Mr. MORRILL moved that the rules be suspended, and that the House resolve itself into the ComWhole on the state of the Union on the special order. The motion was agreed to. So the rules were suspended; and the House accordingly resolved itself into the ComWhole on the state of the Union, (Mr. Dawns in the chair) and resumed the consid oration of the special order, being a bill of the House (No. 513) to amend an act entitled “An act to provide internalrevenue to support the Government, to pay interest on the public debt, and for other purposes, ” approved June 30, 1864, and acts ainendatory thereof. The pending section was as follows: That section 74 be amended by striking out all after the enacting clause, and inserting, in lieu thereof the following: that the receipt for the payment of any special tax shall contain and set forth the purpose, trade, business, or professionfor which such tax is paid, and the name and, place of abodeof the personor personspayinu the same; if by a rectifier, the quantity of spirits intended to be rectified; if by a peddler, whether for traveling on loot or With one or 2 or morchorse sor mules, the time for which and the date or time of payment, and (except in the caseof auctioneers, producebrokers, commercial brokers. patent right dealers, photos: rapliers, builders, insurance agents, insurance brok ers, and peddici s) the place at which the trade business, or professionfor which the tax is paid shall be carried.o n: Provided, That the payment of the special tax imposed shall not exoneratefrom tax atipn the person or p persons, (except lawyers, by se ircsi, apnesd.dsulsrrgse, ons.dentists, cattle brokers. horso calrodnce brokers. commercial brokers, patent right ealers, photo raphers. builders, insur anceagents, insurance bro crs, and auctioneers or firm,company or corporation in any other p ucc tphruohnitbhiattthsteastetodr;abguetonf othingherein contained shall goods.wares or merchandise in other places than the place of business, nor the sale by manufacturers or dproducersof their owa goods, wares, and merchan iso, at the placeof production or manufacture, and at their principal offico or place of business, provided no goods, wares or merchandiseshall be kept for sale ntsaidoflico and every person exercising or carrying on any trade, business, or profession, or doing any act for which a special tax is imposed, shall, on demandof any officer of internalrevenue, produce and exhibit the receipt for payment of the tax, and unless he shall do so may O taken and deemed not to have paid such tax and in oase any peddler shall refuse to exhibit his or her receipt as aforesaid. when d9 mnnded by any officer of internalrevenue. said officer may seize the horse, wagon, and contents or pack. bundle, or basket of any person so refusing and the assessorof the district in which the seizure has occurredmay, on ten days notice. inblished in any nowspn perin the district, or sery personally on the pe dlcr, or at bisdwclling housr, require sue peddler to show cause, if any he has, why t ic horses, wazon, and contents pack, bundle, or basket so seizedshall not be for cited; and in case posullicii nt cause is shown, the assessormay direct a forfeiture, and issuean order to the collector or to any did puty collectorof the district for the SJlOOftlle property so forfeited; and 1/2 of the same, after payment of the expensesof the proceediuin shall be paid to the officermaking the seizure, and theother half thereof to the collector for the useof the U.S and all special taxosimposed afler the 1stday oihlay in anyyearshall be paidfor and until the lst dayof May next succeeding and shall he the rumble proportion of the whole amount of tax imposedfor oneyear, and estimated from the 1st day of the month in which such tax is imposed.