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. —_—- SHINGTON Consideration of the National Currency Bill in the Senate. Virtual Defeat of the New Tax Bill in the House. The Ways and Means Committee Instracted to Report a Separate Bill for the Revision of the Whiskey and Tobaeeo Tax. Confusion Among the Radical Leaders. Proposed Reception of the Chine: Embassy by the Senate. WASHINGTON, June 15, 1868, Action of thé House on the Tax Bill—Probable Reduction of the Whiskey Tax. ‘The advocates of pushing the Tax bill complete, as reported from the Committee on Ways and Means, to a termination this session are very much incensed atthe action of the House to-day in cutting short their efforts to place the Revenue laws, as they say, upon a better basis, They declare with considerable emphasis that the country, now laboring under a burdensome system of taxation, will not look calmly upon this action depriving them of that relief which was looked for in the new bill. The Committee on Ways and Means are in such a state of excitement that they say it will take them a longer time to prepare a new bill on the arti- cles of whiskey and tobacco than it would have re- quired to finish the bill as reported. It is thought, however, when the cominittee consider the matter more deliberately and set to work upon the new duty devolved upon them by order of the House they will be able to report in the course of a week or ten days. ‘There seems to be a general unanimity in favor of a reduction of the tax on whiskey to seventy-five or fifty cents per proof gallon, notwithstanding a strong outaide pressure to keep it up to the present rate. Distillers from the? West Urging a Reduction of the Tax on Whiskey. Delegations of distillers frem Kentucky, Ohio, Tilinois and Indiana are here urging (he Ways and Means Committee to reduce the tax on whiskey to fifty cents per gallon. They state to the committee that by the reduction of the tax to these figures government would receive from those States alone more revenue in three months than it has re- ceived thus far from the whole United States, At this price they say it would be impossible for illicit distillers to ply their vocation, They further state that if the tax were reduced government would at once realize some $40,000,000 from whiskey now held back from market by themselves and other large distillers who cannot compete now with illicit distiters who defraud the government of the tax and sell whiskey at low rates. The committee are clearly of opinion that the present Whiskey tax should be re- duced, but they have not yet settled on the figures to be incorporated in the bill now before the House. A Jarge amount of evidence has been produced before the committee relative to operations of the whiskey ring, and it has been shown to the satisfaction of the committee that there is a better chance for frauds with @ tax of two dollars than with one of fifty or sixty cents per gallon. Failure of the Reso! mn to Move the Capital. The natives of this unique city were somewhat exercised to-day to learn the fate of Logan’s motion to move the capital from here out West to some promising prairie in Iitois, For some time past they have had secret misgivings that the radicals, being capable of anything, were also equal to this tremendous enterprise, and now they have prepared themselves for the surprise of waking up some fine morning to see the Treasury, with its prectous freight, moving off, via Baltimore, followed by both ‘wings of the Capitol, che Post and Patent oMices, and all in charge of John A. Logan, who will be supposed to occupy a position on the top of the Treasury pile, and deliver the entire national baggage safely into the hands of his constituents at Carbondale, the region of gas, in the State of Illinois, The motion failed, but the Washingtonians will have no taste for real estate for some time hence. Movements of the Chinese Embassy. The Chinese are feeling the effects of the warm ‘weather in this locality and to-day they concluded to induige in a long siesta. One or two ventured out, but Pennsylvania avenue proved too warm for them nd they were glad to take a cool shelter in their roome at their hotel. No set of foreigners has ever been so plagued as the Celestials for their auto- graphs, and all day long they have been occupied tn recording their interesting hierogiyphics in tea chest fashion on the immaculate pages of albums of all sizes. However, tt seems to them a labor of love, or otherwise it would be a subject of commissera- tion. Mr. and Mrs, Burlingame, the secretaries and Captain Dolliver visited the National theatre this evening and witnessed Ristori’s performance of ‘Sor Teresa.” The Embassy seems disposed to take a rest for a few daye longer. Departure of the Turkish Minister on a To: Biacque Bey, the Turkish Minister, left here this morning on a tour through the northern part of the United States and Canada, He will be absent about three months, and will visit Niagara Falls, Chicago, Canada, Newport and other watering places, Mr. Baltazzi, Secretary of Legation, will act as Chargé @’ Affaires during the absence ofMr. Biacque. Secretary McCulloch’s Retirement Foreshnad. owed, Rumors of immediate Cabinet changes have been #0 DuMerous Within the past few months that it is almost ueeless to give them any consideration, but whispers hinting that an early change willbe made in the Treasury Departinent, at ieast, are heard again from apparently well informed quarters, and a morning journal of this city, having some repute as an organ of the Whyte Il is out this morning with an editorial which it is claimed ts a foreshad- owing of the retirement of Secretary McCulloch before the close of this week. Resignation of Deputy Commissioner Harlan, Resignations and rumors of resignations come thicker and faster. The report passing around within the past day or two to the effect that First Deputy Commissioner of Internal Revenue Harlan has resigned is confirmed. Mr. Harlan resigns, however, on the same conditions adopted by the Commissioner on the confirmation of his successor. Reported Resignation of the Chief of the Bureau of Priati Rumors have been in circulation to the effect that S. M. Clark, Chief of the Bureau of Printing of the Treasury Department, has resigned his position, but upon inquiry nothing very definite can be ascertained $n regard thereto, excepting that several days ago Mr. Clark intimated to Secretary McCulloch his readiness to resign upon the close of ap examination into the affairs of his bureau by a special committee, to be ap- pointed by the Secretary for that purpose, and an ac- count of stock duly made and reported. No such com- mittee has yet been appointed, although it is believed ‘that such action will be taken, and that Mr. Clark's resignation will soon be tendered. Commissioner Rollins to Reply to Secretary MeCulloch, Commiesioner Rollins says that Secretary McCul- Joch is in error in believing that he gave a copy of hig letter to the press before it was placed in the hands of the Secretary, and will, at an appropriate time, answer in full the important parts of the Sec- last communication. fenator Dooli Not Connected with the Chase Movement. It ta not true, as stated, that Senator Doolittle was atthe Chase meeting at Philadelphia, or took any part in ite proceedings. The democratic and con- pervative membeyd of Congress jiave made im clair NEW Y man of their executive committee and he has not felt | himself at liberty to take active measures in advance of the convention ip relation to the candidate to be nominated. ‘ The Trial of John H. Surratt to Co Next Monday, ‘The counsel for John H. Surratt stated to-day in the Criminal Court that they were ready for trial; but the United States District Attorney said the government could not commence the case till next Monday, to which day it was postponed. General Mott and the