Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-07-24
SdtHrday'S Senate.


Sdturday's Senate.
WASHINGTON, July 22.-The house bill t,
provide additional industrial training school
for Indian youth and authorizing the use o
unoccupied military barracks for such Dur
poses, passed.
The house bill directing payment to Mrs
Lucretia R. Garfield of $4,000. 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 Cockreli 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 certif-
Gates for a double pension toward B. Burnett,
and If 80 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-26 to 80
Davis (Ills.) voting no with the Republicans.
Senator Vance moved to retain the stamp
tax on playing cards. Lost by party vote
% to Ex-senator Davies Qlls.) not voting.
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-
pealed as herein provided, namely: Taxes
now imposed on snuff and manufactured to-
baccO, on and after January 1, 1883, 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 fst of October, 1882;
the stamp taxes ON bank checks, drafts, or
ders and vouchers and the tax on
matches, perfumery, medical preparations,
and other articles imposed by schedule A, fol-
lowing section 437, revised statutes; provided,
that no drawback shall be allowed on the
articles embraced in said schedule that shall
be exported Oh aud after the LIST of October,
1882; provided further, that on and alter Au-
gust 10, 1889, matches may be removed by the
manufacturers thereof from the place of
manufacture to the warehouse without at
taching 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-
nounced the bill as a feature of that policy of
discrimination in behalf of manufacturing
which, under the operation of a high protec.
tive tariff, had resulted in building up bust
ness monopolies and huge private fortunes.
1t ignored the tobacco growth and placed the
agriculturist under ban. The knit goods
were clamoring for higher duties, and yet
duced and exhibited specimens of these
goods with their tariff prices. A
piece of cashmere made of Missouri
wool by an Iowa factory, the cost of which,
he said, inclusive of material, labor and every
item was size, had been sold by the manufac.
turer for 50 per yard. Senator Vest said he
wanted the country to appreciate the fact that
the taxes off aggregated capital in violation
of that principle of equality to all which lay
at the foundation of all good government.
The committees amendment to the section
requiring $l2 to be exacted from dealers in
leaf tobacco, to be paid annually after May
LIST, 1855, was adopted. The amendment ad-
vocated by Senator West was rejected by % to
2s-a party vote, except that Senator Blyard
voted no with the Republicans. Senator
Davis, of Illinois, also voted no.
Senator Beck moved to fix the tax upon
each dealer at S., without reference to the
character of his employment.
Senator Sherman called attention to the fact
that the taxes fixed by the section for small
dealers, no, he said, numbered SS5, 000 and
constituted the great body of dealers, was but
S24. The amendment would double the tax
upon these while reducing it upon about 900
who we're required to pay Sc. He added that
the section had been carefully prepared by the
commissioner of internal revenue, and as it
stood would reduce the taxes now paid by
dealers about one half.
Senator Beck thought, as the tax was ia
tended to be rather regulator to facilitate the
carrying on OF business than source of rev.
enue, it should be uniform.
His amendment, as modified by fixing the
amount at s.. WAS rejected, 20 to 81.
Senator Harris moved to fix the tax for
retail dealers in leaf tobacco at $40 per annum
instead of $3.50 and thirty cents per each dol
lar of monthly sales imposed by the section.
Lost % to 26.
On motion of Senator Beck proviso was
added to the section as follows:
That farmers and producers of tobacco may
sell, at the place of production, tobacco of
their own growth and raising at retail directly
to consumers, to an amount not exceeding 100
pOunds annually.
A motion to adjourn was negatived by the
Republican side, with the addition of the
votes of Senators Harris and Maxey.
Senator Morgan offered and advocated new
section exempting from the special tax i'm
posed upon dealers in manufactured tobacco
farmers, operators who furnish supplies of
tobacco to them, lneighbors or employees, in
quantities aggregating less than 100 pounds
per year. Adopted on viva voce vote.
The third section, reducing the tax on ci-
gars and cigarettes, having been reached, Sem
ator Malone moved an amendment fixing the
tax on snuff and manufactured tobacco after
January 1, 1883, at eight cents per pound.
This gave rise to protracted debate, partici-
pated in by Senators Malone, Johnston, Sher-
man, Logan, Kellogg, Beck and others. The
senate without action on Senator Mahone's
amendment adjourned.