, 1875-02-18
'WAsH'N' E)N.
Incidents Of the : use Debate
on the IS Bill
An Amendment Adopted Increasing
the Tax on Imported
Champagne.
\ Vigorous Opposition to the
Bill Among Rcpub.
licans.
Tic Senate l!olds an all.Nisht ScS.
sion on tlA PiAchback
Case.
An Evening Session of the
House Devoted to the
Postal Telegraph
Bill.
CllComRlimentary References 10 l}lc
Southern Associated Press,
Cncomplimentary References 10 The
Southern Associated Press,

THE TAX AND TARIFF BILL.
DEBATE on THE MEASURE IN TIE HOUSE.
Srec1zi Hntd!eh to The Chicaoo Iridftt..
WAsH,SGTos. D. e.. Feb. 17.--The Hons. d;e-
cussca tho Tariff bill to-day for stx hours WITH
oat accomplishing anything but tbs addition of
an amendment to tho firat section ct tile bill.
The amendment, proposed by Mr.. Cox. increases
tie tax Gil imported champagne wiaes AZ full
lows: OH qualt bottles, from 50 to 81 per
do;cit a1d iii pint bottles from i 3 to i 80 1,er
dozen. The pending 1aotion Of 3ir. Sou.laui,
O! OHIO. to ntrixe out the eutiro Ecction NJ
thus ai.iendeJ. will bs The titBt thing in ulder
Tomorrow morning. The general t;,ft " opiu-
i'm ir that tho discussion to.tlgy indit atea
the probable defcat Of tho hill. The .:..crvs. arc
30 conflicting. ind The belief prevails viii, 50
many t!1at ,'.:r,t il ,roLnbla that the Ic ss',-
licaua aEc divided AMI thr Democrats uMttl
against the hill. Tho !tng ao:. ii of ev,upIyate.
ameoncptr reFu]lel only IL Win. tho lhil t,S-
artly where It waeu tho dHceE,ttn H til
the excapten Of tia A..'lithi IT Gax'R a:ncud-
ment. 1t wa- nu!ahlo that cyers speaker, CT.
cop. haAsou, ci lowa opI;etesl tl,e hill
HnatE tf FHt arEfcu!;i. -.
JasFcr D. Ward. Of Iliiaoih. Thought the hill
aud was unsuithy tho consideration IT tin
l{euso 1t NHa Il lax upon Tho y tHlnctire ii,lu:-
t.y Of tho ce,intrs, especially u the West lilo
waA sillins tue tax IN waieEiI stnad bc i'll
CitHhEH IA IIHtH A6 " CDIA IEIF. ntIfEtEH 10
| putting lha turleu ufon tie Nest, ~Aen ts~
| int II his State paIl nt1e ta, tlnn Nav Lu-
gland. lio protested aEauss TIN parsssc of tho
bill III its rsttcIt shape.
| fact that tho Ways and Means Committee
never could originate . meanule Which tia net
| tnrtt wlth Opposition. lle h,l;cd t1iore would
be no opposition. Tho President aud tho
financial otlicer oI tho GoyernMcp had Hald thnt
| additional ruveuna YRS required. No party
colld 50 to t1e county tho theory OF yotn;
| for Farsy, when tho honor OF the couutry wns
inyolycg. Al to the Necessity for additional
| ta:cs, la thought NO one cuu!l e1amine Tho
souoa.iA nnd not alm;t that such d
| neeeuyity did exit, anu he thought this
/ id! was the n2st equitable lint
! could be presented. Iob1eco and nhisky could
/ best bear tho lBr1casc. Aa 10 ten and coffee ho
lid HOt wls!i tax t,,lt on Hose articles il tbs
lloncr Of Tho country couhl 10 maintained with
out it. lilo lid not bclieye tho tax on wiliREy
wouhl be cumbersome. In proof Of Wlcl, alo hal
| read telegram from tho dlhtilfcrs OF Peoria
H., Observation-Disclosures eeutrn who said
they wero tlot opposed to tse tax il thu e1geu-
cos OF tho country demanded. Tut they Thought
| i: would oo uniuAt to tax :llc stock Gil baud.
