The New York herald., 1868-06-11

paragraphs relating 70 rectiners compounders retail
liquor dealers and wholesale dealers In liquor be re-
served with the same object.
reserved.
The paragraph relating to manufacturer OF stilis
was amended by striking out the words .for sale"
Mr.. GRiswoLD, trep.) Of N. Y, moved TO amend
the paragraph relating to nafslers or malt dealers
each pay sSo.n Then follows follows the description;
After discussion the amendment was ag,een @ 1nsI,r %
ns tax SIgz sss asp o. u fa s
| Mr.. ROBINSON moved TO strike out tue parasraph'
Tne % committee. at hafpast four, took recess
| until na,f-past seven.
Evening Session.
The House. at hali.past seven O'Clock, resumed It's
! session I'm Committee of the Whole Mr.. POmerOy in
the chair and resumed the consideration oi the Tax
0rS, No amendment was made to the paragraph reat-
Several verbal amendments were made to the para
graph relating 10 dealers In leaf tobacco.
| on motion OF Mr.. WAsHBURN, Of Mass the first
| sentence Of that paragraph was amended as to
read ,Deaers in leaf tobacco whose annual sales do
annual sales exceed $4,000, for every additional
81, 900 in excess OF $40, 900 they stall pay 81"
! Mr.. LOGAN moved to strike out or the paragraph
the provision requiring those who shall sch less than
fifty pounds OF leaf tobacco ut any time to make
monthly return OF the aggregate OF such sales, and
10 pay thereon tax Of sixteen cents per pound He
argued in support OF his amendment
Mr.. SCHENCK opposed 1t, and the amendment was
rejected. .
lhe paragraph relating to dealers in tobacco was
on moson OF MI. SCHRNcK, amended SO rs to read
dealers In tobacco whose annual sales do not ex-
ceed 81 900 shall each nav S5 and If their annual
sales exceed 1900 they shall pay in addition 81
for each additional 81 ,oOoin excess OF 1000"
OF the paragraph that part which rouuirps hotel
keepers who sell tobacco snnf or cigars 70 pay the
special tax OF tobacco dealers. Rejected with an
understanding that It may be removed in the House.
Mr.. CoBURN moved to exempt dealers whose
Mr STEVENS. OF n. H. moved to strike ont the
word cigars whenever it occurs in the paragraph.
No amendment except verbal was made to the
paragraph relating to the ,lrers OF cigars
turers OF cigars Ss instead of $40. Rejected.
| The paragraph relating to cigar makers having
| been reached Mr. SCUENCK moved to amend by
making the f,!st sentence read .'cgar makers shall
| each pay twenty. five cents" instead of 81. The
| object he said was not TO raise revenue from
OF the law by recurring registration of cigar makers
Mr. PILE moved TO strike out the first aentence Of
| taX
| Mr. BECK argued against the whole paragraph,
particularly ,hat part Of il imposing penalty or Is
for each day that a cigar maker IS not registered
| Mr. SCHENcK defended the paragraph q sort OF
police regulation. He said he knew perfectly well
what all this opposition to the paragraph meant.
The amendment proposed by Mr.. Pile was rejected.
Mr.. EGGIEsToN moved to strike out the paragraph.
He had begun at last he said TO understand what
the Committee on Ways and Means meant. That
committee meant, as It could not the coliec-
down 10 poor working people and tax them dollar
on their labor, many OF them being women and chill
dren
Mr.. ScBENCK replied to his colleague, and con-
graduated him for watching the bill, as he said he
had page by page and section by section and find
ing nothing 1t worthy OF his mighty intellect until
this paragraph OF twenty-five cent tax reached.
Iaughter.) He did not sympathize with this kind OF
chest deDagOguism. II was poor miserable pre-
text which had no Kind Of foundation, the only OBJ
ject Of the Committee OF Ways and Means being to
insure registration and thus prevent fraud
Mr.. HUBBARD, OF w; Va. moved to amend by in.
serting the word ''knowingy" before the words
neglect or refuse to make registry" Adopted.
of
eving the cigar maker OF all tax, but requiring him
TO register
Mr. HOOPER, Of Mass, moved TO amend the substi
tute by Imposing the penalty on the manufacturer
who employs unregistered cigar makers
Mr. CHURCHILL. accepted the amendment
The substitute agreed to and the motion by
Mr. EgglestOn TO strike ont the paragraph was with
drawn by him, he declaring himself satisfied with
the substitute.
The last paragraph the section relating to manu.
facturers not otherwise charged with special tax
was then reached.
amended TO make the first sentence read,
Manufacturers whose annual sales exceed $5, 900
shall each pay $40. and II no specific or stamp tax Is
imposed on their products they shall pay In addition
81 for each 81, 900 OF sales In excess OF $4,000"
Mr.. SPALDISa moved to amend the paragraph bS
adding the following proviso:-"Provided that no
person shall be regarded as a manufacturer who
simply makes butter and cheese, or either OF them,
for his own consumption or for market" Agreed 10.
Mr. ELIOT moved 10 add to the last proviso the
words .'but millers whose business Is TO grind
or grain in windnils whose annual sales do not ex-
ceed 81 00O shall not be subject 10 taxi
Mr. SCHENCH-Why windmillsy
Mr. ELiOT-Simply because that IL the interest,
and desire 70 protect 1t. (Laughter.)
After further discussion and explanation that the