett. Benton, Bingham, Blair, Boles, Booker, Bowen, Boyd, George M. Brooks, Buffinton, Burchard, Burdett. Roderick R. Butler, Cake, Cessna, Churchill, William T. Clark, Sidney Clarke, Amasa Cobb, Cook, Conger, Covode, Cowles, Cullom, Davis, Dawes, Degener, Dickey, Donley, Duval, Dyer, Ela, Farnsworth, Ferriss, Finkelnburg, Fisher, Garfield, Gilfillan, Hale, Hamilton, Ilarris, Hawkins, Hawley, Hay, Hill, Hoar, Hooper, Hotchkiss, Ingersoll, Alexander H. Jones, Kelley, Kellogg, Ketcham, Knapp, Knott, Laflin, Lash, Lawrence, Loughridge, Lynch, Maynard, McCrary, McGrew, McKenzie, Mercur, Milnes, Eliakim H. Moore, Jesse H. Moore, William Moore, Morphis, Daniel J. Morrell, Samuel P. Morrill, Myers, Negley, O'Neill, Orth, Packard, Packer, Peck, Perce, Peters, Phelps, Platt, Poland, Pomeroy, Rice, Roots, Sanford, Sawyer, Schenck, Scofield, Porter Sheldon, John A. Smith, William J. Smith, Worthington C. Smith, William Smyth, Stark weather, Stevenson, Stokes, Stone, Stoughton, Strickland, Strong, Taffe, Tanner, Taylor, Tillman, Townsend, Trimble, Twichell, Tyner, Upson, Van Wyck, Wara, William B. Washburn, Welker, Wheeler, Whitmore, Wilkinson, Willard, Williams, Winans, Witcher, Woodward-137. NAYS-Messrs. Axtell, Benjamin, Biggs, Bird, James Brooks, Buck, Burr, Benjamin F. Butler, Conner, Cox, Crebs, Dox, Eldridge, Fox, Getz, Griswold, Haight, Halde man, Hamill, Heflin, Holman, Kerr, Lewis, Marshall, Mayham, McNeely, Morgan, Niblack, Potter, Randall, Reeves, Ridgway, Rogers, Sargent, Schumaker, Sherrod, Stiles, Strader, Swann, Sweeney, Van Trump, Wells, Winchester, Wood-44. Mr. Schenck also offered as an amendment another section, enlarging the free list, which, together with the tariff section, he stated, would decrease the revenue from the tariff about $20, YEAS-Messrs. Adams, Archer, Axtell, Beck, Benjamin, Biggs, Bird, Booker, James Brooks, Burr, Benjamin F. Butler, Cleveland, Amasa Cobb, Coburn, Crebs, Cullom, Dickinson, Dockery, Dox, Dyer, Ela, Eldridge, Farnsworth, Fitch, Fox, Getz, Gibson, Griswold, Haight, Haldeman, Hambleton, Hamill, Hamilton, Hawkins, Hay,000,000. He also stated that the tax bill as amended in the House would decrease the reve- States, the same being hereby imposed as a tax upon the property represented by the bonds heretofore issued under the laws of the United States. Which was disagreed to-yeas 12, nays 36, as follow: NAYS-Messrs. Anthony, Boreman, Chandler, Corbett. Cragin, Drake, Edmunds, Fenton, Gilbert, Hamlin, Harlan, Harris, Howe, Howell, McDonald, Morrill of Maine, Morrill of Vermont, Morton, Nye, Osborn, Pomeroy, Ramsey, Revels, Rice, Sawyer, Schurz, Scott, Sherman, Sumner, Thayer, Tipton, Trumbull, Warner, Willey, Williams, Wilson-36. YEAS-Messrs. Adams, Allison, Ambler, Ames, Armstrong, Arnell, Atwood, Axtell, Ayer, Bailey, Banks, YEAS-Messrs. Bayard, Casserly, Davis, Fowler, HamBeaman, Beatty, Benjamin, Bennett, Benton, Bing-ilton of Maryland, McCreery, Pratt, Spencer, Sprague, ham, Blair, Boles, Booker, Bowen, Boyd, George M. Stockton, Thurman, Vickers-12. Brooks, Buck, Buffinton, Burchard, Burdett, Roderick R. Butler, Cake, Cessna, Churchill, William T. Clark, Sidney Clarke, Amasa