New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-01-24


ostCffice Department of superintendent of Foreign
Mails a salary 5000 and additional clerk OF
appointment in the office of the third Assistant Fos
master General of superintendent OF Dead Letters NJ
salary OF $1,000 1t referred TO the COMMITTEE On
Post-Offices and Post-Roads.
HOWARD UNIVERSITY. ,
Mr. WILSON Rep., Mass introduced Dill Tor the 81
tho edurafop of vout i'm tbe District of Columbia Re-
feTred to the Committee on the District OF Columbia
TIE SUPREME COURT rEsT-oATH Bill.
The bin OF the House prescribing rules for the aualca
ton Of lawyers prac6cng in Courts of the United stues
was from the House at 1245 and referred TO
the Judiciary Committee.
THE BoUuGSY RELITF BILL.
bin for the relief Of the heirs OF Jacob Bongny wa
reported from the Committee on Private Land Claims by
the title John f. Bougny deceased, member of Con-
gress from Louisiana few years since, to tract o.
frequently been before Congress- but has always tailed
heretofore TO pass both Houses In time to become law
THE TARIFF BILL.
The Tariff bill came up at o'clock as the unfinished
business Of yesterday.
Mr. sPRAGUE O;cp, II. ~ was entitled 20 the floor
and after n remarks, he moved to amend by increas
ing the duty brown linen ducks, canvass padding @e
from three per square yard and 80 per cent al
valorem, the b TO four cents yard and 50 per
cent al yalorem
Mr. SHERMAN CRcp., Ohio took the floor, and spoke
on the general subject Of the tariff and revenues lie
had listened with interest and attention TO the speech o
Mr. Catten yesterday and much pleased with IT, be-
cause it reminded him of good old fashioned protective
Wing speech He did not, however, agree with Mr. Catte
in the OF terms The of general phrases IS apt Ia
nsead the mind. Thus, when We hear Of Free Trade
Tariff which ~ In itself absurdy and contradiction
a tariff of ten per cent IL limitation OF trade
every tariff il protective, because TO the extent that 1t
enorces duties upon foreign manufactures, II protects
home manufactures. The first Tariff bill Of the United
States which was signed 10y Washington, was called "a
Bill TO protect American Industry" although imposed
In loss
The tariff pill Of 1919, uniformly called free trade
tariff imposed average duties Of 2li per cent some :"
now "A we could before the Then could throw
off the duties great many articles because u Wac
are compelled 30 levy every thing 20 raise rev rn'
We cannot regard this from the same stand point RON
which we DISCUSSED tariff bill IN the oden times, when
IL the subject Of dispute between the parties IN INC
country. We have now 10 consider u ~ me hght % y
burden thrown upon by the war. and the hrs ana
most obvious inquiry of every Senator ohRlt 10 ho now
much 10 Is necessary 10 se by tariff on imported goods
An the revenue required 60 be raised In gold must be
raised 10y revenue On imported goods Nmlc we nave
deprecated currency II would be- idle 10 require domestic
duties 10 be paH In gold II wonld be 20 legalze cur
Teney and repudiate IT, with imported goods dnter
actions in imported goods are based on gold, and,
being the product OF a foreign country, they
commerce Of the world. The financial policy Of the cou
try during the cOmpels M now 10 raise very large
amount Of money IN gold The Interest We now pay upon
the outstanding gold bonds ~ tho United states, acco
ing 20 the statement Of the Secretary, Is Ss2is0b] By
the terms OF al the outstanding bonds except on con-
pound interest notes they are convertible INTO g0ldb
ing bonds ut per cent This conversion must he met
within year or little more Mben thry are c"hE,i't
the amount that vii be- required In gold 20 meet Tho IN
tcrcst obi legation al the Government Will he sl3ls39I
In addition to this there must he raised an amount ~
dured maintain foreign intercourse. and other
estimated viii amount 10 100000 Tbc aggregate
amount ~ gold necessary for the present iisrh lcI
viii Do not less than Slto0O000 In addition 10 This
there bonds which 10 be paid In gold sld0OO
