Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-12-12
Forty-second Congressional Session,

reported from the committee and its passage re.
commended.
Mr.. Sumner presented his bill for theaboition
OF internal revenue, which is as follows:
Be it enacted, SC. that all internal taxes and du
TIES, except from the sale and use OF stamps, shall
be abolished on and after the first day OF July next
and the stamp duty on spirits shall be increased to
eighty cents gallon on and after that date, pro-
Yided that no income tax shall be assessed ON or
after the first day of January 1872 but assessments
made before such date shall be collected
Sect. That the offices Of commissioner, deputy
commissioner solicitor, collector and deputy col
lectOr, assessor and assistant assessor supervisor
and detective head OF division clerks and employees,
under the commissioner Of internal revenue, shall
cease on and after the first day of September next,
and instead thereof there shall be one collector for
each state and territory, appointed and qualified
according to existing law, who shall administer
such law in the sale of stamps and the collection of
revenue theretrOm; and all the powers and duties
now belonging TO collectors or other officers in the
enforcement of such law, are devolyed upon such
collectors.
Sect 3-ThatEll the officers and employees now
actlngunder the commissioner of internal revenue,
shall on and after the first day of September
next act under the secretary of the treasury.
Sect. 4.,Ihat all suits now pending or arriving
on and after the first day OF September next shall
be in charge of the solicitor of the treasury who UNI
der the direction of the secretary OF the treasury,
shall do in thu premises all now deyolyed by law on
the officers OF the internal revenue.
Sect 5,-fnat ON and after the first day of Sep
TENDER next the secretary of the treasury shall
have all the powers belonging to the commissioner
OF internal revenue far as it is necessary to en-.
force the collection OF taxes, and generally to ad.
minister the laws of internal revenue as the com.
missioner might have done.
Sect 6-Ihat on and after the first day of Sep
TENDER next the secretary of the treasury may
transfer from the Office of the commissioner of i-
ternal revenue to the Office of the secretary of the
treasury sucn clerks and other persons as he may
deem necessary to the proper performance of the
duties deYOYed ON him, and he may assign any
duties OF the commissioner to the heads of the
treasury bureau.
Sect. That the secretary of the treasury NAV
employ the secret service division of the treasury
department IN bringing to justice all who violate
the PROVISIONS Of the internal revenue laws
Sect. THAT all acts and parts of acts inconsis-
tent herewith are repealed.
Mr.. Sherman, after Mr. Sumner had ex-
planned the provisions Of his bill, stated that all
Dllls Tor raising the revenue mustOriginate with
the house, as provided in the constitution.
Mr.. Sumner replied that his bill was to di-
minish taxation, and it would he wrong if the
senate's hands were so tied that it could not re-
duce the burdens Of the people.
Mr. Sherman, in the brief debate which en-
sued, ayowed himself in favor OF reduction of
taxation, but insisted that for the senate to
originate the measure would endanger bar-
monious action with the house. Mr.. Sherman
also stated that the entire tax on whiskey was
only sixty seven cents Il gallon, and that Mr.
summers bill fixing the tax at eight-nine was
virtually increasing the tax.
Mr.. Thurman sustained Mr.. Sumner. and
cited as a precedent the celebrated compromise
tariff which originated in the senate He de
sired to see the bill referred that Il committee
might examine the constitutionality of its in
PRODUCTION, and not laid on the table
The bill was referred to the committee on
finance, and ordered TO he printed.
Mr.. Ramsey introduced bill to establish the
territory of Oiibway, and provide Il temporary
government therefor. The proposed territory
extends MiUnpsntp N
MIR. Scott introduced bill providing for the
punishment Of cOntumacous witnesses before
committees Of the two houses.
Mr.. Comkling moved The consideration of the
resolution directing the military committee 10
inquire into the detalcation Of PaymasteY
Hedges |
Mr. Irumbull suggested that it would he bet
ter TO wait action ON his concurrent resolution
appointing g 3peCial committee on retrenchmeut
aud civil service reform.
bir. Irumbul moved to substitute his resolu-
ton for Mr. Conkiings, and spoke at length.
Debate on the subject was continued till three
O'Clock. Adjourned
HOUSE.
Several petitions were presented, including
one for post office and custom house building
at Fall Biyer.
Mr. Banks of Massachusetts presented bills
to carry out the treaty of Washington, to pro
hbit Americans owning foreign slaves, and for
a colossal statue of Farragut
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Mr. Cox of New York offered a general am
ncsty bill
Several other bills were also presented and re-
ferred
MIR, killingcr introduced bill TO facilitate a
cheap and uniform system of railroad transpor-
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