Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-12-11

tAkS AstN eSyucSCIOH-1hc. OlSIAIlerS AisO
Applying for an Extension OF Time in
which Bonded Goods May be Removed
The Inpositions of Political Assess
ments-What the Committees are Doing.
Especial Telegram to the Globe.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 9.-The senate at its
session last year passed bill to pay to
Rear Admiral Worden, of the United States
| navy, and the officers and crew of the
United States steamer Monitor, their heirs
and assigns, 100000, the same to be con-
sidered as prize money for the destruction
of the rebel steam frigate Merrimac. In
the house to-day this bill was reached. 1t
was apparent from the beginning that the
bill was in precautions con 2ition, and the
debate as it proceeded soon developed that
it could not be passed. The strongest
point made against the bill was the re-
peated statement that the Monitor did not,
in fact, destroy the Merrimac, but that
the latter vessel was blown up
some miles away from the some of
the encounter with the Mont IT by tt Q
Confederate officers, to prevent it from
falling into the hands o. tla Fed@rals.
There were several spec .es in favor of
the bill, but only from the standpoint OF
excessive patriotism. FiaalIy q motion
was made to strike cut the eva sting claus @,
which prevailed by a vote of ovec three to
one; thus, OF course, defe .ting the bill.
THE TOBACCO TAX.
Petitions and kilograms continue to
come from every tobacco section request
ing congress. in whatever it may do as to
the tobacco tax, to act promptly. Other
wise the Tanufa ctucers viii have to shu.
down, and thousands Of worthy men will
be in q condition of enforced idleness. As
a rule such reminders have bat little effect
unless they are kept up constantly,
and the pressure is made SO strong that it
cannot be disregarded. There is no pros
pect that the bill reported from the ways
and means committee to abolish the tax
will come up for serious consideration in
tee house before the holiday recess. There
IS PROSPECT tisst both houses viii adjourn
on OF ahoat the a3rd instant, until the Sd
or 4th of January, and tina. until after the
reaseembling the bill will not be acted up
on. Under such a state OF things debate
Will FIN at least week, probably two
weeks, and the bill, IN whatever shape it
gets GU. o. the house, Will not reach the
senate until the closing days of thu first
month of the year. Meanwhile, until the
session ends, it may be kicked and cuffed
hot &bo4 Il ,of har lx. CO.
the presidents signature until the first of
March. After faithful inquiry in quarters
worthy OF the search, there is no reason to
change the prediction heretofore made in
these dispatches, that the bill as reported
by the ways and means committee, will
fail. There is another great danger to the
manufacturing trade. It Is this: There are
large class of members who will vote for
free leaf bill. These are so inconsistent
| rs to say that they are willing to REFUGE
the tax on tobacco so per cent, but only
in case an amendment is incor Dorated in
such a bill which viii allow grower of
tobacco to sell it wherever he pleases,
without espionage. OF such an amendment
no one but a tobacco manufacturer can
calculate its demOraliZiag effect
THE WHISKY tax.
It is expected within short time that
representatives of the dis.illing interests
will be here. This class will renew the eff
| fort of last winter to have the bonded peri
od EXTENDED. It is almost certain now
that the bill with the senate, which passed
the house, extending the period indefinite
ly has no ghost of 4 show Of passage. At
best the dis:illers will not be able to in
duce the senate to 60 further than an ex-
tension of three years additional, and may
be only two. Some relief will be neces-
sary, and this will afford it. Otherwise,
! there will bo a crash in distilling circles.
The bonded bill which passed the house is
now in this shape with the senate:
1t was reported with an amendment on
the 18th of May, by Mr.. Bayard, from the
finance committee. On the 18th of June
following, it was indefinitely postponed
This virtually killed the bill, but it got 6
status before the senate again on a motion
entered By Senator Garland, to reconsider
If this motion prevails, a motion to send
the bill back to the finance committee will
give that committee the same jurisdiction
over it that it had originally. Here it Car
be amended, and again be brought before
the senate without prejudice. The best
course for those interested will be to ash
for a limited extension, and if there ii
any kind of unity it will no doubt be grant
ed. Amy legislation looking to reduction Of
the tax on spirits will come up for consid
Grafton and action in q separate bill.
RIVER AND EARBoR BILL.
The disposition of the house committee
or commerce is to act upon its own judg
ment as to whether or not to report ;
river and harbor bill. The president, i
will be recalled, in his message threw we
blanket On every bill for the next fsca
year, and the secretary of war, in his an
nual report, was bold enough to say tina
money had been appropriated in las
years bill not in the interest of commerce
To test this latter statement, and tx
put upoa Secretary Lincoln the burden O.
proof, the commerce committee to-da,
him to report whether any of the appro