The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-06-09
BY THE SOUTHERN MAIL.
Washington.
Correspondence Of the Hcrald.1
WASHINGTON, Tuesday, 3P. M.


Proceedings In Congress-Thc Tariff.
Memorials and reports, about the usual number,
none of them Of much public interest, were presen-
led in the Senate this morning. Mr.. Sewer then
rose and said {" Mr. President, hope the Senate
will indulge me in taking up bill that has passed
the House five times, and the Senate seven. It's
for the relief of an old man in Arkansas, who Is IN
feeble health, and has not long to live, and lwant
II passed before he dies" The Cherokee Indians
had taken the property OF the claimant, and under
the treaty his right to indemnity was unquestiona-
bic The bill was passed without opposition. Some
routine business was then transacted, and the apr
portionment bill was then taken up, and is now un
der discussion.
Mr.. Wright had the floor in the morning, and
spoke with his usual ability in opposition TO the dis
trctng proposition. There was a small dispute be-
tween him and Mr.. Tallmadge, respecting the ac-
ton Of Mr.. Wright in the Legislature of New York
upon the subject of the electoral law, in 1921. Mr.
Tallmadge became somewhat excited, and Mr.
Wright very much in earnest, but the difficulty will
not be serious.
In the House this morning Mr. Fillmore reported
from the Committee of Ways and Means, a bill to
extend the present awsfor laying and collecting dIl-
ties on imports. This step was considered neces-
sary because Of the inpossibilty OF maturing ia
riff bill by the 30th of the present month, when the
present laws regulating the imposition OF duties and
the collection Of revenue cease.
After some conversation respecting the order of
business, the House resumed the consideration OF
the Army Bill. The precipitate movements OF the
committee yesterday, tending TO destroy the army
establishment, had excited some apprehension, and
an effort was made by some Of the rational men TO
re.commit the whole bill, with instructions to IN
gure into the expedency of reducing the army.
But call for the previous question was eventually
sustained. This cut Oft the motion to re-commit,
and the material amendments reducing the army
down to the standard of 1921, were adopted. The
drayoon regiment was saved by single vote.
The tariff bill is expected to come up next. More
than six months of the session have already passed.
and this most important measure has not yet been
touched. Here rs a question that could not, under
the most favorable circumstances, be properly
settled without months OF mature elaboration, is 10
he hurried through in few weeks. The reasons
tor the delay not well understood by the country
at large.
In the first place the committee 10 whom the
matter was referred in both Houses knew little of
their business, and one of them in the House has
made report which is entitled to respect what
ever. Mr. Satonsta, the chairman of that COM
mittee, seemed to think that il he could impose
duty to suit the woolen and cotton manufacturers,
thai this was all the country would require. He did
not care fs for any other interest, any farther than
as II might aid 10 help his parlcuA bar constituents.
Mr. Simmons, the chairman Of the committee in
the Senate is pressing over his specific duties, and
when he will report IL a matter which neither he
or any body else knows. When he does, it is most
probable that between the three reports now before
the House his notions will be exposed and exploded,
so as to render them harmless. The great object
has been TO see how Congress can destroy COM
merce, and yet get a revenue from II. But It will
take wiser heads than than any ever found yet from
Lord Bacon down to John Coffin Nazro, to explain
how man can "spill his soup and cat it too, as
the old adage says.
At the extra session the country cried Bank,
bank, as remedy for all their evils, and when
Mr.. Tyler put that out of the question: they cried
tariff, tariff Had the Bank bill passed it is now
admitted on all hands that it would have been a
failure as far as relieving the country Is concerned
md equally foolish il will now prove to attempt to
get relief from tariff All the profits goods that
come in competition with american industry"
you'd not amount to a half dollar each annually
And yet the whole nation II is pretended rs crying
out for relief from this source. Let 1t be tried 1t
will prove huTnbug
In the meantime, the farming interest here is en-
tirely unrcprcsented. Who looks after the duty on
WOOL! Not man in Congress. One quarter OF all
ihal article used in the United States is imported,
While not more than five per cent OF the woolens
come from abroad The cunning manufacturers
have always conrived TO get the article in free OF
luty, sometimes with, and sometimes without law,
and the farming interest has been gulled into the
ling their own throats for the benefit Of the manu-
acturers.
According to the returns made by order of the
i'overninentln ISM, the NUMBER OF pounds oil wool
raised in the United States, was IS millions; the
imported wool amounted to 10 Millions almost all
# which came in free Of duty.
The amount OF wool imported increased in 1910
learly fifty per cent, while the imports Of woollens
ell off nearly that amount, except such as had been
lying in the public stores Of the previous importaions
md which were entered at the Custom House as be-
longing 70 that year.
All bills now before Congress- except that Of the
Secretary of the Treasury, have been framed to per
,etuate this same fraud the farmers, and the wool
len manufacturers will continue to laugh in their
sleeves at the ease with which they sway members
Of Congress, and gull the wool growing interest.
Ii Congress will pass an act which imposes fair
iuty on WOOL they will not be hunted down, year
after year, with the clamors Of the woollen manu-
facturers.