The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-06-03
TklIRTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS-.
FIRST SESSION.


House OF Representatives.
wnsmHGros, June 2, 1854.
rAoIFIo RAILROAD
Mr. SrrTgys (rcp) OF Pa reported substitute for the
Senate bin amendaory Of the Pacific Railroad passed
July, 1862, e consideration OF which postponed till
Thursday
Mr. MORRILL,, (rer) Of VI, remarked that the Com
mttse on Ways and Means had directed him to suggest
that this entire day be given to the discussion OF the
Tariff BILL and that tomorrow the debate confines to
five minute speeches. On his motion It resolved
that tho House at half past four to-day take till
half past seven.
Mr. that whom the House
The SPEAKER replied that the House could not thus ad
journ.
The House then went into Committee Of the Whole,
Mr. schencS In the chair and took up the Tariff bill
Mr.. morrill,, (rcp of W said the reasons for a change
in the tariff are potential and obvious aud among them
the Treasury requires large supply Of means order
to reach the maximum which wants The increase Of
internal duties makes it necessary to considerable de-
gree to increase the duties foreign importatons II
known that, owing to the withdrawal OF so many
operatives from their various vocaticns, pound
wool yard OF cloth and ton OF iron cannot be pro
duced cheap as three years ago. The rates proposed
in this bin highly nominal He would be glad to do
could be diminished but, far the Injuries OF life
and the ornamental evils OF fashion concerned any
Of being detriment may prove this great pub
lie blessing aud especially large additional means
expressive language Of General Grant, ave fight
out the battle on this line takes all summer He
moment after the rebel army shall have been nnhated
but hosttes must be prosecuted until this takes place.
The primary object Of this bill s to increase tho
and at the time nurture domestic products,
from which we will draw large amount OF internal
He explained at length the changes in the va
rous proposed, comparing them with those 10
the which the bill proposes to amend and remarked
that decisive victory, whenever i may come, Will
prove sharp remedy for preventing depreciation OF
the currency but perhaps the most efectuai remedy
would be tho issues OF legal tenders ana rely
upon loans United States stocks The committee, in
proposing the present bill did see ut to recommend
prohbtory Duties for the most cogent reason that the
government seeks This is a measure, and
temporary in its character such he believed the
country would give to II their approval Let do right
and justice 70 all interests Of the country depressing
Mr. Cox. oppl OF Ohio, said he had, in 1851. pro.
mountain Of burden on the Vest the pre-
sent bill aggravation OF tho tariff OF 1882. The
government credit demands taxaton not class egisa.
ton sectional ADVANTAGES. lie would not accept
every plan Of taxation. Representing not the rich
the Der eis OF taxation shall not cnurs wholly TO one
class burdens fail wholly another He pro-
posed discuss tho benefits accrung TO the manufactur
inc classes aud the burdens imposed agricultural
and consuming ciasses by the present and proposed
tariff and depreciaod paper currency IN order to pay
for 500 worth OF goods 10 England when gold Is nj
so, tho American merchant, owing TO the price Of
exchange, must pay STA in our paper; and when he
brings that OF goods hcre order to reimburse
he sell at for $7aof our currency with freight aud
II Inc duty is 10 per cent adj valorem and gold at
CO. he must add 60 per cent TO the $40, which equal
10 s24 owing to the so per recently added the
tariff ties he must pay paper Ss2 more that con
slme OF deprecated and gold duties
has 10 pay s27o or $40 per cent In addition to the cost
for every hundred dollars worth Of goods imported with
a duty Of forty per and the fty per additional
To his 40 be added the freight and charges and Of last
ten rer cent profits the importer At this point OF
cost the article imported comes IN competition with the
home article and the aggregate OF the Items above con-
sttute the protection bounty which the tariff robs
from the for the manufacturer Thus labor Is
taxed in pursuit for labor and capital u another
al ehafh y fhn tn-n nf thn
data above iron received bounty Of hundred
and eighty per cent on paper basis In consequence OF
rorters's prohtsr the home manufacturer Of iron
allied s4s 0e4 54s manufacture OF s264s9,3O2 Yet
this bill proposes 10 increase the tarh on iron He then
considered some articles-coonand woen manu'no
tures paper leather tanned, clothing manufactured,
Soods-and SLOWED that bounty on specie basis was
on an average OF about sixty per cent: paper
ha, on these articles alone The bounty paid M
der prcence OF O tariff for revenue and stimulus
to manufacturers amounssd 70 o -, sap
beng at to rate OF s23 IS per head Il the population
estimated at 81 AS oss souls Mr. Coy proposed to
ney thus saving to the poor and consumer at least
difference between gold and paper on this bounty, or
ss4T 1876 $40 The people pay "a gratuty TO manuactur
ers n paper $3.50 $50 252 but only small portion OF
towards the or the revenue II goes TO fatten
pamp' arstocracy OF wealth He deprecated the
eject. Of this tariff, which would mako the extremes Of
wealth and poverty in ,his country, create classes de-
grade the poor, establish tyranny with soldier and
taxgathercr as its instrument He then showed tho dit
ference between the New England manufacturers pro
tected the unprotected states West, whose produc
tons had no bounty. eight items-lumber, cattle,
swine slaughtered animals, wheat, corn, butter and
cheese-he showed balance ip favor OF the West
while the States OF New England and Pennsylvania
had their peculiar INDUSTRY ooansaIy protected
few years would be drained by the manufacturing
piret He showed how the articles entering into manu-
features imported free, while seeds, &c were
taxed; why New England accumulated wealth more
rapidly than other States, while she has done more by
li,Vv IN
caamtes He concluded by warning the country against
this legislative oppression. as having in II the germ of
future woes and warned those IN power OF tho retrbu
tive Justice Of Cod which, through awakened people,
would sooner or later punish saer crimes against liberty
Mr. DAWES, (rep.) OF Mass said tho gentleman from
Ohio was only repeating an old story against New Eng
rebellion against the Usion These sole charges had long
ago been ground into powder by the power Of truth.
and others OF New England Because Jea DAVIS and
others rebellion had asscned to the proposition did
not initiate against the facts IN this case.
Mr.. DAWES replied that the people OF New England did
not care where the gentleman got bis principles and
least q all did they care to adopt them.
class Of men, and II the Devil expressed tho truth he
would believe him.
Mr.. BLAME, frep) Of Me-, briefly noticed Mr. cox's
marks reerectng the New England states, during which
he said, as Maine OF them, he impcied to
mark that the gentleman either willfuy igporRntly
misepresented the no asserted that undue
protection was Afforded her. The gentleman who had
given the House lecture political &C pomy ought to
Know that two leading interests o. Maine are lumber
and navigation. WHAT protection IN afforded themS
The only protection they formerly had was down
by tho gentleman and his friends Ohio gets ten dollars
Of protection where Maine gels He was tired OF this
talk Of his state being pensioner the bounty OF the
government II there any state which receives ad.
vantage from IT, that State is Mae In further reply Mr.
Blaine said bis state had contributed her fun share Of
treasure and blood and In her behalf abe rssen the
that shc derives undue advantages gets dollar that
she does not pay back
AIR Cox exp aimed that he had made no reference Ia
Maine; but to the New In gland states generally.
Mr. BLAINE replied that Maine one OF them. The
gentleman should nos In his Wholesale Islander include
Maine.
Mr. DAWES said that ever since she commencement of
the rebellion hts state had haA The bauor OF beng The
beet hated State - long 90 she was hated FOR her
opposition 10 tho rebellion he con,sul The gentle
undertook 10 show hat New England including Mas
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