The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-06-26
CONVERSATIONAL ArrAIps.
safurdny's Proceedings Ia tho House.
The Little Revenue DiII.


have been busy liaying for position in the
fall campaign. What is known as the
Little Revenue Bill was before the House
Tor consideration under what is known rs
the five.minute rule. This rule allows each
speaker five minutes, which is often indei.
initely extended by the yielding OF time
by one member to another. The bill un.
der consideration contains three sections,
all removing absolutely or reducing inter
nal revenue taxes. The first section re-
peals tho stamp tax on bank checks, drafts,
orders and vouchers and the capital and
deposits OF banks and bankers; also the
tax on matches, perfumery, medicinal
preparations, and other articles in schedule
A following section 3i37 Of the Revised
Statutes. The second section re.
duccs. the special tax one-haf OH reCtifed
Wholesale and retail liquor dealers. dealers
in leaf tobacco and manufacturers OF to.
bacco and cigars, wholesale and retail
dealers III malt liquors and brewers; also,
peddlers OF tobacco, snuff and cigars and
retail dealers i'll leaf tobacco. On cigars
and cigarettes OF all descriptions the tax is
reduced from 81 to S.. 5a :
The object OF the Democratic side OF the
House was nanitcstly to kill the bill by
amendments and have every conceivable
amendment offered. Two days had been
spent in general debate, during which no
orator on the Delnocraticside OF the House
pronounced u sentence in which the words
the people" or "the oppressed people"
or the overburdened people," or tthe
longsuilering people" did not appear at
least once, so that Il great deal OF cam paicp
literature was prepared. Each eIort had
embodied in it an amendement, which the
orator proposed to offer, which, il adopted,
the member assured his admiring constit.
uents, would relieve their burdens OF taxa.
tion, und secure perpetual prosperity. 1t
will be observed that each patriotic
member offered an amendment richly sea.
soned TO the peculiar taste OF his own con.
stltuenls; this wi,h.a view OF enabling him
to so home in the fall, and; by reference
to the record, show cOnctusively that it
was not his fault that the whole system OF
internal revenue, or the whole tariff sys.
ten, as the case might be, was not utterly
wiped out. For Instance, Mr.. Randall and
other high tariff Democrats were moved
to repeal all laws imposing lax on to.
bacco, while others were equally ia earnest
to reduce the tax on distilled spirits one
half. The free trade Democrats on the
other hand, urged the retention Of internal
revenue taxes and the abolition OF tine tar
i'll on all importations.
Tho rnrnnpaI nj thn t,x u.,s Il osa, 4 T..
only two votes. The amendment remov.
ing all tax from malt liquors was voted
down by a much larger majority.
Possibly the hardest battle was fought
over the amendment proposed by Mr..
Hatch, oil Missouri, which permitted farm-
ers and planters and producers OF tobacco
to sell directly TO the consumer. This
amendment. il adopted, would certainly
defeat the collection OF the revenue on to.
bacco and destroy the bu ,iness OF the man
ufacturers. 3Ir. Butterworth had charge
of the opposition to the amendment. After
along morning debate the amendment was
beaten by one vote. Several Republicans
Representing. tobacco growing districts, most
OF the Greenbackers and i,eadiusters voting
with the Democrats. The Republicans are
compelled 10 stand together and resist all
amendments to the bill or suffer its defeat
altogether. An amendment was offered bv
Mr.: Robson TO strike out the part oi the
bill which strikes out the special tax for.
wholesale and retail liquor dealers. Mr..
Butterworth opposed the motion in au ears
nest speech, but the amendment wat
finally carried by a clear vote. The fgh.
will be renewed on suudry other amend
mcnts on Monday, when the bill will be
disposed oi and the Naval bill will be taken
up. % l-.