The New York herald., 1865-02-17

was adopted nstructins the Committee ON tho DisriC
OF Columbia 70 inquire wheihoy persons DO
sold out Of Jail 70 substitute brokers' II how many
and who obtained the money
THn PORT on PHiLArs,rmA
6n motion Of Mr. oNKnL (repl Of Pa, tho House tool
po and Passed the >, Senate sSa s1;snd1s " port
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The Ho.se went nss committee on the Amensasor.
The section providing do.,v Of SIN cents pound 2.
cotton till July 1855 and sie> that date hse 0sa's
payable In coin, having been read =. !.
MI srEvkSs moved TO strike ont the oras payable II
coin, saying this section the error o
paying Interest ON public securities and the payment o
customs IN coin we should not depresiato oy enact
ment the currency or the country
hr BROOKS ooncurred in the view expr, Nssed by the
gentleman from Pennsylvania The ed ct OF the ction
demand
Messrs MORRILL, and KAssos soyeraliy maintained that
While we nave 70 pay specie on public securit es IL a
tho duty or congress either TO repudate actof
the United States or provide meet oblgS
tions
Mr. STEVENS knew nobody who desired to violate our
contracts. II the nteman from Iowa Air Kasson) in
tended insinuation, the argument was unworthy
the cause they discussing Ii we have made bad
bargain, we should stand by IT, He wanted no moro
gold bearing bonds Issued We shall receive next year
from eighty 70 one hundred millions in gold from
toms, enough 10 meet our obligations
Mr. KAssoN replying, said the duty Of Congress
to see that the Treasury was strong its obga
lions Better nave Iorty millions than i've miiionS
too ttle We are importing less than last year.
and may not obtain customs "a much coin a.
we may need during the next fiscal year meet OBJ
Mr. BxooKs said that to-day was proposed 70 tax cot
Ton IN specie Tomorrow IL would be proposed TO de-
mand specie for petroleum. and next day il would be
urged the hay wheat the West and the hay Of
New England. II more revenue In specie was the OBJ
jsct why not raise In tariff bill and by excisss
MT MORRILL, urged the committee not 70 strike out tho
requirement ''payabe in coinn
Mr. STEVENS said thirty thousand spindss in his town
there was chance to get cotton in order to rcvive
suspended manufactures the gentleman (Mr Morrill)
proposed to crush out tine industry OF the country
Mr.. Stevens amendment 70 strike out payable In
coin, I" was adopted
Mi. MILLER, irep) Of N. Y, proposed q duty Of eight
cents per pound ON cotton Il WAS estimated that three
hundred million dollars would be derived from the tariff
and internal revenue; but expenditures eight
hundred million dollars annually; therefore the people
demanded additional taxation
Mr.. KERsAs (opp) OF N Y, said he did not know Of
the people demanding additional taxation while they
were willing TO contribute to the support Of government
Five cents pound was as much as cotton would bear
Mr. Mier's amendment rejected by one majority
Mr. HOLMAN offered section, to refund TO persons
entted 70 receive the same the tax paid on the manu-
facture OF molasses from sorghum. He said the
missioner admitted that he had made mistake In
sessns this tax but will not refund the money without
Mr.. MORRILL, said il this amendment were adopted Il
would necessitae the duty OF going over all the little
manufacturers of the country.
Mr. WILSON replied that the tax that article had not
everywhere been assessed and collected.
mr. SrkyENs remarked that the officer in his district did
not assess the tax and he told the such duty
was not contemplated by the law and that If any trouble
arose he would stand ut his back
Mr. Holman amendment rejected.
Mr.. boutwell,, rep) of Mass, offered section to
tax sales half per centum and pressed the mpor
tance OF its passage.
Mr. MORRILL, asked Mr. Boutwell, how much q tax OF
i've cents pound cotton would yield?
Mr. boutwell, replied he would tell him If the gentle
man could state the amount OF cotton
Mr. MORRILL, said there was In the South six millions Of
bales
Mr.. boutwell, remarked that the Lancashire cotton
spnners who knew better than we estimated the
Der of bales at three and half millions
Mr. MORRILL, asked how much additional would be de-
rived from incomes2
Mr.. boutwell, said five millions.
Mr. MORRILL, replied, the department estimated sixteen
millions.
Mr. GARFIELD said of all those sales were the
worst as they cogged the motion Of all Of materials
for sale
Messrs FRANK, KAssoN and ODXIL adv coated tho
amendment pending which the committee rose and the
House, at quarter past ten. adjourned