Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1870-06-07
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Mr.. Ingersoll Of lllinois-With |
what conditions
Mr.. Lynch-With leave to report
at any time.
Mr.. Schenck--I object to that part
OF it,
Mr.. Farnsworth of Illinois remark |
ed that the House had no understand /
ing that the bill was to go over, ana
claimed that it should be disposed Of
to-day.
A discussion ensued, and finally the |
House decided to proceed with the I.
vote.
Mr.. Buffers amendment was with !
drawn, and Mr.. Cox's amendment to |
strike out the proyiso to the first sec
ton allowing an equivalent for draw
backs where the material used was OF
American production, was agreed to
80 to A.
Mr.. Woods amendment TO strike
out sections 3 and 4, allowing subsi-
dies and prohibiting tonnage duties,
was agreed to.
The House then refused to order
the bill to be engrossed and read a
third time-G0 to 100. This, accord
ing to the rules, was the rejection Of
the bill.
Mr.. Maynard moved to reconsider
the vote so as to have the bill recon-
mitted.
Mr.. Allison Of Iowa moved to lay
the motion on the table.
The House refused to lay the mo-
ton to reconsider on the table-72 to
92-and the vote was recopsidered.
Mr.. Maynard of Tennessee then
moved to recommit the bill to a select
committee.
Mr.. Brooks of New York-With
power to report at any time.
Several members-No.
Mr.. Brooks remarked that that
killed the bill for this session.
Several Members-"That is what
we mean to DO"
Mr.. Randall of Pennsylvania sug-
gested that it was killed already. -.
The bill was then recommitted to
select Committee on the Decline Of
American Commerce.
The House then resumed the In
ternal Revenue bill, and in the para
graph defining wholesale liquor deal
( er5 increased the minimum from a
quart to a gallon.
Mr.. Schenck of Ohio having thrown
upon the low tariff men and free ira
ders the responsibility Of the failure
| of the Tariff bill, Mr.. Butler Of Mas
sachusctts said he had not voted to
Law the Tariff bill aside until the gen
tlcman lScLcnck) had told the House
and country that he had no hope Of
passing it this session, and he had
hoped that tie gentleman would then
bring il short bill making a rcduc-
tiol Of the tariff. lie had also hoped
to have short Internal Revenue bill
reported. He would now tell th-
/ gentleman he could not get through
/ the House the pending long bill any
| more than tie Tariff bill, and its con.
sideration was only so much time
thrown away. He had hoped to sex
the income tax abolished, and liz
. intended to ask thc House to III
struct the Committee on Ways and
Means to report a short bill for th(
reduction Of the iutcrnaIlcyeuue tax
es and of tax gathcrers and officials
and for the abolition of the inQuisi
) tions into the business of the people
He did not care 50 much about til,
. amount they paid, as the manner il
which they had to pay it. They die
not want to be inquired Of as to what
, they had for breakfast and dinner ans
: what they were going to have .o
supper.
Mr.. Scheuck of Ohio replied in el
p feet that short bill was Impractical
bic, the pending bill had the sanction
Of the Treasury Department, an,
that the Senate were waiting for il
: and after discussion the House order
/ cd the previous question on the fits
section and cutting off the debate
T and struck out the section secocd
which permits the purchase by or 70
the use of the United States any ar
ticles free of tax.
The House progressed with the biL
as far as section 16, but a few unim
, portant amendments being made, ant
adjourned.
In the vote on the third reading Q
r Mr.. Lyncb's bill, the New Englan
members voting nay were Messr.
Brooks, Bulliaton. Butler, Hoar, Hoor
er. Smith and Washburn.