The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-03-07
CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY.

In the senate, yesterday, Teller re-
ported favorably on house bill to pen
sion Mrs. Garfield with the amend
ment to include MRS. Polk and Mrs.
Tyler.
George introduce bills to aid in the
repair of levee in the state of Mis-
sissippi, also to revive a grant of land
to aid railroad from Brandon to the
gulf. u.
Garland wanted the relieve fund ex-
amlned into to see if it was enough.
The Chinese bill was discussed.
The immediate deficiency bill
passed.
The inter-oceanic ship railway bill
reported favorably.
In the house the diplomatic appro-
priation bill was passed.
Under call of states number ofnew
bills were introduced.
Dibrell, of Tennessee, moved to sus-
pend the rules and pass the bill repeal
ing so much of clause E, of section
3,244, revised statutes, relating to the
sale of leaf tobacco as imposed fines
or penalties on farmers and producers
ofleaf tobacco who must sell the same
to consumers, and providing that here
after all farmers or other producers of
leaf tobacco shall be allowed to sell
their own, or their tenants production
without license or penalty.
The motion was seconded and sus-
tanned by IS to GO, and an hours be-
bate entered upon. Dlbrel advocated
the bill, which, he asserted, would only
reduce the revenue about six hundred
dollars, while at present it costs the
government $4,000 to enforce the law
and collect that 5000.
Some opposed the proposition as
one that would strike the tax on tobac-
co and give unlimited opportunity to
fraud and imposition.
Kelly, of Pennsylvania, stated that
he was anxious to get rid of a syestem
OF internal taxation which put the
whole process of the business of par
tlcular class under cruel supervision,
but this was dragging along. 1t would
allow the revenues, SO far as tobacco
was concerned, to be frittered away.
This question was now before the COM
mlttee on ways and means, and receiv-
ing their grave consideration, 1t had
been stated that the revenue would
only be reduced to the extent of 5000,
but the commissioner of internal rev.
enue had laughed at that statement,
and declared that the effect on the rev.
enue could not be estimated, inasmuch
as manufacturer stocks would be
greatly deprecated. He, Kelley,
would cooperate in all just efforts
to relieve the country of. in
ternal revenue taxation, but to
repeal this law now would be to throw
the whole tobacco trade open, and
depreciate the stocks on the hands of
every manufacturer. The house should
wait uutil the committee on ways and
means had reported on the subject
He believed that the committee would
in fortnight bring in a bin reducing
internal revenue taxation by an
amount of from 100000 to $751;
900, 900, and then it will be time to say
what gentlemen will aid in the good
work Of emancipatlng the south.
Yourg, of Ohio opposed the bill,
which he argued wonld strike down the
manufacturing interests and make
every farmer a quasi manufacturer.
Speer, of Georgia, commended that
this vexatious and harsh system of
taxation should be abolished.
A motion to suspend the rule and
pass the bill was lost. Yeas, II2,
nays 9I, not the necessary two-thirds
voting in the affirmative.
HE WOULD SELL OUT FORA NICKEL
A countryman who held a certificate
for forty odd dollars, issued by the U.
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