New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-07-09
XLrH CONGRESS-2D SESSION.
sENATE. ..wAsHmcroN. July 8. le68.


Bciences.
Mr.. EDMUNDs Rep. VIZ reported, with recommen-
aaton indefinitely postpone the bill to regulate ana
limit the admiralty Jurisdiction OF the District Courts oil
the United States.
Mr. HOWARD Rep., Mich) reported favorably bill
10 provide for the issue OF arms to the militia.
MILITARY RESERVATIONS
Mr. WILSON QSep. Massl introduced u bill to author
lie the sale of portions Of the military reservations OF
Forts Leayenworth and Riley, in the state OF Kansas
Mr. HARLAN Gep' Iowa. called up the bIl IN relation
Messrs MORRILL, Uiep., VI and MORTON tRcp.,l ndJ
anrosed the hin The former moved To strike out the
second section authorizing Secretary Of War tear
down the present structure saying that he wanted 10 XIII
Mr. HARLAN explained and defended the bill. The
motion 20 strike out WAS reiected--l2 TO a. r N,
After further discussion by Mr. CORBEfT (Repp
Oegon) and others IN opposition 10 the bill and by Mr.
TRUMBULL rep III IN favor Of 1t, the bill went over
On motion Of Mr. TRUMBULL OiIl the Judiciary Com.
mittee discharged from the further consideration OF
eases said that the Committee Of the opinion
shy under He common law tf , po 5VS f a a in
the construction OF tne International Pacific Railroad
provide cvees and secure the low lands OI ARKANSAS ana
Missouri from inuudation.
Mr. WELSH rep, FlaJ introduced hill regulating
the tunes places for hold the District and Circuit
Courts for the Northern District Of Florida.
was adopted requesting Secretary Of the Navy to n
form the secate what number Of men were employed IN
the various NayyIards on January ana July J. IooS
PRSTicrIox OF AMERICAN CITIZENS ABROAD.
Mr. CONNESS REP, Cali moved to make inc hIli LOT
the protection OF American citizens abroad the special
order for Friday evening.
Mr.. SUMNER Rep Massl objected
The SPECIAL order the Tax OH; was C'htl up ~, a
MIR. DAVIS Dem. Ky) moved to amend by adding AZ
the Of third section provision mat when any
person may produce alcoholic vapor ny yaporElts
fOm fermeued maSh using such Napofs IN the inah99c
te Of vinegar IN The same building where pi19GSeG nc
shall be deemed disucr, and subject TO All the pro
visions Of law relating TO dlStuer ana 70 speclai TAX
any alcohol shall not be deemed distilled spirits Wltnh
the meaning of the Law relating thereto pay upon NnG
cents per gallon 10 be collected according 10 the Jaw OF
March 6, relating TO manufactures Mr. Davis explained
that by this new method OF yapozatoh cheaper anu
Mr siiEiSiAN Cscp., Omoj opposed the amendment as
apt 10 lead To frauds from the facility with which the va
por could be resolved into whisky. ~
have any safeguard established.
MIR HENDRiCKs CDem., Ind advocated the amend
Mr. HOWE Rep Wis., made some remarks on the gen.
eral question: declaring in favor Of the tax Of 81.
Mi. DAVIS Dem. XVI offered the same amendment
iust voted down. varying it by adding the words or
other frus,' after the words brandy made from
Nj SHERMAN said that if the amendment was
adopted the result would be that no WHISKY would be
manufactured, as there would be enough apples aud
grapes the country 10 manufacture brandy returning
Of only 25 cents instead Of so cents the rate ON
Afier further remarks from Messrs. Cameron Rep.,
PENN, Howard ep, Mich), CONFESS, ana Others the
The Committees amendment was then agreed to.
amendment Of the Committee providing that
tanning the quantity Of spirits produced from the ma
ltlidS uctus tNSlsN 9''oA = "a W.
Tor bushe Of grain and seventenths of gallon for
every gallon Of molasses. lie condemned the provision
as offering premium mean whisky and putting
tax good whisky 50 much more gram Delhg re-
qured latter and said that the tax the good
would thus be 80 or 90 cents and on the poor 50 OF
Messrs SHERMAN and WILLIAMS Q2ep., Oregon
defended tine provision as the only feasible one.
