Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-06-30
XXXIXth Congress.
WASHINGTON, June 30.
HOUSE.


Mr.. STEVENS, from the Committee OIL
/ Appropriations, reported bill making ap-
preparations for sundry; civil expense of the
| Government fer the year ending June 80
1867. Read twice and referred to the
Committee of the Whole on the State Of the
Ua.ieIa, and was made p special order fol
Tuesday next.
Mr.. COOK, from the Judiciary Commit
| tee, reported bill for the creation of a ma
| tiCnal bureau Of insurance. Read twice and
recOmmitted.
The House proceeded to the consideration
Of the motion Of Mr.. Miller, made on. Fri
| day last, TO recommit to the Committee on
| Invalid Pensions an adverse report made
on the bill granting pensions to the soldiers
| Of the war Of 1872, and instructing the Com
mittee to report bill for that purpose.
This motion, after debate. prevailed. Yeas
/ 1Ol, nays 10.
The instructions apply to sailors as well
| ss soldiers of the war of 1872.
The bill provides that surviving officers,
non commissioned officers and soldiers OF
the war of 1872 who served for a term OF
| three or more months, or engaged in battle
| with the enemy, shall receive from any
money in the Treasury not otherwise ap-
| priated the amount of pension now paid ac-
| cording to the same rank, but in no case
/ shall receive more than the pay of cap
tain Of infantry. officers and soldiers who
have served three months or more against
the Indians in the same war are included.
Widows of soldiers are entitled to the same
amount TO which their husbands would have
| been. Satisfactory evidence of service must
be furnished to the Secretary ofthe Interior.
Pensions shall not be liable to attachment
under legal process. officers, non commits
stoned officers and marines who served in
the navy for three months or more, or en-
gagged in battle, or their widows, are en-
titled to the benefits of the act.
The House went into Committee of the
Whole on the tariff bill, Mr.. Sehofield in the
chair.
A debate arose on a motion by Mr.. Will
son, oil Iowa, to strike out the specific tax on
linens and leave the duty 80 per cent, as
at present.
Mr. WILSON thought manufacturers of
the country were mistaken in asking for
an increased duty on imports. What they
needed most was stability in law There
were many provisions in the bill to which
objections would apply. It was calculated
to benefit holders of large stock of goods,
as much, if not more than the manufac-
turers, and at the next session congress will
be called upon to reduce the duties and go
to other extremes. He warned the House
that the tendency of this bill would be to
drive people Of some sections to favor
free trade.
Mr.. STEVENS was sorry to find mem
bers adhering to their opposition against
protection to American industry, and hoped
that the time had arrived when all were
agreed to build up home markets for home
productions. The great West had reached
The time when the valley of the Mississip-
nj should be lined with manufacturing
cities, and was astonished that a gentleman
possessing the talents of the member from
Iowa should be found insisting on sending
the products Of the West to England, and
purchasing foreign goods instead ST making
them at home.
Mr.. WILSON argued in reply that since
the war had closed and internal revenue
duties are being reduced S75,O0O,0OO per
annum, imports should not be increased to
the extent called for by this bill. He was
as anxious as the gentleman from Pennsyi-
vania to build up manufactures, but he did
not wish it done at the expense of sound
policy.
Wilson's amendment was rejected.
On motion of Mr.. DODGE the duty on
crash was fixed at 35 per cent. sd valOrem-
Mr.. HALE moved TO insert a paragraph
taxing yarns, fax and hemp.