The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1868-06-11
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MI. Butler objected
Mr.. Schenck called for the yeas and noes.
The vote stood yeas 81. noes "a so the mo-
Ltion was carried.
The vote on 3his is considered . test vote
on the question whether the House win post
! pone or proceed with the Tax Bill in its pres.
cent shape 1t this session.
The Honse therenpon resumed cousidsrA-
ton OF the Tax Bill, commencing at page lo9.
Paragraph imposing special tax on cattle bro.
kers; paragraph relative to prcprietors Of
bowiing alleys and billiard rooms. we're
amended by making the tax 25 instead Of 10
per cent. Paragraph relating to jewelers. was
amended By including in description persons
who manufsctnre goods or wsres OF gold or
siiver + and paragraph relating to the mAnu>
fac,ure Of gold or silver, and paragraph rela-
ting to the manufacfnfe OK gofd and silver,
we're stricken out.
The paragraph relating to warehouses was
amer ded 80 as To read 8Proprietors of u.
8 bonded warehouses for storage OF articles
10 vtnA4. IA ~ SfIt}llI4
Mr.. Logan argued sgains. bonded ware
houses, and moved an amendment BY de-
scription of u. 8. custom warehouses fofthe
storage Of merchandise.
Mr Schenck said thar IL all expectation of
whisky from the country were stopped, there
wonid 81 i'll be bonded warehouses required Tor
customs, and at the distilleries, and the cues.
ton was whether the proprietors of all bond
ed warehouses should or should not bs taxed.
Whisky wss - much merchandise % cloth.
Mr.. Loganls amendment was fejscted.
Mr.. Schepck moved to amend the para
graph relating to distiileries by adding the
folio~ipg proyisp. Provided, that nj tax
Ii. : X Z SsfH@ ~ x
ssaps nsed By druggists sor ehemists for the
4ecovesyEof al ehemieals for pharnaceuticd,
chemical or scientifc purposes, which had
been used IN that process.
Mr.. Logan argued against the amendment
~ opening the door for frauds.
Mr., Schenck replied to the argument, and
stated that the prosiso was contained in the
existing laws.
The amendmtnt was agreedto
Mr. Schenak moved to amend the para
graph BY making the special tax on disiIl-
erlies 81 900 instead Of for every barrel pro-
daced 10 excess of 200 barrels, so that il the
direct tar on whisky should be reduced, the
special tax might be increased He snppos
cd that the amendment and paragraph might
be reserved until Aiisr The question on direct
tax be disposed Of
Mr.. Maynard suggested that the four pre-
cediug paragraphs relating to recti6ers,. COM
FOUNDERS, retail liquor dealers and wholesale
dealers In liquor be reserved with the sane
object. The paragraph relating to the man
ufsc.are Of stills was amended by striking
ont the words, for sale. Tie paragraph rela,
ting to malt or malt dealers was struck out.
Dir. Spauldipg moved sn amendment to the
paragraph relating to brewers by reducing the
tax from 81 90 to % cents. R-f~~--.e..
SENATE.
The Chair submitted a communication from
the Secretary OF the Interior, enclosing the
opinion Of Gen. Sherman and the Indian
commissioners, that immediate action should
be taken in the matter of the Sioux and Ne
vada Indians. Referred.
The bill amending the act for carrying the
mails batween the United States and foreign
ports, which receives prepayment of letter
postage on newspapers between states and
territories west of Kansas, except when sent
from publication Offices, was passed after
some debate.
At the expiration ef the morning boar,
special order and bill to admit North Carroll
ma, South Carolina. Georgia and Alabama.
10 Representation in Congress, was taken up-
The question WAS on the amendment OF Shtr-
man to strike out the additional Fundamental
conditions imposed on Georgia. and OF strik
ing from her constitution the provision pre-,
venting The enforcement, of contracts made
prior to June, 1885. After debateth amend
ment was rejected by 8 to ai. =
Mr. Williams moved 70 amend the Sd sec.
ton by inserting the following, which was
agreed TO: "Thereupon, the Office of each
State duly elected and qualified under the
Constitution, shall beinaugurated without de-
lay but no person. prohibited from holding
Office andeT the United States. as BY sny
S,ss, By section sd Of the proposed n,nen1-
ment TO the Constitution of the United States
known as article IA, shall be deemed eligible
to any office ia either OF the said StAtes.n
Mr. Drake moyedtoamend by striking ont the
provision fo:bsdding any future absidsemept
of the elective franchise. and inserting a cor
responding provision Of the Arkansas bill.
Agreed to, -witbou, division.
The substitute Of the Judiciary Committee
was then adopted as amended, and The ques-
ton being on the bill as amended, Mr, Trnm-
bull moved TO strike out the word Ala
bama.' Rejected l6 10 "a,
Mr. Conkiing moved an amendment fixing
a condition upon the aas~;s.ion Of Alabama
which WAS also rejected, is against %.
Mr. Williams moved to add, at the end of
his amendment in regard to The inauguration
Of officers ths words. snniess relieved from
disability By said amendment Agreed TO.
Mr. Sumner observed that himself, Mr..
Yates and several otber Senator's desired to
speak on the subject, and moved to adjourn.
Rejected, 10 to ~.
The question was on the passage Of the
bill, Mr.. Yates declined TO speak tonight, In
the face OF desire for an immediate vote.
An endeavor was made to come to an
agreement to take vote to morrow, but the
majority refused.
Mr.. Sumner took the foor, shortly before
nine o'clock, reading from manuscript, very
few Senators remaining in their seats.