, 1866-03-16

y Ar: WHsoE sh9ved that even the duty
wh1ch he proposed would not aiye Western
mtme1s adequate protection aga1nst the Guns.
ulan Grodncers, rs II would cost forty cents q
oushel 70 transport grain from the Mississippi
10 butalo, the point Of competition.
III: PRICE, In reply to The. fepasks OF Mr..
nus.. nupAs. 4enied that in the viae-growIn9
county ol Europe the people were the most
sempetate. On the contrary, be had been
assosTa oy 3 reliable gentleman, who had
ns I'LL ~ Europe. that not only WAS there
mocn arunktaness with the malc sex, but that
the women were in the habit Of beco,ninv in
toAcateQ. Lager beer or wine. or anrfhfno-
Of the knd' never yet couduced TO virtue OF
temperance and never would. :
Mr. CHASLER wanted TO know whether ,c-
water conduced to Temperance. 1ee
Mt. PRICE declared TINT he woulfi not v;eld
to the gentleman from New York. and ala nof
want any Of bis remarks injected into his NJ
Price'sl speech. Chanlar, the squirt, Is on
the other side, sir. lLaaghter.l -
N. ~. NonR1hL 5l'. moTed M To- amend the amend
bushel. He tntimated that ii the House
wished to kill the bill, 1t was taking the
course that led to that result.
Atr. Morrill's amendment was rejected, and
the amendraent increasing the duty Oh barley
to twenty-five cents per bushei was agreed to.
dnce the duty on beef from one cent to halfa
cent per pound
Without disposing of the amendment, the
hour OF half past four having arrived, the Com
mtttee rose, and the House took recess TIL
half past seven.
EVENING 9EsNoY.
Mr. Bergen's amendment 10 reduce the duty
on beer from one cent to half q cent per pound
was rejected. aud an amendment offered BY
Mr.. Price, (ReP.) Of Iowa, to increase il to
two cents, was agreed to.
Mr. PRICE moved to amend BY increasing
the duty on broom cotn from hfeen to twen-
ty.dve per cent ad va1orem.
Mr. MORRILL, made an appeal to the COM
mittee that If it was desired to pass bill Of ]
this kind, to pass 1t IN such shape rs would |
make t practical measure. The Commit /
tee OF Ways aud Means had endeavoted to |
make bill that would be fair and proper Is
national measure. He utterly scented and
Bpecial interests.
Mr. C0SKLlS9 stated that this blu. as
ioadeo down BY amendments, outraged the 1
principle Of American policy, because there
was no sort Of need for seeking In excuses 80
enormous revenues TO support the Govern
Two hundred and eighty four millions Of dol
lafs ana the Government had already revenues
vastly IN excess Of that. The revenues were
70 DC reduced by dimfnution Of internal tax
atlon and Import duties. As question Of
n1ents outraged the American policy IN I'M
posing enormous burdens On raw materials,
1t seemed hardly worth while for the Com
n'ttee Of Ways and Means to struggle against |
Inc manifest determination; OF the House.
MI WINFIELD, (Dem, OF Y. r, appealed
TO the House to know whether the prices Of
articles now were not as high as consumers |
could a1ord to Pays He felt annoyed at the
pertnacity with which his political friends in-
s!sted sS On the protection Of articles in which
sacridcing and forfeiting their right to exam
Inc into the positions for the protection OF
other articles for which the people are paving
prices now which they can. Ill afford to pay.
ar; scHExck suggested that more difH-
sou1d suit all sections, was the preparation
'f one tariff bill for the British provinces and
mother for the West Indies, and another for
ne Russian possessions auothcr for Mexico, !
nd others for each Of the European St7tes. :
ie thouGht this bill WAS an outrage !
hat were indicated in tho remarks Of )
he gentleman from New York !.
slr- Conkling) It was m outrage on Amer ;
can policy to make tariff In regard to one =
aItleular country instead OF having general :
arlH system: Some years ago the Canadians : :
fere gFavltallnE towards rs, and If 1t had not !
cen 1or the Reciprocity treaty, 1t would have
emalned for the United States TO say whether T
Ie British Provinces should or should not be | =
ftached TO this Union as component part. :
ar I, late troubles were the most detestable Of :
the foes and enemies We had. He pro- | =
osed now to treat them as enemies in war .
peace, friends wanted no special tariff. -
m At general one. The outrage On the Amer n n
a, exceptional legislatlon In regard to these ~
Ar. BLAINE thought that the House vas t9 tt99
cided]y against tha bill. He did not SUD- -
'se there were foHT.dye gentlemen in the ~
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