The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-06-05


| seven
/ yea Eve.ins ssssisn.
me House met ct halfpast seven O'Clock In Com
mittee Of the Whole, Mr.. Pomeroy In the chair. and
resumed the consideration Of the Tax bill.
NJ FARNswoRrH continued his remarks In OPP
position to the nrst section Of the BILL which. he
commended legslated out OF once the Commissioner
| Of Internal Revenue, and created new ONCE to
which the President would assume to have the ap-
pointment II he did SO where would the remedy
bes Besides he (Mr. Farnsworth) considered it
very doubtful policy TO clothe any one man with
such an enormous amount OF patronage.
Mr. INGERsOLL, Tep.) Of Ill., also contended
against the good policy OF the FIRST section, the erect
missioner Of the Internal Revenue Bureau. BY
necessary implication the oflcer himself ceased to
and creating department, and it belonged to the
President not to Congress- to appoint the head OF
department. He did not believe that there was any
precedent I0r the proposition or that there was any
Mr.. sGHENoK replied to the arguments against the
section. The section did nothing about creating 2
new department 1t simply expanded bureau into
department Just a. Q brigade might be expanded
the brigadier general who was thus placed In com
mand OF division no longer be brigadihr general
e asen q 20 ee
| and no less with the Commissioner Of Internal
Revenue, a. the head OF department, or as the
head VI bureau. Mr.. Blaine admitted thar. but the
difference was that II the Commissioner Of Internal
Revenue were removed to-day and another person
| turn out every Oflcer in the department.
Mr.. POLAND, (rep) OF VT, argued that Congress
pendent department Of the government, and to say
That Mr.. A. or h. should be at the head Of it, That
was what was proposed here i was not the de-
the creating OF o new and separate department and
the proposition was but mere thin device to get
the section by providing that the President should,
by and with the advice and consent OF the Senate,
appoint t9e head OF the Department. That would
not alter the section In reality for that was the
Inc question was taken on Mr. judas amendment,
that the Commissioner should be subject TO removal
or suspension only by and with the advice and
sent OF the Senate, and it was agreed to-
| Mr.. GARFIELD moved to amend the section by
! making 1t read that the ONCE OF Commissioner Of
Internal Revenue be continued That would affect
the S as Of %arVe Of WORK on the part OF the
| Committee Of Ways and Means.
Mr.. SCHENcE thanked him for the compliment but
did not thank him for taking the soul out OF the
work.
| Mr.. BLAINE withdrew his motion to strike out the
| Mr.. ScHENCK predicted that II the system were
not changed 80 as To place the responsibility on
r "a %hehcr bv
would get better set OF officers ana have the
| venue better collected by having creature Of
!
GERS OF the Unired states, for that would he the
effect OF IT, II SO, II certainly was very bad policy.
| for the honest men Of the country to place that
power In the Presidents hands In his district they
mad good reliable republican officers
Mr.. O'NEiLi- rep OF Pa, expressed desire TO
Mr. FARswoRrH replied that they had been ap-
poncd In Mr.. Lincoln's administration and had not
| been removed.
| Mr.. LAWRENCE, (rep) OF Ohio, affirmed that Con-
gress had the right to put in the bin provision that
the Commissioner OF Internal Revenue should not be
| December
he added, required desperate remedies
nson amSrr m the Se Ar, scn was cana ana 10 nf
| argument on both sides but he believed that Con-
| grcss had the right to take the course proposed.
The question was taken Oh Mr.. Garfield's amend
ment, which strikes out the words, creating de-
Parsmeni" and simply provides that the Office Of
tinne and on vote by eiiers there were Al yeas and
~ navs--nO quorum.
| The CHAIRMAN directed the roll to be called
MIR. GARFIELD asked Mr.. Schenck 10 let the amend
| ment be adopted ana have vote ny yeas and nays
| In the House.
| Mr. scHENoK refu aed to do SO, saying he did not
want to lose his bill.
| The roll was called and nnety-nve members
making with the Speaker quorum, answered IN
| The teers resumed their places and the vote was
again TAKEN resulting yeas 49, nays 40. The Chair
| voted in the negative, making quorum, anu the
| amendment was rejected.
Mr.. JONES moved 20 amend by providing that the
| Commissioner shall he appointed by and with the
| advice and consent OF the Senate Rejected.
Mr.. INGERsoLl moved an amendment TO the same
| effect. Rejected.
| Mr. FARNswoRrH moved to strike out the first sec.
Ton. Relected-on!y 80 voting IN the affirmative.
| the first section as amended is az foilows:--
BE enacted by House Representatives
Of the United States o America In Congress assembled
hereby department Of the gov,
Be H. head ana ss e The
shall be the Commissioner OF Internal Revenue
to or to suspension from tie pe"r%snes
] %neSeS % s ne % e % Of
Revenue shall vacant by DEATH resignation oher
vice and consent OF the Senate appon, suitable
Mr.. sELyg, trcp.l of ~ T., moved to amend the
third section 10y providing thar no female clerks
sho nd he employed except wives widows or the
the army of the Tinted states.
Mr.. SCnENcK knew OF the case of the sister OF q
SOLDIER anu asked wbether she should he excluded.
mot Ut all SIR, sale Mr.. SELYE, I'VE Will take her
IN" Q.aughter.)
Mr.. FAnsswoKrH suggested that it should also In
clude the mothers OF soldiers.
Mr.. SELyE accepted that modification and re-
marked that half Of the female clerks In the depart
ments were daughters OF wealthy men Of Washing
Mr.. MAyNAaD suggested that many ladies' were
employed clerks who had relatives in the army
but who did service themselves in the hospitals.
Mr.. ScHENCk suggested that the amendment should
also include the army and marine corps.
Mr.. ALLISON inquired whether this was proper
subject Of legislation In u tax bill.
Mr.. SCHENCK did not 80 consider IL.
The question was taken on Mr.. Selye's amendment
and IL was rejected-40 TO 81.
Mr.. SELYE offered another amendment requiring
Cierks 10 Work LOT eight hours, ana that only
many az were needed should be employed. The
section he said required forty clerks be employed
In one place and forty in another, while the ladies
brought up in the rear. tLaughter.) He read
short essay on the evils Of ideness which caused
much amusement I'm the House.
The amendment was agreed 10.
Mr.. HOOPER. (rep.) Of Mass, moved 10 amend sec
ton four by striking out Of subdivision No. 4 the
words land oils, I" giving notice that when that part
Of the bill was reached which imposes a tax ~ ten
cents gallon on mineral oils he would move to
strike IL out 40 that there should be no tax min
eral OIL
Mr. MULIISs, (rep.l OF Tenn, opposed the amend
ment on lhe ground that IL IL time enough TO count
the chickens when they are hatched.r and also on
the ground that .suiiiclent for the day In the evil
thereof.n In other wors II time enough to pass
on the question OF taxing mineral oils when IL was
reached In the regular course.
Mr. SCHENCK thought that IL was question Of
sufficient importance 10 he carefully considered and
passed upon BY fuller committee. lie was himself
drifting TO the opinion that mineral oil should be
ulc fbar