The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-06-10
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nittee on Indiaa Afr8irs.7 reported a bin
and TO organize system ofgoverument in
the indian territory Recommitted.
Gooks from the COMMITTEES on Roads aud
Cana s, made a. report on the resolution
referred 70 it in relation to the rignt of
Congress to exercise control over railroads;
he also presented a minority report on be-
and recon mi tied - A q
Cake, from the same COMMITTEES. reports
ed a bill TO authQfize the building ofa rati-
road from Washington to connect with
the Northern Central Railroad Oriered
printed and recommitted. ~ -.
The House then went into Com mittee
on the Whole on the tax bill commene-
ing at section U.s. gaas 10 eaft -rE
a. woodward moved 70 strike out section
Ing thstdt was a ost odfous form OF taxa.
ton "a 54# past =fbae.
statei that The revenue last year from taat
source amounted TO over siS.0o9.0lo, ana
that by re-adtustment OF speelal1 taxes
and the extension OF them. and by- tnclce-
ing asa cart os II he special tax tax on
sales above certain amount, u was pIf1o-
able that undeE that bead would he "a.
eIuded one or he largest sources OF svsI
nue. during tla coming year. Thsm2iA3A
aoinhari ffa-e,i al An e4l tfrneut loo9fng
to taxation OF tAiIeG. states bonds Gut on
a point Of ofaer oyi6agas q, Yfs rHlsa
The p5ragrapli taxing retailidaalera Al u
Sec. 81, was, at the insFane. Of the C0fn-
ntttee on Wavs and Meas anend-
I'd 80 as To read retail dealers or ereIs
person whose business il isTtO sell oe
offsf for sale any goods. Tares, o. mer-
chandire OF torefzu 0r 81 2s1sst &c p due-
ton. not fnciudfEg W mes, dist il Ell ssbifits.
mast2malt qu9rs and petrOfeunl. topse-
co snqffo Q eSgars, an4 an4 whose apapst s9Fss
be regarded a re All dealers, and shall
pay tweaty uo!iars, ,frfHa4 t4sg
Blair, OF Michigan, moved 70 scr ke ort,
tae paragraph. a3d deelared NJ 1se-i o..
of Aaa
country which were not absQtpteiy essen
fial. and he did not be1eve thess specist
taxes were. ftt.saaLE9 tIa H
scnenek opposed the moffon, and arsre3
that this tax was not a tax oa n tnuIac-
lures on labor, but on commercial trans
Mile. inquired asto the amount estima-
tstto be Elected from retail dealers.
Schenck supposed IL wOuld be as nlgh as
last year, when the amount c3Iee ed was
Blair's motion was rejected rsr
Blaine moved TO reduce The lcease f. IA
schenek opposed the amenamgnt. He
said the Comm ttes on Ways aud Meas
had been enIa ed, not alone n reducing
taxes, but re-adjusting and equsliziaz
them, which was matter OF iusi as IA aeh
Importance. WHAT was the tax proposed
on ret I'll dealers-not on productive indus
try. but on tne eoTnrnarcial enterprise en-
gagged in the exchange OF cOmmodities7
Twenty dollars on s-o,0JJ. wlseh was an
average OF less than o1e-ren-a OF ole per
cent. He desired the House 10 par iculariy
recollect tnat the Committes reported the
bin with reference 10 the amOa1ts already
appropriated aud to be Appropriated.
Blaine defended his aneadment, argu-
ing in favor of the retention OF the pres
tnat proposed ia the pendisg blti. TEe
amendment was rejected, A to 54.
Barnes moved to amend the paragraph
by maxlng the tax $40. aud one.tenth of
one per cent. on the excess ever S5.0J0.
Senenck opposed the amendment, not
objec ing 70 II on the ground OF prtnclple
but on the ground Of conveptenee. The
amendment was rejected, and the con-
mittee passed on TO the consideration o.
sale dealers. This was, at the Instance OF
the Committee OF Ways AMI Means,
somewhat modified, but not in substance.
lngerSoll moved to amend by reducing
the tax from Two to one dollar for every
additional s., 800 in excess OF So 900.
Schenck opposed the amendment, and
repeated that tue commfLtee had had Ia
view in preparing the btil a re-adju@tment
of taxation, and had Thought Il but fair 10
bring the commercial interest up to the
standard of tue Taxation Imposed on the
producing interest. II any distinction
were made, it should be made tn favor Of
after further discussion by Blair. Mul-
Inns. and others, the amendment was re-
| jected. tae
Allison moved to exempt bTeadstufs
from those pieducts o. which dealers are
| to be taxed.
Hooper suggested to include clothing
Allison objected to that, saying man
could get along with old clothing, but he
schenck replied to the argument as to
exempt breadstuffs. He reminded the
House that the tax was on the dealers, on
| the capital used IN their trade, and 1t was
! not to be supposed that the provision
dealers were ac.ua ed only by benevolent
The amendment offered By Allison was
1 rel cted.
The Committee procsedei to the next
paragraph relating TO bankers.
| Barnes moved to anne nd by striking out
the paragraph. He regarded money to be
| as essential 10 community as salt or wa
ter, and therefore 1T should not b. taxed.
! Cheap money was one or the neeessaries
Of a Community and he hoped TO see the
| time when AL obst acles to free banking
Schenck deemed the proposition as a
| very broad one. 1t was the banker, the
man that was doing business in money,
/ that the Commute wan ed 10 tax.
Macarty opposed the am endment, and
4 gave his views in regard TO b nks and
4 banking, as a subject with which ne was
| familiar The amendment was rejected
T. Woodward movedao amend the provisO
exempting savings banks, by striking out
! the, words . having. no capital Stock IL
{ appesred 10 him thaf If there was 10 fbe
fany dis inetfons made c should be in favor
Of those banks which pad capital or their
p Alison opposed the amendment W hich
hWas rejscteei. ea sI- F4
Egg!eston moved to strike out the pro-
EvisO exempfing savings banks. Rejec ed.
Holman moved to amend the para graph
by Increasing the tax On BANKERS with
b capitals pot exceeding 20, COZ from g2 TO
= Tie C6mnitteei .procseeed to the mex
paragraph, which relates TO brokers' =.
Walker moved to amend the para graph
by grading the tax on brokers, a. u go
whose business does not exceed 74U,eU1i
shall pay $50; $50 ,oQ9, 60; and Owe that
lRschenck opposed thean1en'Ira mt, which
Inge s5if in luired whether the para