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WASHINGTON, Wednesday, Jan. 26. 1859.
The Committee on Ways AMI Means had g long
discussion on the subject of the Tar this morning
but could agree upon nothing. Messrs. L-tcher,
Dowdell and Craw ford, Democrats, opposed any
modification of the Tariff. Me.srs. Phelps aad
Philips each submitted a Differed bill, while
third bill was submitted, upon which Msssn
Morrill,, Howard aud Witter Davis had sgrced.
Mr. Phelpss bill provides for loan of so. 100000
1t puts the duty on brsodiss, wines, etc, st 50
cents gallon; spices fruit nuts, etc, at % per
cent; iron, and all fabrics of silk, wool, hair nd
coIdase, % per cent; all cotton., hemp psiats
ol, gass, at 30 per cent; ssckogs, baizes, floor.
cloh., at 30; wool, fax, steel in bars IL; linseed
rubber, cochI ea etc, tin and copper at s.
Mr.. Phillips bill proposes loan Of S2l, ,oOO,'
OOO. Its plan of duties is:
Wool Under the value Of % pouud free; oysrp
srEcpIc DUTIES on Isos-In bars, GIG y tuu Ralf'si
src.as-siowp, ~ cent y n LOST cents.
SpTsEGs 20 cents all other Spices and Fruits specific
LIsrs, Cotton, SILK and wOolen fabrics, 80 y cent
The free list remains as il is. Mr. Phillips dss
raises the and per cent schedules to 10, tho
II to ID, the 10 TO 90, th, 81 TO 25.
The bill Of Messrs Morrill, Howard and Davis
includes, in accordance with the previous vote d
tue Committee a loan sufficient to redeem out
standing Treasury Notes With interest," amount
S2I 900, 900.
The principal items of their (proposed) tsrif
are:
spEcrrrc DUTY uPos IRos-ps ss; Railroad, sloi Bars
s5; Hoop, Band, Sheet, &C, sl 100 bs, and 'HJiS
'soI'inE 90 ssr.b
sceaE-Browu, l.. y ID Cl.yed llc; Loaf. Lump ~
LMsEs6 srd EL,xsEGO-.loc y bush.
LNsEED Ollie. y sail
La I,c L.ae IN Sheet Pipe or Shot, 2sc.
sPcEs snd rkUITs-Specihc.
Of 100 y b free, that vs"''
WooLss-spec,se-lee y u, and additional duty there
TO- ysry Dz from ~ 10 s5 a cent. ad raLo,sm
C.FITsSpseGe-FiLsrs soris, 50, 81, Is, 20 eensi e'~
sorts ad ro0rem.
The intent of the bill with regard to woolea' 10
10 let iD all low priced wooens at very low rsS''
increasing duties a. the value increases; bus~
broadeloths are 70 be admitted at less than slxtees
cents per pound, AID addition at lesst dfteen PEI
cent ad ralor,m. IL has been calculated thstn
takes tao pounds Of wool 10 make ooe pound o.
cloth. By this plan, while the wooLgrowers Q"
not forgotten, manufacturers will have no rea"s
and threads are all made specific, aod other manu-
fsctures put at % and 80 per cent ad raiore".
Linens, low priced, 25 per cent ad raivem; hoef
qualities, 80 per cent ad ratorem. Delalne' D~
priced, 25 per cent ad ratorem; fner, 30 per cen'
nd raior,m. Brandy, specific, 81 per gslbs;
other spirits, 40 cents; cordials, 30 cents; Ma
deira and sherry, IS cents; champagne, hook sse
Burgundy, 81 per gallon; clsret and Sicily "
cents Cigars, 40 cents per pound, snd ~ p''
cent in addition thereto ad ratoJem. Many oth@
articles are made specific.
The free list Is chsDged slightly, but rather"
creased. The Old schedules are all pat in'o 'or'.
,ectiOps-ole Of ten per cert, one OF twenty a''
ODE of thirty--on al articles not oshsrwise P~
yided for.
II is estir1sted that this tariff viii proas"
sixty millions Of dollars in year Of average P''
p-ri'y, which, xith the miscellaneous recePN~
five or six millions PER annum, Is as much ~"
Government ought to eApend, including ne PH
nept Of interest on the public debt.
The Committee adjourned to Friday next
learn that Messrs. Philips and Florence ~"
made the PenDsy lssnans who come here 90 l ~.
basiness believe that the Republican, wish 70 ~"
Of action at this sesson for political reason"