The New York herald., 1868-03-20
TIE F0RTIETH CONGRESS-
Second Session.

WASHINGTON, March 10, 1858.

Wisconsin Legislature nstructing their representa-
tives In Congress to adhere to the present policy OF
Congress and indorsing the course OF Edwin M.
Stanton.
Mr.. SUMNER, (rep) Of Mass, presented petition
OF the citizens OF Washington asking Con-
gress to renew their charter of tho city
and protesting against being joined to
Georgetown; also petition of the colored men
of two counties OF Delaware setting forth that they
are deprived OF the rights OF citizenship given them
by the existing laws, and asking that they may be
secured in the possession OF those rights. The
petition was referred to the Judiciary Committee.
Mr.. SALISBURY dem) of DEL, rose and was un-
derstood to say that there was not q negro in
the town where he resided.
Messrs WILSON, (rep OF Mass, and CATTELI, (rep.)
OF N. J presented petitions OF the citizens Of Bos-
ternational copyright law, which was referred to
the Joint Committee on the Library.
The CHAIR presented the proceedings OF meeting
bill for removing the internal tax on manufactures.
Mr.. CAMERON, lrep.l Of Pa, presented petition Of
port, which was referred to the Committee on
Finance.
EXPENSES OF THE WAR AND NAVY DEPARTMENTS.
Mr.. PoMER0Y, lrep) OF Kansas, moved that the
Secretary OF the Treasury be requested to return the
resolution offered by Mr.. Hendricks yesterday and
OF the War. Navy and Interior Departments
since 1865. He said he desired to offer an amend
ment that the items should be given In order to fur
nish the explanation OF each expenditure, WHICH, he
said, would be misapprehended without 1t.
Mr.. HENDRICKS (dem.) OF Ind, opposed encum-
berIng his resolution thus whereby the information
could not be obtained for months. He had no sinister
purpose in Offering it, and did not desire to injure
the Senator from Kansas Mr. Pomeroy) or his
friends
After further discussion on the questions OF order,
Mr.. MORTON, (rep OF Ind, said the public documents
contained the information already. The amendment
OF the Senator from Kansas was proper II the in
formation was called for.
Mr.. HENbRIcKs said those documents contained
no monthly statement which was what he asked for.
The motion was agreed to.
INVALID PENSION BILL.
Mr.. GRIMES, rep) of Iowa, from the committee Of
conference on the Invalid Pension bill, reported that
they had been unable 10 agree the provision for
reducing the rate of interest on the Naval Pension
Fund to three per cent He moved that the Senate
insist and that another committee of conference be
appointed, which was agreed to-.
RESTORED TO THE NAVY.
Mr.. NYE, (rep.) OF Nevada, from the Committee on
Naval Affairs, reported a resolution restoring Com
mander George w. Doty from the retired list to the
position on the Register which he is entitled to,
REMOVAL OF DISABILITIES OF MR.. BUTLER.
Mr.. TnUMBuLL rep) OF H. called mp the bill to
relieve the political disabilities Of Roderick R. But.
Ter, of Tennessee In reply to the questions OF
Messrs. Salisbury and Buckalew Mr.. Trumbull ex-
planned that the Committee on the Judiciary had in
corpOrated into the bill another House bin In the
form OF an amendment, and that the committee thus
intended to avoid passing upon the question OF recog
niZng the fourteenth amendment OF the constitution.
striking out the words the constitution Oro In the
clause relieving him from disabilities imposed by the
constitution or acts Of Congress. He said 1t would
otherwise have the effect to recognize that fourteenth
amendment valid. In the case Of Senator Patter-
son. which Mr.. Trumbull has kcned to this case the
relief had been given to a man who had never shown
any dsloyalty to the government and yet the House
had refused to make the proposed change In the oath
House sent bill to remove the disabilities OF mar
who had clearly O disloyal record. The House, hi
thought, could make no objection II the Senate re
laft fhn OF
ing law.
sired to debate the bin, Mr.. SHERMAN, trep.) OF Ohio
insisted on the order Of the day, and the Senate
took up
THE BILL TO RELIEVE CERTAIN MANUFACTURES
FROM INTERNAL TAX.
The question was on the amendments made In the
committee.
was opposed to proper reduction OF the tariff, but
because that was not the proper time to do it..
it was easily collected. He would rather
remit 1t for that reason and impose taxes on those
persons who tried to avoid their proper obligation.
He denied that IL was any longer true that the re-
fined sugars were used only by the rich, while 1t had
been the case once. No article was more generally
% He wished the Senator from New York INT. Morganj
had included In his amendment the other articles
coffee and It's substitutes, spices, mustard &c-ex-
obliged TO substitutes for coffee the poor in the
West using barley extensively for that purpose.
They might as well tax barley.
refined sugar and the products Of sugar rehneries
from the amendment continuing the tax on various
articles He described the sugar manufacture as In
a languishing condition In New York and Boston, In
whc cities ifths tax were continued, the $26 600 900
of capital invested would be useless and the bust.
ness destroyed and some 1000 men thrown out OF
employment. He argued that refined sugars are
used by the poor as well az the rich No interest re-
Saed more Tee1 nsn ns ~ M n fda s
Mr.. SHERMAN, (rep.l OF Ohio, opposed the amend
ment as calculated to take away two millions Of the
bear the small tax OF three per centless than quar-
ter OF a cent pound. They had already thrown OF
the tax on petroleum, losing thereby two and half
millions OF revenue. There was q discriminating
duty on imports in favor Of the sugar rener Of four
times the amount Of the tax and that duty paid
was more easily collected aud more generally diver.
sied and 1t paid by the rich rather than by the
poor who used great deal Of unrenned.
Mr. MORGAN declined to modify his amendment.
He said the Senator from Ohio (Mr. Shernan) was
very much mistaken In asserting that this manufac-
ture Of sugar was 90 profitable as TO Justify taxation
tariff a. well taxes as to encourage this interest
Mr.. CAMERON held In his hand two specimens Of
phia with discrimination In favor OF the former
OF one cent per pound, he would vote for a motion
to strike out the entire amendment OF the committee
exempting various articles.
Mr. JOHNSON, tdem.) OF Md, said the bill reducing
the tax on the articles named one half the chairman
OF the Finance Committee (Mr. Sherman) had told
tax derived from sugar. and that 1t was easily col
lected. He deprecated the argument that manu-
facure should not be protected because Its producers
were honest and would pay the tax. He thought the
Senator from New York had shown that this interest
reauired equally with others, the relief proposed by
this bill. The production benefited the whole coun-
try and This discrimination would tend to throw
that production into foreign countries. 1t was
as much necessity to the poor as to
the rich, unless made luxury by a
high tax. Why give the woollen and cotton
manufacturers the advantages of this bill more
than the sugar refnersY The Senators said they
wanted the money, and yet did not attempt to get Il
from the other interests that had made immense
sums during the war; to whom II might be said that
they could. therefore, afford to bear this tax now.
This interest was worth no more during the war
than at other times. The true mode was either to
reduce the whole system OF taxes or to reduce the
Army Navy and other expenses Of government and
cut OF the Freedmens Bureau In whole or In part.
Mr.. CoSKLISG, (rep.) OF N. r., said the amendment
proposed to remove an unjust discrimination against
the city of New York; he would support 1t In this
spect; this interest was not alone, Is nearly one
uuarter or the entire internal revenue was raised
IN New York, and 1t would be remembered that
about ninety per cent OF all the money used In put
tipo down the rebellion was obtained there.