Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-07-15
THE NATIONAL CONGRESS.
The Tax Bill Under Dzscussion In the
ssna:e-The Garfield Expense Account
in the Observation-Disclosures on the
Course OF the ssnate-Other Congress
sI0nal Business,
The Senoge.


WASHINGTON, July 14.-On and after Mon
day next the senate will meet at IL q. N.
Senator Logan from the committee on ap-
preparations reported the pension appropri-
alton bill. Ordered printed and laid over TOR
future action. $780,.
Senator Hill (Col. } from the committee on
postofices and post roads reported back the
bill to punish postmasters for making false
certificates Of arrival and departure of mails.
Calendar.
A number Of pension bills passed, among
them one increasing the pension of the widow
of Gen. George A. Custer to $50 a month; and
one, house bill, granting pension Of $50 a
month to the daughter Of President Taylor.
The house pension bill was amended by the
adoption OF q general provision prohibiting
the payment OF double pensions.
The bill providing that whenever it shall
become necessary to increase the speed of
mails that are carried under contract on any
post route service shall be Ieadyertised for the
shorter schedule required, was placed on the
calendar.
The tax bill was then taken up, and Senator
Bayard reviewed and criticized the measure.
He said for the first time in the history Of the
country the senate had originated bill to
change the tariff because q party exigency de-
manted it. He asked II it was such an equiva-
lent and reasonable measure of relief to the
masses of the American people, as it was now
admitted it was their right to receive.
There was not q diminution of one
farthing in the cost of collecting internal
revenue and cumbersome machinery OF the
bureau of internal taxation, stood undimin-
ished. Coming to the proposition to give the
secretary Of the treasury discretion in the use
of the rolarscope in testing sugars, he said it
was commended that this amendment would
reduce taxation. He denied it. 1t took of 25
per cent. adyalorem, but at the same time ii
introduced test which would render that
reducation nugatOry and void.
Senator Sherman asserted that there was
not the slightest question but the reduction
of 25 per cent. would threw off between
SO, 0O0,O0o and SO, O0O, 900 Of taxation.
The bill, said Bayard, further proposes to
dimish taxes on Bessemer steel rails to take
of IS per ton. Would not the duty of so
which was left be in effect equally prohibi
tory? saper ton was higher rate to-day
than $2S in 1870 when the rate had been es
tabiished.
Senator Sherman maintained that the re-
duction proposed in the bill would make SHARP
competition between manufacturers in this
country and the manufacturers in Europe.
The "hoop iron" provision, Bayard said
was simply doubling Of tie present duty on
cotton ties and tAkin off &c. 00 annually
from the pockets OF cotton growers.
BE was not in favor of any violent or hasty
overthrow, but be was in favor of Tightening
the burdens OF taxation and giving to Ameri.
can manufacturers an extended market and To
the products of American labor an opportu-
nifty to compete on terms reasonably equal
with the product of foreign labor.
At the conclusion of Senator Bsyard's
speech the bill was read for amendments.
Senator Beck offered an amendment reducing
ten cents per pound on the manufactures OF
tobacco.
Pending discussion the matter went over for
the day.
After an executive session the senate adj
jOurned till tomorrow.