Cobb, Coburn, Cook, Conger, Covode, Cowles, Crebs, Cullom, Dawes, Degener, Dickey, Donley, Duval, Dyer, Ela, Farnsworth, Ferriss, Finkelnburg, Fisher, Fitch, Garfield, Gilfillan, Hale, Hamilton, Harris, Hawkins, Hawley, Hay, Hill, Hoar, Hooper, Hotchkiss, Ingersoll, Kelley, Kellogg, Ketcham, Knapp, Knott, Laflin, Lash, Lawrence, Lewis, Logan, Loughridge. Lynch, Maynard, McCarthy, McCormick, McCrary, McKee, McKenzie, Mercur, Milnes, Eliakim H. Moore, Jesse H. Moore, William Moore, Morphis, Daniel J. Morrell, Samuel P. Morrill, Myers, Negley, Newsham, O'Neill, Orth, Packard, Packer, Paine, Peck, Perce, Peters, Phelps, Platt, Poland. Pomeroy, Prosser, Rice, Rogers, Roots, Sanford, Sargent, Sawyer, Schenck, Scofield. Lionel A. Sheldon, Porter Sheldon, John A. Smith, William J. Smith, Worthing ton C. Smith, William Smyth, Starkweather, Stevenson, Stokes, Stoughton, Strickland, Strong, Taffe, Tanner, Taylor, Tillman, Townsend, Trimble, Twichell, Tyner, Upson, Van Horn, Van Wyck, Ward, William B. Washburn, Welker, Wells, Wheeler, Whitmore. Wilkin son, Willard, Williams, John T. Wilson, Winans, Witcher, Woodward-152. NAYS-Messrs. Bird, James Brooks, Burr, Conner, Cox, Dox, Eldruge, Fox, Getz, Griswold, Haight, Haldeman, Hamill, Hays, Hetlin, Holman, Johnson, Kerr, Mayham, McNeely, Morgan, Morrissey, Niblack, Potter, Randall, Reeves, Ridgway, Sherrod, Slocum, Stiles, Stone, Swann, Van Trump, Winchester, Wood-35. IN SENATE. 1870, June 24-Mr. Conkling moved to strike out the 35th section, being that relating to the income tax; which was agreed to-yeas 34, nays 23, as follow: YEAS-Messrs. Abbott, Ames, Anthony, Bayard, Buckingham, Cameron, Carpenter, Casserly, Cole, Conkling, Corbett, Davis, Fenton, Ferry, Fowler, Gilbert, Hamil ton of Maryland, Harris, Johnston, Kellogg, McCreery, McDonald, Osborn, Pomeroy, Robertson, Saulsbury, Scott, Stewart, Sumner, Thurman, Trumbull, Vickers, Wilson, Yates-31. NAYS-Messrs. Boreman, Brownlow, Chandler, Drake, Hamlin, Harlan, Howard, Howe, Howell, Morrill of Maine, Morrill of Vermont, Morton, Pratt, Ramsey, Rice, Ross, Schurz, Sherman, Sprague, Thayer, Warner, Willey, Williams-23. June 29-The bill having been reported to the Senate, Mr. Hamilton, of Maryland, moved to amend by adding the following: SEC. That hereafter there shall be annually deducted and withheld by the Treasurer of the United States five per cent. of all moneys payable as interest upon the public debt of the United States, the same being hereby imposed as a tax upon the property represented by the bonds heretofore issued under the laws of the United States. Which was disagreed to-yeas 11, nays 25, as follow: YEAS-Messrs. Casserly, Fenton, Fowler, Hamilton of Maryland, McCreery, Pratt, Rice, Ross, Sprague, Thurman, Vickers-11. NAYS-Messrs. Anthony, Boreman, Cattell, Cole, Cragin, Gilbert, Hamlin, Harlan, Harris, Howe, Howell, McDonald, Morrill of Maine, Morrill of Vermont, Pomeroy, Ramsey. Sawyer, Schurz, Scott, Sherman, Stewart, Sumner, Willey, Williams, Wilson-25. July 1-Mr. Bayard moved to amend by inserting the following: SEC. That hereafter there shall be annually deducted and withheld by the Treasurer of the United States five per cent. of all moneys pavable as interest upon the public debt of the United Mr. Thurman moved to insert the following: SEC.-That there shall be levied and collected, in the manner hereinafter specified, a tax of five per cent. upon the income of every person residing in the United States, and of every citizen of the United States residing abroad, derived from interest on the bonds of the United States; said tax to be collected by withholding the same in the payment of such interest. Which was disagreed to-yeas 11, nays 35, as follow: YEAS-Messrs. Bayard, Casserly, Davis, Fenton, Hamilton of Maryland, McCreery, Pratt, Sprague, Stockton, Thurman, Vickers-11. NAYS-Messrs. Anthony, Boreman, Chandler, Corbett, Cragin, Drake, Edmunds, Fowler, Gilbert, Ilamlin, Harris. Howe, Lewis, McDonald, Morrill of Maine, Morrill of Vermont, Morton, Osborn, Patterson, Pomeroy, Reyels, Robertson, Ross, Sawyer, Schurz, Scott, Sherman, Stewart, Sumner, Tipton, Trumbull, Warner, Willey, Williams, Wilson-35. that it should read: That during the years 1871 and 1872, and no longer, there shall be levied and collected annually a tax of two and a half per cent. upon the gains, profits, and income of every person residing in the United States, &c. Which was disagreed to-yeas 23, nays 28, as follow: YEAS-Messrs. Abbott, Boreman, Cragin, Hamlin, Harlan, Ilowe, Howell, Morrill of Maine, Morrill of Vermont, Morton, Patterson, Pratt, Ramsey, Rice, Ross, Schurz, Sherman, Spencer, Sprague, Tipton, Warner, Willey, Wilson-23. NAYS-Messrs. Anthony, Bayard, Cameron, Casserly, Cole, Corbett, Davis, Edmunds, Fenton, Fowler, Gil bert, Hamilton of Maryland, Harris, Kellogg, Lewis, McCreery, McDonald, Nye, Osborn, Revels, Robertson, Vickers-28. The amendment as agreed to in committee of the whole, striking out all the sections relating to income tax, was agreed to-yeas 26, nays 22, as follow: YBAS-Messrs, Anthony, Bayard, Casserly, Cole, Corbett, Daris, Edmunds, Fenton, Fowler, Gilbert, Hamilton of Maryland, IIarris, Kellogg, McCreery, Mc Donald, Osborn. Revels, Robertson, Scott, Stewart, Stockton, Sumner, Thurman, Trumbull, Vickers, Wilson-26. NAYS-Messrs. Abbott, Boreman, Cragin, Drake, Hamlin, Ilarlan, Howe, Howell, Morrill of Maine, Morrill of Vermont, Morton, Patterson, Pratt, Ramsey, Ross, Schurz, Sherman, Spencer, Sprague, Tipton, Warner, Willey-22. Nye, Pratt, Ramsey, Schurz, Scott, Sherman, Sprague, Stewart, Thayer, Warner, Willey-25. YEAS-Messrs. Anthony, Boreman, Carpenter, Chandler, Cole, Conkling, Corbett, Cragin, Drake, Edmunds, Fenton, Gilbert, Hamilton of Texas, Hamlin, Harlan, Howe, Howell, Kellogg, McDonald, Morrill of VerRob-mont, Morton, Nye, Patterson, Pool, Ramsey, Rice, Robertson, Ross, Sawyer, Schurz, Scott, Sherman, Spencer, Sprague, Stewart, Stockton, Thayer, Thurman, NAYS-Messrs. Cameron, Cole. Cragin, Davis, Drake, Hamilton of Maryland. Hamlin, Harris, Howe, Howell, Kellogg, McCreery, Osborn, Patterson, Pomeroy, ertson, Ross, Spencer, Stockton, Sumner, Thurman, Trumbull, Vickers, Williams, Wilson-25. Mr. Edmunds moved to reconsider the vote by which the income tax was stricken out; which was agreed to-yeas 26, nays 25, as follow: YEAS-Messrs. Abbott, Anthony, Cragin, Drake, Edmunds, Hamlin, Harlan, Howe, Howell, Morrill of Maine, Morrill of Vermout, Nye, Patterson, Pool, Pratt, Ramsey, Rice, Schurz, Sherman, Spencer, Sprague, Tipton, Warner, Willey, Williams, Wilson-26. NAYS-Messrs Bayard, Cameron, Casserly, Corbett, Davis, Fenton, Gilbert, Hamilton of Maryland, Harris, Johnston, Kellogg, Lewis, McCreery, McDonald, Pomeroy, Revels, Robertson, Ross, Scott, Stewart, Stockton, Sumner, Thurman, Trumbull, Vickers-25. Mr. Wilson's