New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-02-24

nj
hi The hin "a il now stands not only excluded al
tax on liquors on hand but it had lowered tae
sliding scale fixed by the Senate nom ~ !" conn Uo
and from so TO 20 cents on gallon. as osa,
promise he might have agreed to tax on haiiu W
20 cents additional on gallon ana sh ed' one
| of the sliding scale to 90 eentss ana . orc
dollar AS that was not in the BILL be appealed 70 the
House TO vote down the report and have another ION,
mittee appointed in the hope that something lEt oe
done 10 secure 10 the Treasury portion OF the immense
sums 20 be paid by the people which would Otherwise
30 into the pocket Of the spectators. lie wrneu we
Honse that II something OF the kind were not cone u
this bill the controversy on the question had ous Jus,
opened and that the question would be tried over as an
in the next revenue bill and alter the Sx an
! enlightened public sentiment. he reared
that the action OF Congress this subject would ndi
cate to the people that the interests OF oi
individuals of monopo2crs Of SPECTATORS ana Oh cor
porations would beapparenty exempted from laAatiuh
yb;le tbe erect burden would fall the Of the
neonle who were the least able TO bear It's weight In
Conclusion MIR. Washburne moved that tho report DC
disagreed TO- and that the House ask for another CON-
Mr. FERSANpo Woop CDem. N " felt it 10 be his
duty to give the why, as member OF me IN
mittee Of Conference he agreed to Che report, " fully
agreed with Mr. Washburne In I'LL that CENTER had
said IN support Of his (Wood's) amendm' mt taxing
spirits on hand which he had had the h nor to Offer
and which had been adopted by soarge vote. lie be-
eyed it right polite 0nd wise to x whisky on hand,
and regretted exceedingly that SO many gentlemen-no
doubt from proper yotiSe -ad changed their position
In this House. Pne principle of that amendment had
been ably dscp ssed and ali the arguments which coud
be commend had been expressed for aud against II
lie req ~ to cooperate with that gentleman in
tanning ID at principle, and incorporate ~ II ne could ~
another uill. But, he understood the powers oi
Concr ence Committee IL preeluded from CONSIDER,
Ing points about which there differences, ana
ma their jurisdiction could extend only 10 thc.e points
W Itch were In controversy There upon the Com
ttee Of Conference gentlemen whose long experience
in legislation entitled their opinions tn respect He hsu
no opinion of his own the powers Of such Commit
tees II was sufficient 10 say that gcmlcIura who had
been l6 Congress of opinion that they had
n 40 Jurisdiction questions about which inc two
. Houses were agreed; ana to TINS opiihoa fe Aau
n Mi WAsuBuRSr Of ILL., briefly expressed HE reasons
for differing from such construction Of the covers OF
Committees Of Conference and appealed 10 the Speaker
Z as 20 his view OF the matter.
Z Tho SPEAKEI by unanimous consent, stated IN re-
+ spOpse 70 Mr. Mashlufnes inquiry Of him that the
Conference Report ruled out this The vieePresdout
CT the last Congress, was properly ruled out, IN ms
: opinion because, af,er settling tho disagreement
they reported recommendation to change the Original
text. But of the power of concurrence by proposing
amendments to tie pending amendments, there could
be doubt provided they did not propose any amend
ments IN the language and 10 the same eject az
. those which both houses had rejected.
Mr. ELIJAH WARD Dem, N " said while his col
league (Mr. Wood had moved an amendment that nc
increased should apply 10 all whisky on hand with
. view alleged 10 reach specuntors without reicr
&c ence the injury 1t would nhict distillers egti
mate traders and cOnsignees who had made dyances
spirits at the present rate Of taxation, be had deemed
it his dnly his constituents TO vote against the whole
bill in that Objectionable state although disposed to
;s favor liberal taxation In proper form. His cohoag no
(Air Wood having urged his amendment a. a revenue
easnre necessary for the support II the Government
d had voted against il when made conformity with his
D views. He urged that tho bill reported was pros
pectye in its operation except spirits shpboaId
r. bound 10 the United States and in public stores
n He condemned the injustice OF retroactive legs
n lation, and said tie sane principle ALREADY sane
De toned In regard 20 domestic spirits, should be
n applied to those imported lie regarded this course
essential to the consistency of the House AZ pres.
