The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-02-19
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS.
SENATE.

Iuo ttlVcr anu darDOf Appropriation Dill received
from the House was read by title. and Mr.. SPENCER.
of Alabama novel that it be referred to the Com
mittee on Commerce.
Mr.. CosKI1sa. trep.) of N. Y. chairman of that
committee objected and suggested that the bill lay
on the table until tomorrow. SO ordered.
The other appropriation bills passed by tho House
yesterday were referred TO the Committee Appro-
priations.
TAX ON TEA AND COFFEE.
Mr.. MATTHEWS, rep) of Ohio then spoke in favor
Of his amdendment to tax tea and coffee and said
both the Secretary of the Treasury and the Commits
soner Of Internal Revenue estimated that the reduc
ton Of the tobacco tax would decrease the revenues
$lo,00OOoO He favored the reduction of the tax on
tobacco. believing from the testimony of those who
we're engaged In handling article that the present
tax was greater thar it should be- He argued that
tax Of ten cents pound on tea and two and half
cents pound on coffee would yield revenue to the
government of about SIC. 10000. He had this
ing received q telegram FROM q large tea dealer in
New York who stated now was the oppOrtune time
and coffee from the tax did not affect the price paid
by the consumer, and he believed the tax could be
remposed without increasing the cost to the con-
sumner. In every other country largo revenue
derived from taxing tea and coffee.
Mr.. SALISBURY, (dem of Del. favored reduction
of the tax tobacco and did not believe it would
make deficit of $l0OO0.0O0. The very next bill to
come before the Senate was proposition to subsi-
die steamship line The difficulty was that Con-
gress did not economize in expenditures. The rev.
were sufficient for the support Of the govern
ment with proper economy.
Salisbury and opposed the amendment Of Mr..
Matthews.
Mr.. EATON, (dem of Conn, argued that the amend
ment was out Of order; it had no business on this
bill. 1t taking out Of the hands Of the House
principle which belonged to that body.
Mr.. SAUNDERS, (rep) Of Neb called for division
the question of taxing tea and coffee and the vote
first taken on taxing tea ten cents pound. 1t
Ys.s~Messrs Allison, Booth, Matthew's and saundcrs4
MAysMMess,s BAILEY Bsrn NJ B.sSrd Beck Blaine
Wisconsin cocIIsll Coke conf,ins Davis Of Iiinos
Hosr Jones q Florida, Jenos q Nevada herman Kirk
MSsey %srrnsn Ss. Sarsn Sor esby
Ssss Shields
Wallace Whysc, Window and withers57.
The amendment to tax coffee two and onc-haf
cents per pound was then rejected without divi.
Mr.. Monn,LI.. trep.) of VT, submitted an amend
twenty cents per pound. Rejected-yeas 81, nays A.
Mr.. RANSOM, tdem.) OF N. G.. submitted amend
law small dstilleries whose daily capacity does not
exceed thirty gallons. Agreed to-yeas ~. nays TO-
Mr.. SARGENT. trep.) OF Cal submitted an amend
mcnt allowing o drawback on all manufactured to-
bacco upon which the tax OF twenty-four cents per
pound has been paid by suitable revenue stamps
equal in amount to the difference between the value
OF such stamps ut twenty -four per pound and
the value of such stamps at any reduced rate fixed
by act Of Congress. Reiecsed-yeas II. nays A.,
ment providing for the refunding of the value OF
stamps In cases arising under the act of July %,
1868. Rejected without q division.
Mr.. ANTHONY. (rep) of r. l., moved to recommit
the bill to the Committee on Finance. with instruc-
tons to report it with the sections of the Revised
Statutes reported in full rs 1t was proposed to
amend them Rejected.
ACTION on THE BILL.
The bill having been considered in Committee of
the Whole reported TO the Senate, and Mr. Whyte
of Maryland submitted amendment that the act
take effect on the LIST of May instead OF the LIST of
m Apre n
yeas 81, nays 30.
