New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-05-04
NJ and Mr. Bradley New York befoye the
nmmisson 10 I've examned as their fitness Tor me su-

AID moi suppose that the proposed mea sure met az no
difficulties in the way the VIII Vi H'h oouu "o'
any o III t snrrestcd that the principal robberes Of the
or,,,nont Scrc perpctrated ''y those high officers
nent required confirmation by the Senate
Mr. JESCKES admitted that, but thought It an add
,na, rment I'm of the bill because " the minor
OH ers had felt secure in heSr position such frauds would
10, naEG tRcp n H. inquired, whether compe
+itixc examination should he applied to the lower 0ces
the same principle ought not to hold tothe ser
Mr JENCKEs replied that the argument for the bill
was as scS Offices within the scope Of the bin and only
sOao offices outside OF it, If the basis were soha TIC
slmcrstructure would be secure . ,.,o
Mr. BENTON wanted to know why the same principle
should not well apply to members OF Congresst ~
Mr. JENCKES suggested, nreply, that members da go
before their constituents for examination every TWO
was that il the power out OF the hands OF tue eoP
and put it in the hands of commission ne n nose anti Is
pOwer was removed from the people, the more anu
democratic the Government became $500 ,or,o
Mr. jerks would like to he pointed to more de. .
cratic or republican than the one before inc
House Ii opened the door OF public service 10 an, o
only excusveness applying to ignorance ihc'p'''''
NJ. SARGENT 2ep, Cali moved tonsert an addition ION
al section forbddng Members of Congress to solicit YER
bay or in writing the President or any head OF any
Department Bureau the appointment OF any p er1
to office and making the offence msdeneanof pu''i'H
Mr. PETERS suggested whether the punishment should
not he hanging lLaughter.t ~ - .u
The morning expired and the bill went over until
The House then at l2:45, went into Committee ON
THE TARIFF BILL
that referring TO vessels of cast iron not otef"se pro
vided for. ,,<,, a., - -, o, s,rrob
The next paragraph, sferrng to glazed timed or en-
ameled wrought iron hollow ware was aiSo' Oh
T NJ was that imposing duty of II
20 nts per pound caStrOn steam, gas, or Waterppe
| VT GRISWOLD Dem. n; " moved 10 reduce tiie
duty cent and argued III support OF Ills anchu
} MI. sCHENCK opposed it, and the amendment was re-
jected The paragraph was then on motion oi MI
SCUENCK struck ont
The next paragraph, taxing all other castings Of iron
also on motion Of Mr.. sCHENCK, struck ont.
This the last of tie paragraphs relating TO IRON,
lions of steel in ngots, blooms bllets and on rolled
or hammered steel in bars, rods, sheets, slabs plates
bands coils, or strips, g cents per pound , l..
| Mr.. AsPER rep, Mo- moved to reduce the duty 10
Mr. MAwLEY Rep, III moved to strike out the para
Mr. ALLISON Rep., Iowa. moved to make the duty %
long discussion ensued, particPated in by Messrs
LAND EIbRT1GE, and sCmENCK.
the sr proposed casGcaton Of steel being favor Of
manufacturers said that the h Sad nnnosed
it, 1t question of revenue more than protection
I after two hoar dsGus So ae o th wS pepdps
The first vote was on Mr. Allison's amendment making
the duty p cents pound and it was agreed to-'S
Mr.. Aspor's amendment, as thus amended was agreed
to, leaving the tax in the paragraph at p cents A..
paragraph, and Mr.. BLAIR Qsep., Mich renewed it,
The motion was sustained by those members who had
voted against Mr. Alhson's amendment ana IL was re-
The next paragraph steel of circular shapes or
forms, steel of all shapes or forms cast cut,
rolled hammered TO pattern, not otherwise provided
for four cents per FOUND " ,,o,,oa 60 rodroo q, two
MIR COX Dem N. " moved to make it three cents.
After discussion the question taken Mr.. Cox's
amendment and it was agreed to by 70 to &C.
Mr.. CESSNA moved to make it 8. cents. Agreed to by
, ~
Mr.. Griswolds amendment as thus amended, was
then agreed TO- making the duty in the paragraph 8.
The next paragraph was on steel railway bars cents
per pound and all railway bars made in part Of steel
il cents per pound provided that metal converted cast
OF form THn Or e be- %
Mr.. BENJAMIN Rep.. MOI moved to strike out the
metal converted east made from iron from the Bes
Pneumatic process, Of whatever form or de
NJ BiNGHAM dSep, Ohio moved to amend the
amendment offered by Mr. Benjamin by changing I" one
cent per pound to $50 per tun.
After discussion by Messrs Benjami1 Cox Kelly
took the floor aud commented upon the readiness with
which the cry of -" monopoly" was got up An editor
against manufacturing monopolics;' but, As soon as
there appeared to be an apprehension that something
was 10 be done affecting the national banks, that gen
tleman, who interested in bank stock, rushed TO
Washington and inplored the Committee of Ways
and Means to DO nothing anecthg the banks;
AS to Bcssemer steel, he stated that, at the time of
its INTRODUCTION to the United states cost
had undertaken its production here the price had gone
England for $40 S45, in gold, per t He believed that
The present low price in England part OF the game
played by the English Ia break down the
American manufacturers of Bcssemer rails He alluded
to the fact that there only few large railroad men
who opposed to giving the proposed protection To
the BesSemer rail manufacturers one OF These was
GSdare vandeT6t was ana no He
one Of thoe gnie quiet humble h. gsnism,9
Capital; would make corner if they could
who would not do anything to break down or Cypress
Commodore Vanderbilt 1t but fair to alude to the