New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-04-20
HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES,.
,rrp uARRAp-Tsy tOKT PILLOW.

The House concdrr6d IN me senate anehu-
mont 10 tho House resolution as TO rc0d that tho
Committee ON the Conduct If the War inquire into the
truth o the attending tie recent attack on tor
Pillow and whether fort could not have been SUI
lcenly re5oIced AID report nc iaeS US SOC. ~ POO
sible.
The House went into Committee. MI. WAsHBusss
QH III In the chair Dad proceeded TO the coAs0'I"
ticr OF the internal tax b.ll. f,o
mir. MORRILL, I'm VIZ explained the provisions OF tne
measure The war having continued longer iuhh Wa
anticipated it was now Necessary 70 rey RE demands
unon tie Treasury Unprecedented bnl oII TIC
ere equal TO any emergency, good or pau ioporta
receipts from tins bill and from tofeisn ID nil
iors txy NV tbe ordinary expenses Of hundred nm
ions of people and are nucn giestIo 6no ,th = most
the interest on debt of s5W@VVpVVV, na,s This
Kin IL vriu .bn,r VIC will maintain our i' ha,.'
credit NJ ell costs. We have nuei , a los. yeor
law received forty OF hiy nooS rterl Tax as was
Even now tue revenue fow Ibo ny yrrS tlan The
.oinstef Ia more important 20 the iTeas'I! Ii
rovcn6e from imports ard both are egSn ~ ae this
nary expenditure in tilc ~ , prSte We phai furnish
uetsu!e @ @ NOT only pay the Interest on the rgn
{,c deit and ordinary 0AIendi "a ~ 'u ~ 1,,,os
shai con-, Osr' INIT We shall show the people
"f ne I'uitcd States. VIC NOS ON! nave tho -,
- n,srv dolqr we now or ever Wi owe uGt tno ~ ~
pr! irtcres 81 Of the public debt IN coin. lie re-
ID iGst the public faith viii he maintained ~ al
Pe9srds Tho Government is now sopphed v IN H.3ic
In thnu is a coat Tor It's purposes ara u " 'u1!
fing ts creditors e. receive payments IN advances
in order 20 be relieved nom the Plethora "a g"u VIM
IL boesiug up the commerce u TIE country Lei nc
known tia: II tho war be closed In 100 We WIZ nc hoo
mo- only 70 support the Government but 10 pay oqI na
iona debt in little moro than ten years Le. uso 10
known taat the present largo annual etpehdIL,Ioe ~.
NOT eqEai Ia our annual increased wealth men the
ny cor1-uenced VIC ned only 100 vessels; now we hayo
over coo co stutng one of the finest havlvs OF 'he
world We have added great quantities CT the lnosl
approved appliances Of war Gt u vast expense VIM
the dash OF the General who never ias We mus az.
cipaie crushing results to tho enemy. But let u set
our house IN order, financially, and Win hihl9iy
suCCess We shall De victorious over al i,a'
Lei Us show that We stripping for the hgAtl lie
trusted that every member VIII consent to maze E6e
sacllAces ior tie good Of The country Lex 10 ~
taxes and leans, lessen the amount 81 lesa
ieuders and increase the pay Of the col
diers Il is hoped that the internal ana I'm
pert taxes viii enable the Secretary {" the lrt9a
4ry 10 obtain all the funds be wants Gad IthseG VIC
lrssl tararr Issues The freedmen viii contribute
mach more 20 the national wealth Than ihrr ifienuS
claim. Jhay are largely increasing TIE amount ., pro
dUction. 10 Which thcy were limited 10y 0nPald ana
f1 ctd labor lie examined this subject III an ecnnoni
cal light and rot 10 present theory our ~ ~ 10
give them shelter ana protection VT hoIll Ign an
blamed az lcgglh the prominent features OF t1e pI,
stating that even through its machinery tAoy miS1t ",
iaia larger sum than il now proposed III WI !isu
over 100000 When iairy IN oIrraiion 70 W. -
may he ADDED $50 uo0 Ctl from The lAIlh ana S@VN"e
Internal re, enue, annually.
