The New York herald., 1866-07-13

The members q this body have been nnorioos,y
engaged, laborlOusy than ordinary. during that
long period OF time This tariff BILL which affects tho
prosperity OF the country and the interests the pero
US st this period and undertake 10 say that the mem
oss OF this body are not prepared TO enter upon the
oc,ns hs ana Discussion m o. M sucn sre y So.s
TINS time; and ! think that bill making s,ch
radical changes this bill proposes to maze
the people Of this country, in order that there may DO
some response from them 10 what their Judgment In
why think il should be pcs,pcnsd is that we should
give time to our Finance committee, the men who have
charge q our finances In the Treasury Department and
the people OF the country Themselves TO what may
be the effect OF the Internal Revenue Law recently
am convinced mvself that that law III AFFORD sufficient
rel 81 to all tho industrial interests sought 10 be protected
Dy tho advocates OF the bill now upon your table
understand from gentleman who has made most
thorough investigation-a gentleman In whose Judg-
ment place the most implicit relance-ttat under
the provisions Of the new tax bill there will be
relief to the industrial interests Of Pennsyvsna alone
70 the amount OF from eighteen 10 twenty 1--WE mil
lions on the art ces OF COAL iron and steel Another
reason, Mr. President, why I desir0 that this bill
should be postponed Is, that We may know whether
It will mako the change which some OF ns advo-
Gates claim Il will effect In some sections OF the
country We were told, AZ SOC by the newspapers
Northwestern measure think there we're two nom
bers or coordinate branch Of the government In
western measure. II may be- Mr. President; but We
have not been thus far able TO conceive It TO be that kind
OF measure We want an opportunity to satisfy our
constituents f II Is going 10 be to their advantage that
Is really going to oprrat that way At present
do not so regard IT, l might refer the Senator (Mr
WILSON, TO the vote in another body. TO which have
right perhaps, to ande specifically IN which he will
find that the New England representatives voted sold
for O the hytwo votes cast against II forty were
rom inc Northwest am not 60 ng to deny that thore
may be individuals in tho Northwest, ana there
may be individual interests in the Norhwet
that may conceive they will be benefited by the massage
OF snch hill as this; but deny that thero very
considerable portion of the Northwest In favor of suh
~, '%po>l.nn % =. THIS time NAV DC pos'ioe 'na, s,cr
they may conclude 1t will bc to their advantage 10 pass
the biI but think II will be some time before We shall
DO able to bring the people OF tho Northwest up 70 the
belief that II 10 their advantage increase the duty
steel essential their very existence and pros
COW nee the people Of my State that i. win be to their
advantage to put duty what is necessary TO the
development OF their state lumber, without which
they cannot make their fnrms productive-to put on
lumber duty OF three dollars per thousand don't
believe that you can convince them that II will be to
from ten TO hfty dollars per ton You cannot convince
them that will be to their advantage TO increase the
duty on tho low grades Of cutlery such AZ goes into
every farmers house. six hundred per cent
Mr. PoarRoy interrupted MI Grimes 10 say that IL
ont OF order discuss the merits Of bill motion u
refor
understand that motion OF this kind have right
to state my reasons why 1t should bc postponed have
no desire 10 discuss the merits Of this bill. have
shown three rcasons--substantal ones I think-whv
this should go till December. According
cannot eNect before tho
August ] do not III NIX tho Committee on Finance
give that consideration and investigation which II dc
serves and be able TO report u to To have II acted
before the LIST Of August Tho postponemcnt until Do
ccmber will be only -four months In tho meantime
learn what the sentiment OF the country is regard
View 81 the Changes when Sve taken place 10 regard 10
Internal TAXATION whether there necessity for the
passage oi the bill.
