The New York herald., 1869-04-04


Mr.. DAVIS, ldem.l OF Ky objected and the bill was
laid on the table.
Mr. WILSON, (rep) OF Mass, introduced joint res
olution nstructing the Judiciary Committee 10 re-
port 5 more e nys He WORK op @
and laborers in the service OF the United states.
Adopted.
THE ST. cRorx AND LAKE SUPERIOR RAILROAD.
On motion Of Mr.. HOWE Tep.l OF Wis., the bill to
extend the time for the construction Of railroad
from the st. Croix Lake TO Bayfield,, on Lake Supe-
rior was taken up. The pending motion was that OF
Mr. Morrill, to recommt the bill TO the Committee ON
Public Lands.
on the ground that there were objections TO the bill
which could not be fully or fairly considered at this
session.
Messrs HOWE and CARPENTER opposed II.
The motion was lost.
The morning hour having expired the unfinished
business was postponed for three-quarters OF an
hour, during which some amendments to the bill
were made and it was passed-yeas 25 nays IA.
AMENDMENT OF THE SUPPLEMENTARY TAX LAW.
Mr.. SHERMAN, (rep) of Ohio, from the Committee
on Finance, reported the House bill to amend the
supplementary Tax law OF July, 1868, with amend
ments The sections relating to tobacco stricken
out, and the bill otherwise materially changed, so as
to read as follows:-
BILL to amend entitled San act imposing taxes
distilled spirits and tobacco and for other purposes ap
PIovee July ~ That nm .c, en,,.d .An act ,ro.,,
taxes on distilled spirits an and andHr other
section eight be amended that in case Of dery or
dsng apparatus erected prior to the 2oth of july 1855
than fee simple which was not required BY the laws Of the
State to be recorded In order 10 be valid at the
%s the Of Il IL or sy case . mssss 'sf
ts ss nd not
mna or oe 0 Incapable & o u
required by said act bond may be taken provided for
other evidence Of title to which duly recorded prior
That twenty that Of dis,il
eries having producing capacity of less than hundred
mashed by hand and without use Of steam, sry gallons
OF mash beer proved ermened from grain shall repre-
That section hfty-sX be amended time
until So an tax sae
gallon and ss in M @ % The @ rate
and until wthdrawn and any distilled spirits remaining in
feted to the United States and disposed of provided in
That section hfty-nine be amended that
May 1859 person who reches purhes rehnes dis
and copnsoas dissson from mash wort or wash through
sn Roesae the o en %
S OF %hG sn keep S SnsF .nd
any 'SSq S yne Ip or G nan s
liquor with materials, manufacture spurious ma-
any snail be REGARDED rscher and being
which this 10 amendment relates to compounders Of
hereby be- and the i hereby repealed AND
said section fftynine is further amended Strike
and the fifth paragraph to and including the words
Wholesale &c n a IA m sht he G
dealers m e aSS op shall or pay oSe a9
distilled dist spirits wines or malt qgSor In quantities less than
liquors Wholesale dealers shall pay $lOO Every
who sells offers for sale foreign domestic dis
than I've gallons the same time shall be regarded as
ses Including sales Of ali other
exceed $4,000, shall each pay an, additional tax
dollar. e sales ., LIQUORS $4,000
shah pay the wholesale dealers such
shall be assessed and paid in the same manner
who has paid his special tax as speh and who sells only dis
place ss ssGs
which the two stamps are Affixed shall be required 10 pay
such saes That section slrty-seven be amended so
70 h s s s sc au nor
pound or more IN weight shall be In Sc
for the date and written signature 9i the collector to whom
s ha Be ep a Of % @ s an @ the
of the stamps furnished TO collector and manufacturers
stamps shall purchase only of collectors within their respect
That section amended that either the propretors
name or the name of the msnnfaeturer shall be printed
sEc And be further enacted That section ls5 of the
ACT to an internal S and M for % oss
ACT Of July S 1866 be further amended by adding thereto
bought Sold offered for SALE used or had in as
4. has Washed va Of By
primo aee proof stamps once used and
men paper Instrument writing charged with taIes i'm
posed by law, in violation of this section.
ADJOURNMENT OF CONGRESS.
On motion OF Mr.. EDMUNDs, (rep.) OF Vt, the
House resolution fixing the day for the adjournment
of Congress was then taken up.
The amendment striking out the 6tn OF April and
substituting the 18th was voted down almost unani-
m0usly.
Mr. Hamln TO strike out the 9th and insert Saturday.
the 10th.
Mr.. SHERMAN said he would not vote to nx any
day for adjournment until Congress should at least
have disposed Of the pending amendments to the
Tax law and the Indian Appropriation bill.
sity OF fixing the status OF Georgia before adjourn
ng.
:, Mr.. FEssENDEN, trep.) OF Me-, moved TO amend
by striking out the 10th and inserting Tuesday, the
18th. Lost-yeas %, nays 49,
The amendment OF Mr.. Hamlin, rep) OF Me-,
fixing the 10th rs the day for adjournment, then
agreed to, and the resolution, as amended was
adopted-yeas IS, nays 10.
PERSONAL EXPLANATION BY MR.. sPRAauE.
Mr.. SPRAGuE, rep of r. l.. then rose and said:-
Mr.. President rise to a personal explanation The
people OF the United States VIII suspend their judg-
ment on AL newspaper articles bearing on me
to my disadvantage. The 'telegraphic summary
OF my recent speech was, as well the report
In the Gto0e, incorrect IN that II has some
material G errors they may & be assured that my
or any other stinulant, but upon knowledge OF the
shrinkage OF property and the loss OF virtue going
now The remedy K now accessible year henee
II may be beyond our reach. My leading idea is to
correct condition OF things OF which the following
is perhaps aggravated case but IL is substantial
illustration Of the condition throughout the coun-
try:-A man In Washington has $50 900 loaned out
In sums or fifty dollars TO the poor. at ten per cent
per month, and secured by chattel mortgage. When
the victim IL exhausted demand for payment Is
made, and in default OF payment pro-
perty IL sold for one-fourth to one
half its value. The plan to correct this is to place
within the reach OF every man OF energy and in
dustry capital at low rate Of interest upon which
he can labor and make profit. This is the one
have In view, and IL substantially the one In use in
England, Belgium, Holland and France the most
prosperous States OF modern times and to exclude
the plan we have adopted which is best exhibited by
states like spain, Mexico and the South American
States call your attention to state In the Amerl-
can Union tKentuckyl which has adopted system
similar to that have advocated. Kentucky Il may
be remembered, IL the most prosperous farming
state In the country. The general purpose Is
to restore TO the market for the OF the people all
the capital In the country IN contradistincton to
the method now IN use OF keeping the same out OF
the reach OF the people and In localized and central
lied situations. This IL TO be effected by the Trea-
sury OF the United States which Is 10 be first maze
strong In means ana then use tnat strength on the