Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-03-08

shall be included syrup of sugar and
sugar cane juice, malada tank bot
toms, concentrated molasses, and
concentrated malada.
By Mr.. Kelly, of Pennsylvania
10 abolish discriminating duties and
to enlarge the free list. It places a
large number of articles on the free
list.
By Mr.. Gibson, of Louisiana A
bill for the improvement of the Mis-
sissippi River.
By Mr.. Hewitt, of Ala: A bill to
restore to the pension roll the names
OF the persons dropped therefrom
by reason OF participating in the or
dlnary rebellion.
Mr.. Dibrell, of Tennessee, moved
to suspend rules and pass the
bill repeating SO much of clause 6,
section 3244, r. S., relating to the
sale of leaf tobacco. as imposes a fine
or penalty on farmers and producers
of leaf tobacco, who may sell the
same to consumers, and provid
ing that hereafter all farmers or
other producers of leaf tobacco shall
be allowed to sell their own or their
tenants production, without license
or penalty. The motion was second
ed-63 to 66-and half hours de-
bate was entered upon.
Mr.. Dlbrell advocated the bill,
which he asserted, would only re-
duce the revenue about 5000. At
present it cost the government S1O,-
900 to enforce the law and collect
that 5000.
Mr.. Robinson, of Massachusetts,
opposed the proposition as one that
would strike down the tax on tobac-
co and give unlimited opportunity
to fraud and imposition.
Mr.. Kelly, cf Pennsylvania, stated
that he was anxious to get rid of the
system of internal taxation which
put the whole process of the busi-
ness of particular class under
cruel supervision, but this was be-
ginning at the wrong end. 1t would
allow revenues, SO far as tobacco was
concerned, to be frittered away. This
question was now before the coIA-
mlttee on ways and means and re-
ceiving grave consideration. 1t had
been stated that the revenue would
only be reduced to the extent of
| $500, but the commissioner of in,
ternal revenue had laughed at that
statement, and declared that
the effect upon the reve
nue. could not be estimated,
| inasmuch as the manufacturers
stock would be greatly deprecated.
He (Kelly,) would co operate in all
just efforts to release the country of
internal revenue taxation; but to res
peal this law now, would be to throw
the whole tobacco trade open and
depreciate the stocks in the hands of
every manufacturer. The House
should wait until the committee on
ways and means had reported on
the subject. l believe that the CONS
mittee will in a fortnight bring in a
bill reducing the internal revenue
taxation by an amount from $780,
100000 to S75,0U0,000, and then ii
will be time to say what gentleman
will aid us III the good work Of
emancipating the South.
MIR. Young, of Ohio, opposed the
bill, which he argued, would strike
down the manufacturing interests
and make every farmer quasi man
ufacturer.
MIR. Speer, of Georgia, contendet
that this vexatious and harsh sI stem
of taxation should be abolished.
A motion to suspend the rules
and pass the bill was lost; yeas 113
nays 81, the not necessary two
thirds voting in the affirmative
Mr.. Bliss, of New York, presented
to-day 102 petitions from the State,
of Illinois, Indiana and New York
signed by about 10000 citizens o
those, States praying for the passag'
of the bill introduced by himself
granting pensions to the Union sol
dieis and sailors of the late war o
the rebellion who were confined il
Confederate prisons. Referred.
WASHINGTON, D. c., March
Mr.. King, of Louisiana, offered (
resolution directing the committe,
on appropriations to consider wha
measures of relief should be extend
ed to the sufferers by the presen
floods of the Mississippi River ant
it's tributaries, and to report b.
bill or otherwise as speedily as pos
sible Referred.
Mr.. Robson, of New Jersey, from
the committee on rules, reported bacl
a resolution for the appointment O
a committee of five Senators anC
nine Representatives to attend tb,
| celebration of the 200th anniversar,
of the discovery of the mouth of tn
r Mississippi River by La Sale, to b
he'd at New Orleans on April 9tl
, 1882. Mr.. Robson said that th
| committee ON rules was not sure tha
: it had jurisdiction over the mat
ter, but had determined to repor
, back the resolution as serving to re
I mind us that we heve a commo
, country, common process and CON
r mon destiny.
Mr.. Cox pictured the voyage G
) La Sale down the Mississippi, con
trasting the vast wilderness whic
!. was washed by the waters of tha
< great stream with the grand empir
h through which it now flowed, an
I concluded with an eloquent tribut
: to the achievements of the great dis
covery.
y Mr.. Washburn, of Minnesota an
= Mr.. Lord, of Michigan, advocate
the adoption of the resolution as bt
ing an appropriate action to be take
by Congress.
IL Mr. Hoof-a11 of Kansas &bo,~L