The New York herald., 1870-04-08
HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES,.
WASHINGTON, April Z, 1871

HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES,.
WASHINGTON, April 7, 1870
ANNEXATION OF DOMINICA.
Mr. BUTLER, trepj OF Mass. asked leave to INTRO
duce q joint resolution to annex the republic OF
Dominica.
Mr.. BROOKS, dem.) Of n. Y, objected.
NATIONAL REVENUE COUPON BOOKS.
MI BECK, ldem.) OF Ky from the Committee on
Appropriations, reported resolution In reference
to the coupon books used in the internal revenue
| service concurrng with the Commissioner Of In
ternal Revenue in the opinion tnat some form OF
book substantially similar to that proposed by him.
would promote the interests OF the public service,
| aud authorizing him to take such action as he may
think right and proper TO carry into effect his order
prescribing such form of book, and to inform par
ties OF their right to procure the same in such size
as may DO adapted 10 the extent OF their business,
| ana from any source they may think Ut. Adopted.
| MARINE HOSPITALS.
Mr.. MuNGEN, (dem.) OF Ohio, offered resolution
directing investigation By the secretary OF the 1rea
sury into the condition and management OF marine
| hospitals. Referred to the Committee on Commerce.
| IMPROVEMENT OF GALVESTON HARBOR.
Mr.. CLARK lrep.l OF Texas, introduced q bill max.
Ing appropriations for the Improvement or Galveston
| lie also offered resolution nstructing the Com.
mlttee on Education and Labor TO inquire whether
any further legislation Is necessary to entite the
state Of Texas TO the benefits Of the Agricultural
College land grants: Adopted.
| Mr.. POLAND. (rcpl OF VT, from the Committee on
the Revision OF the Laws reported back the follow
TO extend the time in which certain offences may
| be prosecuted. Passed.
the matter OF claims for pensions and bounty to be
| Instituted within four years.
Relating to witnesses lor respondents In extra
| ditt0u cases. Passed
Authorizing the Secretary OF the Treasury to
appoint SPECIAL agents, not exceeding fifty In
number, for the purpose OF making examinations OF
the BOOKS, papers ana accounts or collectors and
amendment the Dill was referred TO the Committee
| on Retf enchment.
ao Mr.: FEsnis, rep, Of n r., from the same com, n,
the United states Courts. Passed.
| Mr.. JENcKEs. rep, OF X. J., from the same con
nittee, reported bll to regulate the exercise OF
the admiralty Jurisdiction in the United States
Mr.. DAVIES, rep.) OF Mass. from the Committee
| on Appropriations, reported biIl appropriaring
$loo575 to supply deficiencies for salaries or United
| states Ministers abroad for the fiscal year ending
June 90, 1870. He explained tnat the deficiency
| arose IRON appropriatng specific salaries, aud no
In foreign Ministers, the new Minister being entitled
! TO hts pay for month before he leaves the United
states and the outgoing Minister being entitled to
| ing last year quite number OF those changes mad
taken place, causing haf the deficiency, aud the
! other half had come over III the same way from
The bill was passed.
| CONSIDERATION OF THE TARIFF BILL.
The House then at two O'CLOCK went into Com
H,.ttee Q! the Whole. Mr.. WHEELER in the chair, on
|
tnat taxing cigars ana cigarettes So SO per pound,
as agreed 10 yesterday And tweniy,lv per cent dd
SsaSnS 20 &c s
az cdt0ren.
SUI alton this morning IN the Commtiee OF Ways
ana Means he had been in structed move Etrlke
out OF The bil all relating to cigars and TO leave the
law as IL Is at present. The clause as reported in
the bill was not reported IN hostility to the cigar
interest OF the country, but because the committee
| was satisfied that the cigar interest would be ad-
| yanced by some further lowering OF the duty on
foreign CIGARS stih, as the cigar interest," or mem.
bers representing II, seemed to be OF an opposite
opinion, he would move to strike out the paragraph,
thus renewing motion made yesterday pt'o Io,asd
| by the gentleman from Pennsyivanla (Mr. Myers,
| ana winch he believed was on the whole the pest
| motion Lnat could be made.
