New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-03-02
mlttee. Such had been the universal custom of the


The VICE PRESIDENT said the practice OF tne Cna,a
had been to a' House bills before the senate ~ hfe
and I'm his opinion order TO lay Inc D oeioo
the Senate He then handed the Dill 10 Tue " "
Mr.. THURMAN Dem. OHIO, said he objected to the
Mr.. HAMILTON Diem. Md objected to the FIRST ar't
having expired the Tax bill before the Senate. ana
no other business was ~ order .d Me caI oiaw
the Josn. read The presiding oss m s .ni Executive depart
meats. sSb and JOINT from the House
Of H; shall ss0 o d for b Joint ae
resolutions shall be received aud disposed Of ,0Gn eSe
snail Referred o. course Without g 20 g
Senator petition memorial OF other paper by ~
and before any petition or memorial ADDRESSED mi h introduced by
presiding officer Senator brief statement Of We
The VICE-PREsDENT said he would have , laid the the
bill before Senate when It was received C ro rec
House but the Chairman OF the Judiciary Ionu Go
was not his at the time, and he aoweu ~ ~ the
the table at the request OF several SENATOR han been
lay the House bills before the SENATE a. anS u' lie
in his opinion the practice governed a., . Senator from
Mr. BXYARD Dem, DELI appealed from the decision
" Mr. EDMUNDs Rep.. VT, moved to lay the appeal
Mr. BAYARD then withdrew the appeal.
The bill was then read by tue; ~, o,nor Dsmocratic
Messrs. TIL URMAN, BAYARD, ana otner Deino. nS ~
Senator'S objected to tue second reading to-day ana ~
was Land over TIL and ordered to be printed
THE TAX AND TARIFF BILL.
The Senate then resumed consideration OF the iaA
and Tariff bill
MIR. MORRILL, (Rep., VIZ said he would not occupy
the time Of the Senate in an extended speech U"
this BILL All he desired TO do was TO explain ts pro-
Visions The whole question was whether congress
would furnish the necessary means 10 carl5 U It
Government. 1t was simply mater OF revenue.
might be asked why the exigencies OF the service weo
so great at this time. Three years ago inc Ieoepo
from customs s2l600000 two years ago tney meio
siss Goa 600 and last wear they but s1630O0O-a
falling OF of S2500O0OO IN single year ~ was int
where Ibey ought to stand Tie business OF the whole
world at the present moment was aepieSseu anu Je
country Is no exception. IN tne su vi a. ts99
upon which the per cent reduction was tde Ia i9,a
the importations last year we're less . nt
preylos year. The necessities OF the GoVernInent S
be met. The amount to be pad as interest On ,iJ
public debt annually exceeded soOOOVO anu for The
payment OF pensions. The appropriation p'is Iast !e'
were reduced about s9OOOoOO below the estlaps anu
n was they would he still further reduced tnS
wear IL cost S2700OC0 annually 10 support t
army although it had been reduced 10 2oOOO men, ad ~
was no greater now IN proportion 10 me population tn
a. was 30 or 40 wears ago; last year s2S OOO we're APP
propriated for the navy. ana IL was PROPOSES 10 s ~
vide means Tor the support Oi the government ne az
preparations made could not be expended anu tn9 lss
work suspended would be that authorized by inc hVer
and HarbOr Appropriation bill; Ihen Tue Work vi ~
buildings must be suspended Tlere were prooaoy "a
nubc buildings in parts OF the country no" III
course OF construction. and they should DC nn,
ished. Again, The question OF tne sinhl.g un a
pledged 10 appropriate every year one per cent LOT ho
sinking Fund. Unless that was done the laith OF ,ho
nation would he violated ana The Secretary OF Tue
Treasury would be deprived or all power 10 Iuhd te
debt-upon which we are now paying FIX per st
no matter what bis politics might De- couu an3ru W
vote against. The bin did not sut nun persohaiy nut
Ie vas satisfied II could not be passed amended III
single instance. Tne senate must take TINS bl Us IL
stood. 1t neck or noihing lie favored an Ia posi-
non of tax on and coffee, and the ABOLITION oil tue
stamp tax, but the House would not agree 10 tha'.
