The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-06-24


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MAJ tax hoh in tho ,nseress - Tho reverne and
n atom the demoralization now nrevsiiins. he
thoughf ahout fffy Cents the tax advocated nv the
veO ~ honsst astsiiers hall ~ WssnGgton
last w7bter WAS about the riuht fgnre
M iSGrRsoII. surrested that thai Convention had
rocc,,,r M andaI fw anfv.0 i've cents
Mr. FIRMswoRTH admitted that INIT remarked
that the distiIlers said they could manage to vet
s sIoS W., W. I'm the taS ar ify cents. s''
@'V,s p IN se No ar~ned IN favor NJ forty
cent tar fhs AVERAGE between the highest and the
LOWEST ngares 20 nv nc rp"wng roon ~ ,he
s H~o - * ~ wRiskev
NJ H1aav irenS ~ CAL favored reduction Of the
'"H W =. sy ras Of Wis noved IN reduce the Ia
90 canis Tbss Win the snecial taxes
W w9ulu MAKE tue aggregate aA on "n'A'' '''''
Eoo1 rsro. orcad in favor NJ the twenty.dye
cent tax, and advised the Chairman ofthe Committee
on anu means 70 s sso sto tha frauds
os SaS 30 as W pas s'op :" INC
., Nv ,epI y. mas t "nsn%aS that
:, w" ~ '',v a1 pco" STAY 0e, 49, e cit SiS,iiiati"n
would be suppressed even II tae TAX was sedaced 70
;y S 20 SS csS "vu ~ oc sss,as or the
Country nnt tn At least another eort has been made
~ vV.SS. ''iS ..H a. Shy Uons
tnat enort INTO tne next ne recon-
Consumption IRON tne business d o's''ns ior OK
pout. 49, .. 49,, 800
lest in their undertaking each other the tax should
po pu. d. pons DSsow sne lesenue neeess,os "a ne
shereoy necess1atng ane i1creaSe oa
.aAeS o July. suneo.s. ny eseu .nau VIII. se
,S x az Genus s coec'on couio oe
oly cai Tne on. =, u. ., &, ,,or =, ,or.v
cents TAX ne referred 10 the Iact tnat previous 70
mS teucnon ane oouuieIn SSa.ey consueu u,y
titled in the Western and Northern States, and now
one SCUM makes lts own wnshey anu u9es aoU pay
any YAK on ~. ne was inlormeu Hie osner gay INA.
hapides parish, La, winch pad neitner tax nor
Incense, ~. .,ou.,. ., .,o .,ou.,
III; AhChhh, tuein;J VI mu, tIoueus II .io .enerBy
Wnicn naa oeeh dspiayed IN Lhe impeacnmenI inves'
usasions hau peen uisPlSyeu IN whsAey naves'iga-
oos t aa lax Two couo nave oeen cor
iecteu ana tne wnskey tnleves Drought 10 punisn-
H rSn., nss s "a 1euucx sne 'an , v ~h i
Congless snoua lake measu ire. 10 enTo ',e law
a. i t ssv ~, @nu noS iahS eao 0onieS
sion t1at Tue laws cannot De enforced M o.
mr. % epI y, w ,h oveu ~ ,an a .ao
article OF luxury, and should bear the principal
OuIaen OF taxation. congress reoucea saS lax 10
sn'y vi LOFTY censs !. w1u,a aan,s .na'
sne government was no ionRer goveInmsn' y. Jaw,
put was sublect 10 '.whlskey rings" SO long as
tney naa q. tne mead OF tne anu
10 ENFORCE me law tne TAX wouid not 10 coliected'
no ma n now low Was p iaceo. .,.,, g., ,.vo-
OF the reduction OF the TAX; ,. =, .,,.u ,,a.,,
ora - M st on r ~ tha o
leries IN MS dstrict only Jour OF tem mao cSnslnued
oPeraIons uR w Iuo iass ycai, auu cvou .uese nsu
suspended Ihe great interest IN TINS subject lay IN
me @ adG ne sa1 nIw Te
ny tne VI VongIess an .iie anuiuctures
single uowh ~ new Eng.ano na1 Oeen ~ @
mr.. ALISON caleo attenuon 70 Tue lacs Inat y tne
tax on whskey De nxed now az twenty-nye or thirty
ralse tne tax agan; a. Snero Ina, Mas aaytlng tnat
nones. people wansed MAS stany IN ,eglsal s.
unere were nonest disCli!ers lucy wouo want sta-
piity ana permanence "a inc tning anu not want 10
DC dr,Ied ana sniited a5out oy VINO wan
one TAX To-Day ana announcer YAK to'nOrrow. ne SUD
mitted that tax OF twenty or twenty-five cents
w0uo not meet .ne REVENUE hecessles u tne gov
fixed at ffty cents, and he submitted that that tax
could De cOnected wltnOut interering Win western
interests or win Eastern interests;
| Mr. STEVENS, Oh fa, thougnt IL was D matter ol
very lttie consequence wnetner tne TAX was nXeu ~
flty cents or one dollar because IN the former case
noe OF Tue sax wou1 pe coigGsed anu
as NV estm tho conecstv ~ The st,l,erv anS
NO racommnndeds the Committee on Wavs and Means
to devise some man for that purpose between this
tSe debate was closed and the committees
nroceedea to vote on The vapions sums s-'
| PiWUT nrorsou rronc,ad rs snccas.,or tortv
| twantv ave thirty onT thirty ave cents. NJ ny,
man nronosed twenty H cents. NJ. Broomai nronosed
nne dn,tar Mr. RntlSr nronosed fortytwo ccnts Mr.
HarnU nronoscS forty. 1--WE cenrsr Mr. WnIins pro
nnsed fortv ei0ht Cents All of which were rejects,
By large majorities.
amendment to TX the tax at ly cents gallon. and
Twas agreed 70 oy yoae o. ., 20 , 49, ors, soc,o
adn1 the Words .before removai from The disstIcp,
warcSouse except "a otherwise provided by hi.
Act 40 ma TO make the tax payable by the dstileI
az 1vn ro hesore re,n"va rom hc ,yarsbouse
| Mr. Jrnn onnoeed aII executions On the M VIM ont
nj the tax cnnfendng that N whIskey was allowed
~ hc ,ub,ro vn for xnortation witSo,t vtng the
| tar immense frauds Wond Continue 70 ne nernc.
trated The Tn shonId he maid m ali WHIST v and a
| drawback should be allowed on that exported.
M SrurNCx defended the amendment offered
and arpued that II did nor omen a door to fraud n
| aii whsEev Ind IN nav tax AZ the distIery the ex
| nort trade in that article wonId he DESTROYED
| Mr. TocIN asserted that the fermentation Of wbs.
| kev from This conntrv was n thing unknown.
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| vas onlv alcohol and RIM that were exnoried II
the Ia was maid ut the dstiIlerv and the product
| Afterwards eyported a drawback could be allowed
In no other way could tine tax be Collected He con.
$1,000 .Lnt ~ o,,iJ 10 TO- tho