Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-07-18

for labor so performed In excess OF eight
hours per day are hereby referred TO the
Court Of Claims, 10 be adjudieatcd upon the
basis that eight hours constitute adsy's
and are 10 be paid for ~ the price Der day
"a proyided for in the first section OF this act,
and Judgment given against the United
states in favor OF each claimant for the
amount found due, TO be paid As other ludg-
ments OF the Court OF Claims against tbe
United States; and no statute oil limitation,
or payment msde. or receipt given Tor less
sum per day than the full price OF aosy's werk
as proyided for 10 tho brst section OF this
act shall bar the right Of recovery. Pro-
yided. that all suits under this act shall be
commenced within two years from and
after jts passage, aud any number OF said
claimants may Join In the same suit; aud
proy,ded further, that suy amount allowed
under this act shall only be paid TO SUCH
claimant In person or 10 personal represen-
tstive.
The bill for the admission OF the State OF
Washington was taken up and Will DC the
unfinished business.
The Senate at $40 adjourned.
House OF Representatives.
Mr.. Townshend, OF Illinois, from the
Committee on Military Affairs. reported the
terror for information as 10 what action he
has taken with reference 10 the officers OF
the army and navy who served honorably
through the Mexican war and whose names
have been dropped from the rolls. Adopted.
The House then went into Committee OF
the Whole (Mr. Springer In the chain on the
tsuff bill, the internal.reyenue feature being
pending.
On behalf OF the WAYS and Means Com
mittee Mr.. McMIlin. OF Tennessee, offered
an amendment providing that The BOND re-
ouired 10 be given by cigar manufacturers
shall be in such penal sum as the collector
OF internal revenue may require, not Jess
than 500, with an addition OF $40 for every
person proposed 10 be employed by such
manufacturer. Adopted.
There were two pending amendments
coming over from yesterday, one Of
fered By Mr. Wise, OF Virginia, repeating
the tax on cigars, cheroots, and cigarettes,
and one by Mr.. Sowden, OF Phllsdelpha'
abolishing the tax on spirits distilled from
apples, peaches, and other fruits. Mr. wise
amendment was defeated by vote OF 4j TO
79. MIR. Sowden's was withdrawn.
MI. Nichols, OF North Carolina, offered
an amendment repeating all internal taxes.
Rejected.
Mr.. Farquhar, Of New York, offered an
amendment reducing from eigbty-three TO
eighty.two the special tax on cigar maui
facturers. Lost.
MIR. Sowdeu again offered his amendment
abolishing the tax on frultspirits.
In advocating the amendment Mr.. Cow'es,
OF Missouri. referred IN the fact that the Re-
publicans had refraned from voting yester-
day on the proposition to repeal the tobacco
tax. Instead Of fulfilling their pledges the
Republicans had remained seated in con-
scious peace, in company with the members
Of the WAYS and Means Committee.
The remark Of Mr. COwles to the effect
that the Republican party was IN favor Of
squandering the surplus IN ill-deseIVcd
pensions met with severe criticism from
Mcssrs. MiIiken OF Maine and Williams OF
Ohio, the latter OF whom declared that every
soldier VINO could produce an honorable dIs-
charge deserved pension.
MFR. McMilln opposed the amendment,
declaring that there was no way OF prevents
1ne frauds on the revenue II fruit spirits
should be exempted from taxation. Grain
shirts could be mixed with fruit spirits and
thus escape taxation, and no expert On there
were any such in the House, could detect the
fraud.
Mr.. Simmons, OF North Carolina, while
earnestly advocating the abolition OF the
tax on fruit spirits, announced bis opposl-
ton TO the total repeal OF the whiskey tax II,
in order 10 effect that repeal, the burdens OF
taxation would have 10 be retained on the
uecess aries OF life.
Mr. sowdeu's amendment was rejected by
a vote OF A. to 70.
Mr.. Warner, OF Missouri, offered an
amendment providing that the SPECIAL tax on
wholesale and retail dealers IN oleomargariue
shall be SO and s. respectively. Rejected.
Mr. Adams, Of Illinois. and Mr.. Butter
worth, OF Ohio. criticised as opening the
way for the evasion 81 the payment OF the
whi,key tax the provision authorizing the
Secretary OF the Treasury IN bls discretion
to allow dstilleries MASKING less than TWEEN
ty.fye bushels OF grain day to be operated
without storckeepers and gaugefs.
Mr. Kelley. OF Pennsylvania. regarded all
administrative features OF the bill having a
relation 10 the collection OF the Internal
revenue tax as well-deyiSed plan for re-
lieving the moonshiners from responsibility.
Mr.. Butterworth moved TO strike OFT the
clause TO which he bad objected, and his
motion was advocated by Sir. BaTne. Of
PENNSYLVANIA, who argued the clause meant
free whlskey.
The motion was loSt-73 10 Sc.
Mr.. LAWYER, of Illinois, offered sn amend
ment TO abolish the tax on oieomargarine.
Rejected yeas, 8; nays, lOl.
The last section 81 tue bill was then read,
and on motion OF Mr.. Bynum, OF Indiana,
the date upon which the bill shall 90 into
effect was fixed as October !, 1883.
The committee then rose. There have
been a few paragraphs of the bill passed
over informally, aud their consideration will
he proceeded with tomorrow. The vote on
the final passage Of the bill will not he taken
until Saturday, when it Is expected that
there will be a full attendance OF members.
Mr. Mills states that he will call the pre-
vious question on the passage OF the bill at
1880 saturday morning.
The House then at 3 o'clock took recess
until O'Clock, the evening session to be for
the consideration OF bills reported from the
Committee on Commerce.