The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-01-29
THE LATEST NEWS.
INTERESTING FROM WASHINGTON.
The Proposed Notifications OF the Tariff
~ ,he Pacific Railroad Bill, &C., sc.


The Proposed Notifications OF the Tariff
p-oso~cts Of the Thirty-nnliion Blll-Fate
~ the Pacific Railroad Bill, &C., &c.
ORR SPECIAL WASHINGTON DESPATCH.
WASHINGTON, Jan. %, 1859
The Committee on Ways and Means met again 10 day
I'm, came to no decision and adjourned till Tuesday The
two important propositions before the committee
those Of Mr. Phelps, the Chairman, and Mr. Philips OF
Pennsylvania The bill advocated by Mr.. Morrill, is
thrown out republican stand point than from
any expectation it be passed II is really high pro-
teciiyc tariff bill the republicans desiring to array them
selves in the old clothes of the deunct wing party Be-
low you have synopsis Of Phelps and Phillips bills. II
compromise cannot be effected between the two, the
impression prevails that the tariff bill of 1916 may be
bodily reenacted or, failing that, everything will go by
the board, and extra session rendered inevitable,
which is the most probable. Messrs. Letcher Dow
dell and Crawford oppose all change and advocate ad
dtonal loan which, with the Treasury notes, would
amount to thirty millions This cannot carry. The state
inen that Secretary Cobb opposed to change in the
tariff and in favor Of the position assumed by Letcher
not true
The resolution from the Committee Ways and Mean
to-day, calling the Secretary to know he considers
the probable receipts from the sales Of public lands and
customs will be sufficient to the expenses Of the
showing the necessity Of modification of the tariff
loan Mr. Phelps prefers to receive and continue in force
till the LIST of January 1861 the act Of the last session
authorizing the issue and reissue Of treasury notes. but
decision of the committee is compelled to unite
with bis Tariff bill loan. This the committee has de-
cided shall be twenty one millions.
Mr. Phelps proposes to impose duty of fifty per cent
ad valorem brandes spirits and cordas the articles
specified in the hundred per cent schedule
of 1896 To the thirty per cent schedule he pro-
poses to transfer all kinds of spices and dried fruits,
embroideries Of gold and silver. certain manufactures
of flrs toys epaulettes, artificial flowers and feathers.
The twenty per cent schedule he makes twenty-five
per cent the nineteen per cent twenty per cent the
twelve per cent he places the fifteen per cent schedules
and the eight transfers to the ten per cent and the four
per the five per cent adopting in this respect the
recommendation of the Secretary of the treasury Manu-
features Of silk generally Of wool except blankets fan
nels bazes and bookings, which in the twenty per
cent he places in the twenty-five per cent schedule
well iron The greater part Of these articles in the
first twenty four per cent schedule In the twenty per
cent schedule he transfers from lower schedule foreign
fish, furs dressed the skim paints, leather and lead
Manufactures of hemp and flax generally, all manufac
Of cotton oils and window glass to the fifteen per
cent schedule Besides the transfer to this Of twelve
per cent schedule transfers from lower schedules fax
gums and resins tin in plates, cabinet woods unmanu
featured and woods Of all kinds To the ten per cent
schedule he transfers several articles from the five per
cent schedule aud from the free list and to the five per
cent schedule also transfers other articles from the
list.
This plan would have increased the revenue on last
years import than six millions 1t is not protective.
1t will not mports.to be diminished and will afford
ample 10 meet the ordinary expenses Of the 60
vernment and pay Off the twenty million treasury notes.
Tho five sections of Mr. Phillips bill provide for loan of
twenty millions at six per cent, to pay of the out
standing treasury notes irrcdcemabe before years.
but due and payable in six years from July next The
other sections provide for change in the tarfrom July
1882 upon the basis Of the act of 1916, with these
changes-The hundred per cent schedule Of 1916 is
duced to fifty per cent the forty to thirty Six the thirty
twenty five twenty and fifteen per cent schedules,
main whilst five and per cents placed eight
All manufactures of silk and linen put on the
footing and woolen and in the thirty per cent
schedule The free list of 1867 s unchanged with the
Cepon two articles placed on the specific list
and raw wool is free only up to sixteen cents.
Tire principal articles placed the specific list
Iron bar round, square and fat within specified dmen
siuns sixteen dollars ton chains cables, anchors,
wis., hoops wheel tires twenty five dollars ton; pig,
old and scrap, six dollars ton Manufacturers of iron
not otherwise provided for, twenty dollars ton Steel
in bars shear German, forty five dollars ton Tin in
pigs and bars eight cents pound. Zinc in sheets, cen.
and half per pound. White sugar two cents. Refined
sugar three cents and other kinds Of sugar and
quarter per pound Moasses six gallon. Brandy
one dollar per gallon Whiskey, gin, and all spirits dis
titled from grain fifty cents per gallon Fruits and spices
various specific duties from three cents to twenty
pound. Coal one dollar ton. Hemp forty dollars a
ton, &c.
is provided that the law shall 60 into effect the LIST
of July all goods then in warehouse to be subject
The new duty.
The Thirty Million Cuba bill will pass the Senate, but il
will with the most strenuous opposition the part Of
the republicans. Stewards speech is spoken of by them
not emphatic enough. protracted debate will take
place week In the House it is impossible yet to de-
how strong the opposition will be, but the repub
cans boast they kill it there From careful inquiry
learn that the following Senator's will vote for the BILL
Messrs. Alien, Bayard, Benjamin. Biger Bright Brode
rick, Brown, Chestnut, Clay Clingman, Davis, Douglas
Fitch Fitzpatrick, Green, Gwin Houston Ivcrson John
Of Arkansas, JONES' Mallory, Polk, Pugh, Reid Rce
Sebastian, Shields, sdel, Thomson of New Jersey
Toombs Ward, Wright and Yulee. Doubtful, Messrs.
Hunter, Mason and stuart
On motion Of Mr.. Taylor, the memorials for line Of
steamers South America, Brazil and Chile, yestcr
consideration. Through misapprehension Tuesday
the House refused this motion, but the mistake is
corrected The Committee Commerce will speedily
report in favor of them.
The Pacific Railroad bill is dead for this Congress II is
believed any effort will be made to press it on the
House.
The statement that Mr. Barksdalc expressed himself in
favor Of reopenng the slave trade does that gentleman
Justice He made such declaration. His position was
that the President compelled to send back the blacks
captured the Echo the place where they came from
and not to Liberia.
There is quite railroad lobby here just now Dean
Richmond Farmer Abel, and the company of lobbytes
who frequent Albany under their lead, and Thurlow
Weeds.
The town fun Of army officers. 1t looks IL Wash
ipgton besciged. Perhaps the Secretary OF War
knows what these gentlemen doing away from their
posts.
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