The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-03-19

that Michigan was much Interested In shipbuild-
ing as Manei she furnished timber for most OF the
Mr.. HoRRnL Of Me-, read from the published
efatement 70 snow tnat during 1855, year OF de-
preston Michigan built 9, 9ss tons Of shipping. while
portion would hold good now.
Mr.. CHANDLER was glad to learn that Maine was
90 prosperous 10 spite Of the depression SO often re-
Mr.. MoRRILI-And very glad, hope, to nnd that
he Y 50 accurate IN regard to the commerce Of the
M tHANDLER did not admit the accuracy Of the
figures AT all events, his claim was that Michigan,
building. was as much Interested as Maine
Mr. MORRILL, supposed they must doubt the aocu,
racy OF the puDiisned statement and take the Sena-
tors estimate that Michigan was Q large shipbuid-
The amendment Of Mr.. Johnson was lost by the
following vote:-
yssssndsn, Hendrck Johnson Morgan Morrill, Of Me- Nor.
While e vsi N1GR sy Of enn Van
sv Meas xaSsay Ss:;.i, Chandler Drake. Ed
Mcorss;y ro%srCy, ramsey Ross salisbury, sherman,
question rscafred On Mr Yessendens amend
ment.
Mr.. CATrELL, tep., ofN. j., agreed In the main
properly guarded, but desiring that this BIZ should
not be embarrassed he was constrained to vote
Messrs HOWE, trep.) OF Wis, and YATES, trep.) Of
Ill, expressed themselves in a similar manner.
Mr.. Fessenden's amendment was lost by the fol-
lowing votes
sS. nendTcs Ohp:on aorgsn morrill, Me-
xnssSay Sss!s Chandler, Cole, cenne..,
Esm:s Eo.s sherman irpion, Van ainfis Wade VII
Mr.. GRIMES, (rep.) Of Iowa. offered as an additional
section an amendment providing that after this act
goes into enect the amount OF duties charged and
into the United States shall be diminished to the
tent OF ten per cent OF the amount charged and
to collect any larger amount Mr. Grimes explained
that the object was first, to keep the faith OF the
rsG Which was virtually pledged % pro-
consumers as wen as the manufacturers Of
classes should know what was the intention OF
the government; fourth, because the effect Of the
present bin would greatly reduce the revenue
naturally follow. He quoted from the speech
OF Mr.. Fessenden yesterday to support his views,
for the benefit OF manufacturers added one to the
tariff on imports. He also quoted from the Globe
report Of debate on the tariff OF 1862, between
Messrs. Morrill, OF Vermont Shellabarger, Stevens
and others In the House to show that then the same
principle was recognized. 1t was recognized also in
the debate Of the same bill In the Senate Congress
was therefore pledged to the principle that the tariff
should be commensurate with the internal tax the
tariffs having been framed on that idea in 1851 1852
and 1854 He had faint hopes OF the success Of his
amendment but he desired the attention Of the
country to be called to this question before another
tariff blu came before them.
Mr.. MORRILL,, Of Vt, made few remarks in reply,
holding that 1t was the policy Of the country raise
its revenue as far as possible by import duties.
payments in gold or silver he did not understand
That the Secretary OF the Treasury was authorized to
deal in gold and silver. He desired to know whether
the Senator wished to continue the system, corrupt
in its influence in his opinion of collecting gold and
silver beyond that amount and then reducing the
Daper money nv sales In the market.
Mr.. MORRILL, said that II the Senator had listened
to the remarks or the chairman Of the Committee on
Finance he would have discovered that 1t would have
been impossible to carry on the government and pay
the interest the public debt but for the premiums
derived from those sales Of gold The secretary's
year included large amount from this source with.
out which there would be a much larger deficit.
In reply to question from Mr.. Henderson, Mr..
MORRILL, said high rate OF tariff would produce
more revenue than low rate, and that II he had his
way he would translate every duty they had into an
Mr. CArrELL said IL doubtless had been the inten-
ton Of Congress to fix the tariff In proportion to the
experience OF two years the Senate had passed bill
last winter increasing the tariff rates twenty-five per
cent, which unfortunately, however, failed to reach
The Senator from Iowa tMr. Grimes) was laboring
under an error In supposing Congress had committed
proportonately with the internal tax, since they
had virtually passed bill increasing 1t twenty-five
per cent While, therefore. the senator's amendment
mtsconception OF the facts Of the case
Mr.. GRIMES replied to Mr.. Morrill, He claimed
which Is protected, and that the word protection
ID, therefore, misn0mer. He had never been pro-
ever voted, as charged against him by newspapers
for Henry Clay His first vote was cast In 184S. II
obtaining just as much revenue as possible for the
country was being free trader, he was One He
was In favor Of revenue tariff, but the moment the
government sought to 60 beyond that and take from
his pocket the product OF his labor to put in the
npt0hhOT
encourage his factory 1t transcribed It's obliga-
tons and its duties. He would not, II he
government by imports on foreign manufactures.
There no trouble about building up home manu-
factnres they would be built up just as fast as the
capital OF tie country was accumulated. He denied
that 1t was incumbent upon the government to say
that he should not send TO Buenos Ayres elsewhere
the products OF his industry In the West and get a
thousand dollars for 1t, but that he must go to the
factory OF his neighbor from Vermont and get only
fifty dollars.
Mr.. HENDERSON, (rep.) Of NO., favored the amend
ment II would produce precisely what the Senator
from Maine Csr. Fessenden) wanted. lie de-
revenue than low one. The history Of the world
showed the contrary to be the fact. Sir Robert Peel
had been told when he proposed the repeal ofthe Corn
law In England that II would bankrupt the countrv
yet the finances improved Immediately on the repeal.
Such would be the here II that policy were fol-
lowed. One result would be to give ships something
to carry. He mad been forced to vote for an increase OF
duty In proportion 10 the internal tax, and now when
1t was proposed to relieve the manufactures from
received no adequate protection from the burdens
OF the country, while the manufactures Of the East
were entirely relieved from taxation. lie felt bound
to vote for the amendment.
The amendment OF Mr.. Grimes was lost by the fol-
lowing vote:--
YKAs-Messrs. Davis Crimes Henderson, Hendricks
Johnson McCreery Morton, OF Tenn Pomeroy
Salisbury, Trumbul and vickers-12.
NAys-Messrs. Anthony, Buckalew, Cameron Caten,
Chandler Cole Conking, Conness Corbett Cragn Dixon
Drake Edmunds, Ferry Fessenden Frenghuysen Howard
Howe, Morgan, Morrill, Of Me- Morrill, OF w. Nye Patterson
Of n H. Ramsey, Sherman, Sumner, Upton, Van winklc
Wade, Wiley, Wilson and Yates-S2
The bill passed In Committee OF the Whole and
was reported TO the Senate.
Mr.. SHERMAN gave notice that he would press it to
a vote tomorrow, and at thirty-hve minutes past
four the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE.
WASHINGTON, March IL, 1868.
REPUBLICAN FORM OF GovERSxESr-PoLIrIcAL AND
CIVIL RIGHTS OF NEGROES
Mr. BRooMALL, (rcp.) Of Pa, moved to reconsider
araEar L. H. saxllo