New-York tribune., 1868-03-26

letter from Chicago denouncing the wholesale Darecvu
frauds praceed by dsters and officers OF the revenue
The previous question was seconded . 80. -
Mr.. sCoFIELD Gep., PENN appealed TO the House 70
with the Senate in the first amendment reducing
the tax ON petroleum lie was supported py MesSIn peE
spading rep, Ohio, Hubbard rep w V8l. BanKs am
fnseeisoli GRep, Ill, and Others Messrs YIBLACK
dem, Ind) and PIKE Gep.. Mel spoke on opposite
machinery under contracts with the Government
Mr.. INGERsOLL favored the removal Of the tax from
coal OIL and preferred that should be put on penze
Mr sscMENCK admitted. that these explosive mate
rails ught 10 be taxed out Of existence. .
Mr. GARFIELD Rep, Ohio spoke in reference 70 e tne
tax sales He preferred the amendment by the SEN
ate TO that proposed in its place by the Collttee on
ways and Means though, for his part he was oppoSeu
Mr. ALLISON, replying on the part of the Committee
on Ways and Means, said that the Committee pro- cd III
Mr. Allison added that the Committee proposed only
to tax manufacturers Onefh OF one per cent on her
sales but to tax wholesale dealers S1eh DoSd 0ns per
Mr. KELLY tRep PENN, having recently had sn 9p
rers and Wholesale dealers Philadelphia. favored the
general view Of the Committee on Ways and Means.
had in view in proposing the amendment which he had
suggested THIS bill reduces the revenue s6oOOoOOo The
OOOOOO and about Onehal Of that is expected to be
raised imports He thought it wrong and unfair that
the burdens should be laid on the commercial interests
TO the advantage OF manufacturing interests.
Mr. DAWES Rep., Mass) argued that the House should
the senate amendment TO the tax on sales
House voted on the amendments.
The first Senate amendment reducing the tax on petro-
leum one-half, concurred in. Yeas 76, nays 63.
The second amendment. relative to the tax on ma
chney contracted for by the Government, was noncon
CURED I'm.
The amendment reported by the Committee on Ways
and Means as substitute for the fourth amendment by
the Senate relating to the sales was agreed To-
The amendment reported by the Committee on Ways
and Means additional section relative TO the whisky
frauds agreed to. Yeas so, nays ST.
The bill was then passed as fod9ws 10 fs entitled r ,
provide Revenue support the Government to interest
OF the public debt and for Other & sSD be- s@n Dd S ~ D ae ne @
hereby repealed except only so much Of the said section and %
part material Illuminating bubheat9g OF other
mineral OILS articles the products Of the dlsuaoa o.
refining Of crude petroleum or Of single dson o. eG snae peat
paam other btuminous btanes wines therein described on
sauf and and all other manufactures Of tobacco neaing csaLs
egars ana eneoGis, p5oaed n @ oIct 61mnsipT "a, shall
the passage This act be taxed at oneha the rates Td
sEc nothing shall be construed to repeal or 70 in
regulation provision for the assessment or eoec-
ion any which under the existing laws may accrue before the
SIG That ,er the frst day Of July allowance for draw.
the expectation article domestic manufacture which relieved
from Tar by the provisions Of this act nor shall neh G e e
Internal Revenue that such articles Of mnufae'
for be delivered for "ch expectation aad
se the Commissioner Of Ines Revenue prior to tue hrs' day
E That every person sn or corporation whose manufacture.
Of kind articles produced BY them are exempted ron 'tSH @
shall pa for eyery additional thousand dollars Of $500 two
dollars aud the Of sales within the year IN excess OF ssO
shall returned monthly Assistant Assessor aud the tax on sales
in Of 5000 shall be assessed by the Assessor and paa monthly @
noaS a april 1853 shall be made on eIce Of As above
the rate Of 5000 aRnqn and thereafter the ANIMAL Psno iOr & @
yesr ,o,,. ,, ever, n.r.oO Who shall engage
in Ss or csirJ S SS IL. h. 5e. Of dsr sh atsH, to
Tinted states q 'Pn,, distilled BY him or any part Thereof shan
material IL tie prcacos o. spirits found ih d'lle
500 nor more ia 5000 Imprisoned no! less than .r months
nor tmore than '5 ysS'i % Sdca cp de iy town. ,o~a.
@ Ss i cir, 20 tow. s ,r.D S or TSSR Ssah 81 s tn. a %ssI Sf
spirits produced by him less BY more than 10 per eenta@ man G G
that the business Is being with dud the United
states ard i 5' any S s, Sf % % GS .S s. & I'd % or
Indirectly any collection district at market price lees than ne m sI
business snd conduct Of all the revenue officers both
the d.hc, IN Which such . s e." '. 0Ss sD mani a4
ard the fact Of the selling below amount Of the tar hs be
districts in which spirits produced and sold have seyera
be suspended from &C. and the pSws several OGe'
upon subordinate Ceers DESIGNATED By law
the Commissioners of Internal Revenue and Al
,r nos 10 The ,1aetion Of the Revenue
either tH,, 90 the % sold oI es than TOE aI deI % & ne & 9 % a.
pay been account Of Negligence nor want OF due diligence On
The Of the officers suspended
PACIFIC RAILWAY TARIFF
The House took up the JOINT resolution introduces O
MT WAsBUKA hep' ms3 10 Fef Hv 5e Pecde Rail
way Company and their branches, and
speech by Mr. Washburn delivered last week He
touched upon a remark by Mr. Washbune Ul) the other
Pacific RalIoad, the insnuatiOn being against himself
Price and his colleague Dodge. What was meant by
that insnuatOn He denied the assertion that 1t cost
to-day To transport passengers and freight from
Omaha Denver than il did before the Pacific Railroad
was opened lie showed that passengers are carried be
these points for s3about onethird OF what II cost
before the railroad was built.
Mr. DODGE rep. MINI said that instead OF the $780,
900 which Mr.. WashbuTn Rep., WIS., had said the
Union Pacific Railroad would get from the Government,
the grants amount TO only $60OO as follows: 5S miles
at $4,000 per mile, 1854 000 800 miles at $4,000 per mile,
OOO miles at $4,000 per mile 900 As TO
the freight and passengers he argued that hey
are moderate In view OF the cost OF fuel and Materials
OF the absence Of local trade and OF the rates charged
by some OF the Southern and South Western railroads
Sr PRICE demanded the previous question on the mo
on refer the Joint resolution to the Committee on the
Pacific Railroad
Mr. WAsHBURNE rep, M expressed the hope that
discussion might not be closed on this very Important
subject
Mr.. PRICE had promised many gentlemen that he
would make the motion 10 refer to-day, and would call
the previous question that motion He therefore in
sisted upon IL. On division the House stood "a 10 81
Mr. WASHBURSE QllJ, at 435 adjourned, leaving the
motion for the previous question pending