Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-02-25
HOUSE.
The Tobacco Tax.

Inc HOUSE met At Nv % tlptk anu It-
sumcd the consideration oi the amend
ments to the Tobacco hill, on which
separate votes were demanded on sat
urday. The first amendment was one
which provides that retail liquor dealers
shall pay S2j and wholesale dealers
500; retail dealers in malt liquors so
and wholesale dealers SO This amend
mcnt was not coucurrcd in. This leaves
the section "a it was passed by the
House, providing that rcctitiers reCtily-
ing less than 800 barrels OF spirits year
shall pay license OF 500.
The next amendment Was one hxing
the date upon which the new tax on to-
hacco should &" into effect, the Senate
having changed the date from Septcm-
her |, 1873, to May |, 1879.
This was concurrcd in by 4 vote oi -
yeas to II nays.
The next amendment was one -trIk-
ing out the clause which abolIshes tax
on matches.
MIR Wait moved To concur in, which
was not agreed to-yeas l02, nays Isl.
The session of Saturday terminated at
this point, and the session oi Monday
Was opened.
The House resumed consideration q.
the tobacco hill, and the next and last
Senate amendment on which separate
vote was demanded, was that which
provides that when any bank has ceased
10 do business by reason Oi insolvency
or bankruptcy, no tax shall be assessed
or collected on account OF such bank,
which shall diminish the assets neCcs-
sary Tor Il full payment ui its depositnrs.
The amendment further provides that
proyiicnt institutions, savings banks "r
savings institutions shall hc exempt
from tax on 81 much ui their deposits
as they have invested IN United states
.curtics and on - ,OOJ oi each deposit
made m the name OF any one firm ar
person, and this exemption shall apply
to all savings or deposits in any legally
organized bank Whatcycr.
Pending action ou tia, amendment,
MIR. Garfield moved to Law the hill aud
mcndmcnts on the table. Rejected --
yeas, ll6; NAYS, IA.
\ vote was then taken un concurrlng
in the amendment, aud It Was defeated
yeas, l3d; nays, III.
\ committee of conference MAS
then ordered ON the dlsagrccing votes
ul the two Houses un the tobacco bill.
Bills Introduced.
By Jurp.uScu--As Asking the President
to institute an inquiry ~ Ia the posi-.
ton ui the funds belonging a. the ~
called Confederate States remaining at
the end uf the war in the Bank II Eng
land or IN the hands Oi English citizens,
ia uricr that such funds may be used
ior the relief ui the citizens ui the Con
icdcTate States wh" incurred disabilities
during the war.
Mr.. Atkins moved Ia suspend the
rules and pass the civil sundry appTo-
priat!un hill. The reading Ol the bill,
which approprIAtts Sl6,GH,mO, Son-
sumcd two hours and al the conclusion
of that timc Mr.. Blackburn inquired oi
Mr. Atkins. il hers chairman oi the
most important committee ui the House.
intended g. pass under suspension OF
the rules bin apprppristing seventeen
millions, with the ga fastened IN the
mouth oi every memhcr, aud without
an opportunity 90 have II discussed COT
amended. II -, hc Blackburn re-
gArded It a. unsafe legislation.
The motion 20 suspend thc rules and
pa~s the bill WAS agreed to-yels Isl,
nays ~.
The Speaker appointed as confer
( cnce committee on the tobacco bill
| Mcssrs. Tucker, Robbins and Burchard
The Republicans all opposed the sug
gesiion for a night SESSION ior the south
( Carolina contested ele,tiGu ".,-s aHd do,
House took r,crss TIL 10 "'cl'-'k to
morrow morning. the iiI-; huur 10 h
/ devoted to reports irom the Committee
on Military Affairs