New-York tribune., 1870-04-08
quent clause relating to cotton manufactures SO to

quent clause relating to cotton manufactures az to
make IL read: .' .H
oo all manufactures cotton on all other articles manufactured
ofsouOh The act Of March 2, Is6l bereb, restored"
would be recoeeted he said that the Congress- OF
great war ample for all the expenses OF the Gov
MIR KELLEY CRcp., Pcnn) said that the Government
was not preparing for war in 1861 the wal had not come
Mr. BROoKs-what was the Loan bill fori
MT kELLbl-lt was to supply the deficiency created
MIR BRooKS-That kind OF talk is good enough for the
STUMP hut is out OF place here
Mr. KEILEl-lt IS good for the Honse and for the
country Truth Is always good for mems souls
SHALL against Protection, and Messrs. ONEllL, KEEL
LEY. and DAWES in favor Of 1t.
MIR. SCliENCK Rep., ohio said in reference to the
clause before the Committee that IT intended to sim
py the present provisions to cotton goods. IL had
st less ii ihe Object to increase bui the general
reduction was az the rate of IL per cent The revenue
the same amount of importation the the
reported in this bin would be S24s467, reduction Of
proposed to back TO the act OF March, 1901 that was
to go back to that rate Of duty to obtain which
one OF Reputation more, no less.
,, After some son further remarks by Messrs BROOKS,
CHAIRMAN interposed and ruled that that sort OF
ra debate was not In order but that II must be confined
TO the pending amendment.
Mr.. WINANs Rep, Ohio offered substitute for
the eanse the one on the same subject contained in the
The amendment of Mr.. BROOKS N " rejected.
l.l
cent ad yaerem for the taxes provided in the paragraph
and adyocated the amendment
Mr. HOAR tRep., Mass.), as proof OF the prosperity
OF tne agricultural states iunder high tariff referred to
the fact that their populations had increased much
.at tey were urging reapportionment for representa-
Mr. sCHENCK expressed his disappointment at the
course which the debate had taken to-day He had
hoped that in the time allowed for general debate all the
steam IN reference TO free trade and protective theories
Whole would have confined discussion TO the actual
clauses in the bill and the amendments offered to them.
virtual repudatiop
The amendment offered by Mr.. Marshall was rejected.
Mr. ALLISON (Rep.. Iowa. moved TO amend by strk-
ing out the words in addition thereto ten per cent
ad va0rem," aud advocated his amendment.
OF the present law and thought the law
ts He sgncd his intent Of moving to strike out the
clause
Mr.. sCHENCK defended the action OF the Committee
OF Ways and Means as simplifying very much the exist
ing complicated provisions as TO manufactured cotton
goods.
Mr. BUTLER, in replying to Mr.. schenck said it was
due TO the Chairman OF the Committee on Ways and
Means well as 10 himself, to make remark by way
of personal explanation. In the commencement OK this
Congress he had in the heat Of debate stated substan
tally that he intended TO investigate at some future
time the conduct Of the Chairman Of the Committee on
Ways and Means. AT that time he had many stories
broachcd to him, which forced themselves his mind
He had since investigated them, and had found them In
every instance to he OF that class OF ISLANDERS which every
public is subject to- He felt IL due 10 that gentle
man (Mr. Schenck as well as himself, TO make repara-
Mr. sCHENCK said that he accepted the reparation in
the spirit which he believed 1t offered aud
gentleman by whom the lntlmatOn against MIN had
been thrown out there was now such retracon made as
would go 10 the world.
The amendment offered by Mr. Winans rejected.
Mr. BUTLER tMass.) moved TO strike out the clause.
Rejected.
to the cotton manufactures remains as reported III the
bill
The next paragraph related to cotton spool thread.
Mr.. SCHENCk moved TO amend the paragraph so as
make read, ION spool thread OF cotton six cents per
dozen spoos containing each spool not more than
yards of thread and for every additional 100 yards
fractional part thereof in OF 100 yards on each
lOrcm in addition to the above rates"
The paragraph and amendment were discussed by
Messrs COX, CLEVELAND. and HOOPER.
Mr. ALLISON CRcp, IOwe) moved to make IL I've cents
per dozen spoos and said that the present rates
from p per cent the value OF the article. His
amendent would reduce 1t from 30 to GO per cent which
he thou ght quite high enough.
Mr.. MAYNARD tRep, Tennl opposed Mr.. Allison's
amendment and spoke In favor OF inducing manutactur
ers TO como this country with tbeT capital and IN
dustry.
CMr DAWES and Mr. wAsHBURN C1ass.) also opposed
Mr Allison's smenainentD
Mr.. BROOKS (IDem n. " moved 70 reduce the rate
10 dozen spOOls and said that there were
seaustresses In the country who needed spool
cotton at the lowest possible price while there were not
perhaps 10000 labortr producing II in this country, and
vet Of the TO be taxed for the
benefit OF these 10000 labOrers-
MI DAWES replied that they did not pay penny per
spoos for thread made In Massachusetts
Philadelphia and he wOud not put the female operatives
country level Of those the other SIDE OF
water to
further discussion MT Brookss amendment was
rejected and without dsposng OF the other amendments,
the COmUitee rose, and the House at 6:l5 adjourned