I There waa great opposition 10
| T4xlNu WHIrkf ~ EoSD OR Er0nE.
| II was urged that it would cryato q financial
t'anic; that 80 rcs cent of tho dualers would bs-
come banGrnpA; that thers would be great
rrostsation in business, aud that tho result of
| the taxation OF whisky in Guud would be seen in
| (i'' tfr 4te,otilte0 Iftss.l
| THE DEBATE ~ TIE HOUSE.
| NAsl11SaToS, u. C.. Feb 17.-Iho IIouaa tlliH
moIu'ng woet into Committee Of tho "Gole III
the Thrift bill; the dictate heightened to threu
| hours aud q quarter. Tho veto to taao up tho
| bill wna: Ayes, III; nocu. 56.
| hr. l'urcnrd matlo !. long, statistical speech
iu support OF lilo bill except that portion rela-
tire to tue repeal OF tho ''hoFzoutal" 10 per
| cent INK.
Mr. Banning took ground againHt the Increased
tax on whisky, amt read btatihtca to show that
hiB district rad unc-!iftcetlth Ut the eutira ex-
| ciBa tax OF the United h.ates.
alr Cox opposed tho Increased tax on whisky,
holding TINT the higher the duty tho eas revenue
| ia collected
| sls. Chiuenden denounced tho bill az a COM
preEensiye b'undar. Aua. in the nat,,e OF rlv!i-
lied cutnmeTce, protested against nnuther Tariff
bill tlls sesHion uulesB 1t included TIA aud cof-
| fee.
Nr. Kasson said when tue President OF the
tnilos! States. III conformity with lis conai.si-
tiona duty, called the attention Of tue House to
the deficiency in the Treasury, and nheu tho
Secretary Of the Treasury. III aecordauce viii.
his duty, called tho attention OF Congress to the
fact that the revenues we're not meeting the e1-
pond!tures. atd that not n dollar was Ivlt 10 gn
to the sinking fund, lie tkassnn) Latl holed thak
the ynoa Of purty wou1 be sllons IN tlW House,
and that tho voice Of honor and patriotism
wuul,l DO heard. II thoae wlIo mero
hproAed to the Administration tt'l insisted III
saying Tint there was no tletcioncY, Or sill in
| tisted OH leaving tho tlnkl1g fun1 Nnfiurlded
tor, tbea lo nbI,ealed tn tue Republican htde OF
tEo ilu,lso and asked thcm tu Ieeu!!ect tlat Oil
GUS occasion, in 1hGH. there Was EUw Ot Iatrl-
otthtn auinng the people when tue ChlcaEo Con
yention declared that tho public faith should hu
aino, u1la tint tho letter 41 spirit Of tho
luu1 given to thu public cIeditnrs required lta
payment III gold. Tin reo ID always sustained
tho homer, AID good faith, and tho credit VI the
Government.
The grn;ral debate MAS hero closed, and the
Committee proceeded to oanEtdur the Jill under
tAH ilse-n1InutgH rule.
Mr.. s,l4tlar4 tOAio> moved to strife out tho
tiIAt sCctiun.
Mr. s'ay!or tO!.io, spoke in support of that
.notlou. AZ the Representative ii tho First
D'sirlct OF Uhto. he Protested asai,st tust sec-
lion Of tile hill! berauho it WIS Iii untaIr and Nh-
Just dlhctnllnation a4a,l.nt the snctlpu OF the
colntrf In wAlc, Ap lived. aud NM III tin ~.
terrht of othcr sections OF tho country which did
taxation had lec1s s,l,co tho Mar EtaduRlly
rhitIeh from tho EASTER. Hates tn tho Western
aud hlill.!ie Ht1teH. To-day t'iHcnnRsi contrib
ntes fto1n nh!sky aud tobacco between = ,uUo.0
knd $a, OU1, ,u0N, which is about t"ica In much
aa ia paid by Al! New England, Tue First Dls-
trict oi OLio How paid ono-llftGenth o{ nil tho
oxcisu collected in the county, while tim four
States OF Ohlo IntliallA Illinois, anl Kentucky
pu.t tbrec-fftha IT all tbs oxeise lax. lilo MAS
Tax thu ,ast INCOMES of ctizrns Ut Maasaci,i-
Gotta, and II the stocl-npocuE4ta.H OF New iuri.
Mr. HauntnE followed, showing ,hAt Ills Dis
t1lrt Of Cinr,nuati paid over II ,DUu,0uu rayenuo
las year, utl4 Increased that rosenue over half
million ln the flr4t i've Months OF tlle present
fiscal year, aud that tue roysnua collected under
tho present tA1 Of ~ oents OH whisky is three