The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-01-12
THITsTY-EiGHvII CONGRESS.
AU SECOND SESSION.

THIT;TY-EiGuvII CONGRESS-.
SECOND SESSION.
Senate.
WASHINGTON, Jan. IL, 1865.
Vice President HasylN in the chair.
raciaIAsE on PAY YoR APMy OFFICERS AND DEpARraES1
CLsRKs.
Petitions for increase Of pay OF army officers
presented by Messrs Wilson, Trumbull and Harris, and
were referred to the Military Committee.
Mr. HsRRIs, (rep.) Of H. Y, presented the petition Of
number OF department clerks asking increase Of pay
Which was referred to the Committee on Finance.
AROUND TIVE PALS or NIAGARA.
Mr. DooriTIE, (rep) Of Wis, presented a memorial
from tho Chamber OF Commerce OF Milwaukee the
subject of canal navigation around tho Falls Of Niagara
Which was referred to the Committee Military Affairs.
TsasrlTorIAI CONVENIENT r,r VIRGINIA
MT CLAyy' rep Of III presented the petition Of
DO substituted for their present State Which
was referred to tho Committee on Territories.
Pay or aEMecns or THE srsars r,n rxra, SERVER
Mr. BucKAKw opp.l Of Pa, presented resolution
authorizing tho Committee Finance to report bill or
joint resolution providing compensation for members Of
the Senate ut the special session convened for te pur.
Passed.
PnorRrroN AND INSURANCE. COMPANY
Mr RAMA, (rcp Of MINI, presented bin to incor.
porate the National Protection and Insurance Company of
the District Of Columbia Witch referred to the Com
mittec on tho District OF Columbia
rvsLlD soPPs
Mr. F;sRR, trep.) Of Conn, from tho Committee
PENSIONS reported bill providing tina, no person shal
DO allowed 70 draw pension who Is tho pay roll ofthe
invalid corps Passed.
sscosD VAST sEcnrraRy WAR.
MI WILSON, Gcpl OF Mass from the Military Commit
tee reported bill 10 authorize the appointment OF q
Second Assistant Secretary of war Which was pa sed
4 provides for the appointment from officers now con
nected With tho War Department, for the term OF
War; at salary Of So 600 per year. his duties pre-
! scribed by the Secretary Of War;
ADVANCE OF OFFICERS CT Tr NAyY YoR MrRncRIous con-
| Mr. CRIMES (repl Of Iowa. called up tho House bill
to advance line officers OF the navy fifty numbers in
| rank Tor special merit. Passed.
rxPpPss oonANY
Mr. VAN WxELn (rcpl Of Va, called up bill to REIN
brse Adams Express COMPANY for losses sustained by
the sinking Of steamer n. New Orleans having board
ssfo containing government Treasury notes. After
some discussion 1t referred to the Committee on
Claims
rH- rosr,L LAVE
Mr. CoLrAMER, (rcp) Of W., introduced bill relating
Post Oces and Post Roads II provides for the payment
OF posfa registaton fees and box svcy in
postage stamps requires the return to the writer's of all
unpaid or partly paid lettors, n the deficiency Is
than one POSTAGE demands prepayment after January
ncyt OF publications. sent by publishers subscribers
extends relief 70 posmastcrs who have met losses by
rebel incursions; allows compensation for advcrts ng
letters uncacd for al the rate Of two cents each gives
the src ia agent for the Pacific States two thousand dol
lars or annun salary and rot exceeding five dollars per
dem Tor ,ravcll expenses authorizes the appointment
OF ono additional and two spc ia agents for railway sor
vice at tho saino rates aud approprates ten Thousand
dollars for larins and publishing post maps
with hatfstica and hundred thousand dollars
any deficiency In the money order system.
Mr. CorbAmpv aso introduced bin relating 70 clerk
SHIPS IN the Post Office which proposes the appointment
of chef clerks for each Of the three Asistint Poslater
Generals and nino ors In lieu OF the Temporary clerks
now employed Hrrropriating cLhtnen Thousand dollars
FOR the payment o their salaries The bill was referred
To the Postal Committee.
nv rrcIrroc;TY rrrsrY
The resolution to repeal the Reciprocity treaty was
then taken up.
