The New York herald., 1867-02-15

II n did, why no, say 20 plain Enslish and not snch
Mr. RANDALL, idem) OF ,Soryht ,ss sSories, wsv
to dispose Of the DILL was \ best way This bill pro-
hh - s"r o nonnd "a should assume debts
Tho treasury Of the United STAT was not 50 u.h as 70
warrant the massage Of such a H.sure
Mr. BLAINE resumed the floor, kinr he had welded
for question, not for an argumenN
" scHsscx proposed that, a. did no.
given 70 let go over for two or shda days, and then
have vote on its pussage
Mr. WIlsos, trep) OF Iowa, objected.
Mr. BLAINE said he cared no more about v measure
than any other member, nor was quite 20 9rable to
sls STATE .s 70 Others .n ns dsssa 'ss mos, me BE-
testing the Of the House upon j. was ON
TO reconsider the vote recommitting the bill
mind TO vote for the bill, but the recent action OF thu
House had made him change his purpose
Mr. BLAINE resumed the floor, saying ne had not
M wnsos, Of Iowa, moved 10 lay the motion to re-
The vote was sxen By yeas and nays and resulted
r. nays 75 So the motion to reconsider was not
laid on the table
The vote on recommittal was .econsidered, and the
bill came before the House for action.
Mr. BLAINE withdrew the motion % recommit
Mr. RANDALL Of Pa, moved TO lay the Dill on tne
The vote was taken BY yeas and nays and resulted In
Mr. TnAyER, trepl Of Pa, moved to refer the bill TO
the Committee Of Ways and Means The motion was
agreed 70 by yeas 81 nays ~ and the Dill referred 70
the Committee on Ways and Means
REPoKs coMMTrrEEs
The House then proceeded, at haif.past one to the
business OF the morning hour being the call OF the
committees for reports. beginning with the Committee
Mr. PAINE from the Committee on the Militia, reported
abl to provide for the organizing arming and dsci.
the Clerk proceeded to read the bill, which covers
thirty four printed pages Some amendments then
offered to the bill BY ". Paine and were adopted
rriE BOUNTY BILL
The morning hour having expired the SPEAKER an
nornced that the next business IN order was the Bounty
Mr. MORRILL,, pep.) Vt, appealed 70 Mr. scheuck,
Tax bill as he r MorrD was compelled on account Of
domestic afiiction, to leave the city to morrow.
Mr. scHEScK yielded for that purpose on condition
that the Bounty bill should come up tomorrow alter
the morning hour. That arrangement was agreed 70.
INDIAN APPROPRIATION.
The SPEAKER presented communication nom the
Secretary OF the Interior recommending an appropriation
Of $780, 900 to enable the Department TO send commits
soners TO all the Indian tribes west Of the Mississippi
river II was referred TO the Committee on Appropr
at0ns.
SURVEYS or HARBoRs AND PIERS
The Secretary OF War sent n the reports OF the CHIEF
engineers relative the surveys Of the Pattsburg har
bor the Kennebeck and Penobscot rivers, and He'll Gste
New York Referred 70 the Committee on Commerce.
An evening session ordered for the consideration
Of the Tax bill.
Tho House then went into Committee OF the Whole on
the State Of the Union Mr. Boutwell, in the chair, and
resumed the consideration of the bill TO amend the exist
ing law relative to internal revenue
Mr.. ScHEScK moved to strike out the proviso amend.
atory Of section seventy nine OF the existing law exempt
ing manufacturers of butter and cheese from special tax
Mr.. WOODBRIDGE trep.l OF V suggested that the ex-
empton should apply only where the cheese and butter
made from the products OF the manufacturers own
farm.
Mr. scnEScx adopted the suggestion.
Mr. MORRILL, opposed the motion and favored the ex-
empton saying that the policy was to exempt as far as
feasible agricultural productions.
