New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-03-10
XLIVM COYGRESS-FIRST SESSION.


SENATOR GORDON PROPOSES CHANGING OUR REVE-
NUE. COLLECTION NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. MORTON
AND SHERMAN SPEAK IN OPPoSITION-INvESTG-
GATIoNs ORDERED INTO SOUTHERN PACIFIC
LAND GRANTS AND CONGRESSMAN HAYs's CADET
sHIPs-sPgrCHrs IL FAVOR OF THE HAWAIIAN
TREATY IN TIIE HOUSE.
SENATE. .WAsHINGTON March 0. 1876.
In the Senate to-day llr. CRIsTTANCY Rep.,
Mlch.) presented petition Of members OF the Bar Of
Detroit in favor Of establishing intermediate Court OF
Appeals as part OF Olriudical system
MI CAMERON rep, WIS., presented the joint resolu
ZION Of the Wisconsin Legislature in favor Of increased
appropriation to extend the signal Service OF the united
ESQ pct1on Of citizens Of Wisconsin IN favor of an
appropriation 70 cOmrlete the Fox River Improvement
Referred b the Committee on Commerce.
ofass If ibe Prrat Naef for fhe destruction OF tie
enenys vessels Is62 reported and referred to the
The Committee on Mines and Mining, reported favor,
ably on the House bin to exclude the State OF Missouri
HSeopTcRt Of the mining resources OF the United
states with an amendment 50 a. to exclude Kansas
from the provisions OF said oct Piac. on tue caicilr
Sir. COCkRiLL Dem, MOI sId lie desired 70 ohsr a
resolution requiring investigation bg the Judiciary
Committee INFO certain acts OF Congress ana acls ana
proceedings Of certain railroads. lie tton sent to The
CLERKS desk and bad read resolution nstructing tle
Committee on tc Judiciary to inquire Whet"e, pItstt7
for lands have not been improperly Issued 10 inc SoH
ern Pacific Railroad Company OF California, aud what
action shall 10 taken 70 preserve lno rl8I'9 % S'si
settlers such lands Gld also 10 project ana de.e ,e
and duties Government me
or such land. and the Fight 81 me people % Wdho p.
cmg;.on ard homestead settlement; ana tat tAe COl
irce'in ne Secretary OF Interior 10 suspend any
cr isst OF patents lands to te Southern Pacific
eac5a oficIrd to DO printed and is ON ne table -,
Bills wcrs passed for tnc per-ona benefit or Elizabeth
B. Dyer Ulua W. Sanders, Elizabeth ~ Ne.DlS l-lii!
Il. CrayatE, and Nancy Tue
MODE or COLLECTING TH2 REVENUE.
M GORDON Dem, Ga.) called up the resolution sub
mtSed by him on Tuesday, nstrucng the COMMITTEES On
Finance to ascertain, II possible, what amendments u
ON revenue laws necessary to secure economy and
certainty OF the collection Of internal revenue and pre-
vent tne recurrence of official frauds in that branch OF
the public service lie modified the resolution 10 redu
WSeSe Tho frequent and enormous frauds committed by
dst AM Government Oic.as have delt'ea IN. noF,Iu
brought Gsrei le uR9a En ~ Ne ie and p eoo
and so me e nIt al cee g sa a take G
mediate steps to 81 amend L0 laws - TO secure .VOy ana
esd rhat ths Committee on finance DC instructed 70
ascertain 4 possible Tt are Ias ST' 10 III re tne %
detecis and especially 10 inquire 80 ,,0, a., law, ~ .,
levy the whisky tax directly the capacity OF eTnentins
'uG f if C iie Corps Of Sso t. hoi oce indefinitely
removable only ioriacapocIy or mafeas1nce Ia Office
MIR. GoRDON's SPEECH on THE REVENUE.
Mr. GORDON said the resolution proposed radical
change In the Revenue laws Had this resolution been
adopted three years ago. Joyce would have been
compelled TO act as an honest The whisky dist IL
ers would paid the tax ana the whisky ring would
have been Impossible. Aouoy enough would have beea
saved tho Government % pay the cost ot LOO Cehte
Mai Exhibitions, built Pacific railroad hot only u Can
TOrLia but around tho world II there was s'bd 10 sustain
IT. TGe report OF Sir. Fesseudcn. when he was Secretary
oil tl Treasury IN In 1864. says that the annual 0duc
ton OF our distilleries was lUOOOOQOO 8duos
Since 1864 tho reputation OF ui9 Co'u -
has increased all OF tho southern States nave bet
added 90 tho consuming and producing capacity. lei
COMMISSIONER Pratt, in ihS last annual report showed
paid in 1870. thi- demonstrates that theirs had been
fraud lie believed that there should have Ceen received
iu Ihp
tax whisky but instead OF tOat, ohy ngOut Gt1V-
100000 had been received Take into consideration te
fact that the production as wei az the consumption had
been increased by the southern otAtto tesuhlDg
their relations with the Federal Government, and
ho beloved at leust SlO0oCO0,O00 have been
the Governments on account OF whisky lfdda3.
In organizing revenue system thero was extensive
plagiarism nom the English system, but Lo bound
IL SOY tat tie shadow OF that system merely Nv eeh
stolen and the substance len behind Great Britain
C0dld collect and did collect " %, gold per GALLON
on the product her dstlcrcS, but tho United states
could not collect 20 cents per gallon In grccnbacs; and
when an attempt Was made to collect - per gallon IN
greenbacks, nj, was lost Why It tAat England
auder tue same SYSTEM could caoot times % much
in gold tho Uuted States cOal Ii sfvehpchsi
because England appointed hei Officers soicy 20 eogUs
the taxes while hero they appointed 20 coeet te
taxes Gld hc the party which Tor tie Tine i5l' 20 ~
power (Appause IN tho galleries. Dui promptly eEtcAed
'sir' IGoKDoS, confirming said The efficiency OF the
English syotom depends upon he honesty OF 10 oSSs'
Lng.ald has only motive IN selecting hef oinOtS
while he.e 40 hayr - double one. MI GOidOh ioietItu
% the amendments 20 tho Revenue laws proposed ~
Commissioners Pratt and said they would not be SUM
clcLt The collectors OF taxes must 20 taAtp 'N9 4u
party temptation and party 1uacnee 10 nave que az
mnsira,On corps o. excise must DC cIea'i ,c,
from the temptation OF parry huPpoIt ogn = ~ ~
should moderate sahry, and hoia QUO uu .
life good behavior, and 1t the end Of .orNee 10y
might be retired with pay what would 'uo army VI VI"
United States be II appointments ii t were made by pom
teal Influence II would soon descend from ~ ni3
position and become intriguing and dsroutaDe nDO
why nos appoint sKoiSe officers h5o ALL
and navy Officers were apponteut nc ui<oN