ent If vessel arrived day after the passage OF the
of act the importer who had sent his orders abroad with
out anticipating the proposed increase woald have "a
Of parallel in this country He showed that by the various
acts OF August 2 leol, August o leci' and july ~
NJ goods bona sde ordered and shipped without antiopa
ton of the increase Of duty. 20 arrive before the law
unwarrantabie interference with the ordinary laws and
In security of commerce; that merchandise shpboarc
TO the United States had always been exempted from
Increased duty or reasonable tie for ats arrival ha'
We been given
,ck Fernando Wood said the gentleman in agreeing 70 re
dnce tho sliding scale did not represent the opinion
the the House II the House voted anything it vote'
ed would reconsider both clauses in relation the sdn
uld scale with the view of rendering the bill IN nc
p Mr. STEVENS IN hoped The House would not sultif
themselves Tho position taken By the Committee va,
all the only which by the parliamentary law they could
adopt The House adopted the clause Tor taxing spirits
hand the Senate struck it out and in this the House
concuTred. =. The Committee were therefore bound t.
put no tax upon spirits on hand. There was prin-
le cpe in parliamentary law which Authorized them TO
70 depart from it, In the Of his remarks he said
that men on the Temperance side of this question be-
came as intoxicated as if they had been drinking qnor
for month and they become so gddy that they lose
their reason and forget the parliamentary law. Laugh
ter He denied that the House were throwing away
U revenue by agreeing 10 the Senates amendment. AZ
modified the Senate bill would have produced So CO.,
900 m0re but this bill il now stands would produce
h 50 800 coo from year TO year. AZ time they
4 done with deleerious agitation The gentleman
It from Illinois Ind been talking about spectators coming
J hitler but be (Steyens) thought the gentleman from
q Illinois (Washburne would hold out against army Of
II besegcis None appeared before the Committee but
e disters, not Of whom had spirits hand Sew
81 entywo largo dstillcrs alone consulted. lie
e moved that the House in the report u the Com
4 mittee of Conference.
G. The question was taken and the report Tas noncon
IL CURED in Yeas, 81; Nays 60 as follows:
: YEss-Me"s j. C. Alien, Ancons, Bailey Blow, Cobb.
lie English Eenion, Finck, Griswod Harrington, Holman
e Hooper King, Law LSzesr Long Marvin MeAl,tef, Me
nyeS Eeson SoSie oi i ke 5o orb s' Ps
u teison PendetOn Perry fomeIoy, Rice tm.ss Robion
n Ven ysIkenbnrs VOORHEES, Whsley Wheeler O. A. White
e Wilder, Winfield, Fernando Wood, and Woodbridge
n Baldwin Mich, Baldwin Mass Batter, BesIaen Blair
l. wv YAH Boutwell,. Boyd BIsndsgee BROOKE. Brown OVs
Dixon briggs, feksy. Eden, Edser.on Eliot Frnaaori
TIsBk Oansol Oooeh, Order, rinael Hale Harding Harr
(Md) Heuicl, Highly Hubbard iowa iutatd, Haieins
If fogg N. W lie blond Loan ougyear Mallory kcCurs
n MeDSwel Miller o. Yl Mog,head Morrison Aciri. N
t dali (ky Rollins a. HI Ross, sohohsd sloan. spaadins
Starr, siebbn, Steele IN ~, Sweat, Tracy Upon, Wads
). J. w. White, Williams, Wilson ind Window
I'll On motion Of Mr. WAsnnuKyE Gll) ii was ordered
= that new Committee OF Conference be asked of tie
|, Senate.
TIE sTATE or TIE UNION.
The Eonse went into Committee OF the Whole on the
State Of The Union.
Mr. BLOW Gun, Mo- resnrnsi his remarks from Fri.
day in reply to his colleague Cir BaiT) He defended
Secretary Cbases trade regulations which had been
attacked Gnd also commented upon public address of