amendment was then agreed toyeas 27, nays 21, as follow: YEAS-Messrs. Abbott, Anthony, Chandler, Cragin, Drake, Edmunds, Hamlin, Harlan, Howell, Vorrill of Maine, Morrill of Vermont, Patterson, Pomeroy, Pool, Pratt, Ramsey, Rice, Ross, Schurz, Sherman, Spencer, Thayer, Tipton, Warner, Willey, Williams, Wilson-27. NAYS-Messrs. Bayard, Casserly, Corbett, Davis, Fenton, Gilbert, Hamilton of Maryland, Harris, Howe, Johnston, McCreery, McDonald, Revels, Robertson, Scott, Stewart, Stockton, Sumner, Thurman, Trumbull, Vickers -21. The question then recurring on the amendment to strike out all concerning the income tax, it was disagreed to-yeas 22, nays 26, as follow: YEAS-Messrs. Bayard, Casserly, Corbett, Fenton, Gilbert, Hamilton of Maryland, Harris, Johnston, Kellogg, Lewis, McCreery, McDonald, Osborn, Pomeroy, Robert son, Scott, Stewart, Stockton, Sumner, Thurman, Trumbull, Vickers-22. NAYS-Messrs. Abbott, Anthony, Chandler, Cragin, Drake, Edmunds, Hamlin, Harlan, Howe, Howell. Morrill of Maine, Morrill of Vermont, Patterson, Pool, Pratt, Ramsey, Rice, Ross, Schurz, Sherman, Spencer, Tipton, Warner, Willey, Williams, Wilson-26. July 5-Mr. Conkling moved to add as follows: That no such income tax shall be levied or collected until by act of Congress it shall be hereafter so directed. Mr. Edmunds moved to amend this as follows: And all provisions of law providing for the assessment and collection of taxes on gross receipts are hereby continued until the further action of Congress. Which was disagreed to-yeas 18, nays 33, as follow: YEAS-Messrs. Anthony, Bayard. Boreman, Cole, Corbett, Drake, Edmunds, Fenton, Gilbert, Harlan, Morrill of Vermont, Nye, Ramsey, Shurz, Scott, Sherman, Stewart, Wilson-18. NAYS-Messrs. Carpenter, Chandler, Conkling, Cragin, Fowler, Hamilton of Maryland, Hamilton of Texas, Hamlin, Harris. Howe, Johnston. Kellogg, McCreery, Morton, Patterson, Pomeroy, Pool, Revels, Rice, Robertson, Ross, Saulsbury, Sawyer, Spencer, Sprague, Stockton, Sumner, Thurman, Trumbull, Vickers, Warner, Willey, Williams-33. Mr. Conkling's amendment was then disagreed to-yeas 26, nays 26, as follow: 26. YEAS-Messrs. Bayard, Carpenter, Cole, Conkling, Corbett, Fenton, Fowler, Gilbert, Hamilton of Maryland, Harris, Johnston, Kellogg, McCreery, McDonald, Pomeroy, Revels, Robertson, Saulsbury. Scott. Stewart, Stockton, Sumner, Thurman, Trumbull, Vickers, WilsonNAYS-Messrs. Anthony, Boreman, Chandler, Cragin, Drake, Edmunds, Hamilton of Texas, Hamlin, Harlan, Howe, Howell, Morrill of Vermont, Morton, Nye, Patterson, Pool, Ramsey, Rice, Ross, Sawyer, Schurz, Sherman, Spencer, Warner, Willey, Williams-26. The bill was then passed-yeas 43, nays 6, as follow: Trumbull, Warner, Willey, Williams, Wilson-43. July 9-The bill having been returned from the Senate with amendments, Mr. Davis moved to suspend the rules and strike out the income tax, which was disagreed to--yeas 67, nays 117, as follow: YEAS-Messrs. Ambler, Ames, Archer, Axtell, Banks, Barnum, Bennett, Biggs, Bird, James Brooks, Buffinton, Burr, Benjamin F. Butler, Calkin, Covode, Cowles, Cox, Davis, Dickinson, Dixon, Fitch, Garfield, Getz, Gilfillan, Griswold, Haight, Hill, Hooper, Jenckes, Judd, Kelley, Kellogg, Ketcham, Lynch, Mayham, McCarthy, Me