The New York herald., 1870-05-12

several States and Territories through which II
passed IN proportion TO the number OF miles IN each
~ ss $3.50 M was 70 REQUIRE the lands 70 DC ne-
Nr: MAvsAaD's vas ihst the BIN shan not be con.
Railroad or to embarrass the company II it should
prefer 70 proceed under the original bill.
within neen years alter the completion Of this road
Mr.. RANDALLs was hat nothing Ia the act shall DO
construed ~ guarantee by the United States Of
The bill and amendments were then, on motion OF
M WHEELER, ordered To be printed aud referred to
the COMMITTEES on the Pacific Railroad, with leave to
DacLlNR OF AMERICAN COMMERCE.. M
the House saea t foyS mlIpss ~ les past one
ths Select Committee on the Decline OF American
and commercial interests Of the United States and
addressed the House In advocacy OF IL.
A. the concluslon 0l Mr. Lynch's speech the BILL
went over until Tomorrow.
n BILLS INTRODUCED.
me ac OF RS S 70
States OF Maryland and Georgia to levy tonnage
tax on vessels Referred.
MI DE0ENER, Eep.) Of Texas, introduced bill for
ferred.
l THE TARIFF BILL
The House then, NJ hall-past three O'Clock, went
into Committee Of the Whole on the Tariir bll, Mr..
Wheeler In the chair the pending paragraph being
amended SO as TO read ION steel car wheels three
cents per pound and on steel blooms and for car and
and one halr cents per pound.n
The next paragraph was on steel carriage, car,
locomotive ana other springs, six cents per pound.
three cents per pound ,
Mr. Cox. ideln.l of N. Y, moved to amend by
proyso that tne duty SHAH not exceed forty.fve per
The paragraph and proposed amendments were
alscussei ~ some length. finally, ON motion OF Mr..
Mr.. scHEScK, (repl OF OniQ, moved TO insert the
following as an additional pa agraph:-On crino-
fuf
whether covered with cotton or other textile mate
rial, or not covered, nine cents per pound AMI ten
per cent dd rdlOieW
Without action on 1t the committee, al halfpast
four, took recess till half-past seven O'Clock.
Evening Session.
The Committee OF the Whole resumed Its session
on crinollne wire was inserted, Mr.. BROOKS, tde6l
Of N. r, remarking that he was opposed to IL, bur
s wS s qg o' H. 1S as .nsss could be
Mr. KELLEY, (rep.l Of Pa, moved to insert the FOL-
lowing paragra,,h:-On sword blades, thrty-dve per
cent ad vato'eng on swords forty per cent ad
After some dinicuty in procuring quorum the
paragraph was inserted, the object beng, as ex-
Raned s by MT. Kelley to cSrrec.a Obvious mistake
forty-tye per cent and the swords only thirty.nvc
In the course OF discussion on the paragraph as
to mixed metals OF lead and tin Mr. CovoDE, (rep.)
or Pa, took the floor anl said:-The House Is dis
gnsted and the country is disguised with the Tariff
bill. We have begun at the wrong end. We should
have gone 10 work and reduced the internal revenue
taxes. Tie people d. not care about duties on inl-
ports. They want the Internal revenue taxes re-
duced. would have suggested long ago to the
Committee OF Ways and Means 10 abandon this Tariff
bill II i had known that the Internal Revenue bill
was ready TO be reported. Iundcrs and now that It
Is ready, and hope the chairman OF the committee
viii report 1t tomorrow and lay aside this Tariff
bill. with which everybody Is disgusted. (Gen-
eral laughter and capping OF hands.) Let
us go to some practical legislation. This
legislation Is not practical II stands In the way of
practical legislation. 1t stands In the way OF appro
pration bills and OF important measures in which
tell you that II we do not ay aside this Tariff bill
and 60 to practical legislation we VIII go home with
Oat accomplishing anything that the people want,
and We Will have trouble next fall, some OF US.
(Laughter-on the democratic side especially.)
MIR. Cox remarked that his Bible-qu0ting friend
from Pennsylvania had hit upon the truth this time
and had prophesed as truly as any OF the Old
protecti0nists. (Laughter.)
No amendments were made though some We're Of
fercd to the paragraph In regard to the manufacture
Of platinum, twenty per cent dd UdtOienl; brass, In
plates, ing0s aud bars, five cents per pound; Old
brass four cents per pound brass, In sheets or wre
forty five per cent al Udl0re; oysters OF every de-
scription, six cents per thousand; pewter, britain
nia aud all like mixed metals OF lead tin,
factured, three cents per pound.
The next paragraph, on nickel, forty cents per
pound gave rise 10 considerable discussion.
Several amendments to the paragraph were Of
fered and rejected, when the committee rose
ANNEX ALTON OF ST. DOMINGO.
Mr.. BUTLER (repD OF Mass, again afked c0nsen
to Introduce HIS ST. Domingo resolution.
MIR. BROOKS, Of N. Y objected, remarking, "MOn
sleur T0nson come again -
Al ten 0'cioci. the House adjourned.