The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-02-27

its reading promised to be neither very interesting nor
quickly accomplished After some ten minutes spent in
Mr. MosRnI, rep of VI, moved that the comm ittes
rise so that might in the House suspend the
rules aud thus dispense with the nrst reading OF the
| bin fhe committee accordingly rose, and NJ Morrill,
~ ymsos. lrepl Of Iowa. ueked Mr. NORTH what
was the c0urse contemplated with the bill. Did be pro-
pose after or Two amendments 70 Committee Of the
Whole g discharge ne committee from It's fur
tAsr conaderatonf
pr AoAanI replied that no proposed 10 have the bill
considered and amended in committee.
The vote ON suSpending the rules, which required
two thirds majority, was taken by yeas and nays and
resulted-yeas So nays 90; so twosn,rds no' Young
The House then went again into Committee OF the
Whole on the State Of tho Union M romeroy me
Senate amendments the Tariff BILL in which he was
still engaged when the hour Of half past tour arrived
and the House took recess till half-past seven
Evening Session.
The House resumed session at halfpast seven
O'Clock.
Mr. TAYLOR, (rep.) OF N ", from the Committee on
Invalid Pensions reported bill giving to Captain VIM
Mexican, Ninety second New York Volunteers, the pen
sion allowed officers who have lost both eyes In the
| service Read three times and passed.
TARIFF
The House then into Committee OF the Whole on
the State OF the Union Mr.. Poneroy In the chair and
resumed the consideration OF the Tariff bill, the Clerk
continuing tho reading OF the Senate amendment which
| concluded a. twenty minutes past eight O'Clock
i Mr.. MORRILL, thereupon and presented an amend
1 amendment
nature Of a substitute for the whole bill He explained
that the substitute was In the main The same as reported
were few alterations made-noi more than twelve
hfteenreducng rates slightly, as for Instance on books
from thirty 70 twenty-five per cent de sara that ne
would consider any decisive votes that might be gwen
in the course OF considering the bill being OF the ma
ture OF instructions and he would modify his substitute
accordingly. In other words, the Senate amendment
would remain under consideration and his substitute DO
| pending AS an amendment 10 it,
The committee rose in order that Mr. Morrill, might
the House all general debate in
minute which motCa submitted.
Mr.. DAVIS rep ri n. Y. suggested that the amend
ment OF the Senate ing In the OF substitute, IL
substantially the oginatIon by thar body OF
sure to raise revenue which was beyond its constitutional
right
he had doubt that the senate had the constitutional
| right to do So
Senate might again. when this bill was sent back, agree
/ TO substitute for II ana without end
The SPEAKER declined to make any ruling in antici-
! patton of what the Senate might or might not do.
debate in one minute Mr. WILSON, of Iowa, demanded
the yeas and nays the motion. The vote taken
and resuted-yeas ~ nays 49, so all debate was term
mated i'm minute
Tho House again went into committee of the Whole
the state Of the Union MIR Pomeroy In the chair and
| resumed the consideration Of the Tariff bill.
Mr. MORRILL,. in order to avoid confusion, said be would
The committee then proceeded to consider the amend
proposed by the Committee of Ways and Means.
The first amendment to make the act take effect from
Mr. MoRRlrL moved to amend that by making IL take
effect ten DAYS after its PASSAGE and argued the desira
bleness Of It's going into effect quickly Ia order 10
vent the market being flooded with goods in anticipation
! Of the increase of eutics.
Mr. CHAMBER remarked that the position taken by Mr.
| Morrill, showed that the bill was in composition with
science and the improvements OF the are The Atlantic
telegraph against the bill and so was the spirit OF
the age
bill will 70 into effect ten days after It's passage.
considerable time occupied in settling the mode
of proceeding with the bill, ana finally it decided
! that all the amendments reported from the COMMITTEES
OF Ways and Means should be first disposed Of and then
the bill would be open TO general amendment
Among the amendments thus disposed Of were the
| Making the ~ on cocoa and chocolate cents per
pound instead Of O. Adopted.
Increasing the tax all plain woven manufactures OF
On same bleached, from Az, TOBY cents per square
On same lighter goods IL colored stained painted or
~ g u ~ o e yard r.
class from 33k 10 80 per cent ad valorem which was
adopted. GMI ta 3 1yaa- Ell q. S..a * c3 NJ
printed, from IS to 20 per cent Rejected by tic vote
Increasing the tax al COTTON hosiery from 10 70 20
Reducing the tax on cotton webbing, &c, from 90 10
SO per cent ad vaiorcnl. Adopted
colored, Is per cent Id vaiorem Adopted. a = ~
Making the valuation OF imported woods be that exist
ing the principal markets Of the country whence
ported instead Of :. the last port or place On taxing
the vote by elers on this amendments no quorum APP
Tie CHAIRMAN, under the rule directed the Clerk to
call the roll OF members One hundred aud twenty -four
i members answered TO their The vote then
taken and The amendment agreed 10 by vote OF 81
| 70 80 .aN.&a lrN l1.s.ssa& Fl s.sr
/ The Committee then rose having disposed OF only
twenty Of tho 275 amendments the bill reported by
the Committee Of Ways and Means and the House, 81
4 quarter before eleven O'Clock, adjourRed aya
| tfrssftt "a THE TAX BrIL~-coRREcTJ0M
The following proceedings or the House should have
appeared yesterday Immediately after Mr. Rollins table
on Southern taxAtion:- Tors 81 4et
The HOUSE. proceeded to vote the various amend
ments which separate votes were demanded All the
rest were agreed TO ~ a whole SIP Il
The FIRST vote taken by yeas and nays on the
amendment reducing the tax distlleres from $500 TO
500 The vote was 81 yeas TO ~ nays 30 the TAI 10 TO
| be $500
The next vote taken by yeas and nays was letting
gas companies pay their taxes instead OF charging
them to their customers after the Both OF April
II resulted Of 100 yeas 10 62 nays, that tho
gas companies supposed TO pay their OWN taxes After
that date. q ~fM
The amendment agreed to In COMMITTEES, on motion or
Mr. Myers taxing cigarettes, chcroots and cigars Of ell
descriptions s. per thousand, agreed 70 without
division.
The House voted BY yeas and nays on amendment
permitted be offered by Mr.. Schenck striking out the
section about cigars aoove referred W and amending the
present law that cigars valued 81 over e12 par
thousand the I'd vaorem duty Of twenty per cent shall
be levied only the excess over thst value. The
amendment rejecsed by Of o. TO 10 nays;
% the section stands - above-es thousand on all
| cigars
TIE WENTWORTH SMELLING COMMITTEE.
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