The Portland daily press., 1872-04-17


ing this that the aggregate of reductions should
nay nave reached, as hoped it might instead of
S5l o43, DOL, at least $40 coo, 900 to 4j 900 000
whicn believe the revenues of the future will
Juss1y; 1t will be my endeavor, by fair pro-
cess of amendment to reach that end. and
have no doubt that by the cooperation of the
Rouse the bill will be so far improved as to
pie. p0N
Mr.. Maynard obtained leave to introduce a
Dill on which himself and Mr.. Kelly, as the
minority OF the committee, agreed. 1t is en-
titied bill for a further reduction of taxes
anu tne promotion of commerce. 1t puts in
teInai taxes first; it makes tea and coffee free
WIN other additions to the free list, and adopts
.he Yen per cent. provision of the Senate bill as
70 MANY OF the articles embraced in it. 1t puts
tne rate OF tobacco at 16 cents per pound uni
Iorh', ana permits the Secretary of the Treas
uIE; unoer such regulations as he may pre-
scribe, TO maintain tobacco warehouses 1t also
provinces Tor the consolidation of the tax of IS
Genus on spirits, but abolishes the tax on sales
OF both spirits and tobacco. The measure
makes reduction of $50, 00O, 900 from the two
sources OF revenue, and provides for diminu-
tion OF the force of the internal revenue ser
vice 10 the extent of half the number of en-
pl0yes and expenses
MI. dawes, from the same committee, re-
ported bill to regulate the seizure and exami-
revenue cases " Wits
MI herr, OF Indiana, to whom the bill was
eS5y committed on Ways and Means, pro-
oeeueu 70 explain 1t, and said that it was drawn
up !nalnly upon petitions extensively signed by
pusiness men In twenty-five States of the
Union, and was designed to relieve merchants
law '''o oN''''ho
After some further discussion the bill went
over without action
ne speaker replied to the criticism of Mr.
6eatty, made last Saturday, and sustained the
Geclsion then made, that the bill that Mr.
Beatty sought to report from the Committee on
nrni.hg. winch proposed to overturn the entire
system OF printing and make the Government
a vast wholesale establishment and each post
master an agent for the sale of public docu-
nents, DID not come within the rule permitting
Sne coihmlttee to report at any time He de-
aeslreo some action by the House, though sat
lsned OF the correctness of the ruling.
On motion of Mr.. Banks, who. with Messrs
Dawes and Cox, supported the Speakers posi-
ton, the House-by 1856 to 6-resolyed to sus-
tain the ruling of the Chair.
MIR. Ketcham, of New York, from the con-
ference committee on the st. Croix and Lake
Superior land grant, reported that the commit.
tee was unable to agree, and moved that the
House insist on its action and appoint another
committee.
Mr.: Schofeld, of Pennsylvania, Moved that
the House recede from its action, which would
nave tne eHect OF passing the Senate bill
MIR. Holmon, of Indiana, moved that the
House adhere to its action, which would make
it final
Mr.. Ketcham, in view of Mr.. Scofeld's mo-
ton, accepted that of Mr.. Holman in lieu of
his own.
Mr.. Scofeld's motion was reiected-57 IN
115,-and Mr.. Holman's adopted-11O to 81.
This amounts to the rejection of the bill as the
substitute adopted by the House. and to which
it voted to adhere was to declare the lands IRE
served to actual settlers. Adjourned.