The New York herald., 1870-06-01
Nays III.

Duval. Mccarthy smith, ore on.
MI MAYNARD moved to reconsider the vote, so as
to have the bl recommitted.
Mr. ALLISON moved 10 lay that motion on the
table.
the House refused to lay the motion to reconsider
on che tab e-yeas ~ nays 92-aDd the vote was re-
considered.
Mr.. MAYNARD then moved 10 recOMmlt the bill to
Mr. BROOKS, llen.) OF N. Y.-witn power to report
at any time.
SEVERAL MEaBERs-No,n no.
Mr. BROOKS remarked that that killed tile bill for
this session.
SEVERAL MEniBERs-Tnat Is what we mean to do.
Mr. RANDALL, ldeni.j of Pa suggested thai 1t was
Mr.. INGERsOLL moved to lay The bill on the ,ape.
the Bill was then reconmitled to the select COM
mittee the decline OF Americ IN commerce.
REDUCTION OF INTERNAL TAX.
The House then, at half-past two, resumed the
consideration Of the .iil to reduce INTERNAL taxes
Logan, to strike out the provlso exenptng from the
provisions of the paragraph relating 10 rectifers
TILED spirits OF their own production In the course
OF original distation.
On motion OF Mr.. MARSHALL, dem.l OF ILL.,. the de-
signaton OF what constitutes wholesale liquor deal
quart to gallon. In the course Of discussion on
the whiskey question Mr.. MARSHALL intimaed that
the machinery for collecting the tax was 40 much
improved that there might be proposition made
ana entertained TO increase the present Fate OF taxa
Mr.. CULLoM, (rep.) OF ILL.,, argued that instead Of
this bill reducing taxation thirty tythree millions 1t
should be reduced al least SEVENTH millions as
there was no prospect Of reducing the tariff
Mr.. SCHENCK threw upon the low tariff men, in
cluding Mr.. CullOm the responsibility for the failure
OF the Tariff bill aud said that the majority OF those
desiring to lower the tariff had stuck by the Com
mttee OF Ways and Mean, that bin would have had
before this time the sanction Of the House, and
would have gone to the Senate.
Mr.. BUTLER !of Mass said that ne had not voted
to lay the Tariff bill aside until the gentleman Mr
schenck) had told the House ana the country that
he had no hope Of passing this session. and he had
| hoped that the gentleman would then bring In
l ha
had also hoped to have short Internal revenue bin
| reported. He would now tell that gentleman that
long blu any more than the Tarir bill and
| its consideration was only so much time thrown
ished He intended ask the House to instruct the
| Committee on Ways and Means TO report short bill
for the reduction OF internal taxes and of tax gath
aud officials and for the abolition Of inqusi
tions into mems business. The people did not care
"a about the sn Saa they e1 about 1s
| want 10 bc inquired OF as to what they had for
breakfast and for dinner and what they were going
| Mr.. SCHENCK said he had often heard this talk
| about small bills, but 10 man could spend any con.
siderable time In studying the revenue system with
out finding out that it was contradictory and incon-
| gruous, and that II any part OF 1t was interfered
WITH provision must made for other parts In con-
| sequence Of those changes. This bill was desired by
| the Department.. 1t was true that there were some
eigntysix pages in IT. but the delay had not been
casioned half much by the length Of the bill by
speeches and interruptions. Referring to an allu-
oy MI Butler & to 1 Senator snermans naSa b
visedly about It, The chairman OF the Senate Finance
| Committee had introduced bill indicating what
the pending bill provided, and having mad 1t printed
| and made speech upon 1t wound up by saying that
he did not desire any action upon It until the House
bill was disposed Of; that instead OF antagOniZ.
Ing with the House the Senate was waiting for the
Mr.. CULLox-Does not the gentleman know that
the chairman Of the Senate Finance Committee pro-
| poses to substitute his bin for thisS
| Mr.. ScHENCK--I do not so understand It,
Mr.. CULLoM-I do.
Mr.. SCHENCK-Then you are mistaken.
Mr.. MYERS, (rep.) OF Pa declared himself opposed
to the income tax and In favor Of taxing dstieries
according to their capacity, but admitted that the
pending blll dld not admit amendments for those
After further discussion by Messrs Judd, Myers
tlon on the first section The previous question was
| seconded, cutting of all further amendments, and
the House Proceeded 70 consider the second section
Which permits the purchase by, or for the use Of the
| United states OF any articles free OF tax.
| On motion OF Mr.: INaERsoLL, and after argument
| The third and fourth sections, iu reference to
special taxes, were passed with few verbal amend
| The nfth section makes provision for the punish
ment OF persons subject to special taxes who refuse
to exhibit the receipt for the payment OF the tax.
visions were stricken out and the following subssi
tuted:-nShail be subject to the same penalty as II
The sixth section was passed without amendment.
The seventh section was on motion OF Mr.. Ella,
son who shall sell out his special business may trans
fer his special tax receipt to successor who may
continue the business without payment OF an addi.
tlonal tax.n
Sections Q, and 10 were passed with few verbal
amendments.
Mr.. Cox moved to strike out section IL, taxing
passports, which was negatved.
the House progressed with the bill as far as sec.
ton le page Al, without adopting any important
amendment.
The sPEAKaR appointed, as committee to visit
West Point, Messrs Logan, Schenck and Socum.
The House then, at five O'Clock, adjourned.
ARREST or A MURDERER.
Patrick Moylan, the alleged murderer OF Margaret
Iorcn No .tad Iant