Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-01-05
CONGRESSIONAL.
PrUceCdingS OF the senate aud House
oT RcpresentatiyCs-

WN~urSaFpN. January i-Mr. Morrill,,
.rOu the committee on Finance reported
the House bill to reduce internal revenue
t.va,iuu. with an amendment embracing
an entire revision Oi the tariff and OF the
machinery l0r ito collection. He sad that
So lar ~ Internal revenue taxation was
concerned. the committee lCtt bound 10
reuuri the bill aS il was lcrt by the Senate.
Whatever might have been their own
view, ~ to the amendment granting re-
ba,r tan on tobacco. he gave notice thI, hc
would ask the senate "Wednesday morning
neat To take up the bill and consider Ii 10
Tie exclusion Ui all other business, tl!l II
should be disposed oil
Mr. Walker. from the Committee on Pub
lie Lands, reported Il bill To prONide lpr tue
.3l,. of the CT LPrOkce reservation IN ArSdu-
as and asked for it, immediate cOnsiderA-
tIon. but upOn Mr. Sherman objection It
went over.
Mr.. Edmunds reported bill providing
additional compensation TO witnesses IN tae
United States Courts, and SAID that ~ u
VAS necessary t0 compensate witnesses from
beyond the Mississippi i'll the star Route
rases. he would AK its consideration ut an
early day.
Al the close Of the morning hour Mr.
sherman moved to postpone the calendar
IN order To take up the Bonded WHISKY
bill. NJ,
Mr.. Logan proposed tn cali up the West
Point Academy Appropriation bill.
Mr.. sherman said that failure to pass
this bill now would create widespread dls'
,stpr not only to the whisky interests, but
also TO othe commercial interests. The mo,
ton to postpone the calendar was agreed
to-ayes. Is, nays 10.
Nt. Sherman then moved to take "r the
Bonded whiskey bill. -
consent 10
lake ND the West Point Appropriation plii'
Mr. sherman objected and insisted on nus
motion. which was lost yes, q: nays -
Ey unquiuOu. consent the " est Fo!ht
ar,,'rprriatiun bill was then taken up anu
psSsed. II was then unanimously aSTePd
that vote BE- taken on the tilH Johh I"''
ter bill Thursday next.
On Shcrman's motion, 10y vote ot - !"
rs. the bonded whi>kcy bill was taken up.
Mr.. Hale moved to amend 50 as 10 inl'
r-pp0sed extension time To YhlSkS en-
tersd before January |, 1881.
Mr. sherman said If the whisky interest
..,,,,a IN CONGRESS oftener for relief thAh
others il was because no other lntereHt' eN-
cont the tobacco, was so taxed by Congress.
The taN on spirits was 5uO per cehI on i'S
rOSt. In other words, the toFernihcht SHu
10 the manufacturers Ot splrits, ' "I.I-''
three wears from the time you manufacture
NOUT produce NOu SudlA P"y
iimes AS much as that pr7"u'c". u.
This WAS an exceptional tx Ett
the manufacturers did not aNN
for its repeal, but merely for an extension
nf time in order that they might an "ppor-
tnnity 10 find a market for their product
before they were required to take II out VI
bond and pay tax upon IL ..,
Mr.. Beck said il was entirely proper thS!
whisky and tobacco should be taxed, ana
he certainly would never ask that tneE
should be relieved from taxation so long as
q moor man was taxed 100 per cent upon
his blanket, and 80 per cent on the sugar
he used in his tea. ,
The amendment was finally rejected
ayes, u: nays, 2l.
Hale offered another amendment pro-
vjding tax or duty on all distilled spirits.
When the same are withdrawn II snail os
duty or tax that would have been Pal1
when spirits were placed in bond with
accrued interest thereon. Rejected.
House.
Petitions were presented by Messrs. Cox
and Buck. urging prompt action by Con-
press on the tobacco tax.
Mr.. Nesl, Of Ohio. presented petition
from the citizens Ot southern Ohlo, asking
thai ,hr C,yIi Service Reform hlli he amfad-
90 .Yf.s. gv.sOns sc..nS ~ Slt'tneys idE