The Greensboro patriot [October 22, 1886]

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when they shall be furnished to this direction. Abolish this ap-thc
Public Printer. propriati6n for spies and informers.!
What do we lind accompanying Trust our people and treat them!*
these reports 1 Examine them and fairly, justly, and honestly, as the
you will timl that they are Oiled Sta'e does in the levying andcol
with expensive engraving, not lection of her revenue, and viola
withstanding that in the act ofltionsof the internal revenue laws
Jane 23, 1874, we have provided "ill cease altogether The Stall
thai -nil expensive maps or illn-1has no informers or spies, and si
s'.rations shall be printed without gets every dollar of her taxes,
special order of Congress." I bold We have on the Calendar twoj,
in my hand the report of the Secre- bills looking to the modification
ilune. anil W ir.it tan ol the Navy tilled with cxpen this system, to the ridding it of I
sive maps and illustrations; so abuses, which I will dlSCUSS ul
with the report of the Secretary of fully when tiny come up lor
War, and others of these reports, sideration. But l.t ns tal
I maintain that the Committee opportunity to get rid of an
on Appropriations, seeing this priatiou of $25,000 to be u
abuse, have very properly inserted the purpose of buying iufor
this limitation, and that it is in ae upon which criminal prose
oordaiice with law. The first clause are to be instituted agai|
of the provision now in question liberties and property o
provides a safeguard ol the same
nature as that already existing un
der our rules; the second seeks to
enforce a law which appears to
have been violated in regard toIspecial agents sent aj
printing .maps and illustrations country are sufficient
lese reports. I maintain account all violators j
that toe point of order is not tens revenue laws with
ble: tlX','"("fr' provision against wards to informe;
which it is r.*#ul ■ffrif /"""vides I heretofore circnl
safeguards around the publicIsafeguards -rhich ought IT. 'be
printing; tint il he were successful thrown around this appropriation wards tor information nol exl
in his paint of older, which does ami aj,l j„ keeping down the ex ing 1" per c at of tbe-.not iinf
eat all agiiust the paragraph, I pem> «a> A. ibGe printing, it.of the fines'peunlties; forfeitures, seated within
... a...i> with allowed to stand as inserted by the *nd taxes recovered or pail by the date of the raj
ecu ittee, there will be annual reason of such information—an ad- the duty of the
saving of nearly 815,000 to the vertisement for bail men in many , Internal Revenue,
all practical pur-
LY, OCTOBER '2-2, 18H(>.
takus pre-! irOt this proposition be germane to tho other for
mply to con-: that amendment of the Senate f , poses,
report the The Chairmau—That amendment Yon cannot distinguish thedif-relates
simply to the rate of tax tVrencc between the two as a rule
on oleomargarine. There.8DOtb.ng without a careful and minute ex
in the bill or in any amendment of animation and vet the calf binding *< lited >"*
the Senate in regard to taxation costs the Government $25,000 a ■
upon distilled spirits. Therefore year more than the sheep,
the Chair holds tho amendment is * Mr. Mills—What does it cost to
bind these books in library style!
Ur. W. WIIITF-HEAO. K.lllorA l'r.»|.rl.
1 TKItMS: SI.-'*'* *'«"r Vcar. In .%ilt;i,i< « .
bllows:
H;.go of this
(distilled from
other fruits
frwuled, That
be al-distill
md part
puyment
IP
A BILL
To repeal the law imposing jpr.-ruai '**^-
nuo Taxes upon Tobacco ».^^J^^n*-
Us distilled from fruit
purposes.
Ho it enacted hrtbe
fit .rv
citizens
I mainlain. sir, that \[
ous internal rovenu
gangers, deputy colh]
not germane.
Mr. Reid, of North Carolina—If
the bill were now pending as it was
originally in the House, and this
amendment should be offered to
that clause imposing a tax ol •>
cuts a pound, would not the
mendmeut be germane f
ie Chairman—If the bill were
peuding in the first instance,
mendmeut would bo in order.
Beid, of North Carolina,—
•St.? diftar«»u«e in that
tho ti.x U.»H been
I'llLtS,
- ■ TipUun, and as
in allI form* u...
