The Asheville citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1885-1889, 1888-03-08

period of one year or less, is endan-
gered by close confinement, safe
court or Judge is hereby authorized
to make such order and provision
for the comfor, and well-being OF
the person so imprisoned as shall be
deemed reasonable and proper.
Section 16 That all the clauses
OF 3244 of the revised statutes and
all the laws amendatorY thereof,
and all other laws which impose
any special taxes upon manufac-
turers of stills, retail dealers in
liquors and retail dealers in malt
liquors are hereby repealed.
Section II. That this act SHALL
be in force from and after July /.
1888, and all laws and parts OF
laws in conflict herewith are hereby
repealed.
(NoTE-Sections II and II were
designed to be combined in one sec
ton, and will probably be made SO
by amendment before the bill is II
ported to the House,
The total reduction in the revenue
made by the bill presented to the
ways and - ans committee to day
is about $25, 100000, made up OF
S20,000,O0O on tobacco aud 5000
900 on various special taxes re-
moved.
The presentation of the bill was
the signal for vigorous onslaught
by the republican members upon
their de enocratic colleagues. They
roundly denounced the majority 70!
their conduct in the preparation OF
this and the tariff bill, and their i
dignation Was heightened when =
proposition was put and carried, de
spite their objection, to consolidate
in one measure thc tariff and rev.
enue bills.
Mr.. Reed demanded to know upon
what precedent or by what authori-
ty the Democratic members of the
committee had departed from the
usual plan of conaidering the Pres
ident's message by sections in the
full committee, and adopted the
scheme of preparing a bill alleged
to be ba-ea upon its recommenda~
tions, without affording the minor
ity an opportunity to discuss in de-
tail proposed changes that might
involve enormous loss and irretriev-
able damage to the county.
Mr.. Kelley joined with Mr.. Reed
in n vigorous protest against the
methods adopted by the majority
Finally Mr. Breckenridge offered
resolution declaring that the COM
mittee had acted fully within its
powers in the preparation and con-
sideration of the bills upon recon-,
mendations contained by the Presi
dents message and suggestions car
ried by the various measures intro
duced in the house and referred t.
the committee. This resolution was
adopted by strict party vote, all 0
the members being present and vOt
ing, excep. Mr.. Scott, Of Pennsyl
vania. 1t was then suggested by
the republicans, in view of the ap,
parent determination of the MAORI
ty to begin formal consideration OF
the bill, those who would be af,
| fected by the bill, should be afford
ed an opportunity to address tho
committee upon the subject. This
proposition did not seem to NEE
with favr at the hands of the ma.
jority and some of the democratic
members took the ground that any
needtul information might be sup
Piled to the committee bv the mean:
OF printed briefs or arguments. Mr.
Reed, however, characterized sucl
proceeding as hum5uggery and de-
clarcd that no information OF value
could be impaired by the printed
screedS as had been abundantly
shown in the past. He appealed tt
the committee to allow the proper
consideration OF the bill, and not t,
cut off information easily obtaina
bic, which would enable the mem
bers to act intelligibly, and wrthou
destroying vast interests; otherwise
the minority would be obliged t>
get through the details OF the bill
on their own account and with very
inadequate means of acquiring &;
knowledge of the probable effect Of
the proposed changes in the tarif
laws.
The session of the committe,
lasted about an hour and three-quar
ters and finally, without formal,
disposing of the question of hearing
the committee adjourned until to
morrow morning, when it is tn
understanding that the considera
ton of the bill by sections will he
gin.
Through an error made il tn
complication OF the revenue bill, a
sent to day. both sections II and 1
appear to offer independent sub
stitutes for section 3255 of the re
vised statutes. As matter OF fac
it was the intention of the committl
to consolidate the two substitutes i
| one section.