The New York herald., 1868-06-11
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
WASHINGTON, June 10, 1s6s


THE TARIFF BILL. o.,
Mr.. MOoRHEAD Vep.) Of Pa, reported, by authority
OF the Committee on Ways and Means, bill tpre-
pared by a subcommittee thereof) to increase the
revenue from duties on imports and tend to equalize
exports and imports, which was ordered to be
printed and referred to the Committee OH Ways and
Means.
The following Is the bill, which has not yet been
considered by the committee
Of this e Of The es 1n ss amer s
by Law the articles hereinafter mentioned there shall
and provided for imported from foreign countries
n ss
ON all 5esnSs Of n all black or
tanned therein; on all Old copper, 1T oay for
N plates bars inrots pigs n.4 or IN other ffS%Rss foq%s
os 0r an a"y
pound on nickel matter or spes 80 cents pound
sen.m re-, ion a1aa white r. metal
'ep ae @ %
on zine IN Sheets S% cents per pound IN addition to the
H there shall or be eo
ss' s' ss
less than number 49, cents pound Of wire les. ~
PER-
in addition ne foregoing provided mat Al IRON
sy l;5Sa ss .!s
Or made into forms Of T and and
wholly manufactured, any forms or shapes
Rss ron" and ali S sheet, posGs and
peSS a% OF on %
than number wire gauge and in all rounds and squares es
IRON than
e. essn, on 1ss DsdInG and N poSss ee
Hn % $ ~ Rs n % ' Gi &
SSsn nan sf Re a e
pound On sal soda ehrys.as and ali crude ssrbona;es Of
SODA cent per pound On sas ~Te plain mond an
vso,em On all anposhed cylnaer crown aud common
per pound above that exceeding sixteen
POUND that n'ss. snd Exceeding
oy % thirty inches s 81. $50 square .c, cents Per pound
70 snSs ps 10 SS sna
Be- % S oS .ao2.
Ing salt all timber not otherwise herein provided for
Ia
BOARD measure; provided that lumber any
ss Sasss 6 n:ss S$'n 3 '
gIsqsd two sides and cngusd srocSeG s 80
bosk oar blocks gun blocks, healing blocks and s ike
Gq
cents 1'1aS ea
cedar snsiss 80 cent. i0oo shingles 30
g sn e.
containing than % alcohol per
e. S ns on han a wSes
than and than pint IS per dosen
pint cac brsndies imported in Of less
.n on dozen psn Ss Bottles @ s al % %
rate duty OF cents each shall be paid whether containing
Il ali Grown ny or nem a0, soo
DESIGNATED, 10 per vnorc@; on cotton IN
on e drasre- f carpets and carpetinr printed coloed
otherwise % cents per square yar and addition thereto
Sec enacted, &C., That the provisions Of section
ing the importation Of aSrica|ra machnery free o duty be
and a,fsy sa. o%
passage o this act the Of the articles
d @ sp To ' and nuts sed u eyea Or
posns dyes, not otherwise herein provided for but
s.,gons any %ansIactpss seSSs as
:p: ss' iS%;i sS a.
milk Of lac crude and stick lac logs and
sSss %f: $ FL y S
potash crude nive %as Of posnssa pss ash
crude sunac sulphur crude timber round and not advanced
iye Of wood sshe. 'p'''s' "''' ''"s' """
REMOVAL OF POLITICAL DISABILITIES
Mr. PAINE, (repl Of Wis from the Committee on
reported bill to relieve from politi
cal disabilities william M. Harrison and James
elect OF the supreme Court, and the latter IL Auditor
elect OF the State.
Various questions were put to Mr. Paine by Messrs
Miller Mullins, Maynard and other members as To-
he past political status OF these men.
Mr.. PAINE replied generally that the men in ques
ion, though they had been implicated I'm the rebel
ion, were now true and loyal men, and were so en-
1orsed by the delegation to Congress from Arkansas.
NJ Mt. GAEriELp repl Of Ohio In reply to the obee
mat when the war once over IL would be almost
impossible to restrain the fury OF the non-combat-
After pretty lively discussion the bill passed
BY two-thirds vote.
Mr. STOKES, (rcp.) OF Tenn, asked leave 10 intro
tuce bin to form three additional states out of the
MI BROOKS tfem) ofN. Y, objected.
PRIVATE RELIEF BILL.
miller on c & for the relief OF John NJ Palmer
made a report, which was agreed to.
FOREIGN MAIL SERVICE.
The IIouse resumed az the business of the morn
ing hour the consideration OF the bill reported yes
terday by Mr. ni eP Of n sI u from the Post
eraI to contract with the Commercial Navigation
Company or the State OF New York for the transpor-
ana Bremen. The first section requires the steam
shps 20 constructed in the United States, TO be-
Dr. southampton aud Liverpool The second sectic,,
requires the lifting out within one.year ut least seven
Inst clas, steamships s nve OF not less than three
" not less than two Thousand tops. The fourth
ection authorizes the company to issue bonds
ced $3.50 900, and authorizes the Postmaster euera
Q withhold the moneys earned by the company for
interest on the bonis, the surplus to go towards
mixing fund to pay the capital. Mr.. Hill addressed
ne House In speech explanatory Of the bill snd
dvocating its passage.
Mr.. MILLER, trep.) OF Pa. asked Mr.. Hill whether
ne blu created any liability on the part Oh the gov
Mr.. HILL replied that 1t did not. The government
vas simply to contract to send the mails oy TINS me-
ie moved the previous question.
Mr.. wAsBBuRNE, lrepj OF Ill, remarked that some
should be allowed. He was IN favor OF
nything that could properly be done 10 retrieve the
Commercial interests OF the country; but there were
ONE novel principles contained In this bill and time
hOud he allowed TO discuss Il and to offer arneud
nents lie moved TO amend the nrst section by pro-