The motion also opposed by Messx Spalding,
Humphrey and Garfield, and ~as rejected
Mr.. WARD tdem.) Of KY, moved % strike out the
paragraph raising the special tax disers from 500
all the small disers who made good wholesome whis.
key for The advantage Of the large dislers who made
ride whiakey varranted % kill q : hundred yards g
rs anording better protection TO tho revenue. Y
Mr. SLOAN, (repl Of Wis, rebutted Mr. Alison's argu-
ent saying that when the business In the hands
Of small disilers the government mot cheated out
Of more than onehalf Of the tar, but now that IL got
into the hands Of large dstiers the government was
Mr. NoRRnL defended the paragraph. and denied the
extent Of the fraud in the whiskey TAX stated by Mr.
soan The amount Of tax received last year was higher
Mr. DAsINe, lrepl Of =, gave ave., some more speci-
ried on in New York and Brooklyn He said there
four thousand Illicit distillenes there while there we're
only hundred licensed distllsres in New York and
seventy In Brooklyn. Some Of these licensed dis
tisries had not returned more than forty gallons
month. Thirty-th licensed diseries had paid into
tho Treasury only So so3 in three months while their
capacity for production should have produced $4,000
Mr. soKKE, tep, of KY, opposed the increase Of tax
Finally ihe committee rose, and Mr.. MORRILL, moved
that all debate the paragraph close in ten minutes
Mr. McKEE called for the yeas and nays on that mo-
tion.
The motion was agreed to by vote Of 70 TO &c. and
the House again went nto committee ,; &c. Rom ;, ,.n
four arrived and the House took recess until hafpast
seven
The House resumed Its session at half past seven
O'Clock and Immediately went into Committee Of the
Whole on the State OF the UnIon-Mr Boutwell, In the
chair-resumng the consideration Of the bill to amend
s a~s o oan ~ nv WARD Of Kv
70 strike out the paragraph increasing the special
dstlers from $loo TO $780, to which Mr. Darling
had offered amendment TO increase 1t to 81 600.
Mr. WARD OF KY, advocated his motion; stating that
the effect OF encouraging the manufacture Of bad
whiskey, by crushing out the small dster would be
10 depopulats the republican party.
Mr. parhng's amendment was rejected and Mr. Wards
agreed to- the tax dsters remains as In the pre-
Mr. sciKxcx moved 70 add to the proviso relieving
from the special tax OF butter and cheese
saaerSraut saa rt and wins.'sa JIansS,srl
Mr. srALprs (ep) of Ohio suggested 70 his colleague
that that not tho way TO get Il into the Senate
The amendment rejected
Mr. HOOPER, (repD of Mass, moved TO exempt from
special tax skppers Of fishing vessels commonly called
Mr. HrnrnsrY tdcm.j Of n. Y, moved to strike ou,
the paragraph which limits TIL the 3Oth OF April, 1867
the right of gas companies to add their tar to the price
charged 20 consumers.
Mr. GAw1KKp rep) of Ohio, opposed the motion.
Tho interest Of tho gas companies was also decndcd
by Mr. Davis, while Mr.. Schenck denounced the dis
elimination 10 their favor Infamous and abomnablc
Quite animated discussion arose on this subject par
ticipated in farther by Messrs Delano Egeleson Will
ams, Wilson OF Iowa, Allison and Bromwell against
the Discrimination In favor Of the gas companies, and
by Messrs. Hooper and Moorhead in support of IT,
Mr PLANS, trcpl Of Ohio. suggested by way Of a
compromise that every person liable TO any tax what
shall be permitted TO make his next neghbor pay
IT, General laughter)
Nr. DTiaso proposed 70 limit the discrimination TO
those gas companies whose consumption does exceed
15o 900 cubic ee per mouth and whose net profits did
the preceding exceed ten per cent per
mum the capital stock actuaig paid in
Mr. ScHRScK suggested. by way OF Illustrating the
principle. thnt ders of money should be allowed
collect from the borrowers the amount OF income
derived from interest on money loaned. uaughter)
Finally the debate closed and the vote taken
| on Mr.. Humphreys amendment, which agreed TO-
So the para graph struck out and the right OF gas
companies add the the price is not terminated
| on the 30h OF April, 1867.
Mr. DEIASo offered hs proposition amendment,
but u rejected.
mr. ScorrELp. rep Of Pa, moved 10 reduce the tax
refined rock oil from twenty cents TO ten cents per
gallon.