Costa Rica Mission. The statement that the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations had decided to report adversely on the nomination of General T, P. Mott as Minister to Costa Rica is unauthorized and incorrect. The nomination has been withdrawn by the President at General Mott's own request, for private reasons. Increased Salary of Department Clerks. The clerks in the executive departments are un- usually jubilant to-day over the passage in the House of the bill allowing twenty per cent increase of salary. Movements of United States War Vessels. Despatches have beén received at the Navy De- partment announcing that the United States steamer Hartford, which has been relieved as flagship of the Asiatic squadron by the Piscataqua, left Singapore for the United States on the 23d of April, The United States steamer De Soto has arrived at Pensacola, Land Office Reports. Reports to the, General Land Ofice show that during the month of May 286 farms, containing over 20,000 acres, were added to the productive area of Arkansas, by locations, at local land offices of Wash- ington, Llitte Rock and Clarksville. Reported Loss of a Bark Off Cape Hatteras. * It is reported here that a furious gale prevailed on Thursday last in the vicinity of Hatteras, and it has just been ascertained that the bark Astrea, with twelve of her crew, was lost near that dangerous point. The Engraving and Printing Bureau. It is ascertained from an oMctial source that the engraving and printing bureau of the Treasury De- partment, under the charge of S.M. Clark, em- ploya over six hunderd hands, about half of them females. Its expenses for the calendar year ending December 30, 1867, were for the pay of employés, $600,023 94; for materials paper, ink, chemicals, freight, fuel, light, &c., $260,085 84, making a total of $860,109 78. It manu- factured during this period of ten-forty bonds, coupon and registered, $27,450,000; of five-twenties, $723,069,800; Pacific Raliroad bonds, $38,000,000; gold notes, $240,000,000; three per cent certificates, $160,000,000; fractional c urrency, $23,330,651—mak- ing a total of $1,211,850,451. Of internal revenue beer stamps, $20,265,000; of cigar stamps, $7,780,000, It also finished—that is sealed, numbered, trimmed and separated—legal tenders and national bank notes, printed in New York, to $40,938,250 worth, The bureau also prints the circular blanks, &c., for the Treasury and its bureaus, and the confidential printing of the Ex- ecutive and State departments. It also makes and prints the envelopes used by the Treasury Depart- ment, manufactures the paper used therefor as well as that used for circulars and bank note work, and rules and binds blank books for the department, from paper made and printed in the bureau, and performs various other services for the different bureaus, and makes and repairs its own engines and machinery. The work done by the bureau during this period if done elsewhere and paid for at current market rates would, it 1s said, cost about two millions of dollars. The bureau is now engaged in manufacturing bonds for issue under the act of March 3, 1865, in making fractional cur- rency, the average quantity of which is over a half a million of notes daily; in printing cigar and beer stamps and the various drafts and certificates re- quired in the office of the Treasurer of the United States; in printing circulars and blanks; making blank books, envelopes, &c., for the Treasurer's stationer; in engraving and re-entering plates, &c., and in sealing and finishing the legal tender and na- tional bank notes printed in New York. Decision of Secretary McCulloch in Relation to Certain Duties. The Secretary of the Treasury made the following decisions:— Where marine papers have been issued to a vessel since her purchase from the government she cannot, under existing laws, take a new name. Congress alone can authorize such a change. Steam veseels plying solely ia a particular harbor are not liable to enrolment and license. No vessel is required to take out a coasting license unless she intends to engage in the coasting trade, Vessels moored to wharves, and used as storerooms or sailrooms, are clearly not liable to the payment of tonnage tax, Inasmuch as not being vessels engaged in the coasting trade they are not required to take out a coasting license. The department has no au- thority to refund beep tax or fees for the portion of the year unexpired after the destruction of a ves- rel. On the appraisement of certain wines made under article 5820f the genera! regulation, and on report that the invoice value represented the foreign market value at the period of exportation, the invoice value must be taken as the basis for the assessment of du- tles, although when sold at auction from a bonded store they bring a much less price. Ifthe proceeds of such sale are insufficient to pay the duties the im- porters are liable on their bond for the deficiency. ‘he duty on perfumery—alcohoi the principal ingre- dient—is three dollars per galion and fifty per cent advalorem under section eleven of the act of June 30, 1864, and the Department's decision of December 23, 1867. Hat bands, commercially known as slik hat bands, are dutiable at sixty per cent. The Vermont Central and Vermont and Canada railroads are designated as a route for the transpor- tation of merchandise in bond under existing laws and the rules and regulations of the department. ‘The withdrawal of carpets from bonded warehouses for the purpose of cutting and manufacture, 80 as to fit them to the saloons of a vessel destined for the trade of a foreign country, Involves a change in the condition of such carpets, and this department can- not allow such withdrawal and subsequent return to bonded warehouse for the purpose of exportation. Appraisements are final unless appealed from by the importer, and cannot be disturbed or set aside except on clear evidence of fraud or informality on the part of the appraiser. Linen drilis and coatings, if not brown or bieached, are dutiable as manufactures of flax. Steel rails for railroads, duty 46 per cent ad valo- rem. The duty on relmportation of articles of the growth, manufacture or production of the United States on which no internal revenue tax has been paid, pro- vided for by section 12, act of July 28, 1866, must be paid in gold, according to decision of the depart- ment. THE FORTIETH CONGRESS. Becond Session, SENATE. WASHINGTON, June 1h, 1868, whe Cuate laid before the Senate petitions of the citizens of Ohio praying for the passage of Mr. Jenckes’ Civil Service bill. Mr, SUMN: (rep.) of Mass., from the Committee on Foreign Affairs, reported a bill to carry into ef- fect two decrees of the United States District Court of Louisiana, relative to certain Britieh vessels, THE COAST DRFENCES, Mr. NYE, (rep.) of Nevada, introduced a bill rela- tive to the coast defences, which was referred to the Committee on Ordnance. It directs the Secretary of War to advertise not less than thirty days for proposals to ascertain the cost of con- structing one of Ryan & Hitchcock's volving iron forts at the entrance of New York harbor, and organizes a board, consisting of the Secretary of War, the General of the Army and the | Admiral of the Navy, to inquire into the merits and utility of such forts, with authority to make expe- riments in that view, and in case they deem it desira- ble, they are authorized to contract for the consiruc- tion of one of them at said entrance. ENT OF PRIZE CASES, (dem.) of Ind., from the Com- Mittee on Naval Affairs, reported with an amend- ment, a bill to facilitate the settlement of certain ses in the United States District Court of the ‘nD District of Florida. | ° SECURITY OF PASSENGERS ON STRAM VESSELS, Mr, FOWLER (rep.) of Tenn., introduced a bill to provide for the better security of life on board of steamboats, steamships and other vessels, which