the motion OF the Senator from Iowa Now. sir, DO
not think we have any right because IL supposed We
worked and have been IN session great while,
don't think we have any right to neglect the consider
alton OF the best interests OF the country don't be-
lieve any OF US arc SO entirely overworkcd that we
ought to shrink from needed legislation for the best
interests Of the country. No be anxious
than am 70 yet out OF this place. would like very
well 20 large for awhile but will
desert my post so long think there is a material
interest that requires investigation acton labor Co.
think, that part of the argument ought not TO apply
There great outside reasons why this bill
ought not TO be postponed for single moment We
know that foreign importaons under the present Tarin
bill, pourn into this country TO such exent that
exports have proportion whatever 10 orr imports,
that the country drained OF all it's gold and silver the
moment comes In and with all the gram and pro.
visions we have, We have been importing wheat
from Europe into this country for the
suetenanee Of our people. something is. therefore,
wrong about IT. and don't like 10 sec this question
spoken Of sectional question, for in Judgment u
Is not IL has OF the charactenstics OF sectional
question and II Il has sir the Northwest, to which
belong interested than any other portion o the
country You are endcavoring TO hcw out channos by
which you can transport your gross materials TO
wood and sold for cents bushel You endeavor
ing make channels for transporting to market That
policy has been tired long enough " " utterly absurd.
The Northwest will r~osper under any such state
Of things. Something In wrong. ] know II II sad
menis hope they do though don't know t. n hope
tho Northwest win learn 70 do tho same thing
In my Judgment we ought TO do H. We ought not 70
let our produce 20 70 Europe and avail Our.
selves of their panrer labor there rather than 70 bring
the manufacturing 10 our own shores Our present
eyste IL az absurd - tho Old fashioned way ~ putting
Mh In one end a tho A the other
going 10 mil hope will not postpone this blll
moment u no experiment since isi6 we have tired
experiment Of protection every trade by turns.
Every with the history q the country
during this long period s find In every instance that
the prosperity of the country has been exactly proper
toned To- the degree o protection given 70 manufactures
and industry. vr Wade continued his remarks. al.
vocaiing protective iars and concluded with the hope
m ttec ard Immediately reported to the scnaie
MI trst>nGN sad he did not propose 20 discnss the
merits Of th ball Just Ho had KEEP; himself in some
degree familiar with the progress Of the bill ia Tho Houle
and he enough Of u IN te present condition 10 he
yery wei sa.tsfr that N IL was a. was proposed CON.
miited r. the Finance Committee " would Involve
great deaf ~ labor II would require great deal %
careful confederation. A. 70 romo % the sections y
which the House hal agsentcd he had no hestaion IN
saving he entirely unconvinred OF their c0rrecine
but while that the lie would say that, - far as
tho Committee Finance concerned u was per
fecy really 70 enter upon the examination Of the hin
aud devote - Il e the labor nece~sary IN order 10 got
Il Ia such shape 70 make 4 sa',aaeiory 20 The com.
mittee and 10 the senate He agreed with Mr. Wade
that if advisable rass such bll considerations
of oonvenience ought a1ert ~ postponcrnent
He Mr. Fes-endeni wss as anxious 10 home ~
any ono cse H. know that " the session
tnued would 70 bear full share ~ the labor
Eescrhele1s tle committee ready and be ready
10 Give the examination aud the tins u required.
Thcrc were provisions of the bii which
sentla and uught he passcd-the for extending
the time for collecting the direct tar from the Southern
siaie- Win regard 10 his Mr. Fessend an'sl opinions
on tho general subject of tho tariff he believed they
were preity veil understood lie and always
had bosn protective A. 20 the vote
given In the House this bill, he agreed with his
friend from Massachusetts fMr Wpon) who stated IN"
other day that c0ga by means tDQnsdered bill
gotten m in the interests % New fnuAnd, although
great mains hal been taken to suggest that idea The
England vote for the bill only proved that New
ENGLAND inen loyal o their convctlons whether
hl affected them or not He believed revision ~ the
tnrr was necessary lie vosd not try influence any
Senator'S vote on he motion 20 postpone.
Nr Hrsruscs, rep o. Mo, next took The door 10