The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-02-24

Mr.. Fort offered an amendment requir'
ing the duties formerly performed by as
SCISSORS in connection with the income tax
to be performed by collectors Of internal
revenue. Relected-yeas ", nays77.
Mr., Butler Of Massachusetts offered au
amendment providing that tax ondivi'
dends, etc, shall be paid by corporations
Adopted,
Mr.. Loughridge's amendment Us thus
amended was then adopted-yeas ia
nays so.
Mr. kellogg of Connecticut then moved
to strike out the enacting clause Of the
bill.
Mr.. Dawes appealed to Mr.. Kellogg mol
to make that motion, but to let 1t come
from some other quarter.
Mr.. kellogg persisted in the motion.
Mr., Smith Of Ohio asked II that motion
carried what would be the condition oil
the bill in the House2
Mr., Dawes-It will be in the condition
Ofa hen with her head cut of. Laugh
teri
Mr.. Kellogg's motion was rejected
l02 to llS, 60 b..
Mr.. Cotton moved u now section. taxing
tea and coffee ten and two cents pound
Rejected, 50 to llS,
Mr.. Young moved To amend the income
tax section BY requiring all collectors in
the States and Territories to be citizens
Of such States and Territories, Adopted.
Mr.. Phillips moved an additional sec:
ton imposing an additional tax Of
half Of one per cent on national bank
notes and one.teuth Of ono per cent OH
sales Of gold.
Mr.. Blckner offered as substitute for
Phillips amendment a section providing
that alter July LIST next q tax of lilo OF !
per cent shall be imposed on the sales Of
stocks, gold, silver, bullion, coin, bonds
and other securities. Substitute agreed
LO-l05 to IS.
Mr.. Dawes then moved, amid much OK.
element and such cries as "Where Is the
hen now2'' 10 strike out the cnaCting
clause Of the bill. CarFied-ll0 to "a.
The committee then rose and reported
that action to the House, whereupon
Dawes moved to reCommit the bill to the
Committee on Ways and Means, with in-
struCtions to report II back with the
whisky section, taxing whisky hereafter
to he made, not the stock on hand, 90
cents gallon, and leaving the tobacco
and sugar and 10 per cent sections In the
bill,
On vote, by the teller's count II was
announced as being l04 to 9l, but
before the question was decided, Mr..
Garfield suggested to Dawes to with.
draw the motion and let tho bill go to the
Committee Of the Whole, to which sug.
gcstion Dawes asScnted. lie withdrew
The motion and said he would let the
House take the responsibility Of concur.
ring with the action Of The Committee Of
the Whole in striking out the enactlng
clause. II the House cOncnfred IN that
action 1t would be in end Of the bill. He
desired to explain his motive in the mo-
tion he had made, but he was met with
objections and was not permitted to cx-
plain.
Mr.. Smith, Of Ohio, moved 10 recon.
nit the bill to the Committee Of Ways
and Means, with instructions to report
It back with two sections, one imposing
an income tax and the other taxing whis-
ky So cents gallon. Rejected.
The House then proceeded to vote by
ycns and nays on striking out tho enact
Ing clause, and Il was not agreed to-yeas
lO6, nays 100.
The House thereupon again went into
Committed Of tho Whole and resumed
the consideration Of the bill.
On motion OF Mr.. Harris section was
added allowing tobacco manufacturers u
llse licorice and other ingredients free Of
duty.
Nh. Lawrence moved to make the duty
on beer and ale two dollars barrel in
stead Of one dollar, and to strike out
the duty on sugar. Rejected.
Mr.. Morse moved to make II special
AK on liquor dealers Of hfty instead Of
twenty-five dollars. Rejected.
Amendments Of various kinds were Of.
feredby Messrs. 0'Bricn, IIotchkiss, Pot
ter, Conger, Kellogg Cox, Banning,
Vance and Myers, but were all rejected
finally.
No more amendments being offered the
Committee rose and reported the amend.
ments to tho House.
Mr.. Dawes thereupon proceeded TO ad-
dress tlIe Hol'sc . On tile ~, necessity Of Pro,
Viding tor dehcls in inc treasury, ana
spoke oil the impoSiblllty oi framing any
revenue bill that would Sntlsfy oil sec.
tions and all interests. He referred to
the income tax IA d tax which was most
Just ana proper III theoFy, Dut ~ one
which had proved ooleetionaols " ali
countries where II was tried lie believed
that tue necessities OF the government
called on Congress 70 pass some revenue
measure before adjournment. he pro
posed to make one more effort III that q g.
rectioh, anu II II lailel then personally
and as the organ oi the Gommittee on
Ways and Means nc should ieel tnat ne
had discharged ms whole auty IN me
premises, He therefore oticd a. 2 stlbsti'
tute ior the bill, one taxing whisky 70 be
hereafter made ninety Genus a gallon 70
bacco ana sugar az IN tLe amended oill
and restoring the Ten per cent on manu-
lactnred goods, and Oh that he moved the
previous question ,
The previous Question was seconded
and tlie man queslloh was oruereui yeas
1873 nays III. M ,,y All,
The sib'titnte waS agreed to- yeas lSl,
nays III.
The question theh reeufreu on ofdefing