Kenzie. Milnes, William Moore, Daniel J. Morrell, Morrissen, Myers, Negley, Niblack, O'Neill, Paine, Potter, Randall, Reeves, Rogers, Sargent, Schumaker, Scofield, Slocum, Joseph S Smith, Starkweather. Stevenson, Stiles, Stone, Strong, Swann, Trimble, Twichell, Upson, Van Wyck, Winchester, Wood-67. NAYS-Messrs Adams, Allison, Arnell. Asper, Atwood, Ayer, Bailey, Beatty. Benjamin, Benton, Bingham, Blair, Boles, Booker, Boyd, George M. Brooks, Buck, Buckley, Burchard, Roderick R Butler, Cake, Churchill, Sidney Clarke, Amasa Cobb, Coburn, Conger, Conner, Crebs, Callom, Darrall. Dawes, Degener, Dickey, Donley, Duval, Dyer, Ela, Farnsworth, Ferriss, Ferry, Finkelnbarg, Fisher, Hale, Hamilton, Harris. Hawkins, Hawley, Hay, Hoar, Ingersoll, Thomas L. Jones, Kelsey, Knott, Lash, Lawrence, Lewis, Logan, Loughridge, Marshall, Maynard, McCormick, McCrary, McGrew, McKee, McNeely, Mercur, Eliakim II. Moore, Mor phis, Orth, Packard, Packer, Palmer, Peck, Perce, Phelps, Poland, Porter, Prosser, Rice, Roots. Sanford, Sawyer, Schenck, Shanks, Lionel A. Sheldon, Porter Sheldon, Sherrod, John A.Smith, Worthington C. Smith, William Smyth, Stevens, Stokes, Stoughton, Strickland, Sweeney, Taffe, Tanner, Tillman. Townsend, Tyner, Van Auten, Van Horn, Ward, Cadwalader C. Washburn, William B. Washburn, Welker, Wells. Wheeler, WhitJohn T. Wilson, Winans, Woodward-117. more. Wilkinson, Willard Williams, Eugene M. Wilson, The amendment of the Senate abolishing all special taxes was agreed to-yeas 107, nays 73, as follow: YEAS-Messrs. Adams, Allison, Archer, Ayer, Barnum, Beatty, Beck, Biggs, Bird, Boyd, Buck, Buckley, Bur chard, Burr, Benjamin F. Butler, William T. Clark, Sidney Clarke, Coburn, Cook. Conner, Cox, Crebs, Cullom, Darrall, Davis. Dawes, Dickinson. Donley, Fitch, Garfield, Getz, Gilfillan, Griswold, Haight, Haldeman, Hale, Hamilton. Harris, Ilawley, Hay, Hays, IIeflin. Ingersoll, Johnson, Thomas L. Jones, Judd, Kellogg, Kerr, Knott, Lawrence, Lewis, Logan, Lynch, Marshall, McCormick, McCrary, McKenzie, McNeely, Mercur, Manes, Jesse H. Moore. William Moore, Morgan, Mungen, Myers, Niblack, Potter. Reeves, Rice, Rogers, Sargent, Sawyer, Schumaker, O'Neill, Orth, Packard, Packer, Paine, Perce, Poland, Scofield, Shanks, Lionel A. Sheldon, Sherrod, Slocum, John A. Smith, Joseph S. Smith, Worthington C. Smith, Stevenson, Stiles, Stone, Swann, Sweeney, Trimble. Twich ell, Tyner, Van Auken, Van Ilorn, Cadwalader C. Washburn, Wells, Williams, Eugene M. Wilson, Winans, Winchester, Wood, Woodward-107. NAYS-Messrs. Ambler, Ames, Armstrong, Arnell, Asper, Atwood, Bailey, Barry, Benjamin, Bennett, Benton, Bingham, Blair, Boles, Booker, George M. Brooks, Buffinton, Burdett, Roderick R. Butler, Cake, Conger, Duval, Dyer, Ela, Farnsworth. Ferriss, Ferry, Finkelnburg, Fisher, Hawkins, Hill, Hooper. Kelley, Kelsey, Ketcham, Knapp, Lash, Loughridge. Maynard, McCar thy, McGrew, Eliakim H. Moore, Morphis, Daniel J. Morrell, Negley, Palmer, Peck, Platt, Porter, Roots, Sanford, Schenck, William J. Smith, William Smyth, Stevens, Stokes, Stoughton, Strickland. Taffe, Taylor, Tillman, Townsend, Upson, Van Wyck, Wallace, Ward, William B. Washburn, Welker, Wheeler, Whitmore, Wilkinson, Willard, John T. Wilson-73. The Senate amendment fixing the income tax at 2 per cent. instead of 3 was agreed to. |