Nr, syrsgBIAs DEN, X. " said that t5e preserve,
ton Of nc country demands the pass Re Q. - W.
tavtion sufficient fur demands bOtl dUrnF ara amer
The We.. ii tie point on winch t.c stTuCc'e ~
v iich we nov Engaged iGust eYeniaGiy urn nv
Government under te Constitution, j. patting lurth te
newer to preserve the national life and peffrnng ne
solemn duty deying the means for The aecomlnsi
mont If the great work Our means are Isr mole an
Than ever bfore existed End more extensive ths4 tho
If any other cOuutTy the iGce q! the EODc Inns "
proceeded tO show by reference to Official rec0fds lhe
wsI lie said though requiring 50 l19L! hlioh@ % ca
pa1G!ture lad been carried or az the expense " Iess
than the agricultural prodnets q te country wle tLe
resources have rot been dwinished 70 the e1ttt OF
single dollar Furnishing ihe means Of var within oar,
I'LL tend develop SILL more our
show ihe overwhelming power 81 this nation ih Oh
vas pert OF he great chain forged hy this CCnrresn "a
hold TIE nation Together. From tho stTu6go 81 eSh'
millions Ct people 10 IeGervc tieil social INST tuions
he could not dOdb hrt the vi IL OF long eont'nu
themselves 20 the Constitution aud the laws IheTeiere
tho nation should place itself IN tho stTOngost position
gu0rd against every possible approach ofeshanston
mr. Sebbns reviewed the Tecuperhye enerSe- OF I1e
Britt So driving striking contrast between them and
our own whios vastly superior and give ~ the
power and ability 20 overcome enemies. In The
course OF hi rerrk he said the national banks
take lie place OF the state banks rs tiy could not CO.
exist and expressed Maseh IN favor u tau On saeh
OF gold AID sterilg exchange source oil icfenne
Tho raliou he remarked, was destined 10 cover the
continent bound together by dfusye intelligence and
industry, with an unlimited policy OF internal improve
mout consolidated IN one nationality, aad direGma Dy
The sovereign will Il the people. Pass the Ia BIN tsc
bl to prevent gambling ~ gold and the national bsnts
hin srG nc beloved that Congress you'd receive the
! Hr HHooKs dJcnL, n. " romaraea-Whle listen
ing 10 the glowing accounts 81 tic geaicinen rom
Vermont (hOrriI) ana 20 hs ooCa cue tSt.3biDs) be
4 lad imagined that DO Wandering ia TIE picture
galleries " Versailles or among tho ecuptaf,s OF The
Vatican. where men we're represented in amor ana
depicting war but without the actual scene, 81 battle
&c Crooks lad almost cone % the CONCLUSION, nom
the remarks q the gentlemen that u o blessing
and debt divine Institution. The gentleman FROM
Vermont lionilD had mentioned the fact that this bl
viii produce two hundred and nifty Millions " lille Liz
colleague (Sebbns placed tic amount a; three buHd-
red miior- - doaT- with ninety millions from foreign
iupcrts adding three hundred aud forty miJIH % the
pu6lic revenue annually. His coileague (Stobb1 bad
e!d up oT imitation the BItlsh stem q! deUt and ta1
4 etyn a eygen which had driven the subjects OF the
Of Scotland. n our shores. Taxation does
E3t always produce the desired revenue
All fbe rdnton Of prices snco December last from the
smaller articles Of consumption tea and cofet 20 the
al Cest beef PORK ard bread Las been Occas0nod by
tle addition by the SECRETARY OF the Treasury Of
s2,c 0I3o00 currency beyond what be ITomised a
hst cine he BrOoss said that uulcss the currency IL
cgrfnied end the expansion le-seDed, viii approach
II eiisi. from which no army can Iescne The property
and labor OF the country There liz no crime great "a
a. scsssay increase OF paper money IL " robDcfy
ID me worst form and gcTyCs % curpt tic mOTaa "
the ysanle. The only way 20 reduce importation Il to
check le e1pan,ion q The currency Tne necessity OF
s cs ie Gtebbis sa We can endure Wa. H.
definitely sithout bankruptcy. The main olyc. Of his
tBrooSg'G arguments was 70 pfoauco euTta!aoSt Gi
Dir. KG83s On.. Iowa., IN sllnding 10 the remarks
q Mr. Brooks seId that be (irooks) had been Wbig
\ then Know. Nothing and nov was Democrat The
rtntleman from New YORK (Brooks had defended tho
irish, which not IN accordance with his fm1aer
Known ihng principles
Nj. EroOgs denied thai le lad ever bsonged to the
Rnow-EotbiBg party, sAd Le had never been in a
Know Y uthing lodge
M Eassos tssn pointed 10 the sentiments Of Tke
Erefs Q! which the gentleman (BrooEs We part PFC
priotOr
lT BROOKS replied that he wac in Europe when Lat
4 party was organised He never had anything 70 do
| With the KDOw.Eo;hng party.
Iii. KABSCg said that tho gentleman (Brooks) being
"f1reigcer be (KAsCOn) could not OK course hold him