Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-12-20

sentative was appropriately draped in
black.
Mr.. Butterworth, of Ohio, offered reso-
luton reciting the fact that the agitation of
the question of reducing or abohshing the
internal revenue
TAX ON TOBACCO
greatly injured, and continues to injure the
trade in that article, and that the allo vance
of rebate ON the stock on hand will prove a
damage to the trade mentioned, and there
fore declaring it to be the sense of the
House that in case the internal revenue laws
be amended SO as to reduce or abolish the
internal revenue tax on tobacco, provision
shall be made for allowing rebate of the
tax paid on the stock on hand at the time
such law goes into effect, provided that
such stock is stamped and in unbroken
packages.
Mr.. Mills, of Texas, objected to the
present consideration of the resolution.
The tobacco manufacturers, he said, were
just like anybody else affected by taxation
MIR. Butterworth declared the tobacco
trade simply paralyzed by agitation.
Mr.. Kelley, of Pennsylvania, said the
House could have an opportunity of dis
cussing the whole question Immediately
after the consideration of the appropriation
bill now pending, if it SO desired. 1t was
his purpose to relieve the tobacco trade of
this agitation by having action on the ques-
ton at the earliest moment.
The resolution was referred to the COM
mittee on ways and means.
Mr.. Page, of California, chairman of the
committee on commerce, favorably report
ed back the bib of the joint shipping COM
mittee, and it was placed on the House cal
aDfar and JoaSQ c,,ooJal fo.
day, the 3rd of January
Mr.. Kelley, of Pennsylvania, chairman of
the committee ways and means, report
ed back, without recommendation, the
resolution for holiday recess from Dccem-
Der 22nd to January 3rd
Mr.. Hiscock, of New York, inquired
whether the business of the ways and means
committee would be facilitated if the House
should remain in session during the holi-
days.
MIR. Kelley replied that both the business
of the country and of the ways and means
committee could be facilitated. After
long discussion the resolution was lost -
yeas, 105; nays, 1913.
Mr.. Robson then offered a resolution
hning every member absent without leave
from the 22nd of December, 1882, to the
3rd of January, 1888, $50. 90 for each dey's
absence. Adopted yeas, Ill; nays, 102
Mr.. Brown, of Indiana, announced the
death of Hon. Godlove S. Orth, of Indiana,
and in respect to the memory of the deceas-
ed the House at 2:50 adjourned.
Owing to the resolution for a
holiday recess coming up as a priv.
ledged question and to the long debate
which ensued thereon, as well is to the fact
of the early adjournment of the House.
neither States were called for bills. nor COM
mittees for propositions to suspend the
rulese, circumstance which is almost with
out precedent since the adoption of the
now rules
WASHINGTON, December 19.-The
following bills were introduced and
referred:
By Mr.. Nolan, of New York: To
abolish the internal revenue tax on
fermented liquors.
BY Mr.. Joyce, of Vermont: For
the regulation of telegraph and ca
ble companies.
Mr.. Butterworth, of Ohio, from
the committee On appropriations,
reported the army appropriation bill
and it WAS referred to the committee
of the whole. Mr.. Butterworth
stated that he would move it's con,
sideration as soon as the post Office
appropriation bill was disposed of.
The Speaker laid before the House
the request of Mr.. Davidson, Of
Florida, fer leave Of alb ence.
lhere was objection, but by vote
of the House leave..was granted, after
an explanation by Mr.. Davidson as
to the cause of his request.
After number of leaves of alb
sence had been granted, in reply to
the question by Mr.. Robson, of
New Jersey, the Speaker stated that
there were fifteen additional requests
for leave; and Mr.. Robeson there
upon offered resolution for recess
from the 22nd of December until the
End of January. After discussion
the resolution was adopted-yeas
127, noys 10.
Mr.. Scales, of North Carolina, ins
troduced a resolution directing the
committee on ways and means to in
quire into the expediency of so
amending the internal revenue laws
as not only to abolish the tax on
tobacco, but also on all brandies
made of apples, peaches and grapes,
and to reduce the tax on whisky to
SO cents a gallon. And further, to
inquire into the propriety of abolish
ing the present complicated, expen-
sive and odious system of collecting
said tax. Referred.
At 2:05 the House went into
committee of the whole, Mr. Calkins,
of Indiana in the chair, on the posts
Office appropriation bill, the pending
amendment being that offered by
Mr.. Robson, of New Jersey, provide
ing that rrilroad companies, which
have received bond subsidies, in ad-
dition to grants of public lands, shall
receive as compensation for carrying
the mails, SO per cent. of the amount
now allowed to them by law for that
service.
Without reaching a vote on the
amendment, the House, at 5 o'clock
adjourned.
The Mississippi Improvement.