After considerable discussion Mr.. ScHENcK with.
drew the motion, and Mr.. MYERS. trepl OF Pa, re-
newed 1t. ana the whole paragraph was struck out
leaving the duty on cigars as II Is under the existing
MIR. BROOKS, Of n. u, moved to amend the supse-
quent clause, relating 20 cotton manufacturer as
~ make II read:-'On all manufactures OF cotton
and on al other articles manufactured OF cotton the
acc OF March 2. 1851, IS hereby restored" !. would
thought the Tax Dill then passed for carrying on a
great war was ample Tor all tho expenses Of the
Mr.. WlNANs. (dem.) OF MINI, offered as subst,-
tute for tue clause the one OH the subject con.
taed ia the ac- OF March 2 1851, and charged tnat
the effect or the increase OF tariff was to discourage
Importation, decrease the revenue, and thereby tend
20 e a o renang Is ne pS0e unable
DO not go 70 pay the debt or to sustain the govern
1
Mr.. MARSHALL. tdem.) Of Ill.,. moved to substitute
thirty per per cent Gd cdtoienl for the taxes pro-
v,dea % In ti,s paragraph, ana advocated tue amend
Mr.. ALLISON. lrep.) Of Iowa, moved to amsnd by
striking out the words. 'and IN addition thereto ten
| per cent az cato'eni," aud edvocated his amend
MI. BUTLER. Of Mass, was opposed to the change
law as it is. He sgnined his intent OF moving to
| strike out the clause.
MIR. soHKNCK defended the action OF the Commit.
n 0l q ntY Unr IN
] the existing complicated PROVISIONS as to manuac-
| tured cotton goods.
was due to the Chairman OF the Committee OH Ways
| and Means, as well as to himself TO make remark
mens OF this Congress ne tad ID the heat OF debate
stated substantially that lie intended t0 investigate
| Committee on Ways aud Means At that time he
had had many stories broached to him, which had
veslIgaied them, and mad found them In every IN.
stance to be OF that class OF slanders which every
Pa9c aas an me sasssd N m ne & same place where
man tMr. Schenck), as well himself, 10 make Is
| Lar as ne could PREPARATIONS
Mr.. SCnENcK said that he accepted the reparatiou
| Ia the same spirit Ia which he believed it was
| offered. He had felt perfectly confident when he
cnalienged investigation long ago as 70 what the
result OF any investigation int0 anything impeacn.
| ing his integrity would be- and he was glad that In
the same pace and by the same gentleman 0y whom
| the nlnatlon against h!m had beea thrown out,
tnere was now such retractlon made rs woulo go to
No further amen lment was offered ana the nara.
graph as 10 cotton manufactures remains in the bill
as reported.
Ihe next paragraph was rs to cotton spool thread
Mr. SCHENCK moved to amend the paragraph by
charging twelve cents to SIX cents. and two nun
dred yards to one hundred yards as TO read 'On
spool thread OF cotton six cents per dozen spoo!s
containing on each spool not more than one hundred
yards OF thread, ana Tor every additional one hun.
1red YARDS or fractional part taeeof IN excess OF
hundred yards on each spool elk cents per dozen
spoois and thlrty per cent al Uatorenl IN addition
to the above rates."
Mr. ALLISON moved TO make 1t Ave cents per
dozen spools and said that the present rates were
from sixty.nve to seventytw0 per on the value
or the article. His amendment would reduce It from
hfy to sixty per cent which he thought quite high
enough.
MIR. BROOKS, OF N. Y, moved to reduce the ratio to
lOur cents per dozen spoos, and said that there
were TWO ana ha!f million seams,resses Ia the
country who needed spool cotton ut the lowest pos.
sibe price, while there were not perhaps, ten thou.
sand laborers producing It In this country and yet
the two and half miiiiOns OF the women were to
be taxed Tor lne leuent these ten fhnus