The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-03-11

lands and lots on the Sea Islands of Beaufort
Som@issonsrs for the district Of South Ssroins s.
1883 subject to notifications since made BY acts 81
congress- The second section provides for the pub.
farms In the st. Helena parish s. c., by the United
states Direct Tax Commissioners, and OF all lands In
rors Royal O. subject BY law to the disposal Of
sucn lax commissioners and which remain uns0ld.
The third section authorizes the Tax Commissioners
70 sell IN iots not exceeding twenty acres each TO
freedmen VINO are now and who before the first OF
the Sea Islands St. LaEes parish, soain Caroline.
at 81 so per acre, all the unredeemed land OF such
plantations which may be at the disposal OF the Ta1
Commissioner. The fourth section requires all per-
mans order OF January 18 1885, to obtain warrants
for the same before the lst OF May 1853 and subject
| by the Tax Commissioners to freedmen who ara
neads OF families or who have served in the United
acre. and in parcels Of not more than forty acres "a
any one purchaser except the lands on Phillips,
wapeI rs dIpps' Hunting and Harbor Islands which
IN parcels not exceeding three hundred and twenty
Mr.. PAINE, in reply to questions and objections
stated by Messrs. Chanler Kerr Farnsworth and
others, gave explanations Of the objects and pro.
Mr.. FARNswoRrH suggested that this was such
an important measure that 1t should be postponed
until the State Of South Carolina will be represented
In Congress- which will be In very short time.
Mr. CHAMBER, (deni.l of N. Y, suggested that the
area OF Advertising which In the bill is required only
in the Charleston papers, should be considerably
enlarged, as much or the properly in question is
Mr.. PAINE replied to that objection by stating that
the publication OF the provisions OF the bill would
give all the requisite publicity. He moved the pre-
The previous question was seconded, and the bill
was then passed-yeas rs, nays "a.
PERSONAL EXPLANATION.
Mr.; CHAMBER, rising to a personal explanation,
said he had been informed by the gentleman from
personal explanation yesterday, in which he re-
traced anything he might have said personal to that
made the proper retraction at The time but 1t had
apparently not been heard by the reported. He
wished the correction to appear.
CONTINUATION OF THE FREEDMEN'S BUREAU.
MI. ELIOT, from the Committee on Freedmen's
Affairs reported back substitute for the bill to con-
tinue the Frecdmens Bureau for one year from the
10th Of july 1885, with authority to the Secretary OF
War to rcestablish the bureau where it has been dis
continued on being satisfied that the personal safety
OF the freedmen requires IL.
The morning hour having expired the bill went
went over till tomorrow.
ABOLITION OF the TAX ON MANUFACTURES.
Mr. scuENcK, rep.) OF Ohio, from the Committee on
him yesterday to exempt certain manufactures from
internal tax. The second section Is modified so as
to read-That nothing In this act contained shall be
construed to repeal Interfere with any law, regu
aton provision for the assessment or collection of
any tax which, under the existing laws, may accrue
before the LIST Of April 1852 The third section Is
stricken out altogether.
Mr. ScnENcK proceeded to explain the bill Tho
sent complete law, covering the whole subject, and
not to present a special bill repeating the tax on
committee from members Of the House and from OUT
side interest as a thing exceedingly desirable that,
tax of Ave per cent it should be done without watt
ing for the general bill. Such suggestion had been
made he other day BY the no% tbereSr
concluded to present this subject specially TO the
House. The committee had intended to retain the
five per cent tax on some half dozen manufactures,
such as the manufacture of billiard tables,
fancy candles &c. These had produced IN
1857 about q million and half OF dollars; but on
further consideration the committee had ut length
concluded that II was hardly worth while to keep up
the machinery OF the law necessary for the collection
of that amount, but that It was better to wipe out
the five per cent tax on oil manufactures and to put
a somewhat higher special tax on the manufactures
Of those uxurles and their sales. The House
might be curious to know how much the nve per
cent tax on manufactures amounted to- Taking the
full returns for 1857 It would be found that all the
receipts from that source amounted To Sii6,2S,6I0
s a net 70 "a ON o ne @
titled from GOALS on fermented liquors, on distilled
spirits OF all kinds on tobacco snnI and cigars and
on illuminating gas The aggregate tax collected
from these articles in 1867 was $e 42oolo, so that
the Smnu .sa %. effected by q this bill wo onl@
certain special taxes on ee s and
| sales when amounting to over given sum-say
$4,000. This would produce about $50 DOC, 900; SO
eighty-four millions 1t would not loss to tho
government OF more than about sixty millions. In
per cent tax all manufactures leaving TO be taxed
as manufactures nothing but distilled spirits, fer
and tobacco. This bin to take effect in such
way as that manufactures should be released from
tax after the present month.
Mr. WOODWARD, (lem.) OF Pa, inquired whether
the tax on whiskey was TO be reduced
Mr.. SCkENcE said there was no provision OF that
kind in this bill. The majority of the committee
had however decided TO stand by the 50 tax and the
general taxation bill would provide Tor a So tax.
Mr.. WOODWARD inquired further whether tho
revenues Of the country could be maintained while
the tax was taken on manufactures and the tax on
whiskey retained at 81.
Mr. ScmESCK expressed his belief and the belief OF
the committee that much larger revenue would be
with q reduced tax. The committee was preraring
stringent regulations and measures to be applied to
the collection Of the whiskey tax.
Remarks in menilation OF the bill were made
by Messrs. Myers, Kelley, Blaine, Farnswortl Raum,
Dawes and others.
Mr.. ScmoflELp, trep.) Of Pa, desired to have the
tax removed from the various destinations Of rock
Mr.. scHEScK stated that when the general bill viii
be reported the gentleman might oEcr any PROPOSE
ton Of that kind.
proposition TO reduce the tax on whiskey TO ifty
cents gallon, so as to test the sense OF the House on
that very important subject
Mr.. SCHEncK declined To do so, saying that II he
had other objection TO 1t such proposition would
not be gerinanc to the BILL as 10 did not refer To ws
key directly or indirectly.
Mr. GRswoLD, repD Of y. Y, expressed the hope
that his colleague bir. WOODY would not einbarrass
the passage OF the bill by such proposition, adding
that for himself he dissented from the majority OF the
committee on TINS subject. ana would De Iound on
properly he made.
After some further discussion the bill was passed,
by yeas 122, nays =. The nays were Messrs. Hawkins
and Johnson.
RIGHTS NATURALIzrD CITIZENS ABROAD.
Mr.. BANKS, (rep.) OF Mass from the Committee on
Foreign Affairs reported back the bll concerning the
rights Of American citizens In foreign States, and a-
dressed the House In advocacy Of II. Referring to
statement In one Of the Chicago papers that
the Committee on Foreign Affairs had been
influenced by the state Department, and that the
bill reported expressed the JUDGMENT not OF
the committee, but of that department he declared
that that was most unjust misstatement OF the
truth The bill was the judgment OF the committee
alone, unnfuenced by anybody outside of the House.
For himself he had never been counted among the
disciples OF that department, and he never more
ndisposed than ut present TO follow the counsel OF
other men or to try to impose his own views upon
others.
Mr.. ELIOT asked his COLLEAGUE whether u would