The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-03-26
HOUSE,

take council from our fe,sntmeniH.
Alter an erecut We session, the senate I'D
Iourneu.
HOUSE, ...-
WASHINGTON, March Is -IPress l-On
motion OF Btliord the senate NIL Jassed
au thorizing the state Of dorado 10 take
lsnds IN lien of G md SO sections found To be-
mineral lands and 10 secure 70 that state
the benefit OF the set donating pnbic lands
" several tsies and territories which may
prov de colleges for the benefit OF agIicul
ture.
Browne Ct Indiana introduced g bill
mskiug it a felony tor n person falsely and
fraudently b. ssume e. os au officer of tae
United States or any department therei D..
Passed.
The house then went into committee Of
the whole, Dorsheimsr in the chair, on the
BONDED extension bill.
| Potter briefly gave the rsasoue which i'm
| pcl ed him t. support the m asure. Toe
bill. he said. WAS Tor the relief OF manuisc
turers. in granting watch relief congress
| would benefit every substantial interest.
| II was question whether congress would
precipitsts y disiu rbsnce on the country
when there was PLAIN, open way 10 avoid
u,
Kelley thought the demand OF the table
whiskey Syndicate for relief from tsIstlon
tenn po!arily wss an imprndent one. the
internal system worked great hard
Shlp on small farmers, iruit-growefa and
cigar and waD maintained .lone
for three syndicntes which had acquired
the three branches OF the industry. The
manufacturers OF table whisky were the
chief OF these syndisa,es which found this
tax sure guarantee ofthe monopoly oi che
| Anne rcan market. The lsrge mspufac-
turers, comparatively few In number,
| VINO had crowded out the small cigar
makers, came nsxt with IA assure1 mono
NOW Fne other OF these eyndicstss wa.
the manufacturers Il malt liquor, and or
| these syLdicates the COVER ment mann
| tnined the internal tax. He deuisd the tex
| van kept up for the oenedt OF tie govern
m.nt The gentleman from New York
| tPgu.D was Ia favor ut posip ,Di, for two
yrafs tho taymrnt nj taxes. H. (kell-l)
aas M fnvo- vi wipiDg out tlc Whole n
| teri al system" he dit tot wish TO mex
whisky free. Ga the CO trary, be would
tlrs. The Unlt.d States goveTnm"n,
| 8 uli NOT ia that; IL oouli oniy
tax I'D tx hliudly. rhe states cpnl reg
uiate and supervise aud restrict aud p'o-
lhlhit In lupplr' Of'hi. ssseft on thHt I'VE
| government did not need Il revenue derived
rom internal revenue, he o.ciared tD,t
without collar derived from that source
| the governments thus year would receive
| enough money 10 meet every legitimate
| demand IL wouli b. a healthy day Tor
| tue government wnen the system. which
| never had been popular, whlcn hsd been
| resisted wnen first established, which hal
| outliv lite usefulness and become dis.
| grace 10 The G untry aud aga, was repealed
| Long had changed hisviews 90 the pend.
| ing measure since trtt considering IL. Al
| first IL bad appeared 10 aim its tendency
was 1, correct the Discrimination which
| existed against whisky, nut the arguments
| 4 the supporters OF the biil nsd provsn too
much The query arose IN his mind how
| /, there WAS such an uujust burden on one
| com modify, II happened such an enofmity
had e.cspsd the attention OF former con-
i g-esses, and he had made further exsmina
| ion, That examination han led him To
| the conclusion that whisky Vas not suffer-
ing under any discrimination. but the
effect Of this bill would ne 20 create one la
its favor. The three years VI extersion
grante In 1878 hsa increased the evil nj
over production. The refusal la 80 had
Isssensd A.. Whom * mpls vas this hon-e
gong 10 follow? He believed the gen ie-
men from kentucky were epeakiDg with
tue mott ihoro lRh CONVICTIONS, out II TINS
bi WAS passed and the time extended when
the limit was reached instesd ~ IOWO,OW
gallons ON hand, inst,.d oil $'o,uO W. nn.
paid the amount would De Increased p or
81 DER cent. Then the question would be,
not when the TAX would oe paid but whether
II would be paid ut all, and the question
therefore, became one not OF relief alone
nut OF great public pcllcy sAd far-resching
effect.
Folle,t supported the bill.
Feran aud Jordan supported the bill.
Hurd said u Was idle to claim the pend
inx question ives one of loanins money. II
was question Of the remission Of peralty
and In the consideration OF such question
the house should be governed by precisely
the same principles which governed the ex-
ecutive In granting pardon. II should con
-iser whether Il was fair TO the government,
lust tn the individual aud expediebt to ID,
o. immunity. |, was fair 10 the government
10 remit the penalty because IL did not need
money. IL vas just to the it'd ividusl
because the proof before the committee OF
ysys and means disclosed that unless re-
lief we're granted these men would be bark
rupted. They were rot seeking reiie from
over or cd uction hut from penalty which
he law had imposed upon thea. Wher
he object that penalty been designed g.
secure had been scccm shed. IL sss polite
for the community that the pensliy Ne r.
m,t,ed. II would s.t-hiish no p'' csden'.
II va. csse entirely sui gen, ris. but sver
n IL did set y pfsc cent ine goysr m n
you'd not lose sD, thing bs dong rr.ci-
o,s act to cas- a. ci iz-n.
eren no harm could me e v. No roy
.rnn4nt w.. - strong Ne ira which ~
.tro1g IN ne III ctinns OF TIE people X.
foss 10 pas tuis hill: ruiz hHnureds
men: tur, 'hpussf d. o. Tout OF en-
Payment. mi congress meet non G mrisiI
ifss : c,nseane, ce itfouDd mUifefings ar
s-as,~.sniss srnnst me Rovssninent In.