The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-01-31
CAPITAL NOTES.
UsNGKEssroNAL rRoCEEDINGs.


WARRINGTON Jan, y1--The immense petition,
White and blue ribbons. which had been repos.
tna on q pedestal decorated with the American
nag II front OF the deck OF the ofeial reporters.
VA, w, handed sp to the reading clerks desk and
Mr. Frye moved its reference to the COMMITTEES
MI. B,,ckssr. Of Missouri. thought 1T should
would largely effect the revenue.
The References was made to the Judiciary Com
Mi. Herett Of New FORK. rose. to . personal
e1planatfon. He was reported In some OF the
Matthews silver resolution In the House on Fri
day, He ystsd against that measure. and he
ssohs rosrI Tbe nss
chusetts tNr. Butlert said yesterday that he
voted Tor the resolution because the condition
s s 81 anS shapae ao
had .yetsd against 1t because he believed 1t
would iniure the lahoring men because \ the
silver bill passed. the laboripg men would be
Inc dollar. They would lose 70 per cent, and. to
would say iSst he believed 'the iaborer was az
worthy OF his hire
The House Then went into committee Of the
from bond, Mr.. Carlisle. of Kentuoky. in the
III. Hale. Of Maine. iayored the pending
could be taken of without, detrlmant I, the in
q e and ns h e s hrs,
bers To say where the deficit would be made up.
;. Mr.. Whitthorne. OF Tennessee. argued te show
that advantages would result from reduction
Of the tax. II The tax should be reduced 81 per
GENT the government would get oyer st ooooco
from the spirits new In bond. But u the pres.
ent collection of tax was enforced the result
would be q diminished production Of more than
% per cent. and that much of the revenue would
enly be enforced at the risk OF bankruptcy to
the f1ianfaoturer and BY the destruction Of the
asnces which ,Ieh, pny 9s The bulk o The revenues
resolution d matter u Justice to the citizen
Thss ras n ,ss objection e e The passage Of this
the Treasury. He desired TO. cali attention to
The fact thst the Secretary Of the Treasury was
10 may crafty another set Of SPECTATORS. TO
Mr blssfSafs, q Kentucky. denied that the
o. tho tax. and be. did not see why the House
should &C, out Of its way to express an opinion
en- shnt subject j. advance Of report from the
to Indefinitely and fnaIly settle tbe question.
amendment offered don on Friday by Mr.. Foster sa
that reduction OF the tax was inexpodient.
That would put an end to tie agitation. II Mr..
Fosters amendment was adopted. the Joint res
MI Tucker fvirginia, opposed Mr., Fosters
Committee had under consideration oue tions
relating to the tariff as well as to internal rev.
anue. and before that committee has settled
these ,,, QUESTION: i s proposed n the use to
committee the decision OF the que, tion. The
members Of the. House generally could not
Of Ways and Means, which has had the subject
Under consideration two months, and he ap-
ssSd e ne hs hsasf I' c H. H. bSer bSss
amendment because 1t was a superfluity. II
means nothIns, q the Joint resolution does not
lower the rate. OF tax to be paid. It only asks
that panding the controversy as to the tax. that
Mr.. Banning, of Ohio. had read telegram
signed BY all the prominrnt distillers Of Gin
tion. He argued that the men who were OPP
posed 20 the reduction OF the tax were specula-
tors. moi, the holders Of whisky and manufac-
turers TO require payment now would be to
put the money In the hands OF spectators and
Nj. dagaela Of Ohio, differed from Mr.. Ban
,,avored ,aS reduction. He had read a letter
etr U 81 sbs S that effect The
bond would DO withdrawn, but its conflscation
by the goyernment would be permit ed and the
thought 1t would be best to direct the Ways and
Means COMMITTEES NIL not to report any bill for a
Besds he arssea hn the
of the pending joint resolution would change
the nature OF the bond. and thus release tie
sureties.
Mr.. Foster. Of ohio. said he had offered his
question should be settled. II the tax was re-
duced the deficit would have to be made up In
other ,e directions Did the gentlemen propose
9sner ,a day. ne would rather restore the taxes on
that q Democratic, candidate for President
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