The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-06-25

-. ..WAsHINeToS. june "a.

HOUSE SE-.-..-... ....-.. w ASHISGToS, June "a.
The Speaker presented a message from
the President " tn the report Of the Score
tary OF State, relative to the eases of War
ren aud CASTILLO, sentenced to penal inn
prisonment. Referred.
SchOfield reported. from the Committee
on Elections, that the creden tials of the
Arkansas Represen tatives were in proper
form, with resolutions directing The ad-
miuistration of he oath OF office.
/ Brooks presented a protest.
The resolution was adopted, and the
The protest presented by Brooks, which
| il signed by ali the Democratic members,
and which Is lengthy. was read II con-
we, representatives Of the people from
the Tree States, in behalf of our constitu-
ents earnestly and sOlemnly rotest
| against this violence upon our Constttu-
/ ton and upon our people, and do hereby
/ counsel and advise all friends of popular
! government to submit to this force and
/ fraud only until, at the ballot COX, oper-
| attng throagh elections. this great wrong
/ can De put right. There Is no law IN the
I land over the constitutional law, there is
/ no government but constitutional gov ern-
ment. and hence "a I bayonet- made, all
/ CongresS-1mp sed Constitutions are of no
/ weight, authOritr, or sanci Ton save that
i enforced by arms-an element of power
never requifed but a it acts In and under
lie supreme civil law, the Constitution,
| and statutes ems cted IN pursu nee thereof
| We protest. then, in behalf OF the free d o.
| pie OF the North and West. against the
| ii4nt Of this military oIigarchy to be
I
| in the new re-enslaved States of the
| South, TO impose upon us through Con-
nafntafn his oligarchs or its Ere DIM rs
| Bureau. We protest against going iRto
he nos Iropcsed co-partnership CT mill
thry dictatorship of military dictators
and negroes in the administration OF this
| Government We demand, in the name
! of the fathers OF the Constitution, and for
the sake OF poStertty, not Us recoDstruc
tiOD. but the restoration of that sacred IN
stTument, whicn has been to all OF Us
pillar of fire from I7S7 TO its present over
throw; and IN all solemnity, before Tod
and man. under full sense of the respon-
sibility OF all We utter. we do hereby nx
our names to this protest against the ad-
missio2 OF these hree persons, claiming
10 be members OF Congress from Arkan-
The House went into Committee OF the
Whole on the tax bill.
| Hardlng'S amendment, offered yester-
day, was rejected. No amendments were
made to section IL, which prohibits dtst1l-
lation ia breweries or sugar renneries.
"a x on REGISTERED distiil cries on their M esh-
ing and fermeniing capacity, as follows;
On the drst twenty bushels OF grain, OF
| sixty gallons OF mOlaSses or less IN twenty
| tour hours, two dollars for every similar
excess of that amount
ON motion of Schenck, the Committee
! rose, and the House orders q all debate on
| the bill closed down 10 section 43.
The House again went into Committee
| Motions to strike out the 18th and 33C
! sect Ons were rel ected. No amendment, t,
other than verbal we. made to the section:
from the 18th to the 46th, all relating x
Lsgan, from the WAYS ard Means Com
mittee. offered three new sections, TO come
IN after section 46-tbe hrst providing 70
the appointu ent by the Secretary OF thu
I Treasury, upon the recon m endatlOI
o. tbt Commissioner OF Internal Rev
(. nue. of one officer Tor each United
States Judicial District, to be called a Su
pervIs0r OF Internal Revenue on distilled
| that no general or special agent of th'
! | Treasury Department il connection VIA
| the inJernaI revenue, except as provided
I for bv the act, shall be appointed Com
| missioner, EN- ployed or rettined in Office
! ana the third declaring that no assessO
shall he authorized 10 enter any distrie
. I than 6ne sOne Ior which he has been ap
pointed for the purpose of-eNercising an
Y Afrer explanation, the second and thir,
sections were agreedto.
Koontz moved to amend the fOrty-sec
= oud section, providing that the eompenst
}, tion oi internal revenue store-keepefs Q
Z | pad bs the the United states. Agreed &c
II AUJndd's suggestion the samendment OF
Z, fered to the first section of the 0lll, Whlce
|. | W ; left updlsposed5 OF vas taken un-
= was modified toresd as follows. and al p
ed: TO add to the requirement OF the pay
oIent of Tftv cents taxss on every gallor
by toe dlstIller, owner, or any other pei
IN h.ving possession thereof, the word.
- - -, o-,s.I fysr,e tl,a SisfilIaI \ n
= W. eFlf5lIsef - Z his allows Of no exception
v Boutwell, offered an amendment 0 IN
y. forty ninth section, providing that IN
lf taisit ess Of distilnng aleoDOl and spIritcu
, ! liauors for expectation, may he author tze
> / by the secretary OF the treasury on al
piication OF dlstluers. sud that diStliierie
y not 50 authorized shall not diSt FOR ex
] / port. After discussion, and without az
4 lion the Committee took rece s..
The House, in Committee of The Whol'
resumed the consideration o. tne Tax BIZ
. logan offered substitute for Boutwell,
- amen ment, allowing a drawback on spl
Ill its exported.
A. On division, no quorum voted, ana 70
committee rising, there was a call o. &C
n House and absences brought in. a Qut
al rum being obtained, after nearly an hour
: 6 delay. the Committee of the Whole r
- SuTned the consideration Of the bill. L.
gan advocated his amendment, an