The Portland daily press., 1882-07-24
XLVIIth Congress LIST Session
SENATE.

The Senate to-day took up the revenue bill,
and, without debate, voted down an amend
ment offered by Mr.. Beck to retain the taxes
on perfumery, medicinal preparations and otn-
or articles IN schedule A. of sec. 3437 OF the
revised statutes. The vote was party one
26 to 29-Mr Davis of Illinois voting nay with
the Republicans.
Mr. Vance moved to retain the stamp tax on
playing cards. Lost.
The first section of the bill was then adopted
in the following form: That the taxes herein
specified imposed by the laws now in force
be, and the same are hereby repealed as herein
provided, namely: The taxes now imposed by
law on snuff and manufactured tobacco, on
and after Jan /, 1888, from and after which
date the tax on snuff and manufactured toDac-
co shall be u cents per pound; and son capital
and deposits of banks and bankers, except
such taxes as are now due and payable; and
on and after the 1st day of October, 1852,
the stamp tax on bank checks, drafts, orders
and vouchers, and the tax on matches, per-
fumery, medicinal preparations and other
articles imposed by schedule A, following sec.
437 of the revised statutes; provided that no
drawback shall be allowed upon articles en-
braced in said schedule that shall be exported
on and after the 1st day of October, 1882; pro-
vided further that on and after Aug. 10, 1882,
matches may be removed by manufacturers
thereof from the place of manufacture to
warehouses within the United States without
attaching thereto the stamps required by law
under such regulations as may prescribed by
the commissioner of internal revenue.
The second section, imposing specific taxes
upon tobacco and cigar dealers, manufactur-
ers, pedlers and retail dealers, was discussed
by Mr.. Beck and Mr. Vest. Mr.. Vest advo-
Gated an amendment to the section allowing. a
farmer or planter to sell tobacco raised by
himself without payment of the special tax
provided by dealers in leaf tobacco, and pro-
viding that the tax shall be paid in all cases of
peddling or sales through others.
Mr.. Bayard objected to this as impairing ex-
isting safeguards against fraud.
The committee amendment to the section
requiring the $12 exacted from dealers in leaf
tobacco to be paid annually after May l, 1883,
was then adopted.
The amendment advocated by Mr.. Vest was
then offered and rejected by % to 2S-a party
vote, except that Mr.. Bayard voted nay with
the Republicans. Mr.. Davis of illinois also
voted nay.
On motion of Mr.. 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 800 annually. The
vote was "a to 2S. Mr.. Malone and Mr.. Kel-
logg voted with the Democrats. Mr.. Bayard
voted nay with the Republicans.
At 1.45 motion to adjourn was negatived
by the Republican side, with the addition of
the votes of Messrs Harris and MaXey.
Mr. Morgan offered and advocated a new
section, exempting from the special tax inn
posed upon dealers of manufactured tobacco,
farmers, planters and lumbermen who furnish
supplies of tobacco to their neigh
bors or employees, in quantities aggregating
less than 1C0 pounds per year. Adopted on a
viva voce vote.
The third section reducing the taxes on
cigars and cigarettes, having been reached,
Mr.. Malone moved an amendment hxlpg the
taxes upon snutt and manufactured tobacco,
after Jan. l, 1888, at cents per pound. The
amendment adopts the precise language OF
the existing statute on the subject except as TO
the rate. After debate, and without action on
Mr.. Mahones amendment, the senate ao-
journed until Monday.
HOUSE.
The Denster bill to regulate the carving of
naosangars hv sea was taken from the cale1dar
and nsssad
Mr. Kasson of Iowa. under instructions from
+ha ,o,,,,ni,toa ~, tysvs and mems co1Iad nm
The Hi - aIIou7 drawhack on foreign materials
nse5 uSe with domestic materials in Construction
of staam and sail vessels for foreisn acconnt.
Mr Robeson Objected ON the ground that the
hill mioht he SO amended as to enforce the en-
t,ra revision of the tariff bill
NJ other naroher ohiecting consideration of
tho b;il iva ,vaa nToceedad With.
Mr. Kassop exnIsined the hill maintaining
r. vres in the interest of the sbinbuildng inter.
asts es 3 90 ~ = ---'e-
Mr. Thicker of VIRGINIA moved to insert the
words COR domestic" after the word "foreign''
,uhicb lad to q lonr discussiop
Mr. Haskell of Kansas onnosed II az open-
;ng tbe yvhole ouestjon of free shins
SThat,s what we WANT sugoested Mr..
Flower Of New York.
IN viva voce vote there anneared a LARGE
maiority in favor of the amendment. and the
Rannhlicans having ordered tellers. many of
than rafrained from voting. thus leaving the
honca ,Titbout a onornm J,he yeas and navs
1rera ordered-veas 98. navs 12-no ouorum.
Tbara anneared To he a great deal of misun-
darutanding among the members as to the ef-
Foot ~ tba amendment. and many Renublicans
dscl;ned to vote
q cali Of the House was then ordered.
No fnrther action was taken under the call.
u HANG mereig for the nurnosa Of discovering
~ uolIs Io,lf;oo,s Ia pofsoJ ~ ,,s+ -, +be
last roll call. The hour specified in the rule
box,iro exnired the hill want eyer till Monday
'@ NJ sPa1pont ~ Nav Vorlr asled for nras-
nAI. -: 1.4;s. e ~ . o--}i - 49,; e. ~ e;t 80
eht VI sno loi
ment Oh a seiect connlittee oi se'en menipSIs
with authority TO report upon tne causes OF de-
cline of American merchant marine and re-
port to the House at its next session what
apbangas in ayist;no la yu ava reouirad 10 sacnra
- ra11ival of tbot ;ntareut
az ~ e. c. u 80 80. = ma. ..., -, a,
mr. cinsieeoA VI Iiiihols, ooJecteo anu the
resoiuuon was referred 20 inc committee on
commerce.
The floor was then accorded to the commit
tae on postofficas and most roads
a h,ll nrovidino tbe oostoga on sacopd class
publications deposited in q letter carrier office
for delivery by the carriers, shall be uniform at
two cents Der pound-passed.
The next bill passed was one making it an
offence punishable by fine and Imprisonment
to personate a nostoffiea insnector
The following bills were also passed-mak.
ing it a misdemeanor for anv postal official to
do any act forbidden by any law relating to
the postal service: to punish postmasters for
making false certificates of arrival and depart-
ure of mails. nroviding that no bidder for mail
service on any route shall be required to fur
nish with his hid or nronosaI a check or draft.
a supplemental post route Bill was also passed