The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1864-04-27
the bill providing .. .fspubllssa agcvsrrmsas
for states ovsfthtowp.bY, Eha REBELLION.
Mr.. Norton spoke 10 tssof of the bill.
Aner dsbats, the House ~edjbufesd.
" Anril

e gf a. MAthkSv1oa, April "a.
Snsirr.-Ar. Collsner. from the SON.
mit,ss on POslcEices end Pcstroads. reported
tavorsblya bill isr the resst Of pos;mssIers
who have been robbed By COnkdsrA.ss sE
guerrillss. Bali passed.
Ht. Wilson'S biil to- provide Yer the pr;rt
ing OF the official fepsrS Of the arsiss g.. tn
U e. was passed. "t :
Mr.. Lane, oFKansas, called upshs bill tp
make Portland, Oregon, aud Lss,snworth.
Kansas, ports ofdeliysrys 'Psssea.
EOUsE -The HOUSE went int COMMITTEES
Tor the consider alton Of the. tax bill. Al one
O'Clock the committee hsd;scted on eli he
general provisions, compromising forty -ssYsa
sections 80, 'pss
Mr.. Washburne, oilli ofsrsd.aa .rspd-
ment providing that the ssockof LIQUORS On
hand be taxed SO csn,s a gssoh. tt vss
merely carrying out the ipfineiple heftofore
adopted by Congress. Under tie Law psss-
ed some tint ago, foreign liquors were taxsd
ard are now paying = duty sof so cents
gallon. 80 u
Mr.. Stevens, Of Pennsylvania, spoke sssius.
il. .E.!L, o. 44,. Vi ISL
Mr.. Stevens said be had hoped this sub
ject would not have been brought up here
again, 10 Agitzte the House and country. Il
had already been's tiled. by the Bouss that
there should be. no .rstroactiYs tag. There
was 0 provision it. was true, in the bill,
which had been previously adopted with re.
gard 10 the tax ON foreign spirits; but bin
had, he believed, already .bssn Introduced 10
the Senate to repeal the Law which would
no doubt De passed. vs .ptg.
lie understood that the anticipating lie
prompt repeal the Seerstsry Of the Treasury
has never gwen any orders 10 enforce the
collection. tie hoped this discussion wosld
cease, and this billypromptly passed, and nos
put it in a shaps which wosI keep it linssf.
ing between the two houses during the rs.
msinder OF the session. We have lost "a,
coo, 900 BY, the courss heretofore pursued OF.
this subject 2 Nr f-a%
Mr.. Wa.hbarne did not wish 10 70 intog 4
discussion OF the subject, but no wanted to
obtain q vote Of this House iioEp this subject.
The gentleman. re marked that We had loas
four million dollars By the former discussion
that gentleman that We los. twsptyi million
dollars BY no, insisting o ths propositions
oil the gentleman from New York Mr..
Wood : ".s.te "-N
Notwithstanding ths claim Which had
been raised against ii: taxing o. stocks on
hand, and tho claim that he could nat obssio
the assent o: the Sonata, 10 any bHtspbody.
ing The principle, hs worl1 call Attention %
the fact that the additional, tax~os ioreiEr
spirits !was.allowea 10 stand ~ ~. ~
lie knew Of no question: which had beea
80 fully c,nysssod ~ (hrs Of Isxlas li9lors
on hand, and hs'balisvsd tho ceuatry wss
satisfied OF its justee, and expsdiedcy. -
MT. Stevens said be belisge ed Asush a tax
was 2 violation, OF the solemn plsags Of hah
ofth6 country. ~
} Mr., :5roomall was opposed 10 this s~nss.ios
OF rs.tssing spirits. -
Mr.. Norr,n sgitt=tss re:nsrksas tass a. .
mische vious proposii,a.~~ II cauFd not psss
the Senate. h WA. very laportant that
this bilfbs promptly ipisIei. in 5t1sr that 10
mas taxa effect be foFs the 4! .ofMaS, SO ~
to-opsrste. i;pon~tlls isaorns tag
: Il the whisky oa.bana was ts3.i, why
NOT other properly, w, .hsva prupasa t. lie
order 10 satisfy atl psfIies, to fAiss. the d1-
ties larsslT.in shii bill IA order 10 still ur-
Their satisfy thsm, SEA-
lie proposed an smendrnent, which wss
agreed to, making the tag one dollar pee
gallon fro .a-ths Is. o!sMay, ,rY,ssi Of lhs
list ufJuly. .Is.~ 0eg"
Mr. Wsxhbsrae's amendment wsR:.sjeet.
