The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-06-24
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
WASHINGTON, June %, 1868.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
WASHINGTON, June 23 1868.
INLBr FRoA BARNEdAT BAY TO THE ATLANTIC. n
Mr.. HAIdH1, tdem.) Of N. j. presented memorial
Of the New jersey Legislature and several thousand
citizens OF the eastern portion Of that State asking
Congress for IN appropriation to open inlet from
the headof Banegat Bay to the Atlantic ocean, &C.,
which was referred to the Committee on Commerce.
TIE ARKANSAS DELEGATION.
Mr.. PAINE, tep.) OF Wis.,, as question Of privilege
offered resolution that the oath Of Office be now ad-
mlnistered to Logan H. Roots, James Kinds and
Thomas B0le, members elect from the State OF
Arkansas. y
Mr.. MAYNAlD, gep) Of Tenn, suggested whether
been taken inthe case Of the Tennessee delegation
and refer the credentials formally to the Commit
tee Of Elections.
Mr. PAINE remarked that having examined the
credentials o. those gentlemen and having found
them correct and hearing nothing Of any Of those
against either Of them, he did not think there was
any necesstyor propriety in referring their creden-
| tials.
Mr.. MAYNARD repeated that that course had been
taken In the case Of the Tennessee delegation and
he thought II was proper and judicious course;
Mr.. PAINE said that as the gentleman from Ten
nessee seemed In earnest, and az other gentlemen
appeared to entertain the same opinion, he would
modify the resolution so as to refer the credentials
| TO the Committee on Elections.
| The resolution as modified was agreed to.
directing Clerk the ' House s to oi to
the Secretary Of State the Arkansas bin passed over
| the Presidents veto. This was adopted.
a. PENSIONS TO ARMY OFFICERS.
Mr. O'NETLI (rep) OF Pa, introduced bill to pro-
vide for the granting Of pensions to those exofcers
Of the army according to their rank at the date OF
final muster ont, who were wounded while serving as
enlisted men and who are not now drawing pensions
a. officers, which was referred to the Committee on
Mr. BRooks tSem.l Of n Y, asked leave to have
| ing contracts to be made In gold
Messrs; HOLMAN, ldem) Of Ind, and ALLISON,
PENSION TO HAMPTON THOMAS. A.. s
On motion Of Mr.. LAWRENCE, lrepl Of Pa. the Sen.
ate amendment to the House bill giving pension Of
| $25 to Hampton Thomas was taken from the Speak
| er's table and concurred In.
| IMPROVEMENT OF THE OHIO AND MISSISSIPPI RIVERS.
graphic M II Of
| Commerce IN favor OF appropriations for the i'm
pp Rpds Rssped to on
merce. n.4o e1nl
The House then went into Committee OF the Whole
| Mr.. Blaine, OF Me- In the chair, and resumed con-
sideration OF the tax bill, the question being ON Mr.
the tax on whiskey from sixty to fifty cents.
Mr.. vANwYCK, lrep.) OF N. Y, addressed the House
great unanimity, Is demanding the reduction OF the
tax whiskey and the committee In Its proposition,
hasbut yielded to that demand some weeks ago. when
power Of the whskey ring TO some it seemed almost
Incredible. Examinations made since then show its
powers In still more Incredible manner. 1t has
stalked through the ante-chambers Of this hall and
through the corridors OF the Senate, and controlled
the avenues to the Executive Mansion. and, while
| it directed the action, defed the power of
| the government. ! then believed that the
9n wy % aD
that branch Of the service was to reduce the tax v
cents per gallon to take away Its wealth by depriv
tax be collected at the room Of the STILL thereby dis
pensing with that great means OF fraud, bonded
warehouses. Everything stated then has been more
than indicated, and conclusions then formed have
been fully justified by subsequent facts The whiskey
ring then opened its batteries and honored me with ts
denunciations through every channel 1t could reach
At that time II was announced that the Ways and
Means Committee would oppose any reduction. and
insist upon the high tax. Feeling, therefore, conf
dent OF the retention OF power the ring became more
msoed snS almost
publicly to manipulate Legislation. so bold
and arrogant had Il become IN this last
that this power should be destroyed and as could
only be destroyed by being impoverished that the
sition when made the report as q member OF the
Committee on Retrenchment and such u my posi-
M van s as 'ae
the chance OF illicit dstillaton from m0lasses How
ever, he was entirely content II should remain at
should siSo Id be below thai, above }ffy cents. :
ment sHd ooi occasion the he
had made yesterday In reference to the average tax
on whiskey from the various kinds OF taxation. He
calculation made at the time, but he had made cal
culation and had arrived at the conclusion that the
tax on whiskey would amount TO about rom 7S% 10
Mr. iNGERsoLI., (rep) OF Ill. moved to amend by
putting nq ias aa are that would be-
to suppress Illicit dstillation He stated that the
dstiIleres Of Peoria, III. which had paid sixteen
KEY since the taxation commenced, had been CON-
PEELED to suspend operations and had not made
gallon OF whiskey for the last four months. There
was but one way whereby the honest, legitimate
manufacturer In the West could carry on his bust
ness, and that was by putting tne tax a. such
Mr.. BUTLER, rep.) OF Mass, proposed to reduce
cial tax bring the tax whiskey to about forty or
forty cents. THIS he said, the philosophical
point Of taxation a. found BY the experience OF other
Mr.. ALLISON moved to make the tax nfty.nve
cents, and stated his reasons for that proposition
ssv I cents tax Which he thought would take away
the temptation to rascality.
CENTS a holding ali over Sse was
bonus to fraud. and 2 mere present Of millions 70
the House not to follow the example OF the man who
being too kind hearted TO cut Oh al the dogs tail
at once cut Oh piece every day. but 70 put the tax
that his colleague dr. Van wyct had about lit the
point y uDD ~ red The of
his colleague Mr. Ingerso TO az the tax at twenty
the two dollar tax had not given hc government for
the past year more than at the rate Of fifteen cents;
40 that al twenty-five cents the revenue would be
larger than that now collected. He advised the
House, as illustrated by the gentleman from Penn
sylyanla mr. Keley TO out on the whole tail ct once.
Mr.. sCHRNCK said that the Recommendation Of
sixty cents was not saying more than recommends
ton. and that the Committee on ways and Means
would be perfectly satisfied at any ngure which the
House might think 1t wise to nx. D..
Mr.. HARDING, lrep.l Of Ill, expressed his convc-
ton from good deal Of observation, living in the
neighborhood of large dIsteries, that no consider
able amount OF revenue can be hereafter realized
from the dstiueries In Illinois at larger tax on
whiskey than twenty-five or thirty cents.
Mr.. LOGAN trep.l OF ILL.,, favored the reduction OF
ton at the dstillery. This the only way TO col
lect the revenue and put stop the frauds OF the
whiskey ring. He had always advocated the collec-
ton of whiskey at the dstillery, and for doing so
had been ckguarded In Illinois by penny a-liners
aud had been threatened by an attorney OF the whis
kew men the other day. l.I Il. tl