Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-02-14
XXXVHl CONGRESS--2d SESSION
SENATE
W ARLINGTON, Feb. Is

WAsHIsGToN, Feb. -
Mr. Conness called up the bill to establish
mail steam service between she United States
and China
The Dill passed by a vote of yeas 25 nays
The special order being the report Of the con-
ference committee of freedmen's bureau, the bill
was taken up, the report was read, but no action
taken.
Mr. Sherman's motion to take up the House
Joint resolution reducing the duty on imported
paper, prevailed, aud the question was upon the
amendment OF the Senate committee on finance
to -trike out and insert ID per cent.
Mr. Sherman explained that the present duty
on foreign paper was 20 per cent The amount
of tax paid BY home manufacturers amounted TO
10 per cent Ii was manifest that to reduce the
foreign tax to per cent. would be unjust %
home manufactures Ii was said this per cert
was equal TO 8 per cent because it Vas in the
gold valuation Three per cent. on $i6O dol
lars per ton internal tax on this country had to be
paid in currency valuation. which is about $500
per ton.
Sherman stated that he WAS in favor. in the
committee. Of making il 10 per cent which
would create lively competition between home
and foreign manufacturers. The committee had
oyerruled him however, many members being
opposed to any change whatever de believed
some change ought 10 be made in the tax. be
cause under the present rate not one pound Of
paper had been imported. ID per cent. had been
adopted as a compromise in the committee, but
he thong ht il would be more just 10 put II down
to 10 The government he said, was more in
terested than sny Individual in this matter. IL
consumed more paper than any individual, and
therefore il was interested in this question. IL
had been proposed by some to allow the govern
ment TO import free Of duty, but this would De
4 regarded "a invldlous.
! Collsmer spoke in favor OF maintaining the
/ present rate OF % per cent as an act OF justice
/ and protection 10 home manufacturers
I " ade said he aud his colleague, Mr. Sherman,
T had been instructed by the Ohio Legislature to
vote for n reduction OF duty. He questioned
I the right of that body TO instruct him such a
subject He believed the argument in favor of a
reduction OF duty ON paper would apply equally
we'll TO a | other articles He WAS opposed to
open Q Am r can manu- acturers 70 foreign com
petition believing IL this was done the country
would Re depr we'd OF means for paying the ma
ton d bt
; MIR. Hale was in favor of tie indefinite post
ponement of the resolution So as TO leave the
/ duty where il j. now de made tins motion.
Mr. Foster said that in the state of Ohio last
ypar.here had been & SOS 600 worth Of paper
nude On this a tax of s54 ,269 bad been paid
This was great snd groaing interest an ought
to be practical in whatever light the subject Vas
reviewed. IL must De looked on ineXpedlen,
for u Ia reduce the cGiy
Nr sherman hoped the subject woui not be
indefinitely postponed bat that il be met square
4 " and frank de tbat the state leg
i,latufe bad examined the tariff laws they would
not have voted a. they did. he said paper had
not increased IN price more shan Other articles
|, mad on!s followed the In ariAbie standard II
value which VAS gold
After some remarks FROM MI Lane OF lodi
ana. and Mr. johnson. The House amendmen,
was rejected by Is 20 %
The question then REQUIRED on the amendment
of the finance committee 20 make the duty Is
per cent.
Thif was agreed to by yeas 30. nays Is The