The New York herald., 1870-04-15
pound when valued a. over ton cents per square

pound when valued at over ton cents per square
Mr.. BUCKLEY Of Ala, moved to amend BY reduc.
Ing the duy TO two cents and three cents per pound
ment Mr.. BrTIER declared tnat he aid not wish to
see the day when manufactures would flourish IN
the West; for where manufactures flourish agricul-
Mr.. ScHRNCK, In commenting upon that remark,
declared that after that ne was prepared for almost
anything In the way OF political economy. He could
not help being amazed at 1t when he rejected that
nowhere In the world was agriculture brought 10
such perfection as IN England, Holland, and France
particularly In Holland, IN the very midst OF the
wherever manufactures grow up agriculture was
duct or the soii. He commented on the seldshless
OF New England, which was not content with less
than sixty or eighty five per cent protection put
thlrty-Hve per cent.
Mr.. DAWES was at loss to know on what princi.
pie his colleague lMr. Buter would make tarih
day or two ago he had proposed to discriminate
against home manufacturers for the purpose OF
bene9tlng the Lynn shoemakers, and now ne pro.
posed to concentrate all OF the manufacturers IN O
particular section and the agricultural pursuits IN
another His colleague was making war on any at.
the people, He (Mr. Dawes believed that The growth
OF manufacturers IN the West would beneht that
region by opening up new market ior lts agrcni.
tural products. Such policy as that indicated by
his colleague would be the worst possible policy Tor
the permanent prosperity Of the country.
M at the Bod statement Of sss the Gentleman
from Massachusetts tMr. Buter, and said that II,
alLer Young Industry IN Ills own ulstTlCt, ue
fused to vote for industry In another district he
should feel that he was not doing his duty.
MIR. BUTLER defended his position, and repeated
that manufactures could not be got to flourish In the
West hOthOuse them as they mi,ht long as there
was cheap land there. AS to what the gentleman
from Vermont mr. Wilard had said, he remarked
that that was log-roing. That was the way these
tariff bills were logr0ed through. lie mr. Butlerl
did not do business In that way. He went for wnat
he thought was right
After further discussion the amendment was re-
jected-63 10 62.
Mr. SARGENT, (rep.) OF Cal, moved an additional
paragraph, making the duty on burapS twenty-five
per cent at pdtOTenl. Adopted.
The next paragraph, IN reference TO hemp and
jute carpets and mating, was passed over without
amendment.
The next paragraph was that taxing mating Of
bass or lnwo0d bark fifteen per cent al rdtOI ent
| which was passed without amendment.
The next paragraph, taxing mats and carpets o
vegetable material, was not amended.
The next paragraph was that taxing yarns, &C.
| forty per cent.
Mr.. BANKS moved to strike out OF the paragraph,
SO as TO put on the free list the words COR or Drt
and cOcoanut fibre. Agreed TO.
| Mr.. TwITCHELL, trep.I OF Mass, moved to ament
the paragraph by reducing the duty on tow 0f max
hemp or lutte to tbirty-nve per cent
On vote by tellers there no quorum voting
| The committee rose, having disposed OF bus on
| page OF the bill to-day.
Mr.. BUFFINrON, (rep.) Of Mass, introduced q bill
TO provide for the redemption OF nickel coin. Re
| ferred to the Committee on Banking and Currency
| The House then, at ten minutes past ten O'Clock
| adjourned.