The Evansville journal., 1868-03-28
bill amending the Judiciary Act. and

It's action thereon. FIhe veto message
was thereupOn read, and the Speake
stated the question, which was, VIII
the House, on. Reconsideration. agree
to pass this bill"
Wilson, of Ind, took the floor.
Woodward, at the same time, sought
the floor. After some discussion.
/ Wilson, who announced his intention
to move the previous question, yield
ed half his hour to Woodward, who
argued against the bill. reasserting
the position already taken.
Hubbard, of Connecticut, also op-
posed the bill, and Wilson closed the
debate in its favcr, finally moving the
previous question, under the opera
ton of which the bill was passed over
the veto; yeas, 1l2; rays, 34-a strict
party vote. -.-.-
The Speaker proclaimed that the
bill had become a law, it having pass
ed the two Houses by the Constitu-
tionals majority notwithstanding the
Presidents objections.
The conference report on the bill
to cover the money into the Treasury
was made by Washburne, Of WiscOn-
sin, and agreed to.
I The conference report on the bill
yexemptlng certain manufactures from
internal tax, presented by Schenck !;
the House recedes from its disagree
ment aud it went back to the Senate;
an amendment about contracts FOR
machinery in reference to draw
backs, but none are to be allowed
after the 1st Of June next; In refer
ence to the tax on sales. the tax is to
be on the sales of all manufactures of
| five thousand dollars and upwards,
somewhere specifically provided for.
The provisions to guard against
whisky frauds are somewhat altered.
| Tho report was agreed to.
Schenck proceeded to explain its
provisions about closing up all distil-
leries in the district where whisky IS
/ on sale at less than the amount Of the
tax, for ten days, which caused vari-
/ Gus interrOgatories to him He said,
| bad as whisky frauds were in their
/ character, they were a little worse in,
1 New York, and very much worse In
! Philadelphia. than elsewhere.
Brooks supposed the object of the
/ bill was to stop distlllatiOu in great
cities and conine it entirely to the
rural districts ETrs ssH.tE & =
Schenck denied that, and said the
/ rule was general, applying to rural
1 districts as well as cities.
Brooks remarked that most of the
frauds in the cities were perpetrated
/ by men coming from the rural dis
/ tricts.
Schenck thought it very likely. He
| added, men who were born way up in
/ New England, and who wandered
/ down to the great cities, were very
4 apt to fall into bad practices,
| laughter, and to become rather de-
moralized.
Holman inquired whether, if whis-
Ky were shipped from the West to
/ New York, and sold in New York at
less than the tax, the effect Of the
provision would be not only to close
the distilleries IN New York, but also
to close the distilleries IL the district
from which it was shipped
/ Schenck said it would apply to the
district where the sales are made.
Eggleston put a case of few Whis-
Ky speculators who, IN order to have
distilleries closed up, would combine
| to sell whisky for ten days below the
tax. and then, the distilleries being
all closed, raise the price in market.
Schenek did not think that a very
| likely case The worst possible con-
i sequences that could follow, would be
that the distillers would be shut up,
and he did not think there would be
many tears shed on that account. 1t
/ might be that some innocent, pious
distiller would be injured, but his
impression was that, when one in
| stance of wrong would be done to an
innocent, GOd-fearing distilleT, laugh
| ter there was much likelihood OF
catching thousand rogues.
! Various other questions were put
/ by Van Wick, Stevens, of Pennsyl-
vania, Boutwell, and others, and re-
piled to by Schenck. Finally tlte re-
4 port was agreed to without a division.
The bill making partial approprIa-
tiOns for the Indian service was re
ferred to the Committee on Indian
/ Affairs.
Boutwell,, from the Impeachment
/ Managers, reported a resolution that
after Monday next the House viii
postpone action on all matters except
questions relating to the impeachment
Of the President until the conclusion
of the trial in the Senate.
/ The resolution provoked much dis
cusion.
Dawes represented that the Com
mittee on Elections had fouT import
ant cases to bring before the House,
which would occupy much time.
Pike suggested that cons; derable
business might be done in the morn
ing hour.
Scho6eld said if the House had ses-
sions during the trial the resultwould
be al matters which nurht to be de.