New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-05-12

W tuun tO DulII,
per wear Allowing for reasonable increase IN the IA
cites for building iron vessels and the total amount OF
tunuage l52OGO uns, could probably he constructed III
built in that time, the cost to the Government wod ne
IN round numbers 10000 per year; from which would
be deducted 100000 surplus received from tunnaSe TAX,
leaving but 100000 per year -. .. .,.,...,.
imported material for wooden vessels which we may
properly do as the vessels cannot be Dulit without the
of duties that there would be no real loss OF
revenues aud We have s2t5 9i3 TO be Pald out IN the
mage tax leaving but sl49Ss per annum to be actually
paid from the Treasury, and for we should receive
frsclass iron steamers averaging $500 each, 10000
tuns and wood sail vessels. In view Of
the testimony cited can any appropriation for the Navy
mariner viii il not add to the Navy even more than
entire naval appropriation when applied TO the Navy
properi We cannot expect to carry all our exports and
imports in American vessels but under the pro-
visions of this bill regain the percentage we had before
the war; and compete on equal terms Tor the general
business of the world.
At the conclusion of Mr. Lynchs speech the bill went
Mr.. o'NEILL Rep, PENN introduced bill to repeal
Maryland and Georgia TO levy tunnage tax vessels
Mr. DEGENER Rep, Texas) introduced bill for the
better protection OF the frontier Of Texas. Referred
The House them at 3. O'Clock, went into Committee OF
THE TARIFF BILL
Mr. Wheeler Rep N " in the chair, the pending par
was anne nded read on steel wheels, cents
per pound and steel blooms and for car and ceomo
live rolled hammered 10 pattern, u cents per
be IT paragraph was on steel carriage car ocomo
tive and other springs, cents per pound
Mr.. AsPER (aep., MOI moved to reduce it tos cents
MI cox Dem, ". " moved TO amend by proviso
that the duty shall not exceed IS per cent ad yaloem
The paragraph and proposed amendments were dis
cussed at some length. xao,, N -, A.,
Finally, on motion of Mr. ALLISON Rep, Iowa., the
rate was ii red at five cents per pound 80,
Mr. SCHENCK Hiep, Ohio moved 70 insert the 1olloW-
ing as an additional paragraph: 80
% rrnone corset steel commercially Known A. wire
covered with cotton other eits nAieA " Do' o"e
per pound, and 10 cent Id vaoreH .o ,,.,.
without action on IL, the COMMITTEE NJ $40 ocioch,
took d recess till 1850 o'clock.
EVENING SESSION.
The Committee of the Whole resumed Its
session al n o'clock on
THE TARIFF BILL -
The paragraph crnOline wire was inserted, MI
BROOKS ". - remarking that he was opposed 70 u,
but hoped that would into the BILL 80 there cOud De
d vote on II by Yeas and Nays in the House.
Mr.. KELLEY Q!ep, PENN moved " insert the follow
ing paragraph:
s~OdbAdes per ad vAloren swords cent al
yalOren-
After difficulty in procuring quorum, the para
graph inserted the object being, explained ny
Mr. Kelley 10 correct obvious mistake IN the present
law by which sword blades taxed ~ per cent aud the
swOrds only IS per cent.
the course Of discussion the paragraph concern
Ing mixed metals Of lead and tin Mr. CONODE trp.,
PENN took the floor and said: The House II disguised
and the country Is disgustcd with the Iar1f bill. We
have begun at the wrong end We should have gone w