The Portland daily press., 1890-05-20
INTERNAL REVENUE.
The Tobacco Schedules Under Fire
In the Tariff Debate.

WASHINGTON, May 19.-Mr. Wilson of
West Virginia, made statement concerning
the controversy Saturday between Messrs.
Bayne, Bynum and himself concerning the
Campbell affidavit. He asked Mr.. Bayne if
he endorsed the charges contained in Mr..
Campbell's letter so far as they applied to
him (Wilson) and Mr.. Bayne replied express
ing regret that the controversy should have
occurred and denied that he intended any
reflection on either Mr.. Bynum or Mr.. Will
son.
Mr.. Wilson then said he had no further
statement to make and the subject was
dropped.
Both Wilson and Bayne were calm and
dispassionate in their language and manner,
and the members of the House were pleased
to see that the scenes vf Saturday were not
re enacted.
The House went into committee of the
whole on the tariff bill and the amendments
offered Saturday by Mr.. Mckinley to the in
ternal revenue clause of the bill were
adopted. They provide upon sample boxes
of cigars containing IL or 13 cigars, tax of
four cents; amend the administrative
features of the law; and provide that whole
sale dealers in oleomargarine shall keep
such books, and render such return as the
commissioner OF internal revenue may re-
quire. The following amendments were
agreed to on motion of Mr.. Mckinley:
Providing that internal taxes on smoking and
cents pound after the first Of October, 1890, or
within 60 days from the approval of this act, in
stead Of the first of January, 1891, as proposed
Making an indefinite appropriation for the pay
ment of drawbacks.
Reducing the bond of cigar manufacturers from
$500 to 500.
Limiting to minimum of So the amount of
drawback claims on tobacco in original packages.
Mr.. Turner of Georgia, made speech in
general denunciation of the bill The sup
plement to this measure, he said, would be
the election bill. providing for nothing but
returning boards and agencies by which the
public officials could like the Speaker, when
he wanted quorum, count the entire popu-
lation whether they voted or not. 1t would
enable the Republican party to come back to
the House with majority.
Mr.. Henderson of North Carolina, advo-
Gated the entire abolitio nof the internal rev.
enue tax on tobacco.
Mr. Henderson of Iowa, spoke in favor of
restoring tht, present internal tax on tobacco
and offered an amendment to that effect.
The people believed that this tax was the
last which should be taken from their shoul-
ders. They preferred the tax should be tax
en- from the necessities of the table radther
than from the pipe, cigar and whiskey
jug. The main question before the House
was whether the treasury contained enough
money to pay the expenses of the govern
ment. Democratic applansel. AT such a
time he did not believe in taking the tax
from tobacco.
Mr.. Tucker of Virginia offered and advo-
Gated an amendment abolishing the tax on
tobocco.
Mr.. Dunnell of Minnesota regretted that
the committee, instead of not further reduc-
Ing the tax on the necessities of life, had re-
duced the tax on tobacco. The use of t0bac-
co should be discouraged.
Mr.. Cowles of North Carolina argued in
favor OF the abolition of the tax on tobacco
ana IN general opposition to the bill.
MI. Kerr of Iowa favored the repeal of
the tobacco tax.
Mr.. Mckinley said the committee on WAYS
and means had not entirely abolished the
tax on tobacco; first, because the country
needed the money; second, because il was
not necessary to abolish it in order TO pre-
serve INTACT the great protective system of
the Republican party. [Applausel.
Mr.. fuckers amendment was rejected
to 11S, Messrs. Atkinson of West virginia
McComas, Kerr, Lehlback, Ewart, Waddeil,
Brown of Virginia, and Mudd voting with
the Democrats, and Messrs. Heard, Williams
of Illinois, Owens of Ohio, Tarsney and
Morgan with the Republicans. Mr.. Hender
sons amendment was rejected-36 to 118.