The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-01-24

diving 10 the seryce. section three provides that
thing the act shah be construed as reducng tue
quantity OF land 10 which such persons were ent ted
under the prcemlton laws account OF any railroad
or any gent whatever, when the pre- emp1lon claim
had IL deception prior to the LEGATION Of such railroad 81
other grant Section four provides the applicant
pre-. empton 10 homestead entry shall pay
70 the register and receiver each as commssoh~ a.
the time VI application per centum upon ~ cash
price fixed by the law Of the land applied for and the
like commissions when the claim is hnaliy ablished.
IL was referred 70 the Committee on Public La ads
uMvERary FOR TIE DISTRICT ooLVaBrA.
Mr. WILSON, trep) Of Mass, introduced bill for the
establishment Of Howard University, unconditional
for the education Of youth in the Diss1 Of Columbia
Referred TO the Committee the nHyct Of Columbia
QUALIFICATIONS or LAWYERS PRAcrIsn1 In THIS UNITED
STATES CoURrA
Tho bill Of the House pEcrbing rules for the qualih
cation OF lawyers practising in courts Of the United
o'clock, and referred - The Judiciary Committee.
PRIVATE LAND cLAIsR
- o ~. 49, - r v en 1880 D. ,nd Claims
BY Ar Harris and was passed II confirms the title Of
John T. noulgny, deceased. member Of Congress from
land in Louisiana Il an odd claim and has frequently
been before Congress- but hos always failed heretofore TO
pass Goth houses In time to become law.
The tariff b came up At one O'Clock as the unfinished
NJ SraAsur, repl OF r. l., was ensitled,to the noor
md after few remarks ne moved 70 amend oy ncreas
ing the duty on brown anen ducks canvas padding &C.
from three cents per square yard and thirty i've cens
I'D vaorem on the bin 70 four cents per yard and thirty
I'VE per cent nd valsrcm.
tho general subject Of the tariff and revenues He
had listened with Interest and attention 70 speech or
because i reminded him Of good, od.fashionsd pro-
tectve whg speech. He did NOT however, agree with
phrases Is apt TO misead the mind Thus when We hear
Of free trade tariff which is In itself an absurdity and
contradiction tariff Of even ten per cent Is lmita
ton Of tradeevery tariff 10 protective, because TO the
extent that imposes duties upon foreign manufactures
protects home manufactures The first tarin bill Of
the United States, which WAS signed BY Washing
ton. was called bill 10 protect American n
dustry, although il imposed . tariff Of but ten
se trade aa
imposed average duties Of 24M per cent some OF them
as high Is 50 We s:nns, o. ns subject so n0
the duty on great many articles, because II was not
necessary either for revenue or protection But now we
We cannot regard this from the standpoint from
which We discussed tariff bill in the oden times when
try We have consider il in the light Of a burden
thrown upon by the war and the FIRST and most obvi
Gus INQUIRY o. every senator ,as 0ugn, 70 90 now much us
required to be raised in gold must be raised by
revenue on imported gcods While we have depreci-
to be paid in gold It would be 70 legalze currency
and rvpudiate IT, With imported goods i is different
on imported goods are based on gold, and,
being the product Of foreign country, they
S as or the world The financial policy Of the
country during the war compcls Us now to raise very
barge o. q s
is $50 ssc,SsI By the terms q Al! The oats.and..
ing bonds except Of compound interest notes. they are
convertible into gold bearing bonds at six per cent This
conversion must be met within year or little more.
qured in gold to the Interest obligations Of the
government will be $l3l, 36a977 In addition to this
foreign Intercourse and other liabilities growing out Of
treaties &c. which II 70 estimated will amount to six
present s Year. s s ao Ssa
In addition 70 this there are bonds which
are are. 70 ~ Be paid IN gola go, GO 600 Of
gold It IS absurd to talk or free trade tariff and it i
possibly frame tari aiss 900 in gold with
out protecting TO very large extent our home industry
b IN 10 On
ates FOR protection Tho rate Of duties 10 be levied
articles OF this kind under this bill will not be less than
MY per cent I'd val0rem II 10 manifest then that the
main object Of the tariff bill d TO produce el4O
We very properly leave the question Of protection
frame tariff bill without protection. II Is sometimes
sad that the present tarr bill will produce that amount
Ehs not oora During ysse
our mporations sweled beyond any former experience
in this country yielded US revenue Of $l7o ooo
emily $sl 100000 The OF this great
easily explained When the war closed the Southern
ss well domestic mapufacturera Merchants IN the
North had been letting their stocks get low and with
the sudden fall In gold which followed the close Of the
they imported very largely. We cannot depend for
the next dsOs year upon re present .,gia Sl win
pending bill proposed advance OF about ten per cent
on manufactures Mr.. sherman then examined the de-
tails Of The BILL exps ming the motives that actuatsd
the committee In adopting the different rates established
M FnsEsDxs, trsp) Of Ne, opposed the amendment
that commerce great OF national wealth, and
ia protecting manufactures it must not be destroyed.
a % ne was % man he dS not S 60
condition Of the country, whenever particular interest
spang up place such duties upon the foreign article
Is would prevent It's importation. He thought 1t
best proceed gradually in all such matters He hoped
Mr.. Spraeue amendment would not DO adopted. He
county but he could ten The Senate now that from the
testimony before the committee from all he and that
COMMITTEES knew, would not do 10 leave the formation
OF the ari to the manufacturers They have too much
interest In IT, and as has been said, there 10 great
deal Of human nature in men.
principle Of protection essential to The welfare OF the
country ut the present time.
Mr. srxAouR moved 10 amend by Increasing the duty
on jue, hemp, &c, from 70 6h cents per yard, and
from 90 70 IS per cent sdvalorem- Disagreed 70.
MI SrRAGUE moved TO amend BY increasing the duty
on threads, patent threads sadders threads &c, from
30 to 80 per cent Disagreed to.
Mr. spaAeus moved to amend by increasing the duty
meta or senss made Of hemp &c. from 90 70 IS per
cent
M: FssssDss said thai amendment had already been
M. sraAoux moved 70 amend by increasing the duty
on Ash lines from 90 70 81 per cent Disagreed 70.
articles OF linen manufacture were offered by Mr..
Sprague, and disagreed TO.
Mr.. FOSTER, (rsp.) OF Conn, moved TO amend by
ducing the duty salt in bulk and rock sn from ~
70 Is cents per hundred; and In sat In bags sacks,
from 20 20 - cents per hundred
M. FUSkSDES said the amendments proposed BY Mr.
Foster were ~ the commissioners originally reported
the subject.
Mr.. FosrER advocated his amendment In Q short
speech The present duty salt he said, leo per
cent on Its value at the place where imported
Mr.. CHASDLx said the salt manufacturers held .
meeting some time ago and concluded that u would
need - cents hundred 70 protect them. Salt
article produced entirely by labor In 1855 u could Be
produced In Michigan ct 70 cents per barrel, now II
could not be made except at loss for 81 per barrel
He would move 20 make the duty 20 and 20 cents In
ssead OF IL and ~ cents
NJ. Form said the great danger was that homo
manufacture would be protected TO death. the cost
Of living was increased ~ In this item Of salt would
be impossible TO carry on any manufacture
Mr.. CHAsDLR congratulated Mr. foster on the stride
he had made In reducing the cost Of living Every man
Consumed about ton pounds Of salt per snnum. Mr..
Fostor proposed TO reduce the Of living exactly
tenth Of SIX cents per annum.