Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-07-23
Saturdays Senate.

House
Saturdays Senate.
WASHINGTON, July 22.-The house bill to
provide additional industrial training schools
for Indian youth and authorizing the use of
unoccupied military barracks for such pur-
poses, passed.
The house bill directing payment to Mrs.
Lucretia r. Garfield of $50, 600. less any sum
already paid on account of the late presidents
salary, passed.
The house bill passed for public building
at Marquette, Mich. Resolutions offered by
Senator Cockrell were adopted calling for in
formation as to the expenditure in each state
since 1879 for public buildings, rivers and
harbors, posts, arsenals and armories. The
secretary of the interior was directed to re-
port whether he ordered the issue of certi6-
Gates for double pension toward B. Burnett,
and If SO the reason for SO doing pending
action on the subject by congress.
The senate took up the revenue bill and
without debate voted down the amendment
offered by Senator Beck to retain taxes on
perfumery, medicinal preparations and other
articles in schedule A, section 3.437, revised
statutes. The vote was party one-o 10 20
Davis Qlls.) voting no with the kepuolcans.
Senator Vance moved to retain the stamp
tax on playing cards. Lost BY party vote
IS to Ex-senator Davies Qlls.) not voting.
The first section of the bill was then
adopted.
The section as adopted reads as follows:
That taxes herein specified imposed by the
law now in force be, and same are hereby re-
peaIed as herein provided, namely: Taxes
now imposed on snuff and manufactured to-
bacco, on and after January /, 1888, from and
after which date the tax on snuff and manu-
featured tobacco shall be IL cents per pound,
and on the capital deposits of banks and bank
ers, except such taxes as are now due and
payable on and after the LIST of October, 1882;
the stamp taxes on bank checks, drafts, Or
Gers and vouchers and the tax on
matches, perfumery, medical preparations,
aud>other articles imposed by schedule A, fol-
lowing section 431, revised statutes; provided,
that no drawback snail be allowed on the
articles embraced in said schedule that shall
be exported OF aud after the LIST of October,
1882; provided further, that on and after Au-
gust Is, 1882 matches may be removed by the
manufacturers thereof from the place OF
manufacture to the warehouse without at
tachng thereto the stamps required by law,
by such regulations as may be prescribed by
the commissioner of internal revenue.
The second section, imposing specific taxes
On tobacco and cigar dealers, manufacturers,
peddlers and retail dealers, was discussed by
Senators Beck and Vest. The latter de-
rounced the bill as feature Of that policy OF
discrimination in behalf OF manufacturing
corporations and other moneyed interests
which, under the operation of high protec
tive tariff, had resulted IN building UP bust
ness monopolies and huge private fortunes.
It ignored the tobacco growth and placed the
agriculturist under ban. The knit goods
were clamorirg for higher duties, and yet
their profits were enormous. He pro-
duced and exhibited specimens of these
goods with their tariff prices. A
niece of cashmere made of Missouri
huo Of
ne said, inclusive of material, labor and every
item was 57hc, had been sold by the manufac
tUrer for 81 per yard. Senator Vest said he
wanted the country to appreciate the fact that
the dominant party was undertaking to take
the taxes off aggregated capital in violation
OF that principle Of equality to all which lay
al the foundation of all good government.
The committees amendment TO the section
requiring Sl2 to be exacted from dealers in
leaf tobacco, to be paid annually after May
Ist, 1883, was adopted. The amendment ad-
vocated by Senator West was rejected By % to
a6-a party vote, except that Senator bAyaro
voted no with the Republicans. Senator
Davis, of Illinois, also voted no.
Senator Beck moved to fix the tax upol
each dealer at SIS, without reference to tn
character of his employment.
Senator Sherman called attention to the fac
that the taxes fixed by the section for small
dealers, who, he said, numbered 3S5, 900 ant
S24 The amendment would double the tai
upon these while reducing it upon about ,O0
who were required to pay SC. He added tina
the section had been carefully prepared by tn
commissioner of internal revenue, and as
stood would reduce the taxes now paid b.
dealers about one half.
Senator Beck thought, as the tax was Ia
tended to be rather regulator to facilitate tn
carrying on of business than source OF rev
enue, it should be uniform.
His amendment, as modified by fixing tn
amount at s.. was rejected, 90 to 81.
Senator Harris moved to fix the tax fo
retail dealers in leaf tobacco at $40 per annun
instead of $3.50 and thirty cents per each del
lar of monthly sales imposed by the section
Lost % to 26
On motion of Senator Beck a proviso wa
added to the section as follows
That farmers and producers of tobacco may
sell, at the place of production, tobacco Q
their own growth and raising at retail directl.
to consumers, to an amount not exceeding 10
pounds annually.
A motion to adjourn was negatived by tn
Republican side, with the addition of th
votes of Senators Harris and Maxey.
Senator Morgan offered and advocated nev
section exempting from the special tax i'm
posed upon dealers in manufactured Tobacco
farmers, operators who furnish supplies Q
tobacco to them, lneighbors or employees, /
quantities aggregating less than 100 pound
per year. Adopted on viva voce vote.
The third section, reducing the tax on Ct
CARS aud cigarettes, having been reached, Ser
ator M ahone moved an amendment fixing tt
tag on snuff and manufactured tobacco afte
January 1, 1888, at eight cents per poun
This gave rise to protracted debate, partic
pated in by Senators Malone, Johnston. She
man, Logan, Kelloggy Beck and Others. II
senate without action on Senator Malone
amen dment adjourned.
House Of Representatives.
WASHINGTON, July 22.-The Deuster b
to regulate the bringing of passengers by g
passed.
Mr.. Kasson, under instructions from
committee on ways and means, called up t
bill to allow drawback on foreign materia
used in connection with domestic materials
the construction of steam and sail vessels