Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1886-07-13
WASHINGTON.
Proceedings of the House
and Senate.
PENSION BILL PASSED.
The Services of Those who fought
In the Mexican War are
Recognized at Last.
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SENATE.
WASHINGTON, July i2.-In the dis.
cussion on the River and Harbor appro-
priation bill there was offered an amend
ment to the item Of $4,000 for improv.
ing the Sacramento and Feather rivers,
California, to strike out some lines d.
recting that legal proceedings 10 prevent
washing. sluicing, dumping or disoharg-
ing debris caused by hydraulic mining,
be had. This was discussed at some
length by Stanford. Hearst, Dolph. Ed
muuds and Ingalls,. Stanford and
Hearst opposed the amendment to strike
out. while Edmunds contended that Con-
gress had no power TO legislste as to
these rivers, as the State OF California
had exclusive jnrisdiction over them.
Stanford explained that If this practice
of dumping debris into the Sacramento
was not prevented, the harbor Of San
Francisco would be ruined, and he asked
whether the general government had no
right to interfere and prevent 1t. NO
vota was had on the amendment, but
Mcmillan gave notice that he would ask
the Senate to dispose Of the bill to-mor-
row. M
The report Of the Committee ON Fl.
nance ON the amendments proposed to
the hill relating to the tax OF fractional
psrts Of gallon Of distilled spirits, was
presented in the Senate today. Inc
Committee say regarding special bonded
warehouses for fruit brandies that, ow-
ing to the fact that no bonding privileges
are extended to the products OF apples
and peaches, there is not only great
hardship experienced from the levYing OF
an internal revenue tax upon them
but also a great incentive to fraud.
ut has been observed Also, the
committee says, "that where the
tax on spirits intended tor consump-
tion is levied and collected at the time
the goods are first produced the excessive
cost Of the same, owing to the imposition
OF the tax. causes hoioers
to throw them on the mar,
ket long before they are ma'ured
and fit for use as beverages. 1t is greatly
to the interest. not only Of the producer
and the government, but also TO tine con
sumer, that the amendment should be
inserted into the law as means to pre-
vent fraud. 1t would certainly result IN
a. increase Of the public revenue" Re
oartllpe the amendment providing Tor tile
use of wine spirits distilled from grapes
free of tax in the fortification OF
sweet wines, the committee says; In
ternal revenue tax collected on WINE
spirits necessarily used in the fortinca-
tion of sweet wines constitutes in effect
4 tax upon sweet wines and represents
an increased cost to the producer OF
about 20 cents a gallon. The sweet
wines of this country can be produced
and exported and maintain their place
in foreign markets in successful compeu'
tion with similar products OF other coun-
tries il this internal revenue tax Is re-
mitted.
HOUSE.
A bill granting pensions to soldiers and
sailors of the Mexican war was passed
to-day.
The bill as passed directs the Seore-
tarv Of the Interior to place on the pen
sfoi, ron the names Of the surviving OH
GERS, enlisted men Including marines.
militia and volunteers who, being duly
enlisted, actually served sixty days
with the army or navy OF the United
States in Mexico, or on the coast on the
frontier thereof or on the route thereto,
or who were actively engaged in the
battles of said war and were honorably
discharged } and their surviving widows,