The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-06-29

TO reconsider the vote on the Texas abroad bil so
as to amend by providing that the amount OF fore gn
tons. He askei present deratlon of the motion.
Mr.. CAssERLY, idem.) OF Cal. objected.
EXECUTIVE SESSION.
AT one O'Clock MIR. MORTON, (rep.) OF Ind, moved
TO 20 INTO executive session, on which Mr.. SHERMAN
demanded the yeas and nays as involving the post
poneWeHt Of the Tax bill. The motion was agreed
the doors " were c5sej - SssA 'Eu's D''' OA'
Al half-past one O'Clock the doors were re-openeh,
M Wnen ~ was agreed, by unanimous consent that
enforced Tor to-day.
THE TAX BILL
was then proceeded WITH the question being on the
provide that no duties hereafter shall be levied upon
After discussion the amendment was rejected
yeas 9, nays A.
Mr.; MORRILL,, (rep.) or VT, said there appeared to
TAX and In favor OF reduction OF the tax on sugars
lie suggested that test votes he taken upon the duty
on bessener steel, &c, and the bill be then commit
teu 10 committee Of conference.
Mr.. DAVIS, (denl.j OF KY made some remarks
UPON tne necessity or general reduction OF taxa
uou, making deficit In the Treasury, reducing the
standing army to 49, 900 men.
Mr.; CAMERON moved TO reconsider the vote by
wnlcn' on previous day, the Senate refused 70
on sd9af-agreed to, 20 to n
ts TsSard 3 ase on striking out spa the is
that II the sections were stricken out the duty on
sugar would remain as in the law at present, at
three cents per pound. II the House proposition
prevailed tile duty would be reduced to two cents
per pound, making difference OF eleven millions Of
revenue.
Mr.. HAMLIN trep) OF Me- desired to know the
exact dlnerence between the amen lment or the FL
nance Committee and tue House proposition.
MI SHERMAN, (rep.) OF Ohio, replied that that OF
the Finance Committee had been Withdrawn, and
was not before the Senate. The effect OF either
position was 70 reduce the revenue about seven
mlilOnH, the anoant being the same In each case.
me only difference was IN the classification Of
duties.
The House paragraphs relating 10 the duties on
sugar were then striker out by yeas n to nays 26
Inc rec minendatOIs OF the Finance COMMITTEE
striking out the House rates pmentO, pepper and
specs OF different kinds, and on wines, champagne
brandy, cordials and manufactures OF cotton were
agreed to.
The effect Ia to leave the duties as at present
The paragraph relative to rsets and manufactured
cloth was W thdrawn by Mr.. Sherman.
Inc new paragraph making the duty on eyeletS OF
every description TX cents per 1000, Oh utramarine
SIX cents per pound, and regulating the duties on
at twenty-five dollars per ton, were adopted.
Otler amendments We're adopted as fol0ws:-
On cotton baggng or other manufactures not otherwise
provided or sua for the 10 which cotton baggng
applied, composed Ia whole In part oil hemp, ute
gunny bags gunny cotn other materials and valued Less
Than ten cents per square yard, two cents pound
On cotton as above vaiued ten cents yard
three cents per pound.
The following paragraph was dcbated:-
On btumnous coal and shale fifty cents for a ton Of
tweny-eight bushels, eighty pounds TO the bushel.
Mr.. FOREMAN, (rep.) OF w. Va. opposed TIE pro-
posed II ductlon a destructive OF the coal interests
OF West Virginia and Pennsylvania.
Messrs SCOTT. pep.) OF Pa. and WILEY, Qrep.) Of
w. Va, followed upon the same side.
without vote on the paragraph the Senate, at
five O'Clock, adjourned