Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-02-11
ImmigratIOn-A Step in the hight Di-
rectiOn-A Measure for the Re-
preston OF the Sin Of San
Francisco.
Full Text Of a New Tariff Bill-ThO
POstOffice Appropriation Bill
Salaries Of POstmasters at
Leading Cities.
Bill In the Senate to Provide for the
Government Of the District OF
COlumbla-CITil Rights-sen-
atOr AlcOra-Etc.
HOUSE.

HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, February 10.-The
/ house after the presentation Of some
| committee reports and the passage Of
! two or three bills of unimportant char
| acters, and the introduction Of others,
mostly of private character, the post
| Office appropriation bill, on motion of
! Mr.. Tyner, was taken up and cOnsid-
cred in committee Of the whole.
Mr.. Myers introduced bill supple
/ mentary to the acts in relation
to immigration. Referred to the COM
mittee on foreign affairs. The bill
| has reference especially to the cOOlie
| trade. 1t provides that when immi-
| grants have entered into contract or
| agreement for a term of service within
the United States, either for labor or for
| lewd and improper purposes, such immi-
| grafton shall not be deemed voluntary,
| and the United States consul shall not
| deliver the required permitor certificate.
! 1t makes it penal offense for Ameri-
cans to be engaged in such trade. 1t
! forbids importation OF women for pur-
| poses of prostitution; invalidates all
! contracts in relation thereto, and the
! importation or holding Of women for
! such purposes a felony punishable by
fine and imprisonment. 1t also makes
! immigration of the following classes
unlawful: Persons who are undergoing
sentence for felonies and crimes other
| than political, or whose sentence has
been commuted on account OF then
| immigration, and women brought
| for the purposes OF prostitution.
Mr.. Dawes, from the committee on
ways and means, reported new tariff
bill, of which the following is the text;
| A Bill to Further Protect the Sinking-fund
and to provide for the EXlgencleS OF the
Government.
BE IL enacted, etc., That from and after the
| date of the passage of the act there shall be
levied and collected on all distilled spirits on
| which the tax prescribed by law shall not
have been paid, and when the said spirits
| shall then be in distilled bonded warehouses
or not, a tax of one dollar on each proof gal
| lon or wine gallon, whether below proof, to
be paid by distiller owner or the person
from the distlllery bonded warehouse; and
so much OF section S25l of revised statutes OF
the United States as is inconsistent herewith,
is hereby repealed. PTOUided, that in addition
to the tax of seventy cents per gallon imposed
by law now existing, there shall be levied
and collected tax of fifteen cents, being one
half increase Of tax under this act on each
and every proof gallon or wine gallon when
below proof OF domestic distilled spirits man
prior to the day when this act shall take effect
and held in bonded warehouse at that time,
and on all such spirits held by distiiers,
rectifiers or wholesale dealers having ia their
possession or under their control disti!l ed
spirits on stamped packages, and any person
who shall sell, transfer, or Otherwise dispose
of any such distilled spirits, after TINS act
takes effect, until an additional stamp, to De
especially printed for this purpose by the
commissioner of internal revenue, denOting
payment of an additional tax of fifteen cents
per gallon herein imposed, is purchased and
attached to each package or packages contain
ing the same, in such manner as the commits
sioner of internal revenue shall prescribe, and
shall be subject to and pay a penalty OF one
dollar tor each and every gallon so removed;
the United States; and DrOUided JlLTtheT, that
on all brandy, gin, rum and all compounds
and preparations OF which distilled spirits is
a component part of the chief value, en-
bracing all forms of distilled spirits imported
from foreign countries, on which the duty
as fixed in the revised statutes is two dollars
per gallon, the duty hereafter to be levied,
collected and paid, fhaIl be two dollars and
fifty cents per proof gallon.
Sec. 2. That section 1858 of revised statutes
be and the same ia hereby amended, by strik-
ing out the words " twenty cents per pound
and inserting in lieu thereof the words "twen-
ty-four cents per pound" pnoUided, that the
increase of tax herein provided for shall not
apply to tobacco on which the tax under the
existing law shall have been paid when this
act takes effect.
Sec. 8. That SO much of section 3437 as i'm
poses stamp tax on friction matche", lucifer
matches, OF other articles made in part OF
wood and used for like purposes, be and the
same is hereby repealed, to take effect on and
after the first day OF July, 1915.
Sec. 4. That on all molasses-not including
tank-botton syrup of sugar-cane, pure me-
lado or concentrated melado-and on sugars
according the duties standard In color I'M
ported from foreign countries, there shall be
levied, collected and paid, in addition to du-
ties now imposed in Scedule "G, ," section 2004
OF revised statutes, Ian amount equal to
twenty-five per cent. of SAID duties as levied
upon the several grades therein designated.
Sec. ). That so much of section 26CS OF the
revised statutes as provides that only ninety
per cent. of the several duties and rates of du-
ty imposed on certain articles therein enume-
rated by section 2504, shall be levied, collected
and paid, and the same is hereby repealed,
aud the several duties and rates Of duty pre-
scribed in said section 25O4 shall be and re-
main as that section levied, without abate-
ment of ten per centum, as provided in sec
tion 25O3.
Sec. s. That the increase of duties provided
by this act shall not apply to any goods, wares
or merchandise on board and bound to the
United States on the tenth day of February,
1915, nor on any such goods, wares or mer-
chandise on deposit in warehouses or public
stores at the date of the passage of this act.
The committee agreed yesterday to
favor the repeal of that part of the pres
ent law which requires stamps on bank
checks, etc.; but this morning they
struck out the contemplated repeating
section before reporting the bill to the
house.
Mr.. Dawes wished to have the bill
made special order in the house instead
of in the committee of the whole, but
Mr.. Ward ILL., and Mr.. Saylor
[Ohio] objected, the later remarking that
it was proposition to kill the goose
which laid the golden egg, and that he
would throw every obstacle in its way,
Mr.. Randall remarked that there
was no disposition on his side of the
TIT II. 4.
consideration of the bill, which was to
raise the revenue.
The bill was then referred to the COM
mittee of the whole and made special
order for tomorrow.
The house then went into committee
of the whole, Mr.. M'Crary in the chair,
on the postoffice appropriation bill. The
amount recommended to be appropriated
by this bill is as follows: For the gen.
eral service Otthe postoffice department,
S36, 900, ,86l; for steamship service, $751;
600; for official stamps, for the use Ofthe
postoffice department, 1886, 600; total,
S37, ,524 ,36l. TO be provided for as fol-
lows: Revenues of the department,
estimated at S29l4S, ,156; by sppropri-
alton for deficiency out of the treasury,
Sc, ,S52, 705; by direct appropriations out
OF the treasury, 81, ,523 500. The total
amount recommended by this bill is less
than the estimates therefor by 81, ,538, ,l73.
Mr.. Tyner, who had charge of the bill,
explains it, and compared the items with
those OF last years expenditures. The
expense of the department was five per
cent. less than that of last year, while
the annual increase of business is from
eight to ten per cent.
Mr.. Holman moved to add to the item
for inland mail transportation proviso
that no part Of that money should be
used to increase the compensation of
railroad companies beyond the rate now
received by them.
After discussion, Mr.. Holman's
amendment was rejected-45 to l03.
Mr.. Merriam moved to add to the
item of one hundred thousand dollars
for advertising mail lettings a pToviso
that proposals for bids shall be adveT-
tised In one newspaper in each con.
gressional district where such service is
to be performed.
After considerable discussion Mr..
Merriam withdrew his amendment, and
one offered by Mr.. Holman lind.
was adopted, requiring the postmaster
Dauaral IN pause Advertisements of mail