New-York tribune., 1870-02-02
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
ANOTHER VIRGINIA MEMBER ADMITTED

against Mr. Booker but claimed that his case stood on
the same ground that Of Mckenzie who was sworn IN
MIR POLAND (Rep. vt) declared that Mr. Booker
could not, without committing perjury, TAKE tne yea
oath He had the testimony IN his case ana assured
the House that Mr. Booker had given ocla ana
aid to the Rebeion that he was actively engagea m ~,
and could the test oath more than Jenesoh
The discussion was continued by Messrs. BUTLER
Rep. s. CD.WALKER Rep, Oho), KELLY CRep, fennJ'
and SIEsENS % M R SdSped by 50 H.
George w. Booker came forward ana TOOK the oa'h oi
Mr.. FARNswoRTH Rep.. M Of the Post Office Com
mitee reported bin to prevent Improper ma yer, sue
the mails and asked that be put upon passage.
Mr. WOOD Dem. n 1.) objected
Mr.. sCHENCK Rep Ohio. Chairman OF the commune ,
on Ways and Means reported bill 10 amend the Iarln
law, and moved Its reference to the Committee 3i me
Whole and that be made the special order from Thurs
day, the lOfh inst, until disposed OF ,
though the Committee Ways and Means had been m
structed report In the second week OF the session.
impossible for the Committee to do So ID Justice 10
the various interests OF the country whose Iepesena
ves come before the % Gay m amer ,be caSsdsra en
tion given the Committee to the subleet was the p
now presented , IL S@S mft had ~oe through gem
eral review OF the Tariff The bill was therefore amen
datory Of the tariff. and not general Tarlh Dill The
items in the bill confined to those In which changes
were proposed either in the rates or In the mOde OF I'M
rosne the duty and all duble articles not mentioned IN
the BILL were be regarded not inerered with, and
10 be governed by the present law. 80,
T.
whole received the unanimous vote Of the Committee.
Mr. SCHENCK intImaed that the question was an i'm
proper 10 be asked or answered His duty was dls,
charged when he presented the bill. by order OF the
Committee the embodiment OF the views OF me Com
ruttee on the subject Of the Tariff He would state,
however that the Committee endeavored. wheneyerit
was possible, to convert I'D rdIo1em duties INTO
speci1c duties even where the change neither
increased diminished the duty actually imposed
on the article. In other words, the Committee
had endeayored 20 substitute equivalent specific duties
@ 10 %a Yy mn enaTsed the free st on two accounts
drst 20
ces such drugs. than the duties amounted to and
second, that other artices-raw materials entered
largely into industry of the country. and the duties
on them could be abolished without imposing other du-
ties Tile Committee thought also that 10 the
Introduction OF raw from abroad TO be manu-
featured here would be an advantage to the shipping n
in tne bill, which made il differ from the other
Tariff bills The Committee had sought, where raw
materials produced In this country TO give TO them
some OF protection equivalent in son,degee to
the protection heretofore afforded principally TO mann
factured articles. THIS bill extended at least niue
more advantage TO the agricultural Interests OF the
country than any previous Iarin had done out ne ula
wish 0 be drawn into discussion OF the merits OF
the BILL least of all Of any particular provision IN IT, All
that would come up at the proner time wheh the House
Mr. ALLISON Rep, Iowa. member ", OF the Com
Of the bill be postponed for at least two weeks The
bill affected every material interest Of the country SO Tar
those uerests could be affected by farm Tor reyeDue
or protection The bill presented by the Chairman az
the Committee Of Ways and Means changed the yane of
property this country TO the extent OF not less thanO
100000 Therefore, it important that the representa-
tives people should have time aud opportunity to
Ii would take least three days TO print the BILL and
week after that before 1T eonid reach the
comntry was affected by the bill He trusted therefore,
that the House would not hastily undertake its consider
alton He would instance few of the changes made by
the bill For example: In the article Of IRON; the elias
sihcation the statutebooks entirely changed by
this b the effect OF that change Of itself to n
crease protection the iron manufacturer In addition
10 this there was an increased duty many articles of
manufactured iron that largely into the
sumption Of the country These features OF the bill
should be carefully examined II not enough that
they be examined by those who live near the
capital; 1t necessary that they should reach
the renotest parts OF the country and reach al con
sinners OF be effected by the legislation The bill
also changed the classification of steel upon some arti.
