Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-02-16
MILLS RAISES A POINT
SRNATb'S AMENDMENT IN CONFLICT WITH
THE CONSTITUTION,
Because the Sole Power to Originate Revenue Measures
is Vested in the HOuss-Minority Reserves
the Right to File their Views
The COwlNs Bill.

WASHINGTON, February 15.-Iu the
House to-day, Mr.. Mile, of Texas, from
the Committee On Ways and Means, re-
ported back the Mills Tariff bill with
Senate amendment, and by direction of
the Speaker it was referred to the Com
mittee of the Whole.
Mr.. Mills also reported the following
resolution, which he said presented ques-
tiOn of privilege, and the consideration Of
which, he said, he would ask the House
10 enter upon on Tuesday next:
"ReSOlUed, That the substitution by the
Sonata, under the form of an amendment
for the bill Of the House, No. 9051 (the
Mills biA), of another and different bill
containing a general revision of the laws,
imposing impOst duties and internal taxes,
is In conflict with the true intent and pur-
pose of Section 7, Article l, of the COnsti-
tuition, and that slid bill be returned TO
the Senate with the respectful suggestion
That said section veets in the House of
Representatives the sole power to originate
such measuren
The remainder of the report is devoted
20 an explanation of the points of differ
ence between the Senate and House bills
ard en- argument intended to prove that
the Senate bill is no sense proper amend
ment Of the House bill.
The committee, at its meeting this
morning, practically decided to report
bill making an estimated reduction in the
revenue Of about $70,000,0 900. After
reading the report on the Senate Tariff
bill, submitted this morning, the COM
mittee took up for consideration reve-
nue. reduction bill offered by Mr.. McMil-
lin, of Tennessee. The bill was read
through, but pending a vote the hour of
adjournment arrived and the committee
adjourned. The bill was substantially the
same ss the Mills bill, with the exception
that the cotton and chemical schedules OF
the latter bill are struck out, Gs is also
the iron schedule, with the exceptions of
provisions relating to pig iron, railroad
ties, structural iron and tin plate.
Mr.. Mckinley, of Ohio, said that the
constitutional objection raised by the ma
jority OF the committee TO a reduction of
the revenue bad been called to the atten-
tion Of the committee only this morning
he therefore reserved TO the minority the
right to file their views.
Mr.. Reed, Of Maine, reserved a point of
order against the resolution. The Speaker
said that the resolution would remain upon
the Speakers table with the point of order
reserved against it
At 12:45 the pending motion was that
to table the melton to reconsider the vote
by which the House agreed to that portion
Of the resolution directing the conferees to
30 amend the bill as TO provide for the ad-
mission OF South Dakota under the Sioux
Falls constitution, by proclamation of the
President without new vote being taken
on the question of division.
BY vote of 14i tD 100 the House Ia
bled the motion TO reconsider the vote by
which the conferees on the Territorial bill
were Instructed to consent 10 the sdmis-
sion of South Dakota by proclamation and
withou, .ncthe- vote on the division. The
remaining instruction, relative TO the sd-
mission of North Dakota, Montana and
Washington by proclamation was agreed
to without division, and the bill again sent
to conference after the adoption of the pre-
liminary instruction clause by vote OF
yeas l49, nays l01.
The HOUSE then passed the Senate bill
apprOpriatinR $3.50, 600 for the protection
OF American interests in Panama.
In the shape in which the Cowles bill
will be reported, it provides for the repeal
of all internal revenue laws relating to
taxes on manufactured tobacco, snuff,
cigars and cigarettes; and of the special
taxes to be paid by manufacturers and
dealers in leaf tobacco, snuff and cigars.
1t is also provided that drawback equal
to the tax shall be paid on unbioken fac
tory packages in the hands of the manufac-
tureTs and dealers when the law gees into
effect, July l. Another section provides
for the addition of minimum punishments
whenever prescribed for violations of In
ternal revenue laws. with leave for the
court to impose any fine or punishment
within the maximum. The remaining
sections forbid the destruction of seized
distilling apparatus.