Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-02-17

ne House, I'M Committee Of the Whole
look up the urgent deficiency bill an
amendment a was adopted appropriaiinp
[Iuu,O0O for the purpose Of making I0c
,ect larger the dry.dock now under CON.
tract to be built n. the Brooklyn nav.
yard. nav
Ir. Kerr, Of Iowa. cast the consider.
Non OF the bill into the political current
when, III speaking - one OF rc do0'
ciency items for the Department Of Jus.
ure. he referred 20 the intcrnal-rcvon,,s
avs, ana declared that at one Of IFS
state convonu0ns-he did not precisely
remember the date Of the convention -
the Democratic party OF Missouri had
passed resolution asking for the repeal
OF the MISUNDERSTANDING system.
Mos,rs. Burnes aud Hatch said Mr..
Kerr was mistaken.
ar. batch sad that every Democratic
convention held in Missouri for the nast
ten years had adopted q resolution de.
handing that CONGRESS should wine of
the statute-books that provision Of the
revenue law which prevented a farmer
nom selling his tobacco to any but
hr,nsod dealers. That provision had
been passed by Republican Congress
ana signed by a Republican President.
and 1T fastened shacilcs upon the To-
hacc0 growers.
AIR. henderson, Of Town. inquired why
Democratic CONGRESS- did not repeal il.
Mr. Hatch replied that he had every
session introduced bill to that effect.
bat that while it could pass Demo,
cratic House it could not pass Republi-
can Senate.
Nr. Howell, Of Illinois, inquired when
e had passed Democratic House.
Nr. Hatch replied that it had passed
tine House in tie For'v-six'h Congress.
IL had been modified in the Senate SO
that farmer could sell 10 the extent of
500
Nr. Henderson: Why was a tax put
upon tobacco2
Mr. Hutch Tor the best reason-the
Government needed the money.
nr. Henderson How did the Govern
mrnt happen to need the money?
Mr Nii.ekin OF Mime: Didn't the
gentleman from Missouri help to make
il necessity
Mr.. uatcn: And the gentleman from
Missouri has never shirked his share of
that espousibilty Applau~e.1
Mr. Henderson The gentleman does
not cntlcise the Republican Congress
which put the tax on tobacco nor the
Republican rrysjelt who signed the
laW
Mr. Hatch do not only criticise
the power which put That law ON the
stHtuteboohs-wh which regard ms one Of
the most infamous upon which pre-
vents the grower Of the great product
from selling it to anybody but a licensed
dealer.
Mr Randall Thought that it mattered
not what bad been done in the past, let
all join hands and strike from the statute
books the iniquitous sections. APP
plmse
Mr. Hatch said that he would join the
gentleman in that when the bonds and
dolts of the Government TO meet
which internal taxes had been levied
were paid and when ;he tax upon the
clothing and fuel Of the poor people
had been reduced applause
Mr.. Randall suggested that the III
dcbtedness of the United States was IN
mo- danger of not being paid.
Mr.. Hatch replied that war taxes had
been levied to pay war debts. and as
long as "A dollar Of that indebtedness
remained unpaid tobacco and Whiskcy
were fair subjects Of taxation.
Mr.. Reed, OF Maine, inquired whether
the gentleman was opposed 10 the repeal
of the internal revenue taxes.
Nr. Hatch replied that be was OPP
posed TO their repeal until the taxes on
the ncccssaries of life are first reduced.
Applause.
Several Republicans: Now, let us hear
from Virginia
Nr. Burnesremarkcd upon the manner
in which the House bubbled over when
tobacco was mentioned, and expressed
the fear that when the other element
which was covered 10y the intcrnal-rcyene
law was mentioned regular Pandora S
box would beopened. He then brought
back the discussion to the subject matter
OF the bill.
MIR. O'Neil, Of Missouri, offered an
directing the Public Printer
10 enforce riIidly the provisions OF the
cisht-hour law.
Mr. Burnes raised a point of order
that the amendment changed an existing
law.
The Chair overruled the point Of or
der, and the amendment was adopted.
Having completed the consideration OF
the bill the committee rose,
Pending final action on the bill the
House. at > O'Clock, took a recess until S
O'Clock. the evening session to be for de-
bate only on the Pacific railroad tele-
graph bill.
EVENING SESSION.
The House met at g o'clock for debate
upon the Pacific rmlroad telegraph bill,
and adjourned at II. The speakers were
Ncssrs. Anderson OF Mississippi, Guen-
49,. sc Wisconsin Lind of Minnesota.