Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-07-12
HOUJSE.

Phe Tariff bill came first as the unfinished business
u Mr.. WENTWORTH addressed the House in an
hours speech, in which, speaking from an agricu-
tural point of view favored change Of the present
tariff; although he did not profess to be strongly in
favor of the pending bill. He feared that with the
He deprecated mixing up Of tariff with politics. He
thought Jnat Congress should fix the amount Of
revenues to be raised, and then that commission
composed Of one farmer, one manufacturer and one
merchant should appOrtion ID among the interests
represented. He advocated especially the grain WOOL
fax and stock growing interests Of the West.
He had not expected that Congress weuld be call
ed upon to increase the tariff except upon wool. and
il should be merely compensatory upon w0Olens.-
On the other hand, he had hoped for some reduc-
tion on many articles Of foreign growth or produc-
tiOn, but the action Of Congress interdcting any
measures for reducing the redundant paper money,
except to very limited amount, and the unexpect-
edy reluctant action Of the Secretary Of the Treas
ury in exercising even what power he had, changed
the whole aspect of financial affairs. The rates
proposed in this were not near SO high as those
proposed by the Revenue Commission. For
instance, that Commission proposed one-half cent
per pound on bar iron, while the committee reported
but Ia cents; three cents on sheet iron while the
committee reported but 2hi cents on chains less
than quarter of On inch in diameter, while the
committee reported but cents; cents on galvaniE-
ed irOn while the committee proposed only cents
and so on. There was the usual amount Of hue and
cry from the free trade quarters-from mlliOnaires
niched by foreign trade. Hired hack writers were
particularly active in defaming, this matter. New
York appeared TO be the center from whence most Of
these denunciations emanated. That city was the
prolific mother of free trade ,pamphleteers. But
that city bad other interests than those Of
a crest diversity Of manufactures and Of the
mechanic arts He would gladly do anything to re-
store the ship q the met ~ S their
for their exclusive benefit and to the detrment Of
the who'll, country. Let all parts of the country
grow at the same time should not new State in
the West be preferred, with half million Of people
rather than add that number to city already swol
len in numbers so that IL sometimes threatens to
withdraw that fealty whchis due to its own State?
He had no doubt the House would fix the
duty upon railroad iron satisfactorily. There
new bill if this one should be rejected. The Senate
would without doubt speedily remove the objections
to the bill, and with some little pruning. II the
currency remained in anything like its present pro-
portions it would yield as much revenus OF more,
than the existing law did. Wemust not be too eager
to rush to the field Of politics.
One subject more demands our consideration. Its
difficulties though great are far from being insur-
mountabe. The interests of every section Of our
country command equal regard, Congress regulates
can onothiug Over 400 millions arereckoned in our
currency;over 900 millions Of foreign goods were last
year purchased by our people; This immense trade
absOrbs the means sOrey needed to fund our nation
al debt now rapidly falling due, and threatens to
parayze the chief sources of our internal reyenu6
Letus, then, shrink no real duty and be frightened
at no unreal obstacle. We cannot hope each Of us
to triumph at all points in any tariff bill Much Of
the business Of life is acompromise. Butletus ad-
here to our work like the gallant chieftain, Grant.
eff it takes all the summer" until we have brought
out something which will satisfy the Just expecta-
tions Of the people, and then, congratulsting our
selves upon harmonious action at last, we tha 10y
fully quit these heated halls and depart. sure Of a
Mr.. DELHN0 was the next speaker. With all tho
imperfectioDs Of this bill he thought IL ought to be
passed. II was the first tariff bill that approached
anything like Just protection to the American in
terests. He hoped the Representatives Of New Eng
shoulder on it. as there seemed lobe some indication
Mr.. E boutwell, intimated that If there was any
it, Il was not because New England Interests were
not considered sufficiently protected, but because
bitter warfare had been waged against New England
in other sections OF the country on the subject Of
held responsible for this larif bill.
Mr.. DAWES made some remarks Of similar
purpo.t. He declared that New England did not
want the responsibility for this bill shifted from the
interest in it than New England ever had ia any
tariff bill. New England was content with things
they were and did not wantit understood that she
was forcing this tariff on the country.
England had demanded q tariff, on the ground that
without it her manufactures would 20 70 ruin u IL
New England did not stand by this bill IL would soon
hpd there was vigorous West which would not fail
Mr.. HUBBARD, of Conn.,, declared as his belief
there was one State in New England which did want
this bl. He believed that all Of the interests Of
Connecticut manufacturing. commercial and agri-
cultural would be promoted BY 1t, and he intended
Mr.. DELHNO continued his speech, arguing that
this bill protected the agricultural interests and ap-
peaing to New England members not TO vote against
i. There were 100000 or 100000 voters west who
Nr. HOOPER declared himself in favor Of pro-