Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-05-03
CONGRESSIONAL.
WASHINGTON, May |.
HOUHH

HOUSE,
A bill was passed for the relief OF the
Notre Dame College, Indiana.
Mr.. Scales. Chairman OF the Commit
tee ON Indian Affairs, reported u bill to
accept and ratify the agreement submit'
ed by the conIederated Ute Indians toI
the sale OF their reservation In Colorado,
Printed and recommitted.
On motion OF Mr.. Price bill was
passed providing that the oath OF aiiir-
nation verifying the returns made by
the National Banks may DO taken before
Notaries Public.
Mr.. Money, Of Mississippi, offered
resolution authorizing the Secretary ol
War to send 1900 rations 10 Macon,
Miss, for tho use ot sufferers made des'
tltute by the cyclone Of April 10Th,
Adopted.
Mr.. Coilmth, Chairman of the Com
mittee on Invalid Pensions, reported a
hill fixing the salary OF the commits
sioner OF pensions at 5000,
Mr, Blackburn reported the postoiiice
appropriation bill, which was ordered
printed aud recommitted, The bill rec
ommends an appropriation OF $3S,60O,'
600. Mr., Blackburn gave notice that
he would call the bill up for oonsidera-
ton Tuesday next,
The House then went into COMMITTEES
of the Whole, Mr.. Thompson In the
Chair, on the hill amending the internal
revenue law, the pending amendment
being that offered 10y Mr., Mckenzie,
providing that producers of leaf tobacco
shall bs allowed, without payment oi
tax, To sell leaf tobacco 10 other than
licensed dealers, manufacturers or OK
porters, provided they 10 not sell an
amount exceeding $l0,0O IN any one
year. Ruled out on point OF order.
Mr., Knott offered an amendment pro-
viding that subsection 2 Of section
3,2ii OF the revised statutes (which 70
uuires u tax Of tlfty dollars on each still
man nuiacturedl shall not apply To dis
ullers who manufacture for their own
use wooden stills. Adopted.
Mr.. Singleton, Of Illinois, offered an
amendment providing that nothing con-
tanned In this act shall be construed to
authorize any Interference by revenue
officers with tho exercise Of the right ol
every individual 10 manufacture and
convert fruits grown on his own land
into such form or family as he may do
sire, free from internal revenue,
Debate took place on the amendment
and the temperance question was intro
duccd, The amendment was rejected
ayes 80, noes ~.
The committee then rose and reported
the hill and amendments To the House
MIR. Butterwor said the bill looked
to periecting the internal revenue sys
tenn, and had no more tn do will
the temperance question than with the
Koran. lie represented tia district
which paid one.hith OF all the revenu,
collected on spirits in the United states
and he hal carefully examined th,
pending measure. The internal reyenu
law was intended 10 collect tax on man
uiacturcd articles, and not on articles IL
process oi manufacture. The whole
course Of legislation has been to allow
leakage, until the law was passed u lew
years ago against which the entire Ills
tilling interest had protested. Bourbon
distillers had been Disseminated against
and this bill merely did them justice.
A vote was taken on Mr.. Congeri
amendment, providing that In case
non payment OF tax on any DISTILLED
spirits within ono year from the date o
original warehousing, bond interest shal
accrue at the rate Of 5 per cent.
The amendment was rejected; yea
6S; nays l0l. g
The bill then went over without tina
action and the House adjourned.