New-York tribune., 1868-06-16


vides against explosive compounds and TO Leave the
try reIa 10 useful arts That would have disposed OF
fourteen mre pages OF the bil-less than 0ne-han the
bill i'm the uu,lbSr Of pages. The remaining Oneha1 OF
tbe hin itb he exception Of and legacies where
very little changes made from the present aw ana NO
the Hense and in which there will be easy and gen:
era concurrence Is maze UP OF those TWO shupCts VI
tobacco and distilled rnt sR inst when we stand before
the country ready TO take UP those matters anu
them having completed the rest OF our Wo,k we hbu @
eYbihition ~ onposton made-inade with the concur
renee admit OF nearly the united democratic paIy :,
but made also to surprise, with the cOncurrebeeQ
about ehird, and little more, OF geneen V 10 act
side of the House, with whom we are accustomeu W
Now Sir It must he obvious that. there Is some reso
underneath all this which the Committee cannot eopo
hend What is II. gentlemenf Think IN gO9u gO9uh, an in
am bound 10 believe that bill may be br0ughi. III
relating TO the subject Of tobacco and distilled sl w.
short brief and covering all the ground heG1ss' "a
these subjects ana may s se eet home Now under
take TO say in the first place that very III ~
of the bill in reference those subjects Is Ino Wy & W.
various details In regard 10 the o1 secntins frauds
taxes and reference to the mode OF , 10 SO er
70 renort a hill on the subject we should nave
TO retain generally these features WneneI .c nA
te HonSe that the Impression Of the majority OF the
Committee of Ways and Means Is that the TAX ousn' "
To cnns,Serobly reduced. In either case however We
Sond 10 retain pretty much all the provisions con
famed I'm the present bill because we nave not o! an
dortaen reform i'm reference To the modes ana pOssDh
s f collecting the tax these articles hut we nave
gone into whole administrative depatnfei,t ~ m
the Internal Revenue with view OF simplifying IL Oh
the one hand and Of making 10 more encenI oi 'e
but would not give YOU one snap Oh y dteJ sniris
aud tobacco however valuable, think tat ina,ler Is
worthless unless you connect wtn IL Si Se '' S icI
traye sections running through all the O, hu WiIon
are 10 make possible the collection OF
you may impose Take the matter 81 ~ bs nty
instance We have the utmost confidence III tns luIeEly
and honesty OF the present COnhsrlou m 49,, tn ra
Revenue however gentlemen may dier III opinion III h IG
energy, and 20 whether ne mas peGa s6
sharp enough in defending himself against me
i,,nu Of "a
prevents his usefulness or against tne IIans Will IN ~.
pracuced in another direction. But while we had that
ronNdcnce in him let me say the House and To the
country. that, among other Things III Tue pn it, 20
and that there was no check whatever on the subject ol
uur ,"'t revcnne or other stamps and that while the
Com,nissoner was issuing three four. or FIVE millions
% b oficia channels for the Of the GOV.
ernment, he might II he had Deeh 80 P9, % e. Ps
one two or three millions more In the market on MS own
account and pocketed the proceeds himself We nave
attempted remedy all this, ana 70 IeQuie wa. q" ~ h
stamps shall he manufactured under the uirco VI % m
Recruitment having relation TO devices ana plans 10 DC
furnished by the Commissioner OF Internal anu
10 be issued and charged as money 10 Ill & am
him 10 All the officers OF the law But give TINS only as
an illustration. All through the law theIe are. az
TO what we have had IN good part
The Of the House already given ana wesate e
sentialy necessary II You ar gong 20 foiect % }p % @
even on distilled spirits or tobacco Htte Nio ~
within few days past was gaa TO . ITeu t by an
expression Of harmony with that vote Dy ehpis m
me, and including some who are now N9thg 20 H'%" III ns
subject the goby. What has iniuencel thsln sPcnn
with the utmost respect when say that sehalots nave
been very bnsy in 10 a., se nTey revising
the whole law, aud II 1t goes 70 mem ~ th Ml
they cannot afford 70 take the Tesposniy It % Inv ~
that they must go through the whole OF IT, and thnt thnt
will keep the House and Senate here perhaps uhtil
Mr. MAYNARD 1sep. Tenn.l- did not desire 10 obtain
the floor and obtain 1t now simply to say mat III Tue
statement OF the facts relating 10 the acton O the Coh
mteo as they have been presented by the CHAIRMAN oi
committee hut he has far he himself Is concerned,
