The national Republican., 1866-07-07
CONGRESSIONAL REPORTS.
xxxlxrH rIRsr SESSION
F.,sAs.y,r...r! . 70. .. 1866.

Secretary, S3 900; chief clerk, %, 200; principal
legislative clerk, eS 900; principal executive cerh
e2iso; eight clerks In secrstary's ones ~. .Sooi
keeper Of stationery, g. 500; one Temporary clerk
senssr In secrstsrys ofes $500; page in station
cry room, $500; page In secretary's once, $3.50
per dayj, sergsant-starms, $500; assistant door
keeper, e216o; clerk Of sergeant. .at.arms, $780,
postmaster. s2,l8oi assistant, el,74o; two mail
messenger sl,44o each; two mail carriers. 81, 200
ssoh; superintendent document room, 81, leo; two
assistants, Si.6o0 eachj superintendent folding
room, ~ 100; three acting assistant doorksspsrs
S1.i4o ssoh; II messengers, e1, 500 ssrh; two mos
senFsrs. in lieu Of superintsndsnts Of furnaces,
81, 500 each; nine laborers, so per day. 7
Mr.. Wade reported. from the COMMITTEES for the
District Of Coiumbia, the bill TO Incorporate the
Metropolitan Club 10 the District Of Columbia,
without amendment. HIf
He also reported. from the same COMMITTEES, with.
on, amendment, the bill to extend The privilege Of
admission, In certain cases, TO the United States
Govern ment Asylum for the Insane.
Mr. Wilson reported, from the Military Commit
tee with an amendment, the House bill to equaiizs
the bounties Of soldiers, saiors, and marines who
served In the late var Of the Union. The amsud-
mspt consists Of the Senate bill substitute. with
provision that the exclusion Of ,homs guardsl'
shall not apply to three years volunteers mustered
In under the act for completing the dsfsnoss Of
Washington. 't ~ .H'- ."'
joint Committee on Rstrsuohmsnt; which was
laid over. ~ ..- I....#. .r. E4..|
Mr.. Wiley, from the District COMMITTEES, 70.
ported without amendment the bill authorizing the
extension by the Baltimore and 0hiv Rsilroad
Company Of . railroad between Knoxville and the
Monosacv Junction into and within the District Of
Columbia. .r.s .r ... E.a. 7..I.....
Mr.. Fssssndsn, from the committee on confer
encs the tax bill. made report ...
Mr.. Fesssndsn, at the conclusion Of the reading,
III Al - - --a-
bill, bat most Of them were verbal. The commit.
tee had examined the subject with very great care
and had no difculty In coming TO conclusion, ex.
cspt upon few points, which we're finally settled
to the satisfaction Of ALL 1t would be too much Of
a task for him IFesssndsnl to undertake to 60
through the whole bill and explain all the amend
ments. Bot II any Senator had questions to ask In
regard to any article in the BILL he would be happy
to answer him. Hr .. %.
Mr.. saulsbury wasppposed to any tax on cotton
under the circumstances The people Of the section
to be affected by the tar were now In an impover.
ished condition, and were unrepresented in Con-
gress 1t was not right to single out this par
oular article; and with this provision in the bill he
could not vote for 1t ..-.. ....., ..u.- .-..T
Mr. Hendricks said they had been informed that
the revenue was so large that reducton In inter-
nal taxation could be made, but the taxes still
pressed heavily and unequally on Agricultural pro-
ductions. The tax on an important Western COM
modity-whisky-wass SO high M to decrease the
revsnus. f... .., #... n4g..
The eIpsrisnos Of the last ten years bad amply
proved this. The tax on cotton was as the Senator
from Delaware had said. unjust and onerous.
Why was this one article singled out and this heavy
tax imposed 1t before Its value had been added?
Was It because II was product Of the Southern
sts,ssl He was sure that Senators would not ad-
nit that II was intended a. . punishmsnt. The
balance Of trade was now largely against II, and
this vas certainly not the lime to put atax Of this
kind on q community which entered 50 largely into
our shipments sbroad. JOB Ia.... ..
