The New York herald., 1870-06-04

nad been already conceded by imposing the tax. and
n Insre could DC no improprety In coIccng II In the
Mr.: BU1Ls. remarked that II ever the COMMITTEES
on ways ana Means expected the holders ol six per
nonas 10 give them mp for four cent bonds where
h .e iormer were thus declared Tree from taxation,
.hey were greatly mistaken. There was no repudtar
Ion Ion "a the proposition. All that was In itwas "a,
o Tor an honest collection OF the tax. A. t0l
Tue gentemanS Mr. Schencks) statement that there;
Sess ~ @ Iigh, 70 tax Foreigners on their property
lands c n asked @ whether the oreigners who owned
"u' ,n ~, lsc west were not taxed for roads which
cney never used, and for schools 70 which thetr
"ofen never went2 But just as 1t was adyanta-
soou scnools, 50 It was advantageous for the tor
elgn pondaoldefs that the government should have
their bonds. As this affecting the lie OF the ma
tion ne aen he assertion. The nation mad conduct
so ngas VT wne not dollar could be got from
smc ,s sswa VI Ainsteidam, and when no Englishman
would do anything bnt plunder American Commerce.
Mr ScnEscK replied hat all that would be very
people so sensible as those OF the United sta es He
believed 4 was expelent TO put IN the bonds pro-
posed 70 be issued under the act the eXpre q stipu-
lation TINT they should not be liable 10 faxatlon
not because such thing was necessary in law or
right. but III order 10 close the mouths Of some
people ana prevent propositions OF the kind beng
made.
Ancriurther discussion the vote was taken ON Mr..
Beck's amendment, and 1t was rejected-yeas 7s,
Inc House then proceeded with the remaining
sections Ofthe bill.
Mr. Baco Is, t,cm)tof n. r., ofrered as an amend
ment TO oae OF the sections o provision 10 reduce
the existing tar n on sugar and salt thrtythree per
cent; coffee and tea twenty per cent, aud on pig
and scrap Iron 22lS per cent.
Mr.. ELDRirGE made the point Of order that tarlK
prov islons were not III order to an internal revenue
bill.
III was understood that TIL, movement was an
attempt 10 shus out the tariff bill which Mr.. kchenck
proposes to attach TO the pending measuras.l
Alter arsu nents Oh tie point OF order the SrEAKEB
sad:--The proposition Is an Important one, whether
tarin bill IS q germane amendment TO an internal
revenue bilI. AT the early period OF the govern
ment tarit anl revenue bills were considered to-
gether; ana in The British Parliament whence we
derive our parliamentary iaw, they are always
sdcred together But since The revival Of Internal
revenue laws here, beginning With 1862, they
have been considered separately. In the
judgment Of the Chair the amendment Ia gernane,
becausc IL might bc OF the utmost importance In de-
tcrmInlng ibc rate Of Internal revenue tax 10 know
what the tarf duty on the same article Fhe Chair
should regard II us OF very great significance for tho
House 10 decide ih,t under the rules internal and
external bills could not he considered toge-
ther. But the point Is Il rew one and the Char docs
not dcsre b force his Judgment on the House.
lie there e'ore submits the question to the House,
The House decided BY vote OF III To 80, that the
amendment was gcrmane to the Dill.
The question was then raised whether 1t could be
orered u the peaang section, and the Speaker des
claed Inst IL could not be-
The House reached the last section g the bill, on
winch Mr.. Srhenck moved the previous question,
when, at halfpast four, without dsposins OF IT, tho
House adjourned.