Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-06-24

The next amendment OF the Committee
was agreed TO. increasing in the Treasury
Department the force OF clerks in Class
from II TO 12. in class from TO IA, IN
class from TO Is, and increasing the
amount Of appropriations accordingly. The
amendment adding elk clerks of class four,
for the First Comptroller, was adopted.
ON motion of Mr.. Sherman the amend
ment appropriatng "a, 800 for the temporary
clerks Tor the first Comptroller was amend
cd by increasing il 10 $1,000. Another
amendment was adopted increasing the
number OF clerks for the second Comptrol-
Ter from seven 70 twelve, in class four; IA
- 20. In class three fifteen TO twenty eight,
in class two; six TO twenty one, in class
one, and adding twelve copyists. Another
amendment by Mr.. Sherman adds three
clerks Tor the Commissioner Of Custom
The Committee added for the same two
clerks, 70 class four ; two 70 claas three, and
two TO Gloss two. Furthoe amendments Of
the Committee were adopted, striking out
the provision to continue In force 20 much
Of the oct Of March l4th, 1854, - authorizes
upwards OF two hundred clerks of the three
classes in the once Of the Second Auditor
until June Both, 1869 and no longer, adding
for the Fifth Auditor nine clerks or copy
lists and two laborers, as a temporary force,
iitiSAc4hS TIC On iDi lttttetbS
| and bringing 10 punishment violators OF the
internal revenue laws, from one to two hun
| dred thousand dollars increasing the nun
Ter OF clerks Of class one in the land office
from twenty TO forty.
| At half past four, two-thirds ofthe bill
yet remaining to be considered, ON motion
| Of MIR. Trumbull the Senate went into
Executive Session, and after some time ad-
| journed.
| Mr.. Stevens, OF Pa, offered the usual
resolution directing the Clerk to present to
the Secretary Of State the Arkansas bill
passed over the Presidents veto. Adopted.
Mr.. VNeill introduced q bill to provide
for granting OF pensions 10 those ex officers
Of the army, according 10 their rank at date
Of final muster out. who were wounded
while serving as enlisted men and are not
now drawing pensions % officers. Referred
to Committee ON Invalid Pensions.
Mr. Brooks asked leave to have taken
from the Speakers table the Senate bill
allowing contracts 70 be made in gold.
Messrs Holman and Allison objected.
Mr.. EgRleston presented teleRrsphic
dispatch from the Cincinnati Chamber OF
Commerce in favor Of appropriations for
the improvement Of the navigation at Ohio
Falls and the Mississippi rapids. Referred
TO Committee on Commerce.
The House went into Committee Of the
Whole. Ar. Blaine in the Chair, IN the tar
bill. The question being on hr. Van Wyck'a
| amendment TO tho first section to reduce
the tax on whisky from 90 to 80 cents, q
lengthy discussion followed, during which
Mr. Schcnck stated that, from calculations
he arrived at the conclusion that the tax On
whisky would be from 7Gf TO Y cents.
Various motions were made for rcduc
ton OF the tax, all OF which were rejected
by large msiori.ies- The vote was ther
taken on Mr.. Van Wyck's amendment L
} reduce IL to tJ cents, which was sgreci to
07to37.
MIR. Hchenck moved TO amend the first
I section. by adding the words, before re
moval from the distillery or warehouse, ex
cept as otherwise provided for by this act
1 30 as TO make the tax payable by the distil
Ter or owner lofore removal from the ware
house."
After considerable debate the question
was allowed To stand over until the ware
house section WAS reached.
|, Mr.. Robinson moved 10 amend the frs
D section by striking out that part OF the pen
} atty Tor Illicit distilation, which makes
lien on the land where the distillery Is stu
aied Rejected, only five members voting
in the affirmative.
Mr.. johnson moved TO make the tax OF
grape brandy - cents Under the presen
+ law it paid e. The amendment was re-
I jec,ed.
Finally the Committee got past the frs
! section Of the bill, and Mr.. Allison movct
AL amendment to except the manufacture 0
vinegar by adding the mash TO alconoli,
vapor, from the operation OF the act.
Without taking q final vote thereon, BY
!; special agreement OF the House Mr.. Blain
= made a speech against the taxation o
United States lands.
The House in committee resumed til,
J. consideration of the tax bill.
Mr.. Alison's amendment in reference I,
to vinegar was rejected.
Mr.. Allison then, to make the law clear
offered an amendment requiring the tax Oh
whisky used in the manufacture Of vinega
] 10 be paid, which WAS agreed to.
. No amendments other than verbal Va
8 made to sections 4, 8, 9, Z and eight, whicl
. regulate the internal management Of dis
A tilleries.
No amendments were Offered to the 81
section, relative to the survey of disiillerief
r A debate occurred on the 10th section
: which forbds the operation OF a New Yorl
reciifying establishment, located within GO
feet OF any authorized distilery. which WA
finally amended by providing that il two es
Establishments, belonging to different persons
are within that distance of each othe
neither shall be licensed, and where the,
: belong 10 the same person only one shall b.
. licensed.
Mr. Munger offered an amendment abol
& ishng the offices OF United States Collector
a Assessor, &c, the duties 10 be performed b.
+. State officers
. Having offered an amendment that tn
act shall rot be deemed tc prohibit the pro
duction OF alcohol in distillery by
primary continuous distillation, the Com
mittcc rose and the House adjourned.