Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-07-07

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ering the situation of the people in that
section where cotton was grown, reduced
as they were to abject poverty, scarcely
able to provide bread for their families
and unrepresented in Congress, he
thought it unjust to single out one article
Of agriculture for taxation. He was to-
tally opposed to taxing cotton unless
other products of the farm were taxed.
While the bill which was presented by
the Conference Committee was more tsv-
orable to the planters than as II came
from the House-ihat as the single sssS'
Gle Of cotton was singled ont Of all sevs>
cultural products for taxation, he sest
not vote for the bill
Mr. Hendricks said the ScnSte WAS 'e,
formed early ihthe session, by the s'''s,
per departments of the Government, ssss
the condition Of the finances were sssa
as to allow very large reaaesses "a nay
alton Mr. Hendricks was SpSeFsae's by
Mr. Sherman that the rVvesSs te@sH M
ternal taxes might be reduced sss's'p'S'
five millions of dollars Ne aeseA 7it''s
to see some reduction esesxss slaa bear
upon the agricultural Ssssessis q Fis
country. But ,hsS~ vs. NJ atea Fe'ls'S-
There was So sAsEses8lts9U lax 20
whiskey. sltkoaxA BE- tlpaR1h an expert
ence OF two years aaa shown aAaa sAas
tax defeated TIE ressaae he tSss
spoke in opgesSsSsa 10 TIE Se'niH'a rtN
and ehszaessrise& the Dad as eptav
vorable % tire sgeisultaral lsss0ssts
Mr.. Skszu,aa sal Tire sZeietiiahrsA In
,ersss was astrsT CARED TOR tlia1 sBy stAss,
This tGI vas Put asoa wealth, sad srSs-
clss Of laxury we're taxed fsaStiy vslSs
agricultural implements ware lets tree
he believed the sseesfsy ct Nlr aea-
bricks when he said BE Gl3 sos oppose
the bill from any sectional feeling 1t
would be within bounds 10 say that il
Ohio paid ten millions of tax under the
last bill, she would pay but FIVE millions
under this. Indiana would pay one or
two millions less under this than under
the former bill, and so of other States.
Mr. Wilson spoke against the tariff
bill pending in the House IL was a
Western measure. Massachusetts was
satisfied with the present tariff, and he
would vote against the bill if sent to the
Senate without modification Massachu
sets had protection enough and that
they had had enough Of this thing of
putting on heavy tariff TO protect iron |
or other interests of Pennsylvania or the
West, and then charging it all to New
England
Mr.. Hendricks would ask Mr. Wilson |
who was the author of the House tariff |
bill.
Mr.. Wilson said Mr. Morrill, reported |
the bill, bnt men from the Northwest in
the wool interest originated it Whoever
said the present tariff came from New
England, said what was not true
Mr.. Hendricks said that, after the re-
marks of Mr.. Wilson, he felt sure the
Tariff bill would be defeated He hoped
it would He would join with Mr. Wilson
in laboring for its defeat He would
join with New England in demanding a
revenue tariff and that would be protec-
ton enough under the present system,
Mr.. Wilson-The high duties on wool
and iron was put in the tariff against the
wishes of the Chairman of the Commit
tee in the House
Mr. Guthrie said he was opposed to
the tax on cotton, and also to the tax on
sugar made from cane His judgment
was against any tax on cotton, but he
felt compelled to yield.
Mr. Pottery said the bill Disseminated
against the cotton raising except in this
particular it was favorable to agricul-