.:. 1 ill-Hi
mural t tiu.T- tli
_ i ii.ii Mr. Reid, Of North Carolina,—! baa of the I »•<
ay the difference between the cost v;;-;:';.!;;,;,;,
ttio dodarad i
ol internal re
of binding in sheep ami binding in
calf is |35,000 a year to the Gov
erninent. I do not know what the
cost of binding would be in the
ordinary library style- but there is
no authority of law for this expen-sive
style of binding at all. And
therefore this nmendmeni iltaw not
change ;.ny existing laW'Sgv . ls
mtikiiiK DO new *'cislilti< ir». °"
■imply directing lu,">u|,Uc J'r^
that tins money H\H*\\ + ,
■ I
MM l-i
..f Rcpn*
M in < no-ne
of ban
pon nnft
erery da
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erein, or
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. a I and
I Jas ol
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fevers
l And
nil law now in fecot ■ , produc-er-
1 rtobaeeo an reauiet«
■ eaooa. and daaani; ■ • . hBau be
ft-iK-alcd onand alti-r thofirv I
Sv.< ._'. Thai on all oruinai M ■
Iroanofaci .
.. ra, cheroou, and ciaareueii iS-na' i
■ r doalon al the time n ■'■ -
tal ■ i. upon which the tux hM
ahmll ba ajlowed n drawbaeh 01 ■■
<" t ol the repeal: i.«it the same
• when tho claim hat n t
within ninety daji following t^i- -i
■Weal -ii.l! take effect It
Cotau - i mcr of Interaa I
proralof the Saerctar* of the Tre
ml -
■jrnuh men bfaaki u
•%-j lull
' Ippb
-ented
o inch
■ i the
heap
.,.1 .pt
e and
diatrkti ofthe aereral state, nd I
■ U .i- : ■ - i (da, a i eai ■
i/.iii-'ii ul •sbool privileffaato all tl ■ b
reprei
slier.
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with "-aiwwor "I uiaintainini i- ur*
-llllM"-"1.,|CUi..l.r1,.i- ..-iJT'-
.hall first fileX, ^ J2a*n
statement, ^'-nod i,v/" pvn
WUIII <il the laTjLj': ■
W
pad,
.,(-..-.: With
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number <■ '. i»abl
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; numb r
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\n.| It auj -t.it ■
l>ly »>r allow t<< l*u iiii.«ii|>|*li
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ply with theo n "cS ?
thadispooitinu than»<.ria •' ^
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Di:. l{. W. TATE,
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\ alaable aafi'Riianla
I no- yield to Ibc gentleman
from North Carolina [Mr. Iteidl, a
meinber of the < 'ommittee on I'niit
Mr. UKID, el North Carolina.
Mr. Chairmau, I maintain that the
point of order is noi tenable: thai
the proriiiion reported in this t• ■ 11
by the Couunitte on Appropria-tions,
li"ili as to the appropriations
in be recommended by thr Com-mittee
on Printing and also as to
the limitation u|>oii the Kicentivo
Departments with regard to the
publication of expensive maps and
charts, i- merely carryinpout what
is iilreadj provided by existing
law. The lii>t part ol the clause
ppon oU'i)iii:tri;;ir':
'i diat tlic |K>;
I taken.
Fbc Reid Stpeaka Oat fi»r the Wurklnff 9|ea
fr ol Mr. Reid. ol North Car .—In
n Is as folio re :
i. Griffith & Whiisett,
Printing and binding for Con
gress chargeable lo this appropria
tion, «ln-n recommendeil to be
done by the Committee on 1'i-iut
ng, shall In so recommended in a and detection of violations ol
reiiorl containing an estimate of ternal revenue laws. I send
ball, I'IIIM li. (lit
: not v iiiiiii
r,P\ HOMAS, REECE & CO.,
JOB PRINTERS,
<>!.«>. X. C.
the cost thi :
I submit thai this is now the
i iili\ I know it is the practice of
the Committee on Printing; for
everj report which we make to the
companied with au esti
nut.- ol the coal fum.sbed by the
Public Printer, This provision,
then, .-an nol be in conflict with
existing law; nor is it new legisla
tion. The remaining portion of the
clause is in these words:
Tngethei with a statement from
the Public Printer of the amount
and cost of work previonsly order-ed
by Congress within the flscal
war for which this appropriation is
made.
Government.
Mr. RANDALL. NOW 1 ask for a
decision on the point of order.
The CHAIRMAN. The point of
order is nol sustained.
Hi i.l Knocki inn the Bpj Pund.