Of which viii mature within the next fiscal year
with the nccosSityfor rs 10 raise s$oo001 year h
gold il IL absurd 20 talk of trade tariff. aud 1t
unnecessary TO talk ~ protective, because We eannol
protecting 90 very large a ont otr home industry To
the extent that this amount i lcyied ON articles th may
produced in this country Ia that extent rcs or
protection The rate 81 duties 10 De levied ON articles 81
this Kind under this bill viii not be- les than ~ per cent
ad yaOrcm. It manifest then that The man object oi
the tariff bii - to produce sii0oo0ocl We may N'y
properly leave the question Of protection - mnttct OF
detail because ID would be Impossible 10 tptiff
lin without protection. II b sometimes said that the
present tariff hin VIII produce that amount brcause dur
ing the fiscal year produced tl1gOCOoO. 1hs -
During the last yenr our imporauon swt"d
beyond any former experience IN ths country II y'Scd
Us of S7g00oCO but under tc Ncry Same law
the year before 1t was only t4ooCo The cause Of IN,
great increase u easily cNpHihsI. M.rh VIC WI ,Ioseu
the Southern states were depleted OF everything pro-
duccd by foreign ~ well domestic manufactures
Merchants ia the North had been letting ter slocks ft
low aud with the sudden fall IN gold which followed the
close Of the war they imported very largely We cannot
depend the fiscal year upon th" present tarnt
bill II will not raise than sl25 00O0 or sJoc00o
The pending bill proposed an advance ~ about 10 lfr
cent on manufacture MI sherman thcn hhmh,d !h9
details Of the bill, explaining the motives mat nrtuhed
the Committee in adopting The different rates established
nv FEssENDEN Gep., Me- opposed the amendment
great arm OF national wealth. ana IN pro
tcctiDg manufacture II must not De destroyed Although
Say Advisable whatever might be the condition of
the country whenever particular interest sprang up TO
place such duties upon the foreign article as would pre-
vent its importation. lie thought 1t best TO proceed
gradually m such Iaattcrs. We h , Mr. spragne7
he said, for tho manufacturers of the country But he
could tel the senate n3T that rom VIC lesuony before
would not do 10 leave the formation Of the tariff Ia the
manufacturers They have too much Interest IN H. and
q
M IOttVc6S Dem MAJ spoke in favor Of the prin
cc Of protection essential 10 the welfare Of the coun
try at the present Time . ,,...,.
Mr. sPRAGCE moved 20 amend by increasing The duty
on jute hemp &C. from TO q cents per yard and rom
30 10 IS per cent nd yalorem. Disagreed To.
Mr. sfRAGUE moved TO amend by Increasing The duty
on threads patent threads saddlers threads, &c, from
80 to Sc per cent Disagreed TO-
meta seins made OF hemp &C. from 30 10 ~ per cent
Mr.. FEssENDEN said that amendment had already
Mr. sPRAGUE moved TO amend by increasing the duty
on fish lines from 80 to IS per cent. Disagreed to-.
Several other amendments for increasing the duty on
articles OF linen manufacture were offered ny MI
Mr. FOSTER rep Comm move to amend by reducing
tho duty on salt bulk and rock salt from - To II cents
per hundred and salt IN bags OF sacks, from ~ TO
Mr. FEssEYDEN said theamendment. proposed by Mr.
Foster were the Commissioners originally reported on
Mr. FOSTER advocated his amendment in short
speech The present duty salt he said, was 100 per
cent on is value at the place where was imported
MIR. CHANDLER Wep., Mich, said the salt nanuiac.
turers held meeting time ago, and c0ncud mat
1t would need 40 cents hundred TO protect them gay
an article produced entirely by labor III 200 no
IL could not be made except az loss FOR per Daric
e would move TO make the duty 80 ana 40 cents ihsea
Mr. FOSTER said the great danger was that home;
manufacture would be protected 10 DEATH IL tho cost or
living increased, as in tins item OF salt II "ou" DC
impossible 70 carry on any manufacture. ,,,os,,,o
Mr.. CHANDLER cOngrat ulhed MI roster on lhe nlIuo
he had made IN reducing the cost OF living Every man
consumed about 10 10 Of salt per annum MT Foster pro