Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1868-02-08
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WASHINGTON, Jan. -o'-- ihV wv
lowing are full House proceedings
ON the cotton tax; Pending the DIS
position ofthe question, Mr., sehenek'
of Ohio, from the conference COM
mittcc on tho cotton tax bill, re-
ported that the committee had
agreed To recommend that the Sen,
ate recede from its amendments, ana
ogree 10 the bill with IN amend
mcnt, adding the following words
And cotton imported from foreign
countries on and after July LIST, 1865,
shalt be exempted from duty
No. Schencl, explained the mean,
ing and operation OF the report ana
tho reason why the conierces on the
part of the House had agreed to IT,
The provision, he said, did not af'
feet materially the interests Of tho
country, as the revenues oi the
con, ry cotton would bc lett
relatively in the same position that
il had been,
Mr.. Morehcad, (Rcpublican,) from
PENNSYLVANIA, one Of the conierrcs'
said he did not rise to oppose tho
report, although he had not signed
it, but to explain his own position,
He considered the amendment en-
tirely inconsistent with the princi-
pies on which the House had been
acting. for while on the one hand
the House was trying to stimulate
the production Of cotton, it was try
ing on the other hand to give Amer
lean cotton rival,
Mr.. Beck, (Democrat,) OF Ken,
tucliy. the third conferee, explained
his action as n member of the con-
ference committee in agreeing to
the report. One reason was that a
prior conference on the part OF the
House had agreed to it; another
was that the cotton imported was
not such cotton as comes into com
petition with American cotton.
Mr.. Maynard opposed the report
showing that cotton could be brought
from Brazil and India and landed
at New York as cheaply as it could
he landed in Liverpool. The tax
of three cents per pound on import,
ed cotton had been required to be
paid in specie, while tax on Ameri-
can cotton was payable in currency,
and to that extent the tax had
operatcd in favor of the article, but
the pending proposition would bring
the foreign article into immediate
and ruinous competition with the
domestic article. If the duty was
taken off domestic wool, why should
it not be taken off of foreign wool
He was for protection of labor and
industry, and he trusted the House
would not concur in the report,
A new conference committee
might agree to something better-it
certainly could not agree to any
thing worse.
Mr.. Allison (Rcpublican,) of Iowa,
said that though he might vote tor
the report, he would do so under
protest, because that was the first
time where, in the consideration OF
an internal revenue bill, the House
was called upon to treat of a tar'fl
measure, He thought the bill would
work great injustice to the holders
of cotton prior to the first OF July
1868.
Mr.. Blain, Republican, of Maine
expressed the hope that the Hous
would vote down the report, and
see whether with another conference
committee the House could not gel
a better report. ..
Mr., Scheuck said the committee
had only made the concession 1t hac
made, from the assurance that nc
better terms could be obtained from
that or any future conference com
mittcc on the part of the Senate.
Mr.. Covodo. of Pennsylvania, saIc
he could not vote for the report
The effect of removing the tax o'
imported cotton would be to ie
manufacturers get in cheap article
and make goods of a shoddy char
actcr
The previous question was secon-
ded and the conference report v at
disagreed to by yeas 67, nays ~
Mr.. Allison moved for q ne" com
mittee G. conference.
Mr.. Schenck moved that the new
committee of conference, on the par
of the House. be instructed to ad
here to the bill, as he found that th'
Senate committee was acting undel
instructions. =.
Tho Speaker intimated that
was not parliamentary to instruct
committee of conference. 1t wa
supposed to be free commltte'
of conference.
Mr. Schenck withdrew the motion
Mr.. Allison of Iowa, Blaine o
Maine. and Trimble of Kentucky
were appointed as such committee;
WAsHINGIoN, Jan. 26.-Robert J
Walker has written letter in favo
of anncxating the Danish West lndi
Islands. A treaty between h
United States and the King of th
Fejee Islands has been made mort
gaging these Islands for three year
in security of money due for havinI
eaten some American sailors. AS
pledge the Fejee king send a whai
stooth which the President is t
keep if the treaty is ratified. N
} writings have been exchanged.
! Congressional Temperance Soci
ETY. met at the Capitol. A dens
: crowd. Horace Greely spoke
Radical managers considering th
admission of Southern delegates 9
r Chicago. 1t is stated that Grant
friends are adverse to the admissio
of delegates from States not repre-
I sented in Congress at the time Cor
= vention meets.
e RIcHMoND, Jan. 25-The habe'
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