Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1847-02-11
Congress.
VI oNpAY. Feb. |.


and rejected. Mr. Houston spoke at great length
in favor of the volunteer SYSTEM
Mr. Huntington moved an amendment TO The
instructions by striking out MIR Houston's instrnc-
tions and inserting instructions to strike out the
proviso authorizing loan certificates. This was
not agreed to yeas 10 nays %. A motion was
made TO recommit the bill, which was then neg.
aived The bill finally passed yeas 80 nays 3
-Messrs Cilley, - and DAVIS voting 10 the
negative.
Mr. Walkers Report in reply to Mr. Camerons
Resolution, was communicated to-day. 1t is
very voumnous.
The articles on which the duties may be lev
led so as 20 increase the revenue, are
Coal, pig iron, bar iron, round or square, nails,
spike rods, sheet iron, hoop iron, wood screws,
spikes, &c. The rate of increase which he pro.
poses on these articles is ten per cent.
Cloths, cassmeres, made of wool and not ex-
ceeding in value four dollars square yard su-
gar, brown, white, loaf and other refined TWEEN
~ per cent.
Manufactured cotton, if dyed, colored, print
ed, or stamped, exceeding thirty cents in value
per square yard - per cent
Manufactured, not dyed, colored, printed, &c.
exceeding in value twenty-five cents a square
yard, five per cent.
White and red lead, ten per cent
The whole amount of increased revenue that
VIII tnus De oOtalned' Is estimated at Sl4lS,OUO
Articles on which the duties may probably be
diminished so as to increase the revenue-Din-
ing aud cutting knives matches, axes and AIDES,
socket chsels, sickles and reapng hooks, plane
rone. scythes, spades and sbovels, plows, har-
rows, mattocks, raies cultvators, saws, cut nails
IS per cent
Manufactures Of cotton, colored and uncolor-
ed, not exceeding in value eight cents the square
yard, and weighing not exceeding one-thrd of
a pound to the square yard, per cent.
The increase Of revenue from these sources is
estimated at $4,000.
The value of the iron imported in 1876 on
which an increased duty OF ten per cent is sug-
gested. is $2,077 900. The value of iron and
proposed, was in 1916, S5,570,5l5.
| There was an increase of the amount of rev.
enue from duties, in favor of the new Tariff, a.
mounting to 100000 from lst Dec. 1916, to Jan.
23d, 1917, as compared with the same period the
previous year. OF course: large amounts of
goods were kept to come in under the new Tariff,
The Secretary says, in his report, that as a
general rule he estimates a smaller increase of
the present duties as necessary to produce in
such case the largest amount of revenue, than
when the tables were prepared last year.
The Secretary says. that duty on Tea and
Coffee Of twenty five per cent, as proposed here
III.
Duties on other articles in the free list (excu-
ding bullion and specie) will produce 100000.
duty of fifteen per cent. on Tea and Coffee,
added to the increased duties proposed in this re-
port excepting sugars not refined, will produce
S2500,000
The additional cost to the consumer of Tea
and Coffee in consequence of duty of Is per
cent. is estimated at 10 per cent.
He recommends that the increased revenue
proposed be pledged for the payment of the prn-
cipal and interest of the debt to be contracted
for the war with Mexico
The consequence of depreciation of the
Treasury NoIes would be most disastrous, he
says and he insists strongly upon the duty on
Tea and Coffee, and pledge of specific reve-
nue. to maintain the Government credit.
He says that except the loan of five million
obtained under the act of August last by the
United States, there had not been another in
stance in which this Government had ever in
time of war, obtained SIX per cent. loan at par.
During the late war; the Government finally re-
allied only sixty per cent. on the face OF the
bonds issued.
House. Mr. Thompson's resolution calling
for correspondence with Gen. Taylor was again
taken up.
Mr. Ashmun's amendment, requesting informa-
ton relative to Santa Annals return to Mexico,
was rejected, rs TO 80. A motion to lay the res
luton on the table, was negatived, 90 to 1916
The resolution was then adopted, l0l to 63.
The bill from the Committee on Foreign Re-
atlons, reported by c. ]. Ingerso, then came
up. MIR lngersoll moved to postpone the con-
slderation of it to Monday. Mr. Preston King
proposed an amendment prohibiting Slavery in
newly acquired territory hereafter acquired
THIS amendment was declared not now TO be in
order and Mr. lngersoll's motion prevailed.
a communication from the President, in reply
TO the resolution calling for names Of members
OF Congress serving in Mexico, was ordered to
be printed.
TUESDAY, Feb 9.
SENATE. report was received from the
War Department, with the annua! returns of the
militia. On motion of Mr. Dix, the President
was requested to transmit to the Senate all in
formation in his possession relative to the impor-
tatlon Of foreign criminals and paupers Mr.
Sewer called up the three million bill for procu-
ring peace with Mexico and made speech in
It's favor. Its object was to secure peace. The
President and the Government were willing to
make peace it Mexico would give US indemnity
for the war, or New Mexico and Upper Calfor-
MIA. Mr. Miller replied that now for the first
time the avowed object of the war was to get
New Mexico and California. He could see no
prospect of peace by voting this money. The
war would still 90 on, and he believed when all
| expenses were palu, IL would De iound that they
amounted to one hundred millions of dollars for
the first year.
Mr. Berrien moved to postpone the bill until
Thursday. Mr. Sewer opposed the motion. Mr.
Calhoun favored it; he thought that Senators
on the other side had a right TO ask the postpone
ment they had shown no disposition to prolong
debate or cause delay in the adoption of Gov
eminent measures, and had consumed less time
than Senators on his side. The motion TO post
pone was agreed to, % TO Is.
House.. Mr. McClelland, from the Committee
on Commerce, reported an amendatory bill for
the Improvement of rivers and harbors, which
was read twice. The Committee of the Whole,
Mr. Hamlln in the Chair, took Up the Civil and
Diplomatic appropriation bill.
Mr. Wentworth (l.oco,) addressed the commit
tee in opposition to the tax on tea and coffee
Andrew Johnson and Columbus Deano follow
ed. Mr. Deano (Whg) declared that the war
is waged for the acquisition of slave territory,
and that the war would end as soon as it was
known that no more slave territory was 10 be or
could be acquired by it. Mr. Wick closed the
debate for to-day, and the committee rose. The
bill making appropriations for the Military Acad-
envy at West Point, was read third time and
passed, and the House adjourned.
WEDNEspAY, Feb. 3.
SENATE. The Senate passed over MIR Jarna-
gins resolutions of thanks to General Taylor
and the army and took up those from the House
IN that snIiacf Mr. Snaiuht movad m olrike