The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-02-24

Ho was ready 70 ooopeTste Wild tnat gentleman Eve
tanning that principle and incorporate ~ u he coufd 70
another bill But. ne understood the powers o.
conference committee, u was precuded from considering
points about which there were no differences and tnas
their Jurisdiction could extend only 70 those points when
were IN controversy There upo0 the COMMITTEES o.
Conference gentlemen whose long experience IN eelsa
tIon entitled opinions respect He had no opinion
OF his TO the powers OF such committees y was
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dcton questions about which the two Houses WeIe
agreed and 70 this opinion be had yielded ,or er
ing from such construction OF the powers OF committees
conference aud appealed 70 the Speaker As 70 hs view
The spEAKER, BY unanimous consent stated VI re-.
spouse TO Mr. wasnbornss INQUIRY s anas mo
at the last Congress, was properly ruled out
10 Die opinion, after settling the disbursement
they reported Recommendation 20 change Inc 2rgnal
text But Of the power Of concurrence by proposing
amendments 70 the pending amendments tnere couu %
no asn Ps ssms and 70 he
those which both houses had rejected
Mr. EA9 WasD Opp Of ssndens that Os the
Increased tax should apply all whiskey on hand with
view as alleged 10 reach speculators wmncut ree'
tho injury il would inaic on dsaliers eg'tI
traders and couseners who had made nd on
spirits present rate OF taxation, he mad deemed
bill in that Objectionable state, although disposed 10
favor liberal taxation in proper form His colleague
necessary for The support OF the government but had
votc against it when made IN conformity Win ms WE'VE
ts operation except as 10 spirits snipboard bound TO
the United States and n public stores He condemned
the injustice Of ~ rssara ', 10
spirits should be applied 70 those imported he regard
cd this course as essential 70 the CONSISTENCY o. .he
passage the act the importer who had sent his orders
abroad without anticipating the proposed increase would
without parallel in this country He showed that by The
various acts Of August 1901 August O., 1851, and July
mos. Of u the goods bona .fds ordered and
shipped without anticipation Of the increase Of
and urged that the proposed law was an
interference with the ordinary laws and security OF com
merce; that merchandise on shipDeasd bound 70 .ne
duty reasonable time for its arrival had been given
Mr. KAssoN lrep Of Iowa. referring 70 the remarks OF
duce sliding SCALE did not represent the opinion Of
the House the House voted any thing il voted against
the sliding scale He earnestly hoped they would recon-
slider clauses relation the sliding scale with
the view Of rendering the bill more in accordance with
MI STEVENS hoped the House would not stufy them
selves The position taken by the committee was the
only one wi ShSn by the II, law they could
on hand the Senate struck it out, and in this the
House concurred The committee we're therefore bound
au ihorzed them 10 depart from it, In the Of his
question became intoxicated as II they had been
drinking liquor for month, and they become 80 gddy
ns s the we
throwing away revenue by agreeing 70 the senate's
amendment AS modified, the Senate bin would have
produced $l4, 900 900 more: but this bill, as II
stands would produce 80 900 more from year 70 year
II time they done with this deleterous agita
SPECTATORS coming hther but be Mr stevcns thought
the gentleman from Illinois (sTr washburne) would hold
out against army Of bssiegers None appeared be.
fore the committee but dstilers not OF whom had
spirits on band Seventy.two large dstiiers were alone
port Of the Committee Of Conference.
The question was taken and the report was non con
CURED in-yeas 81, nays IS, as follows
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.sss A.eG Andersen. Arnold Ashley
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On motion Of Mr. wAsHpuRsE IL was ordered that new
Committee Of Conference be asked OF the Senate
The House wen, into COMMITTEES Or The Whole on the
state OF the Union.
Mr. BLOW (rep.), of Mo-. resumed his remarks from
Secretary Chases trade regulations which bad been A.
tackled and also commented upon public address OF Mr.
Montgomery Blair He said be could tell the Postmaster
General that II the rebellion to be crushed and the
federal authority restored, would be effected by the
abolition party and the black race would be protected IN
their freedom His prayer WAS that we might have the
courage and ability TO act justly thai The God Of Ne
tiops weud not abandon us.
Mr. McDowKIL, (opp Of Ind, arragnod the President
and the republican party faDatca hypocrtes, and
having changed declared policy Of the and made
for the abolition OF slavery With the Presidents
proclamation bad dsensons aud divisions at the
North destruction OF the freedom OF speech and press,
the suspension OF the habeas corpus the denial OF the
right OF trial by jury, the invasion Of peaceful homes,
arbitrary and mock trials. and exile and
now the dominans party has borrowed from Europe
CONSUMPTION law compel people TO carry on abo
tion war He denied any sympathy with the rebellion,
but said must accompany the sword with the olive
branch Of peace and build up Union sentiment to pro-
tect the South after our armies have left IL.
The Committee rose, aud al halfpast four O'Clock TIE
House adjourned
United States Supreme Court.
WASHINGTON, Feb. %, 1854
In the United States supreme Court Mr. Justice Nelson
delivered the opinion OF the Supreme Court 70 day. 10 the
cause No 1884, Greene c. Bronson appellant