, 1866-03-16
SE, Huu ob1!st. Yours,
puILO ELZEA,
TRADE WITH BRITISH AMERICA
The Reciprocity Bill Killed In the
Honse-Proeeedins.o of ATnnday, 18th,
and: ETcn1n: sessiou-The ayes and
Noes


The Reciprocity Bill Killed In II
! House-PF0eeedIn:,. of A1nAday, l1ly
G and: Evcnin= sesslon-Tlc Ayes m
Noes
..-.... WASHINGTON, March L.
TRADE WITH En111su AMERICA.
r Ihe House then went INTO Committee {
: the Whole on the state of the Tnion. Nj. 1,
: Rersoll In the chair, and resumed The COZ
Z | sideration Of the bill regulating trade wit
! the British American Possessions.
q aeba1e Sprung up On the question Of taz
! ed in at considerable length by Messrs, Blafne
Morrill,, Sloan, Scofeld, Banks, Ferry. Chau
r Ter, Garfield, Couklfng and Wilson. of Pa.
Mr.. BAsKs, (Rsp.) or Mass, discussed tn
!. question, not as q matter Of revenue so mucl
as in its political aspect. Lumber was an ele
ment OF power, and 1t should not be taxed
my more than WEE absolutely necessary
There were Our millions Of people who wer,
ambitious OF having houses, and all thrnurf
: the 1lfeen former slave States dwellings, anG
buildings Of all kinds had to be rebuilt. and
vas part Of the policy OF reconstruction
that they be rebuilt as soen os possible.
Ar. FERRY, tRep.) Of Mich, remarked In
that connection that there are pine forests in
thc South awaiting the adyent of Northern
mechanics, 80 that any tax imposed on Cana.
dian lumber would have. no effect In tbr
supply all their wants. "
| Mr. B1A1sR said TINT II ths gentleman from
Massachusetts, (air. Banks) expected to Laye
any houses buit In the South out Of Cana-
| dian lumber lie must find some other avenues
Of trade. The duty he {atr. Biaine} proposed
would assist irs developing the lumber inter-
est in the Southern States. He lll mol think
the lumber interest Of Maine would object to
the scale Of duties reported by the Committee
Of Ways and Means if they had the sllghtcst
assurance that those duties could be en-
\ forced.
Mr.: GARFIELD, Rep.) Of Ohio, thought
that il the lumber interest profited 50 m11cl,
during the last ten years. when there yyas no
duty imposed On Canadian lumber, 1t could
nos saner much when 1t got The protection
proposed IN this bill. He hoped that some
/ vr consumers.
MI. sGofiELD. Rep-) Of PENN. wanted to
Know whether the gentleman from Massachu-
eetts tair. Banks) was willing to remove the
faf'a Ei On imported cloth, 50 that the poor
houses.
| Mr.. BANKS argued, that IN unreasonable
] duty made unreasonable prices eyeryWhere-
| 1nd therefore he begged the gentleman from
| sonable duty on lumber. Lumber was an
article Of prime necessity; people must haye
shelter first Of ali, and that met should be
considered In fixing dulles.
MF. GR1SAELI, Rep.) Of Iowa-Clothine
Tr. BaSrs-No s s,r she,,er f. ". a.,...
sideratton. In all views Of political economy
shelter is the first consideration of man.
Lumber Is at such price now as to check
building In New EnrIanf}.. Thp croot .,1Hn'.1
t. Of building therg.is the hirh nric" ~ ue 1en,
Der, and I do not know that tbst can ha ra,+-
edied BY Increasing tho duty on it.
Mr. bLA1SE-Is 1t any higher In proportion
than the great tami1y of woollea end cotton
labrics which the gentteman,s State nrn.
duces?
Mr. BAHKs-I do mt know Hhe4her r. ,s o-
not !; but lumber is 50 hirh nnv that naonis
cannot build ia ony part or The roMntrv tvp,e ne
they should Ike 10. & would. Ike n Sc }t,'is H.
ta1iff Iii oni % rnn,d assa asaso n tae general
interest Is liberal nerfsct;on ~ y, 6,,e W inaI
Finally debate was closad and ~ c,a.,so -
regard 10 lun1ber was ~, mo,ion ~ Nv =! |
Blaine, amended so a. to read: " nf'
On lumber pme, round. spllt or sided
three Quarters Der Cent ner ~, hic fo,t ,sh,
hewn suuaTe. one and ane.nnar+ar ss,t "1en e
cpbfc 1ont when r,yraf1 nna ,at s.. sSut ~ |
over len dol,ars ner tf"usand Esat not a.aea az
hrs per Thousand faet . Chan vs1ns5 s"t ~ @ uoE
ten doIlars ncr fhnnson5 10. th1a. a. Is Essl
per thousand feet. "As~ 1'1''
foree1 ssumu sam sseIoh OF Ine act applies to all
nnrtSfjons f-o,,, u th ~ autes on lH-
Toned in n VIZ "o'o"o ''i 10e a1s'cles men-
On motion Of Mr., Warner fRen, If conr
the sectjon WIS aman;;aI ~ s1sep;R oi iGonn;'
loving: S~~ " aaa1oR 'ne 1oi
..Un nee stene. Sandstone ,oi, ,,r,r,ts .,ha,
The rough, and uncut to disns1onss ibE1y.ye u M ~
eent I'D valorem; when wrought Of cpi 10 limen-
Mons forty per cent ad valotem.'' 1
Mr. WILSON tRep.)ot Iowa, moved to amend
oy increasing tho duty on living animals OF
III sorts from twenty to thirty per cent nd {
Ialoreul. Mr.. Wilson said that this was The :
list place where any Western interest was fn-
Torcd IN this bill. Inst year the ynlue of live
lnimals imported from Canada was seven !
Millions OF dollars. He was willing to allow
reasonable duttes for the protection Of the in
Justly Iu o. me country, bnt be should also In !
list lint the agricultural interests shall be | ]
projected likewise. !
AT- bEooks stated that the amendment :
would not prevail, and asked il beef was not
Ugh enough now to satisfy anybody.
ar: WILSON vas perfectly willing to com.
promise on this subject. II they could have | ]
ne 4atles reduced on the goods mauufac- !
night be content With lower duties on agri-
uTuraA products,
~ ar, ~, nhooKs, pem.) OF n T.. replied that
ms ms aas pfoposallon to raise :ha price OF
'eel EEL 70 5he consumer de wanted that IN !
a1,s ,s1s.ooo' ano mat was argument enough In
eRis" p.,
I've nniwais son,d n .. no,aa lungs argued that
uaa y t nste ann ~nen t9e cost Of Transports
tn .eu .ae I'VE Mest 20 po1as, ne point Of
y. QUIZ - pe zen .nas even With the proposed
d,sn,sa larY tae Hesteth pEodnSers would hare no
emvnnipEs ~ son o1eI Ipl pas Sana9ans. m ANS 3
uemhers tSn} ihep2 the w. =. Mlssouti; re1nanded 2
snriana ,rn.,,;ct;o ~ .9ss on alteies q N1"
.biia + ,iroaas " M9s .eanced IN th1s bill
Western nrodnciioa II tba es,,araI ~ - t.sg
20 on,+1oJ1froen w SeueAaA eal4u | B