Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-05-03
CONGRESSIONAL.
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WASHINGTON, May 1st.-Scales, Chairman of the
Committee on Indian Affairs, reported bill to ac-
cept and ratify the agreement submitted by the
federated Ute Indians for the sale of their reserva
ton In Colorado. Printed and reconmitted.
On motion of Price, the bill was passed providing
that the oath or affirmation verifying returns made
by National Banks may be taken before Notaries
Public
Money of Mississippi offered resolution author
izng the Secretary OF War to send 1000 rations TO
Macon Miss for the of the sufferers made des-
titute by the cyclone of April 25th, which was
adopted.
MAY 18th was set for the consideration of the bill
to establish additional training schools for the In.
dian youth.
Coffroth, Chairman OF the Committee on Invalid
Pensions, reported bill fixing the salary of the
Commissioner of Pensions at IS 900. Referred to
Committee Of the Whole.
Blackburn, from the committee, reported the
Postoffice Appropriation bill The bill recommends
an appropriation of s3s 100000.
Blackburn gave notice that he would call the bill
up for consideration on Monday next
The House then went into committee on the bill
amending the Internal Revenue law.
Knott offered an amendment that the section
which requires a tax of $50 each still manufac-
tured, shall not apply to disters who manufacture
for their own use wooden stills. Adopted
Singleton offered an amendment that the Act
shall not au horize revenue officers to interfere and
prevent the exercise of the right of an individual
to manufacture fruits grown on his own land into
such form for family as he may desire, free
from internal revenue tax After debate the amend
| ment was rejected-66 to 81
The committee rose and reported the bill.
Butterworth said the bill looked to perfecting the
Internal Revenue system, and had more to do
with the temperance question than with the Koran.
He represented district which paid onefth of all
the revenue collected IN the United States and he
had carefully examined the pending measure. The
Internal Revenue law was intended to collect tax
on manufactured articless and not on articles in
process of manufacture. The whole course OF legis
lation had been to allow leaking until the law was
passed few years ago. against which the entire dis
tery interest had protes ed. Bourbon distilers
had been Disseminated against and this bill merely
did them justice.
Conger opposed the BILL which was SIMPLY to give
| 500, 900 TO the whisky interest.
Garfield here made long personal explanation
regarding the statements spread broadcast the
| country by Rowell, the New York advertising
! agent, that he as member of the Ways and
Means Committee, was preventing cheap reading by
failing to cast deciding vote to admit wood pulp
| free. He gave this as specimen of the way
opinions to public men are mapufactured in the
| United States. He then showed that there was a
minority of five in the Ways and Means Committee
in favor of preventing the free admission of wood
| pulp, and declared that the statement of Roweli
was absolutely false and that the country ought to
know it, and the newspapers ought to stop repeating
the falsehood. Answering Frost, he said he had
been in favor OF bringing this bill before the House,
and that, although the duty on wood-pulp was
already far below all other protected articles the
list he world favor reducing it low as it can be
reduced without absolutely destroying and crippng
American industries Below that he would not go
| for any clan or from any part of the world
The discussion here closed, and a vote taken
on Conger's amendment, making interest accrue at
the rate of per cent. in case of non-payment of
the tax distilled spirits, and it rejected -10l
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