, 1864-03-03

Speech of Hon, II. n xu...
against the Report or 1!,a Tn11sranne
I11fMmlltee which Opposed Ta1ins
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20, 1854.
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Poses of Iescrne haze consistently Voted In eFe1
sssc q a. the hil tor Tie proposIo3 imposing ths
any sub]oct on which have been caIed nnon ~ npf
s;a5a az IN ny sapacy as legislator Those eonrtt
iens opsc Tdfe ner shaIsd nj anS p nSs twoh #
eao and ,I agsnst tho 1Ppozon Of de Comi1te
ths 1T e %a,s The b III originally rspoe
BE- & ah lSs o al
%, es' 5enR.1y enG.a5sd S2 te
additional ta1 provided fos SS IL ac
. Ihe proposition contained In this amendment
seemed @ 10 st11Ee tho House a. IN emfnentlY prop
ef 1ne. II Was known That in anticipation 81 a.
won'a fhe, az 9a'ng Pat On whisky, and that Il
this vast amonnt 9 of taIsh' ~
erty, which had only been taxed onethiri Of Fwb9s
% se e to Be sadess y
an 3 sislsoa hayine aaaed Ell a1S eon ee0:
consumer, whether that forty cents should 70 into @
The HANDS of the speculator md holder Of wi,tsEv
aasson ns s sF TT di Il, T. =. z
eminent pliehted to the whisky holders that thsre
s5o1ld ,sa he 30 additional tax being contrary to
n orr legtsation and practice, is only one OF those
epefeadous aIgumente SO easily advanced By inter
The public viii not and cannot lose s,eht of tte
o,,, ,ast @ 1Gas fy to Ply Is addtttoad tar
70 eras 1ne , 1n1 y Te hase PIT On + and TINT Advance
now: under this proposed Inv, viii 70 into o the l
POCKETS ofths speSulator and holder Instead Of 70
leenr e Mreae a1 s91qd g. Into the Treasur
expenditures. There is no faith of The GoTernment
either express OF implied, pledged to the whisky
eame position. The Gail Of the GoTernment IN "a u
3aet @ as % nnch pledged to the consumer Of liquors,
as1f WI =. not 1gsate to mise he pse % him.
claim have these liquor holders and liquor spccula-
to1s On as oyer and above the s1cat masses Of the
turing, medicinal, and othe. nnrposess sir- thcr
ibse faxe ~ escia Claims upon Congress- they took
congressional legislation and they mast acsen ta
consequences It shonld be the province Of Con- M
gess TO Leprcse rather tan to encourage this cursc
Eallfy, corruption and cxtTaynsance which aIxyava
el1sna Wat, ths ne rroseGntion re- Of great wars.
rave tcen fally discussed and thoroughly under.
fc hooe "s detGed n at ta1 should bcImposed on
this private Interest In e country " bec,ma .na
tx as hslng rad t6e public, should g ino
snry q the United States. Soon the cfty becomes
s t 1,sa with thess interested gentlemen gho bcsee
absf 1en9 eca the x}cs aoo q COMMITTEES
hie particular With degree Of acnuItT and IN ~
4ntnce Ptupordoned to the amount Of incrrst Zach
70 p s and 9f TSsy
light" and, eurc enough, "therc was iichtn In
9peaking Of tie specuIatora and holders 81 liquors
sona1 any Of Item They arc te Ier
neeye % e, H. 6 G e sPd
pubic generally, aud It is to that am opposed '''
nj Ihe e. Senate struck oat the provision Of tke House
partial equivalent Tor tie loss Of eisbt or ten ;. ny
tone y that action, they provided sdIas Scale ar
aon On 1Gf a sSe 15afG ai b seventy
o aa nf3s1rion tn the House bill taxing forty
fensf tn heE Eaon additional on all imported quori,
On hzd but IN e the.co e tof esn1f
adio1al ta1 on the Gliding scale on Ill domestic
,.9ao1s r. distilled ass TIE passase Of the act Such
material portions Of the House bill. The bli beins
sctcined e. the House, thus amended by the SEN
NSeh hg s s1no ea1 to The son the change
PIC member. Nearly two-thIrda Of lie House hay-
ns 10 sH sofd originally for whisky
Votcs to concur In the Senate amendnenf st1,EinT |
1ut , that ta3 The House having therefore, voted
+ M wo9ls s5s not ,mpose tag ty sdd
with the Senate amendment fixing he sliaIns sca5e
u tx for liquor hereafter distilled Voted IL that
2e taxed the tnll forty cents addltonai wbich tSe
tonse bad originally determined on, the slidine
eaie might be raised and less rase Of tax for that
anne amount Of revenue might be deFiyed a.