when the duty was taken on Tea ana con- h 'o o 81
This country had to pay just as mnch Ior H. ana Tue
Governments lost the revenue. ne w"uu teEhr1 az
then explained the provisions oI tDe Oli' au aiguIu
that an increased tax on WHISKY could DC coectea; e
honed the senate woud not refuse 10 pass the bl ana
thus leave the Government Oh the ragged edge vi
despair: -, Dan Az, iro,,rad how large n
revenue was pectod to be raised under this OIL
Mr.. MORRILL, replied about s1OOolOOo. ,,opp,,,
In answer t. "A question or Mr.. SchuiZ, DIFF MORIdl.L
stated was expected to RAISE SO0OVO from tobacco,
s75OOO5O from moIasses, s3OOO,OO0 from cigars. and
Mr. ys.HEARMAN Gcp Ohio said TINS bill had vory
a acknowledgements scheme. lie knew 1t was
necessary either 10 repeal the SnKnS rama ACT sop
work on pubic buildings, or leVy new taxes inc
stated that 1t was estimated that tue dehc1cy Ia the
receipts during the cnrrent hsShl yer you'd DC
sIIce TINS estimate however, he had sent letter to the
other House. stating that ms estimates in Ills annual re-
port were entirely too low, as since theh tho iaiI-
ng, on tno !" detr g Would be much srser
suTn He sent u the Clerks desk and nad read
from the secretary OF the Treasury dated Feb s.
stting That II the falling of In tho receipts continued
the deficiency for the current scal year would DO 49,,
o0O COO Continuing his argument, Mr.. Sherman SAID,
taxing the last animal report OF the Secretary IL would
not show very favorable STAGE Oh our finances; put
the facts which have tranpred since that report Was
made do show an uufavorIDe condition. lio opposed
any repeal modification OF the laws relating 10 the
sinking Fund ana sad py no To,e Ul MS woI no ever
tain the public credit, ana any Interference with II
would impair puDlc crep narSad 5or fSe sinhnS
Fund and Government had inc right To use only the
remainder. lie trusted the Sinking Fund would be
Ineda hazards
appropi iatIon bills Those bills called for money not
cci"is from Customs had been appropriated for the
sinkIng Fund, that amount could not DO touched
The next question was, cOu!d the expenditures be re-
dnced} In Inc condition tho country now placed
he preferred to take the responsibility OF reducing ex-
penses lie would put it into The power OF the Presi-
aent or the Secretary of the Treasury TO suspend
much OF any appropriation bill as might be adyan,
work on a public building than 70 impair the sinking
fund rush inconsideraely TO levy new taxes. Was
Srounds Of public pocyi The first section iovieu tax
on whisky There limit to the tax on mat article,
and that the amount whlchcO he collected. rus
b provided increased tax on whisky to be manu-
featured in future. The effect of 1t would be TO give
bounty Of 20 gallon to every holder
Of whisky ID the country, and that bounty
must be realized by tnem before the Govern:
ment could get cent. On the LIST OF January last
there were nearly OOO0 gallons Of whisky on hand The
very moment this act was passed distillaion OF
81 Is a gallon. The tax whisky would not stop the
consumption Of 1t. He would be glad If 1t would II the
tax on it would stop the evils OF intem-
perance, he would be o,, willing ,t to ad,
of the tax would give bounty to the holder and yield
nothing TO the Government Of the United States The
point had been reached ana as much tax had
been levied as could be collected. The bill next pro-
posed TO the tax tobacco In the face OF re-
nonstances received here from dealers ana Congress
must heed them Only TWO years ago the tax ON this
artlcle was fixed, and any interference with it now
woud be INJURIOUS. TO increase the tax would not be
treating dealers manner IN which they ought to DO
treated by q great aud powerful Government he
was opposed to the general system OF internal
IA had hoped that this session OF Congress
would wipe out the stamp tax and get rd OF the whole
and whisky He then sent the Clerks desk and had
read letter from GrInnel Minturn & Co. Of NewYork
in regard sugar and molasses to show that