New-York tribune., 1869-03-31

REMOVING POLITICAL DISABILITIES. -
the Senate bill in addition TO the Act OF July "a 1903
removing political disabilities, was taken up from tho
table and passed ...,..,,,.,-, -, coxoDrss
Mr. DAWES (fIep., Mass) offered concurrent NJ reson-
on for the final adjournment St n @ Sse cnnd he mo-
question OF the readiness OF both Houses to adjourn AZ
that time and to have finished all ySS nSGsssy
THE SOUTH CAROLINA CONTESTED SEAT ~.
PAINE REP Wis., from pdas tne CSeo caHus e Gn seat
from 1.-THE lid Congress District OF South Carolina
Wr RASDtI em PENN from the minority OF the
Committee assented to the report, and introduced Dill
to remove Mr.. Reeds disability
A BRIDGE FOR TIE ONO. 49,.
Mr.. NGERsoLL Rep l from ihe Gonmttee mi e,sd S
Roads and Canals reported bi @ K me
Ky, by the Paducah and Gulf Railroad Company Win
span not less than goo fee IN tne oe @ otyp o He1
some discussion the bill was passed.
on motion OF Mr.. BUTLER Rep. Massl the Constitu'
formed for the state OF Texas was ordered 10 DC
printed. 49, . -, -e,,-,,
Mr. HOOPER Cftcp. MassJ called up the motion 20 re-
amend the act of July 90 i6s imposing taxes distilled
spirits and tobacco was referred to the committee on
WAYS and Means the vote was reconsdcred, and the D
came up before the House for action.
amends section eight 10 reirsnes . TIE o. I'a s.1 o
u ,o M D n 10 sg1a, "a hour All m heh sra or Ss
+ mashed bv hand OF steam 20 gallons q sh or beer
ferente nom gaa sh represent POI. % hin Que
,pia from bcndi vsh0ues au he u April ig7O, Iab
5 5ss to # an .nsf. Sisa ol -. % q SsS .r .io S t :, %
reeser. 81 By requiring at Iss or pack
sge Of tobacco Dc uumsfei n co1rui series f each
col can district fsmen,s Of he toct
tobacco mrufsusi prof - ihe ~ oi Notmb
1854 on ueh paid bot stamped 90 BE- made uh
.hd fsqres the Couaasf Of Internal Rave
noe g. prepared The lrth section
h bouiei warehouses " tobacco saua, dgf
Bnless pot m packages ard Stamped --,-,-- ~,
Mr. HOOPER explained tho object and provisions OF
the bill.
visions In the bl participated ia by Mcssrs. Hooper
Allison, Butler Mass, Scheuck, aud Judd.
Mr. ALLISON REP Iowa. moved 10 strike out the par
agraph reference 20 the withdrawal OF distilled spirits
from bonded warehouses; and argued Ia advocacy oi
The discussion on that subject was engaged In by
Messrs. Kelley Butler, Logan, Garfield, and other mem
bers 49,
careful how passed b because In relation to cigar
stamps forged stamps could now be procured In New
York AT a. the thousand costing only little when
filled up which very difficult 10 detect He dstrib
uted some specimens OF forged stamps among the mem
bers ,,.-
Mr. ALLISON closed the discussion In favor OF striking
out the provision, aud suggested that the stamps pro
nounced by Mr. Butler not counterfeit stamps Du
stamps that had been formerly used and wero super
seded III such frauds were committed he believed
that they would be rcmedied now that they hac
gentlemen in whom they had full reliance at the head O
the Treasury Department aud OF the Internal Revenue
Bureau.
The question was then taken Mr.. Alisons motion tC
strike out the provision extending the time for withdraw
ing whisky from bonded warehouses; and the provision
WAS struck out. Yeas, 80 nays, 90
The bill then passed without division, ana th
House at l:3O adjourned.