The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-01-26
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al swanson OF Virginia Oppose
~ Appropriation - sayers of
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-v.=rirston. Jan. 25.-In the House TO-
..- ,rr. Mccall. rep. of Massachusetts
.--,--sa favorably from the committee
.-sfs,-ions his bill 10 refer contested con-
--.=-.,.al elections to the United States
s.---s for the districts in which the con-
,-s-s occurred
~. Harrison. den.s Of Alabama reported
4-,- The committee on the judiciary the
---91nendation Of the committee on
-. -.sroriaI Of the Central Labor Union
n. Cleveland relating to certain clerks
ICES collected by Judge Kicks OF the United
s-stss court for the northern district Of
oe5. The report concludes with the state
---r. that the committee had adopted
tss following resolution:
Resolved, That. while the committee
IS not satisfied that Judge Augustus J.
B.oss has been guilty of any wrong COM
r...ez While judge that viii justify it in
-s,or,lng a resolution Of impeachment,
vst the committee cannot too strongly
ensure the practice under which Judge
F!.zs made up his accounts.
(Which resolution a majority Of this
committee have instructed me to report
Is its action in the premises, with the
rs.ommeadation that the same be adopted
by the House OF Representatives.
III Bailey gave notice that the minor
iry would file their views to-day or to-
morrow. for which leave was granted by
The House.
Tie sundry civil appropriation bill was
chan taken up, and was finally disposed
Of The total amount carried by the bill
as it passed was $99. O37, 721, a net increase
Of S457 900 over the amount as reported.
The bulk Of the increase was due to the
requirements Of the new printing bill.
Two important changes in legislation
were made by the bill. One was TO restore
70 the Secretary Of the Treasury the dis
c.elon that formerly was vested in him
70 issue notes OF denominations as he
may deem best, instead of being restrict
el 70 the reissue of such denominations
as may be cancelled and recommended.
The other change was the abolition of
gold certificates.
Two amendments offered by Mr. Combs
Of New York were adopted. One pro-
vi5sz that no more gold certificates shall
he printed and that all such certificates
hereafter received by the treasury shall
be cancelled. The other provides that
after July J. 1895, gold certificates shall
nut be received for customs dues, not
counted as part of the lawful reserve Of
any national bank.
Tho motion by Mr.. Settle rep, of
North Carolina, to strike out the para
graph appropriatns $4,000 for detecting
acl bringing 10 punishment violators OF
the Internal revenue laws, was discussed
a. some length
n.y. Tate. dem, of Georgia, offered an
amendment to strike out the clause per-
hitting the use Of the appropriation for
t4- formation and detection of such
violations.
Na benson. dem, of Alabama said that
t4e maintenance and pay of infor1ners, as
provided in the paragraph, was an out
rage upon the free institutions of our
government and the liberties of its citi-
zsns. II was a fact. he said, that would
not be denied. that deputy marshals and
Internal revenue officials had conspired
20 secure fees under the law. He would
vote he said. to abolish the whole inter-
1al revenue system, and come to direct
taxation upon the people before he would
vote for such proposition.
The provision in the bill was also
an-agoaized by Messrs. Settle. Tate and
swanson, dem, of Virginia, the later of
whom offered an amendment that no
money be paid except to a regularly ap-
pointed officer of the government.
Nr. Sayers closed the discussion in a
zen minutes speech that drew about him
all the members on the floor. He asked
Why the government should not use
every force within its power to enforce
the laws for the collection of the internal
revenue. The provision attacked had been
included in appropriations bills for many
years. There was no objection, he said,
made here to the provisions for the col
-eeuns Of customs revenues. From some
ng1r6s. which he held in his hand, Mr..
o-yars said it was easy to be seen why
lAe gentlemen from North Carolina,
Georgia and other states were opposed to
me appropriation to enforce the law. Be-
lore the corn crop of last year had been
gathered, ass Illicit distilleries had been
seized Of these. 1873 were in North Caro-
ma and 1872 in Georgia. These Illicit
c-stLeries carried on their business to
tla de-riment of the revenue laws of the
-Al-ed States, and hiding in the woods
ana hills Of that country, murder the
oIncers the government sends out to
prevent loss to its revenues. Why should
-4e Observance of its laws in Georgia and
North Carolina. the same as in other
states
a Voce-Any Illicit distillers in Texas
Mt Sayers-There are none. The law is
observed in that state. AIoonshine whisky
IS made in these other states and shipped
-A,o Texas, and we want to stop it.
several Members-It is evident that
leere is where the most demand for it is.
4 LaughJsr)
@-E simpson, pop, of Kansas-I under
a.aAl the gentleman to say there are no
--.clt distilleries in Texas?
.-: Sayers-There are none in that
Mr. simpson-That must be because
@-7fe are no hills there to hide behind.
t-sugnter)
s-r. Sayers-Well, Mr.. Chairman, we
o0A carry ii around in canes
they do in Kansas. Gaugh-
-7l} Texas does not pretend to be
proA5ition state and then violate the
10 every nook ana corner. loud
-aughter)
--5r Mr.. Sayers was interrupted by
s'.. swanson, who asked if it was not a
e- laat the abolition of the fee system
"a 1eeA recommended,
IT. savers replied that he did not know
ana ! am not willing to take the gen
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