The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-12-13

mentioned the legal owner or deviseo of
the legal owner of such lands as were
sod in the parishes OF st. llclcn's and st.
l.uke's, in South Carolina, under acts of
Congress, the value OF said lands in the
manner following. To the owners OF the
lots in the town Of Beaufort, the value
assessed for taxation by the United States
Direct Tax Commissioners for South
Carolina to the owners OF lands which
were rated Tor taxation by the States of
South Carolina rs being usually cultivated
or capable OF cultivation, $40 per acre for
each acre returned on the proper tax
book; TO the owners of all other lands, 81
per acre. In all cases where persons
while serving in the army or navy or
marine corps purchased any OF said lands,
AMI such lands afterwards reverted 10 the
United States, II shall be the duty of the
Secretary of the Treasury TO pay 10 such
persons as shall in each case apply there
Tor, or to their heirs at law, dcvscc or
grantees in good faith and for valuable
consideration, whatever sum was so paid
TO the United States in such case. In
order to point out the provisions of the
amendment $3.50, 900 is appropriated. The
amendment was adopted.
Mr.. Oates, of Alabama, offered an
amendment providing for the refunding OF
the cotton tax.
Mr.. Allen, Of Mississippi, moved TO
amend the amendment by proposing that
the money so refunded should be turned
into the common school fund.
Mr.. Aliens amendment was voted down
and Mr.. Oatcs's was rejected by vote of
"a yeas TO 100 nays, the Republicans yot-
ing solidly against il and being reinforced
by number OF Democrats.
Mr. Oates then offered an amendment
allowing any person from whom the cot
ton tax was collected TO bring suit in the
Court OF Claims and the Supreme Court
to test the constitutonality OF tho act un-
der which II was collected. Ruled out.
An amendment offered by Mr.. Oates,
providing that in settling the accounts Of
any State with the United States the Stnte
shall be credited with any amount which
may be due IL by the United States under
the act Of 1896, TO regulate the deposits OF
public money. was also rejected.
The question then came up on an
amendment proposed 10y the Judiciary
Committee striking out the provision in
the Senate bill declaring that no part OF
the money appropriated should be paid to
any attorney or agent under any contract
for services now existing or heretofore
made between the representative OF any
State or any attorney or agent. Tho
amendment was disagreed to.
MIR. Wheclor OF Alabama, offered an
amendment providing that the money re-
funded shall be applied 10 the payment Of
pensions 10 the thrcc-months mon who
enlisted prior to the draft. Rejected.
Mr.. Phclan, Of Tennessee, offered an
amendment authorizing the Secretary Of
the Treasury 10 refund with per cent.
interest the amounts Of MONEY paid by
purchasers Of land sold for the collection
OF direct taxes where the tax Tor which
the land was sold had been paid in part or
in full prior 10 the sle. The amendment
was rejected, and the committee rose aud
reported the bill 70 tho House, which was
passed, yeas, l1S, nays. o.
The following is the vote in dctail