of steel increasing the duty while decreasing II upon
other articles also made complete chauge IN the
classification OF the article of sugar article yielding
the largest revenue OF any ID the country He believed
that the classification changed the interests OF the
dnced 50 that the price Of sugar would probably be
reduced by bill That he agreed TO; but while the
lection OF the sugar refner. There had com
plee revision Of the of drugs In all these things
the people whole country should know what
proposed by the Committee Of Ways aud Means. 1t
true, stated by the Chairman Of the Committee, that
bill greatly enlarged the free list but the effect Of
placing the articles on the free list was mainly In the In
terest Protection and of the
There nothing III the bill III reference TO the abolition
reduction OF the duty on coal There was nothing
reference the abolition reduction OF the duty
salt. There other articles not affected by the bill
which bore high rate Of duty lnh Judgment the
bill was in the interest OF Protection rather
In the interest of Revenue IL was IN the Interest
of that class OF people who would be able make large
profits out manufactures, and III the interests OF
consumers For these reasons he desired that ample OPP
potunty should be- given the House 10 examine the BIZ
before the discussion upon II commenced
Mr. SCHENCK expressed his regret that his colleague
on the had coniued himself 10 the notion
before House TO have the b printed and made the
special order II his colleague had suggested to him that
he wished later day 10 be fixed for the consideration VI
the li he would not have objected. but he dld not
think chat his colleague should taken ADVANTAGE Of
that 10 enter Uto general debate the bill this
time. Gis colleague seemed " msuDderstand tue
eral character temper and tendessg OF me bill lie
eagIe absent from the city, engaged Ia another
business, IN which he (Mr schenek was heartily sorry
that where this bill made redtot0bs the actual
revenue we0 TO be thereby dlminisi.A For in,tanee
tea from 70 10 20 cents. reduc sn OF per cent
which woul1p9se decrease OF about X millions IA the
revenue Bat the committee was sattf9d that there
would X fact any such decrease W reason of the
increased importation and c0iIsumptiO3 so far he
knew. the menses OF the committee bad sadeavored 10
keep IN mind tlree things-R@yenue' PN@Gtlon, Con
Mf BKoOKsr tBem., N. " SAID that wisg the Chair
fnan Ohe Coinitee OF Ways and Means rtnirked that
enc o t6s ctessa} eonsSmp increase sher Than
decrease the revenue. he explained the nhN thedfy
it1up on iron. steei e. earpeting DC He me BrooE
c0zcurred With the majority of the Conimo III ro.
dn.IDg or abOLshinR taxes unon the raw material ID
bat he had expected Yhen that AsjoIty
10 IRON, stee wooiens AID oher articles td there
wOulk DO corresponding teductiOnA On the catibry,
howe1er ON iren, steel, aud ether tLees,
there sac al inereass OF duties IN ts bill by n aod
rise or bars, round or square, 81 10 per ts1ti
rods and wire rods. l6 per cent On scroll nat a~0p
glazed polished cent per pO1nd; on tbfeof0urtk 0I
pOrtatln not glazed or polished Increase OF a. per
ceHI gusge iron loop collar Ties made OF hoOpN65
per wire, fIOp - Ia AZ per cent oB iron
spiral furnpre springs from SO 10 10 per cent Op steel
car gheels l Per cent steel carriage locomotive
aud other springs, 100 per cent on trace halter fence
ehans. cent per pound incIcase: On gfGngAt-iiOn
wHsneIs nuts bOs vr ryes, from to 30 per cent on
steel carriage, car locomotive, and other springof steel
per cent; Of iron, not enumerated. per
cent feel la iDgOis, blooms. bIe-. an average iD-
OF tcent per pound on stoel rail"ay bars a,0ut
cent per pound increase "a per iuah incroaAe of
so per cwt.
Mr. BROOKS then went on To examine several oihAr
Rd Anees In manufactured steel aud iron aud brass
tiOniug also the duty nickel raised from H.