was referred to the Committee on Commerce, REFUNDING DUTIES, Mr. MORGAN (rep) of N, Y, called up the bill to provide for refunding duties erroneously exacted in certain cases. It provides that the Secretary of the Treasury shall refund to importers in the city of New York the excess of duties exacted and paid upon importations of merchandise, subject to the specific duties, made subsequent to the passage of the tariff act of ‘March 2, 1861, and prior to the of the act of Jul 14, 1862, caused by the non-allowance by the Col. lector of New York for Keg on such importa- tions as provided by sections fifty-eight and fifty-nine of the act to regulate the collection of duties on im- porta and tonnage, as approved March 2, 1799, He offered the following amendment to be added at the end of the bill, “and the eum of $60,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated out of any moneys not otherwtse appropriated to carry into effect the purpose of this act.” This was bon a to. in replyto@ question from Mr. Conness, whether | New York is the oniv vort ip which reijef is neces. sary, Mr. Morgan replied in the affirmative, saying the Treasury circular in question had been carried into effect in New York only. ‘The bill was passed. RELIEF OF CONTRACTORS. Mr. Drake, (rep.) of Mo., called up the bill for the relief of certain contractors for the construction of vessels of war and steam machinery. He said the contractors had been unfairly treated by the com- mission appointed by the act of March 2, who re- ported favorably in regard to six iron-clads built in the East, and unfavorably i regard to the rest of the thirty-one, they having been built in the West; that all the contractors desired was permission to go to the Court of Claims and establish thetr claims. Mr, CHANDLER, (rep.) of Mich., a8 a member of the late Committee on the Conduct of the War, recol- lected an investigation showing that a number of the Western iron-clads would not float when finished, and that after expensive alterations they were worse than before. In reply to Mr. Drake he sald he could not recollect that those named tn the bill referred to were among them, and he believed the responsi- bility attached to the Navy Department. Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN, (rep.) of N, J., representil the dissenting members of the Committee on Naval Affairs opposed the bill, claiming that there is no evidence before Congress that the decision of the commission against ils claim was not just. He ex- plained that the government had allowed them five millions on their claim, Which was fourteen millions, and that the bill recently passed gave them @ hun- dred thousand dollars after investigation. Mr. HENDRICKS advocated the bill. He sald that the contractors by reason of delay on the part of the government in furnishing specifications, &c., had been subjected to great losses from the rise in gold, and consequenly in material. Mr. Hows, (rep.) of Wis., offered an amendment forbidding such reference of any claim by Secor & Co., of the Atlantic Lronworks, and others named, Mr. HENDRICKS moved to amend the amendment by adding the words “upon any vessel upon Which an allowa:ce was made by the Board organized under the act of March 2, 1867."° After further debate, during which Mr, CRAGIN, (rep.) of Ne HL, urged the propriety of the re ference to the Court of Claims, saying that the present claims are on account of vessels other than those on which the former allowance was made, and that they are equally just, Mr. HENPRICK’S amendment to the amendment was adopted—23 to 19; and the amendment was adopted as amended. The bill was then passed—24 to 17, THE CURRENCY BILL. The bill supplementary to the act to provide that the national currency be secured by a pledge of United States bonds, and to provide for the circula- tion thereof, approved June 4, 1864, was taken up. The question was on the amendment of Mr. MORRILL, of Vt., as follows: — And on the issue of any increase of national circulation, rovided in this section, the Secretary of the Treasury 1s aby authorized and réquired to permanently withdraw an equal amount of United Si notes. Mr. Morton, (rep.) of Ind., gare notice that when in order he will move to add the following:— And the United States notes so retired shall not be obtained by the sale of bonds, but shall be taksn from the funds in the treasury, collected in the ordinary way. Mr. CoLg, (rep.) Cal., addressed the Senate in favor of the proposition of the Committee to make the twenty millions increase. He argued at some length, pointing out the unfair distribution of the currency and urging that well secured paper is as good cur- rency as gold. Mr. MORRILL, (rep.) of Vt., said if there was a man on this floor that should be a stickler for resumption it was the gentleman from California, insisting that the people of California feel its want more seriously than those of any other section. In his opinion the West has as large a proportion of banking capital now as it had before the war, and money for bank- ing purposes is worth more than then. He argued .that one explanation of the greater wealth of the East is, their people work fourteen or fifteen hours a day all the year round and loan their capital at six per cent, while the people of the West work but half the year and but few hours of the day, loaning their money at ten percent. He closed by insisting that surplus speculation must always tend towards the Atlantic coast, where there is the greatest opportunity for speculation, Mr. Gonnurxa, (rep.) of N. Y., opposed the propo- sition for the twenty million increase. He gaid he had no apology to offer for the undue proportion of banking facilities enjoyed by New York, and that be- fore the war she had a better system than the pre- sent one. The people had a satisfactory system and one completely under their control. But no financial interest in tils country came forward more readily during the war than the banking interest of New York, which gave its entire capital and an enormous sum besides. In regard to the twenty millions in- crease and the proposal to withdraw a cor- responding amount of United States notes, he in- sisted that when there is a surplus in the Treasury it should be devoted to paying off the interest on the public debt, which is running up so high, if it is «d that the with- aterest bearing greenbacks and the issue of bonds bearing six per cent gold interest would be a loss instead of a gain. Mr. SHERMAN, (rep.) of Ohio, denied that the bill proposed to inflate the currency, and proceeded to point out the unequal distribution of the currency, claiming that during the war the banking circulation could not be taken in the Southwest and the South because of the unsettled condition of the country, He pointed out the formidable opposition certain to result from an attempt to reduce the circulation in the East, where some States have doubie their share, and thai the Southwest and South had never puciss the advantage of the banking system, insisting that the proposed increase is absolutely necessary. Mr. FESSENDEN, (rep.) of Me, said that when three hundred millions had been authorized as the amount of bank circulation it had been his idea that if the But it was necessar; order to prevent speculation and the postponement the country. to set a limit in of specie payment subsequently. Congress adopted the system of gradual reduction of the national cir- culation, with a view of resumption so gradual that those engaged in banking could prepare themselves for it when the time arrived. He then pointed to the action of Congress forbidding the further decrease, but for which he said resumption might have been (aah in a year or two, when free banking could have been allowed. Everybody had foreseen that the unequal distribution of capital in the States would make trouble, and now that the West and South want more Congress had placed it out of its power to give it to them without an increase in decreasing the amount of the national circulation, The sacrifice was necessary, but it resulted from our mistake! Mr, CONKLING asked how, when national bank cir- culation is legal tender and receivable for dues to the government, we are any uearer to specie payment by replacing with it the greenback circulation, and whether the result would not be ap increase of the interest on the public debt. Mr. FESSENDEN replied that he desired to get rid of the national circulation that is a legal tender and replace it with a circulation that is not. His idea was to reserve a surplus from taxation towards paying of the debi as the only way it can be done. Financial specuiators had been endeavoring to find some way of getting. rid of the debt besides buying it, but they must be paid some time or other, and the only way to do tt was by raising money by taxation, paying something each year and reducing taxation only so faras is consistent with that plan. First the legal tenders should be got out of the Way as A nuisance, next the obligations payable in specie, He deprecated legis- lation to meet any popular outcry, and advocated in- dependent action, predicting that it would meet with popular support. ee Mr. Moxton threw the responsibility of the mis- taken financial policy upon Congress. He said this bill was the beginning, if adopted, of the financial policy of the country, It was not giving an additional twenty muliions, but t commence- ment of an issue of one hundred millions, which mast surely result. United States notes, if taken up, must be repiaced by issuing bonds, to which Congress was opposed a replacing a non- interest-beariug with an interest-bearing dept. In regard to Mr. Suerman’s proposition for inflation he pointed out that the result would be speculation and consequent increase of the price of everything but labor. Every interest of the country demands sta- bility, but inflation caused two for every- thing—the real price ulative price— and as labor cannot placed in. warely and beid for an enhanced price, the pri labor was the last to be increased. Every financial scheme but a return was anostrum. Tt would not style, but they must take gome step in that direction. In his opinion the way to do it was to Hx. some time for the return, and as that time approached the pre- mium on gold’ would gradually decrease, and finaily, the paper being as good as gold, the specie would not be wanted. He repudiated the idea that with drawing the United States notes will promote a speedy re 1 it would be by a pant and a jpiation of law legal tender was at par, even if worth but six cents on the dollar; therefore, it measured tue premium on gold. No return of specie payments could be had Without keeping the promise made by the government and paying (he greenbacks in gold, Where was the bank that could pay in gold when it is based on bonds worth but seventy cents on the dollar? He asked how the withdrawal of greenbacks could give value to other stocks that are now thirty cents under par with gold. ‘hey could return to specie payment in no such quick way. Legal tender notes were overdue government paper. Mr. HENDERSON, (rep.) of Mo., asked why not buy them up now at se bo Mr. Morvon replied that it would be dishonorable, Mr. HENDERSON inquired if the Senator thought it any less dishonorable to sell gold at a preminm ? Mr. MORTON said the case was very different, but that le was opposed to that also, He proceeded to say he did not believe more than one hundred ant fifty millions wonld be necessary to carry on the work of redemption, An able writer on the subject had expressed the opinion that no bank ever failed that kept one dollar of specie for three of circulation. After resumption jess gold would be required in cir- culation than before the war. A merchant could carry conveniently ten thousand doilars on his per- son With perfect safety when Mi, the large cities to purchase goods, while before the war Westera bank bills had to be exchanged into gold for that pur- pose at @ premium, thus creating a demand for gold. Mr. FRSSENDEN asked where the gold for resump- tion was to come from? Mr. MORTON replied from the same sources from which we have been getting it. Mr. FRSSENDEN inquired whether the Senator sup- posed enough was to be obtained after meeting all our Me od Mr. MORTON #aid by reserving the id in the Treasury and not selling It. Enoe fo! had been sold to enable us to reaume before 1871. Mr. Sherman reminded the Senator that a large part of the interest heretofore has been paid in paper, and that in future gold will be required. Mr. MORTON was of the ovinign that the gold could ORK HERALD, TUESDAY, JUNE 16, 1868—TRIPLE SHEET. be acquired without trouble. fy reserving it for three years there would be enough gold to begin, and when the premium had got down to five or ten per cent, as it would before then, we could raise it on our five-twenty bonds at par, instead of converting greenbacks worth seventy cents on the dollar into gold interest-bearing bonds. If any small deficit existed at that time it could readily be supplied. Again, the circulation of the country controlled its credit. For instance, railroad stocks that were at ar in gold before the war were now at par In legal nder, seventy cents to the dollar. The business of the country was done on that basis. He was not in’ favor of inflation, The day that resumption commenced the volume of jold and silver would be added to the circulation 80 that expansion would go on correspondingly with contraction. He wanted no panic or concussion, The country withdrew from specie payment through the channel of legal tender notes. It must return by the same channei, and not through that of bank circulation, During the Senator's remarks the Twenty Per Cent Increase bill came over from the House and was re- ferred to the Committee on Appropriations. Mr. Morton continued, He said gold was still the standard of value, legal tenders being but the stan- dard of prices, which it must remain until it was brought to the standard of gold. ‘The present bill seemed like a dodge without conferring any real benefit. Mr. FESSENDEN asked how gold could be got for this purpose if the government continued to pay its debts? He had no objections to a return to specie Payment in 1571, but thought the only way to do it Was by yearly saving a surpius from taxation, Gold and silver replaced paper only by the gradual with- dvawal of the latter in the natural course of business. He sald the Senator’s system would let high prices go on until 1871, If no contraction took place specie payment would be no nearer than now. Resumption could not take place by act of Congress, They could not return to their halcyon state without doing some- thing to bring it about. Mr. Convert, (rep.) of Oregon, advocated either in- creased taxation or a large loan from abroad to enable an immediate return to specie payment. Mr. CAMERON, (rep.) of Pa., moved to lay the bill on the table, saying the subject was one the discus- sion of which would never get through. He desired to defer all such subjects until after the election, when we will have a republican President. ‘The motion was rejected by the following vote:— YEA8—Messrs, Buckalew, Cameron, Chandler, Conkling, Corbett, Frelmghuysen, Hendricks, Howe, Morton, Patterson of Tenn., Sprague, Trumbull, Vickers and Yates. fensrs. ll, Coley Davis, Doolittle, Drake, Fes- senden, Fowler, Harlan, Henderson, Morrill of Vt.. Morgan, Nye, Patterson of N. H., Pomeroy, Ramsey, Ro herman Suniner, Tipton, Van Winkle, Wade, Willey, Williams an ns A vote was urged on Mr. Morrill’s amendment. Mr. CHANDLER took the floor and denied that the twenty milion increase was any inflation of the currency. He sald that the three States of Wiscon- sin, Michigan and Iowa, for example, with