Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-06-05

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Creery.
Mr.. BUCKALEw announced the death
OF ex- President Buchanan. @ t
Adjourned. so .1 sg6 i5TsaI
ROUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
The bill passed ceding to Ohio the un-
surveyed and unsold lands in the Virginia
Military Reservation, reserving the rights
of settlers to the extent of 160 acres
Bills were passed to extend the time for
completion of the military road from Fort
wilkins, Michigan. to Fort Howard, Green
Bay, Wisconsin,; to protect the rights of
actual settlers on public lands, by forbid
ding entry of more than three sections in
any township by means of agricultural
college scrip; the Senate bill to amend the
act for the relief of inhabitants of cities
and towns on the public lands. as7
The Senate amendments to the Arkansas
bill were not concurred in. on motion OF
Mr.. STEVENS, of Pennsylvania, and a
committee of Conference asked. t5f-
The House went into committee ON the
tax bill. --.d.- ~. t srsl
Mr.. MILLER spoke briefly in its sup
port.
Messrs. MAYNARD and ALLISON fol-
lowed on the same side, the latter, how
ever, favoring reduction of the tax on
distilled spirits to 75c, or 60c as to tobacco.
The committee on Ways and Means would
not insist on the increase proposed, but
would allow the present rate to re-
main. He referred to the agreement
made by that committe not to re-
port the tariff bill, remarking that thei e
was no occasion for a general revision OF
the tariff, as the manufacturing interests of
the country were at present in a prosper
GUS condition. The yield of coal this year
is larger than ever before, and the manu-
facture Of pig iron was never more pros
porous. In fact, none of the great manu-
featuring interests would suffer by fail
ure to modify the tariff.
Mr.. MYERS asked whether the commit
tee on Ways and Means intended to insist
on the ten dollars on cigars?
MIR. ALLISON replied that the COM
mittee proposed to leave the tax as now at
So.
General debate closed at 8 O'Clock, and
the committee proceeded to consider the
bill in detail.
Mr.. BLAINE, of Me-, moved to strike
Internal Revenue Department, and spoke
in favor of his proposition.
[ MIR. LOGAN opposed the amendment
and replied to Mr.. Blaine.
Mr.. JUDD move to amend the section by
providing that the commissioner shall be
subject to removal or suspension only with
the advice and consent of the Senate.
MI. WOOb OppOS6u buC as
did Mr.. Schenck.
Mr.. BECK opposed the first section, ar
guing that under the Constitution Congress
had no right to create a department and
declare who should fill it.
Mr.. MAYNARD, replying, cited the case
of the Department of Agriculture as in
point.
Mr.. NICHOLSON stated that in that
case the appointee was made after the
Of nf hn Il
the same gentleman who had been the head
of the Bureau, but the form of new NOM
ination and confirmation had to be OBJ
served.
Mr.. BLAINE took the same view, and
argued that if the President Immediately
after the passage of the bill ignored Rol-
Inns and nominated Commissioner. it
would present very serious question
whether he had not the legal right to do so.
Mr.. JUDD replied to that objection, and
argued that Congress had the right to i'm
pose additional duties upon an officer of the
Government, and that was all the section
proposed to do.
Messrs. LOGAN, SCHENCK and others
also replied to the objections to the section,
claiming there was nothing in it which
initiated with the Constitutional provision
in regard to appointments.
Mr.. GARFIELD supported a modifica-
tion of the section by striking out the part
which makes a separate Department.
Mr.. FARNSWORTH opposed the Sec
ton, when the House took recess.
At the evening session Messrs. Farms
worth, Ingersoll, Blaine and Poland op-
posed, and Mr.. Schenck advocated the Sec
ton.
Mr.. POLAND moved to amend by pro-
viding that the President should, by and
with the advice and consent of the Senate,
appoint the head of the department.
Mr.. JUDD'S amendment was agreed to
Mr.. GARFIELD moved to amend the
section by making it read that the office of
Commissioner of Internal Revenue be con-
tinued, whereupon
Mr.. BLAINE withdrew his motion to
strike out the section.
After debate on the question, MIR. Gar
fields amendment was rejected.
Adjourned.