The New York herald., 1869-01-20

be to raise up and strengthen ne enemies Of onr
whole farin system. and he was opposed 70 IT, SUI
this bill. he would reluctantly vote for 1t.
Mr.. CoRBETT was In favor OF protecting all
DO dos something to that end, and he was pre-
pared, At the earliest possible moment, 70 sup
port general measure which would prevent
Mr. WHYTE renewed his amendment to allow the
importation free Of duty Of foreign carbonates to
be used In smelling, IN the proportion OF one TON 70
Mr. vIcKERs, ldem) Of Md, moved to amend the
amendment SO as to leave such carponates stil sub
ject to duty OF hve per cent ad5valorem.
Mr. WHYTE accepted the amendment, ana tne4
his amendment so modified was voted down.
Mr. WHITE offered another amendment, except
ing from the provisions OF the bill all copper In
course OF transit TO this country and actually on
shipboard at the time OF its passage.
the amendment be modified 80 as to only except
copper actually shipped on the 10th Of January.
Mr.. wYTHE 80 modified the amendment, and it
was then adopted BY vote OF yeas 20 nays y.
Mr.; MORRILL, OF VT said that thls phi 1 would ralse
and would strike down our existing commerce In
that article; but he was nevertheless, In iavor OF It.
Mr.. SUMNER was curious to know why the senator
from Vermont was in favor OF a bill which would
destroy portion OF our c0mmerceY
Mr.. MORRILL, said, because he understood that
the Lake Superior miners were starving.
Mr.. GRIMES inquired whether he Thought that q
good reason for taxing heavily every article made
wnoliy or In part OF copper In use throughout the
country
Mr.. MORRILL, declined to go into that question.
Mr. SHERMAN thought the increase OF duty by this
bill had been somewhat exaggerated by some Sena-
tors II sounded very bad to say that It was an in
crease OF three hundred per cent, which was true
only because there had previously been very small
Mr. GRIMES called attention to the peculiar charac-
OF this tariff BILL that IL was supported out OF
pure spirit OF humanity, desire TO aid the starving
miners Of Lake Superior. He thought . better and
fishing there a branch Of the Freedmen's Bureau
Mr.. DAVIS, (dem.l OF KY, was SO touched by the
destuoI Of the Lake Superior T pope, that he
Mr. GRIMES had been informed that certain per.
sUas would ia' reap 1s great profits this bill were
passed The same . result t., had rooTe1 wee
upon special article. because dealers would be able
to concentrate their capital for investment in that
| article in anticipation OF the increase.
Mr. DAVIS remarked, all the interests OF the coun
try as the interests Of one great fapy he was
opposed TO discrimination in favor Of any one mem
Mr.. WHYTE VIZ asked the Senate to fix the time wner
the act should take erect and moved that It be or
Mr.. r. cHANpIsR M M n hoped the amendment would mo-
The yeas and nays were ordered and the amend
ment was lost-yeas 10, nays %.
The bin was then passed. all the Senators present
| voting In the affirmative except the following
McCreery, Sumner, Trumbull, Van winkle, yickers
| and Whyte-11.
reported the bill imposes all copper imported In
the form OF ores three cents on each pound OF fine
copper contained therein; all regulus Of copper,
therein all old copper, fit only for remanufacure
four cents per pound; on an copper In plates, bars,
herein enumerated, nve cents per pound.
EXECUTIVE SESSION
| Mr.. HOWARD moved 10 take up the Central Branch
| OF the Union Pacific Railroad bill.
Mr.. EDMUNDs moved to take up his resolution ir
regard to the payment Of the national debt.