Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-07-24
SATURDAYS Senate.


SATURDAYS Senate.
WASHINGTON, July 22.-The house bill to
provide additional industrial training schools
for Indian youth and authorizing the use OF
unoccupied military barracks for such Dur.
poses, passed.
The house bill directing payment to Mrs.
Lucretia r. Garfield of $4,000. less any sum
already paid on account of the late presidents
salary, passed.
The house bill passed for public building
al Marquette, Mich. Resolutions offered by
Senator Cockrell were adopted calling for in
formation as to the expenditure in each state
since 1879 for public buildings, rivers and
harbors, posts, arsenals and armories. The
secretary OF the interior was directed to re-
port whether he ordered the issue of certii-
Gates for double pension toward B. Burnett,
and If so the reason for so doing pending
action on the subject by congress.
The senate took up the revenue bill and
without debate voted down the amendment
offered by Senator Beck to retain taxes On
perfumery, medicinal preparations and other
articles in schedule A, section 3.437, revised
statutes. The vote was party one-26 to 30
Davis Ulls.) voting no with the Republicans.
Senator Vance moved to retain the stamp
tax on playing cards. Lost by party vote
% to Ex-senator Davies (Ills.) not voting.
The first section of the bill was then
adopted.
The section as adopted reads as follows
That taxes herein specified imposed by the
law now in force be, and same are hereby re-
pealed as herein provided, namely: Taxes
now imposed on snuff and manufactured to-
bacco, on and after January l, 1883, from and
after which date the tax on snuff and manu-
featured tobacco shall be IL cents per pound,
and on the capital deposits Of banks and bank
ers, except such taxes as are no due and
payable on and after the list of October, 1882;
the stamp taxes on bank checks, drafts, or.
ders and vouchers and the tax on
matches, perfumery, medical preparations,
and other articles imposed by schedule A, fol-
lowing section 437, revised statutes; provided,
that no drawback shall be allowed on the
articles embraced in said schedule that shall
be exported Oh aud after the LIST of October,
1882; provided further, that on and alter Au-
gust Is, 1889, matches may be removed by the
manufacturers thereof from the place of
manufacture to the warehouse without at
taching thereto the stamps required by law,
by such regulations as may be prescribed by
the commissioner of internal revenue.
The second section, imposing specific taxes
on tobacco and cigar dealers, manufacturers,
peddlers and retail dealers, was discussed by
Senator's Beck and Vest. The latter de-
nounced the bill as feature of that policy of
discrimination in behalf of manufacturing
corporations and other moneyed interests
which, under the operation of high protec
tive tariff, had resulted in building up bust
ness monopolies and huge private fortunes.
1t ignored the tobacco growth and placed the
agriculturist under a ban. The knit goods
were clamoring for higher duties, and yet
their profits were enormous. He pro-
duced and exhibited specimens of these
piece of cashmere made of Missouri
wool by an Iowa factory, the cost of which,
he said, inclusive of material, labor and every
Item was size, had been sold by the manufac.
turer for 50 per yard. Senator Vest said he
wanted the country to appreciate the fact that
the dominant party was undertaking to take
the taxes off aggregated capital in violation
of that principle of equality to all which lay
at the foundation of all good government.
The committees amendment to the section
requiring Sl2 to be exacted from dealers in
leaf tobacco, to be paid annually after May
lst, 1888, was adopted. The amendment ad
vocated by Senator West was rejected by % to
2S-a party vote, except that Senator BIyard
voted no with the Republicans. Senator
Davis, of Illinois, also voted no.
Senator Beck moved to fix the tax upon
each dealer at S., without reference to the
character Of his employment.
Senator Sherman called attention to the fact
that the taxes fixed by the section for small
dealers, who, he said, numbered SIS, 0O0 and
$24. The amendment would double the tax
upon these while reducing it upon about 900
who we're required to pay Sc. He added that
the section had been carefully prepared by the
commissioner of internal revenue, and as it
stood would reduce the taxes now paid by
dealers about one half.
Senstor Beck thought, as the tax was ia
tended to be rather regulator to facilitate the
carrying on OF business than source of rev.
enue, it should be uniform.
His amendment, as modified by fixing the
amount at s.. WAS rejected, 20 to 81.
Senator Harris moved to fix the tax for
retail dealers in leaf tobacco at $40 per annum
instead Of $3.50 and thirty cents per each dol
lar of monthly sales imposed by the section.
Lost % to 90.
On motion of Senator Beck proviso was
added to the section as follows:
That farmers and producers of tobacco may
sell, at the place of production, tobacco of
their own growth and raising at retail directly
TO consumers, to an amount not exceeding 100
pounds annually.
A motion to adjourn was negatived by the
Republican side, with the addition of the
votes of Senators Harris and Maxey.
Senator Morgan offered and advocated q new
section exempting from the special tax i'm
posed upon dealers in manufactured tobacco
farmers, operators who furnish supplies of
tobacco to them. lneighbors or employees, in
quantities aggregating less than 100 pounds
per year. Adopted on viva voce vote.
The third section, reducing the tax on c-
gars and cigarettes, having been reached, Sen
ator Malone moved an amendment fixing the
tax on snuff and manufactured tobacco after
January 1, 1855, at eight cents per pound.
This gave rise to a protracted debate, partici-
pated in by Senators Malone, Johnston, Sher-
man, Logan, Kellogg, Beck aud others. The
senate without action on Senator Mahone's
amendment adjourned.
House of Representatives.,
WASHINGTON, July 22.-The Deuster bill
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