The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1870-06-29
CONGRESS-.
= lively Tilt En Ibe House.
WASHINGTON, June %, 1870
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AaSely TIL kn IEe House.
WASHINGTON, June %, 1870.
SENATE.
Mr.. Sherman called up the bill TO reduce
internal taxes, sc. The amendment OF
the Senate committee on Finance was
read. The proposition of the committee
to strike out the first, third and fourth
sections, imposing special taxes, was
agreed to.
Mr. Sherman explained that the House
had provided for keeping up u portion of
the special taxes. while the Senate com
mIttee proposed to repeal all of them ex-
cept on spirits, tobacco and beer.
Mr. Sherman offered n new section
which, as amended by Mr.. Sawyer, was
adopted, extending the time within which
stamps may be affixed to instruments of
writing requiring stamping and executed
in the late rebellious States, until June
1870, making the penalty double the
amount Of tax. and IN no ease less than
FIVE dollars.
The income tax section was then dis
cussed.
Nj Sherman spoke in favor of the re
tention Of the tax, and Mr. Corbett against
IT,
HOUSE.
Mr. Schenck, from the committee on
ways and means, reported a bill to organ
lze department of internal revenue. and
to regulate the collection of taxes. and
moved II be printed and made the special
| order for Wednesday next The bill chan
geS of Internal revenue into 4 department
the commissioner 10 be the head, at s. ,OOC
per annum, an assistant commissioner al
| SS, 800, hive heads Of divisions at S3,000
| The bill also provides for Revenue Gau-
gers, Assessors and Collectors. The num-
| Der of assistant assessors EMPLOYED shall
be permanently reduced by the discharge
of all officers assigned specially TO the as
| sessment Of any taxes which have been
abolished by law. The commissioner is
| further required to reduce the number o.
| assistant assessors IN proportion to any re-
ducton Of service which may have beer
made or may hereafter be made by re-
peal of any portion of the internal taxes
The ball reduces the employees about one
third, repudiates entirely the system o.
lnformers, spies, &c. Mr.. Schenck's mo-
ton was agreed to.
The veto Of the President of the bill fol
the renewal of the patent of the Rollir
| White for an Improvement in pistols came
up. In the discussion which took place
on the veto, and which was participated
in by Messrs. Wood, Latin, Hoar anC
Kellogg, in support of the veto, and Mes
srs. Jenckes and Butler, of Mass, agains
it, an exciting episode took place, arising
out of point of order made by Mr.. Farms
worth, that Mr.. Butler was the paid coun
sci of Rollin White, the beneficiary unde
the bill. He declared it was in evidenc
that the member from Massachusetts, has
accepted a fee of $1,000.
Mr.. ButleF-There is no such evidence
never can be, and never will be.
Mr. FarHsworth-I insist upon its bein
{ read.
Mr.. Butler-The point between tn
gentleman and myself is, that he charge
that fee of $4,000 was furnished me t
advocate an extension of patent on thi
r floor. say received the fee for arguin
= the case in the Supreme Court
Mr.. FarnswoHth-The statutes of tn
2 United States declares that a member
' Congress who receives any fee for a maj
4 ter pending before Congress, or in any
) the departments, commits a misdemeanC
!. punishable by Indictment, and it is in ev
e dence that the member from Massachr
/ setts Voluntarily stated to the eommi
sipukr Of pstenta