The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-06

The bill was then read a third time and passed :
yeas "a, nays l6
The Senate then, at : quarter rast nine O'Clock P.
NJ, adjourned until eleven O'Clock tomorrow.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
WASHINGTON, June 8, 1878
session was ordered for Saturday night for general
debate.
Tho House then proceeded to tho consideration OF
tho bill amending the Internal Revenue laws
THE TARIFF BILL.
The hour OF twelve O'Clock having arrived the Inter-
nal Revenue bill laid aside. and according TO the
agreement made yesterday the confederation OF the
Tariff bill ives continued
Mr.. HALE (rep.) Of Me-, suggested that the bill
should be by unanimous consent considered by the
House without the loss Of time consequent on gong
into Committee Of tho Whole, and tina, tho vote DO
taken on striking out Tho cnactng clause.
Mr. KELLEY, (rep) oil Pa, thought that the bill had
better go through The usual form and the prem
motion be In Committec OF the Whole on strik-
Ing out the enacting clause.
Mr.. WooD, (deml OF N. Y, agreed with Mr.. Hale
that II would be better TO come 70 vote
House
the SPEAKER said that BY unanimous consent the
bill mign. be considered as coming IRON the Ccmmlt-
tee OF tho Whole with the Recommendation that the
cnacting clause be stricken out
Unanimous consent having been given the SPEAKER
announced the questioa 10 b. on c0ncurrin. In the
report OF the committee striking out the euactlpg
clause ana !. was agreed ,o-ls4 yeas, 40 nays
YKAs- Msssrs. Aldrich, bacon, Bagey, Baker OF New
York, Banks, Ba,ns. Bisoee. Blair. Bonck. Brewer.
Ss' ss 81
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parsy. hansssora Istnsr, lanes. Jones of uI II
M.sxsy, Mai.h MARSH MsCoos HsGowaa. Mckinley, Nj.
r.. rsaa. siislis, rssad
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stone Delaware. Stone q Michigan. strait Thcm.
xS's Iaasr sss;s ~. v WIa
Wilson VIII. .Sa q Oregon Wi's
Bns Boa Bsuns ss.ss
Rsas.ucks caidas q rsnnsyvsna. csndel cs :.
Chalmers Charlse q Missouri COBB Cook Cover, Of
Dnydon Dean Gasre n R,ssey EseA a'sshsH Is
Garth Gauss Gibson Gldanss Coods, cunts1 am nss
Harris Of vi,ginisi harris q Gsor:ia harrison,
Hewitt Of New York; Hewitt Of Alabama. Herosr Herbert.
b.% xSn @
Mayham Mehsnsis: MsMahon Ail,. Honey Morgan. Nor.
Phelps Pollard Potter Priasmors sa. Kesgsn, ies 81
ss smith 81 o soS A' spsixs s.s.s
sw"n q Limos
Nj gutoa, iliams q iicht AN, Williams Of Delaware,
Tns announcement was received with singh. applause
Mr.. KELLEY, OF Psunsyiv wanna, movoa TO reconsider
the vote, and moved 10 lay that motion
so ordered.
THE MEXICAN AWARD.
The House then prosecuted 10 .he consideration oil
the McxIcau Award DIil.
Dir. " ILsoN. ldem.l oil W. Va, moved TO amend the
Senate bii 50 ~ 10 providc tnat nothing III the act
should Do construed as precuding the President and
Secretary vi State, on application OF the Mexican
itr
wherein awards against Mexico have been madc or
IRON inc Investigator OF any alleged frauds or per-
jury materially affecting said award, from
log pay msnt Of such Claim pending such negotiation
between the United States anu Mexico, ana provide
that the President may consluer petitions OF claimants
wnUsc claims were rejected Wy tho commission or
umpire. or whose claims from any cause Jailed to DC
cons iaersd, and 10 provide Tor rcheariNg thereof.
Aaopted-yeas III, nays lO7.
me senate bsii 40 amen ici was passed.
THE TOBACCO TAX.
The House then resumed ne consideration Of the
bill alnsnding tue Internal Revenue laws
Mr.. COVERT, (aem.) oil N. T., offered amendmen:
fixing the tax upon all snuE and chewing anu SIN oking
tobacco ~ twenty cents per pound upon cigars so
per thousand; upon cigarettes weighing
three und n nall pounus per Thousand A. 81 rs per
THOUSAND, and upon cigarettes weighing more than
three poanos per thousand 50 per thousand.
SIR. .ovERr explained Lis amendment II q
species vi compromise between those gentlemen VIII
wanted Tax OF sixty cents on tobacco And those
desired tax of Twelve cents. Aslong the Tax re-
NAMED as IL was al present renewed demands wou
be made IN ara reduction oil duty. and the
tinual agitation would Deget sort oil paralysis in the
Mr. rUcKxR, (asm) OF Va, moved to amend the
amendment as TO reduce the tax tobacco 10
teen cents.
ME- STEPHENS, (dem.) of Ca, also favored the
Amendment. Inc isDoring class oil The country was
IL upon them that the tax cii He thought
that tho shouiu bo reduced 10 stxtecu c0o IL
More would be obtained at that tnan
obtained al present. lie also favored Tho reduction
OF relief 10 tru Iaboring cass OF society.
Mr.. LUrrRxLL. (dem.) OF Cal, protested against the
taxation OF the productions Of the country.
N. T..
Lultrcii wouiu raise the revenue.
MI LurrRELL replied tnat he would raise It from
the institutions OF the East; from the prop
erty Of the great iand grabbers OF the country Ho
would them. ana would encourage the llier Of tho
Spectators. He believed wnat The gentleman from
PeLnsy wanna (Mr. keilcy) had said Ia speech year
hons OF the country. he mr. Lul,rs had iva orsed
him then, he ipdorsed him now.
Mr KELLEY. OF Psunsyivaua. believed that justice,
equity anu sound policy demanded tue reuucti0n oil
tue tobacco. Applause IN the gaieres) fne
House nad had q discussion lately In REGARD 10 nd
vaorem rates, ana when sky pcr cent had been
spoken oil II would nave beeu supposed that OUT
rage was about TO be perpetrated. Yet here was a
tax on the product OF the country, on waicn
to 1900 per cent. This tax Mas imposed
upon almost the only luxury OF the working.
man. Ho believed that the revenues OF The
couLiry woula % promoted w The reduction. To
Increase Unfortunately the tax AZ time oil depression
Of tobacco ~ u luxury. We're luxuries prOvlusI by
the Almighty exclusively for the richr II was no
crime IN the poor man TO snjoy 80 SIMPLE axury,
but It was a crime IN the government 10 tax him
1000 per cent Tor the privilege oi enjoying II. do
hoped the House would bring the rate down IA ac-
cordance with the pro position now pending
The vote was thvn taken on Dir. fuckers amond-
ment TO Mr. Covert's amendment and II was adopted
yeas l26, nayss ~
Tho House, without coming 10 avote on Mr.. Coverts
amendment, at naIf-past nve adjourned.
rHg ADJOURNMENT QUESTION.
Notwithstanding Dotn houses are working with
view close the session on tho lIth inst, ~ not
generally thought that the most Important pending
business, ncluaing several heavy APPROPRIATED bis
aud the Canadian FISHERY Award bii, can be passed
by that time. therefore the PROBABILITY Is That the
period Will be extended to the 24tn OF June, the pre-
ceding day being sunday. giving inc engrossing
clerns aud Committees oil conference time to close
their business for aoa action on Monday. This has
been the la previous years
BOARD OF EDUCATION.