The New York herald., 1870-04-27
HOUSE OF REPREsEN TArIvEs.

roll OF members ne called, ana the mot0n was aereeu
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Mr. Roofs, trep.) Of Ark, protested against 1t as
an outrage and foolish waste of time; but was re-
minded by the Speaker that he had no
right to protest against wnat the House
had ordef ed The roll call showed that there
were ITO members present, the whole number being
22S. Many Of the absentees absent by leave OF
the H0,te.
TEE PoRrIFrCArION APPROPRIATION BILL.
Mr.. NlBLAcK, tdem.) OF Ind, from the Committee
ON Approprat 0Is, reported the fortncation appri-
praton bill made the special order for the 4h OF May
The bill appropriates 1904 7bo, as fol ows:-For
Fort Prebes, Fort Georges and Fort SCANNED, IN
Bo ton $6s 600: Fort Warren, Boston, siOooOO Fort
WIN hrop Bos on 500, 900; Fort Hamilton ana addi-
s Of Fas oa
on Staten Is ana; Fort schuy er New YORK, $4,000;
Fort Columbus Governors soi Tland' New
YORK, $4,000; F0ft Wool Bsdloes Island, New
$4,000 Fort Minin, Phad phia, $2e, $50; Fort
Delaware, Delaware river. sis, ,5OO battery al Finn's
Fort po A. San Francisco sioo,ooo iort at i'i Lime
Po.nt, Sln Francisco, 500 600; fort at A catraz
Island, SIN Francisco, $50 900; conhngencies and
the preservation and repair OF forticatons $3.50 600;
construction OF selcoas5 m0rar batteries at exist
in4 fensye positions, $4,000; surveys for military
THE GEavArIo NOLAN LAND CLAIM
The Hou Q then proceeded to the business OF the
ou from me e le0paa a some 4as DS
Cams, relative 10 the and claim OF the heirs of
Gervati0 Moan IA the Territory Of Colorado, was
ordered to lie eugrossed an read third time. and
not being engrossed t went TO the Speakers table.
SPECIAL AGENTS OF THE TREASURY.
miilee on ReirenesSsni. S rspored the 1 oIi sa-
thorzing the Secretary OF the Treasury 10
appoint special agen,s, not exceeding 6sat at
examinations OF books, papers aud accounts OF col
lec,Ors and o.her 0cer. OF customs. The bin was
expa ned and advocated by Mcssrs. We'ker and Ben
ton, aud lassei.
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE.
Mr. JENckEs, rSp1 Of r. l. m from the Committee
partm mt oil justice. tn. bill provides that there
shall be an executive department OF the government
Attorney General shall be the head; t,at there shall
be IN such department Solicitor General and taO
Solicitor Of the Treasury and his assistants. the
Solicitor OF the Internal Revenue Bureau,
Naval s0sSr IStr and Judge
and the Examiner OF Claims in the State Department
shall be transferred to the Department Of Justice.
at present; that OF the Solicitor General $780,
that OF the associates OF the Attorney General 00
and OF the Officers the same as at present No Tess are
the officers of the Department OF Justice.
The morning hour expired as the bill was READ, 80
1t went over I'LL tomorrow.
THE TARIFF BILL.
The House at twenty minutes to two went into
Committee OF the Whole on the Tariff bill, Mr..
Wheeler In the chair, the pending paragraph being
on iron bars rOllod or hamm red comprising nat
bars not less than one and half nor more than four
inch 9 wide, nor more than two inches thick. one
cent per pound, to which Mr.. Brooks, OF New York,
bal offered an amendment making the duty eighteen
MIR. ALLISON, rep., Of Iowa, moved to amend the
amendment by making it $1S SO. which was agreed
The amendment as amended was then rejected by
a vote Of 6S to SO.
Mr.. WILSON, (dem) OF Mlnn., moved to make it
Mr. HOLMAN, (dem.) of Ind, moved to amend the
amendment by making nineteen dollars. Rejected
Mr. Hay, (rep) of H., moved TO amend the amend
ment by making 1t SO so. Rejected-65 to 90.
Mr. WILSON'S amendment TO make the duty $40
was then agreed to-75 to 60.