The House being in a Committee
of the Who! the Sundry Civil !'"' ^A""1'1 '"' ."""?• '.""I,'r 1 s-v
Bill, when the clerk reached the
paragraph appropriating 825,000
for information and detectiou of
violations of the internnl reveuue
laws. Mi. Townsheud, a meinber
of the Committee, moved to in-crease
the amount to$50,000. Mr
lleid moved to strike out the en
tire paragraph, and supported his
amendment in I he following re
marks:
Mr. Chairman, I move to Btrike
out the entire paragraph appro
priating 825,000 lor information
in-to
instances to wreak vengeance unlproval of Secretary
thtir enemies by perjury Bought urv. to adopt such ru
and paid for by the Government. Unions, and to pres
Can any fair minded man donbtlnish such blanks aiidiorma, as
that BUCh a system should be may hi- ni-ri-ssar.v to -al-J'this si-c--
speedily and absolutely repealed .' tion into effect.
Is there any wonder that our peo SEC. .;. That there shall be. and
is hereby, appropriated, out of any
tcm that must exist by such he- money in the Treasury not other-furious
means! I could cite in wise appropriated, so much money
stances where a citizen's property as shall In- necesearj to repay the
has been seized and destroyed, rebate provided for under the pre-himself
subjected to arrest and im cceding section of this act
I
'!'■ reply to the remarks of the gentle-man
from Kentucky |Mr. Taulbeej
as to tin- abuses creeping into the med
Sl-op
1
age
obje
Government offic I w ish to say
m
iW
tbat instead ol the measure now
proposed being liable to lead to
abuse, we seek to relieve the em-ployes
ol' the Government Printing
Office from an evident injustice
and oppression. In that office
there are employed about eigbl
hundred females and fifteen hun-dred
males. The work which these
employes perform is more onerous,
SEC. I. That no farmeror planter U|1. Iilm. .,t.<.1,|,-„.,i j„ longer, the
the Clerk's desk n letter thai 1
desire to have read, which aptly
illustrates the method of procedure
under tin- system provided for by
this "fraud fund," from which
spies and informers are paid for
information in regard to violations
of the internal revenue laws:
Tho Clerk read as follon s:
r. s. INTERNAL REVENI E, j
Deputy Collector's Office, (
Sixth District North Carolina, {
llendersonville, June 17, liWO, '
M\ DEAR SIB :—I send j ou
some affidavits. Please sign and
retnru to me immediately
"really oblige me. I liavi
iris ent, and, when tried by a SEC. rhat no farmer
_ory of his peers, vindicated ami shall be required to pay«aspeeial |,;IV jg smaller than in other de-acquitted
and no reparation made, tax for selling leaf tobacco of his partinentsofthcGoverument where
The consi enci and judgment of the own production, or leaf-tobacco re- n mployes are allowed a leaveof
country demand a re|M'al of a sys- reived as rout from tenants who absem f thirty days with pay.
tem of taxation the enforcement of have prodoced the same on his This bill, as we propose to amend
which can possibly beget such out- land: and any farmer or planter hf, provides simply that |iersons
rages aud oppression. I maintain may sill leaf-tobacco of his own employed for one year in the Gov-that
this appropriation ol 825,000 production, or leaf tobacco pro- eminent Printing Office may, nn-is
unnecessary. The duly i -:; .1 d on land belonging to him der such regulations as the Public,,
tilted officers'ol the Government and received as rcul from tenants Printer shall prescribe, be entitled [ments printed by ordi
an-m.in- than sufficient to bring to who raised it, to prisons other to a leave of absence of fiReen days House. Under this rule eve
justice all violators of the law, and than those who have paid a special with pay. This proposition being member gets one copy ol .very
UOl one dollar should lie appropii
am
Kin
Tin'
tious
be avail'
visions .
proved
that there mi
Senator, lieprt
gate in Congress i
hook or document!
bj authority of Son
the term of service ol i
Representative, or I
Under Rule III,
provided that the
House shall have pi
each memberof the lb
copy, in good bindin
tao
aieii for the purpose contemplated
in this paragraph. I iherefore
move as an amendment to the
amendment of the gentleman 1'i.nn
Illinois [Mr. Townshend to strike
out the entire paragraph, and I
trust thee mil tee will adopt the
amendment.
