Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1868-03-20

auired to meet SUCH are TO be sold 70 freedmsn
who are heads of families, or who served IN
the army or navy, at not less ,haa sae dollar
per acre, and net more than forty scres 10 one
purchaser.
Mr. Elliott, from committee on freedmsns At
fairs, reported back the substitute for the bill
to continue the freedmen bureau for one year
from the 18th Of July next, with the authority
Of the Secretary of War to establish the bus
reau where il has been discontinued on being
satisfied that the personal safety Of she freed
men requires it.
The morning hour having expired the bill
went over till tomorrow.
Mr. Schenck from committee on ways and
means, reported back the bill reported BY him
Yesterday, to exempt certain manufactures
from internal taxes and modified il to read
"nothing in this act contained shall be con>
strued to repeal or interfere with any law,
regulation, or provision for the assessment or
Of any tax which under existing
laws may accrue before the frst Of April
1868"
The 3rd section is struck ont altogether.
Mr. Schenck proceeded to explain the bill.-
He said taking the returns Of 1857, 5 psr cent
tar on manufacturers amounted to STAG, ,223,-
$40. The committee did not propose 70 re-
move tax from all manufactures. but to retain
it on all oils distilled from coal, on fermented
liquors, on distilled spirits Of all kinds: on
tobacco snuff and cigars, and on illuminating
gas. The aggregate tax collected from these
articles was SCI ,420,Ol7; so that the dimin.
ishes made by the bill would amount to S34,-
794, 654. Part Of this sum would be made mp
however. by an increase Of certain special
taxes on different manufactures, and by Q tax
of one twentieth Of one per ceat on their sales
When amounting to an over given sum. say
IS 900, this would produce about 70 millions,
and while this bill would remove burden "
some 81 millions, it would not cause = loss to
the government Of more than about sixty mill
lions. In short the effect Of the bill! was to
remove Eve per cent tax on al manufactures.
and leaving to be taxed as manufacturers
nothing butdistilled spirits, ,fermented liquors.
oils, gas, aud certain kinds Of tobacco This
bill was to take effect in such away that man-
ufacturers should be relieved from tax after
the present month.
Mr. Woodward enQuired whether the tax on
whiskey was 10 be reduced.
Mr. Schenck said there was no provision OF
that kind in the hill, the majority Of the COM
mittee had however decided to stand by the
two dollar tax, and the general taxation bill
would provide for 81 tax.
Mr. Woodward enquired further whether
the revenue Of the country could be maia-
tained while the tax was taken off OF manu-.
factures and the tax on whiskey retained at
two dollars.
Mr. Schenck expressed his belief and the
belief Of the committee, that much larger
revenue would be derived from whiskey with
the tax at two dollars, than with the reduced
tag, MS the committee was preparing stringent
regulations and measures to be applied to the
collection of the whiskey tax.
Mr. Wood asked Mr. Schenck to let him sub.
NIT proposition to reduce the tax on whiskey
City cents per gallon 50 as to test the sense Of
the House on the subject.
Mr. Schenck declined, and after discussion
the bill passed Yeas l22, nays 2, nays were
Hawkins and Johnson.
AIR Banks from committee on Foreign af-
fairs. reported back the bill concerning ths
rights of American citizens in foreign States,
and addressed the house in advocacy Of it
The bill went over till the morning lour To-
MORROW.