Mr. BURCHARD, rep.) OF ILL.,, moved to make the
paragraph read-sOn iron bars, rolled or hammered,
comprising Nat bars not less than one inch, no more
than six inches wlde less than threeeighths OF
an inch more than two inches thick, $40 per ton.
Reecfed-40 to ST.
Mr.. BROOKS, OF N. T., moved to strike out the
paragraph. Re ectcd.
The paragraph was then passed over without fur
The next paragraph was on iron bars, rolled or
hammered, comprising nat bars less than one and a
half inches or more than lour inches wide, and less
than one-haIf OF an inch and not less than llrce-
eighths OF an inch thick, and on iron bars, rolled
or hammered more than two inches thick, one and
Tne next paragraph was on "rod and wire rods
less that SO of an inch in diameter or square, TX
cents per pOund.n
Mr. SCHENCK moved to add to the description
'and oval, half oval and hall round iron.'
without dlSp0slng OF the paragraph or amend
ment the commit ee, at hafpast i0ur O'Clock, TOOK
q recess TIL hali-past seven this evening.
Evening Session.
The Committee OF the Whole assembled at hafpas
seven clock hir Wheeler In the chair on ! the Tarif
amendment TO the paragraph taxing rods and wire
rods. Adopted.
| Mr. HOLMAN moved to exempt from duty all iron
| used in the construction OF ships.
| Mr.. MAYNARD, rep.) OF Tenn, made the point OF
order that the amendment proposed new legislation
| q
ing that the whole bill was new legislation. The
amendment was germane to the paragraph, which
referred to the subject OF iron.
Mr.. HOLMAN advocated his amendment, referring
to the humillang fact Of the decay OF American
merce ana saying that the question was whether
that interest should be relieved by direct bounties to
the shlpbuilders by the removal Of duties from
| shipbuiding materials He subsequently withdrew
| Mr. LYNCH, (rep.) Of NO., moved to reduce the
duty on rods and wire rods IRON one and three
] fourths 10 one and half cents per pound.
| Mr. KEER, (dem.) OF Ind, moved to amend the
| amendment by making the duty one and quarter
/ cents per pound Rejected.
Mr.. LOGAN moved u make the duty thrty-ive pei
| cent al Uatorenl which was rejected by 5S to SO.
| Mr.. BURCHARD moved to make the duty thirty dol
| lars per ton. Rejected, 64 TO ".
! Mr. LYNCH's amendment fixing the duty at ont
| and half cents per pound was adopted without
division, madlng the paragraph read;%"On rods AM
wife rods, anu oval, half oval and half round trOl
less than hve-sIxteenths OF an inch diameter OF
! square, one and q half cents per pound"
The next paragraph was on motion OF Mr.
SCHENCK, amended 80 as to read:-"On rods ant
wire rods and oval half oval and half round iron
not less than hve-slXteenths of an inch diameter o.
| square, one and quarter cents per pound"
| The next paragraph was that taxing all sizes Ol
fiat, hoop band, strip. scalp tube and scroll IRON
thinner than No and not thinner tnan No. Ii wire
gauge, one and a half cents per pound; thinner
than No "a wire gauge one ana three equarter cents
per pound.
Mr.. ALLISON moved to strike out the paragraph
In reply to question by Mr.. Cox ne said he knew
OF no manufactured iron which paid less than fifty.
seven per cent ad pdLOrenl
Mr.. Cox moved to reduce the rate to one cent pc
pound, which was rejected.
Mr.. BROOKS moved 10 reduce IL from one ant
quarters to and fyeeighths cents per p0nt
which was rejected.
| Mr.. BROOKS then moxed proviso, that under IN
paragraph no duty shall be collected over 100 pc
cent dd udlOye1n and asked if the chairman of tll
Committee OF Ways and Means would accept tina
amendment
Mr.. SCHENoK-No, sir There Is no such rate O
duty, and the proposition Is merely intended as
slnr.
| Mr.. BROoKS--It Il not.
| Mr.. SCHENCK--lt Is mere trick.
| Mir. BRooKs-Itis is intended in good faith. There
question of veraclty between the gentleman frol
| IN and fnu