Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1878-10-17
Thc TObacco-Tax QUes-
fiRn

Much interest is being manifest:
ed as to the exact status of the to-
bacco'tax question in Congress,
and when it will be taken up by
the Senate, before which body 1t Is
now pending, having all eady pass
ed the House. 1t will be remeri-
bered that Burchard's Internal
Revenue bin was made the special
order in the House for May /,
1878, and was the subject of con-
sideration in he House at differ
ent times thereafter until day or
two before the close of Congress-;
when it passed the House with il
clause inserted reducing the tax TO
sixteen cents. This clause had
been inserted. after a warm and
protracted debate, on Thursday,
June 6, by a vote of 15T to 1O3.-
The bill went to the Senate on the
18th Of June, was read once on the
18th, and on the 10Th was referred
10 the Committee on Finance. Il
waS never reported from that conf
mittee, and now awaits it's pleasure:
1t depends altogether on that com
nittee when the bill will be report
ed to the Senars. Tobauto beopie
at the titne were assured that the
committee woold be able to report
the bill back sool but the day for
adjournment came before any actit IL
was taken, and so the bill goes over.
OF course nothing tan lie done iii
the Senate until report is agreed
upon by the Finance Coihmittc.-
The bill will, probably, be the first
taken up for consideration by that
committee; but as it is very lengthy;
and it will take, as it always docs,
some days before the Senators get
in Lood working trim, the session.
will very likely be considerably ad-
yanccd Before they will bic ready to
report. Tile bill as reported will
then, no doubts be discussed some
time by tie Senate, and finally be
disposed of one way or tile other,
still much later in the session. II
the bill passes that body with
amendments, as no doubt it will, il
will 90 back to tile House for its
concutrehce i'll tho amendments
which will cause further delay
What is needed is prompt and en-
, crgetic action by tobacco mel
! throughout the country to insure
quick action by the Finance Com
nlittee Of the Senate, and then b,
!, !, that Body. 1t is important tha
! their plans should be well laid, ans
promptly and judicicusly carries
out.
This statement of the facts OF tn
case we obtain from the Now I orl
Tobacco Leaf.
f A COSTLY PRACrICAL JoKE.-l
). remarkable snit was commenced i
Ii the Superior Court of Cabarru
It county Oh Wednesday. Il f.
0 months ago John n. Imgraham,
a prominent and wealthy citizen, W.
d applied to for work by John Fors
ii He told hirA chat he had nothis
for him TO do, hnt that he woh
10 give him S12, ,G0o for the hides
" 5000 lizards, and gave his note +
es that amount. Forst, with his wi
II and tive children, at once left J
= The monntains. They cstahlish'
SO themselves in camp and commend
l. war upon the reptiles, and With
l. twenty days had secnrea The e6, o
'c- lizard hides. The family tharcll
as into town yesterday and offered
no reptile skins to lmgtaham, who j
Of formed theh that his offer was
,er Jest. The lizard -hnnter, howev
if. does hot understand it, and te-c
his instituted suit upon lmgntlrn4
on note, securing the best counsel Z
yht the State. Forst will nHdoubte'
'rt, obtain Il Judgment.