The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-06-25
HOUSE.

! The Speaker presented message from
the President with a report OF the Sec
rotary of State relative to the cases OF
Warren and Costello, sentenced to penal
imprisonment in England. Referred.
Mr.. Scofeld reported, from the COM
mittee on Elections, that the creden-
tiais of the Arkansas Representatives
we're in proper form, with resolution
directing the administration of the oath
of office.
Mr.. Brooks presented q protest.
The resolution was adOpted-101 to
27-and the members were sworn.
The protest presented by MIR. Brooks,
which is signed by all the Democratic
members, is very lengthy.
The House went into committee of
the Whole on the tax bill. Ne amend
ments were made to section IL, which
prohibits distillation in breweries or
sugar refineries. Section IL was amend
ed by making the tax Oh registered dis.
tillefies OH its MASKING and fermenting
capacity, as follows: On the first TWEEN
" bushels Of grain or sixty gallons of
nolasses OF less in twenty-four hours,
-; for every similar excess of that
amount, 81.
On motion of Mr.. Schenck the COM
mittee rose and the House ordered all
debate on the bill closed down to sec
ton AZ. u
The House again went into com,
mittee. r
A motion to strike out the 10Th and
SD sections was rejected.
No amendments, other than verbal,
was made to sections from IL to 46-all
relatisg to distillation. q
Mr.. Logan, from the committee on
Ways and Means, offered three new Sec
lions to come in after section 46. The
first providing for the appointment by
the Secretary of the Treasury, on the
recommendation of the Commissioner
of Internal Revenue, of one officer for
each United States Judicial District, TO
be called Supervisor of Internal Rev.
enue on distilled spirits and tobacco.
The second directing that no general or
special agent of the Treasury Depart
ment in connection with the Internal
Revenue, except as provided for by this
act, shall he appointed, commissioned,
employed Or retained in office; and the
third declaring that no assessor shall be
authorized TO enter any district other
than the one for which he has hOOa ap-
pointed for tne purpose of exercising
authority.
!. After an explanation the secexd and
third sections were agreed to.
Mr.. Koontz moved to amend the 47th
section by providing that the compen-
SatiOn OF Internal revenue store keepers
be paid BY the United States. Agreed
TO.
At MIR. Judd's suggestion, tue amend
mcut offered TO the first section of the
bill, which was left undisposed of, was
as follows and adopted: Add to the re-
quirements of the payment Of fifty cents
taxes on every gallon by the distiller,
owner, or any person having posses
sion thereof, the words, Before renov-
al from the distillery warehouse This
allows no exceptions.
Mr. Boutwell, offered an amendment
to the 49th section, providing that the
business of distilliug alcohol and spir-
itOus liquors for expectation may be
authorized by the Secretary of the
Treasury on application of distillers,
and that distilleries not SO authorized
shall not distil for export. After dis
cussiOn and without actiOg the commit
tee took u recess.
In the evening session the House in
committee of the Whole resumed the
consideration of the tax hill. Mr.. Lo-
gan offered substitute for Mr.. Bout
wells amendment allowing drawback
On spirits exported. On a division no
quorum voted and the committee rising,
there was a call of the House and alb
seutees brought in. A quorum being
obtained after nearly an hours delay
the committee of the Whole resumed
the consideration of the bill. Mr.. Lo-
gan advocated his amendment and Mr.
Schenck opposed it; the former, at the
suggestion of Mr.. Allison, modified his
amendment so that the amount of the
drawback shall not exceed fifty cents
per gallon. 1t was then adopted, 50
against 46.
Adjourned.