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Senate roll call 751 · 47th Congress · Jan 29, 1883
H.R. 5538
Recorded vote
TO AMEND H.R. 5538 BY REDUCING INTERNAL REVENUE TAXATION, THE AMENDMENT REDUCING THE TAX ON HOLLOW-WARE, COATED, GLAZED, OR TINNED TO 2 1/2 CENTS PER POUND, AND NOT 3 1/2 CENTS AS PROVIDED IN THE BILL. (P. 172…
AmendmentTaxes & tariffs
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