The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1864-12-09
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES |
Wdshia agton, Dec. \ Mr.. Stevens from the Com
mites Of Ways and Means reported back the Joint
resolution explanatory Of 40 much Of the In,ern,l
Revenue Act .s refers to the duty on segus.
Mt Brooks suggested that tho hill bo postponed
for u few days for further examination.
Mr.. Stevens replied thst In tho opinion of thoee
he-t instructed, the Department bad loot millions
Of dollars by the construction Of the Commissioner
Of Internal Revenue
Mr.. Brooks said that, In the opinion Of . large
number ~ Manufacturers 1t WAS quite impossible
under the principle Of the Jaw, ever to have honest
manufacturing of segsrs Tie temptation was ~
great the duty 50 Immense, and the punishment
severe, az to render II slmOst impossible 10 pre-
vent fraud by the measure now before tholn. There
VISA no doubt, from the best iutOrmEtion, that The
eat way WAS 10 attach u one ceut stamp to each
segsr sold, aud Ills would produce . larger rev.
tnue than Ihc principle In the bIl.
Mr. Stevens explained that all the committee
had dour, vas to put proper construction ON the
law, IN contradiction Of very erroneous decision
OF me Comm oncrs of Internal Rcyonuo.
Nj Davies, of h,ssachuso,ts, said that some y
the manufacturers had stopped nearly entirely, In
consequence of this very singular construction Of
| the Law The construction went even beyond tho
law itsclf lie thought something more than
simple ioint resolution Was necessary 10 remedy
the cfc-ls lie hoped his friend from Pennsyl-
vAnia lstcycnsl would hc patient Ia clearing up
thc 'srnoEe" which surrounds The suljec,.
NJ. stevens ihon p-occssied To show that nine
|
adjourned had paid but -, instead OF 81 thous-
ard, OWN tn the construction Of toe Commissioner
ot InteruEl Revenue. The measure pending was
he Tclcsicd to give The proper conBiruction to uo
law.
Mr. Drouhs eNpr ssei the hopc that tho Com
| muee would tssc rmo H. consult with honest
manufacturers, IN order to remove the eUstinR di'
lculucs but the Secretary ol tie Iroas nry had
| re mn ended n duty ON lcsl tobacco, duty On
nnuuiarturesl tobacco should lie cons dered In tho
same connection. lie repeated that experienced
had adv scd stamp on cigars similar To tho
pIsiage STAMP, say one crut and IS Welding the
| largest revenue. TITO temptation to smuggling
/ from CauaJa Was now irresistible. Old stamped
| c gAr buNca were uSd, IN which to put new Cigar,
! srd So a stamp alone woul! stop THIS, beside real
| iging tic largest revenue.
! NE. ksssou advocated the passage a tho Icnding
| UroppsitiOu, showing that every day the govern
| iurnt wa losing revenue hy cigars, paying hut
| three instead OF eight dollars thousand. sub
| Jest Ihen postponed.
! message was here received from rresdcn,
Lincoln, Recommending uAt Captain wiIslow aud
| Lieut. Gushing esoh receive = vote Of thanks, one
f.. the destruction Of the pirate Alabama aud the
other Tor the destruction Of the rebel irou-clAd A.
belmafle, this action oi Congress, being necessary
under lho Law II oricr that these officers may Ia
sd, auccd one Grade. Referred 70 lie CJuiuiteo Uu
Naval Affairs.
Mr.. schcuck, OF Ohio, Offered resolution, which
Wa ptoUt ], lns,YucI!ag the Comm ttee On judi
ciaf,, 20 inquire irto tho exped.eucy of passing
Law deuat ouRliz.ng persons who "a abroad TO e.
oa,e the draft AMI requT ny nHnonHilAtio II
cas-, they want t. bc restored to the privilege y
citizens. p. Adjourned until Il nday.