The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-01-24
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purchase. mskipg $50 he also adds the orr.
ence IA exchange, 90 per cent, making with nrst
coat and duty 100; on this sum he charges his
nroAt Of 10 per cent OF l9 cents which mskes
zoe. on this sum the retailer adds hisspfont OF
90 ner cent or ~ cents making the cost 70 the
consumer $2e7, thus under the tarrin ana pspc.
money system, the manufactures gets Al equal
protection Of $50 per cent. .a.
Do YOU wonder that the manufacturers OF ssss.
schusetts divide &heir regular 10 per cent ana
10 to 66 per cent. extra on the lse OF January,
The Naumkesg, Mills Of Salem, DIVIDE 90 per
cent. extra, and the Peperill Mills AZ bedIora.
Me-, divide 80 per cent extra. Many osnes ml,s
divided large extras at the same time. 10 yon
1 vonder thst certain persons in Massachusetts,
rant the war to continue, for selfish pusposee-
Other facts show that the Agriculture lnterests
arc impoverished. and how the life blood 10 suck
ed by these manufacturing vampires from high
tariff and uncomfortable paper money. Agricui-
ture gets NO protection. Its surplus above 40.
nestle consumption seeksa foreign market ana
receives 10 benefit from prohibitve or protec'
4 i've tariff or from an inflated currency. Hence
the agricultural products do not rise.
Let this process 60 on few years and the
wealth of the West will be transferred to the
pockets Of New England monopolists and CAPT
talists This 10 q poor way to sustain the credit
of the Government which depends ON taxes and
confidence in the Union. It is poor return
for the patriotic devotion of the West to the
Republic. If such a policy prevail, it will in
crease and not mitigate the feeling in the West
against New England. / speak this in warning
and earnest devotion to the whole Union.
Mr.. MORRILL,, of Vermont, remarked in an.
! swer to the gentleman from Ohio, the distin
eushed leader of the other side Of the House,
that it was perhaps unnecessary to say it was the
almost unanimous conclusion that the interest
on the permanent debt should be paid in coin.
If this feature of the bill was stricken out
whence would the Treasury procure coin for this
purpose.
Nj. COX's amendment was rejected.
The second section was amended 60 % Il
authorize the Secretary to issue $500 600, 600 in
Treasury notes, the interest not exceeding 6 pei
cent, payable semi.annually in coin, and the
principal paysble any time after years from
date such notes receivable for internal dutiel
and all debts and demands due the United
States except IMPORTS nothing in this section
to be construed to authorize any additional issue
of legal tender notes. ~ 1
I n
Sd section of the bill providing. for the issueine
of $500, 00O,0 600 legal tender, saying that or
this subject the administration was divided
against itself.
After some discussion Mr.. Pendleton's amend
ment was rejected, and a new section adopted
that the Let of May, 1868, the coupons Of oil
bonds heretofore issued, or which may be issued
under this act, may at any time, 80 days before
they become due, be received for customs, un
der such regulations as the Secretary of the
Treasury may prescribe.
The Committee before completing the action
on claims taxing banks, laid the bill aside.
Mr.. ARNOLD addressed the Committee OF
the subject of Ship Canal to the Mississippi
. He said it was the duty of the United States
not only to crush the rebellion but to cement
the Union. He spoke of the devotion of the
West to the Union and no sectional appeal
could ever shake the loyalty of the glorious band
Of loyal States. They would regard as traitors
alike those who suggested peace with any por-
ton Of the Mississippi in the rebel hands and
those who suggested Union with patriotic
old New England left out. .
The northern frontier must be defended, thit
canal is the best and cheapest means Of defend
ing it, while the Atlantic coast lie protected from
Maine to Florida by forts and navy, the north
ern frontier, not less important, is entirely de-
fenceless, and within easy cannon range Of
hundreds of miles of foreign territory, the north
west cheerfully pays her proportion for the de-
tense of the Atlantic and will pay further the
large appropriation registered, but we ask in
Justice that the northern frontier should be &C.
cured, be showed that the lakes by the Canadi-
an Canals were accessible to British gunboats
and that the lake cities and commerce were ex-
posed to restrictions; he bad letter from the
Admiral showing that We had now afoat 80 gun
boats which would pass from the lakes to the
ocean by this canal. r.a8 a
He then presented the fiscal, commercial and
agricultural interests seeking protection. Fifty
eight million bushels breadstuffs were shipped
from Chicago during the past year. The com
merce of the Lakes was at least 81, 00O, OO, OO0O
per annum. Corn was aow King and kept peace
between Europe and America-this canal is the
cheapest mode of defending the Lakes This
will turn the Mississippi into the Lakes and unite
forever the East and West Every dollar thus
expended in defence is the cheapes. Transports
ton. ~ a.
The capacity Of the proposed Illinois canal
will be twelve times that of the Erie. The larg-
est steamers which navigate the Mississippi will
steam directly into Lake Michigan These
grand results cost only $4,000, 900. It will ra-
pidly pay for itself and will be grand national
highway. twill add to the taxable property Of
the Union as much as the Erie canal has done
1t will increase both our ability to borrow mon
ey ana to payit
Committee rose, and House adjourned. :,
SENArE.-Mr. LANE, of Indiana, presented
the credentials Of the Hon. David Turpie, elect
ed Senator from Indiana
| Mr.. ANTHONY offered q resolution instruct.
ing the Military Committee to enquire into the
expediency of publishing monthly the names o.
all officers of the army which are on the move
with date of leave of absence, and by whom
such leave of absence was granted.
Mr.. HALE called up the bill to amend an act
and establish the grade of line officers in the
NV.
Mr.. TRUMBULL said the bill was to revise
the act OF the advisory board Of the Navy
Congress had passed the bill last year, and nov
after having egislated and released certain off