Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-04-04
tn Withdraw a for tha rrescnt chat the

10 withdraw IL for the present that the
bill should be reported to the Senate.
MIR. Stewart agreed to do so, and then
Mr., Spooner offered as substitute for
the whole bill the following
THAT section of the act making APP
propriations for sundry civil expenses OF
the Government for the year ending June
30. 1880. in these words THAT the Sec
retarv OF the Treasury may at any time
apply the surplus money in the Treasury
not otherwise appropriated, or so much
thereof as he may consider proper, for
the purchase or redemption OF United
States bonds. provided that the bonds so
purchased shall constitute no part OF the
sinking fund but shall be cancelled, was
intended to be a permanent provision OF
law. and the same is hereby declared TO
have been. since its enactment and to be
now. in full force and effect "
The substitute was agreed to without
division.
Mr.. Beck then offered an amendment
"a an additional section which, after be-
ING modified at the suggestion OF Messrs.
Stewart and Allison. provides that when
the circulation or any portion thereof OF
any national bank not in liquidation shall
be surrendered 10y the deposit of United
States notes in the Treasury or other
wise, and the same or any equivalent
amount shall not be taken by other ma
tional banks within thirty days, the Secre-
tqrv of the Treasury shall purchase at
market price an equivalent amount oil
silver bullion in excess OF the minimum
monthly silver coinage, which shall he
coined and used as provided for IN the
silver coinage bill OF the 2Sth of Febru-
arv. 1873, provided that nothing in the
act shall alter or repeal the silver coinage
act Of 1873
Mr. sherman approved fully the sub
stitnte "a agreed to. and thought 1t an
improvement on the House bill, but he
thought it better to postpone the con.
siaerstion Of Mr. Beck's proposition TIL
more convenient season. he was OF
the opinion that the coinage provision OF
Mr.. Becks amendment was not wise, and
the number OF silver dollars already
coined was too great
The discussion WAS continued by
Ncssrs. Stewart. Plumb, and Mcpherson.
Without action on the amendment Of
fered bv Mr. Becl, (ani with the substitute
for the bill still to be reported from the
Committee of the Whole and to be voted
on in the Senate, the Senate at 500 adj
journed.
House OF representatives.
On motion Of Mr.. McMillin, of Ten
nessee, 5000 additional copies OF
the tariff bill and reports were ordered
to be- printed.
Mr.. Culber>on, OF Texas, chairman of
the Committee on Judiciary, called up
the special order, the Senate dTecttax
bill.
Mr.. Foran. Of Ohio, autagonized this
with motion that the House 60 into
Committee OF the Whole on the pension
appropriation till.
Mr.. Foran's motion was lost-yeas,
o. nays. IA.
Mr.. Wheeler Of Alabama, at the last
moment changed his vote from the af-
frmative 10 the negative for the pur-
pose of making a motion to reconsider
the vote.
On motion of }lr. Reed, the motion to
reconsider was tlbled-yeas, l51 nays,
~.
The House then went into Committee
the Whole for the consideration Of the
special order.
Mr. Oates in opposing the bill said
that the tax paid IN the northern States
with the exception OF Delaware-had
/ been paid bv the state assuming 20 col
+ lect il from the people and retaining 10
per cent. rs il was entitled to do under
/ The provisions Of tue original bill. Ia
the southern States after the war the tax
| had been collected directly from the
people. There had been many irregu-
| lar.ties in that collection for the last
twenty years. Though the law re-
/ manned uurcpealed, 10 attempt had
/ been made TO enforce it. Seventeen
million i've hundred thousand dol
| lars had been collected, leaving but
/ $4,000. 900 uncollocted. The fact that
about enc eighth OF the tax remained
uncollected was the only prctence upon
which the passage OF the bill. which In
volved ST., 10000, was urged. He ar
gued that under the Constitution Con
gross had had perfect night and power
/ to Law direct tax, but he denied the
constitutional right OF Congress to re-
| fund q tax which had been legally levied
/ and applied. A Democrat was not ell
titled to be considered as such when be
leoislated outside Of the Constitution
The fact that his State would get GER
tam amount OF money would neve'
influence his Oats action where
there was matter OF sound de-
| mocracv and constitutional government
| involved. If the House WAS determined
to pass this bill it should include within
its provisions one for the rounding o
the cotton taxa tax which had been IN
constitutlonaily levied, because 1t was {
tax which in the very nature OF thing
could not be uniform through the UniteC
States.
Mr.. Wheeler REGARDED the proposed
legislation as more perniclous than any
Which had ever before been introduced
in CONGRESS. Ii assumed that one Con
Qress might levy a tax in order to refunC
another tax levied by preceding Con
gress.
Mr. Elliott, of South Carolina, favored
the bill. and gave instances of lrregu
lari.ies in the collection of the direct
tax in the southern States, mentioning
the fact that the entire town OF Beautor
had been sold for the payment OF th'
tax
Pending the debate the committee ros'
and the House at 3 o'clock took 3 re
cess until g o'clock, the evening session
to be for the consideration Of bills re
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