The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-07-08
TwENTY-NINTH CONGRESS-.

WAsHINcror, July 6, 1886.

WAsHrscror, July 8, 1886.
TARIFF The HOUSE
Having been brought into the Senate by Mr.. French
Mr. Sewer moved TO make the bill the special for
Monday next without referring il to a committee and
that in TIE meantime tho bill be printed.
The motion was divided, and the printing first
dsred
Mr.. EVANS then moved that the bill be referred to the
Committee on Finance.
Mr. SEVER called for the ayes and noes. One of the
members OF tho committee (Mr Speight absent in
North Carolina. and probably would be- account Of
his health, to the end of the session.
Mr.. NoREHEAp AMI Nr EVANS resisted the
OF dispensng with reference 10 the Finance Committee
MIR ALLEN suggested that as the Committee on Fl.
nance were now equally divided, the reference of the
bill to that committee would end perhaps without any
decision upon the subject whatever.
iIle committee as II stands, in the absence of Mr.
speight consists Of the following gentle men For the
House bill or bill of repeal notifications Messrs
Lewis aud Benton-2 Tor the law of ~. hlessrs Evans
and Johnson, OF Nd which would block the game in
committee upon the hill
Mr. Il. sriSoros pleaded earnestly for a commit,
ment OF the hliit subject of the greatest mag nj
tude aud involving all the interests Commerce agri
culture manufactures, navigation, sc. lie desired TO
Know from the committee how this bill would affect tho
revenues and all these &, eat industrial interests
Mr. MANern supported the views of MIR. huntington
and suggested that the vacancy in the Committee on ri
could be filled and if no other gentleman shonld
offer such motion he himself should move ar the PRO
lee. 0'''' "'' '"e vacancy on the commit
Mr.. LkwH urged the action of the bill without refer
He was satisfied with il as il stands To refer tbs
Dill was TO delay ito delay it defeat It, We had
no time TO spare-fo-, besides this question we had VET
10 act upon the suhrea'ury BILL and the warehousing
DILL the land graduation bill and or four appro
priaon bills lie hoped the Senate would pass the grad.
uaon Dill to-day thai they would take up and pass the
warehousng Dill morrow, aud the next day take up
and continue TO act upon the bills SO that
on Monday next the senate could take up and continue
this bill OF tariffs.
MIR ARcasR commended for the reference, and said he
regretted that the Senators the other side upon tbs
intensely important measure were now disposed, by
this motion ofdspensing with reference, the cutting
OIL all privilege OF Offering amendments to the bill
MIR sevIsa-Not at all sir. We will give you for that
purpose, all the time required.
MT ARCHER continued his argument against the pro-
position of Mr.. Sewer, and followed by Mr. Davis
IN lengthy argument upon the same side.
Mr. JoHSsoN OF Md. spoke at length in favor Of the
reference to the committee from Difference the com.
mee from usage from expediency and cons ratons
Of the public interests 1t would perhaps be shown by
the Senator from Maine (r Evans in committee that
the bill expected to yield s2s 010 would scarcely
give you revenue Of sl6ooo.OOo. Diverging TO the
suo-Ireasury Mr. said he had learned from Chair
man on Finance that the Sub Treasury Bill was not 10
go into operation till the first Of next January.
MIR yoHSsoS-rhe specie clauses7
Mr. LEwis-Yes sir
Mr. JOuNsoS-why, sir. without the specie clauses
twill be Sub Treasury But II /, ali the Same now
win or without the specie clauses there is no specie
10 Sucn nr laughter With some further general
marks upon other measures before the Senate MIR J.
asked what revenues were expected from this bill is
twenty six millionsl "
Mr.. Twenty eight millions
Mr. JoHSsoy-somebody says tw en,y. eight millions
Mr, LEw.-Yes, sir twenty-eght millions II is sup.
posed the bill will yield that amount Nf
Mr. JoHSsoS doubted whether it would Weld eigh,esr
ana win frequent cross Questions with MIR SEWER fur.
Mr. BEsToS, of the Finance Committee appeal.a thu,
the committee would not have time now TO consider the
bill AMI that was best to appoint day, take up the
bill in the Senate and examine Item by item to the end
DIR. j. NJ CLArros raised question of order. The
wings had assented TO the second reading now with
view to the reference of the bill
Mr. Nc DuFFIE said Il the discretion of the Sc.
nate TO refer or dispense with the reference
Mr.. SEVER followed up by observing that lad the Co
nator from Delaware objected 10 the second read,n,
now, the bill would up in its order to-morrow
when no objection would avail
Mr.. HANNEGAv urged the action of the Sonata uno,
the measure without reference and for an example, he
would refer TO late act OF greater Importance than this
IN winch case no reference made and la which do
Mr.. AscHER-To what question does tho Senator
referi ' ''' 'o"'''
Mr. HAysEoAS intimated that the Senator's memory
would help him out. II was measure which was he.
fore the Senate about weeks ago fDoubtIess tho
Oregon treaty, Mr. Archer,l
MR. SILEs's ON the SUBJECT
MT NiLss was in favor OF the reference of the bill bo
cause OF the Importance of its detas and not only for
nst reason put because of tho peculiar novelty OF ahe
PrlnclPes OF this bill There were. in his vex Soma
dmc uiics In the way. His object in adv the re-
ieIence was not 10 delay defeat the mea He had
Deeveo tns upon this subject Of the tariff some egsla
Th Iii icy ue1-hew It was not specially called ior-
Ine OH before the Senate in being ANNOUNCED TO the
country at this crisis would strike the neone ~ IN abso
iute ana general surprise. Now that the re war wb
MexicO, requiring all the revenues we can raise the
Peopis val not expect they do expect so sndde, an
experiment of extreme re iu ctions iIefors he .
msnced the measure would have been fegsrlcd ss 49,.
reasonaoiej nov the people unprepars for az -
ss''s u,s.urosnce Oh the existing law had thougnt
SIR that t was the part Of wIsdo under the circr'
s,ances, % wit another year. 1 had hoved-tbs r..
was Iaint one admit-but still had hoped that az.
Tune was near at hand when this question of the tar
woiii cease to vacllae from extreme 10 the
that would tho football of marty exnar
ment-the mere playhng the utras of proteo Ion ar