but three million eight hundred thousand bank circula- tion, required fifteen millions to move their Pon ducts, and therefore had to borrow the balance from New England, which for its population had double its share. He denounced the first section of the bill, and said it should be called “a bill to allow banks in New York, Philadelphia and Boston to swindle the country.” Mr. ANTHONY, (rep.) of R, I., reminded the Senator that business, not population, should guide the dis- position of circulation. At five o'clock Mr. HENDRICKS moved to adjourn. RECEPTION TO THE CHINBSE EMBASSY. Mr. SUMNER, (rep.) of Mass., obtained leave to in- troduce a resolution inviting Mr. Burlingame and his Chinese associates to visit the Senate on Wednes- day next, at one o’clock, and appointing a committee of three to introduce them. He cited from the Senate journals as a precedent the case of the reception of ‘Kossuth by the Senate on January 8, 1852. Mr. BUCKALEW, (dein.), of Pa., opposed the resolu- tion, saying it was prompted more by natural curiosity than anything else. The resolution was adopted, Mr. SHERMAN then called the yeas and nays on the motion to adjourn and it was re) THE CURRENCY BILL AGAIN. Mr. Morrill’s amendment was rejected by the fot- lowing vote. Yras—Mewsrs. Anthony, Conness, Corbett, Cragin, den, Harian, Morgan, Morrill of Me. Morrill of Vt. Nye, Patterson of N. H., Van Winkle, Vickers, Willey Navo—aiesars, Buckalew, Cameron, Cattell, Chandler, Cole, Conkling, Davis, Drake, Fowler, ‘Frelinghuysen, Hen derson, Hendricks, Howe, McCreery, Patterson of Tenn., Pomeriy, Ramsey, Ron, Sherman, Sprague, Stewart, Sum’ ipton, Trumbull, Wade, Williams and Yates 27. Mr. Davis, (dem.) of Ky., offered the following as a substitute for the seclion by inserting That there shall be withdrawn by .the Comptroller of the Currency from the Danks of any State or Territory that may have thei circulating notes upon the ‘principle of their distribution, as regulated by the same rules adopted by the Treasury Department, The circulation so withdrawn shall be distributed by the Comptroller of the Currency among the natioual banks in such States and Territories as may have less than their proper proportion of circulating gnotes. Mr. Davis was about to address the Senate, but yielded to a motion to adjourn, which prevailed by a vote of twenty-four to sixteen, and at half-past five o clock the Senate adjourned. REDEMPTION OF COMPOUND INTEREST NOTES. Mr. Cattell’s bill, introduced Saturday, pie ites that, for the purpose of redeeming and retiring the remainder of the compound interest notes outstand- ing, the Secretary of the Treasury shali issue an ad- ditional amount of temporary loan certificates, not exceeding $25,000,000 ; said certificates to bear inter- est at the rate of three per cent per annum, priu- cipal and interest payable in lawful money, on demand, and to be similar in all respects to the certiticates authorized by the act of March 2, 1867, to provide for the payment of compound interest notes; and the said certificates may constitute and be held by any national bank, holding or owning the same, a8 @ part o/ the reserve, in accordance with the provisions of the act just entioned, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. WASHINGTON, June 15, 1868, BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS INTRODUCED FOR REFER- EN The House met at twelve o'clock, and after the reading of the journal proceeded to the call of States for bills and joint resolutions for reference only, Under the call bills and joint resolutions were introduced, read twice and referred to appropriate committees. By Mr. CHURCHILL, (rep.) of N. Y.—To define felo- nics and misdemeanors and to regulate peremptory chalienges in the United States courts. By Mr. Koontz, (rep.) of Pa.—Amendatory of the Homestead law. By Mr. MEYERS, (rep.) of Pa.—In further addition to the act to promote the progress of the useful arts, By Mr. THOMAS, (rep.) of Md.—Amendatory of the act of the 3d of March, 1863, relating to habeas cor- pus and regulating judicial proceedin By Mr. AvaMs, (deui.) of Ky.—Amendatory of the act of March 16, 1868, to facilitate the wetlement of Paymaster accounts, y, Mr. Stokes, (rep.) of Tenn.—For the division of the state of Texas and the admission thereof into the Union, By Mr. JULtay, (rep.) of Ind.—To aid in ascertain- ing the value of certain public lands, hy Mr. PAINE, (rep.) of Wig.—To authorize the Sec- retary of War to deliver certain ordnance to the States of Arkansas, Louisiana, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama and Florida, for the use of the militia, or the discontupuance of the military governments therein. By Mr. MILLER, (rep.) of Pa.—A resolution instruct- ing the Committee on Roads and Canals to inguire into and report whether passengers from the North and West are delayed at Baltimore in being con- veyed over that branch of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad between Baltimore and Washington, and if so the cause of such delay dnd wnat legisiatjon is necessary to prevent such detriment ip travel to the metropoils of the nation. Also to. inquire and report whether the Baltim and Ohio Railroad Comp are exacting and receiving from through passengers # greater sui than they are by exisuing laws allowed to exact. . By Mr. Cops, (rep.) of N. J.—For the relief of cer- tain honorably discharged soldiers. By Mr. Peuyn, (lem,) of N. Y.—For the reliefof John A. Dix, Richard M. Blatchford and George Opdyke, of New York. Mr. Prayn explained tiat the nece: sity for the bill arose out of (he expenditure by tu of the two million dollars placed in thelr bands secure comtaunication between New York and Wash- ington, at the opening of the war. It simply directs that the proper credits be allowed. By Mr. CourcHint—Concerning the naturalization of aliens. ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION TO GOVERNMENT BM- PLOYES. ‘The call of States being concluded, the business next in order in the morning hour was the call of States for resolutions. The Joint resolution intro- duced last Monday by Mr. Washburn (rep.) of Ind to allow an additional compensation of twenty per cent to the civil employés of the government at Washington came up under this call. Mr. FARNSWORTH, (rep.) Of lil, asked Mr. Wash burn to withdraw the demand for the previous question, that he might offer an amendment to in- clide persons émployed in. the government gardens. Mr. WASHBURN declined, and the previous ques- tion was seconded—62 to 56, Mr. MULLINS, (rep.) of Tenn., moved to lay the joint resolution on the table. Negatived—yeas 64, nays 74. ‘The bill was then passed—yens 71, nays 58, The announcement of the vote was applauded in the galleries, which had been crowded with persons specially interested in the result. THE WHISKEY AND TOBACCO TAX. Mr. SHANKS (rep.) of Ind., offered the following resolution and moved the previous question: — Resolved, That in the jodement of the House it will inflict serious omg on the national revenues to delay the revision of taxes on diatilied apirite and tobacco until the same can be accompliahed ‘al revision of the entire Internal wenn mm, ani yminittee on Ways and Means is hereby instructed to report without delay a veparate bill for the revision of taxes on the manufacture and sale of distilled spirits and tobacco, Mr. SCHENCK, (rep.) of Ohio, expressed the hope that the resolution would not be insisted on. The SPEAKER stated that debate was not in order. Mr. Scugnck declared that the committee could make the revision as soon it could get through with the ordinary bill. The previous question was reconded—62 to 55. Mr. PILR, (rep.) of Mo., moved to lay the resolu- tion on the table, ‘The vote was taken by yeas and nays and resulted yeas Gs hays 79. So the House refused to lay the Tesolution on the table, Mr. SCHENCK moved to reconsider the vote second- the previous question. He desired to know whether the House would, before disposing of the question, refuse to hear the nine gentiemed Who had - action upon it, may be able to reach the country be- been appointed a Commit! cans. ‘Loud eas Mo enter} tee on Ways and Means. ‘BAKER interrupted Mr, cl i, nounced that he was not in onder, Seeneh ant Mr. SCHENCK (amid much uproar and excite- ment)—I know I am not. [only want to say this because we are choked down without the opportu- ug to nae a a exnlanation. ir. HBURNE, (rep.) of Ill.—And I want to call the attention of the country to the fact that we have just voted @ million dollars in extra pay to the vernment clerks in Washington; and Pam, there- lore, opposed to continuing the session to put addi- tional taxes on the people to pay this, (Confusion and excitement.) Mr. MAYNARD, (rep.) of Tenn., Moved to reconsider the vote refusing to lay the resolution on the table, and he proposed to discuss that question. The Speake informed him that the motion was undebatable. Mr. WASHBURNE moved to lay the motion to re- consider on the table, ‘The question was taken by yeas and nays, and re- sulted as follows—yeas 71, nays 62, So the motion to reconsider was {aid on the table, Mr. SCHENCK reyiarked that his motion to recon- sider the vote seconding the previous question was in order that he might make an explanation, Mr. MayNarp moved at half-past one o'clock that the House adjourn. Mr. WASHBURNK—Does that motion come from the Committee of Ways and Means? Mr. MayNaRD—Yes, and I give notice that all that the Committee of Ways and Means wants is to be heard on this question. (Culls to order.) The SpRaKER called Mr. Maynard to order and tn- formed him that if he persisted in speaking When no Setate was in order he would present the case to the Mr. FarnswortH—I ask the unanimous consent of the House that the Committee of Ways and Means may be heard for five or ten minutes, Mr, HARDING, (rep.) of IIL—I object. Mr, SCHENCK—I ask the yeasand nays on the mo- tlon to adjourn, If the House adjourns, the Commit- tee of Ways and Means being refused any opportunt- ty of explanation on this floor in reference to the condition of the bill and how speedily we may have tween now and to-morrow Brongn the public press. The question was taken and the House refused to adjourn—yeas 20, nays 104. Tr. PILE asked unanimous consent that the chatr- man of the Committee of Ways and Means be allowed fifteen minutes for an explanation. Mr. BUTLER—Yes, provided somebody be allowed to answer him, Mr. BENJAMIN, (rep.) of Mo.—I object. The question being on Mr. Schenck's motion to re- consider the vote seconding the previous question, Mr. STEVENS, (rep.) of Pa., moved to lay the motion on the table. Agreed to—yeas 63, nays 52. Mr. SCHOFIELD, (rep.) of Pa., moved to suspend the Tules so as to allow the Committee on Ways and Means half an hour to speak on the question and the opponents another half hour. Agreed to. Mr. SCHENCK—Mr. Speaker, after the decided vote which was given the other day when an attempt was made to resist going into Committee of the Whole on the state of the Union to consider this bill at all, I had supposed we had passed the point of danger and had reached that view and condition of the subject that the House, or at least all on this side of the House, would renew endeavors to push the bill through, and perfect it in such a manner as to be abie at the earliest ible day to send it to the Senate, Ihave looked at that vote, and find tn it that which in part surprises me, and that which in part does not surprise me. At that time the House decided to go on with the bill by a vote of 82 against 57. Seventy-five of the 82 were republicans, and of the 57 nearly one-half were democrats, and nearly every democrat, with the exception of the two gentlemen on the Committee of Ways and Means (Messrs. Nib- lack and Brooks) voted against going on with this business. T can understand that, because the gen- tlemen have not the responsibility which [ had sup- posed the republican members of the House felt in the legisiation in which we are engaged. Gentlemen of the republican party will say, however, that their object in this movement is not to shirk the responsi- bility, but to reach such a condition of things as to meet the more trying demands of the country— namely, to legislate in reference to distilled spirita and tobacco, and to leave anything which concerned other matiers connecied with the revenue to await further legislation, The first reply I have to make to that in behalf of the Committee of Ways and Means is this:—We have sat, L need not say how laboriously, more than five months preparing this bill, We have had before us hundreds and thou sands of persons, representing all the vartous inter- ests of the country, in reference to thvse and other subjects. We have attempted to present a bili which should be an entirety; a bili which should cover the whole ground, aud a bill which considers all the sub- ject of taxation, It is proposed now to break the entirety of this bill and to confine the attention of Congress to legislate only upon the subjects of dis- tiled spirits and tobacco. Why is that motion made? We have passed, of the bill before us, through 176 pages, aud there remains only a little miore than the same number of pages. The portion remaining 1s almost Lert made up of these sub- jects—of tobacco and distilled spirits—and the fact is, a8 1 feel to express to the House, that this very ime | having taken up the bill at the point at which it was left by the House last Satur- day, I tind that the ‘next subject. on the bill is lotteries. We did not suppose that so far as lotteries and theatres are concerned there is really a disposition to go on and accord with the committee in theirproposition; that from these things alittle more revenue mggit be raised, Yet these are to be cut off by this proposition, We come next to mineral oil. After a full discussion of that subject and alter having all the interests connected with it, wiich were woke up by the publication of: the bi the committee had come to the conclusion to move in the House to strike out all the sections in the bili in reference to mineral oil, except the 132d section, which provides against explosive compounds, and to lJeave tue nineral vil among the general manuiac- tures of the country relating to useful arts. That would have disposed of fourteen more pages of the biil—less than one-half the bill in the number of pages. The remaining one-haif of the bill, with the exception of incomes and i ies, where very littie changes are made from the present law, aud no changes save sucti as ha’ en presented by members of the House, and in which there will be an easy and general concur- rence, is made up of those two subjects of tobacco and distilled spirits. Just then, when the House has reached those subjects—just when we stand before the country ready to take up those matters and dis- pose of them, having completed the rest of our work, we find this exhibition of opposition made—made with the concurrence, | admit, of nearly the united democratic purty, but made aiso, to our surprise, with the concurrence of out one-third, and a litle more, of gentiemen on this side of the House with whom we are accustomed to act. Now, sir, it must be obvious that there some reason underneath ail this which the con tee cannot comprehend. What is it, cent! et think, in good faith | am bound to believe, that a bill may be brought in relating to the subject of tobacco and distilled spirits, short, brief and covering all the ground necessary on thegp subjects, and may be passed through the House and Senate, so that we may speedily get home, Now | undertake to say, in the first place, that a very large proportion of the bill in reference to those subjeets is may D of various details in regard to the mode of collecting the taxes and