After a warm discussion, partici-tax
as dealers in leaf tobacco, or tire first thai lias' becu introduced doeumeut printed by order of the
as manufacturers of tobacco,snuff, in Congress for the reliei ot ih^ House, neatly hound for his libra
and cigars, or to persons pun-lias class of people who Work for wages, ry. In addition to that, this amend
ing leaf tobacco for export. and carrying on its face so much meiit which I propose allows every
Mr. Henderson, of Iowa—I evident justico and right, we liad Memwr, Senator, and Delegate to
make the point or order that this hoped the bill would lie passed have hound one copy of every pub
amendment, to be advisable, without further debate, i trust Miration madeiby order or tue KAM-should
lie iii the form of asalffeml- thai by unanimous consent the gen gress to which lie belongs.
nt iii the amendments of thelernl debate may terminate, that the Now let us see what has been ^jjj]
PI»
, I bj ., v
I:
Mntfttived .
K-.| ■ I
!.- |T
Senate; but it is an ainem ment to amendment may
pile in by Messrs. Reid, Randall, the text of the bill, which is not I the bill passed.
I'im i.shend, Mills, Cabell, lliscock, mi,, before ns for condlReratipn. Mr. Storm—I
aad Gibson, the amendment .-i Mr.
I.'.i.l prevailed by a vote of 7ii to
•,i„l 01, and the fraud fun I lo pay in-seen
lormers and spas was dropped
IUVIII H. PROSSEB,
some of the w'itnessess in the cases, from the bill. Our faithful young
Now, there is no legislation on There is no doubt about any ol member was warmly congratulated i,'ll(l M,
the statue-book, so far as I can them. 1 will not issue a warrant for having »iccoiniihjs!ie,d whatju
,:„ i o i knit* is'■-•■••il ..!■.•..;..-.. - a.oil succi
Any ease 1 scud you for tllC past I. II JClrfa.
lu-i.l •»!• .-iiU- «».:! for I '■
Repeal.
In addition to that, it is
man.-.
Mr. Hatch—J make the
order that the amendnie
t he gentleman IromNn
REIDI is not,,
sot^^r-: whether persons
M.int of
Bred
laro
lie to
Departments of
as laborers hav
senoe.
Mr.
do not
In- adopted, and the lesnlt 111 the Forty seventh
Congress, 930 volumes were bound
wish to inquire at an average cost of $1.30 avolume
mployed in other amounting to $1,216.80 In the
Forty eighth Congress this had
grown to 1 l.i.TT volumes at a cost
of $1.30 a volume, amountinv to
&15.180.10,.aud for the Forty-ninth
Congresi
the (lovernment
anv leave of ail-of
North I aiolin i,—I
how it is n i:h n-spi
.IT. 1 -
Ml n
will
i, which merely requires thai a good one,
( ommittee on Printing, in recom- to give me a warrant for I will al-mending
nny appropriation for ways be sure of conviction. I was
printing, shall accompany the re at Ashevillc the other day, but did
commendation with an estimate ol. nol get to see you.
SPI n-
. 1 III. 1 '-1 iln M-..
ttl.lll tuna. \ u.
the cost, an.l that there shall be
hi d al the same time a state-ment
from the Public Printer show-ing
the amount and cost of work
previously ordered by Congress
within the fiscal year for which davit:
am. as ever, your friend.
\V. G. Il, MORRIS,
WILLIAM YOUNG,
Apropos the discussion between
Randall and Morrison in reference
to the declaration of the I
platform in reference to tariff and
internal revenue. Mr. Daniel and
■•tioint thai 'i.'n -,
Revenue ' , . .' "?o, ..
-.s the substaii.." .*..<
and iherefore not admisi
Deputy Col., Ashevillc, N. 0. Mr. Reid reminded Mr. M son
Tho following is the form ol alii
INSURANCE AGENCY!
I 1 Ik I..
O.W.CaiTa: Co., Agents,
i -
i v\ ii ;;i MMIKII !illl.l.lo\s.
-.1:1:. v u.-oi -
13iis appropriation is made. The
provision merely proposes a limits
tion or condition upon the appro
ion.
No money is to be spent under
I this appropriation until tin- Com
mittece on Printing has recom
in.-inI. d it in a repoi i containing an
estimate of the cost and also a
statement of the Public Printer as
to the amount aud cost ol the woi k
previously ordered by Congress.
Tin . is m conflict with no statute :
.i ILL ides no new restrictions, but ; having compl
simply reiterates and emphasizes 'I"' '
UNITES STAI BS OI AMERIC V.
Western District of Xortk Carolina!
