New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-02-19

demorslzing as The Temptation commit fraud on the
and Sng suS 81 % have the
high to lot Illicit distlIers spring up an over
IL was the belief many large dsfillers tbemselyesl
that1f the tax we're put at the round doaf ana u
all the improved methods Of collecting the tax Were
resorted to- the tax could BIO collected atbuy INA.
the conclusion the Commissioner Of Internal Revenue,
Mr. GARFIELD rep, Oho) expressed surprise at Mr..
Randaps statements, and he wanted 10 to be remen,
bered that that gentleman promised that there could
Mr.. RANDALL-I have no power to mako such
Mr.. GARFIELD-But you expressed the belief of
what can be done aud will be done
Mr.. RANDALL-I have no doubt that IL can be done.
Mr.. GARFIELD--The gentleman thinks that the appro-
prations THIS session could reduced sOOOO0 wish
10 call attention TO the fact that tue snklg tnni ana
total amount appropriated last year s2I000 o0 ex
elusive OF the Sinking Fund How he proposes 70 cut
the appropriations 100000 on our present es
aOlishmeDt can only be seen by what he proposes 10
relation to the navy He thinks we ought t. cut me
tue H nsVy aa rS@4'0 to ' eoos@S f%r
now down to little less than si7OOOOO II the gentle
will show how the navy can be nIaintaned 10 any
thing like ITS present strength on any such sum as
s7cOOoOo. no will show what nobody In this country mas
yet offered to show The actual pay Of the navy almost
equal that amount TO say nothing OF the repai. OF
II 1t understood IN the country tGat The next
Congress Is golug to cut down appropriation oy s1OoO
GO, think 1t Is nigh time that tho country should
look forward and see IN wbata crippled shape tue pubic
service will be with sucn retreuchment as that
Mr.. RANDALI~You do not state fairly wDat said
Mr.. GARFIELD-I have been wiling To 20 far as
possible IN ne way uf retrenchment and hope that
the next Congress Will go further than wo have gone
Mr.. RANDALL-You do not fairly state what I said:
sad that believed the appropriations could be cut
down $4,000 co., but added, without a0y nterter-
ence with the legitimate aud proper functions OF tns
far Will DO governed as a member OF the next
Congress. the Administration mas nothing whatever 70
fear from any attempt to cripple It In It's hnaneai
matters. , 49,,
about cutting down the expenses oft navy slOOlO
Mr.. RANDALL believe that your party /, utterly
Incapable OF cutting Of cxcrescences 10 Gne public ser
vice. believe, tue gentleman Will not deny IL, that
the expenses OF all the departments can Do cut down
amnadment ana argued that san Of 81 gallon could
fairly collected. He did not tnnk that the eXperonce
In the reduction Of the from 81 to 10 cents ought to
auy weight in considering the question, because
the improved methods OF collecting the tax would
still be continued.
Nh HOSKINs (Rep, N. " also opposed Mr.. RlndalPs
amendment, aud expressed bel T. fr0In his eXper
ience a Collector OF Internal Revenue. That 81
gallon could be fairly collected
Mr.. HOLMAN tDem. Indl expressed his strong doubts
as 10 ne Oh ane n cue d me- n
q letter read FROM the President OF tue Disers Asso-
catIon Indicating the extent Of frauds now prdctiscd
Tie evil OF increasing the would oe "a much the de-
mordlz ton Of tho Treasury as tho DECENTRALIZATION Oh
M RANDALTs amendment to reduce the tax to 80
cents reject ed-63 10 SO.
Mr.. BANNING (Lb. Rep, Ohio) moved to strike ont
the provIsO to first taxing stock on
hand. Rejected by vote OF 50 ~ CO.
shall apply TO brandy made from appies pcdcnes or
Mr. KASsON rep, Iowa) from the Committee on Ways
ana Means, offered amendment providing FOR Goa
tracts made writing before Fen TO- 1915. ANA allowing
prs contracted Tor TO be delivered 20 the purchaser
who Is to nay the additional tax. Agreed TO.
Mr. BANNING offered an amendment that no whisky
now owned by dlstIlers, and in bonded warehouses;.
shall be subject to increased TAX. rejected.
