The New York herald., 1868-06-26

political friends that it proper for them to be in
regular attendance, not only from their OF
did attend regularly. He had been surprised last
evening to ind 50 many members indisposed, and
he trusted there would be better sanitary condition
hereafter.
CONSIDERATION OF THE TAX BILL RESUMED. ="
The House then, at q quarter to one O'Clock, went
into Committee of the Whole, Mr.. Blaine, Of Me-. in
the chair and resumed the consideration or the Tax
bill. the question being on Mr.. Prices amendment TO
add to section fifty provso that no distilled spirits
shall be removed fron the distery warehouse until
the provided for In this act shall have been paid
anything contained in any law to the contrary not
The vote was taken and the amendment was
Mr. SCHENCK moved to amend by striking out the
amendment had been attached, and the striking out
of which would annul the vote just takenl.
A debate arose covering the same general grounds
over which the discussion last night had travelled,
as the effect Of Mr. Prices amendment In destroy
ing the export trade in alchohol and rum, and as TO
the relative degrees OF fraud 70 wncn the
would expose the government. The discussion was
participated in by Messrs. Schenck, Price and Paine
Finally MI. Schenck's amendment was rejected by
Mr. BUTLER irep) OF Mass, moved to strike out Sec
t0n iftyOne Regulating the warehouse system), be-
cause the vote taken on Mr. Prices amendment rem
dered the section useless. He said, 'We OF the At
antic coast have sat here and seen you strike down
81 % 10 a
largest items OF our export trade.n
Mr.. wAsHBuRNE, lrep) OF Ill.-To whom does the
Hooper, voted against that bill.
Mr.. BUTLER-T observed that most Of the opposi-
tion votes came from the West; but ! say that the
head can live as long as the legs and the body under
any legislation that you choose to put on. This
il not amere question or how many gallons of spirits
es fre rs ne o o.
balance Of trades how much your commerce is In
jured. You get from $780, 100000 to $780, 900 In
gold each year from your external trade, and you
propose to strike that down under the insane hope OF
getting something out OF whiskey. You propose to
strike down that which s certain Tor that which Is
OF Andrew Johnson and II there be anything
more uncertain than that on Gods footstool,
would like to know what is That Is the only hope
you have; that is what you are doing and want 1t
fully and distinctly understood. Great Britain gives
bounty on her foreign export trade In sprits-and
she has had some reputation for commercial sagacity
In legisatiOn-and we here, with only thirteen mil
lions OF revenue from whiskey, external and inter-
vote an export trade which brings you in gold half
that amount medately and Immediately, as can be
demonstrated by statistics The question Is whether
way. The question is whether you are not throwing
away every substance while you grasp the shadow
whether you are not Killing tne goose tnat lays tne
Of gold in the crop.
Mr.. ALLISON, (rep.) OF Iowa, expressed the opinion
that il the amendment adopted on the motion OF Mr.
Price were to stand the section might as well be
stricken out There were several sections OF the b
all OF which were affected by the proposition Of the
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stricken out.
Mr.. WILSON, rep.) Of Iowa, inquired whether the
pOrating any system OF drawbacks In the Hll, and
whether it would not be wiser for that committee to
propose system OF exports than to ask the House
to strike out those sections.
Mr.. ALLISON said he did not know what the propo-
stion of the committee would be. For himself he
looked upon the system Of drawbacks as opening
Mr.. JUDD (rep) Of Ill., referring to the remarks OF
Mr.. Butler said ethat gentleman seemed to charge
IaatrA hal hraoip Af
p0rtaton. On that point he mr. Buter was entirely
mistaken. They only desired the export to be regu-
lated In such manner that 1t should not be the means
of defrauding the government out of It's revenue.
When the gentleman from Massachusetts, tMr. But
ler) said that the proposition would substantially
affect $780, 600 Of revenue derived from exports
he exaggerated entirely the importance OF distilled
spirits In the economy OF expectation 1t was for the
friends OF the export trade to decide method by
which, after the internal tax had been paid and
when the article was really exported, drawback
could be obtained. II they prepared such system
down any portion OF the industrial interests OF the
After further discussion by Messrs. Schenck Logan
Farnsworth and Allison the motion to strike out the
hfty-frst section was rejected.
Mr.. BOUTWELL,, rep.) OF Mass, moved as subst
tute for the fifty.frst section provision allowing
drawback Of sixty cents gallon on exported alCOho
and rum, and made an argument In support Of the
motion.
Mr. me- ep SUPPORTED epe IT, a'
Mr.. MOoRHEAD moved to reduce the drawback
from sixty to fifty cents. Agreed tO-62 to A.
Mr.. Boutwe's substitute for the flfty-first section
was then agreed 10.
On motion OF Mr.. SCHENCK sections hfty-two and
fifty.three were stricken out No amendment was
made section ifty-four, which simply provides fol
the withdrawal OF spirits from warehouses; Sections
ffty6ve ffy-six, ffty-seven, ffty-eght, ffty-nine
sixty and siXty-One were stricken out. Section
sxty-twO having been read, which provides that al
distilled spirits In any bonded warehouse shall
within one hundred days after the passage Of the the
taxes paid on the same. Mr. Schenk stated that ht
would at the proper time move an amendment re-
quirng whskey In bond to pay special tax Of foui
Mr. ONEILI, (rep.) Of Pa, moved to strike out sec
ton sixty-two, and made an argument to prove how
unjust II was to persons who had honestly invested
in the whiskey In bonded warehouses to require
them to pay the tax within one hundred days
PASSAGE OF THE SOUTHERN RESTORATION BILL OvEF
THE PRESIDENTS VETO.
without disposng Of the section the committed
rose and the speaker presented the message OF the
President vetong the act TO admit the States o
North Carolina South Carolina Louisiana, Georgia
Alabama and Florida to representation In Congress
The message having been read the SPEAKER statet
the question to be-'WiH the House, on considera
ton, agree 10 the passage Of this biSr
Mr.. STEVENS, irep.) Of Pa, moved the previous
Mr.. ROBINSON, (dem.) Of N. Y, inquired whether /
was in order to move that the message be printed
and laid over Tor further consideration.
The SPEAKER replied that II would be II the pre-
vious question were not seconded.
Mr.. STEVENS, Of Pa, would state for the informa
ton OF the gentleman from New York that there wa
not a word of news in the whole message U.augll
teri
The vote was then taken ana resulted-yeas los
nays 30-a strict party vote.
The SPEAKER stated that two-thirds having voted
in the Affirmative, the bill was again passed, anC
would be transmitted with the objections of the
President to the Senate for similar reconsideration
Mr.. BUTLER moved q resolution to print twenty
thousand COPIES OF the protest OF the democratic
members OF the House against the admission Of the
representatives from Arkansas
Mr. ELDRIDGE, (dem.l OF Wis, said he hoped the
gentleman would increase the number " fifty
thousand.
Mr. BUTLER agreed, and moved Its reference to the
Committee on Printing.
Mr.. ROBINsoN-Make IL one hundred thousand.
Mr.. ELDRIDGE-And ask the committee to report II
back at once, so that we may have the protest for
distribution.
The resolution was referred 10 the Committee ON
Printing.
THE TAX BILL AGAIN TAKEN UP.
The House again went into Committee or the
Whole, Mr.. Blaine, Of Me- In the chair, and resumed
the consideration OF the Tax bill, the question being
on Mr.. ONeis motion to strike out the sixty second
section, which requires the taxes on whiskey in
bonded warehouses 10 be paid within one hundred
days.
Mr. ONEILL modified his motion and moved the fol
lowing substitute for the section:-
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