The New York herald., 1870-04-12

The sPEAKER put the question on excusing Mr..
Eidrid9e and announced that the noes mad lt. D,
duty and IS Sol required Dy Ds the House viii not
serve on that COMMITTEE
The spEAKER-ls the gentleman serving on two
Mr.. ELDRlDGE-I do not put 1t on that ground,
but ON the ground that am not required Dy my ON
cal position TO render any such service, and snail
The SPEAKER ruled that whenever the House di-
rected committee TO carry out any OF It's orders
member was as much compelled under the rules, To
serve on that committee as on any other committee
1t was not In the power OF tine Chair TO excuse any
gentleman from service on any committee.
MI. SoHENcK, (repJ OF ONO, suggested that the
consideration or the application for excuse be post
poned In order 10 consult the col0red gentlemen
whether they object Laugnier.l
Mr. Cox thought that The farce had gone on long
enough. The thing proposed was desecration OF
the hall which the gentleman niinseil mr. Schcnck)
Mr.. scHENoK remarked that he voted uniformly
against giving the use OF the ha 70 any but lts ieg
Messrs. Eldrldge ana Cox were not excused from
service on the committee.
THE TARIFF BILL
The House then, at two O'clock p. NJ, went into
committee on the Tariff bill, Mr.. Wheeler IN the
cnair, resammH is consdera,iSn a. .ne paragraph
!. On mOtl0n or Mr.. ScHENcK the paragraph was
amended oy inserting the words SILK not being =
component material thereon OF chief yalue.n
The paragraph was discussed by Messrs. Cox and
Brooks. OF New York, and Schenck and other men,
bers. Finally the parsgraph was passed over with
The next paragraph was that taxing clothing and
wearing apparel Of every description aud Balmoral
and other skirts and skirtlng composed wholly in
part OF woollen, w0rsed, hair OF goats or other
mas, except knit goods, nifty cents per pound and
ON motion OF Mr.. scHENcK the same amendment
made 70 the last paragraph was made TO this, In
sertng the words "slik not being component
material thereof Of chief valuen No further amend
| mens was made to the paragraph.
The next paragraph was thas taxing webbing,
bindings, braids, galoons, frnges ginps ana head.
nets manufactured or made wholly or in part oi
wool, worsted or goats hair, nfty cents per pound
ana tn.rty, nve per cent ad raloreM..
amended by inserting the words .'slk no. being .
component material thereof OF chief value.n
paragraph was further amended by inserting before
the word "wool" the words "cotron-linen" and theu
| The next paragraph was that taxing cords, tas
sells, buttons and ornaments for dresses and outside
garments made wholly or IN part OF wool or goats
| hair, sixty per cent ad rdiOren..
On mouon OF Mr. SCHENCK the same amendment
as TO silk was adopted to this paragraph. No fur
tner amendment was made 10 this or to the follow.
! ing paragraph.
The next paragraph was that taxing carpets.
Mr. BROOKS, tof N. W moved 10 strike out the
Mr.. Brooks amendment was rejected and ths
| paragraph was passed over without amendment
except to insert Brussels carpets twentyegnt cent
per yard and thirty five per cent dd raLOyena
Mr.. JENcKEs, rep) OF X. J., moved TO Insert q new
paragraph, imposing an additional duty OF five PEI
cent on wo0llen cloths wooIen shawls and othe
| manufactures OF wool valued at over two dollars
! per square yard. Rejected.
Mr. HOAR, (repJ OF Mass. moved to amend th,
paragraph on carpets by adding pr0viso that al
Brussels carpets OF higher grade than tapestr
carpets should be liable to duty of forty-fO cent
square yard and thntyhve per cent ad UdtOrenl
Rejected.
The next paragraph was that in reference TO oil
cloths
On motion OF Mr.. ScnENCK the paragraph wa
| amended so as to read ION oiiclOtns for floors
stamped or printed rorty-ave per cent al roloren,
In SILK ollclotn, sixty per cent al rdl0rem.
| No amendments were offered TO the three follow
Ing paragraphs In reference 10 spun and throw
| silk.
The next paragraph was that taxing silk buttons
and outside garments hfly per cent "a uaOrenl, tI
which amendments were Ofered and rejected.
NO amendments were 0fered to the two following
paragraphs In reference to silk plush aud SILK iaces
The next paragraph was, on motion OF MI
| SCHENCK. amended so az to read son all manuiaC
lures OF mixed materials, silk being the c0mp0nen
part OF CHIEF value and not otherwise herein prt
vided for, sixty per cent al rdiOrenl.n
| Mr.. BUTLER OF Mass, moved to add o new para
graph, taxing az twenty five per cent ad ratO,Yl
weddings composed OF silk and rubber or silk an
other material silk being the material of chief vau
| used In the manufacture Of shoes.
Mr.. JENCKEs moved to make the duty fifty pc
cent.
| without disposing OF either amendment the cor
mittee rose, having gone through over three pag,
Of the bill
ANNEXATION OF DOMINICA.
Mr.. BUTLER, 0f Mass asked unanimous consent
introduce nu Joint resolution to annex the republ
Mr. BnoJxs, OF N. r., objected unIess Ireland we
annexed too-paying for It with the Alabama claim
Mr.. BUTLER said they had plenty OF ireland nov
but none OF Domingo.
RESOLUTION REsCrNDBD
| Mr.. KELSEY, (rep) OF n y, moved to rescnd Il
@ ,n ,h aaopsd Today granting te use o q
The resolution was rescinded without u division
and the Select Committee discharged.
The House then at i've O'CLOCK, adjourned.