iu reference to the mode of prosecut- ing frauds, which is @ necessary part of the bili, and that if we were to report a billon the subject we should have to retain generally these features, whevher the tax ws Whiskey be put up or put down; and I have before notified the House that the impression of the majority of thes Com- mittee of Ways and Means is that the tax ought to be considerably reduced. Tn either case, however, we sould have to retain pretty much al tie provisions contained In the present bill, becau we have not only undettaken reform in referehve to the modes and possibilities of collecting the tax on these articles, but: we have gone into the whole ad- minisirative department reiating to the internal revenue, with a view of simplifying it on the one hand and of making it more eMcient on the other, but would not give you one snap of my finger scarcely for all thatis inthe bill, In reference to distilled spirits and tobacco, however valuable, I think that matter is worthless, unless you con- nect with it certain administrative sections running through all the bill aud Which we intended to make | possible the collection of such a tax as you may in- pose. ‘Take the matter of revenue stamps for in- | stance, We have the utmost confidence in the integrity | and honesty of the present Commiss‘oner of Internal Revenue, however gentlemen may differ in opinion in regard to bis decision of character and his energy, And as to whether he has been sharp enough in de: fending himself against the influences of a political character in one direction, Which prevents his use- fulness, or against the frauds which were practised ther direction. But while we had that confi nce in him, let me say to House and to t country that, among other things in the present law, we find there was no ck whatever on the subject of issuing revenue or other stamps, and that, while the Commissioner was issuing three or four or five millions of stamps each year, to be put upon the market and the country through oMetat channels for the use of the government, he migitt, if | he had been 80 disposed, have put one, two or three millions more in the market on his own ae- count and pocketed the proceeds himself, We have attempted to remedy all this and to require that ail the stamps shall be manufactured under the dire tion of the department having relation to devices | and plans to be furnished by the Commissioner of | Internal Revenue, and to be issued and charged a4 money to him and through him to all the officers of the law. But I give this only as an illustration. Atl through the law there are, as we confiden'iy be lieve, material reforms made to what we have had, in good part, the assent of the House already given, and which are easentiaily necessary, if you ure gollug to collect your taxes even on distilled Spirits on (o- bacco. A little while ago, within a few days pa%t, 1 was glad to feel myself sustained not only by the vote taken in the Hause, but by an expression of harmony with that vote by members around me and including some who are now voting to give the subject the by. What has in- fluenced them? I speak witif the utmost respect when I say that Senators have been very busy in re- Greets members of the House that if the iil be passed as an entirety, revising the whole dif if goes to them in that way, they cannot afford to take the responsibility of ¢ ting it down to a part of the bill upon particular sub- jects, but that they must go through the whole of it, and that that will keep the House and Senate here perhaps until August. I am not myself golug to hesitate with reference to the opinion of Senators or | of the Senate, I will endeavor, as a member of this to do what is fright to be done in refe: to the revision of the taxes, and will let the Senate take the reaponsiility | of doing what ie right. But 1 say that after tis bil) | Revenue law, an | that within that tne we should have dispe } that if he w: & has been matured—first by the Committee of Way: and Means, then subjected to the criticism of alB arties interested in its provisions who have come fore us since the bill was put in print and sent ta the country—and after the bill had come before thé House and been disposed of there {3 no reason why the labors of the Senate should be so long and exhaust ing upon their time and patience. Now, one word which Lam anxious shall 9, before the country in behalf of the Committee of Ways and Means. In fourteen years’ service in Congress I have never known a committee (and I wish to be under- stood as speaking for other gentiemen and not for myself) which labored so continuously, so con+ stantly, in season and out of season, by night and by day, meeting every day for the past four or five months, with not a half dozen days exce; |, as the Committee of Ways and Means, and the bill presented to this House is the embodiment of all that labor. Now while this impeachment trial was going on and while gentlemen around me, dozens of them, spent their time at home with their families and looking after their elections or something else, the Committee of Ways and Means stayed here and worked on. I Say this not in an offensive sense. The very gentle- man who is made the medium for presenting thia and moving the resolution to ore the bill the go-by, has been at home looking after his own intetests, and Was not here the other day to vote on the ques- Hon of going on with the bill, Ido not know, indeed, how long he has been here since the Dill has heen “under the Committee of the Whole on the State of the Union, He can explain that for himself. I mean nothing offensive in the allusion. But 1 say the opposition here—a ES deal of it—comes from gentlemen who have een having days, Weeks (perhaps in some instances months) of leisure at their homes with their families and about their private business while we have been working every day and alinostevery night. Ido not say this in praise of the work presented to you. That work may be taken for what itis worth, but [ say when we are half way through the work, and more than half through it, it does not look weil to have such a resolution offered, for | now proclaim that this 1s an attempt made to throw us back upon a condition of things where another week or more of the time of the committee must be employed in put- Ung together all the different parts of the bill, in order to collect. the tax even on whiskey and tobacco, 1 want that particular fact specially noted. There are pages of the bill connect- ed with the tax on tobacco, and there are pages of the bill connected with the tax on distilled spirits, and you cannot present anything like a perfect, con- sistent bill unless section after section ts stricken out and rearranged. ‘To do that work will require, in my bellef, as long a time as it would take for this, House to go through with the pending bill itself in Commit- tee of the Whole on the state of the Union. | give it as not only my opinioa, but as the opinion of the Committee of Ways and Means, that it will take ag much time to get up a new bill under the instructions of the resolution as it will to go through with the re- mainder of this bill. Mr. GARFIELD, (rep.) of Ohio, asked Mr. Schenck whether in his oe igarer if the House were to pass the present bill, and if it should be fopnd better ulti- mately todo what the resolution contemplated, it could not be done more speédily by taking out of the bill the sections referring to the subject of whiskey and tobacco as they should be passed by the House? Mr. SCHENCK—I think that what I have said leaves that fairly to be inferred. That certainly is my opin. ion. Isay that we cannot get back such a bill as these gentlemen ask for in less time than it would take to go through with the bill as it now Btands; and I say that if we are to go to that work we can do it as well after the bill has left the House as we can do it