Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-07-21
THE TRICKS OF TAXATION
Demonstrated by Voorhees, In tho Senate
Talk ON the Tax Bili-1he Last OF the
Election Cases in the House-Other Con-
gressional Work
The Seudre.

| WASHINGTON, July 2O.-3enatOr COchIeii
called up the house joint bill to relieve cer-
| tain soldiers of the late war from the charge
| of desertion. The details of the measure were
discussed by Senators Cockrell, Harrison,
Hoar, Platte and Blair, when Senator Morrill,
moved to proceed with the tax bill and Sen
ator Hale supplemented this with motion to
take up the naval appropriation bill.
| A protracted rambling debate followed
upon the order of business. The pending bill
retained its place as the unfinished business of
| the morning hour hereafter, and Senator
Morrlll's motion to lay aside the amendment
orders and take up the tax bill, prevailed
Yeas 80. nays 30.
Senator Farley moved to proceed with the
naval appropriation bill. Rejected, IL to Is,
and the tax bill was taken up. The pending
| amendment was to strike out the provision
repeating taxes on bank capital and deposits,
bank checks, drafts, &c.
Senator VOORHEES, denounced the bill as an
odious piece of favor in behalf of privileged
| classes. Across its face there was written,
"Relief for banks I" 1t had been cencocted
during the last of the session by the Republl-
can majority to serve partisan purposes.
Senator Harrison remarked that the same
repeal of bank taxes, which his colleague de.
nounced, was proposed by Senator Beck in the
-
then introduced by that senator, to show that
its terms were identical with those of the
measure now reported from the finance CON-
mitt6e.
Senator VOORHEES, declined to be diverted
from his argument and proceeded to make it
clear that aside from the relief for banks the
articles upon which taxes were thrown off,
with one exception, were not those usually
consumed by the laboring classes. As to
that exception (matches) it was doubtful
whether the relief offered would reach the
consumer. In detailing the catalogue of per-
fumes, etc, which the bill would exempt
from taxation, he said he commended this
feature to the senator from Ohio (Shermap)
who he understood would have made more
rapid advancement as presidential candidate
il he had been more devotional toward the
mothers and babies OF Ohio. With cheap
soothing sprup, cosmetics and sweet smelling
powders that senator would doubtless be more
successful hereafter.
Sen. Harrison replying TO VOORHEES, said his
colleagues opposition to the removal of
taxes from the subjects indicated by the bill,
and his general tariff declarations were not
in harmony with the utterances of other
leading Democrats. He reviewed some of the
points in which this disparity of sentiment
seemed TO him to be conspicuous. The tariff
for revenue, the only plank which the probable
presidential candidate (SenatOr McDonald) had
declared would be reprOclaimed by his party,
had been denounced by VOORHEES, as political
plumber which had caused the loss OF Indiana
to the Democrats and the latter had some
what endangered the chances of their mutual
friend.
He desired to know whether his colleague
favored any reduction OF taxation at this ses-
sion, and If so upon what articles.
Senator VOORHEES, replied that the interests
or commodities that he would relieve would
be such as were worth consideration by men
of sense, and being pressed for more speci-
fic statement added that he would take the
taxes off the necessities OF life. His colleagues
efforts On the other hand were devoted to re-
ducing them from luxuries, from cigars, per-
fumeries, cosmetics and patent medicines and
banks.
Senator Beck said he was now, as he had
always,been, in favor of relieving banks of tax
alton and referred to his being anxious to do
all he could to make the banking system an
efficient and valuable one. The pending
amendment was rejected, Is to Al.
Senator Salisbury moved an amendment re-
pealing the tax on bank capital and retaining
that on deposits. NegatiYed 5 TO 45-af1irma-
tive vote, George. German, Salisbury and
Williams.
The senate committee amendment tc the
first section as amended by the reduction OF
the tax on tobacco was then agreed to, 90 to
81, and the question required on the remainder
of the section. The portion adopted
fixes the tax on manufactured
tobacco, after January L, 1888, at 12c per
pound, and provides that the repeal of taxes
on the capital and denosits of banks and bank
ers shall not affect such taxes as are now due
and payable, and that the repeal of the stamp
tax on bank checks, drafts, orders and vouch-
ers shall not take effect until October l next.
The bill then went over until to morrow.
Senator Dawes, from the committee on In
dian affairs, reported proposed amendment
to the sundry civil bill, appropriating $780,
600 for additional purchases of beef, TO be dis
tributed by the secretary OF the interior at such
Indian agencies as the necessities OF the Indians
shall require. Adjourned