New-York tribune., 1867-02-22
THE THRIFT IND ITS AMENDMENTS.

We print to-day four columns of amend
ments proposed by the Committee OF ways
and Means to the Tariff bill as passed by the
Senate, and, though these are interesting 10
persons engaged in various branches OF business.
they do not change to any important extent the
protection of Industry for which the original
bill provided. The principal amendments are
as follows: On sugar the duties are unchanged,
except that cent per pound additional Is I'M
posed upon sugars made by the centrifugal
process, or filtered through bone black.
Upon cotton goods to per cent
is added. Upon Wooden cloths and
shawls the duty is changed from 4j cents per
pound and 3j per cent al valorem to 90 cents
per pound and 80 per cent ad valorem. On
bunting the rate is changed from 30 cents per
yard and 80 per cent ad valorem to 20 cents
per pound and 3j per cent ad valorem. 1he
Senate paragraphs on carpets are stricken
out and in the substitutes the specific
duties are lowered, and ad yalorem duties
added. Flax is to pay $40 per tun instead OF
Slj. In Iron and Steel manufactures there Is
little change, excepting an increase OF about
per cent upon certain articles. Files ana
cutlery are subjected to higher duties. The
duty on Copper ore is changed from .
cents per pound to - per cent ad valorem
Numerous arbitrary changes are made in
Drugs and Chemicals, many of the amendments
however, not affecting the duties proposed by
the original bill except so far as they give
stricter definition of the articles enumerated
The duty on plate Glass is raised, the increase
being from . to 10 per cent on the different
grades The nature of the other changes Will be
easily found in our reprint of the amendments
These changes, we repeat, may be beneficial
or injurious to certain branches of American
industry, but they make no great difference IN
the value of the bill rs it was passed by the
senate. They do not Justify the Committee of
WAYS and Means in renewing the debate
upon the Tariff so near the close OF the
session, when every hour l. valuable. To de
bate this bill is 10 defeat It's passage. Its enc
mics. and we know how determined they are,
will find plenty of texts in the 25j amend
mcnts the Committee proposes, even though
tho most of these are but verbal and definltiye.
The NNNIXth Congress has been long enough
working at this Tariff which, passed by the
House in its rst session, was postponed by the
Senate 10 the second session, and now, return
ing 10 the House, is in danger OF being be
qucathcd to the NLth Congress 10 be finished
when il may choose. We do not call this lcgis-
lntion it is the want Of it.
The national interests must not be sacrificed
to those of individuals or individual branches
of industry. We have not all time before us
to talk about protecting our manufactures; If
they are to be defended against cheap foreign
Labor we must begin the wor, at once. That the
woolcn manufacturers. the chemists, the cutters,
are not satisfied with the Senate bill il no reason
why hundred other interests should wait IN
vain for the helping hand of the Government.
The House has but one way of repairing the
mistake of It's Committee and that Is to pass
the bill with the new amendments ut
once. We do not object to one OF them;
il there is any error OF detail the
country will gladly overlook it for the sake of
the general merits of the bill and we appeal
TO all the friends of Protection in the House
not to be drawn into unnecessary debate, but
TO send the bill bacl, To the Senate ut the
earliest possible day.