The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-07-23
LATEST TELEGRAMS.
XLVII CONGRESS-.
REGULAR SESSION.
SENATE.

Washington, 22.-The Hou,e bill
to provide additional industrial train
ing schools for Indian youths, and
authorizing the use of unoccupied
military barracks for such purpose,
passed.
The House bill directing the pay
ment to Mrs. Lucretia r, Garfield of
$4,000 less any SUM already paid
out on account of the late Presid INT s
salary, passed.
A resolution offered by Cockrell
was adopted, calling for the ext en-
dltureS in each state in 1879 for pup
lie buildings, rivers, harbOrs, forts,
arsenalS and armorics.
The secretary of the interior was
directed tOrepOrt whether he ordered
the issue of certificates for a double
pension to Ward b. Burnett, and if
so the reasons for so dcing, pending
action on the subject by Congress.
The Senate took up the revenue
bill, and without debate voted down
an amendment offered by Beck to
retain the taxes on perfumery, med
icinal preparations and other arti-
cleS III schedule A. section 2437 Re
vised Statutes. The vote was a
party one, 26 to 20, Davis, of Illinois,
voting no with the republicans.
Vance moved 70 retain the stamp
on playing cards. Lost, by party
vote, % TO 2S, Davis, of Illinois, not
voting.
The section as adopted reads as
follows: "That the taxes herein
specified and imposed by the laws
now in force are hereby repealed as
herein provided, namely: Taxes now
imposed on snuff and manufactured
tobacco, on and after January 1st,
1888, from and which date the tax
on snuff and manufactured tobacco
shall be twelve cents per pound, and
on the capitol and deposits of banks
and bankers except such taxes as are
now due and payable, and on and
after the 1St of October 1882, the
stamp tax on bank checks, drafts,
orders and vouchers, and the tax on
matches, perfumery and medicinal
prescriptions and other articles, i'm
posed by schedule. A following
section 3,437 Revised Statutes, pro;
vided that no drawbacks shall be
allowed upon articles embraced in
said schedule that shall be exported
on and after the 1st of October, 80;
provided further, that on and after
August 18th, 1882, matches may be
removed by manufacturers hereof
from the place of manufacture to a
warehouse in the United State:
without attaching thereto the
stamps required by law, and under
| such regulations as may be pre-
Scribed by the commissioner OF
internal revenue.
The second section imposing spec
ificatiOns upon tobacco and cigar
dealers, manufacturers paying less
than retail dealers, was discussed
by Beck.
Morgan offered and advocated 6
new section, eXemPting from the
special tax imposed upon dealers o.
manufactured tobacco, farmers
planters and lumbsrmen who fur
nish supplies Of tobacco to theil
neighbOrs or employees in quani j
ties aggregating less than 10
pounds per year. Adopted on /
0iUG C0cs vote.
The third section, reducing the
tax on cigars and cigarettes, having
been reached, Malone moved ar
amendment fixing the taxes on snuff
and manufactured tobacco, aftel
January 1st, 1888, at &c. per pound
This gave rise to a protracted de
bate, participated in by Malone
Johnston, Sherman, Logan, kellogg
Beck and others, and the Senate
without action on Nahone's amend
ment adjourned.