The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1882-12-23

States officer for approval or payment
containing any material misTepTesenta-
tion of fact, shall not receive payment
or credit for any part of such claim, thls
being in addition to penalties provided
by existing laws. Agreed to. The bill
then passed, and un hnlshed business
the Civil Service bill, came up.
Mr., Sherman obtained unanimous con-
sent to lay it aside in order to take up
the bill reported by him yesterday from
the Committee on Finance extending
the time for withdrawing distilled
spirits from bonded warehouses.
Mr.. COnger thought the tendency or
the bill would be to encourage over
production of whisky. 1t was measure
| in the interest of whisky men, and at
the end of this extension another would
BE- asked.
Mr.. ingalls, moved to amend the bill
by adding a provision that from and
after the expiration of three years from
the entry of any distilled spirits now in
warehouses five per cent. shall be col
lected upon such spirits, to be computed
down to the time Of withdrawal. he
asked Mr.. Sherman what erect the 5lli
would have on the revenue for the next
two wears. He understood that on the
Both of June last there were 9O,OOO,OOO
gallons of whisky in bond, of which
about 100000 gallons were helu IN
Kentucky alone.
MT. Sherman said it was true about
the amount stated was held in bono In
Kentucky, but it was not owned tnere'
1t was sold in bond and owned all over
Mr.. Bayard thought the effect of the
bill would reach much farther than Mr.
ingalls, supposed. There had been great
OyerproductiOn of whisky; there was
now a five years supply in bond, and II
it were forced on the market 1t would
bring bankruptcy AMI ruin to those en-
gagged in the business.
MIR. Sherman said the revenue would
not be materially affected by the pas
IA Ue of this bill, because only certain
quantity of spirits could be consumed,
and if that now in bond were forced on
the market, other whiskies would be
withheld. o
Mr.. Beck said it was true 50,0O0,O00 OF
6OOOO,OOO gallons were held In Ken
| tuely, because whisky is produced there
and could not be removed until tax
should have been paid, but In tact more
of it was owned in Cincinnati, New
York OF Boston, than in the whole state
of Kentucky.
Mr. IngaIls's amendment was then
agreed tO.-yeas 35, nays 10. Adjourned.
HOUSE.-A number of bills were in
trOduced and referred. Among them
was one limiting the number of liquor
saloons in the District OF Columbia 10
one hundred.
Mr. Butterworth of Ohio reported the
Army Appropriation bill, and will ask
its consideration Immediately after the
POstOflice bill is disposed OF.
The Speaker laid before the House
number of requests for leaves of absence
Debate ensued, and objections were rails
ed on all sides. Several were granted
however, wheTeupOn Mr.. Browne Of ln-
diana, said he had voted against hOll-
day adjournment in good faith, but was
now satisfied that what had been trans
acted in the House yesterday was low
comedy, and an attempt TO meet during
the holidays would be a farce.
Finally, after a warm debate, the
House, by vote of 127 yeas to 1Ol nays,
ldOpted a resolution for holiday recess
from Dec. % to JAM.
Shortly after o'clock the House went
into Committee of the Whole on the
POstOf1ice Appropriation bill.
Mr.. Williams of Wisconsin, Chairman
of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, re-
ported Joint resolution, recltlng that
the Government of France proposes to
establish at Tunis judicial system,
common among Christian nations, so
that courts in that country shall be fully
opened for the protection OF cltlzens of
tie United States in their person, prop |
erty and rights; and authorizing the |
President to declare, by proclamation,
that right on the part OF the United |
States and its citizens, to claim extra
territorial jurisdiction within said ter
ritOry Of Tunis has ceased. and VIII no
longer be claimed or exercised. Passed.
Mr.. Scales of North Carolina, offered
a resolution, directing the Committee
on Ways and Means to inquire into the
of so amending the internal
laws as not only TO ABOLISH the
tax on tobacco, but also on all bTandies
made of apples, peaches and grapes, and
reduce the tax on whisky to so cents a
gallon; and further, to inquire into the
prOpriety of abOlishing the present COM
Dlicated, expensive and OdlOus system
of collecting said tax. Referred.
The House then went into Committee
of the Whole, Mr.. Calkins of Indiana in
the chair, on the POstOffice ApprOpria-
ton bill, the pending amendment being
that offered by Mr.. RObesOn of n. Y,prO-
yiding that railroad companies that
have received bond subsidies IN addl-
tiOn to grants of public lands, shall re-
ceive as compensation for carrying the
mails, fifty per cent OF the amount now
allowed them by law for that service.
Mr.. Robson explained his amend
ment, stating that it was intended as
an amendment to the charters of these
declaring legislative inten
ton. 1t did not reduce compensation
Ilrgely.
Mr.. Hewitt, of New York, opposed the
Here was proclamation
which sought to insert into the char
.ers of these companies a condition
and authority for making
this new condition was claimed by the
right to alter, amend or repeal the
original acts. In the charters of these
there was provision that
'ates to be paid should be fair and rea-
3Onable. right to alter and amend |
he charters was reserved in remarkable
language, and the better to accomplish
he obligations of this act, Congress
nay at any time, with due regard for
he rights Of said companies, so altar.
amend and repeal this act. He had
never seen a clause on any charter in
which that peculiar language was iu
serted. Having due regard to the right
1f said companies, was Congress pre-
pared to begin the work of cOnfiscatiOn
IF private property which when once
approved by vote of the House would
proceed with fearful strides until it
ended in the logical result, cOmmun
sm.
Mr.. CasweIl, of Wisconsin, opposed