Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-08-07

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We have not yet received the biIla as agreed
upon b. the Conference Committee, and pass
cd. The protected iptsresta of New England
and Pennsylvania, hang on to their pound OF
aesh. To .psolsct them, thereveuue win be
greatly diminished. which must be supplied by
taxing the tea, coffee and sugar income, and
property Of the western agricultural interests
While every other interestis required 70 yield
up every thing for the war. they arc not only
permitted to hold on to what they hsve' but
more is added to their game. From the looks
Of things now, the great west is 10 be made trib'
utary to New England and Pennsylvania. We
take the following from the New York journal
| of Commerce:
The New TARIFF BILL The new tariff bill,
| the product Of the joint Committee OF Confer
ence appointed on the part of each OF the Two
Houses of Congress, passed n on Faaay Dy =
large majority. The House Bill was taken as
the basis of the Compromise, but some very I'm
portant changes were made in o few words, -
Sugar was reduced to half q cent, and the duty
now stands at two cents per pound. Coffee was
reduced to one cent, and now stands ct four
cents per pound. In the report Of the Senate
proceedings the new duty is erroneously stated
at three and half centsj o private telegram
| from Hon. M. F. Odell, to whom We are in-
debted for other interesting particulars nxes
| the duty at four cents. The duty on cocoa is
three cents per pound; on crude chicory root
one cent. and on ground ehicory II Is reduced
| from fonr To two cents. On brandy the duty Is
| ixed at one dollar and twenty-five cent per gal
Ion: on the other spirits at fifty cents per gal,
| lon: on wines fifty per cent. ad valorem; snd
i on tea fifteen cents per pound. Silks are raised
to forty per cent. ad valorem, which 10 gres'
advance from the present rate lhis neaVy az
vance on French produce (silks ana wlnesl IL
not without very grave pohticai signincance,
| and the reasons for II will be developed III que
| time. .f ..t t ,,r >.
given in the telegraphic reports, but private tel
eprams to the editors Of this paper enable US 70
s9pply the omission. Mr.. SimmoDss bill,i viii
be recollected, made no provision for the goods
now on the way 10 our ports with the single
exception of coffee from beyond the Cape OF
Good Hope!), and thus all the goods arriving a'
the date bis bill should take effect, would pay
the new duty. The bill, as passed, excepts from
| its operation all goods in bond and actually on
sbip-board bound to the United States; and oil
such goods will be subject TO the rates current
before the passage Of the act. IL Is TO take ei,
| feet, as we understand, "from Its passage;"
| but il will be some time before anything now
aiioat can arrive and be entered; and, II we are
not much mistaken, it will be very distant
day before any considerable revenue Will De de-
rived from lis extraordinary provisions. :,
Many of our readers who have kept watch
over the various amendments to the two bills
originating in the House and Senate respective
", will be puzzled TO understand the einguiar
discussion in relation to the direct tax in such
connection. The explanation Of this seem.
ing mystery will be found in the fact that the
tax bill, which started as an independent meas-
ure, hung upon amendments between the two
Houses, and was finally referred TO the Confer
enee Committee having the tariff bill In charge.
After spirited discussion, and much oincuity
in coming to any agreement, 1t was finally tack
ed on the tariff bill as a make weight. and m thus
both were thrown into the scale together. Inns
tax bill, however, is now an emascuiated analr;
and although retaining its more odious features,
| is shorn of its more sensible and oenencent
provisions. 1t retains the income cruelty on.
otherwise touches lightly upon property ana
will prove a lasting disgrace to its promoters
ana defenders. tr..- u D. -T