The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-08-08
rha 1nternal-Rsvenue System.


The Democrats Of every section seem 70
=. gradually coming 70 the conclusion that
The internal-revenue system ought TO be
totally abolished. The law establishing II
!. a rclict Of the war that should not DC
permitted longer to cumber the statute
book. For several years the votes IN Con-
cress. "a well as the tone Of the northern
democratic newspapers, have furnished
.or,e evidence that the Democrats, though
nv no means Of one mind upon the subject
were much more generally willing 70 con-
slider propositions to reduce or abolish the
internal taxes than were the Republicans.
In speech recently made In the House
OF Representatives by the Hon. j. n.
JONES, OF Arkansas, he brought out severai
significant facts, which we will mention LOT
the benefit Of our readers. On the 6tn OF
Tune. 1878, in the House OF Representa-
tives. Mr.. COVERT moved n new section TO
the then pending internal-revenue oiI',
which reduced the tax on tobacco 10 ~
cents per pound, tax on cigars to 80 per
thousand; on cigarettes weighing not ex-
ceeding 81 pounds per thousand, sl.2o per
thousand. MIR. TUCKER moved to make the
tar I6 cents per pound, which was car
r;ed--yeas, I26; nays, so. The yeas were
los Democrats and Is Republicans the
nays-7S Republicans and Democrats.
The amendment as amended was agreed
to-yeas, 1877 nays, 1o3. The yeas were
120 Democrats and II Republicans, nays
o. Republicans and II Democrats.
June %, Mr.. SPRINGER moved to recon-
NIT the bill, with instructions to report
bill repeating all internal taxation except
section 34l3 OF the Revised Statutes OF the
United States and amendments thereto, ex-
cept distilled spirits, &C., which was lost.
The yeas were sc, nays 1875. Yeas--55 DEM
ocrats; Republicans, 0; Greenbackers, l.
Nays-Republicans, 112; Democrats, 10;
Greenbackers, O. The bill then passed
yeas, 1877; nays, 70. The yeas were: 100
Republicans, % Democrats, Greenback-
ers. Nays-65 Democrats, 10 Republicans,
Greenbackers; 8 Greenbackers not vo-
ting.
So much for the House In the Senate,
when the Senate committee reported the
bill, with amendments, TO reduce the tariff
on sugar TO 25 per cent, on steel rails to
$40 per ton, and to raise the tariff on arti-
cles made Of hOop.iron, Cotton ties, &c..)
July 10th, Mr.. BECK offered to amend the
committees amendment by fixing the tax
on manufactured tobacco at 12 cents per
pound, which was adopted-yeas, 20; nays,
20. The yeas were-27 Democrats, 2 Re
publicans; nays-24 Republicans, 2 indie
pendents.
Mr.. JONES continued as follows:
Mr.. Vest moved to add TO section q pro-
visO that farmers could sell their own to-
bacco, grown by themselves or paid them
as rent, but not to peddle it. Lost-yeas,
90; nays, Is. The yeas were-29 Demo-
Gratis; nays, 81 Republicans, / Democrat.
Mr.. Beck moved to strike out the Sec
ton and insert .sfrom and after the 1st day
OF May, 1888, all dealers in leaf-tobacco or
manufactured tobacco, and all manuiac-
turers Of tobacco and cigars, and all retail
dealers in leaf tobacco, and all peddlers OF
every class, shall pay q tax Of 81 each per
annum." Lost-yeas,S 20; nays, 81. The
yeas were-20 Democrats; the nays were
81 Republicans, Democrats, 2 Independ-
ents.
Mr.. Harris moved to amend the last sen
fence Of section 2, making ii read: "Retail
dealers in leaf tobacco Snan pay cIO per
annnm' Lost-yeas, 81; nays, 20. The
yeas were 81 Democrats, the nays "a Re-
publicans, l Democrat, Independent.
Mr.. Beck moved to add the following to
section 2:
Provided, That farmers and producers
OF tobacco may sell at the place OF produc-
ton tobacco OF their own growth and rails
ing, at retail, directly to the consumer, to
an amount not exceeding 800 annually.
Passed-yeas, "a; nays, 20. The yeas
were % Democrats, l Independent; nays,
% Republicans, Democrat.
Mr.. JONES then gives the recent votes of
the Democrats and the Republicans on
General MAHoNE's motion to reduce the
tax on tobacco to eight cents per pound.
The affirmative vote was Is Democrats, as
sisted by MALONE, KELLOGG, and CAMERON.
Nays, 25 Republicans, the rest of the 3s
being Democrats Tor perhaps an Independ-
ent or two.
These facts encourage us to hope that the
Democrats may by the year 1884 be edu-
Gated up to the point already reached by
SO many OF them.