The New York herald., 1870-05-25
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE.
wAsnISGroS. May "a, 1870.
PETITIONS PRESENTED.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE.
WASHINGTON, May -, 1870.
PETITIONS PRESENTED.
Mr. BRooKs, tdem.) OF N. y, presented the petition
OF some hundreds OF members OF tobacco associa-
l0ns for uniform tax OF sixteen cents per pound,
and protesting against any advance smoking to-
bacco. Also, to incorporate the International Society
for the Promotion OF Immigration.
Mr.. REEVES, tdem) OF N.Y., presented petitions Of,
citizens OF Long Island for a bell buoy or beacon
on the southwest point OF Rockaway Shoals, south
coast OF Long Island.
REDUCTION OF INTERNAL TAxEs.
Mr.. HALE (rep.) Of Me-, introduced bill. for the
reduction OF internal taxes Referred TO the Com
mittee OF Ways and Means. The following is u copy:
That from and after the ls day OF July. A. ID. 1870
other internal tsIes SHAH be assessed and collected e1cep.
cigars, the stamp tax and The on incomesi and the
of per gains profits over Ss,OuO
AS a. % s % s law s the
revived snail remain in full force and effect; ana all
So far as they may be needed or she soeaon Of
taxes aceruns before the LAT day OF July, ls7v
BILLS REPORTED.
Mr.. CULLoa, trep.l ol Ill.,, from the Committee
Territories, asked leave report and put pas
sage bin disappearing o certain acts OF the Idaho
Legislature, including an act imposing special
mining tax on C0lnese and Mongollaus.
Mr.. JOHNSON dem) OF Cal. objected
Nil. sroUGHIOe,, lrep.l ot Mich, from the Com
mittee on Military AnaTs, reported bill removing
tue charge vi deseruon from soldiers VINO had
their terins OF enlistment and been
apIy discharged. Passed.
REVIVAL OF AMERICAN COMMERCE.
The House then, at half-past eleven A. NJ, pro-
ceeded to the consideration of the bill to revive
American navigation and commercial interests.
Mr.. pErEHs, p0.Li OF Me, addressed tie House In
support oi tle bii Az tniips coiSidered he Thought
the BIZ as proposed by the SPECIAL committee, the
| whole Dill, should pass Any particular amendmenG
To IL might sfuu the equipoIse, ana he saw no way
safer than to take the Judgment OF the committee
The remedy was not IN tne purchase SHIPS. 1hat
aid not approve OF The prescription or the gentleman
from MASSACHUSETTS (Mr. Buter 70 impose dlneren-
,ial duties. II was not good remedy; 1t
never had worked wei 1t wou.d Drina
about retaliation, and was an obsolete remedy.
lie was opposed TO excluding coasing vessels FROM
the beuebIs OF the blll. There were niany objections
10 10. Among them was the difficulty OF making
distinctions between the vessel That crossed Lake
Erie and the vessel that only coasted along the
AMERICAN side Another reason why IL should not
be excluded was that the coastIng trade wnlcn now
was u badly paying business, might be enabled to
compete Win the railroads. The navigation interest
needed AID and encouragement, ana needed II now.
lie believed there was no form In winch ~ could be
80 safely given or received In the shape OF the
pending bill, WIN all ITS provisions.
Mf CoBUKH, ,rep.) Of lnd., opposed the bill, and
also opposed the amendment OF the gentleman from
massachusetts (Mr. Butlerl. The bill WAS not pro-
Jecr To encourage commerce or navigation, buS
merely TO encourage shipbulldng. II Lne pgopo-
sitlon were TO encourage commerce or navigation
any man Of common sense would say, let our cltl.
zens buy ships where they can buy them cheapest
put no restriction on their purchase; DO As Austria
does ana France does; buy cheap ships; buy them at
twGthirds OF what you can Dnild them for; put The
American ag on any ship that any will sell Us,
ana our bod ana hardy sailors Will drive all COnpe
titlOn rom the ocean. In this way navigation might
be encouraged vastly. Iron ships could be bOughL
England so much cheaper than they could he but
Ill the United States tnat 1t seemed like madness not
to buy them The amount or bounty that would
nave To be paid under Che bill for Shipping necessary
10 do all the carrying trade Of tile United states,
Sulning one-quarter 10 he lrOu and tDrcequafters
wood, would be over twenty millions OF dollars. Be-
sides thai the amount OF subsidies would be elyht
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creasedto be doubled Or treb.ed as the ships were
multiplied by the encouragement thus given. The
eicct of the discrimination proposed by the gente.
man from Massachusetts (Mr. Butierl would be
AT once 10 enhance enormously the value OF
American shipping. There could be no greater
speculation than Ia such properly, and IL would re-
duce the revenue twenty, thirty or forty millions.
Besides II was a cutthroai game. IL would STIR mp
ietillatio use jealousy and put the country out
OF the pale ol friendly commercial relations with tor
e'gncrs. When they could nave a thorough Dln,
covering the whole ground, he should vote Tor it;
bui The measures nov proposed We're narrow, un-
just inIpoc and inenectuai OF good, and would re.
suit in disaster 10 the country.
The discussion was continued by Mcssrs. Brooks,
OF n. T., Cox, schumacher, Cakin, marshall. Banks
ana Ferry.
Then Mr. LYNCH, rep) or Me-. who had charge of
tie bill. moved the previous question, hrst allowing
amendments TO be offered.
The amendment proposed by Mr.. Butler, OF Mass,
imposing diIferentiai duties was offered FOR him i'll
his absence by Mr. GARFIELD, trep.) OF Ohio
Mr. BINGHAM, trep) OF ONO. offered an amendment
TO that amendment imposing II duty OF ten per cent
oil goods imported IN other tnan American vessels.
Mr.. Cox, ldcn.j OF n. Y, offered an amendment to
the first section. TO strike out the proviso removing
the drawback allowances where tue materials used
are OF American production.
MI 0oD, tdem.) OF n. Y, moved 10 strike out the
third and fourth sections allowing subsidies 10 ves-
sels engaged IN foreign commerce and repeating ton
mage dtes. IL those sections and the provisO the
first section were struck out he would vote Tor the
bill otherwise he would vote against 1t.
Mr. SARGENT, (rep.) 0f Cal, moved to amend the
third section by allowing five dollars per ton on
steamers running To and any port OF Australia
or Asia.
Mr. lNGEEsoI. trep.l Of fl moved an amend
nent by inserting an additional section III case the
second and third sections be stricken out.
Mr.. ALLISON lrep.l OF Iowa, desired to offer an
amendment limiting the allowance of drawbacks TO
vessels OF over two thousand tons burden.
Mr. LYNCH declined 10 admit that.
Mr. ALLISON sail he would then move to lay the
bill on the table.
Mr.. LYNCH withdrew his objection to Mr. Allison's
amendment
rhe new section proposed by Mr.. Ingersoll was 10
admit 10 American registry, free OF duty iron ships
oi f0regn manufactule, being the exclusive pro.
perry 81 citizens or the United States-nOt to he al.
lowed, however, to engage IN the coastwise trade.
MIR, MAYNARD, trep.l Of Tenn, moved substitute
equivalent allowance where American materials are
used.
Mr.. ScHUMAKER, (dern.) OF n. ", moved to amend
the second sectiOn which allows snip stores and
coal TO be taken and consumed Tree of duty by in
cludng also supplies necessary for repairs.
Ine previous question was then seconded by u
TO IL
put was taken by yeas and nays and resulted--yeas
IS, nays 81.
Mr.. CALgiN. tdem.) OF N. y, who had changed his
vote to mo- 90 as 10 b. entitled make the mo.