New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-03-30

,,, hat bo had saJ WAS true TO the letter He then
proceeded to quote from military 10 10 tbe Sl
complained Of by Gen. SHERMAN. and when w h"
esicnated the odious army BILL MI Logan sau n
he had taken IL tO the Secretary OF War t1en Deh"
and said he wanted him and Gen sherman W , %.
with him tMr Logaul, and 30 over the Dill ,pge ,Io
That was done Gen. Beknap read over the Dill s,co ,
by section to Gen, Sherman, and Gen. sherman uae p'
two objections to IT. and the secretary oo nut IL in
bill amendment. Gen shernahs ouyecVn i'
the muster ont of general officers anu These were
facts, and he asked what KIND OF taste lntt 'n @ "a
making personal attack on nm through 'c q" his
report TO the Secretary OF War recommending te assem-
bling of court OF dsnterested general ocers 10 when
should be committed the whole matter OF reduction
and reorganization OF the army, Win TRANSFERS Oh
70 mi vacancies the very thing provided for III the first
section of the bin As 10 the proposed reduction Of the
pay general officers the President might nave tolu
Gen sherman that his salary should not be reduced but
that was not his (Mr LOgans) opinion, the opinion OF
the House. 1t might be that Gen. sherman, with
smaller salary would not be able 10 give dinners or re-
ceptons but Mr Logan did not care anything about
that. In defense OF the taxpayers, OF the crippled
soldiers and of soldiers widows he protested against
the usurpaton of power in the hands of few He
protested against the attempt of men IN high positions 10
dictate legislation to Congress The Legislative Depart
ment OF the Government must be free untrarnmeed un
fettered He would say TO these men in high positions
that they were not the LAWMAKERS but the awobeyers
they dictate the amount OF taxation 10 be paid
for their benefit Whenever legislation becomes 40 sted
and crippled that man who stood up for the people in
manly honest and proper spirit TO be attacked III
the columns Of the newspapers by high officials delnau
inc that Congress shall not do certain things then he
would say farewell to the liberties of the country lie
wanted TO know whether this attack upon MN Ineauy
that the country was TO turned the hands OF
few in Europe whether titles were 20 We
borne here whether caste was TO be estaDilsheo vi
whether order OF nobility TO grow up mere Inc
people were honest and brave and true and was the
boys who carried the musket who maze lne ocn
erals and 1t they also who made the fIesluenuS
He stood here defend the rights OF these men anu
their widows orphans, and to defend the DGrueS "
the people. and whether asssiled by generals, ny h
sha by governors by kings princes or PCT be found
newspapers by aristocrats he woud sun NC aon
making against dietaton ana aIcIaVIs, nSos 30
aristocracy and IN favor OF repuDhcansm' oappns Vi
ON morton Of Mr. SCHENCK 1t was ordered that all
general debate OIL the Tariff bill shall close tomorrow an
hour and half before the House goes INTO Conmt,ee.
The House then. at O'Clock, went into committee Oh
the Whole (Alr. WASHBURN (of WsJ i'll the char) Oh
and wa. addressed II by I Mr MARSHALL h Dem M
member of the Committee vi Ways and Means, against
protective tariffs and in favor OF Free Trade doctrines.
French Deputy. recently uttered in the Corps Legs-
long study my belief that Free Trade the Law of the
future and condition OF high ciyilzatlon MT Mar
half.
At the conclusion of his speech 400 the House took
until $780, the evening session 10 be for general
debate Oh the Tariff bill.
EVENING SESSION.
The House met III Committee OF the Whole, MI
CHURCHILL rep. n ~ III the chair, for general dis
cussiOn on the Tarff bill.
Mr. WILKINSON (Rep Mimi addressed the Com
mittee in opposition 10 high protective tariff system
In the OF his speech conoquia discussion oc-
CURED between himself ana Messs axe Le,ers aison
Trader and declared himself in favor OF such moderate
tariff while 10 would be sunlclenuy protective vi
American industry would not impose too great burdens
OH the people. -,
Mr. WILKINSON. resuming his speech, declared him
self for tariff under which large amount OF the ncces-
sary would be collected. All such tarns were
more protective. The only true object or tarn
was revenue, and lie did not believe that Con-
had right TO impose tariff for any other purpose
He rdicred the idea Of agricultural interests being
benefited any appreciabe extent by the Danufactur-
and ventured the assertion that the farm pro
duce district OF his friend from Iowa Ason was
could be consumed by all the persons engaged
III manufactures in the whole country He was wiling
TO have "a revenue tariff giving Incidental protection but
protested against the eXorbtant duty iron, and he
gave his friends warning that unless they
agreed to reasonable adjustment they would have
regret IT, All that the people OF hs West wanted
fair play, and reasonable adjustment of the tarn
as proposed by his friend from Iowa (Mr. AllisonD
Mr.. WILSON Dem. Mimi declared himself on this
question very nearly il accord with his colleague Mr
| WilkinsOn)
After some further debate the House adjourned