The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-07-27
CONGRESSIONAL

> denounced was proposed by Beck IN tn
v last congress. He asked to read the bill
8 then introduced by that senator to shoy
I that its terms were identical with those
e OF the measure now reported from the
: finance committee.
81 Voorhees, declined to be diverted from
/ his argument and proceeded to make
? clear that aside from the relief for banks
l the articles from which the taxes were
/ taken off. with one exception, were moi
: those usually consumed by the laboring
, classes. As to that exception matches
, | it was doubtful whether the relief offer.
ed would reach the consumer. In de-
failing the catalogue of perfumes, ETC.,
which the bill would exempt from taxa
ton, he said he commended this feature
to the senator from Ohio (Sherman) who
he understood would have made NOR e
rapid advancement as 9 president ial
candidate if he had been more devotion
: al to the mothers and babies of Ohio,
with cheap soothing syrups, cosmetics
and sweet-smelling powders. That SEN
ator would doubtless be more successful
hereafter.
Harrison in replying to Voorhees,, said
his colleagues opposition to the removal
of taxes from the subject indicated by
the bill, and his general tariff declara-
lions were not in harmony with the ut
teranceS of other leading Democrats.
He reviewed some of the points in
which this disparity of sentiment seem
ed to him conspicuous. The tariff for
revenue is the only plank which the
probable presidential candidate (Sena-
tor McDonald) had declared would be
Ireproclaimed by his party, had been de-
nOunced by Voorhees, as the political
blunder which caused the loss of Indi-
ana TO the Democrats, and the latter had
somewhat endangered the chances of
their mutual friend in denounclng the
repeal of bank taxes. His colleague
had arraigned himself in direct hostility
to Beck's bill in the last congress, which
was passed by Democratic senate, re-
moving not alone those but additional
taxes now proposed TO be repealed. His
colleagues position was also in antag-
onism with that of Carlisle, of Kentucky,
and his iudisposition to extend relief To
cosmetics and perfumes, seemed to re-
quire explanation; it seemed all the
more ineXplicable to himself, Harrison
added, becausein passing his colleagues
desk this morning he thought he de-
| tected the perfume of the balm of
thousand flowers. He realized now that
he must have been mistaken he had only
smelt of the spiritual aiflorescence COM
ing from that midnight study which
his colleague had given to the cOmpen
dunn of posthumy now upon his desk
He desired to know whether his col
league found any reduction of taxation
at this session, and if so, in what arti-
Giles.
Voorhees, replied that the interests or
commodities he would relieve would be
such as were worth the consideration of
men of sense, aud being pressed for a
more specific statement, added tina: he
would take the taxes off the necessaries
of life. His colleagues efforts, on the
other hand, were devoted to removing
them from luxuries, cigars, perfumeries,
cosmetics and patent medicines, and
from banks.
If his colleague had ever stood for
popular interests before the people of
Indiana, he (Voorhees) would like to be
advised what il was.
| Harrison replied with warmth that he
stood for popular interests and that he
was fully prepared TO state what il was.
He had stood for the defense of the flag
! when treason in the south and treason in
the Democratic party in Indiana had
lifted its head against the government.
| (Applause.) He could go further and
say he stood for protective tariff wien;
the gentleman did. AS to the tax on the
cosmetics and perfumes, he had shown
i
take them off and had been taken in his
colleagues own house hold and he ask
ed him to state what articles he wanted
to relieve if not these, and he had not re-
ceived any response as to single arti-
Gle.
Voorhees, said he would respond in his
own time hereafter, and Harrison then
concluded his remarks.
Jones, of Louisiana, submitted figures
showing the small profits realized from
the culture and Manufacture of sugar.
One of the best crops of latter years
amounted to $50, 600, 600 pounds of su-
gar, which, at ~ cents, realized SIS, OOO,-
900. Molasses from this sugar would be
worth 81 600 600 more. making the value
of the product $22, 100000. The cost of
making this crop was $20, 0OO. 900, which
left 81, 600 O00 net profit, or 215 per cent
on the capital invested. Any serious re-
duction of the price would entail such
loss in receipts as would wipe out entire
| ly the profits if the proposed cut of %
per cent. was made, and Ifthe tariff is re-
vIsed another reduction of % per cent.
This would destroy the planting interest
| altogether.
Saunders rejoiced TO have opportuni-
ties of giving his vote to afford some re-
lief to the people, though the bill did not
go for enough and did not reach down
to the great mass of producers and con-
sumers, who are heavy tax payers.
| The question whether deposits are the
property of the bank or the depositor
was here discussed by Camden, Bayard
and Beck in opposition to the pending
amendment, and by Saunders in favor
of it. The pending amendment was re-
jected by 10 to Al.
Salisbury moved an amendment re-
| rnoIino fha 40 hank aanitol amt 70
tanning that on deposits. Negatived
| by TO As. Affirmative vote-GeOrge,
German, salisbury, Vance and Viii
| iiams.
| The senate committee amendment to
the first section as amended by O reduc-
/ ton of the tax on tobacco was Lhon
agreed to; ayes 80. nays o; and the CUES.
ton then required on the remainder of
the section.
The portion adopted fixes the tax on
manufactured tabacco, after January ],
1888, at ~ cents per pound. and provides
for the repeal of taxes ON the capital and
deposits of bank and bankers shall not
affect such taxes as are now due and
PAYABLE, and that the repeal of the
stamp tax on bank checks, drafts, orders,
and vouchers shall not take effect until
October first next.
Robinson, of New York, rising to the
question of privilege, referred 30 the re-
mark made by Robson about his (IiOb-
| insOn's) defense, and said that the re-
mark was uncalled for and ungentle-
manly. Providence had inflicted upon
him hardness of hearing, and he attrIb-
uted il somewhat to the fact of his sitting
SO near the gentleman from New Jersey.
He knew Of only one gentleman more to
be pitied than himself, and that was q
tceTtain gentleman who had fastened on
his face the charge of being a liar and
Iperjurer, and who had been the only
member who had not heard it.
Page submitted the conference report
on the river and haEllOr bill report A
disagreeing one was adopted, and new
tcoRfeFeDSe ordered.
/ Hingham, of Pennsylvania, called up the
bill TO modify the money order system.
It provides for issuing postal notes At q
charge OF three cents for transmission
through the mails In sums less than So;
that money orders shall not be lsssued
for more than 500, and that fees for
money orders shall be as follows: For
orders not exceeding SO. 8 cents; $40
To $15, 10 cents; &15 To $50, IS cents !;
$50 10 $40, 20 cents; so to $50, D cents /;
$50 to $50, 80 cents; $50 70 SO, 30 cents ;
go 10 $50, 20 cents; $50 10 800. IS
cents The bill passed after the Tejec-
ton Of some amendments.
i The senate bill passed 70 fix the sala-
ries of railway postal clerks, and divides
them into i've classes with the following
{ salaries: PiFst class. $500 second class,
$500; third class. 1900: fourth class,
81 800; 9Th class, 81 400. 4 formal
!. amendment will render necessary its re-
turn 10 the senate.
i The senate bill was taken up author
ixtnO the FaostYuasf general IN exteud