Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1868-02-07

Mr.. MORRILL,. move that tho com
miltec rise Tor the purpose OF closing DC
f bate upon this subject.
"The motion was agreed to.
$50 the committee rose; and the Speak
er having resumed the chair, Mr.. ScoiicIt
reported that the Committee of the Whole
on the state of the Uunion had, accortiin.
to order. had under consideration bill u
the House No. us. to provide Increase
revenue from imports. and for other pHi-
poses. and had como to 10 resolution there
OIL,
Mr.. MORRILL,. I move when the
House shall again resolve itself into the
Committee Of the Whole on the state OF
the Union. all debate on the perding Sec
ton and scctou l6 terminate in eight mia
utes.
Mr.. ROSS. move to amend by MAXIM.
| it one minute instead Of eight minutes.
Tho motion of SIR. Ross agreed to.
The motion OF Mr.. Morrill, MS amended.
WAS then agreed 10.
TARIFF BIIL--A0AIN.
Mr., Morrill,. move that the r;ilcs be
suspended. and the House resolve itself in
to Committee of tile Whole on the state of
t eUnion on the special order.
The motion was agreed to.
So the rules were suspended; and the
House accordingly resolved itself Into the
Committee OF the whole on the state of the
Union, (Mr. Scoield in the chaif.) and
resumed the consideration of the special
order being bill of the House No. us. to
provide increased revenue from imports,
and for other purposes.
1.-The question was upon the amendment
of Mr.. Pike.
"Mr. HARDING, of Illinois, desire
to say that no reason has been given why
we should protect a special interest by a
drawback that does not apply equally to
every article Ut export from any part OF the
country.
"Mr, PIKE. We already give draw
back on whisky.
.Mr. HARDING, of Illinois. How is
it with beef. pork, AMI thousand things
of that kind,
"Mr. PIKE There is no tax on beef
and pork.
The amendment failed The tariff bill
was passed and st MT to the Senate, and by
the Senate postponed until the next scs-
sion. At that session (l8G7) Mr.. Fessen-
den procured the adoption of the drawback
proposition in modified form; but the
bill did not pass the Senate until late in
January. 1867, and then it was too late to
get it through the House, ami so the whole
bill failed.
OTHER PROPOSITIONS.
OF course. the drawback proposition
would affect only ship-builders. Bat tom
mage already alloat is suffering equally
with ship building, and perhaps this great
interest encounters troubles removable by
legislation. If so. the proper remedy
should be applied.
January 90, 1867, I introduced the fol
lowing resolution. which was "read, con
sidered. and agreed to-
Rcsotred, That the Committee of Ways
and Means be instructed to consider the
prnpricty of protecting the interests OF
tonnage now ahoat. as we'll as to relieve ;hc
.hip-builling interests of the country by
drawbacks Of duties on materials used in
the construction Of vessels aud % thi,
end, that they consider the expeaieucy {
ahe'ishing. in whole or in part, the tonnage
tax, ana of adopting a system of ditfcren
tial duties with regard to American ships.
so that our vessels may have share in the
transportation IT foreign merchandise ana
/ btStiifsS iip" Co.liiitu ul!uusl NHbiit "
foreign bottoms.
Bal tn, failure OF the tariff bill fer III,
session prevented the snccrss Of the prop
osiiion. Hal the tariff hill passed. it i.
quite probable that both The draw bael
proposition anli tic abolition of the ton
mage dues would have been effected.
Oh the 9th instant introduced propo
sition to relieve the cnas,ing trade of thu
annoyance Of obtaining mmiifcsts, aud t,
repeal the statute obiis rs owners nf boats
under twenty tons to 90 to the expense o
being measured AMI obtaining enro!ments
A new navigation cole is now being pre-
pared and, if acceptable to Congress, may
he passed; and il any one has any sugges
tons to make relative tn the whole matte
of commerce ana navigation, now is III
opportuac time to present them.
+. \. PIKE.
llOI;sG or REPRESENTATIVES,,
" ASlISGToN, Jan. 1868.