The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-02-18

dent Of the UnileGl States, in conformity
with his Constitutional duty, called the
attention OF the House to the deficiency
In the treasury, and when the Secretary
Of the Treasury, in accordance with hi.
duty, calls the sttGntion OF Congress Ia
the fact that the revenues were not meet,
lug the expenditures and that not dol
lar was left tog0 to the sinking fund, he
Kasson) had hoped that the voice o.
party would be silent in the House aud
lhatLlhe voice Of honor and patriotism
would 10 heard. II those who were op,
posed to the administration still insistGd
on saying that there was q deficiency, OF
still insisted on leaving the sinking tund
Eunprovided for, then he appealed 10 the
Republican side Of the House and asked
them to reCOlleet that on one occasion iu
1868 there was glow Of patriotism
among the people when tho Chicago Con-
ventiOn declared that the public faith
should bC maintained and tic letter and
spirit OF the bond given to public cred,
itOrs required its payment IN gold. The
people had always sustained the honor
good iaith and credit 0f tho government,
The general debate was here closed, and
the committee proceeded 10 consider the
bill under the five minutes rule.
Mr.. Southard, of Ohio, moved 10 strike
out the lrst section, Bru- "a
Mr., saylOr, Of Ohio, spoke In support
OF that motion. As II representative Of
the Htep District Of Ohio, no protested
against that section, because II was an
unfair and unjust discrimination against
the section JOf the .conntry In which be
'ltved, hnd was in the interest 81 other
sections Of the country which did not bear
their equal burden The burdens Of tax
alton had been since the war gradually
shifted from the Eastern States to the
Western and Middle States, To-day Gin
CinnAti contributes from whisky and to-
bacco between $7,OO0,0O0 and SS,OOO,0O0,
(which IA abolg " ipuGh a. is paid by al
New EIglabd THE jFirbt pstflet Of
Ohio qfdw 'PHyj bne. fifteenth Uf dit tile
excise tax collected in tho country, while
the four States Of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois
and Kentucky pay three-tiltls Of all the
excise tax. lie was sorry that the bill
had not been formed so as to tax tho vast
incomes Of the, citizens Of Massachusetts
and the stock spcculNtors Of New York.
Mr., Banning followed showing that his
district Of Cincinnati had paid over seven
million dollars revenue the last year and
Increased thht revenue over half q mil
lion in tho first Eve momthsOf the present
fiscal year, and thntthe revenue collected
under the present tax Of seventy cents on
whisky il three times that collected un.
der the two dollar tax. The sale Of
whisky In New York at 73 Gonts when II
could not he produced In the West for
less than ~ cents, together with the fact
that the same districts mashed less grain
aud paid more tax than other districts
which mash Il greater quantity Of grain
! proved that under the present thx spirits
escape taxation. II this was the case I'M
der The present law M increase Of tax
would bG q greater inducemGnt to fraud
Under tho increased tax Of 80 cents they
would hgye all the smugglerS, thieves and
4 Illicit liBlilgTa at work again, Tho u
cents tax on stock on hand was unjust he.
cause il was an additional tax upb
whisky already taxed. The, eleven aIi,I
orc.haIt milli0n gailOns now. oil hh,id, Il
the bill passed, would all be sold to 200,
900 retail dealers before the law went
into operation. This clause would put
money into the pockets Of brokers and
spectators, but would afford no addi.
tiOnal revenue 10 the government. lie
opposed the tobacco tax because II WIS
nov taxed as much as II would bear, lnd
the increase was discrimination against
western tOborcp and did not increase the
tnx OH Connecticut leaf. Cincinnati alone
paid almost twice rs much internal
revenue as the ak New England States
and more than the State Of Pennsylvania
or any eastern State except New York. !
Mr.. Garfield offered substitute fOt
the first section by taxing whisky 80 jccnts
per gallon but not taxing the stock on
hand.
Mr.. CJx moved to amend the first see.
tion by OIL increase Of duty on champagne
from six dollars per dozen, Of quarts, Ia
nine dollars and from three dollars per
dozen, Of pinta, to four dollars anil tiftS
cents. lie said that would produce 'nn
increase u SO7G,000 OF revenue. The
amendment w4Ragreed to. H aMN'
Mr. Ward, OF Illinois, Snid that an in
come tax was tho only form Of Tux that
would reach the mass. lln
Mr.. DnweS--Gfthe gentleman will pro-
pose an income tax [ will vote for II, !
always oppO q lis repeal. N
Nj. Blrchard opposed Mr.. GarGeldS
amendment and argued in favor OF per.
manent settled tax ofohe dollar gallon.
Mr.. Garfield modified his amendment
BY making tho tax one dollar n gallon.
Mr.. Hereford OPPOSED the entire bill
and spoke In favor Of rClrenchmCnt and
economy. i 49, .
Mr.. Lawrence moved TO amend BY In
creasing the tux on ole and beer from 81
to 81 q barrel, but on q point OF order
made W Mr.. Dawes The Chairman ruled
! that Il was OFT Of order To the first sec.
ton. ., ,y...I .l.l.y
Mr.. Kelley moved to amend the bill by
providing ior the remission Of the tax OH
apirits Of wine specially prepared for n4e
III the atiG Rejected ~ ~
Mr.. GdhklG moved 10 amend uarhclds
substitute by providing to tax the stock
ION hand, which, after debate, was agreed
ITO, and then Tile substitute became sub
stahtially the Ahine IA the section Of the
bill reported by the Committee. The sub
stitute was rejected, leaving the first seCI
tiOn the same as reported, except AS II
was amended in regard to champagne.
Mr.. Storm moved 10 rednce the tax on
whisky 10 eighty-five centa per gallon.
Rejected.
The Committee then rose aud the
House tOnk Il recess until 7:30, the even.
| ing session to be for business from the
Judiciary Committee, excluding political
rhens1taSi ! II r. Ia Vt FiJ'
N EVENING SESSION,
A number Of bills we're REPORTED from
The Judiciary Committee and passed.
a bill was reported to establish certain
telegraph lines 10 the sttetal Btates ahd
Territories as post roads, and to regulate
the transmission oi commercial and other
intelligence by telegraph. The bill hay-
ing been read a point of order was made
BY willard and suppottedby Randall and
Garfield that IL should receive iR first
consideration in The Committee Of the
Whole. ,..... ....
The Speaker oveFrnlcd the point ot or.
der and Mr.. Butler, Of Massachusetts,