After numerous parliamentary inquiries by various
GROVER, Of Oregon moved to reconsider the vote by
which the amendment of Mr.. whyto agreed to.
This motion agreed to-ycas 35, nays 80.
Mr.. WHITE, OF Maryland, renewed his amendment
and 1t was agreed toycas "a. nays 80, ~ follows:-
YnasMe.srs Alli,ca Anshc,ny Basnnm Blaine Booth
Of Illinois, Dawes Dorsey Eaton Edmonds. Ferry Grover
lInmi,n fosr Swe lnsalls Jones Of Nevada Rirkwood
sauseary Saunders, Teller. wnd'cish why,e and Win
YAYs-Messrs. Bailey, Bayard,. Beck. Bruce Bnticr
%s v Gf Rsy
ford Jones q Florida Kcogg. Keenan, Isnsr Mecresry
s"lSS Ransom sSeSs THURMAN voOrSoc. Wass. and
withers-32
Mr. WHITE demanded q separate vote on agreeing
TO the amendment Of the committee forbiddng the
use of any cigar mnnutactory as dwelling or for
any other household or domestic purpose 1t was
rcjected-yeas Is. nays "a.
The next separate vote upon the amendment
OF the committee TO strike out Of tho House bill the
following words;-. f
That 60 much Of section 437 Of tho Revised sattcs a.
provides for tax iucfcr friction matches shall be
pesed the Same TO tsko effect and after the LIST of
Tho senate refused to strike it out-ycas So nays
81.
Tho amendment made In committee providing that
tax shall b. assessed collected upon any insol
vent bank and amending section 3.i0S of the Re
vised Statutes. so as ~ exempt from TAXATION 80
much OF tho deposits OF provident institutions and
savings banks, recognized rs such by the laws of
their respective States they have invested in
division.
Tho clause in regard to repeating tho tax on fric-
on matches was amended 40 rs to refer 70 schedule
"a" which follows section 3.437 of tho Revised
Statutes.
MATCHES DISPOSED OF.
Mr.. MoRnrrI, of Vermont, then submitted an
amendment to strike out the whole clause repeating
the tax on friction matches and IL wac at,fced to
yeas S. nays $50 the low IN regard ID The tax on
matches remains ms at present. f't.a
The other amendments made in Committee of tho
Whole were agreed TO without division. The bill
then read third time md passcd-yeas 45, nays 81,
as folows:-
, Ys.s7Messrs Bailey. Bnrnqm Bsya,d Beck Bruce.
Bncr VSms,on ea Penn Cockre Coke Uonoycs
STacS RSrsssa hIiG ill., i"s s,s 81
scesy Seop SS. SS'SE sbss %sseI
Shields thurman
SsYsMessrs Allison, Blaine Booth Cameron Of wis.
sGnsn Davis e Illinois psx,s Edmnnas berry ilamlin
Sargent. saunders, Teller, wadIegh aud Wndom-ai
On motion of Mr.. DoRsEy. trcp) of Ark, the Senate
took up the Post Office Appropriation bill. that IL
might up as the unfinished business to- morrow
Mr.. THURMAN, (dem.) OF Ohio, submitc ed mn amend
mcnt TO the River and Harbor Appropriation bill
appropriating $4,000 toward dcfrayng the cost OF
nh ice harbor ut the mouth of the Muskingum River
Ohio. Referred to the Committee on Commerce.
THE CONGRESSMAN scuLEIcHER.
Mr.. CoKE, dem of Texas. called up the House rcso-
luton In memory of tho late austavc Schcichcr of
Texas, a member of the House. suitable remarks
upon the life and character of the deceased were
made by Ncssrs. Coke. Bayard. Matthews and Mnxey,
after which appropriate resolutions of respect
were adopted.
TUE LATE REPRESENTATIVES, QUINN.
Mr.. KKRNAr, of Now York, called up tho House