This day personally appeared be
fore me , a United Stales
Commissioner, , and maketh
oath that he is informed and be-lieves
that vValker lleath.-rly did
on or about the 1st day of June.
I.N.S-, as well before as since this
date engage in tho business of
illicit il : emoving, and re-tailing
spiritous liquors without
the law ul
i I
JOHN J. THORNTON,
l-i; v( iTCIl MAKER,
•
i i i: i'. VA 11:
YATES BROTHERS,
,s
■ s...\ Il III 11 I XTH.
W )()I)S.
BtRBKB,
1
*?en Art Hall.
-
. Deponent.
Sworn i-i befiire this day .
Of . ISs .
. r. S. CommMoner.
Mr. Weal: Mr.Chairmau, in the
live mimites allotted me under the
rule I can not present the reasons
for the adoption of this amendment
which its importance demands. I
cm stale, tiit-ni but briefly and hur-riedly.
1 do not desire to criticise
thel iiuinissionerof Internal Reve-nue.
I desire lo commend him lor
having reduced expenditures $200,-
„ ail " luring the past flseal year ami
lor haviug increased the colluc-
Lions of revenue three and a half
millions He is one of the most
capable and efficient officers in the
service of the Government. 1 am
■ sure he is trying to be jest to our
,tu the wBwiiaw 'l1 «uWi --LuiiL— . _-_. • «■ i >,-,.>t., it.,;
people while he is l.iillWlur to I He
Government li is t!i\ infernal
system I would condeiuA and lie '
nounce and have repealKd. ihe
section proposed to be Stric ken out
by my amendment provides ;i\iuu.l
called the "fraud fund" to -. l>-'\
spies to go out among their neijffu
linis and institute a nefarious ay'-a*
tem of espionage, compared t<-
which the conduct of Judas Iscariol ■
was righteous ami commendable.
The instance cited in the letter
re.nl by the Ch-rk is thai of a
United States Commissioner who
existing law ami couples with the
appropriation tin- statutory limi
tain.u 01 condition as to Ihe man
lier in which the money shall lie
spent.
Nun let iis consider the provision
\. il h nt.n in is to the Executive
Depai Intents. The clause is :
And the In n 11 of the Executive
Departmints, before transmitting
Iheir annual reports lo Congress
the printing of which is chargeable
to this appropriation, shall cause
the sain.- to be carefully examined,
and shall exclude
matter including engravings, maps,
drawings, and illustrations excepl
such as they shall certify in their
i transmitting sin li reports to
. j and to relate entirely
Section 193 of ihe Revised Stat
utes provides thai—
The head of each Dep iitin.-nt
shall make nil annual report to
Congress, giving a detailed state-ment
of I'"4 manini ill wllicll the
coutiugeiitfunil forbisl»eiiartment,
] ...i the bureau
that the platlorm declared posi
tivelj for reduction of inl
revenue taxes. We append the
colh ipiy between them :
Mr. Morrison—Need 1 call atten-tion
to the facl thai in nearly - ...
paragraph ol the Chicago plal :■ i in
we pledged ourselves as a part)
and as men individually to the re-duction
of tarifl taxes, and we cs
pocially pledged the continuance
of the internal revi line taxes, in
connection with the payinenl of
persions first, mid then to be paid
into the Treasury.
Mr Daniel—Will tho gentleman
allow me to ask him a question .'
Mr. Moi I is.oi—' ei lainly.
Mr. Daniel-What were the'-war
taxes" referred lo ::: Ihe ' 'hieago
platform that, in the jndgmenl of
Ihe I lemoeratic party . ou ;hl to be
al.oiisheil .'
Mr. Morrison—War taxes are
both mi. i ii-.'t and tariff taxes,
Nearly one half of Ihe customs oi
tin ill' taxes we HI. pin ing to day
are taxes which were added to the
Morrill tin iff, passed Hie lasl day
of liueliaiian's admin stration.
Mr. Reid, of North Carolina-
May I interrupt the gentleman
li in Illinois for a suggestion J
Mr Morrison—I will yield to tni
ugh my time is
very shoi t.
Mr. Reid. .-I North Carolina—I
ask tbo gentlonian if the Chicago
pi.ii'io'rl.i \wr.'..\. »!!!i.- W,J*—m
The system of direel ;.i\ itiou
known as internal revenue isawar
lax.
Mr. lleid. of North Car
reply lo the point last
will say that this amen
identical with no bill nov
in the House !'..-sides,
informed, the rale umli
such a point could be
been repealed.
