The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-06-26
HOUSE.

HOUSE.
A large number of Senate bills were
referred.
Numerous petitions for protective du-
ties were presented.
A resolution was adopted calling on
the President for information relative
to the imprisonment of naturalized
Americans in England.
Mr.. Schenck made an appeal to the
members-especially the Republican
members-to be in regular attendance
during the consideration of the tax
bill.
The House then went inte comittee of
the Whole on the tax bill.
Mr.. Boutwell, moved to substitute for
the 5lst section a provision allowing
drawbacks of sixty cents gallon on
imported alcohol and rum.
Mr.. Moorhead moved to reduce the
drawback from sixty to fifty cents.
Agreed to.
Mr. Boutwell's substitute was then
agreed to.
On motion of Mr.. Schenck, sections
50 and SO were struck out.
No amendment was made to section
"a, which simply provides for the with
drawal of spirits from warehouses.
Sections So, Sc, 81, SO, SO, 60 and 81
were stricken out. Section 62 having
been read, which provides that all dis
titled spirits in any bonded warehouse
shall, within one hundred days after
the passage of this act, be withdrawn
fIom such warehouse and the taxes paid
on the same.
Mr.. Schenck stated that he would, at
the proper time, move an amendment
requiring whisky in bond to pay spe-
cial tax of S4 per barrel.
Mr.. O'Neill mo'ed to strike out sec
ton 60.
The committee rose at half past two
and the Speaker presented message
from the President, which appears else
where.
The message having been read, the
Speaker stated the question to be "Wlil
the House on reconsideration agree to
the passage of this bill 7"
Mr.. Stevens, of Pennsylvania, moved
the previous question.
Mr.. Robinson inquired whether it
was in order to move that the message
be printed and laid over for further con-
sideratiOn.
The Speaker replied it would be if
the previous question were not second
ed.
The vote was taken aud resulted,
yeas l05; nays 80: n strict party vote.
The Speaker stated that two-thirds
having voted in the affirmative the bill
was again passed and would he trans
mitted with the objections of the Pres
ident 10 the Senate for similar recOnsid
Grafton.
The House, in committee, resumed
the consideration of the tax bill, the
question being on Mr.. ONoilPs motion
to strike eut the second section.
Mr. O'NeilI modified his motion, and
moved the following substitute for the
section: All distilled spirits in any
bonded warehouse shall, on and after
the passage of this act, pay in addition
to the taxes paid thereon, one per cent. |
q month on the amount of said tax
while remaining in any bonded ware
house, as aforesaid.
After q long discussion, Mr.. Kelley |
moved to amend the section by extend |
ing to six months the time for paying
the tax on the whisky in bonded ware
houses. This was agreed to.
Mr.. O'NeilPs substitute was then re-
jected.
Mr.. Stewart moved to add to the sec
ton a provision that the spirits for |
feited shall be sold or disposed of for
the benefit of the United States in such |
manner as shall be prescribed by the
Commissioner of internal Revenue I'M
der direction of the Secretary of the
Treasury. Agreed to.
The section, as amended, reads as fol-
lows:
Section to. That all distilled spirits
in any bonded warehouse shall, within
six months after the passage of this
act, he withdrawn from such warehouse
and the taxes paid on the same, and the
casks or packages containing said spir-
its shall he marked and stamped
and shall be subject in all respects
to the same requirements as if
manufactured after the passage of this
act, aud any distilled spirits remaining
in any bonded warehouse for a period |
of more than six months after the pass
age OF this act shall be forfeited to the
United States, and shall be sold or dis
posed of for the benefit of the same in
such manner as shall be prescribed by |
the Commissioner of Internal Revenue
and the direction of the Secretary of !
the Treasury. No amendments were Of |
fered to sections 63 or "a, requiring re-
turns to be made by owners of spirits |
not inc bonded warehouses exceeding |
fifty gallons in quantity.
Section IS, imposing special taxes,
having been reached, Mr.. Schenck, by |
instruction of the committee on Ways |
and Means, moved to add to the first |
paragraph, which refers to distillers, a
provision that 4 tax Of four dollars a |
barrel shall be collected from the owner |
of distilled spirits, to be paid on the !
withdrawal thereof from the BOMBED |
warehouse. Agreed to.
The committee rose and the House
took q recess till 1880.
In the evening session the House, in |
committee of the Whole, resumed the |
consideration of the tax bill.
Various amendments were offered to !
section 65 and all rejected, except one
that the payment of any special licence |
tax on liquor dealers shall not authorize |
the business TO be carried on contrary
TO State or municipal laws, and another !
exempting from tax dealers in tobacco
whose annual sales don't exceed one
hundred dollars.
Section 6G. imposing taxes on tobacco
and snuff, was read. Several amend. |
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