Daily globe., 1880-05-03
FORTY-SIXTH CONGRESS.
(Second Session.
The House.

WASHINGTON, May Mr.. Scales, chairman
of the committee on Indian affairs reported
bill to accept and raUify the agreement sub
mitted by the confederated Ute Indians for the
sale of their reservation, in Colorado. Printed
and recommitted.
On motion of Mr.. Price the bill passed pro-
viding the oath varifying the returns made by
national banks may be taken before notary
public.
MIR. Money, of Mississippi, offered a resolu-
tiou authorizing the secretary OF war to send
1000 rations to Macon, Miss, for use of the
sufferers made destitute by the cyclone or
April %, Adopted.
Mr.. Buckner, chairman of the committee on
banking and currency. reported advising the
resolution calling for information concerning
the expenses of issuing the currency. Laid on
the table.
Nav IS was set aside for consideration of the
hill to establish additional training schools for
Indian youth.
Committees were then called for reports.
MIR. Coffroth, chairman of the committee on
invalid pensions, reported bill fixing the sal
arv of the commissioners of pensions at $5, ,000
Referred to committee of the whole.
MIR. Blackburn. from the committee on ap-
preparations, reported the postothce approprla'
tion bill. Ordered printed and recommltted.
The bill recommends an appropriation of
SSS. GOO. 900. Mr.. Blackburn gave notice he
would call the bill up for consideration Thurs
day next. 80
The house then went into committee of the
whole Mr. Thompson in the chair, on the bill
amending the internal revenue law, the pend
ing amendment being that offered by Mr.. Nc
Kinzie. providing that producers of leaf tobac-
co shall be allowed without payment of tax to
sell leaf tobacco to other than licensed dealers,
manufacturers or exporters, provided they do
not sell exceeding $1,000 in any one year.
Ruled out on a point of order.
MIR. Knott offered an amendment providing
that subsection of section 3,244, revised stat
utes. which requires tax of $50 on each still
manufactured shall not apply to distilleries
who manufacture for their own use wooden
stills Adopted.
Mr Singleton. of Illinois, offered an amend
mont nroyiding that nothing contained In this
act shall be construed to authorize any inter
ference bv revenue officers with the exercise OF
r;oht of every individual to manufacture and
convert fruits grown on his own land into such
form for family use as he may desire, free
from internal revenue tax. Debate took place
on the amendment and bill and the temperance
question was introduced. The amendment
was rejected. Yeas 66, noes 64.
The committee then rose and reported the
bill to the House. ~
more to do with the temperance question than
with the Koran. He represented district
which paid one-ffth of all the revenue collect,
ed on spirits in the United States, and ne hao
carefully examined the pending measure; The
internal revenue law was intended TO colIect
tov ON manufactured articles and not on arti
cIes in process of manufacture. The whole
course of legislation had been altered until .
law was passed few years ago, against which
the entire distilling interest had protested
Bourbon distillers had been discrlmlnat
aosinst and this bill merely did them justice
Mr.. Oonger opposed the BILL which was sim
ply to give two hundred thousand dollars tt
the whisky interest. IN
Mr.. Carlisle, who had charge OF the oil
yielded the floor to Mr. GARFIELD, VINO calleo al
yention 10 q paper received from Rowell, al
advertising agent of New York, the substance
of which is that the committee on ways and
means are preventing the people from having
reading matter cheap by preventing any re