The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-03-10
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IuquirinG into the Southern Pacific RaiIrond
Lnuds-Preposcd Amendments to our Rev-
cnuc La ws-sonis miscellaneous BilIs.
WASHINGTON, March 9.-In the Senate
to-day, Mr. Cockrell Dem, MOI offered a rosou-
tion instructing the judiciary Committee to
inquire whether patents tor lands havo not been
Improperly issuei to the Southern Pacific Rail-
road Of California, and what sction shall be
taken to preserve the rights OF actual settlers on
such lands and the rights OF the people to make
prermption and homestead settlement thereon,
and that the committee have power to send for
persons and papers also directing tho Secretary
Of the Interior TO suspend any further issue OF
patents for lands 90 said railroad com olny pond
ing the investigation. Ordered to be printed
ami lilo on tho tahle.
| Mr.. Gordon Dem, Ca called up the resolu-
tiun submitted by him on Tucsdly, iustructing
the Committee on Finance to ascertain n pos
sible what amendments TO our revenue laws ere
| necessary TO secure economy and certainty Of
the collection OF internal revenue, aud prevent
, the recurrence Of official frauds In that br anch
! OF the public service He modified the rcsolu-
/ ticn to read as follows:
The irsga,n, and en9rTSq irsHds commit
W. , ,e,n,,n, a , 80, nav ,,fon 81 H. 80
| revenues and brought oisrepute upou An important
o' WHtSa Ee nlcrc.t II ac people and tho good
nam" OF the Government deneni tai .on.ress saall
| economy and nonesfy IA the collection ~ the internal
i-,'I, u 1t tnr Committee Finance be instruct.
present sV-tsm, and what legislation - H. ce.sary to
| rem as tn de c";s, aud e'rccaly TO inquire
First @lrtNtr u b" adNle tnic to- amend The lave
s-to levy wlkcY dirccty upon The capacity q
ictmcatnl Tue ana req ir, Il to De colcci'd al
ord-,r,atca corp. Of excise Ia hold orlce inica.
uicig movable only Tor iueap'c ~ or maiieasAhcc IN
Mt. Gordon said tie resolution proposed a
radical change IN the revenue laws. Had u been
adopted thrcc wears ago even Joyce would have
tccn compelled to act as an honest man the
whi-kev distillers would have paid the tax, and
the Whskey Ring would have teen inp 9-tglc.
Money enough would have been saved 60 ne
| Government to utv the cost OF enc hundred
Centennial CNhihitiuus. or hGili a PcclAc il-
road not Only to California but arou "a the
void. II there was Land to sustain II. Nr. COR
Don then rtld from the reRoit of Nr. fcssen-
den. whsn he Us SecIetafv OF the Treasury in
Is (. f.. Inc rI,ot that lie aunu Product N VI
! curdl,iil,rics was 10000 no gallons. aud irgled
that since lsCi the pouula'ion Of the country
had Increased. AL Of tnc southern states he'd
/ been auGen to thc con. inning AID producing
capacity since tuat tine. Vet tummis-ipner
rra;t, m liz It annual r,pO, I, sa's that the
Goe,rnWent received tax on only seventy-seNen
ana one-hAli million gallons ldsf wear. Ihis
demonstrates that there nd been frAud lie
believed that there shuul have been received
|, mo the + eGsury since 1864 over <l.2p OJ1VO
| from tx 80 wNlskey, but instead ui that oulN
about S{JJ.tN0cO hsd been received. Lake INTO
cons'Jeratiou ihe fatt ihat tAe vrnluctl"n as
} weii ~ the CON unDti0n h,d teen increased "
with ~" Federal NnNrrnntnt ana ne LcheN"I
| az l. 80 s1coDpn.0D had becn los; 10 the Gov
10 Htut 81 MfliSkcN IRA IL. NIffc
haa thi. none, gomez lnlO the pocact OF The
d honest is'tsrs, "r, what was W"isc ii.to IN,
= | pockets Of dishonest GuNertutnt Ofhrtals, ana
( brought DISGRACE and demotallz tion upon the
e ! natiun lie haG but ON Object IN bringing iii-
/ ! tuiug to the ttcntipn 81 tue senate. and thal
: was to arrest the attention OF toacrvt.' and II
: tie countrv, Suu nave -ucu trt.i-ia'.uu t3a,
. would ferret cat aud prevent th'-o frauds and
. rescue the cuIuttN.
: Mr.. Hcrdon argued that the collectors Of taxes
q nust ne taken away firai pa. u i.i .ruc'. Is
sec ire q puie administration a CORPS 90 * 'i~e
81 Nc tHfl. removed from tlN Z ~ INh Ilt
b, 81 party cup, ort. lie appealed To the iirty if
- power and 20 the party he tNu ct-u to come u
II power TO dNup the re- sOlUtI OA, tAdt ,htic ti-t
T. Boz honesty Ia tte collection CT the revenue. ii
. argued IN the adoption uf the les iuiiuh
would make the clcipts from revenue cert "a
J.. ana tncy would rid that ssrSice OF the vas
10 horde Of rcVcnuc harriss. No ~ n could rea'
= tue coiumsu.- In tue foreign p'esc upon Oh
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