The New York herald., 1867-03-02
THIRTY-NINTH CONGRESS.
second session.

wAsHrSGros, March !, 1857.

TIE TARIFF WOOL.
On motion Of Mr. SHERMAN, rcp) Of Ohio, the Finance
Committee discharged from the further consdera
ton Of the House bill to increase the duty on WOOL and
In lieu thereof reported bill in the precise language Of
the wool sections Of the Tariff bin passed by the Senate
Mr. Sherman, In explaining the bill at the request Of
Mr.. Crimes stated that tho Tariff bill had been de-
feaed in the House, he thought advisable to get that
part Of passed which related to the wooen interest
bill could mot be considered on the day it was reported
Mr.. SHERMAN said this was not report from COM
mittee He moved to discharge the committee, and
then introduced . bill on his own responsibility.
The CHAIR decided that bill might be taken up to-
day, but II required unanimous consent to consider it.
Mr.. HEsDRIcKs ldem Of Ind objecting to its con-
sderaon Mr. SHERMAN appealed to the Senate to take
Mr.. CRnsswKLI, (rep.) Of Md, asked the Finance
COMMITTEES had abandoned tins Of the Tariff bill
Committees but II the Senators desired to amend the
bill by extending the tariff on other articles they could
several Senators having inquired why not pass the
House bill on the subject OF wool,
Mr. FEssESD.s, rep Of Me-, said that to pass the
rest of the tariff entirely by cutting or all chance OF
amendment II the Senate agreed to the proposition OF
Mr. Sherman 1t would 60 to the House and be amended
there. The bill was read
Mr. TRuMBUrL said II any bill was to b passed he
should greatly prefer the House bill. He had not had
tine to compare the House and Senate wool tariffs. His
constituents satisfied with the House bill and he
,he b WsS amended h would 20 back 10 the House.
and there, perhaps the whole Tariff bill would bc put
upon IT as an amendment
movement precisely what Mr. Trumbull minated
to amend tho bill by increase Of twenty per cent
all articles.
Mr.. SHERMAN moved as an amendment to the House
bill the Senate provision in relation to carpets In lieu Of
Mir. TRUxBuIL asked why not pass the House bill
Mr. SHERMAN replied that he in favor of doing 50,
but he did not believe there was majority in the Senate
Mr.. CAr1nI trep) OF N. j., said he intended to offer
an amendment increasing the duties on all import cd
articles twenty per cent, except sugar, tea molasses
coffee, lumber and railroad iron
m 81 % sSd rood oos vSse b. 0I
other interests IS deserving ~ the wool interest entirely
The Tariff bin was laid aside At one O'Clock in accord
with understanding arrived at last evening, that
the vote on the Colorado bin should be taken a
hour. sr
fhe bili g admit Colorado = Vas taken up The CUES.
notwithstanding SH tbs % = = TSs ~ vote was Is iOiioss- VS.
sHss s:;
Eoss HsS|a1 M.2 sRssus w.en ana van
SATs,Ms.srs Backa!sw, covsn. Davi; Dixon, DOolle,
% 5chn:on. Mepouss fn ao.Ssn Sssmss. norton Paterson
ABSENT on NOT vorisc-Messrs Brown Foss Guthrie and
Less than two-,hirds having voted in the Affirmative
Suspension or RULES
The customary orders suspcndng at this stage Of the
session certain rules requiring bills to bs read on three
separate days was adopted.
REPORT TaE s,nrmoNIAS rysrTrurk
Mr.. ANTHONY, (rep) Of Il l. from the Committee on
Printing, reported resolution 70 print nvs thousand
copies Of the report Of the Smithsonian Institute which
THE INTERNAL REVENUE BILL
came up a. the unfinished business Of last night
thai on and after the l Of September next tho tax on
cotton shall be two cents per pound
M no
shall be levied cotton grown after the passage Of this
act, and spoke in favor Of the abolition Of the cotton
tax.
Mr. JOHNSON followed in similar strain.
Mr.. srsAGUE, irep.l OF l.. said he bad had expo
rence In planting cotton within the past few years and
he know or agricultural interest that offered such
poor Inducements ~ cotton.
The vote on Mr. Hsndsrson's amendment 70 abolish
the AL future crops Of cotton was ~ follows:
hoqE s"ss'w Dsys D.SS DSc
Van winkl,. Wiley and wlil.ms-ls r.-
..ndsn crimes. H.sTi. kisSsosd Ssrssns Sys PS@srsy
Rsmsay Ross, STUART sumner rrumbuli Wade Wilson and
So the amendment was lost
Tho ouest,on was then on Mr. Wilson'S amendment TO
reduce the 10 two cents per pound.
amendment making sill farther rsducon % one cent
the expense OF collecting the II ought be ether
Mr. FsssrxprS said the tax on cotton last year yielded
Si4 600 600 Ho thought might bear reduction TO q
cents, but not below that.
The amendment Of Mr. Pomsrcy was agreed to BY the
following voto:--
sss D., ylo.ss D.sss Pss' sssE s'Tss nss
E:y ms: wilson .sS
can APhsn d%asd sns
Harris Howard kirkwcod, Morssa. Nys' Poland summer
The question then oscurea on adopting N Wilson's
amendment a. amended 20 m g re.d THE tax on
Der next" which was sdopted by me Following votes:
rn4sMsssrs ccwsn DAYS. Discn RcSnts,s IS:s ss ISs-
",rcn s fo%sro, ESd RSss ssusSoy sr@sn
spsssas stewart s.s SfiStls Whey. Williams, Wilson
S.!s@Es::r As.sssy c.ss Sssadps. CSsSn::;
Grimes Harris, Howard Kirtwood' Morgan, sy'' summer.
Mr. DIXON moved to put sewing machines the free
Mr. sErnxas offered an amendment that tonnage duty
paid shall not b again assessed for year. which ~s
agreed to-
otber than window slass after The woras n ali man
ufactures Of glass; where they occur in clause taxing
Mr. Wnsox moved 10 put 6lcs and rasps on the free
list Disagreed TO.
Mr. D.v Of ~ moved g change ss s,d:, wS,:
next dollar and Afy cents until April and one dol
lar thereafter, which was disagreed TO-
Mr.. DAVIS moved amendment to the administrative
sections, the effect Of which would be TO remove the
penalties for evadinG the excise laws when shall be
the matter shall 30 decided a. 10 this fact BY the
where the case Is tried instead Of BY the Treasury
department after the trial Disagreed TO.
that this act shall mot affect suits commenced under
former acts &c., which was adopted
Mr. fEsszNDKs offered an amendment that no suit In
equity or otherwise for the purpose Of restraining the
assessment OF any tax shall be maintained In any court
which was agreed TO.
Mr. FFsxSDKy moved an amendment 10 include syrup
and moIasses With refined sre4r nnN .ns -.--s. y.
sugar rsousres % DO S one ana half per cent adva
loren, which was agreed To-
The bill then reported from the Committee Of shs
Whole to the Senate when II was IN order 10 ass vr
parate vote any smendme-. ars.S sdopted 10 Tho
Committee Of the Whole