Mr. ARCHER Dem. Md moved to strike out the
euactng clause OF the bill Rejected by vote OF SO to &c.
Tue Committee chen passed the consideration OF tue
which increases the tax on tobacco from
Nj GUNCKEL (Rop., oho) moved to strike ont tho
second section. He asked that taxation should be ln-
tons Tie 81 a gallon tax whisky was heavy tax
the West and was 80 generally understood Aud now
West and South entirely. He protested against such
discrimination. This increased lax wonli NOT anect
Connecticut tobacco, for that was used 1T cigars
Mr. DAWES said he proposed to offer an amendment
to increase tue iax on cigars:
Mr.. BUCKNER (Dcm., MOI called attention 10 the
falling OF In export OF whisky aud roacco, which
he attributed 10 the taxation GU these artlces,
Mr.. DAWES refunded hin that exported whisky and
tobacco paid no tax.
Mr. HARRIS Dtm, va) protested against the pro-
posed increase OF the tax on tobacco.
deT and argued that Il Would
Mr.. DAWES moved an amendment increase the tax
domestic cigars from IS to So per 1000, aud Oh
cigarettes from So 80 tn s. rs.
Mr.. SMITH rep, ONO, protested against taxing the
fortunes Of tie country remalued unGlxrd. He in
tended, at the proper place. 10 move u iucometa1
fall Oh the more hghly -.ayUred classes.
Mr.. NEGLEY (Rep, Penn.) rcnarkei that that was
the worst Vge OF asrart,'m ovod ,h,t ,,o ,noro,.oa
tax should not apply TO tobacco purchased from the
n,nter before tue passage OF the act. and
lie friends the cOU.ed that the elect Of tue IN
thousands OF coOred people in Virginia VINO now got
employment in tobacco factories.
Mr.. DAWES resented very warmly tho lntimation
been shown Massachusetts aud Connecticut, ana said
he wuu dospIse the representative wuV could take
broa,ler view OF ais iuty tIau that
Mr. RED.
the gentleman Nir Ddwcsl had now state', that when
lie reporting additional taxes he never thought OF
Massachusetts, or Cunucctcut But six years ago
thar gentleman had renemJcred Massachusetts enough
10 take sj2OJOUO or taxation OH that State, wmle
1900 taxation added TO illinois. lie cnarac
tcrz bill as tne most unfair pieces
legislation that ne nad any acquaintance lt LAID
me heavy hand OF the GJyernnent on tue class that
was least able to bear the Durien. But the
taxation on his own section, anu then that
gentleman gravely told the House that he never looked
10 he lines OF his district Tie limos OF that eutemans
district nad lately been extended, while the lines OF his
me- Wari) district had been practically blotJcd out
but although the last dars OF his service he
insisted the pending legislation unjust aud un-
fair Tue most honest aud truthful ana Ialr way VI
getting additional revenue was the income tax and by
/, all the deficiencies Of could supplied
BIZ. Will EHEAD dem, Val moved 10 aheld Mr.
sI0 thousand nd said tuat That Increase would pro-
ducc 81, $4,000 Uf revenue. Rejected
Mr. MYERS (Rep.. PENN opposed Mr.. Dawes's amend
ment and argued against disturbing the existing rate
OF taxation on cigars. $780,.
Mr.. YOUNG Dem., GiD moved All amendment TO al
low farmers sell to tleir ompOye others, the
place where grown tobacco In quantities less than five
pounds free of tax.
MT sOUTHARD (Dem.. Ohio) opposed the section, and
argued that there necessity for Increased
enue
Mr.. COX Dem, N. " replied to Mr. Ward Of Illinois
on the subject tue income and accused him aud
his party OF allowing the the
to he during the last years TO the amount Of
81 400 100000 under tue Pennsylvania scoundrey system
vi prOtt ct0n.
Mr. YOUNG'S amendment was rejected.
Mr. PLATr (Rrp, va.) moved that the second section
IN n feet LIS
port OF that proposition Rejected.
Mr. BUCKNER dom, MOI offered an amendment to
allow sell tobacco small quantities free OF
tax Rejected,
JerTIEs IN fffE MISSISSIPPI.