Now, the bill.
as amended ' ■
a tax of 2 ■*«,"!?"
terine and .i!,,,,,,.;,!"'."1"1
raising reveim». .,„",■ ''!"'■
internal revenue ,.ls .'
ment which I ..a,.., ;iU'"'
intei\ial revenue. 'v\„.
enee \ that I lie peniVin™-'
posi s to imp"*- iiit.-iu.al
taxationtpu a c.auh. aiti.-I
i.i—In
liised, I
fllelit is
ending
I am
n blcli
tde has
"". The clerks iee. IV
iug high narWries and doing light
labor are allowed leaves ol ab
Bence, while these persons in the
Government Printing Office who
do the hardest labor, who bear the
brunt and burden of the work,
have no leave of absence on pav at
all.
I up W
U UUUII
Tl0,078.90, and only about one-half
Ol the term has expired. The total
cost of this binding up to the close
of the fiscal year just completed is
»15,000. il.. ..
1
my prop
internal-distilled
farmers to
whoniSiicVe
gentlemen
oleum.II gal He
the int rest
gay thai tin
House,
to levy
on hut
I a bill
x is an
amend
ects the
• differ-ill
pro-
-even ue
!e, while
off the
llrlil's Vlat-luliiM-nt s-.iws S55.O0O ili—
i.ti.illx lo the Kovcrinai in.
The House having under consid-eration
tne Sundry Civil Bill, the
following debate occurred :
To give an idea of the kind ofJ .
binding done under the law referr-ed
to, I have recently seen an order 1
directing the binding of the esti ~i,"
males made by the Treasury De-partment
for the Appropriations
C mittee, to In- bound in morocco,
in be placed in a library. Now, 1
maintain that one copy for each
* to tak
■ t.ix froi
fruit, ami ro allow
tlnir tobacco to
ley please. As
tated thai this
Is is entitelyjn
farmers, I will
two r.ems embraced
i my amendment are also entirely
in their interest. Tin amendment
will enable our fanntts to realize
an income from Ihe I'rtit of Iheir
orchards, now allowed tViiewasted
and lost, and that. too,iu,i section
..I country not yet vcr^ ipulous
ami rich.' It also allows ihciii to
sell their leaf tobacco t. whom-soever
they please
ol i his provision
every one. There will I
of revenue to the Go
the tax on l.randy for
:'.JI.s!l7,."i-, and the
bill, mill I lie rale
Mr. Reid. of North Carolina,—] member of every document provid
move the following amendment: ed under this rule is sufficient;
The clerk read as follows: and it is new legislation to limit
At the end of line 1833 add the 'be appropriations under this bill
following : '" ''"' requirements of the law pro
'•The reserve work shall be bound \"h"K ("T binding for the use of
ill sheep: and no part of the appro ""' '"" """ '";-
priation provided in this section '" other words, none of tl
shall lie available lo cany out pro- propriations provided
visions of ihe Buudry civil acl up shall be applied for the purpH^i ol
s proved March 3rd, 188:1, providing earryingout the act of March.!.
that there may be found for each |ss;- That will save to the Gov
Senator. Representative, or Dele eminent about 830,000; and the
gate in Congress one copy of each amendment altogether, that is, re
book or document issued or order quiring this binding to bo done in
ed by authority of Congress during cheaper style instead of in calf
the term of service ofsnch Senator,
Representative, or Del.-ate."
Mr. Cannon—i make the point of
order againsi thai amendment.
The Chairman—The gentleman
will stale il.
Mr Cannon—That it changes ex
law. and, is therefore, not Prcvcnt" mat much useless
in order, n is new legislation up j"gand doi-s not affeel any ex
a)
dollar* per
wito'io
ltciifs KM
The following
Mr. Beid and Hon.
superintendent of
tion, was int rod
House nf Repi
.-I , IUCCS
Ian, Hi
il..lla
will save $25,000. The other prol I
vision of tin- amendment will save!
•30, making a total of 833,000
saved annually to the Government*
and it will lie a savin- of an
penditure winch has heretofo
done uobody any x■mil. beeausS
on au appropriation bill
pound, will yield
about $-,000,000. I uol
Chairman. Unit Ihe aiiiendie*"-is
in order and should be ado: ed.
