Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-02-18


IN lSo. 1894, TcS. AMI iT2 Th'rC was ~
Coubt OF the eNIstCl. C.. of
1HE WHITE LrA.UE oEGANIzATroN
| IN l-oulSiSi a or Of he frequent oG:rag = t1l
murders commit;od by ustm. Tie haaaifti
oi Italy would tursl pale at the trIihGI! GaE-
raiiNc of the u-kluN orlJr in America II
- sald that these REASONABLE organizations
in The south MAKE 10 war upoa the I-uital
states. That i -, but they make war upon
the states. He defended the PrrSil rlt'S a-tiol
IN II sIoncIng Ia the calls of Gov. Kellogg f.
was he Presidents duty t. respond 70 >uch
q call AitCr the call I'm sept '.nh"r. lS1R. thu
troops were lawfully kept there. ald mas.
remain There UUfll Gov. kellogg uo.inAl :h..
President THAI they were no ipu-tr m. I. T.
'r PIi ch''ack was satisfied himself t.iai IA r.
was EO further necessity tor their pr. .r~,,.,cs.
In r"Gap To The military interference. the
President was not cogniZlut al "a until after
Il occurred, and was responsible in IN way
for it, He could not say that William Pitt
Kellogg was elected governor al Louisiana i'm
le12, but lac certainly was now the governor
de jure and oc iacto lie bad sa; i'm a peace
tongr' - fourteen years ago, and had hcari
patriotic men from the bsrier slave states
utter The same sentiments as were uttered bV
The senator from North Carolina tRanSomN
This morning, and yet thirty DAYS after those
gentlemen hai been buried under the fires OF
civil war, he saw evidence in the speech OF
the ScEator This morning that civil war may
again prevail. lie Thought that Senator's
speech was the assumption OF Sup'rioritY of
The white race and its right TO rule the inic-
rior races. While This feeling prevailed in
The south there never would be peace there.
iipt.'Ti- WI iAi-i INTs~fsN 1 y " fsS.-Mr
Randall Pa Peremptorily demanded the
regular order as soon as the journal was
read. And on IN otiou OF Mr.. Dawes Mass
The rules were suspended and the UOlSe went
into Committee Of the Whole on
THE TARIFF AND TAX BILL
All debate on the pending ttirSD am snIm auf
being cut of by order of the House.
The pending GreStion being the motion
made yesterday 10y Mr.. Southland. Ohio 10
strike ont The entire first section a. amended
by Mr. toNs amendment increasing the duty
on champagne % per cent THIS motion was
disagreed to- ayes, 81; noes. %.
Mr. Randall Pa then moved 10 make the
tax ON spirits 20 cents.
In The course of a discussion OF this amend
ment Mr.. Randall suggested tl:at not dollar
would be Ie,N'ed for additional revenue IL
proper economy was exercised. II" thought
ihe SYcreScefccs of The Navy department
could bc cut down and the appropriation re-
duced at least ten millions. lie would also
let the river and harbor appropriation 90
over for one year.
Mr.. Garfield replied that this Congress was
responsible for "A revenue bill. Let the next
House take The responsibility of cutting down
appropriations.
MIR Randall said So far aS hr was concerned
and so far AZ lie knew the sentiments OF the
members-elcct, there was nothing To fear
from the next House. They would do Dothing
10 cripple the administration unnecessarily
Mr.. Garfield inquired why il was suggested
'ii,n 10 reduce the navy appropriation.
Mr.. Randall replied that the gentleman and
ms party were incapable of cutting OH the
eNcreScences of the department
After further discussion, Mr.. Ran tails
amendment was rtjected-yeas tSS naVs ~.
Mr. Banning tOhiol moved 10 strike on
the proviso of the first section which taxes
STOCK ON hand at 10 cents. Rejected.
Mr. Page (Cal.) moved Ia amend by n pro-
Niso that nothing i'm the bill shall he com
strued as lcvying an additional tax upon
brandy manufactured from apples, peaches,
or grapes. Rejected
Mr.. kaSson iowa moved 10 amend bv a
further prOviso cXempting the diSriller from
me payment of the tax in eases where bona
Hdc cuutraCt l. Were made for sale and lcliV-
cry, on or before February 10Th. 1876. but
making the purchaser liable for the tax.
ADOPTED.
Mr.. Archer Md moved TO strike out the
onacting clause of the bill Rejected by 4
rising NOte-yeas g. nays ~.
Tie fr>t section was then adopted as
amended.
Mr.. Gunkel Ohio moved TO strike ont The
second section, which imposes an additional
tax on tobacco. lie said this woull fan el-
tlreIN upon the west and south, as il affected
Tie eomlnoner kinds of tobacco, and dill not
Affect tie tobacco that went into cigars. The
Com ecticUt tobacco was therefore left un-
tOucl ed.
MIR. Dawes said lac proposed TO offer an
amendment TO tax cigars.
Before the motion To strike ont was put,
Nh. Buchner Mo- moved To perfect thn sec
Ton ly making the fax fifteen cents per
pound instead of went y-fOur cents.
Mr.: Harris VA advocated the reduction
as calculated TO bring in the largest amount
Of revenue. Increase the taxes. and the fac
tories of the south will be closed and the
laborers will be thrown out or employment
IN the midst of winter.
Mr.. Beck Ky argued that high rate of
IAN caused the perpetpatlOn Ot frauds, and
hence not so much tax was collected.
Mr.. Buckners amendment was rejected.
MT. GunckelS amendment TO strike out
the section was elected.
Mr.. Harris (Na) offered an amendment cX-
cmptlng from the tax all tobacco purchased
from the planter prior Ia the passage ot this
act. lie cOnttIded that this exemption was
but analogous Ia the exemption OF imported
goods when purchased and OH Shipboar ri, and
said the DQTth wanted for themselves what
they would deny 10 the south.
The amendment was defJatcl-13 TO -.
Mr.. Dawes then offered an amendment i'm
crea>Iug the tax on cigars from five 10 SiN
dollars per thousand.
Mr.. Whitehead tNa.) moved au amend
mCnt increasing the tax 10 ten dollars per
thousand. Rejected.
Mr. Young (Ga.) offered an amendment TO
The section providing that small farmers pro-
ducing less than 500 pounds of leaf tobacco
may sell To their employees or Others in
quantities less than five epouuds free OF any tax.
Rejected.