New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-12-05
HOISE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The proceedings were opened with prayer by
the Rev MI French of the Freedmen's BueTau.
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The proceedings were opened with prayer 10y
the Rev Nj. French of the Freedmen's Bucrau.
AMERICAN CITIZENSHIP.
Mr. CUILOM rep. ID offered a resolution that
iy 10 determine the question OF th, validity OF American
citizenship that The United states Goyemueut reeog-
that an American citizens whether native or ntlfalzed
arc entitled TO and shall receive protection from the
foreign Government Ia uralized American cltZeis
shall De recognized ~ destroying or weakening the rsht
~ citizens 70 the protection Of the Outd 9ates
that the United States Government VIII at ali hazards
protect the rights Of all citizens whether al uome OF
II that American citizens native born or tifalAed VINO
may be- IN other lands on la"i1l pursuits sIl nor %
military scryicr otherwise deprived Of eir rights ~
American citizens. Referred 20 Committee on Foreign
rnp rrrrAr Or TIE TAX oN corroN.
The ilouse then took up a. The regular order o. bus
ness the bill To repeal the tax OF cotton.
Amer several proposals 10 amend &c, and long de-
hate nv Wossrs 6ris VOID Kelley Archer Ma uaId Win
@r sTIIENrK rep ohio rose 20 close the debate aud
moved tEc previous question on the amendment. lie
"t move the pfevious question on tne b hocause
wished 20 his colleague lMI i-4WleAeej an "ppof
turity Of offering his ancndnicn'
ND motion to ccomnit withdrawn. and the prey-
Gus question was seconded on the ending amendment
/ Mr. sCHENCK sad ho would not 20 INTO me consutn-
touul Do and dc 2HrtuIe nom the RUE OF me Govern
cc ou tax tDcn IL 10 were, TAX on coal would nc also
sect oua TAX. lie did not base s bl on any such arsu
mot~ bar SIMPLY on The ground Of eZpedleney lie pro
cccded to argue against the substitute ana stated that
from SiuoO00O tO SttOOOO e.! tax u utcn dllcauy pd
Nh BARNEs ben. y. " asked whether 10 was NOT
fact had been understood ln the south since no
ycmbcg, mat me Tax W"4ic "' removed ana '"eIoIoo
little cotton had been sod since.
% was generally understood aud believed that the cotton
had gone forward lie argued that the substitute would
the gathering 81 the crop. II might operate ueneneaiy
IN the cases ot few large sioNelh' VINO conleu tnc
character Of merchant and grower but me sna grow
n tIc rrpDa Of The tax amp ed 70 the preseGt
tho. Ice ft
@ cr , c"u.l not Vote Tor he substitute without
m the same time providing fOi reimdmg OF the tax al
ready paid Tile years cotton lie believed tat 10 he
lncAiedcnt aud npactcabie, and that instead OF us
irur - The benefit az those who should benefit by II
the CLAIMS "a reudnr of the tax would Pee bought up
10y shark. lie stated mat 10 would be one 81 the ~
teuts Of Congress ts and in which lac would
coincide 20 relieve manufacturers OF great number OF
small taNes which we're NeNauoGs ana annoying, aM
many Of winch did not pay the cost Of collection Inc
Committee of Ways and Means would perhaps recon-
mcud Hat iht whole INTERNAL revenue slouu uc tol-
lrctcd flnm eight or ten articles, embracing spirits
tobacco. licenses. stamps, and some othcr matters
MrBROOks pen., N.Y. spoke support OF ms su''Nii,
tut,. showing that u had TO retrospective "n,ct ana
would not take ont Of the ira.uA dollar Oh tne tnA
already pad lie tohfA''n h1t hNtulit We i iiut ~.
.truct, tLc commercial and shipping interests OF te
North the lovy OF sao0oo TAX on cotton lie read
statistics showing that the exports OF cotton from
Bombay had Up from eO4sA bales IN 1864 to loOiU
bales IN lsC1. this Dc ascined 10 the premium Mch
the tax on American cotton gave 10 the growth OF cotton
m foreign countries. Referring % the circular when MI
Window had sent mp aud had read ana 10 luslnuatiohs
tLn those who were in ay his substitute were IN the
interest of spectators. sLJpS or shysers ne sad mat
,altles but for himself he would say Hou so't gnt DW
ypchse" Nobody had right to make Such Situations
against him He was tie organ Of no o'c, and never III
tended TO be- lie spoke Tor his constituents Alone ana
rot Tor cotton planters Of the South Dut 10Y the country
Mr.. HARDING Rep. ND opposed the hn. lie argued
that the attempts 10 grow cotton m India HAD proved
failures and that the present low price OF cotton was not
owing the tax, but To the fact that owing to te hgh
prices which prevailed during the war the markets were
eutted lie also argued that n this Dill was passed no
OF The present crop would be sem 10 arAs' Dut
year. 10 the taA OF two and half cents per
rho House then proceeded to vote the pending
Mr. Covode's amendment 10 reduce the tax to one cent
per mound was rejected without divsoh
MT. Num's amendment to the substitute 80 as 10 make
the latter apply only 10 cotton on me las "hee gIOWn
and the property of producer nj the time OF the
passage III the bill. was rejected without division.
Immediately. was rejected. Yeas, A.; Nays, 100
Mr.. LAWRENCE dem, ohio) offered ms ainenunent
On dd new section declaring that the Court of Claims
shall not entertain any claim to recover back TAX
phi HOOPER DEM Utah asked Mr. SchCnck to let
him offer au amendment eNenptlng from the tax cotton
raised in Nevada utah and Arizona being for home con
MI SCiIENCK declined with the remark that The gen
teman attained his object in getting the amendment INTO
Mr. MILLER seconded his motion rccomuit the bill,
which neGatlNed .
ment by Yeas aud Nays, aud IL resulted-les Co. Nays
49, So he amendment was rejected.
The Bill was ihcI pastt, cas- 49, nays, %
Tie members voting ln the negative were
prnftmut Harding Pike,
Rptiinr Highly. Poland,
rnp,r .Jcuckes, StnrkWcather,
SNr",i Ualscy, stevens N. H..
Co,ndr Lynch. stevens (PeuuIl
4 Ella Mccarthy. Ward.
Ferris, Mlltf' ....,,
TnE PREMATURE PUBLICATION OF rIlE hIssA"t,
Tho spJ AKEIl said he had been asked 20 present q
communication from special Correspondents OF lu pi,
IN reference 10 publication premature OF Tie fl,sIoh
annual message and asking that the matter uc et,
To Committee for Investigation as 10 the ieSpouIp.iY
that breach of honor and good faith me I9l 1
cation was signed 10y MesSrs CIOunsei - sr,itS
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