The effects Of the tariff bill now pending in the
House were then commspted on by Mr.. II. He
could not understand tho statesmanship or tho
policy which vas now prevailing. He did not know
whether the West would stand III and New England,
New York, and PennsylvauiA had no right to ask
the passage Of such bill. Upon what principle
could they refuse to tAx wheat IL came from the
was wrong, and he should oppose II right hsis.
What would the Western farmer say II bis wheat
was taxed rs or 80 cents per bushel. or course,
this bill would pass, and the tariff bill would pass.
and the question would theu have to be decided on
by the people, and be hoped 1t would not bs con.
sidered in any sectional feeling, $500. .ru ,... Fl
Mr.. Sherman replied to Mr.. Hendricks, contend
ing that agricultural interests more projected
by this bill than any other interests He had con-
sidered this bill In somewhat Of sectional feeling,
sndeavoring to protect the interests Of his c"nstt
uents, which were the same those Of the people
OF Indiana. The great burden of taration would
fall upon the accumulated wealth Of the country,
which was mainly In New York and New England.
As to whisky, there was no article that could bear
taxation better, and II the consumption was di.
minished by the high tax so much the better as It
would promote tempsrauos and sobriety among our
people. lie believed that this was o better law
than the one now In existence, and repeated that
all the interests Of Ohio and Indiana would bs hem
eftted by Its passage Hs believed that under u
the people Of Indiana would pay one million less
taxes than they do under the whole bill He Mr..
mainly agreed with the Senator Z ON Indiana
oIncerning the tax on cotton, bu as he was not .
member Of the committee Of conference he would
not discuss IT, He supposed the tag Of three cents
had been agreed on as . compromise with the
House, 50 ss not to endanger the passage Of this
great bill Of relief - i.''til -h. 'i TOY
: The Senator had alluded 10 another measure,
which not yet before the Senate, the tariff bill,
which be Mr.. y ] thought was rather lprsmsturs.
He thought the Senator was wrong In assnmips that
the Senate would pass bill injurious 10 It's effects.
The idea that We should give up the large revenue
from imports was prepostsrous. II the Senator
could convince him that . tar OF two cents On cot
ton would be acceptable to the House, he would
obeerfully join him In going for it, IL was not
supposed that the tar would DO imposed for any
Nj. Wilson said that the interests Of Massa-
chusetts were not protected BY this VII. Every
to the tariff bill being New England measure, he
denied 1t. It was . Western measure. Massa-
chusetts did not want 1t. Her interests are not
promoted by any Of the provisions Of the bill now
| pending and II II was not considsrab modified
when It come here, he should not vote for II, and
he hoped none Of the representatives Of Massaohu-
sets would. They were contsntsd with the tariff
as IL now existed. This tariff bill had its origin
In the Northwest, and was intended to protect the
wool growing interest. lie wanted the Senator
from Indiana to know, and he wanted his people to
know that this was not New England measure.
Mr.. Hendricks asked II the author Of the bill was
not an Eastern man. .| ..r o. 1850.
Mr.. Fssssndsn said the gentlemen who reported
the bill was the organ Of the committee. ...al-
Mr. Wilson said tho agitation for q new tariff
had come altogether from the Northwest:
| Mr.. Hendricks expressed himself as willing to
protect New England interests by voting for the
highest tariff bill that would be revenue bill.
Mr.. Guthrie was opposed to the tag on cotton,
but had yielded, rs hs thought best, to compro-
misc.
Mr.. Pomeroy wished to encourage the cuitiva.
tiou Of cotton and thought 1t unfortunate that
u tax was to be imposed at this time, when 1t was
TO be cultivated on q new ystem-by free labor.
Mr.. Fessenden hoped the Senate would take a
vote. II was nselsss to proopg the discussion, but
II they wanted to stay here In the heat, this was
the way to accomplish It. He hoped as the tariff bill
had been discussed In advance, that when II came
here members would consider their speeches Al
made, and not repeat them. ....
The report Of the Committee was then concur.