The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-01-25

-@>-s.- = - = not AFFECT MATERIAL.
Wy We Uon.S..v ss,"a ~ ain ne Of ths coun.
tina interests OF the country or the rsvs.- ~
tII Cotton would be left relatively II The sss--
Mr. MooRHsAo trep) OF Pa one Of the corferees said
he did 10 oppose the report aisnoush be had
not signed IT, but to explain his psssition He
sdered The amendment entrey Inconsistent with tho
principles on which the House fAa been acting; Tor
while on the one hand the House trying TO stmu
late the production OF cotton, trying the other
hand 10 give American cotton rival
Mr. Beck tdsml q ~, me tnira confsres explained
agreeing 10 the report One reason Was that the pryr
conferess on the part OF the House md agreed " II;
another that the cotton imported was nos such
cotton az comes into compositions with the Anercan
product
Mr. MAYNARD opposed the report showing vaat cotton
ceuld be brought from Brszil and India ano landsd
New York cheaply II could be land I'd in Liver.
pool The tax Of three cenis per pound imported
cotton had been required 10 be paid IN spe ce while tho
tax on American cotton was payable Ia Currency and
that extent the tar had operated in favor OF the do
tho foreign article into immediate aid compe-
tton with the domestic article If day taken
OF domestic wool why should l. not taken Oh foreign
woolY He was for protectiontbe protection Of labor
and industry-and ne trusted the House would not
concur IN the report. a new conference committee
might agree TO something bets. Is certainly could not
agree to any thing worse
Mr. ALLISON (repl Of Iowa, said that though be might
the report he would do SO under protest. be.
cause this the FIRST time where in consideration
OF an internal revenue bill. tho House called upon
Of tariK measure He thought The bill would
work great injustice 10 the holdeg OF cotton por TO the
LIST July, $685.
Mr. BLAME, frep) Of Me-, expressed the hope that the
House would vote down the report, and whet her,
with another conferences committee the House could
get q better report
Mr. scHE'cy said the committee had only made the
concession mad made from tho that better
terms could be obtained from that future confer
enee committee on the part of the Senate.
Mr. cavopr, rep Of Pa, said he could not vote for
the report The effect Of removing the tax imported
cotton would be TO let manufacturers get in cheap
article and make goods OF shoddy character.
Tho previous question was seconded aud the confer.
| ence report was disagreed to by yeas 81 nays79
Mr ALLISON moved for new committee OF confer
ence.
Mr. ScnEScK moved that tho committee Of con.
ference Of the House be instructed adhere
TO the b, ne found that the senate committee
acting under instructions
The SPEAxEa intimated that IL not parliamentary
to instruct committee of conference. IL sup
posed TO be tree committee OF conference.
Mr.. SCaEScK withdrew the motion
| MIR. Aison's motion was agreed TO- and Mossrs.
| Allison, OF Iowa; Blame OF Maine, and Trimble Of
Kentucky, were appointed as such committee.
EuLoGIEs ON THE LATE REPRESENTATIVE HIsE.
The death of Mr. Hise, late member from Kentucky,
was then, AT quarter past three O'Clock, announced,
and after remarks by Messrs Goaday, Grover, Trmb
and Jones tho character and public services OF the
deceased appropriate resolutions adopted and the
House at quarter before four o'clock adjourned