New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1866-03-07
-. o,,.n,,on n the Chairman Of the Committee OF
eIeat w. 80 hanns ,hat he would show why and

-. .,,.,,,on IN the Chairman OF the Committee OF
Ways and Means, In hopes that he WOMB be con
wherefore this tariff measure was 10 ge COZ,
sidered solely with view TO lts eneos Ii
revenue HI well remembered that laSt Cons Sejn
sane gentleman Mr. MORRILL, reported pin htb
that object was secondary to its man opec', 90
ras eyowedly openly and unreservedly protection 70
American industry. Why this wonderful uis ,
tion made now He had hoped .a H. coa interest
~nnlo no considered and treated as part oil our DO
nestle industry Just as WOODEN anu an,ad 10
manufacturers were treated ne E"u Pon'n,;,,eo
bo.r a." 1av from the Chairman OF the committee
of Wovs and Means some reason gwen WY
the Interests of manufacturers In the states VI w
North should be protected and why Tue prlihorSlp
htonce of those manufactures should be neglected AZ
,ogefSer He meant the great coal mines on the Az
lantic slope. If they were not encouraged OF win
avail would be the prosperous CONDITION OF te COUNT
In other respects What would become OF tner stesu
marine In the event of foreign war they had 10 de
pend on coal from Nova Scotia to put their machinery
in motion2 What would become of their vast system
of railroads, if they did not have at hand the Duii
Gus coal in the mountains to put their locomotives Al
motion. why should not that vast industry De PIo
tected 1t would seem to him that the ooii, ,an
tee on Ways and Means must not h nn oeJ1
sensible low vast that coal interest was ue Wouu
not speak now Of the coal deposits OF fehhsyNhnia "
West Virginia but only of the CONDITION OIL aias ia
his own mountain home in the Alleghanles lhlrlY
millions Of dollars had been buried IN the AneghanH
Mountains in fruitless efforts to establish great cOu
trade. Eighteen millions had been expended py tne
State of Maryland in the construction OF Ine oa
peake and Ohio Canal from the tide water TO the coai
region in Allegheny County, and from twelve 10 nteen
millions in the construction OF the ballnoFe anu o
Railroad with the same object. were tnese vast
domestic interests entitled 10 no fostering cay
at the hands of the government Inc coh
regions which he represented could supply
ten millions of bitumnOus coal ANNUALLY lOr tDousu ~
wears 10 come 10 the seaboard, and new avenues Vi
communication could he opened 10 bring INTO narhe. no
much as there demand for but lhstehg Vi on
conrorinr this vast field Of domestic industry congress
was now required 10 roenact the Reciprocity irenti
n fhp q j
subject was concerned He asked on Dehal OF hs oo
stituents that this branch of domestic INDUSTRY sn
receive the same consideration as otber Dihhcucs.
pcton coal could be brought 10 Boston lOr "a un
less than like article from the Allegheny mountains
lie did not ask thai duty OF 81 tun shouo Oe
on the Pieou coal but he did ask that congress shouu
omit altogether To legislate on the subject lie pro-
posed TO move TO strike from the bll everything III
relation TO bituminous coal and anthracite coa ana
coke leaving il as IT is uuder the provisions OF Tue
law of 1864 under which duty of 81 70 Is imposed on
btuminous coal, IS cents on anthracite ana 70 per
cent ad valorem on coke. This would not amount 10
ANYTHING like tax Of eight per cent ad vaorem where
as on railroad aud hammered iron and wooden and
cotton manufactures the rate was as high as from 10 20
90 per cent I'D vaoIer1. 49,.
Mr.. STEVENS suggested that the gentleman Hom
MARYLAND should submit his amendment cow
Mr. FRANCIS THOMAS offered TO do so, but was IN
formed by the Chairman that no amendment was IN
order at this stage of the bill IL had not yet pcen
Mr. KELLY Obtained the floor and the Committee
rose. 49,. =.
Mr.. MORRILL, moved 10 close AL gcneIhi ucoo'o IA
one hour alter il should be resumed committee but
several members demonstrating he Withdrew inc mo-
ton
A CLERK WANTED.
Mr. PRICE, from the Committee on the Paclhc nan
road made a report in reply TO resolution adopted 10y
the House last week in regard to Committee clerks
stating that that Committee had clerk but needed
one very much and he submitted a resolution author
ling il 10 employ one for ninety days.
Mr. TBAYER made the point Of order that the resolu,
tion only applied 70 Committees having clerks and
that the gentleman from Iowa had no night TO make
such reports.
The Speaker sustained the point OF order' ana the
House then adjourned.