Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-03-10
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debAte, 20 termipHts ln nfty minutes.
Mr. ALLISON said sdid netknQY thsths shouia
support the bill as REPORTED from the Committee oh
Ways and Means There Has iiany objections tc II,
which he hoped might be rsmqved. de had been
surprised, however. at many OF tie objections madb
to it, and especially at the argument Of the gentle
coal. who denounced Tho bill as false in principle aud
false in detail He (Mr, Allison) thought thatthe
representative Of the coal interest had no reason 10
complain. The importation OF coal from Canada
1913 900 tons last yearooud not materially effect the
price of the seventeen millions produced in this
MIR. KELLY. INTERRUPTED. so as to state that the
amount Of coal imported from the DSitish PROVINCES
and Great Britain into the States east Of Pennsyl-
vania, was more han the amount OF American coal
NJ. ALLISON stated that his proposition was
simply that the importation Of 3l3.0O0 tons Of coal
frOm Canada in 1865. could not effect nuriousy the
Penns' lvania coal interest Mr.. Allison went on TO
remark that the coal products of this country had
been grea ly disturbed during the last five years,
miionsi last year. He therefore thought that the
objection Of the gentleman from Pennsylvauia (Mr.l
kelly)to admission Of Canadian coal, was rather
small matter, and he might retOrt upon him as 10 his
remarks that the bill seemed of foreign origin that
the anendmtnt, he Mr.. Kellyl affirmed, appeared
rather to be the offspring OF the Canadian ministry
interests Of the West in proposing TO admit
live animals free of duty: He did not regard the
dSty Of 20 cents r 6asaet On T6est ~ a. a9dgG
ests Of the We b. IL woud cost the W estern
farmers more than that to deliver their products at
Buffalo and the Lake Erie ports.
Mr.. DARLING. If New y ork, said ] am opposed
entirely TO all the provisions of this bill Canada
has not, neither has the Mother Country, commend
ed herself to any special regard confederation If
Canada wants any protection let her come under the
protection of the Stars and Stripes which ects the
interests of all who owe it allegiance and respect its
MIR. LYNCH of Maine, spoke in favor of thebill.
He regarded it as really re-enactment of the re-
cprocity treaty, buta re,enaetment OF 1t with all
the advantages on our side for which we gave no
The general debate having ceased, ....,,-..,,
Mr.. MORRILL,, Of Vermont, offered several YER
bal amendments to the bill, which were regarded as
On motion Of Mr.. POPE, and after considerable
abs T. % Ts sdOSSS e
barrel shad, ii so mackerel, when valued at So
per barrel. 81. and - when valued higher; herring
picked salt, 81 per barrel all other picked fish,
81 per barrel. All fish not otherwise provided for
" M; FRANCIS THOMAS moved to amend BY
striking out all relating 70 COAL leaving that matter
Mr.. GARFIELD opposed the amendment, stating
that the amount of internal revenue on coal tonnage
to abolish, was last year $e32 900, which would pay
for rtwo-thrds Of all the coal imported from Canada
MT. HU 3BARD. of West Virginia, moved to
amend by makini the tax on bituminous coal 81 go
per tun. He supported his amendment, but subse-
quently Withdrew it. Eftt.r
pivot ON which the bill hung. There was no article
in the tariff that would be so justly subjected TO
taxation as coal, for it could not be transported atess
than 81 per tun and when Canadian coal brought
first $50 miles, and then 800 or 40 miles further, the
cost Of that transportation was equal to so much tax
NMr. .STEVENS-Im move to amend by making the
tax on btu minous eos 81 25 instead Of so cents per
tGn. object to the wnole bill on general principles
and therefore move this amendmsnt be made, 50 as
to conform with the general tariff. object to spe-
cal legislation for special countries or special
classes. think it is introducing most
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South Amer ca in another and where is your gen.
eral tariff oil gone TO ! am not aHrmed at the
competition Of foreign bitumnous coal. / do not
thnK that it axes much difference whether the
duty is so cents or So Just as much of it will be
consumed in New England AS now. repudiate the
idea cOntended for 10 the ecprOcity treaty. and
partly given up, tnat the fisheries within a marine
league of the shore, is not open to all. The idea tn
are TO be excluded from these vast bays by run
ming line from headland to headland instead of GO
ing along the Shore ned to me against the author
| ity of all the publicsts whom have ever read on
the subject. am opposed TO the whole bill, and we
may as well take the sense of the House on this
Mr.. MORRILL said: As this vote will undoubt-
edy test the question, ldejre to say word. trust
| that this bill will pass, even If this amendment
should prevail and because there some slips and
inaccuracies in the present law which the bill would
modify. 1t seems TO me that If we are possessed Of
any ordinary common sense should be willing to
admit that there was something conceded to us in it.
| Are gentlemen going the ground that they will
refuse the conditions contained in the latter part of
| the bill? For instance, the fisheries near
| shore, the privilege of eating our timber and
| floating 1t through provincial territory into
our own waters sgan, the navigation Of
| the canals and Of the St. Lawrence. We ought
to be willing tossy that there was something granted
in our favor for the reciprocity treaty; and let me
say that in return the only things which special
legislation is asked on this bill are fish and coal
The debate was further participated in by Mssrs.
| Deming, Davis and Kelly, when the vote was taken
| and resulted-yeas 66, nays 55. So Stevens amend
ment was adopted.
Mr.. THOMAS thereupon Withdrew his amend
ment the same object being accomplished by that
of Stevens.
On motion, Mr.. Blsne's amendment was adopted,
increasing duties on lumber follows: on hemlock,
round split or sided, &c per cubic foot, when hewn
square &c per cubic foot when sawed l0c per 1000
feet; on spruce round. split and hewn, per cent.
per cubic foot when hewn &c per cubic foot, when
sawed 5000 per 1000 feet
The committee then rose. II was agreed that to-
morrow the House shall sit If in committee Of the
Whole for general debate the Presidentsmessage.