Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-02-12
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credentials o. Mr.. Plumb, reelected sena
tor from Kansas. Read and filed.
Mr.. Plumb presented memorial OF thu
legislature Of Kansas asking that lumbe
be placed or the free list, and another TO
legislation to prevent the spread of Pleur'
pneumonia. In presenting the latter Mr.
Plumb said the Hecessity for action on thu
subject was urgent.
Mr.. Sawyer presented a remonstrance o.
citizens of Wisconsin, against putting
lumber on the free list.
Mr.. Dawes reported bill to amend the
law in relation TO trespessers on Indisr
lands.
Mr.. Mcmillan introduced bill to pro
vide for an additional associate justice Of
the supreme court in Dakota.
Mr.. Logan called - the pension appro-
pUiation bill, which passed with an add
tional section, desi ned, Logan said, to
prevent pledglng pension certificates in
any way.
Onmotion of Mr.. Williams, the tax on
cigars was made s. per thousand, instead
of 81 as in the bill.
The tariff bill was then taken up, and
Mr.. Hill made an argument to show that
so long as there remained any portion of
the Understanding debt payable at our
pleasure il was absurd to say the public
revenues were excessive, or that
there was surplus. The great
est relief congress could give the
country coa't be given not by reducing the
revenue but 10y reducing the national
debt
The amendment proposed by Mr.. Beck
last night reducing the internal revenue
tax on snuff, smoking and manufactured
tobaccos to eight cents per pound was
agreed to.
Mr. Bayard gave notice that at the proper
time he would move to strike out the pro-
vision in bill perm ting sales by tobacco
producers at their place of production to
the amount Of 500 annually because he
believed it would interfere seriously with
the proper collection of the tax.
Mr.. Allison moved TO strike out the por-
vision in the bill authorizing producers to
sell tobacco at retail at their place of pro-
duction to the amount of 800 annually.
The motion was lost-ayes, %; nays, %.
When the bill was still in committee of
the whole, Mr.. Vance gave notice of gen
eral amendments providing that the
method and machinery for the collection
of internal revenue and the appointment
of store keep ars and gaugers shall not ap
ply to distilleries registered at capacity
of thirty gallons or less per day, and that
such distilleries shall be licensed under
rules and regulations to be prescribed by
the secretary of the treasury.
The fee for license to distill
fruit or to distil grain or
other material in stills not exceeding
gallons per day to be $25; above and
not above 10 gallons per day, $50; above
10 and mo- above 20 gallons, $75; and
above 20 and not above 80 gallons, 500.
The amendment also provides that the
tax on distilled spirits shall be fifty cents
per gallon in addition to the license tax.
Other amendments relate to tax on to-
bacco, and the compensation of collectors
of internal revenue. The amendments
wilrbe offered in the senate.
Mr.. Morgan propo ed an amendment to
be offered, providing for the free admis
sion of argentiferous ores, the silver in
which is more valuable than all other sub
stances in combination with it.
Mr.. Blair proposed an amendment to be
offered in the senate, providing for an al
lowance on all exported articles, wholly or
partly manufactured of materials import
ed on which duties have been paid, a
drawback equal to the duty paid on the
materials.
Mr.. Morrill,, by instructions from the
committee on finance, offered an addition
al section to the bill, providing that all
imported goods and merchandise in pub
lie stores or bonded warehouses when this
act goes into effect, except as otherwise
provided in the act, shall be subject to no
other duty on entry for consumption than
they would be subject to if imported after
that day. and all goods, wares and mer-
chandise remaining in bonded warehouses
when the act goes into effect, land upon which
duties shall have been paid, shall be
enabled have refunded the difference
between the duty paid and the duty they
would be subject to If imported under the
provisions Of this law also that the act
shall take effect in respect of all articles
mentioned in the sugar schedule on the
LIST of April, 1888. Adopted.
On motion of Mr. Baysrd, the section
permitting the Importation, duty free, of
lumber, timber, hemp, manila
anu QUIET uldltIldtS WHICH
will be necessary for the construction OF
vessels in the United States Tor employ
ment in the foreign trade, was amended
so as TO apply also to vessels for foreign
account and ownership"
Mr.. Mills. Of New York. in the absence
of Mr.. Hoar. called up the amendment of
which the latter gave notice some time
ago, to repeal the act relating to vinegar
factories established and operated prior to
March l, 1873, and so amend the revised
statutes by providing that no marshwert
or wash fit for distillation or for the pro-
duction of spirits or alcohol shall be made
or fermented in any place other than a
distillery duly authorized according to
law.
Mr.. Miller made a speech in favor of the
amendment.
Messrs. Allison and Cameron approved it.
The amendment was agreed to-ayes,
80; nays, %.
Mr.. Allison offered again the amendment
proposed by him yesterday providing for
the refunding of the duty paid on import
ed salt used for curing meats, whether
packed OF smoked, and afterwards export
ed. Agreed to.
Mr.. Vance withdrew his amendment
making a similar provision in relation TO
salt used in curing fish, and substituted
ono osfared nv Mr. Sherman Yesterday