Mir DAVIS made remarks contrasting copper dis
titled with steam-dstiled whisky, claiming that very
much more grain is required for the former
The amendment after further discussion was rejected
striking the rate OF tax and inserting g.
Mr. MORTON rep, Ind said the bill was substantially
making terms with the whisky lmeves, as IN certain
provinces Italy and elsewhere compromises had been
made with robbers. He cOnended that at the present
OF SIS per barrel motive enough exists lOr Iaud
with the well organized system OF the whisky ring, ana
the Committee to report criminal statute Two dollars
could collected well fifty cents He condemned
the system of compromising suits.
Mr. SHERMAN pointed out that the House OF Repre-
seutayes lad fixed cents after i've months consdera
ton He said that the Committee had reported GYM
ina statute which the Senate had refused 10 pass ON the
ground that it severe The Commissioner Of In
erna Revenue said that criminal cases had been
compromised, except upon recommendation Oi Judge
messrs. CAMERON and ANTHONY rep R. ~ pro
be acquainted with instances OF compromise u
MT SHERMAN replied that it their duty to have
exposed The fraud and brought the perpeaor to pun
isHmut lie SAID in reply the assertion that higher
rate OF tax collected in England that the penalties ana
the system OF monopoly IN operation there would not he
submitted to by people. He would uprOOt every DIS
tlery in America. He reminded them that me ma
and a change TO s. would involve remOdeng the whole
6 X ME SLGe to " peTe mt 6tsu rauds He had
been favor Of collecting the tax OF 81 Out since the
Of reopenng the discussion il was certain that Of
cents would afford 1.-THE Of the temptation arising
The debate was continued by Messrs. MORGAN REP,
n ", and CAMERON IN favor OF the amendments, and
by Dir. WILLIAMS Al opposition
EVENING SESSION.
On reassembing the consideration OF the bill was re-
mr.. COLE Rep, CALI took the floor in favor of the
Amendment arguing that high tax could be collected,
and asserting that IN the District OF San Francisco nearly
much whisky tax collected as m the ten districts OF
Mr.. POMEkOH Qepy kan) said the Government had
about $1,000 worth Of whisky, and asked whether in
dvidua VI that amount would consent to Teduc
ton OF tie value There was no advantage In cheap
whisky The producer did not want it cheap the con
should not have it He hoped there would be
surrender TO the whisky ring.
was aware the defeat OF this bill what the whisky
ring desire; that would be surrender to the whisky
Ig Under the present law only ten per cent had been
Mr.. CATTELL ORep. n. j. conceded in Mr.. Morgans
opinion lie thought that theIe was SO mueh weakness
IA human nature that tax Of 500 per cent could not be
collected The whisky ring had been making s3OOO0,OOO
$OO0OO0o per anIum The bill would deprive them OF
Mr. pEDMUNDs Rep VII said that some share Of the
weakness OF human nature must exist in the Finance
Committee since they were willing to give up the at
tempt to collect tax on 2 luxury which admittedly
ought to be taxed The Senator from NewJersey would
hundreds of thousands OF himself be-
longing the honest party. Would the Senator say the
tax be collected The fault lay not in the law
but in its execution and lie had faith III the speedy cleo
tiOn Executive under whom the law would be en-
forced de hoped that unul then the tax would not be
reduced. ,
Mr.. CAMERON rep, PENN was in favor OF making
the last argument Issue IN the election He saw 10
reason why party calling itself the party OF reform
should admit its inability 10 carry out the Jaw
Mr. MORRILL, (Rep. VT said that there seemed TO be
combined effort 10 defeat the b 1t had been demon
strated by experience that the TAX OF " could not DO col
leced Men put revenue frauds in the cata-
CORY with other crimes Diamonds another luxury paid
but per cent and that not collected He had
objection rying another experiment upon collecting
Tie g. tax be remembered that the House OF
Representatiyes had almost unanimously decided TO re-
duce the tax
Mr. BUCKALEW Dem. Penny cOmbated the argu
.f tho glN WI Ina Iqt1 hail