New-York tribune., 1868-03-26
HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES,.

Mr.. BANKS (Rep., Mass), on behalf of Mr.
Shcabarger introduced bill TO provide for the remOya
Of the remains OF W. r. Coggesha late Minister from
the United States Ecuador 10 the United States Mr.
INGERsOLL uep Ill asked leave to offer resolution
requesting the Secretary OF the Treasury to issue UNITED
STATES NOTES Of the denominations OF ones and twos
sufficient TO supply an alleged deficiency In circulation
but objection having been made by Mr. Holman MI IN
gerso withdrew the resolution for the time being
EXEMPTION OF MANUFACTURES FROM TAXATION.
The House then took the Senate amendments TO the
III bill 10 exempt certain manufactures from internal
tax. The Committee ON ways and Means reconmended
pon-concurrence In the first and second amendments,
which proposed the following proyiso to the hrst and
fpoTd That the product petroleum and substances
Of s act be taId al one half tie rates BY
lion 9I ard nothing herein contained bs pc olsaed as fepa &
cred on contracts Uuied prior the this
-' And the Committee recommended striking out the
third and fourth sections OF the Senate amendments ana
the substitution Of others.
Mr. sCHENCK Rep.. Ohio explained the recommend
ations Of the Committee giving notice that he would de
mand the previous question, and have action on the b
to-day The Committee he said, would nave preferred
nn. e H o. ., and Ss OF he present law were repeated
Those sections imposed tax OF per cent on manuac
lures with four exceptions He prepared to
what the Committee would propose IN the general
bill TO impose distilled oils, and therefore the Commit
tee asked the House not to interfere with the subject OF
distilled oils In the present bill Distilled oils produced
now about S0O0O0 He know IL would be said that the
Senate amendment just and proper, because was
taxation on the poor mans light The Committee was de
termned reporting some tax on oil As TO the second
machinery contracts already made with the Govern
ment he detailed the Commtteos objections The prn-
cple was recognized that in contracts made between
Individuals each side took the chances Of changes that
might be made In the law from time Ia time. The GOV
eminent should be treated rs individuals are treated
He discussed the Senates third amendment against max
ing allowance for drawbacks account OF internal taxes
paid The Committee proposed tO let the drawback con
tpue three mouths. bat only articles manufactured
before the first Of April. Touching the fourth amend
sales are over $4,000 he showed the distinction between
that and the proposal OF the Committee on ways ana
Means which Is 20 impose special tax on sales I've
asked the House 10 stand by the proposition that while
manufactures relieved by special tax on manufae-
lures they shall pay special tax on sales The Commit
tee therefore recommend that the tax sales shall be
confined TO the manufactures which are exempted from
sales exceed The Committee, especially ask the
House to give its attention 70 the fast that whisky
gallon II plain that the tax cannot be collected under
The present stem. He closed by moving the previous
Mp DD aep. nl desired to submit amendment,
making the assessment annually instead of monthly.
Mr. WOOD Dem, N, " desired to offer motion to
commit the bill, with instructions, to the Committee TO
offer an amendment, which shall reduce the duties
foreign pportatons the extent proposed to reduce
the tax on domestic manufactures
Mr.. MT sGoFfELD tRep., PENN desired to submit an
amendment TO the first amendment by the Senate, by
speeifyng the product OF petroleum as above the
Mr. sCHENCK objected.
one tenth per sales to be affected by
'"ss Mr. p sCHENCK replied that It was not.
Mr. KOONTZ rep. PENN called attention TO the fact
that the tax cotton imposed by section a. which
repealed by this b whereas the taking the tax
OF cotton only applied TO the cotton OF 1868
Mr. ALLISON 0iep, Iowa. said that the gentleman
from PeDnsylyania mast have read the wrong compa-
ton because cotton was not taxed under either sec
Mr BENJAMIN rep. No. called attention TO the
frauds in the collection Of the tobacco tax.
MIR SCHENCK admitted that cheating IL practiced all
around and that only very insignificant portion OF the
tar has been collected The general bill which was TO be
reporad would contain srngen provisions IN regard to
tobacco He cent ~ the Clerks desk, aud had read,