Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-06-25

tn K rno,s keppbhcan side Of the Hous
si,ia Mae. pe ackn' fwiedged that no factous oppo
Hna nas r {" ~ ffe1 the Democratic side OF III,
sMsnSr,n ~ have insisted upon certain
caIcuia,NS -, but have made no opposiuor
%ss no 70 IN ultimate defeat of the bill l
,.nd - ny proper that gentlemen should at
who AZ Il was nothing but Justice TO thos,
Tor AZ attend. Lastnight the excuses offeres
MARI ssDtees developed the existence OF re
Was aasae epidemrc, and he hoped the I'm,
tar Snsr Of to-day would create q better sani
' & condition.
fine House then resolved cslf into Commit
He ~ the Whole upon the tax bill, the pend.
eng question being upon Mr.. Prices amend
aoent to the 50th section providing that no dis.
rilted spirits shall be removed from the di It'll.
tery warehouse until the tax is paid; any th inc
IN the law to the contrary Notwithstanding.
The amendment was agreed to.
Mr.. Schenck then moved to strike ont certain
POI uons OF the section as amended, which
would carry with it the amendment inst adopt.
MIR. Schenck thought the effect of Mr.. Prices
amendment would be 70 destroy the expor,
trs de in alcohol and rum.
MIR. Schenck's motion was reject ID,
MIR. Butler Mass moved 10 strike out the
5lst &C cticn, which regulated the keeping OF
bonCed warehouses, &c, for expert, arguing
that Mr.. Prices amendment Just adopted made
the section nullity and unnecessary The
amendment did away entirely with the export
trade and ruined it; and if the amendment was
to be retained the bill was left entirely to the
employees, and their was nothing on Gods
footstool so uncertain as that The adoption
OF Nj. Rice amendment was like killing the
goose that lald the golden egg, in the hope OF
fnd,ng-a lump of gold elsewhere.
Mr.. Allison i1owa) said this section and a
number following depended entirely upon the
retention or rejection by the House of Mr.
Prices amendment If the House retained il
all these sections would have to be stricken
out, and he would therefore suggest that in he
pa SEQ over PFC lorna, and that the question be
decided in the House.
Mr.. Schenck objected, rs he did not wish a
repetition OF this debate in the House
Mr.. Judd, (Ill.) in reply 20 MI. Butler de-
MED that those who favored this amendment
were disposed to shut down the export trade.
and they must trace the adoption of this amend .
ment to the action Of the New England mem
be- last night in aiding to prevent all draw
backs, so as TO provide for a return reyeuue
tax for liquor actually exported.
After further discussion, Mr. Allison AGAIN
suggested that all the amendments bearing
upon this subject be stricken out pro forma
Mr.. Boutwell, (Mass) thought all difficulty
would be obviated 10y adopting the amendment
offered by him last night allowing drawback
on alcohol and rum actually exported ana he
therefore rene wed the amendment then offered
he was unwilling that the export trr de in dis
tliled spirits should be broken up, not because
1t was of so much benefit to the country of i, :
self but because it was Intimately connected
with other trade, to which it was necessarv
adjunct, and this other trade he feared would
TINS export trade in rum and alcohol
Mr. Beck (ky.) opposed so large a rate OF
drawback as proposed. go cents,) because he
saio II was often fraud upon the West as
whlskey was carried through the country for
other purposes but under the plea OF export.
The drawback should not be more than Is or
20 cents.
Mr.. Boutwell, said the drawback was Iimi,ed
to alcohol and rum, and he had fixed il at 6u
cents because of the high special taxes that had
oeeh imposed In addition to the general tax of
81 cents imposed.
Mr.. Griswold IN. Y. y was originally oppesed
to drawback, but inasmuch as Mr. Prices
amendment had been adopted, he thought
something was necessary to protect the export
trade, and would therefore vote for Mr.. Bout
wells amendment.
Mr.. Moorhead (Pa.) move to make the
drawback so cents instead of 90. He was in
favor of draw back bnt did not wish to make
II creates than the tax paid.
Mr.. Moorhead's anne ndment was agreed to.
The question was tnen taken upon Mr. Moor.
heads motion as amended, and it was agreed to
as substitute for the 5lst section of the hill
section So and 50 OF IL e bill were then
striken out
Section 54 was agreed to without amendment.
Scction So and 81, 81, SO, 60 and 81 which re.
lat TO spirits in bond were also stricken ont
Pending the consideration of the 62d section
Mr: Farms worth moved that the committee
rise, Tor the purpose Of acting upon the Presi-
dents veto OF the omnibus reconstruction act
The committee rose, and the veto message of
the President was laid before the House and
read. NN
Mr. Stevens (Pa.) demanded the previous
question upon the question of passing the bill
the Presidents objections to the contrary not.
withstanding
MI. Robinson IN. " asked If il was iu or.
DER to refer the veto message to the Judiciar y
Committee.
The Speaker said that motion would br in
ofder II the demand for the previous question
was withdrawn.
Mr.. Stevens declined to withdraw the demand
and the question being taken, the bill was
pas sed-yeas Il S, nays 80.