S2p1a ~ hi hare been obtained II the original House
III yon viii sec. ii. Speaker, by the report Of
e @ & that there Is only
~ fse n tae on thst any tax whatever
iquor hereafter distilled has been actually rednced
rom serenity and eighty cents on gallon 70 sirsy-
sssz n e hs senate sn se Was e
AZ doznesttc liquors hand, 1t refused to concur
taa4s its striking ont the tax On oTeiga
ettle any principle by its act,on on tits subject
Only determined it would not levy tux Of ortr
na eats ga gaaon on domestic liquors on hand wifi
rHtnS to any action of the Committee 81 confer. {
ne nc 5ns Will state what wish bad been done by
9th agreed they would not lax domestic iIorors on
ard forty cents gallon, would hare been eiad
ne , committee had imposcd tax of twenty cents ,
GALE from seventy to eighty cents ifon ana % aiter
ext July to the list Of next Janna.y, md ono dol
he bill ty the Committee Of Confennce eoul9 hero
cen made IN conformity to parliamentary prac1
if Is 9pS ss 70 ,esdaG 1s S5is Soad S sHfh sonss
condition o the eouat denands s5snae faon Wsh snsh
Ionld r II where It belongs. / hope the Tnnsa
~, therefore, vote down the report OF The Com
a,fe 'itfe e ,1di ,hst at; anoher committee may be
the differences between The two Houses as viii
ecure to the Treasury at least portion Of lie I'M
lee Sond e s gaS b Rp tas o Which
7. ,ins me Mouse VII not do this thia biil,
IL as I'LL 1l. Ind ont the
&c people must Be attracted to IT, and when tbr ~ n
eSt leEe4ne b1l comes up the whole ground must :,
&C. goas HsGT again ater we have been Instructed
but; Mr. Speaker. 1t IL not only On account of VI
hat Z iost 70 Tic Treasury, and the Injustice to
sl Rannc Which hows from permitting this stu Il
ration that Ehall regret the refusal Of Coz e
~ fa3f 10 fmpo5e th1s taa on t9uera on hand
re the interests Of hlnatlons Of indiyidaais.
p[sIeS fpssaiao and corporations n
F Teee saS vie Sa s as e nss be
no are tie 5east able 10 bear il weight. 'G Yet
oper taxation any Of the great interests snch 10
teIe5ts ~ Ios swarm aaa the sy and
whom ii q ts sRs Hof 10 sTa Ill., %eiPsfea thess
ber re he e psos oF hdff
'ey h bare connded to their Representatives in
s 81 Ha isaa the fat duty watching their interests
osision OF our Constitution which declares that vve
'use q nepFesentatives As tie ta1es to I Be- st
asaatey Tesponse e the sho9d
ration orr tbefefaSfe S1s
i6ok 10 ns t9r the protection Of telE Interests
At home pursuing their ordinary ayoeatious, il
neo5 10 sana sna II II th9 :hes ToFshop It l.
ehail vicilany gnard ali thetr inssr and and Fa
init no burdens TO tall on them ,ybicf nmobt -
On other interests. This confidence hayine Z
fspoaea pne IN me M oy constituency whose Inter dar
nd t. Tie end where have always Stood G1a On Ills
position, and shall vote against the report Of