The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-06-16

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tional revenues to delay the revision OF
taxes on dist lied spirits and tobacco until /
the same can be accom- plLshed BY genera!
revision Of the Internsl Revenue system
and the CoEnunittee on WAYS and Means
Is hereby instr uSted to report, Wlthou de-
lay, a separate oil for the revision OF
taxes on the manufacture aud sale of dis
titled spirits and tobacco. ts5
Sch enek expressed nope that the reso-
luton would not be insisted on
The Speaker stated that debate was not
IN order. e -- sf HEf
fsSehenck declared That the Committee
could not make the revision as soon as 70
co lid get through with the ordi nary bill.
The previous question was seconded-52 TO
Pile moved to lay the resolution on the
table-yeas IS, nays II. ag u.
Schenck moved to reconsider. the vote
secOnding the previous question. He de-
sired TO know II the House would, before
disposing of the question refuse 90 hear
the nine gentlemen who had been ap-
pointed Committee on Ways and Means.
loud calls to order.l !
The speaker interrupted Scheuck, and
announced that he was not in order.
Schenck satd-amid much uDrOar and
excitement-I know 7 am not. } only
want to say this because we are choRed
down without an opportunity to say
word in explanation. fa
Washburne, OF Illinois-And want TO
call the attention OF the country to the
fact that we have just voted a million dol
lars extra pay to The clerks in Washing
ton, and / am opposed to continuing the
session to put additional taxes on the peo-
pie 10 pay this--IConfusion and excite
ment.
Maynard moved TO reconsider the vote
refusing to lay the resolution on the table
and propose to discuss that question.
The Speaker informed him that the mo-
ton was unbeatable. and Washburpe
moved TO lay the motion on The table.
Carried-7l 10 81.
Schenck remarked that his motion TO re-
consider the vote seconding his previous
| question was ia order, and that he might
make an explanation.
Maynard moved that the House ad-
jouan.
Washburne--Do that motion come
/ from the Committee on Ways and Means?
Maynard-Yes, and give notice that ali
the Committee on Ways and Means wants
| is to be heard on this question. [Calls TO
The Speaker called siaynard to order
I and informed him that il he persisted in
| speaking when no debate was tD order, he
would pl eSent his case to the House.
Farnsworth-I ASK the unanlmous con-
| sent of the House that the Committee on
/ Ways and Meaus be hea d for nve TO ten
/ minutes.
Harding-I OBJ ect.
Schenck-I a TX the yeas and nays on the
| motion to adjourn. II the House adjourns,
/ the Committee on Ways and Means, being
| refused an opportunity of explanation on
/ the bill, and hew speedily We may nave
/ action on 1t, may be able to reach the
| country, between now and tomorrow,
| through the pubic press.
| The question was saken and the House
1 refu- Ell to adJourn-2O to l0S.
Pile asked unanimous consent that the
i Chairman of the ConmiIts on Ways and
Means be allowed hfteen minutes for ex-
/ PLANTATION.
/ allowed to answer.
/ BeDjamin-I object.
/ 1he question being on Schencks motion
| to reconsider the vote seeoEding the preyt-
stevens, OF Pennsylvania, moved to lay
the motion on the tab e. Agreed to-yeas
SchoheId moved to suspend the. rules 80
| as to allow the ommittee Ways and
| Means halt an hoGr TO speak on the Ques-
ton, aud the opponents half an hour.
! 5fter an hours debate, during which
speeches were made by Shanks, Butler,
Sehenek, Psice and Pruin, 1.-The House pass
/ ed a resolution iustructing the CommIJtee
on Ways and Means to report separate
bill for the revision of the tax on manufac-
ture and sale OF distilled spirits and tobac-
| co-yet rs "a nays 63-as follows:
| Yeas-Adams, Archer, Axtelly Barnes,
Boyer, Buckiand, Burr, Butler. Cary,
briggs, Eidridge, Eliot, Ferris, Ferry,
Fields. Clio sbrennert alladay, Grover
Hoichkiss, Hulburt, Hum purey, johnson,
Julian. Kelsey, Kitchen, Knott, Kooniz,
Latin k9ng9Fldge Sf5aldt Ny99n Mk0y yeaear MaT
Moore, Newcornb, Noon, Pike. Price, Pru-
in, Randall. Robinson, seleye, shanks
Der, Thomas, Trim5le. of Kentucky Tro "
bridge. Upson, Van Emam, Van Trump,
Ward, Washburne. OF Illinois. Williams,
j of Indiana, Woodward.
Nayes-Anderson, Ashley of Nevada,
Ashley OF Ohio, Bailey, Baker. Churchill,
C.ark OF Ohio, Clarke O. Kansas, COBB
| h,ggleston, Ella, Farn,worth, Carrie d /,
Gri, void, HIgbee, Hooper, Hops ins, Hub
bard of West Virginia, IngersoH, Jepcks,
Judd, Loan. Log u, Maynard slcCIurg,
Nibiack, o'NeiiI. Paine. Peters, Phelps
| Pile, Plants, ? oisley. sPOmeroy, Reum,
Sawyer, Schenek, cofeld, stevens of New
Hampshire. stokes, Tatfee, Tay Tor, Fwltch.
ELL Van Horn of Missouri. Wash burpe OF
Indian 4, Wel6er. Williams of Penn, viii
The Speaker laid before the House a
message from the Pr sident enclosing q
report from the Secretary OF tine Interior
He says the trea recently conclu ed De
tyeet1 the Unit q states and The Great
! 7 and Little Osage Indians as subrn itt5d 70
the senate prior 10 responding to the re O.
luton OF the House on the DJect The
! message was referred to the Comm tee on
Indian Anaits, with leave TO report at
! aIE time on ie sub 'ect OF he lreaty
II Echsnck offered tue following resO ublOn
[ ResoEUed, TnaI alter the ieport OF a tax
bill by the Com mlttee on Ways q 10
/, Means in puT Uance of the order just
: passed, no otner business snail be IN order
. ! bat t e consideration the DILL so report
: ed by the. said Com i;littee, except reports
: This was adopted under suspension OF
= ~ IN motion OF Eliot the River and Har.
: Dor Bill was made tile special order Tor 10
+ ! morrow in the House, as in Comm tee Of
z the Whole, under the five minutes Fute.
q Schenck, in reply to q question, "a. q tha
J. if the Com unittee on Ways and cans wa
n required 20 report only on distilled -piriD
:, and tobacco, they would soon make
4 ] report but if required to report th'
: various portions OF the bill relating u
; those subje Is, and doveta1l them togethe q
: SO as to constitute unity, he could not tel
n how long il would be-.
~ The senate ball relating to contested
4 elections In Washington was taken u
and debated twenty minutes aud passed
81 against2o- t-t..ts
LOAN moved he suspension oI theTu les
e TO enable him to Offer a preamble ant