Q d. so against 70.
WAsHrgsr2v,. A,fii 20. .
SENATE.--Fhe .Hous, bill to establish .
Bureau Of Military Justice was taken up ~
1t auth0ui2es a Barexa consisting al q Indigo
Advocate and .Eo Assistant Tddse Adso-
Gates. The bill was so amended, asetp give
the Judge Advocate tho rank OF. Brisadisr.
Gsusral, ct a sslsry oil ) zoo per aanu,fh, and
aASsis'apsJu1se Aaracsss the raas eiEolon.
81, at the pay o. $500 par .nnam. The bill
was then passed. ~ a.""''
HoUsE.-Mr.. Voorhees,, efIpd. ssked ,hs.
a telegram received by him TO aay be read,
as. il has = bearing on Observation-Disclosures.
lie would not now indulge in an3 .-saaarks
because chs gentleman Garfe,3l wBS fscsos
ly read letters pusportine to bsve be IN writ
ten by Hon. Jao. g. Davis and ] udgs EcSa
les was not in his ssat. Consent having
been given the dispatch WAS rsa! "a bliowe:
TEBEs llAUTE, April 21st. 1884.
Hon. D. ". Eagh-cs: - 81. '
The letter purporiing to be- written BY me
to Jno. C. Breckenridge, isei BY Gsa. Gar.
hsld, is nt,crly false-a. base forgery. 2.
lsisasd) Jao, q. DAvis. :
The latter alleged to have been sr;t:sn
by Mr. Davis. recommended Q young man.
formerly in tho Union army, 20 Mr.. Bsseks.
inriags lex a position IN the rsbol Asny.a
GA no.ion of Mr.. Morrill,, tho caas;dsrs.
ton o. the internal Tax bill is to b. con,.n-
usd Though the morning. and evening -isos.
sion. >, =. 1y@s
Mr.. Morrill, offered an sm ,ndmsnt, which
was adopted, that wholesale dealers ia liz
qnorr. whose annual sales do NOT : exceed
$4,000, shall pay q license Of $50, and ono
iollar on every thousand over $4,000; every
oerson who shall sell OR offsr Tor sale snY
distilled spirits or fermsuted liquors ia guam
taties more than three gallons. at any time.
or whose ann nal sales amount to $4,000,
shall b. regarded a. a wholesale d.alsr.-
The license 81 retail liquor doalsrs was in.
creased to SIS. "-> ~""s .'"1 ~
Mr.. Morrill,, o. Vermont, offered ,,aa
amendment that commercial brokers whose
annual sales do not -ex:esd $4,000, shall
pay a license Of $40, and those exceeding
$500 81 for each additional thousand.
Ferhsndo Wood enumerated various elias.
ses Of brokers, including tobacco, coffee, sc.
and moved that all other brokers' in add luton
to the commercial brokers pay. the Same Ii.
adopted. - ~ 49,. s&"~
The bill was further modiisiso ,4hst. slf
steamers and vessels upon the watsra Of
the United States: on board OF which pas.
sengers or travellers sra provided with 1coa
or londing. shall pay So license. .acl
Mr.. Thayer;- Of Pa offsr ed an-slnsndrnsas
requiring hotel and tasorn kssns4sito taxa
out a special license at a charge Of $sS
for selling liquors to be drank on tho prsnl-
ises. :s' - ~ -" ia
Mr. Stevens. Of Ps.. sai1 thAttheg praeenA
law did not require the taking out oftwo Ii.
cansss. tavern> kseDsr ara hnavily iaxsd By