Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-06-25
HOUSE.

The SPEAKER presented message from
the President, with the report of the Sec
| retary of State relative to the cases of
warren and Costello, sentenced to penal
imprisonment in England. Referred.
: 1t was reported from the committee on
Elections that the credentials of the Ar
kansas Representatives were in proper
| form, with a resolution directing the ad-
ministratlon of the oath of office.
MIR. BROOKS presented protest.
The resolution was adopted, 10l against
"a, and the members were sworn. ~
The House went into committee of the
Whole on the tax bill. No amendments
were made to section IL, which prohibits
distillation in breweries or sugar re-
fineries. n.i e1 900
/ Section II was amended by making the
tax on registered distilleries, on mashing
and fermenting capacity, as follows: On
the first twenty bushels of grain or sixty
gallons of molasses or less, in twenty -four
hours, two dollars for every similar excess
of that amount. 80 rIn
On motion Of Mr.. sCHENCK the COM
mittee rose and the House ordered that all
iebate on the bill be closed down to Sec
5ion 43. sF +
Inc House again went into committee.
The motion to strike out the Doth and
3Sd sections was rejected. No amendments
,ther than verbal were made to the sec
5ions from IL to 46, all relating to distilla-
ton.
Mr.. LOGAN, from the Ways and Means
committee, offered three new sections, 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 Ju-
dicial District, to be called a
Supervisor of Internal Revenue on
distilled spirits and tobacco; the second
directing that no general or special agent
of the Treasury Department in connection
with the Internal Revenue. except as pro-
vided for by the act, shall be appointed.
commissioned, employed or retained in of
flee; and the third, declaring that no As
sessor shall be authorized to enter any dis
trict than the one for which he has been ap-
pointed. for the purpose of exercising au-
thority. .s4 e,F
sections were agreed to.
Mr.. KNOPTZ moved to amend the 47th
section by providing that the compensa-
ition of internal revenue store keepers be
paid by the United States. Agreed to.
At Mr.. JUDD'S suggestion the amend
ment to the first section of the bill,
which was left undisposed of, was then ia
ken up. 1t was modified to read as follows
and adopted: Add to the requirements of
VIZ Pey LAShu cO NOhoo 1dACS Ol CtVIy Rdl-
lon by the distiller, owner or any person
having possession thereof, the words "be-
fore removal from the distillery ware
house." This allows no exceptions.
Mr.. BOUTWELL, offered an amendment
to the 47th section providing that the busi-
ness of distilling alcohol and spirituous
liquors for expectation may be authorized
by the Secretary of the Treasury, on ap-
plication of distillers, and that distilleries
not so authorized shall not distil for ex-
port. ~
After discussion and without action, the
committee took recess. .1s ad' q
5a EVENING SESSION.
The House, in committee of the Whole,
resumed consideration of the tax bill.
Mr.. LOGAN offered substitute for Mr..
BoutwelPs amendment allowing q draw
back on spirits exported. On a division
no quorum voted, and the committee ris-
ing there was a call of the House, and the
absentees brought in. g
A quorum being obtained, after nearly
an hours delay, the committee of the
Whole resumed consideration of the bill.
Mr.. LOGAN advocated his amendment,
and Mr.. SCHENCK opposed it, the for
mer at the suggestion of Mr.. ALLISON,
modifying the amendment. So that the
amount of drawback shall not exceed so
cents per gallon. 1t was then adopted-53
against 46. -
Adjourned.