Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-06-27
House of Representatives.


After passing several District of Columbia
bills the house went into committee of the
whole on the bill to reduce internal revenue
taxes. The pending amendment, to permit
alcohol for use in arts or manufactures to be
Withdrawn from bond free OF tax, was lost.
Several other amendments were successfully
offered and voted down.
Mr.. Wilson Nv. Val offered an amendment
authorizing producers of leaf tobacco to cell
the same to the amount not exceeding 500
pounds, and making tobacco so sold subject
in the hands of the purchaser to the tax now
imposed by law.
Mr.. Butterworth (Ohio) in opposing the
amendment said he was in favor OF abolishing
the tax on tobacco.
Mr.. Wilson-Then why in thunder DOM you.
[Laughter.]
Mi. Butterworth replied that the Demo-
Gratis were not responsible for legislation;
that they had offered and voted for amend
ments which if adopted would have bank
rupted the government.
Mr.. Randall (Pa.)EYour expenditures are
nearly enough to break it.
Mr.. Butterwerth-Yo pelt at the internal
revenue system because you are chained to the
iron chariot wheel of Pennsylvania. Laugh
teri
Mr.. Randall-There is not word of
truth in that.
Mr.. Butterworth-I am sorry I touched
the gentleman on the raw. While you as
saulted the internal revenue your friends as.
saulted the tariff system.
Mr.. Randall declared that he had not voted
for single amendment except in good faith,
and except for the reason that he believed if
the government was honestly and econom-
ically administered every dollar of revenue to-
dou a;c from fho into oOnld hn
dispensed with
Mra Butterworth-I have not charged
upon you anything but good faith to high
tariff.
Mr.. Randall-The gentleman has said I
was chained to the chariot of Pennsylvania.
Mr.. Haskell-Ain't you?
MIR. Randall am here as representative
and when fail as representative of my dis
Jrict and my state, hope l will be left at
fend all these great interest which my city
and my state have in common with the whole
country Of America. Industries are COM
mon throughout the whole length and breadth
of the country. What do we want in the tar
riff system? We only want that incidental
protection that comes from raising about
5000, 600, 900 of revenue. That you cannot
deny us. That we will have. say to the
American peoplelthat this government can be
$3.50, GOO, 600, and yet the gentleman on the
other side stands here and insists on raising
$4OO, 900, 600, taxing the industries of the
country 500, 00O, 900, that there is no more
warrant far than there is for one man putting
his hand in another's pocket and taking the
money therefrem.
It is plumber on Industries, it is plumber on
the people of the United States and believe
the people will see it in that light when they
oop,o ~, coo fhov will of the end Of this
congress that you have increased the expend,
itures of the government outside of pensions.
Mr.lHumphrey-Debt that you left behind
for us to pay.
Mr.. Randall defy the gentleman to show
that we ever left any debt unpaid.
Mr.. Humphrey say you left behind mill
ions of debts unpaid for want of apprOpria-
tions.
The amendment was rejected.
On the section which reduces to SIS the tax
on cigars and cigarettes weighing more than
three pounds per thousand. Mr.. Kelly offered
misunderstanding the phraseology but not
the effect of the clause. The substitute was
amended by reducing the tax on cigars to 81
per thousand and on cigarettes weighing not
more than three pounds per thousand to %
cents per thousand. Mr.. Kelly's substitute
for third section as amended by Mr.. Carlisle
was agreed to.
Mr.. Cox offered an amendment providing
that no political assessments shall be imposed
upon any person who shall be engaged in the
execution of the internal revenue laws. He
then made speech in denunciation OF the re-
cent circular distributed by the Republican
congressional committee.
Mr.. Kasson hoped if any government en-
ploye ever asked the gentleman's (Cox's) adj
vice as to making any political contributions,
that he would tell him to refuse to make any
uu1osa hn u,ora willing tn dO Sn.
Mr.. Cox-You would make it pretext for
turning him out.
Mr.. Kasson-You knew from old Demo-
cratic presidents. You turned out your men
who would not pay assessments when you
were in power.
Mr.. Townshend Qn. I'VE never made any.
Oerisive laughter on the Republican side)
not to be imperiled by that side any more
than by this, and when a freeman is asked to
pay money for political purposes, he has q
right, and it Is his duty to decline if he does
not wish to do so. [Applause on the Repub-
lican side.
Mr.. Springer GUY made strong denuncia-
tory speech upon the subject OF political as
sessments and inquired whether he was at
liberty to inform the employees of the house
that they were not expected to pay the assess
ment unless they wanted to.
Mr.. Hubbell-As far as am concerned you
have that right.
Mr.. Springer-Then inform the employees
that they need not pay the assessment.
The discussion, which was carried on in the
best of good humor, led Mr.. Wilson (W.
Va) to suggest that the riot act be read.
Mr.. Anderson (Kansas) vehemently attacked
the bill, warning tine Republican party that in
passing such measure it was making mis-
take and could not fool the people of the
country one half an inch. The people would
not be satisfied, when they asked the question.
Chow have you relieved us of taxation?" to
be answered, "You can get Mrs. Winslew's
soothing syrup cheaper"
The committee then reported. The previ-
GUS question was ordered on the bill and
amendments, thus insuring their coming up
Tomorrow as unfinished business. The mat |
ter then went over.
Adjourned.
Dastardly Act.
Last evening the members Of Company G
went up to the b ad of Wabashaw street for |
the purpose of drilling. After the drill was
finished and the men were marching down the |