now. it seems, however, that the difficulty * that Senators have said that they will no’ take the responsibility of cutting down the bills that may be sent to them, and therefore out of respect to the Senate we must accommodate our views to theirs, and take upon ourselves the labor of presenting half a bill instead of leaving it to the Senate todo so. Ido not believe it will take an} such time as has been spoken of. How much al- ready has been occupied tn this bill? It was inter- rupted by the Delano and Morgaa case, and on the various occasions when reports were made from the Committee of Managers in reference to the witness Wooley, and by questions from tie Committee on Appropriations which is now opposing us. Various other matters occupied the time of the House, 60 that we have not had flve full days of work on this bill. [do not think that, fairly counted, we have hed four full days, and yet we had gone half through the bill when I predicted that we could go through with the bill in three weeks, Gentlemen said that if that were so they were willing to go on, but that they thought it would take nearly three months. I say now that if we can have a work- ing quorum of the House to go on with the bill we can in all human probability dispose of it in @ week. That is a declaration which | want to make in the presence of the country. Again | say if this bili gets the go-by, and if in consequence of the action pursued here'we are delayed in any way here- after, {t must be recollected who takes the responsi- bility. Itis the democratic party almost toa man and about one-third of the republican party. not tell what the vote has been to-day. It has not been so sirong in this direction, So far as the re- publicans are concerned, fewer of them have sus- tained the bill. But the vote the oiher day was eighty-two in favor of going on with this bill, That. number consisted of seventy-five republicans and seven democrats; against going on with the bill there were — four republicans and twenty-three democrats. This was more than two to one of the republicans voting in favor of meeting the demands of the country, which know that they have the responsibility. They were for going on with the .Work. But a iiitie more than one-third of them, united with nearly the who.e of the democrats, de- clared that they did not wish the House to go on with the work. ‘To-day the proportion is pretty nearly the same, but I wish to be understood that so far ag the Committee of Ways and Means are concerned we are sustained by the gentleman frou Indiana (Mr. Niblack) and by the genuleman from New York (Mr. Brooks)—both democrats. ‘ney lave sustained us on this snbject with their votes, but with those exceptions the undivided democratic party alinost goes with @ portion of the republican party, and there is no escaping the fact that while a majority of those who feel the responsibility are Mere, anxious and willing to go Ou,gie48 than a Inajority of them are united with the democrats ia ying to pre- vent the House going on with the bill, * Mr. MAYNARD next took the Huor and said—Mr, Speaker, | did not desire to obtain the floor, and L obtain it now simply to say thac in the statement of the facts reiating to the action of the committee as they have been presented by the chairman of the committee he has not done imore than justice to the comuittee; but he has, so far as he himser is concerned, failed by far to do justice to his own labors. instead” of five months, f think the calendar will siow that it is nearer months, aber which I have never seen equalled ia my ex this bill has been discussed, ts provisions éxuinined one by prevented to tie Hous: at tie re~ the committee, I fuily coucur in one, and the bill sult of the labor of what the chairman has stated, that (o take out of this bill the two of tobacco aid distilled spir- its and to Introduce thei with those provisions of the iaw which relate to collecting duties upon them, and to adapt (hem to the present law, wili be like ting new cloth into an old garment. “It will only operate to make the result worse, It will require an immense amount of labor, and that iabor wiil not accomplish what is hoped and expected, und which i believe can be accomplished by the present bill, Mr, Nip.ack, (dem.) of ind. (anotier member-of the Committee of Ways and Means), said—Mr, Speaker, | have been waiting ail the wiile in favor of going on With this bill siace the motion to post- pone has been submitted. | have done so, in the first piace because | am a member of the Comunttee of Wai ys and Means who reported the bill, and because I believe it ts proper in me to sustain the commitvee in matters of Cuis character; and i have done so for the additional reason Liat I think there is much legis- lation needed on the subject of internal revenue taxes, some of which may be at least accomplished by passing this bill, But | am more particularly | abxious Uiat this proposition to postpone it now eucceed for the reason that 1 think it will result in a positive loss of time to the House and to Congress, as has been well said by the chairman. We cannot mature a new bill under periaps a Week to meet the -requirements of the resolution now pending. Hf we should with the consideration of the present bill w shall not in the House, and therefore we would re: question about the time that it will take to complete this new bill, as instructed by the resolution. Itimay be that the Senate, when this bill suai! reaci: it, if it ever shail, may decide to take out so much of it as relates to Whiskey and tobacco, aud may send it back to us in that »mended form. If so, the respon- sibility will be on the Senate, and perhaps tt will be @ matter of economy in tine to do so; but for the House to adopt that course, itempt now to separate e sections and sa a portion of the bill, would, I think, result in an absolute loss of earnestly opposed to the time, ti am, ‘position to post pone roe ensck. relcrring to the gentlewan from In- diana (Mr. Shanks), stated tet he had only spoken of him by Way of llusteation, and that if he was mis- taken in what he had sad he would withdraw it; but he thouget that the gentleman had got an indefl- nite leave of absence on the LOUn or 1oth of May, and Tonly returned to the House within the last two ys the geutieman could correct him in wrong. The half hour which was allowed to the Committee ot Ways and Means having expired, the next balf hour belonged to the supporters of the resolution, Mr. SHANKS, Who introduced It, first took the floor. He stid—I do not feel, Mr. Speaker, that the ques- tion of my leave of absence Is a subject for considera tion under this resolution, While I have the bigest regard for the opinions of the chatrman of the Com mittce of Ways aud Means, f must say that it is tue legitimate duty of every memver on the foor to speak to the business and not .o the individual. 1 know it i8 an easy thing to say that we will look to country and hold men responsible to the country for what they do. I am responsible to the country for what Lt ask mo man to hold ime up. before the country. 1 stand before my peo- ple and speak for them, 1 lave been with my people, and ft now say to you and to this Louse in all Kinduess that if the geatieman from Ohio (MY. Schenck) had been among lus people | think he would have learned sometaing better than to stand here and say to me what be has said on this matter, that I introduced the resolution for the purpose of hurting the feelings, assaiiing the judgment or aifecting the Integrity of any man or set of men. 1 have the highest regard for the opinion of the Com- mittee of Ways aud Means. Thgye is no mem- ber who sustains ittee With wore pur- pose and zeal tian T do; but if Ht ts true that the Commities of Ways and Means has spent #0 much time and exerc so much care and deliberation in determining the correctness aad CONTINUED ON SEVENTH PAGE.