Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1868-06-05

In trOQuCCQ anu referred, among tntm
one instructing the Secretarv of War
to employ John A. Bingham and B. F
Butler to prosecute the trial of Jeff.
Davis. Referred to the Judiciary
Committee.
A bill was introduced to establish,
under the direction of the Secretary
of State. Agencies in European coun-
tries to promote emigration to the
United States. Referred.
Mr.. Stevens of Pennsylvania objec-
ted and the resolution was not re-
ceived.
Mr.. Wilson of Ohio offered reso-
luton to allow newspapers to be re-
mailed within 20 days of their publ
cation without additional postage
Referred to the Post Office Committee.
Mr.. Beck of Kentucky offered a
preamble and resolution calling on
the Secretary of War for information
as to the arrest and Imprisonment of
VIM. D. Chipley, and other citizens
Of Columbus, Georgia, by the military
authorities.
Mr.. Kelley Of Pennsylvania object
ed and the resolution went over.
Mr.. Kerr of Indiana offered a reso-
luton instructing the Judiciary Com
mittee to inquire into the expediency
Of prohibiting by law members of the
House and Senators from appearing
as counsel before any Committee OF
either house or any court in the Dis
trict of Columbian matters on which
they may have to act as legislators.
Referred.
Mr.. Holman of Indiana offered a
resolution providing for the taxation
Of United States bonds, but the pre-
vious question not being seconded,
and the morning hour expiring, the
resolution went over until next Mon
day.
The resolution offered last Monday
by Mr.. Eldridge, insisting on the right
Of citizens to be protected from I'M
reasonable search and seizure of their
private papers, and on which he had
moved to suspend the rules, came up
and the House refused to suspend the
rules by vote of yeas %, nays 50
and the resolution was not received.
Mr.. Schenck OF Ohio moved that
after to-day the House take a recess
each day from 4.30 to 7.30 2. NJ
Agreed to, and the House at 1.3C
, went into Committee of the Whole
and took up the tax bill.
Mr.. Schenck proceeded to address
the House at considerable length il
explanation of the bill. He said tina
he should reserve much that he hat
to say on this subject for the debat
which would necessarily arise on var
Gus amendments. The time occupies
in disposing Of the bill need not be a
! all proportioned to its great length
After detailing the enormity of tn
}, frauds upon the revenue under eXiS
i ing laws and the impoSsibility unde
i the present system OF appointment 0
t obtaining the removal of unfaithfl
! and corrupt officers, he said the who
IS aggregate Of the evil was appalling
e and it had become a question VII
e rules the country, whether its prOpt
&c constitutional authorities or gangs O
tobacco thieves and a whiskey rim!
l.. Ii the House should refuse to conf
o the authority to make revenue a
n pointmentS on Commissioner, as pr
t. vided for in the bill, then he won
lie ask the House to confer it on Il
IS Secretary of the Treasury without ii
n intervention of a Commissioner,
Ell on the President without the interve
" tion of either the Secretary or Cor
missioner, or somebody who would
u held to account for what is done, al
d for what is omitted In a matter so
tai as the raising of a revenue hone;
G. ly, fairly and without fraud and 70
~ berry. He intimated in his spec
e that the Committee of Ways al
IN Means was willing that the tax
IN whiskey should be reduced to IS CT
III per gallon.
re Mr.. Schenck, in the course Of
); speech, gave elaborate statistical
Sc tails of the revenue receipts and e
to penditures. The following is rec
US pitulation Of the estimated receiE
u and expenditures of the Governme
le for the fiscal year ending June
ry 1869: Customs, $165,0OO,OOO;
We ternal revenue, $210,560,00O; pub
Of lands, 81 100000; miscellaneous, So
Of 100000; total, $406,560,O0O. ST
be posing no increase Of receipts fro
ng distilled spirits and tobacco over t
to receipts of the fiscal year endi
of June 30, 1867, the above estims
he would be reduced to $360,56O,0(
CHI The estimate of expenditures for /
IT. next fiscal year is 1852, 320,623. lie,
4p- ing a balance to account of surp
revenue of $2S,239,371.
en- Mr.. Kelley of Pa, spoke in tav
M of the reduction of the whiskey tax
to SO or even to 40 cents per gallon.
-or Mr.. Poland OF VT, from the spec
cd committee on the subject, report
aw that Washburn had retracted
;tv charges against Donn6lly.
Mr.. Donnelly attempted to call
90 attention OF the House to the fact tt
Mr.. Poland objected, and the Hor
nd adjourned.
" An account of recent Democra
led consultation at Albany says: