The New York herald., 1870-06-03
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE,


tons OF 100 brewers OF the State OF New York for
the repeal OF the law classifying brewers OF malt
liquors as dealers In spiruous liquors. and OF 200
tobacco manufacturers OF Brooklyn for q uniform
OF sixteen. per pound on all manufacture
tobacco ana SNUFF
CANNON FOR THE POUGHKEEPsIE MONUMENT.
Mr.. KErCHAM, rep.) Of N. Y, by unanimous con.
sent, introduced JOINT resolution authorizing the
secretary of War to deliver TO the municipal autho
cannon, two condemned brass cannon and 200 round
shot. to be used In the erection Of soldiers monu
ment at that place. Passed
BILLS REPORTED.
Mr.; MERcUR. !repl OF Pa, from the Judiciary Com
the jurisdiction Of the Western judicial district OF
pennsylvania. Passed.
Mr.. LOGAN trep.) OF ILL.,, from the Committee on
Military Affairs reported bill authorizing the set
tement OF the accounts OF Joseph G. McNutt late
Captain and Assistant Quartermaster. Passed.
Mr: HOOPER. trep) OF Mass, from the Committee
on Ways and Means, asked leave to report bin for
the appointment OF an Assistant Treasurer Of the
United States at Baltimore.
Mr.. FAKNswoRrH objected.
Mr.. PAINE, lrep.) OF Wis. chairman Of the Com
Hunt 81 2,OO), TO ]. II. Sypher $4,000. to Louis ST.
Martin $4,000, TO George w McCrance $4,000, TO
Frank Morey $4,000, anu 10 Michael Ryan ss,ooo lor
their respective claims to seats In the House from
the Stale OF louisiana Inc resolution was
Mr. PAINE also reported the bill regulating the
! compensation In cases Of contested elections. 1t
shall be paid mileage Or compensation to either
the sitting member or contestant until the case Is
deternlined when ,he mileage o. ana COMPENSATION EN- a
shall be finally accorded.
The second section provides that the person
against whom the adverse decision Is made Is to
cerye only the amount actually and necessarily ex-
| pended in prosecuting or defending his rights
first section on the ground that all persons actually
holding seats are in all respects equal and entitled
! to the same rights. This deprivation OF pay and
mileage OF members whose seats are contested was
an improper discrimination, and might in many in
Mr.. WlLIAfp rep s Of VI, argued that an unsuc-
cesslul contestant should receive no compensation,
but take just the risk that he would take he was
Mr. STEVENSON, irep.) OF Ohio, moved an amend
ment to allow the sitting member the mileage and
| other words, he would put the sitting member on
half pay and II he was ssfui he would let the
contestant receive the other half
Mr.. KERR, (dem.j OF Ind, opposed the bill. He
did not think 1t competent for Congress to pass
the House The sole and undivided control q contest.
ed election cases belonged to the House, and 1t
could not be shared with the Senate;
paid in twelve years up to the beginning OF this
Congress- to men whom the House had decided to
He submitted that that was an evil. During the
twelve years up to the beginning OF this Congress,
there had been sixty five contested elections IN the
House and only in all the years that went
before. In this Congress there had been thirty more,
making Dinety-fye contests in fourteen years, and
siXtythree only in the fifty preceding years. This
very day nineteen ne tGussnd ian nse hanfea dollars nad
right TO u dollar because they had no right to
seats.
While Mr.. Dawes was speaking the morning hour
expired and the House, at halrpast twelve
duce internal taxes, the question beng on the
tons relating to the income tax.
oa Of Se & oppSse% x sns oy
mode by which large portion OF the wealth Of the
country was made to contribute to the national rev.
enue.
Mr.. O'NEuI, (rep.) Of Pa. declared himself for the
absolute repeal oi the income tax He was not for
any modification OF IT, either as to rate amount OF
exemption, but he was for lis total abolition. The
government had exhibited to the world Its perfect
ability TO pay the national debt, and hence it was
time to remove odious and obnoxious taxes. He
believed that the country satisfied to cancel the
national debt the rate OF $780, year instead
Mr. WILSON tdem.l of Minn., opposed the aboli-
tion OF the income tax. The pending bill proposed
reduction of taxes by thtrty-four million dollars,
but II the income tax were aboliOhed an attempt
would be made TO prevent the reduction OF taxation
and say that they had abolished taxation on the rich
and kept it up on the poor? The income tax was
the airest of all taxes, because it fell on the rich
not on the poor.
Mr.. TOWNSEND, gep.) Of. Pa, declared that the
camor for the abolition OF the income tax was
local and fictitious one, gotten up In the interest Of
men Of large fortune IL did not find any response
among the people, but was confined to compare
lively few individuals He favored the raising Of the
exemption to $4,000, to relieve men OF moderate
means In his own district the income tax was paid
now by 1858 persons but with the raising OF the
emption 10 $1,000 that number would be reduced to
300; and yet tnat 800 would pay four-nfths oil the
present amount collected and would make no com m
plant about 1t. He also favored the reduction OF the
rate to three per cent.
MI. JUDD, (rep) Of H., offered amendments con-
fning the tax to invested capital and excluding
profits and incomes
MIR. HILL, (rep.) Of N. j. favored the abolition of
the income tax III 1t to be continued he wanted
the rate to be reduced TO three per cent and the
| exemption raised to twenty-five hundred dollars.
income tax as an odous ana unpopular tax. 1t was
imposed at time OF national necessity, and after
the war was over solemn pledge was given to the
country that IL should be continued until 1870 and
no longer. He would, therefore, oppose ITS longer
continuance, and II 1t were not to be abolished he
would favor reduction OF the rate and an increase
OF exemption.
Mr. NIBLAcK, tdem.) of Ind, said he had always
favored making the invested capital of the country
pay It's fair contribution to the revenue, but he was
not in favor Of taxing incomes and profits. II the
question presented Itself as whole, whether tne
gether he would vote to strike 1t out altogether II
was an Irritating and provOklng tax and revenue
enough could be collected without IL. 1t was very
plausible thing to say that the income tax affected
rich only, but the fact was that the income tax
affected all the business OF the country ana finally
fell upon The people at large.
Mr.. HALE, Vepl OF Me-, moved to increase the
exemption to IL, 600 aud reminded the House that
since 1866 the internal revenue mad been reduced
from $50 co. 900 TO $l6J0JO00o So he was in favor
OF ofreducing the income tax by raising the exemption
This would cake out the small professional men and
c,erks and leave the tax TO be paid by those who
| were above the reach OF plncu or necessity.
Mr. WARD (rep.) OF n. Y. said he had refrained
from interfering hitherto with the recommendations
| Of the Committee on Ways and Means 1t seemed to
| him that the opposition to the continuance Of the
income sprang from very small special interest.
Special interests got hold OF the newspapers, pur.
siled members into their committee rooms and to
their homes. And special interests were very apt TO
be regarded in forgetulness oil the interest OF the
great masses OF the people. If they abolished the
Income tax they abolished the only TAX that reached
personal property that reached the income Of the
| Dondholders.
| Mr.. MYERS (rep) OF Pa, advocated the abolition
OF the tax, saying that the public sentiment in Phia
0elphia was unanimous for iis abolition Ii 10 could
| not be abolished he favored the reduction
| OF the rate and the Increase OF the ex-
| emption. In reply TO the remark of his
colleague {Mr. Townsend) that this cry did
not reach the country, he said that the
turner's did not pay an Income tax; 1t was paid by
men living in the large cities, The city or Phladei
pha paying more than several States put together.
Mr.. FINKELNBURG, rep Of Pa, moved to limit the