Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-05-27

and harbor. Texas. Also a bill provid-
ing for the sale of unallotted lands Of
the Pottawatomie and kickapoo In
ulans in Kansas and a bill amending
the law providing the times and places,
Tor holding terms of United States
courts in Idaho and Wyoming.
Cannon, Illinois, called up the pension
deficiency bill as amended and passed
ny the Senate yesterday. The bin car
fles paragraph inserted by the Sen
ate providing that temporary appoint
ments of clerks may be made without
evil service examinations.
Underwood moved to non-concur in
the provision
Hepburn, Rep, Iowa, proposed an
amendment declaring provided that
none of the clerks herein provided for
shall be placed in the CLASSIFIED ser
vice"
Moody, Massachusetts. made q point
OF order against the amendment. Th
Speaker sustained the point but mean-
time Cannon took occasion to call at
tention TO the nature of the pending
measure as an appropriation bill: adj
ding. land | do not propose to open a
debate upon the civil service or any
other hobby, If you interject the qucs-
ton of civil service into that's bill let
1t go to debate, in the House and Sen
ate. then pensions ana the war can
both go to the devil so far as some
men are concerned if they have oppog-
tunity to talk upon their hobby"
The previous question was then or
dcrcd. The House then concurred in
the Senate amendments to the bill.
The House then went into committee
of the whole to consider the bin to
amend the internal revenue laws re-
latin& to distilled spirits Evans ana
l'romWell, Rep, Ohio, explained the
measure. It's chief provisions reduced
the bonded warehouse period from 8
years. as fixed by the law Of 1894 to
years and Increased The outrage period
from To years. making these periods
equal length. Other provisions of the
measure are intended to reduce frauds
which are now committed in connection
with the stamp feature Of the present
law.
McRae. Dem, Arkansas. attacked the
bin vigorously as framed to give til"
Cistilpr improper concessions
Swanson, Dem. Virginia. explainc,!
the difference between existing law ami
tn" proposed act
Berry. Dem. Kentucky. elaborated 4
statement made by Cromwell that dis
tillcrs under existing law We're export
ing their product and storing ii abroad.
waiting for it to age and for a market
to develop in this country. 1t was pos
sihle. he said, to bring it back. pay the
tax upon the actual amount and there
IN ion
that might have cvaporated 1t was
cheaper to pursue this course than to
retain it in bond here under present
law.
Berry advocated the measure as cal
cUlatod to place American distiIlers
upon an equal footing with foreigners
aud also to discourage distillers in
rushing their Whskey 10 sale and con
sumption before properly matured AMI
causing citizens to drink it to their
risk Of their speeches and the destruc-
zion Of their etomachs.'
incidental to the discussion Shafroth.
colorado. ana Grow. Rep, pennsyIva-
mir. made speeches upon silver coinage
~ Il legal tender currency.
IN amendmcn offered by Dinghy
was adopted declaring that any spirits
exported and subsequently imported
should pay the same Internal tax that
it would have been required t. pay at the
/ time Of Importation had il not been
, exported. / was intended. Mr.. Ding
/ lcr explained, ID prevent the export nj
spirits for bonding purposes 10 which
reference had been made in the debate.
4 vote was taken upon the Till. a.
amended. The yeas and nays were Do
q. Il 1,r.t /,