The Chairman—When ••"■* ''i"
was under consideratioi '" ''""
first instance, in the Com
tin- Whole House on the
<'hail m.in—The .-hair will
entli-man I'n.ii, North
the poim ol mder.
rth Carolina—Mr.
' h
legislation
Confrcunan liti- »« Rereai
Ou thvJiiKt bill day
Coiigressmaii REID ii
following bills repeal!
the Internal Re
in not in- sustained. A
Sol consideration of the practice which
Mr. has obtained in the printing office
in referenci lo the binding lor mem
hers of the two Houses will show
this.
There is bound ;., calf, for the
and offices
ttieiill, has been expended, giving
the names ol every person to whom
„,\ portion thereof has been paid:
the Union, the Chair held
amendment similar to the
littce of use of the two Houses, 578 copies
state ol of each public documeiil in what is
and if for anything furnished, the
quanity -i'"1 i"ir,\: al"1 if ''"' a"3
\*tf SON,
ie at
as if
■ is. i
... Ilrllls,
• i lura
,,-nice leiidered. the natuteof such writes to il deputv collector, a
service, and tho time employed, number of miles away from him, to
and the particular occasion or geud him a blank affidavit and sigu
,..,„,,.. in brief, that rendered snch ,, j„ blank. Uf course when he re
., rvice uecessarj ; and ihe amount eeives it the certificate will
of all former appropriations, in each tached by ihe Commissioner
cage on band, either in IheTreas- the officer were present, false cer
nrj or ;n the bauds of an disbnrs- tified, and u|>on a warrant i- nsd
ing officer or agent. And he shall ;,, ,i,:s manner and upon infoma
require ol the disbursing officers, ,,,,„ far(Usbed, doubtless by spies
acting under bis direction and au- and informers, citizens will bear
ih,uiiy. i be return jf pn-eise and rested arraigned before the courts,
analytical statements and receipts KU|,jected to costs and pen.'.'.tics.
for all tin- moneys which may have amj all this carried on under the
been from time :.. time during the fraud system provided for by tho
next preceding year expended by proiiosed appropriation.
tl.em,'-.;,.I shall coiumu Ie the We have as yet obtained from
results uli rel 8 and the this Congress no reduction ol In
sun., total, annually, to Congress, teiual Revenue taxes, and II their
sections immediately sue collection is still i essnry to meel
..,-.„.„ I'M. 111.,, and 190, Ihe pensions, tnlcicsis on the WM
egialutiou ,n the same debt, and other babditn-..ueiden,
n, requiring the report Of to the war i do appeal to this
,-« nfclerKaud other per House to aid uaa least in securing
,-. ed.th.-,:-compensation, such mod,ii.-alions ol I
ecil'ying the lime when sy "
And further Ihis language :
We denounce the Republican
party for having failed to relieve
the | pie from these crushing war
taxes.
I Laughter and applause.]
* Mr. Morrison—Certainly thai is
flue. I have jusl said ill reply to
thaVsentlemau from Virginia that to to t
wartimes wen- and still are IKHII amuiiiff-,,,,.
internal a.v.l tariff taxes J^ncurr i
I he iuternal rev^euuo I.iXCS^snnvli | |,i|| except the items iiii|l",ed by sprang up wnen tne prj
yielded three fourii'ittjAt-ToTeniire the Se.-ate amendments" There- the two (louses r*
revenue derived froe, that source fore the portions of tin' '''" ,n let out by ©out
when internal taxes ■•,V';,l"-.'"/~!- which the gentleman's ;l,''eiulmeut In orderJjflgfEe" what was call
offered was
1 louse pass
that :
>ne now
Hut the
sent it
any such
at i
ill
with)
ami Ihe
ill the portii
■ ■ items n„iCil,|,(l '
called the reserve work or number.
I have searched diligently and have
!» liable to lind any law author
izillg such a style of binding. I
am informed by prisons familiar
_.. has with ihe history ot the Government
''asofthe Printing i iiii.-.- that this
To ropoal the L
lieven
rams, Tha lotcnul K
■ - * ■■-■■!
.Ill I
li li'i.'i-, II.,- lane -iin.l'i- in UM .
: -ul inl -n..il re. ■
I,.nit, i iieoJad for
■
v, p ,-. 11 ■ -in", -'.'i ii.-l'-n-. f.iirly a.lju-l
BOO needed I i
Oovernni. nl rpi
at lbs sane time attunl Icgilimate ine;
1*1
,■ ■ ■ t„ thegeiuu. mil npir.il of
SI .1. -. . *!■.■:.-:M- HI Mi-,i„ ,r „,
ju... UDOqual. ;,i, I oppp m
Wl.erou.lJ.jS,., . . I,,,., have I ..-vl
'- t .-.
