The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-01-24

WASHINGTON, January %.
Mr.. HARRIS N. W, from the Judiciary Com
! mittec, reported the bill granting TO persons
OF Federal Courts, the same incentives to and
rewards for good conduct extended TO couvcts
IN the same penitentiars under sentence from
the state Courts with an amendment, striking
out the first section and inserting a provision
that all persons confined as above, who shall so
conduct themselves that no charge for mscou-
duct shall be sustained against them, shall have
] q deduction of one month in each year made
from the terms OF their sentence.
MIR. CHANDLER (Mich.), introduced a bill sup
Elementary to an act TO prevent smuggling,
etc, providing that SAID bill snail be so con-
strued not to affect any right Of suit prose.
cution which may have accrued under any prior
act of Congress repealed or supplied by said act
previous to July 1S 1866 and all such suits as
have been or shall be commenced under such
4 prior acts shall be tried and judgment executed
d as If said act had not been passed. Referred TO
the Committee on Commerce.
MIR. RAMSEY (Minn.) introduced a bill provid-
ing that IL shall not be lawful for any officer of
3overnment or other person entitled to the
8 Banking privilege to exercise that privilege
81 therwise than by his own written autograph
hgnature upon the matter ranked, aud all
etters not so franked shall be charged regular
+ Dstage, and further authorizes the appoint
Yment OF a franking clerk by the head OF each
executive department., under regulations to be
terred to the Committee on Post Offices and
MIR WILEY wv. Va) introduced bill to ex-
lend the patent of Daniel Woodbury. for i'm
provement in horse-powers IT, upon hearing,
Il the Commissioner on Patents concludes the
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Committee on Patents.
d Mr.. NORTON (Minn) introduced bill amenda-
" Tory of the Homestead law, and for other pur-
poses, which provides that in the case of any
a(person who was in the military naval service
at the date of the said act of May GOTH 1862, and
a who at the time resident upon any of the
public lands of the United States under the pre-
emption law, and whose family or some mem
Der thereof resided on the land he may desire to
enter, and upon which q bona dde settlement
ment required by said act shall be estimated
from the 10th of May, 1862 and at the expiration
of five years from that date n patent shall issue
Section two extends the provisions of the fore
going section TO the widow Of a soldier or sailor
Section three provides that nothing in the act
4 shall be so construed as reducing the quantity
4 of land to which such persons were entitled
under the pre-emption laws on account Of any
" railroad or any grant whatever, when the pre-
q emption claim had its inception PRIOR to the
location of any such railroad and other grant.
Section four provides that applicants to change
a pre-emption to homestead entry shall paw to
y The register and receiver each as commissioners
The cash price as fixed by law Of the land ap-
piled for, and the like commissions when the
claim is finally established Referred to the
Committee on Public Lands.
Mr.. RAMSEY introduced a bill amendatory of
the postal laws, &C., providing that the schedule
= of charges for postal money orders be so modi-
fled that the fee for an order not exceeding ten
dollars shall be ten cents; from ten to thirty
dollars, fifteen cents, and above thirty dollars
4 twenty five cents, and that the compensation
OF deputy postmasters for the payment Of
y money orders shall be increased from one
section two authorizes the issue Of duplicate
4 orders in cases OF loss by the superintendent of
the money order Office without additional
Al charge
Section three provides penalties for forgery of
money orders or the procuring money upon the
Section four authorizes the appointment in the
Post Office Department of a superintendent of
foseign mails, at a salary of three thousand dol
lars, and one additional clerk of class four for
U the same service.
Il Section five authorizes the appointment in the
office of the Third Assistant PosJmaster-General
of a superintendent OF dead letters, at salary
of 5000. Referred to the Committee on Post
Offices and Post Roads.
MIR WILSON introduced a bill for the estab-
lishment of Howard University" an institu-
1ion for the instruction of youth in the District
OF Columbia. Referred to the Committee on the
District OF Columbia.
The bill OF the House prescribing rules for the
qualification of lawyers practicing in Courts OF
the United States, was announced from the
House at 1915, and referred to the Judiciary
Committee.
BOuligny was reported from the Committee on
~ Private Land Claims by Mr.. HARRIS, and was
passed. II confirms the title Of John E. Bou-
iigny, deceased, a member of Congress from
Louisiana a fewy years since TO tract OF seventy
IS five thousand acres OF land in Louisiana. II is
an old claim, and has frequently been before
n Congress, but has always failed heretofore to
pass both Houses in time to become law.
|H The Tariff bill came up at one o'clock as the
unfinished business of yesterday.
- Mr.. SPRAGUE was entitled to the floor and
~ after a few remarks, ne moved TO amend Dy N
creasing the duty on brown linens and ducks
canvas, paddings, &C., from three cents per
square yard and thirty-tive per cent. ad valo-
rem on the bill TO four cents peryard and thirty
~ five per cent. ad Valorem
II Mr.. SHERMAN took the floor, and spoke on
the general subject of tariff and revenue. He
had listened with interest and attention to the
speech of Mr. Cattell yesterday, and was much
pleased with 1t, because 1t reminded h1ln OF Q
' good, old-fashIoned protective Wing speech
He did not however, agree with Mr.; Cattell II
the use OF terms. The use Of general phrases Ii
apt to misead the mind. Thus we hear of 8
nee trade tariff, which is IN itself an aosnrdlty
and a contradiction, A tariff of even ten pei
- cent. is IL limitation upon trade every tarlt II
protective, because TO the extent that II imposes
-. duties upon foreign manufactures II proJecL
"a home manufactuISs.
The first Tariff bill Of the United States
which was signed by Washington, was called
bill 10 protect American Industry. although i
Imposed tariff OF 10 per cent. and in man,
cases less than that. The tariff OF 1916 uni
n formally called a Free Trade Tariff, imposed
|t average duties of 2il2 per cent, some OF then
as high as 30.
l we could before the war. Then we could throw
.S off the duties from great many articles be
cause it was not necessary either for revenue o
protection. But now we are compelled to lev.
81 ON everything to raise revenue. We cannot re
IA gard this from the same standpoint from whic
we discussed Tariff bill in the olden times
x when 1t the subject of dispute between par
We nave now to consider il in the light of
burden thrown upon us by the war, and the frs
and most obvious inquiry OF every Senate
~ ought TO be how much IL is necessary to raise b.
"a tariff on imported goods All the revenue re
ouired TO be raised in gold must be raised b.
revenue on imported goods; While we have
depreciated currency IL would be idle TO reQuir
W domestic duties to be paid IN gold. IL would b
10 egaliZe a currency and then repudiate il
With Imported goods IL Is dideEehti lG6 All I'm
lions in imported goods are based on gold, anC
being the product of foreign country, the
must be paid for in gold, the only money know
. 10 the commerce of the world.
The financial policy of the country during th