failed 10y far to do justice 20 ms own abos nsead oI
months think the calendar Will show that Is nearer
seven months by an assiduity Of labor which nave
never equallcd IN experience thls D mas o.en
bill presented TO the House as the result OF the aDOi OF
the Committee. fully concur IN what The Chairman hs
tobacco and distilled spirits and to introduce theh MIN
those provisions Of the law when relate 20 eosctns
duties upon them and 10 adapt them 10 te present hW
will I've like putting new cloth into an OLD garment u
win only operate 10 MAKE t1o ISs AMI tbat iabnr viii
not accomplish what j. hoped aud expected ana Whchl
believe can be accomplished by the present blL 49,
Mr. NIBiACK Dem. IndJ a member Of the Committee
Of Ways and Msans. hoped that the Ptol9oh 20 post &
said by Mcssrs Schcnck and Maynard
Mr. sHANKS ulep., Ind said mat ne hau no, Ini,o
tD viii thc neoplc lie continued II the people have
considered this matter and understood ~ why docs 'ne
dignity and refuse upon the order OF the House
think heard the Chairman say that the eouid
bod II tn m tbe auty Of Committees OF the House to act
promptly whatever S !he orneT% % Ii e ni 1
they should not members OF the House any longer IL
is the duty Of uembcrs 20 obey the orders OF the House
introduced the resolution In good I'ith' ana s'"nu
Mr.. BUTLER-I am sorry. sir, that the debate
rather than 20 its merits. The question OF how
gentlemen vote, when hey VOC m si ,is hons
science will never, trust be Drought UP ~ ,,iI ,
That we are to be frightened from our opey because
gentlemen OF the Democratc parry yVo' m NM On tore
party lash which never understood 10 Do put p V1
fud In the last vote that 80 kepnDcahs N9gu win c
and 81 with the gentleman from ono m spUm comoSy niy
Mutual Admiration Society OF eshi moluDes S,i,t.y
called the Committee OF Ways ana Means llIuHntoI @
do not feel myself competent To den Win oI U -, ~ 1n
week whoever does, has not so hlsh an opo ~ VI , ,r
Committee as have. they TOOK seN. ~ non,I' o %
the case; they worked day and night they mere vaas
very, and having worked seven ,h Kim which
propose to pass in ten days , the n p te WnSn d,yl
tney reported. Having passed the DiI ~ zen ia!
1t will take one week 10 engoss ~ az I I'M q, s ye
through. Now shall not get through lhis Dil, we
work hard at IT, before the lst day OF J9y ~ WIZ WIZ AK @
week engross IT, 1t then goes TO the SENATE anu ~ VIZ
take another week TO get II IN print there the tue II
nance Committee Of the Senate have igIt 10 near par
ties interested IN II Just as iog ~ o g, @ ,sbo vii
Ways have. for there many hundreds OF men nny wiz
want to be heard before the senate WY ~ W
what they want before the ,h VI st
and Means they must have hearing beIoie VIZ ncha,e
Committee, and the bill VIII not gei oat % ., 1 % d
tee for six weeks even " II worked upon II uay anu
night because they cannot do as mueh Holh ~ az
a. our friends OF the Committee OF ways anu mSs uu
In seven months working day ana hight, hu I neseI
sleeping except when II was necessary I0r lnell
health saying that would bring the Senai" SIN s
mittee TO the middle OF scpenDer' I'm INC 1han
ate will have to go TO work on the DlI. Ihen
they have no previous aae into October or No
vember What advantage, thls year, WI" .he yVunsiI tI
then get out Of this bill why NOT poslpoo tnc p %
The FIRST day OF the next session. and In the mean tne
pass measure In reference TO the whisky ana DDaceo
faxi We arc here on the OF Presidential election
let me repeat that because want II 70 go 70 the eoun
t,vs are here ,rer tce ought % be IN ne midst o cd-
,So,i in order % sare this country 10 ne men Tho mare
fought for or The last eight years. ana yet we are xepI
here doing WHAT We arc kept here modifying taxes.
aud trying 10 pass tax bill which not one man IN ths
House believes passed within this session NO. not
one III there is. let him rise and show his lace
Mr. MULLINS rose amid the loud ana tnmultuOus
laughter OF the House, and raised his hand -
Mr BUTLER-"Hin have offended" lLanghterI
MIR PRIJYN Dem, ". ", having one minute allowed
him said simply wish TO call the attention OF the
Uonse 10 the fact that before this discussion commenced
requested the chairman OF the Committee OF ways ana
Means TO Introduce brief bill OF the character now con
templated telling HIM frankly that had understood on
his avn sde OF the House. from his own poltca friends
thatth