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Mr.. TYLER's REAsoNs-AMESDMENTs tt
rHR TARIFF BILL.

Correspondents Ct tie Tribune
WASHINGTON, Saturday July l6.
Tn the House to day Mr. Adams from the
select committee on the reasons deposited
in the State Department by the President
for his signature of the ApPortionment oiil'
made a report on the subject, concluding
with a resolution declaring the act OF the
President in this, unwarranted by the Con-
stitution of the United States, injurious 10
the public interests, and that the House
protest against the act being repeated or
assumed as precedent hereafter. Ine
reDort was laid on the table and ordered
printed.
Mr.. Barnard asked leave to make report
from the Committee on the Judiciary OBJ
jections being made, the regular order the
reception of reports) for the morning hour
was taken. land the report some time since
made bv the Committee on the Judiciary
declaring the inexpediency of including
the corporations in the operation OF a bank
rupt law, being first in order and Mr..
Roosevelt having the floor y Mr. n; Tor
the purpose las he avowed) OF excluding
Mr.. Barnard's report, occupied the floor IN
opposition to the report on he bankrupt la"'
until the Tariff bill was taken up.
[Mr. Barnard's report is understood 10 DC
on the subject of the collection OF duties, In
an elaborate argument maintaining lhat the
Government has no power to collect duties
under existing laws
The Tariff bill was then again taken up
in the House for final action, the question
being on concurrence with the amendments
of the Committee on which the previous
question had been removed last evening
Mr.. Bronson of Me-, The previous question
was seconded and the question on ordering
the main question was negatived, Yeas 9S,
Nays lO2, 1.-THE effect of which would be to
carry the bill over to Monday.)
After recovering somewhat from Inc
surprise manifested by all portions OF inc
House at this decision, Mr.. Z. ii. Williams,
ofTe., moved reconsideration OF the vote
carr;ed-Yeas ITO, Nays l04 The main
question was then ordered, and the House
proceeded TO vote on the numerous amend
ments of the Committee. Among those OF
Importance, on which the Yeas and Nays
were called, the following were eoncuTTed
in:
Increasing the duty on wooden blankets,
exceeding in value at the place whence
imported rs cents each, and exceeding IN
dimensions II by 81 inches each. % to 30
per cent. ad ralorem Yeas lis, Nays 100.
Increasing the duty on wooden and worsted
yarn from 25 to 80 per cent. dd raIorem q.
Yeas 1l2, Nays log. Reducing the duty
on bar or bolt iron, made wholly or in part
by rolling, from $50 to s27 so per ton /:
Yeas 14O, Nays 80. Striking out the duty
of one cent per pound on raw hides OF all
kinds and inserting fire per centum ad raIo'
rem Yeas LOT, Nays 90.
The amendment striking out the duty on
cotton unmanufactured of three cents per
pound and inserting duty Of twenty per
cent. od ualorem, was non concurred IN -
Yeas 81, Nays l07.
The whole section imposing duty on
tea and coffee uas stricken our; Yeas ll3,
Nays 6S.
No further action ofimportance had been
taken at the close of this letter.
In SENATE. The bill authorizing the Sec
rotary of the Treasury to make arrange
ments or compromise with the securities OF
Samuel Swartwont, was ordered engrossed.
The remainder of the day was occupied
with private bills. ARGUS: