The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-12-07
BY TELEc RAPH,
ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORT
Exclusively to, the IAtelligeneer.
(By the western Union Line.
Ofie0 Northwest cor. Of Main and Monroe sts.)
CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON, December Q.
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'E HOUSE,,
Mr.. Harris introduced q bill for the
payment Of property destroyed during thl
rebellion by the authority OF the govern
ment.
A resolution was adopted calling on thl
Secretary Of War Tor information Of thl
probable cost Of q ship canal from tn,
Mississippi river, near the mouth, 10 thl
deep water ol the Gull of Mexico.
MIR. Dawes, from the Committee OF
Ways and Means, reported bill abolish
ing the offices OF Assessor and Assistan
Assessor OF Internal Revenue, and trans
ierring their duties TO Collectors and
Deputy Collectors.
After the bill was read Mr.. Dawes of
iered an amendment fixing the time FOL
It's going into operation on the first ot July
Mr.. Dawes proceeded to explain the
bill. He said that the law Of June Q
1872, directed the Commissioner OF In
ternAl Revenue to be reduce, on or be-
fore the 1st Of Janury next, the whole
number Of collection districts to so, ant
10 discharge all the collectors and assess
ors except one in each Of those eighty
districts. The bill now proposed was
substituted for that provision because Il
was evident that a reduction Of the col
lection districts to one-third OF the exist
Ing number would enlarge the area OF the
districts three-lold, and would with q dli
miniShed number Of officers present toC
great q temptation 10 frauds upon tht
revenue.
Mr.. Dawes yielded to Mr. Sawyer, who
offered resolution reciting the 'tele-
graphic account Of the accident on thG
Pennsylvania railroad last evening, among
the victims ofwhich were W. W. Danthe
an employe Of the House, and his wife
and child, and directing that arrange
ments be made to transport their bodies
back TO their late home, at Princeton
Wisconsin, and have them inferred at the
expense Of the House. Adopted.
Mr.. Dawes resumed his remarks, and
stated that by the passage Of this bill the
saying which would be effected over the
plan provided by the law Of June last
would be $1,700O00, and over the exist
ing system $s,0000OO.
Mr.. Myers, Of Pennsylvania, called at
tention to the fact that this bill would
turn out Of Office all the assessors, the
men who had the most administrative
experience in connection with the Inter
nal Revenue, and retain all Collectors
He thought the Government should bt
authorized to select from both classes OF
officials, and therefore he gave notice o
an amendment which he would offer; leg.
islating out Of Office all Assessors ant
Collectors, and providing for subsequent
appointment Of new Collectors. This
he said, would give the Department 6
chance to select its best officials.
Mr.. Wood OF New York, called atten-
ton 10 the fact that the APPROPRIATION fol
theInternal Revenue Bureau OF 81, 900, 900
was $900,0 greater than that for the
previous year, and asked, where was the
reform; the real measure ot reform i!
abolition Of the whole system. In Por
duties there were $50000,0O0 to $780,
0O0, 900, in excess Of Government expenses
Mr. Beck explained that the increase IL
the estimate tor the Bureau was because
Of the pay Of store keepers and gauger
formerly paid by distillers.
Mr. Garfield said il the bill passed, hC
would move to cut down the appropria-
ton for internal revenue.
Mr.. Duke, Of Virginia, gave notice O
an amendment to abolish the whole inter,
nal revenue system.
Mr.. Garfield suggested TO Mr.. Duke, tc
abolish all taxes and defray the expenses
Of the government out ot the Treasury.
Mr.. Kerr supported the bill, and favor
ed the continuance Of the internal revenue
system because It was the cheapest sys-
tenn Of taxation, and because it was al
revenue. ....-
Mr.. Dawes moved the previous ques
ton, under operation Of which the amend
mentS were to agree to fixing the time fol
the bill to go into operation 1st of July
1873, and requiring collectors to give
additional bonds for their new duties, anG
the bill passed. .r..",a..U
On motion OF Mr. Holdman, the Selec,
Committee on Centennial Celebration
were instructed to enquire into the feast
bility and propriety OF taking the Censu.
Of the United States on the 1st Of January
1875, in one day on the detdeto principle
and with prior schedules. q
Adjourned to Monday.
SENATE.
On motion OF Mr.. Frelinghuysen, thI
Senate suspended the rule requiring thu
election Of chairmen Of the standing com
mittees by ballot, and the standing anG
select committees were then elected.
The Finance Committee have been In
structed by the Senate to inquire and re
port as early as practicable what legisla-
tion is necessary to relieve the stringency
In the money market and the propriety o
issuing additional legal tenders.
STANDING COMMUTERS.
Privileges and Election1-Mr. Morton
Chairman; Messrs. Carpenter, Logan, Al
corn, Hill, Anthony and Trumbull.
FGrttgn ReldtionS-Mr. Cameron, Chair
man; Messrs. Harlan, Morton, Patterson
Hamlin, Howe and Schurz. 4,
Finance - Mr.. Sherman, Chairman
MessrS. Morrill, of Vermont, Scott, Ames
Wright, Ferry of Michigan, and Bayard
AppropridtionS-Mr. Cole, Chairman
Messrs. Sprague, Sawyer, Morrill, Of Ne,
Window, West and Stevenson.
Commerce-Mr. Chandler, Chairman
MesSrs. Corbett, Kellogg, Spencer, Buck
ingham, Conkling and Vickers.
MdnuJdctureS-Mr. Robertson, Chair
man; Messrs. Sprague, Gilbert, Westol
and Fenton. -...
Agrieulture-Mr. Frellnghuysen, CHR
man; Messrs. Robertson, Lewis, Davis, Q
West Virginia, and Machen.
Military AfairS-Mr. Wilson, Chair
man; Messrs. Logan, Cameron, Morton
Ames, West and Blair. l ... '
Ndrdl Afaiu-Mr. Cragin, Chairman
Messrs. Anthony, Nye. Osborn, Alcorr
Morrill,, oi Maine, and Stockton.
Judieidry-Mr. Edmunds, Chairman