National Republican., 1883-01-05

thousand million dollars, and the class Of
manufacturers now complaining had never
cheated the government out Of n dollar. lt
was entirely proper that whisky and tobacco
should be taxed, apd he (Mr Beck certainly
would never ask that they should be relieved
from taxation so long ms the poor man was
taxed 100 per cent. upon his blanket aud so
per cent on the sugar he used in his tea. He
was in favor of keeping the whisky inter
est in condition to he taxed and to pay
taxes, so that other burdens pressing heavily
upon the people might be reduced and the
relief granted by this bill was necessary TO
keep IL in that condition.
MIR. Frye asked Mr.. Beck why Mr. Halcs
amendment would not give all the relief re-
quircd.
Mr.. Beck said Mr. Halc's amendment would
give temporary relief but two years cNtcn.
sion was the least that would do any pcrma-
ncnt good.
Mr. Window recognized the necessity for
granting some appropriate relici, but ne ala
not think the bill reported by the committee
reasonable or a proper one, and he favored
Mr.. IIalc's amendment.
On n vote the amendment was rejected
ayes, II noes, "a.
Mr.. Hale then offered another amendment,
providing that the tax or duty on all distilled
spirits, when the same are withdrawn, shall
be the duty or tax that would have been paid
If paid when The spirits were placed in bond
with accrued interest thereon
Mr.. Sherman said this was an idle and in
effective provisO.
Mr.. Hale said he had copied it from the act
of 1873, relating to this subject.
Mr.. Edmunds said there were only between
fourteen and fifteen millions gallons to he
withdrawn this year, he did not see why,
upon such showing, this class of taxpayers
should be relieved from the operation of the
general and uniform laws of taxation.
Mr.. Allison said this bill was advocated as
means of relief from over production, but nc
had just received some figures from the com
missioner of internal revenue, showing that
the production Of whisky going ON at present
at an increased rate, and therefore it was
probable that at the end of the extension
granted by the bill the same difficulty now
complained of would still exist.
Mr.. Haes amendment was rejected-ayes
IS; noes, 90.
Mr.. Hale then offered another amendment
providing that any bond taken under the
provisions of the act, shall be for an amount
sufficient to cover all the taxes due and any
accrued or accruing interest upon the same
Agreed to.
Mr.. Window offered the amendment pro
posed by him some days since, providing that
the time within which distilled spirits pro
duced or manufactured after January !, 1884
are required to be withdrawn, shall be linn
tied to one year from the time of their entry
Lost-ayes, II; noes, %.
Mr.. Morgan offered an amendment provid
ing that taxes now due, or that shall fall due
upon distilled spirits in bond shall be paid al
the rate now provided by law and that the
acceptance of any extension Of time under
this act shall be construed as an acceptance o.
this condition. Lost-ayes, 20; noes 81.
Mr. Salisbury offered an amendment limit
ing the operation of the act to liquors held by
producers of the same. Lost-ayes, IA; noes
%.
The bill was then passed by the following
vote: