The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-04-18
THE FORTY-NINTH CONGRESS.
The House Passes the Export Tobacco Bill
Relief for Southern Flood Sufferers.

WASHINGTON, April 1.-THE pending bill in
the morning hour was that called up by the
committee on ways aud means, to authorize the
establishment of export tobacco manufacturers
and for drawbacks on imported articles used in
manufacturing export tobacco. The bill pro-
vides that 1t shall be lawful to establish export
tobacco manufactures for the manufacture Of
tobacco exclusively for expectation, under such
regulations as the Secretary of the Treasury
may prescribe, and that the provisions OF
Section 1888 Of the United States Revised Stat
utes, and Sections ID and Is of the act of May
%, 1880, entitled IAN act to amend the laws In
relation to internal revenue" so far as applicable
shall be in force in respect to such export tobacco
manufactures, and that the same drawback shall
be allowed to manufacturers who shall use sugar
or molasses in their export tobacco manufact-
cries, upon which an import duty has been paid,
that would be allowed under existing laws to a
person exporting the same, such drawback to be
allowed and paid as now provided by law; that
exports of manufactured tobacco, not produced in
export tobacco manufactures will be entitled to
q drawback of 90 per centum of the duty paid
upon such imported articles as are actually Ia
use in the manufacture of such exported tobac-
co, upon such evidence and under such regula-
tlons as shall be prescribed by the Secretary OF
the Treasury.
Mr. Wise, of Virginia. and Mr.. McAdoo, Of
New jersey, made an Intellectual effort to have
an amendment adopted providing that the draw
back shall be the whole amount of the duty paid
and the bill was passed without amendment.
Mr. Forney, of Alabama on behalf of the
committee on appropriations called up the bill
appropriating $3.50, 900 for the relief of the suf
ferers by the overflow of the rivers in Alabama
Mr.. Forney described the suffering and the des-
titute condition Of the thousands Of people who
had been rendered homeless by the floods in
Alabama, and dwelt upon the necessity Of Con-
gressional action He read telegram sent by q
mass meeting of colored people in Dallas county,
Alabama, to the Alabama delegation, urging an
immediate appropriation by Congress, and stat
ing that $3.50 900 was not sufficient to adequately
relieve the distress
Mr.. Hiscock of New York, and Mr.. Nelson, OF
Minnesota, urged the propriety Of amending the
resolutions by making an appropriation for the
relief of the sufferers from the late cyclone in
Minnesota.
Mr. Oates, of Alabama, regretted that he could
not agree with his colleagues on this question
This measure was confessedly outside Of the
Constitution. and he was one of those who be-
lieved that the oath of Office he took to support
that instrument was violated when he went out
side of it and usurped authority appropriate the
peoples money The floods in Alabama had
been destructive, and much suffering had en-
sued. but to-day, he was Informed. every river
in Alabama was within its banks, and the very
fact that houses had been destroyed would make
work more plentiful and wages higher. He
quoted from an editorial in Montgomery Ala.
newspaper to the effect that congressional ap-
preparation would prove curse rather than o
blessing to the farming interest Of Alabama. and
from the Selma Times expressing the hope
that if the appropriation passed the
House, and ''the old woman from New Hamp-
shire" saw it through the Senate, the first man
who got his hand on the fund would steal it and
run off to Siam. In answer to this. Mr. Forney
quoted from the Montgomery Advertiser an ed
itorial warmly recommending the appropriation.
Mr.. Herbert of Alabama, earnestly supported
the bill, and said that though the floods had sub
sided, they had left desoation in their track.
Pending further discussion, the morning hour
expired, and the House then went into commit
tee of the whole-Mr McMillin, of Tennessee.
in the char-on bills reported from the commit
tee on public buildings. involving small appro-
priations A number Of such bills were passed
and the House adjourned.