_Pit enacted by the Senate and Boose
ofBepreaentatiTeeol the onltedBWteaol
America oi Congrcsn A»scuibled. 1 MI all
law, and paru ol lain •
• the I niteil si
II
li
■ iim ,iml -
■
■
ihallf ■■ /I
■
■
! :
an. Many rent.un s.i,i ..,.' ■- ^ .,,, .Hieiits may \u: elre,l to Hie 1 none lllin.i, iivin ........ .
day. and in nearly every line01 ""> with ail amendine'nt.liut Iii- amend, read the follo« ing extract bearing
platform we promised rediicWily men: musi he germane. Che Chair directly on this question .
and we are bound todoil by every- "lpltls that ihe jf«||yjiii„.„t pro in answer lo your request, I beg
; thai binds h..n .ruble n.en. |„,s-..l by ./f''<P»MBLa!i from to make one luiihei sii-gesli..
it, ild -a il.:. ..i Hi.- Ilralidj Noi th'c'.'^tifuia 'l ,'?'»,■.,.ane to tl... ilu.-ciioii of economy, and send
i
kor ■t -|.!N'- held by mai u
Meld ii il,:- al n
When the Oh
was mi its passage, Mr.
and) Tax.
irgerine Bill
....
following
Reid of
amendment
■ mill icpoiis shall be sub- its "PI
. ... **...— .ii
1,-ni as will aid our people of
oppressions aud abuses. The
i ongress and the >rfj»»j*raciidment 1 propose is a step
.... i 11
then to:
Mr. Reid, of North Carolina.
Pending that I move to concur in
the amendments of the Senate
with the -iiucndiaei.i which I send
to the desk.
motion to con
North c-.wwlin* ■■«/)r7,»rinaiic to the direction of economy, an.
the Senate ainen,....eii;,_ it j8 berewitu twoapecimeus—one bound
therefore oui of ord
"round raise*! by the
■ ■■•■■ - , baa been naid, Ibere ibaU
:
•enlletiian
from Missouri [Mr. H.^it] as
well as that raised by tie gentle-man
from Iowa [Mi. HK:ARSON].
Mr. Reid. ol North "gtolina—
As the Senate rejectei1 .ue ,,r„
posed tax
and tixed
'on the in sheep sod the other ill law call
i.i ii
U ■ mil amoanl
not ei
..,,,.i,.-.|..ri.r,.
■ n,,l. -l.,v-
■ lateri • "' lhf -i-i"-;'1,'-1 ""
ftbeTw r,. .. ...l-i- -.;;i.
and luri..-l. -i ,
...„> loeamtbii
' ...|1:,lH.v.;.:.ll-li.|r.-'.-.U.;..
pria ■ ■ ';■ ' 3 V"
Ht ul»OUt $0 per MMmry to rapu ' ' "■» ' ' ■
of .. cents p,r jHiund, iCuts the s
a tax ol ti tvA. would j One bin"
The law call C08I fJS per ..o/.en
We cut four lo the skin, which
makes the cost ol each book about
5S cents.
doseu,«r about 18J cents per k TEJgK :S„.
same number.) 'Xt'^.!:,' '■■•■'
ling is about as good - -. i,-ik-i,t> -i*
toftboi - =■! I- n
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1,-o.l.in : ■• e1 In wntini
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lotted i i
the er. I
■ ■ Ihe I...
SEC. liIffi
n-rtii.-rv -1...II I„- u-,-1 for
rnl .-! Ihe mine, excepl
balUie ni..ii->- Iwtnbuted under tne
Tien .-,' , lie u ly^,
■
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luc.ttioii, ■ .
id -
repo tihesi
«itli nitli -
as to said
i i i Hill.
.1 HU t
ofthi
'"■ Ian ■
nl the
"in> , ,
Thai ;
'! all | i.
' 1'in
. red ;
)'l,l ofliees ami i
' lisnry tin- next
Oi 'ul\. anno Domini .
ll,n ii il and eighty six, lie, and
''"' IUII ire n r, ed cated
and t aparl foi the
Ci.UIII
enee.
apart lor the suppoi
s.l Is already u .
which may hereafter
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