New-York tribune., 1870-04-20
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Mr.. STEVENSON (Rep. OhiO) prest

petition from the Cincinnati Chamber OF commerce ior
appropriation to complete the Louisville and Port
land Canal and for release by the Government OF the
work to private enterprise for completion.
ABoLIsHING THE INCOME TAX. .
to internal tssicn and s6oishins the income tax &c
Referred to the Committee of Ways and Means This Is
the resolution published in Tuesdays ThIBUSE RI & ro.o,u
tion reciting that by the act or February % Is6 IL Is
provided that duties imports shall be paid in COIN
red-nrs to the payment Of the interest on the bonds
and notes Of the United states second to the purchase
debt sinking fund, the residue TO be placed In the
to inform House by what authority he has from time
to time been approrratng that residue OF CON OF any
money the Treasury for the purchase or redemption
" Mr.. KELSEY Rep, n. " objected. -
Mr.. TWICHELL Rep, Mass.) n member OF the Post.
matters of difference between himself and other mem
bers Of that Committee in reference to the
Offices: He occupied one hour in his remarks. Mr.
FARNswoRTH (Rep, HI, Chairman Of the Committee
The controversy in which there nothing Of public
Mr. o get Mr. to- Yield INN
questions remarks, which Mr.. FarISworth generally
sG Messrs FERRY, FITCH TYNER and SMITH GoregonI
at 2:50 O'Clock, when, on motion Of Mr BUTLER lass
the whole subject was laid on the table.
THE siPHER- -sT.-MARTIN CONTESTED SEAT
tested election case from the LIST District OF Louisiana
the majority report being that j. H. sypher is entitled TO
statement that of the hour to which he would be entitled
he would yield one-half to the other side. .
Mr.. KERR (Dem., Ind) hoped the previous question
would be seconded. He wanted reasonable time to
present the The previous question was seconded
Mr. ELDREDGE (Dem., Wis., moved that the House
adjourn remarkng that II 1900 majority to be over
Hyf might as Hiei well be sV dspcnsed WITH
AS there were indications the Democratic side OF an
Intention "1libuster" and Mr.. Kerr stated that
they would satisfied with two hours discussion, Mr.
Stevenson Withdrew the demand for the previous gues
ffnV nd a,ala IN ais he MF.
Mr. KERR Dem, IndJ then addressed the House in
Mr. STEVENSON closed the argument, when, at i:i5
O'clock without dsposng Of the case, the House took
isi 70 be for the Consideration Of the Tariff bill
EVENING SESSION.
The House reassembled in Committee OF the
Whole Mr.. WHEELER (Rep., N. " in the chair, at "a
O'clock on
THE TARIFF BILL,
commencing with the paragraph on scrap iron OF every
description Sc per tun provided that nothing shall be
deemed SCRAP iron ron an M %I @n 10 Oh e
Mr. BECK Dem, Ky.) moved to reduce it to 81 per
tpn SO as to bring it into analogy with the reduction OF
Mr. sGHEScK GeP Ohio, opposed the amendment, I1 m
SAYING gt that he d ia not & the Of hGse e whole last @
evening In reducing pig iron to 90 besides he was salts
fled that If any distinction to be made the higher
duty should be placed ON scrap iron, which was more
Mr. CAKE Qiep., PENN moved TO amend the paragraph
by making it read cast scrap iron of every descrp-
tion cent per pound wrought scrap iron of every
description cent per pound, provided" &c.
Mr. sTRoNG Rep. Conn. opposed Mr., Cakes amend
ment, which he regarded virtually taxing scrap iron
Of which wrought ron-sll 20
per To shut out the trade In iron was to
inure and shipping Tor the Denent OF Tenn-
sylyania This the only country that taxed scrap
iron.
MIR CAKE (exctedly)-You are mistaken, Sir
Mr. KELLEY (Sep., Penn.) sustained the amendment
and described Mr.. Strong as representing the extreme
Protectionsts and the extreme Free Traders for
industries peculiar 10 Connecticut could find no
duties high and for industries not belonging to Con
nectcut wanted free trade illustrating IN his own per-
sOn the that extremes met.
The discussion on Mr.. Cakes amendment was further
participated in by Messrs KELLOGG, DICkE1, MAY
NARD, BUTLER (Mass), SCHENCk, HALDEMAN,
BECK, CAKE, STRONG, and other members
Finally the vote was taken on MI CAKES amendment
and IL was rejected.
Mr.. sCIIESCK moved to amend the paragraph by
making the duty cast scrap and on wrought
The amendment was discussed by Messrs. BUTLER
(iass) and CLEVELAND. 40
Mr.. LOGAN Qepq Ill., demanded division Of the
amendment.
The question was taken the first part Of the amend
ment follows On cast scrap iron OF every uescrp
ton S. per tun and IL agreed to without division
The question was taken on the second part of the
amendments follows: "On wrought scrap iron OF
every description IS per tn, and it was rjected-6sto to
60.
Mr.. RANDALL Dem, Penny moved to make the duty
wrought scrap iron n per tun. Rejected
Mr.. BUTLER (Mass.) moved TO make 1t 70 per tun.
After discussion, Mr. Buffers amendment was rejected
81 to 67.
Mr. LOGAN moved to make it So per tun. Adopted
Mr.. BUTLER Nfass.) moved to amend the proviso by
changing "and into or that it will read iron that
has been in actual use, or is tit only to be remanu
factured
the Committee rose and the House, at 0t, adjourned
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