Mr. HALF, trep) OF NJ H., was sorry the Senate con.
toGpatcd the REPEAL Of tho treaty He regarded IL ns
step in the wrong direction The treaty had been BRO
ducive IL good ~ both parties 10 a. and 10 repeal 10
could effect no good II the object in repeating IL 70
not object TO II; but !; had come from the Committee
Foreign Relatons, and report had been made az TO
why action should be taken II had been that the
tresiy operated a way, and that II not rccipro
cal at all The reasons rned by those who urged
ntTcgaton vague and unsaisfa tory. He (sf
Hale) had Interest N the ia prosperity OF the
country ard be had taken tho trouble 10 look Of tho
opcra Of the treaty IN gross Some special pIeader
might mako out n case aga MT il on n particular
point, but Its general operation had been un.
quest onably bcnedc nj. Mr. Hale Rad q statement
from letter Of the Secretary Of the Treasury show
that under the operations Of the reciprocity the
expors Canada had boon ncreased In few years from
six TO twenty-five millions Of dollars Both FREQ goods
and duty goods had increased He Ind been told
that Canada had altered her tariff rs to make II bur
densome 10 American commerce. The rates had not
risen more than two per cent and In the hast year they
had decreased In 1901 they nineteen per cent
only half per cont larger thon In 1860 The state
ment that there had been unfair advantage taken in the
way Of duties therefore mistake In 1858 the
ports TO Canada 81 900 600; in 1854 SIG 600 0o0
In 1885, s22 600 o0o and In 1865 $4,000 600 The i'm
ports had Increased from 100000 70 2oo0ooo0 Mr.
Hale sorry tho Senate about upon
this matter. The Chamber ~ Commerce Of New York
had taken the matter under consideration aud would
report. He understood the Chamber Of Commerce
of Chicago adverse TO the repeal Of the treaty He
thought ought not TO strike blow II when
needed the sincwf Of war SO much In conclusion
Mr. Hall said the sbrogaon OF the treaty would be re-
garded in Canada and IN England retail alton for wrons
VIII oh the people Of the United States rightly ina ned
they had susa but he the people OF Canada
we're wng now TO do anythnT they could TO repair the
wrongs that had boon committed lately and TO prevent
Their repct ton. He believed would siren then tho
rebels and weaken the Union 70 rcpea tho treaty
Suppose true that the repeal Of the treaty would i'm
poverish Canada He did believe Il would be 30 TO
do 10. We ought to wish noighbors rich and pros
porous and entcrpris mr. able to buy from US
poverty would iuiurc ourselves; but Le bad
no hope OF preventing the paSugc OF the resolution
THIS time when men took counsel OF their pas
sons rather han Of the welfare of The country Tho
treaty he'd been wire and sslutary, and under /;
mercc he'd grown 10 aad Improved. vni.i gentle
could point or' some great injury that had been
done, he hoped the Senate would pause He hoped
tho merchants Of New York would h. an oypor nifty
10 be heard from The subject
Mr. sg rsss t,epl o Of hcTse r e treaty
exchange, equity and II Il because II supposed
n ad ance these teas practically ttt tie treay vas
originally accoI ted by the people OF The tinted satea
r. however II shall appear that wEue orsasilng OK.
chanrc forFcs equality and equity IN essential
respect then must modification be made 10 conformity
with Just principles ncar 30 be br If: but hope,
though brief 20 make the proper conclusion Apparent
II Is question for reason, not Tor passion seAtmert
and in ibis spirit enter upon tho discussion he treaty
may be seen under four different heads N Concerns tire
fisheries the itaticn Of Tie ST. lawrence Tho com.
uctcc between the United States aud tho british PRO.
,uces aud lie revenue OF t6e United Satcx ihe stucl
Lave been Or rnvc.v throughout our iistory
Even from tho beginning aud for scyei years previous
q lie re iyr0ey treaty, they ha taen Do cets.ion Of
mutual n a. ion crring AZ tines IN positive outbreak
1he treaty wss followed by entire tranquility. which