The New York herald., 1870-02-02
wsUzK OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

WASHINGTON, Feb. ], 1870
THE CASE OF REPRESENTATIVE BOOKER, OF vIR
GINA.
Mr.. PAINE, trep.) Of Wis, chairman OF the Com.
mittee on Elections, made report in favor Of hav
ing the oath OF ONCE administered to Mr.. Booker
member elect from the Fourth Congressional dis
trict OF Virginia. He admitted that there were-
charges OF dlsloyality against Mr.. Booker. hut
claimed that his case stood on the same ground as
that Of Mckenzie, who was sworn in yesterday.
Mr.. POLAND rep) Of VT, declared that Mr.. Booker
could not without committing perjury take the test
oath. He had READ the testimony In his case. and
assured the House tnat Mr.. Booker had given offl-
cal and personal aid TO the rebellion was actively
engaged IN It, ana could no more take the test oath
than Jefferson Davis could.
The discussion was continued py Messrs. Butler,
or Tennessee; Stevenson, Whittemore. Weiker,
Kelley or pennsylvania, and Stevens. Finally the
previous question was seconded aud the resolution
adopted Dy " TO y ana George W. Booker came
forward and TOOK the oath OF Office.
SENDING IMPROPER MATTER THROUGH THE MAILS.
Mr. FARNswoRTH trep.) OF Ill, OF the Post once
matter such as gift enterprise circulars, &C., from
being sent through the mails, and asked that It be
put upon Its passage.
Mr. WOOD, (dem. Of N. Y, objected.
THE TARIFF BILL.
Mr.. SCHENCK, (rep.) OF ONO, chairman or the Com
mittec on Ways and Means reported a oil TO amend
the Tarln law, and moved It's reference to the COM
mltee OF the Whole and that II be MADE the special
order for Thursday tue 10th lns and until disposed
Oi.
Mr.. scHENCK explained the bill by stating that
although the Committee on ways and Means had
been instructed 70 report In the second week Of
II was impossible for the committee 20 do so
In justice to the various interests OF the country
whose representatives come before the committee
day after day ana evening after evening" The result
OF all the consideration given by the committee to
the subject was the bill now presented. II was not
q general revision OF the tarn, although the COM
mlttee had gone through general review OF the
tariff. The Oil was therefore amendatOry or the
tarn, and not general tarin bill. The items In the
bill were confined to those in which changes were
proposed, either IN the rates or in the mode OF
posing the duty. DutaDle articles not mentioned in
the bill were to be regarded as not interiered wlth
but as being governed by the present law.
Mr.. CULL0M, tfep.) OF ILL.,, inquired whether the
bill was the unanimous report OF the committee.
Mr. SCHENCK replied that the order to report the
bill was unanimous on every item contained in the
bill. he could say that there we're items omitted
from the bill which he thought ought to be IN IT, and
there were rates Of duties proposed IN it which he
there items In the bill that had not received
tue sanction OF q majority of the members OF the
committee, and there had generally been very iui
attendance OF members.
Mr.. CULLoM SAID tnat MS inquiry was whether the
BILL as whole, received the unanimous vote Of the
committee.
Mr.. CHENCK suggested that the question was an
improper one to be asked or answered. His duty
was discharged when he presented the Dill by order
oil the committee, as the embodiment Of the views
or the committee on the subject or the tariff lie
would state, however that the committee endea-
vored, whenever 1t was possible TO convert al
UaO'em duties into specific duties, even where the
change neither increased nor diminished the duty
committee mad endeavored to substitute equivalent
Bp0cif1c duties for Gd VdiOrem duties. Tue com
mittee mad also In this bill very much enlarged the
free list on TWO acc0unts-irst, that some artices
SUCH az drugs, cost more to collect tae du-
ties on them than the duties amounted to-
and second, that other artlcles-raw Materials
entered largely into the industry VI the country,
and the dutrcs on them c0ud be abolished
without imposing other duties. The committee
thought, Also that to encourage the introduction OF
raw materials from abroad TO be manufactured here
would be an advantage TO the shipping interest OF
the country. There was another peculiarly in tue
bill which made 1t der from the otner tariff bills.
The committee had sought, where matenafs
were produced IN This country, to give to them some
measure OF protection equivalent IN some degree
the protection heretofore anoraed principally TO
manufactured articles. This bill extended at least,
little more advantage 10 the agricultural Interests
Of the country than any previous tariff had done;
the merits OF the bin least OF all Of any particular
provisi0n In II. All that would come up at the
proper time, when the House came to consider the
bill III detail
Mr. ALLISON, trep.), OF Iowa, amemDer OF the Com
mttee OF Ways and Means suggested that the con-
sldcralon Of the bill postponed for AZ least two
weeks The bill affected every material interest OF
Inc country so far as those interests could be al
fected b7 tarin for revenue or protection. Tho
bull al presented by the chairman OF the Committee
of ways and Means. changed the value or property
In this country to the extent OF not less tnan nfy
millions Of dollars. Therefore 1t was important that
the representatives OF the people should have time
and opportunity to examine the oil before ITS dis.
cussl0n was entered upon. IL would take ut least
three daJs 70 PRINT the Dl, and week ater hat No.