The New York herald., 1869-03-31

Of the committee assentsd 70 the report and intro
duced btl 70 remove Mr. Reeds disability. Re
ferred TO the Committee on Reconstruction.
on Roads and Canals reported bill authorizing the
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THE TEXAS CONSTITUTION.
On motion Of Mr.. BUTLER. OF Mass, the c0nstlttl-
printed
TAXES ON DISTILLED SPIRITS AND TOBACCO.
MT HOOPER, trepJ OF Mass. called up the motion
TO RECONSIDER the vote Dy which, the 18th inst,
.ne oil 70 amend the act OF July 90 1868 imposing
taxes on distilled spirits and toDacco, was referred
to the Committee on Ways and Means. The vote
was reconsdered and the Dlll came before the
House for action 1t amends section eight IN refer
which distIllerlcs stand, BY allowina, il
section twenty by providing that In dlstlIleres OF
producing capacity OF less that l0J gallons In twenty
hand or without the use OF steam. sixty gallons OF
mash or beer brewed or fermented from grain, shall
represent not less tnan one bushsi OF grain. II
amends section hfty-six By extending the time for
draining distilled spirits from bonded warehouses
until the 10Th OF April 1870 subject to an additional
section hynine des gnatng who shall be regarded as
rectifers. It amends section dftySeven by requiring
10 be numbered IN continued series for each colec
ton district The second section requires statements
81 % OF e @ E crs s ON wnsn
the duty has been paid, but not stamped TO be made
within SIXTY days. The third section requires the
Commissioner OF Internal Revenue to have suitable
special stamps prepared The fourth section pro-
hlbits the withdrawal from bonded warehouses OF
tobacco, snuff or cigars unless put up In packages
and stamped
Mr.. Ho5rEa explained the object and provisions
OF the bill.
A discussion took place in reference to the cigar
provisions OF the bill. participated in by Messrs.
Hooper, Allison. Butler OF Mass, Schenck and Judd.
the paragraph In reference to the withdrawal OF dis
tiled spirits from the bonded warehouses, ana
argued in advocacy Of his motion.
the discussion On that subject was engaged in by
Messrs Kelley Butler. Logan, Garfield ana other
Mr. LOGAN, lrep.) Of ILL.,, declared that the PROPOSE
tion TO extend the time for withdrawing whiskey
from bonded warehouses was III the interest Of the
whiskey ring that was r0bbing the government or
millions OF dollars, and had its attorney IN Washing
ton, man named Boyd, furnished with plenty Of
Mr. KELLEY defended the proposition. and gave the
reasons why It should be adopted.
Mr ,,s b, 'v neaua IN ~ reaton 70 rar
stamps forged stamps could now be procured IN
New York at two dollars the Thousand. costing only
little more when filled up. and which were very
difficult to detect. He distributed some spect-
ments Of forged stamps among the members.
1 Mr.. SCHENCK opposed the proposition and ex-
pressed hnseli In iavor OF requiring tue withdrawal
OF the whisKey, SO that those bonded warehouses
aed class snoua 20 a ss up ~ cnarsa
way and coarse paper 80 that II not largely coun-
erfeited they might easily be. He believed the gov
ernment was losing largely on that account.
The tobacco stamps beng almost worthless this bill
contained remedy for tnat and, therefore, he was
anxious for its passage.
Mr. ARCHER tdemj OF Nd, argued in favor OF re-
tainlng the clause In reference to the bonded ware
houses and declared that there were attorneys on
the one side OF the question there were also attor-
neys ON the other, representing the rich disters,
who wanted this provision struck out
Mr.. MuNGEN. tdem) OF Ohio. also argued In favor
Of retaining the provision.
Mr.. ALLISON closed the discussion In favor OF
striking out the provision, ana suggested that the
stamps pronounced by Mr.. Butler were not counter
felt stamps but stamps that had been formerly used
and were now superseded. II such frauds were
committed he believed they would be soon reme-
d ed, now that they had gentlemen in whom they
had full reliance at the head OF the Treasury De-
partment and OF the Internal Revenue Bureau.
The question was then taken on Mr. Alison's mo-
tion 10 strike out the provision extending the time
for withdrawing whiskey from bonded warehouses.
and the provision struck out Yeas, so; nays 58
The bill was then passed without . division, and
the House At hafpast four adjourned.