The New York herald., 1868-06-25


proposition was discussed by 4essrs Harding, Gar
asld. Paine, Ingersoll and Logan. Finally tho
No amendments were made to section eleven,
which prohibits distillation in breweries or sugar
SsTse a as Sa
for mashing and fermenting one hundred bushels OF
grain or less IN twenty hours of nve dollars per
day, and Of three dollars per day Of every hundred
bushels OF capacity in excess OF one hundred bushels
In twenty -four hours, not more than two dollars per
pended. F6is section lion was s, opposed BY Mr. KNOTT.
DEM OF Ky, who moved to reduce the hve doliars
ana three dollars to one dollar.
Mr. MYsRs, Jrep.) Of Pa, opposed the amendment
and afE advocated % the system Of taxation BY capac.
and that the twelfth section, liking specific addE
ss1sS Sns tax SP0n capacity What as
wished that principle to be tested in order to sea
whether the results would not lead next year 10
smplincation Of the law and to the extension Of the
principle to the whole system. "a
Mr.: BRooNALL (rep) OF Pa, moved to increase the
nve dollars and three dollars to ten dollars and SIX
he consented to the reduction Of the whskey tax
nifty cents and had only consented to it because OF
lected; but here was tax which, it was sald cou0
be collected and therefore he desired to have Il
doubled, as the estimate was that the special tax
would only amount to one and quarter cents per
Mr. BscE dem3 Sf Ky opposed the section as
Mr.. scHENcK defended the section, and said that
II any change was to be made in II he preferred
have the rates raised rather than lowered.
Mr. 0'NEILL repl Of Pa spoke IN favor Of the sec,
ton as reported py ae tho % ways ana
taken in connection with the reduction OF direct tax
to fifty cents, furnished the best means Of collecting
Mr. BOUTWELL,, lrep) Of Mass, suggested that the
minimum capacity should be at twenty bushels q
day and the tax should be fixed at two dollars each
Mr.. ScMENCK thought that Mr.. Boutwell's PROPOSE
ton might be acceptable.
Mr. BECK proposed to make an amendment TO
make the tax one cent on the registered number or
bushels that be mashed in twenty-four hours,
uUh WQ n l.
The other amendments were Withdrawn.
Mr. BOUTWELL, then moved to amend by making
the tax on the mashing and fermenting capacity az
folows-On the nrst twenty bushels Of grain or
sixty gallons Of molasses or less in twentyour hours
two dollars per day, and two dollars per day for
every twenty bushels Of grain or sixty gallons OF mo-
lasses Of such capacity in excess OF the first twenty
bushels The amendment was agreed to.
Mr.. INGERsoLL. (rep) OF H., moved to strike out
the provision for paying two dollars per day while
Mr.. scnESoK opposed the amendment, and it was
rejected by AZ to 60.
Mr. MuNaEN, tdem;l OF Ohio, opposed the PR principle
OF taxation by capacity, and made scientific argu-
ment against 1t.
Mr.: scnENcK proposed to to stop all debate on the the
including section fOrty-three, these sections only
affecting matters Of detail in reference to dstlleres
leaving them open to amendment, otherwise the
committee would never get through the bill.
Mr.. INGERsOLL objected.
Mr.. SCHENCK moved that the committee rise In
order to make the motion In the House.
The committee rose and The = motion was made nae III, IN
down to section forty-three, page ffty-two, was
closed.
Mr.. INGERsoLL moved to strike out the twenty
ninth section, which authorizes officers TO require
the water to be drawn off from wormtubs when the
still Is not at work. which was rejected by vote Oh
Mr. INGRRsoLL moved to strike out the thirty-third
section, which forbids distillation between eleven
o'clock on SATURDAY night o and ten O'Clock on Mon
No amendments other than verbal were made TO
sections from twelve to fortysix, all relating to dis
Mr.. LOGAN rep) of H., from the Committee Of Ways
and Means offered three new sections, to In after
ment BY the Secretary Of the Treasury, on recon-
nendation OF the Commissioner OF Internal Revenue,
OF one officer for each United States Judicial district
to be called supervisor of Internal Revenue on dis
titled spirits and tobacco the second, directing that
ment in connection with the internal revenue, ex-
cept as provided for by this act shall be appointed:
the third declaring that no assessor or collector sha
be authorized to enter any district other than the
for which he has been appointed for the purpose
After explanation by Mr. LOGAN the second and
| third sections were agreed to. J,l.Iu
forty-seventh section by providing that the compen-
sation OF internal revenue storekeepers should he
Mr.. kooSTz moved TO amend the forty eighth sec
tion by making the fees for gaugng and inspection
| payable by the United States
Mr.. ROBINSON, (denl.) OF N. " spoke In favor OF
the amendment. The payment Of officers by dis
tilers was an invitation TO fraud. $40
Mr.. SCHENoK assented to that principle but said
that 10 was different In regard to fees. He said that
present system IN REGARD 10 ices was very lOOse
and mentioned the case OF gauger In oils whose
fees amounted to hfty-six thousand dollars year.
and OF house IN New York & IN % the oil trade tnat mad
dred dollars The bill would remedy that evil by re-
quiring oil fees to be paid to the collector and &C
counted for TO the government, aud by limiting the
amount OF gaugers' fees to three thousand dollars
| year.
The amendment OF Mr.. Koontz was rejected.
Mr.. JUDD Tep.) OF ILL.,, suggested that the point
had been reached for going back and disposng OF
amendment to the first section, which had been left
| undlspOsed OF.
The amendment to the first section was accordingly
payment % Mt Of nfty cents tax on every gallon by the
distiller, owner or any person having possession
tillery warehouse, except as otherwise provided by
Mr. Jupp moved to strike out the words except
as otherwise provided by this act" his object being
to have no exceptions to the requirement that the
tax shall be paid before the whiskey Is removed from
| the dister's warehouse.
Mr. Judd's amendment was agreed to and then the
amendment as amended was agreed to.
Mr.. boutwell, offered an amendment TO the forty
ninth section providing that the business OF distng
alcohol and spurious liquors for expectation may be
authorized by the Secretary Of the Treasury on the
application dstlers, and that distilleries not
authorized shall not disi for export lie argued In
favor OF and explained what would be the operation
Mr. JUDD opposed the proposition. and argued that
Se s 10 II
that there was no safety except in requiring all
spirits to pay the tax at the dstiiery, and In allow
| ing q drawback ON the exported liquors.
Mr.. PAINE, rep.) OF Wis.,, also argued against Mr.
Bontwell's proposition. He calculated that the
United States would lose no less than fifteen hum
dred thousand dollars In order to let Mr.. Boutwells
friends from Boston make million dollars by the
| export trade In rum. lie confessed that he was
| willing TO see that export trade crushed rather
than have 1t continued al such loss to the govern
| ment.
| Mr.. ALLISON. (repJ OF Iowa, also argued against
| the proposition.
| without disposing OF the amendment, the CON-
mittee, at halfpast four, took recess TIL hafpast
| seven p. NJ. .rl
| Evening session.
The House at half-past seven O'Clock. In Committee
OF the Whole, resumed the consideration OF the Tax
| bill, the question being Mr.. Boutwell's amend
ment to amend the fortyninth section by aurhoriZ-
ing the Commissioner OF Tnternal Revenue 20 permit
some disttlers dist alcohol aud spirits for expor
| tation.
| Mr.. LOGAN offered as a substitute for IL an amend
| ment to allow drawback spirits exported