The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-01-26

upon IN, appointment provided for Il referred 70
the Committee on Finance.
COMMISSIONERS PARIS EXHIBITION
Mr. SuMNER rep OF Mass, from the committee or
Foreign Affairs introduced joint resolution In sddon
To the joint resolution 10 enable the people OF the United
Sates 20 Participate in tho Univ ersal Exhibition ut Paris
providing that the commission Of the United states to
the said exhibition shall consist OF tho commissioner
General the thirty commissioners already appointed,
together with twenty additional honorary commits
soners, TO he desg grated by the Commissioner, and
the two paid commissioners: that the Commissioner
General shall be President OF the commission
that the paid Commissioners may make such
rules as may be necessary for the proper and
~orS o. the snd h sn ah.sncs ~ ,es
Commissioner General and the committee appointed
shall be from the whole commission that the commits.
sion have power employ secretary ana clerks.
and the necessary scientific assistants and draughtsmen
and engage suitable for the commission and APP
proprates the Of ess,00o for the specific items
named in the joint resolution; and requires detailed
statement OF expenditures 10 De 70 congress
The Tariff bill was taken up at one O'Clock.
Mr. JOHNSON moved TO amend by striking out the
words omnsd and imported from place thirty degrees
paragraph ON candle camel 'and on all bituminous
coal mined imported from any port or place thirty
OF twenty eight BUSHELS eighty pounds the busheln
Also TO strike the following or all bitumnous coal
m med and imported from any place mot more than
thirty degrees OF longitude east OF Washington, fifty
cents per ton Of twentyeght bushels, eighty pounds
70 the bushc."
johnson, Cresweil and Wiley.
In the course or his remarks Mr. FEssExDES (rep OF
Me- said the Profession gwen in the blu 70 the local
tons annuay, while the coal interest," or the Uniiss
y The amendment Of Mr. johnson was adopted by the
following vote:- .a.ss.s n
1EAs-Msssrs. Brown, -Buckalsw. Chandler, Conness
SSs.sn crimes. Hsndsr.on henaIiet: Howe Johnson
ysn w hRs %sss E%sn Riddle Salisbury %
NAxaEMessr. anthony. Cattel. Dixon, Edmunds, Fes
Sumner. Williams and Wison-i1 -''e''''' 'p''@'''
This amendment fixes the tariff on cannen or candle
coal ct 81 50 per ton no matter whore imported from
Mr. FOSTER, trep.) OF Conn.,, moved to amend the bill
By changing the tariff ON planters or other hoes, wholly
or in part Of steel or ron from 81 so dozen to 81 per
Dozen
Mr GRMRs (rsp) Of Iowa, suggested that the amend
ment be modified so as to make the tariff on planters
hoes t2 dozen, and on all others 81 so per dozen
The amendment was disagreed TO.
Mr. FOSTER moved to amend the paragraph in relation
to pocket cutlery which the duty fifty five per cent
fifty cents per dozen all knives worth than So
and less than IS per dozen, and on all over So seventy
hys cents per " g 20 moved to amend v
changing the duty on chapapote or asphaltum, bumen
or mineral PITCH, abertite and bitnmnous shsaes OF
every description from fifty cents TO IS per ton The
amendment was agreed TO-
Mr. SPRAGUE, (rep.) Of R. L, moved TO amend by in
creasing the duties al machinery made in part Of
iron STEEL Of any other metal material, com.
plete in parts from As to Is per cenum ad valorem
provided that all machinery contracted for prior to
January 1867 shall come in under the rates then ex
isting
At the suggestion of Mr. CoSSEss (rep) Of CAL. the
amendment modified to read 60 instead Of e5 per
cent, AZ proposed
Mr. JOHNSON called for division Of the question, and
the vote first taken the increase of the duty,
afterwards the provso. The increase Of duty was
disagreed TO-
YxAs-Messrs. Anthony Chandler, CONFESS, Creswell,
Fowler Howard Howe, Morrill, Sprague,
Stewart, Van Wrinkle, Wade, Wiley aud Wison-l6
NAYs-Messrs. Cattel, Davis, Docltte Edmonds, Fes-
sender. Fogg. Grimes, Henderson, johnson, Krkwood,
Wnliams-H.
The proviso was then disagreed to.
Mr. CONFESS then moved to increase the duty on ma
chiney from fortynve to nty-dve per cent ad yaore
Agreed to.
Mr. CHA,DiHa, rep lof Mich. moved to change the
duty copper from fifteen per cent I'd vacrem 10
three cents par pound regulus Of copper from heen
per cent nd vaem to four cents per pound and copper
In ing0ts pigs &c. from four to i've cents pound
The amendment was agreed to.
Mr.. SPRAaUn, ct dfteon minutes past six p. NJ. moved
that the Senate adjourn. Disagreed to.
Mr. FRELNGHUYsES, trep) Of N. j., moved TO increase
the duty white oxide OF znc zinc paint dry from
two to three cents per pound. Agreed TO-
Mr. FREIINGHuysEy moved to almond by Increasing the
duty sheets from three TO three and half cents
per pound. Agreed TO.
Mr.. FRErnGHuYsEN moved to amend by increasing the
duty zinc, speter eutenague In blocks from two
to TWO and half cents per pound.
On this question the yeas and nays were demanded,
and no quorum voting, the Senate adjourned.