New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-07-14
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Mr.. BINGHAM Rep., Ohio, from the Judlci-
larry Committee. reported resolution authorizing tne
his assistant Mr. Barnes To take rat
rick Wood now in Jail for breach OF privilege OF the
House TO Richmond Va to testify in murder case, ana
after testfying TO return him to the jail of Tue DS'
on MOTION of Mr. MCKEE the Senate bill removing the
civil and political disabilities Of A. C. Reynolds Oh Cor
inth Miss, was passed -
The House then up the motion made yesterday by
luton directing the House Visitors West Point 10 in,
yesgate the complaint made as 10 tne ntrealhenI vi
Mr. FARNsWORTH rep, ND objected to the pro;
vision in the resolution relating to senographer ana
Mr. BUTLER withdrew that portion Of the resolution.
The resolution was then adopted-Yeas lO. NAYS Oh
Mr. Si0CUM Dem n " moved to suspend the rules.
amendment House bill to fix the time for the elee-
fion of REPRESENTATIVES, in Congress- He announced his
Intention 10 move 10 nonconcur the amendment and
To ask for Committee of Conference The Senate amend
ment increases the number OF o. INC
CONFERENCE COMMITTEES ORDERED
On motion OF Mr. DAWES (Rep., Mass), the Senate
amendments the Miscellaneous Appropriation bill were
taken from the Speakers table and H.
Conference Committee was also ordered on the Army
Mr STOKES rep Tenn) moved to suspend the rules,
and pass joint resolution ordering $4,000 OF the amount
appropriated in the River and Harbor bill for the improve
ment OF the Tennessee River to be expended Tor the re
pair and completion OF the works between Knoxville ana
and for the continuation OF the work now
in progress below Chattanooga, including the Mussel
Shoals Agreed 10. 49,
on Commerce, reported bin to create port Of delivery
at Houston, TaXas Passed. MIR. -. IT.. r,,,.o 80
Also a like bill for Council Bluffs, Iowa. The House re-
fused to suspend the rules for the Of the bill
Yeas 1OS; Nays, 81. Not twothirds in the Affirmative
Committee reported bill removing the political disab
titles of Vernon H. Vaughan of Tuscaloosa, Ala Passed
Claims reported bill for the sesement OF the accounts
OF Richard r. PEBBLES late Collector of the Port of Gal
OCEAN TELEGRAPH CABLES.
Mr.. INGERsoLL rep, M, from the Committee on
Commerce, reported a resolution instructing subCom
mittee Of Commerce to make investigations during the
egranb eompanes Connected with the United states and
OF the land lines connected herewith with power to send
MI sCOFIEID G2ep., PENN objected TO a committee
sitting during the The country had had enough
MI. iNGERsoLL moved to suspend the rules but the
Fir. sCHENCK Rep., Ohio, from the Conference Com
THE TAX AND TARIFF BILL.
proceeded explain it, The bill, he said, not just
what perhaps any member desired He could very
frankly say for himself that there number OF
things it which did not command his entire assent but
all little difficulties were sunk in the general character
and value of the bill itself a leading Try
ing the bill by the complete returns for the last fiscal
he calculated that this bill would reduce internal taxes
would not hesitate TO say that the REDUCTION to be
for last year, would be ssOOO0,Ooo. He
regretted that the House had assented to
pages than half of the House bill including special
taxes brokers and bankers and their sales Hereafter
all Wallst operations would he free from any burden
whatever, anG source OF revenue from which millions
had been and might be obtained without interfering
with of the fair legitimate industry OF the country
was swept away He should always believe that the
House had in that matter acted somewhat unadvisedy.
Perhaps partly his fault in having moved the
previous question, and thus put himself In condition
mntter Bnt he Thought il was still more the fault or
mistake of the gentleman who led the House in that di
rectOn, under Influences which they perhaps did not
of
the theaer men, and brokers' and lottery men were very
busy that morning about the House and In the Obbes
10 had been said by the gentleman from Pennsylvania
(Mr Scohedl that the House ought TO agree to that
tee OF Ways and Means would be obstinate that prob
ably the bill would fail altogether. He did not Know
what his personal character In that respect might
his convictions usually very strong but ordina
ry arrived at them by some attempt to understand the
subject He did not think however that the gentleman
from Pennsy vana could convict him before the House
OF being pig headed obstructonst," or standing OBJ
jector against that might he presented for con
sideration. He did not believe IL fair TO
have thrown aside the laDoIlOus, careful, pains
taking work OF months on such preteXt rs that.
This brought him down 10 statement OF what was left
the bill II consisted almost altogether details OF
reduction of internal taxes, of modification of the
provisions OF the law relating to the collection OF the
II took number Of articles from the present list OF dut
able articles, and arranged the duties them. for the
and in instances raising the duty and it took
other large number OF articles from the dutiabe list and
put them the free list He offered i'm conclusion
inquiries that might be put TO him respect
ing any Part5snIaT Item IN the bill 9, ~,
any modification made in the proposed duty Besso-
steel.
Mr.. SCIIENCK explained that that not a subject
OF conference. The Committee OF Ways and Means had
originally reported duty Of two cets per pound
Bessemer steel rails, and the House had reduced IL TO
one and threefOurth cents The senate had reduced IL
and quarter cents and the House had ooncurred
In that amendment.
Mr.. BROOKS dem, N " repeated what he had said
early In the session, that the reduction OF should
be at least ooOO and that the Treasury could we'll
submit to that reduction without any danger OF a want
or money 10 support the Government and To the
erest the public debt by the ingenious reduction
the duty tea, coffee aud Spices the gentleman
from Ohio Mr Schenckl and those associated with him
on the High Tariff side Of the House had conrived 10
raise the existing duty almost all other articles and
thus Ia levy additional burdens the people. There
was an Increase of duty woods the skin; on flax
hackled or dressed; on pig iron o. v tun); ON
wrought scrap iron GT to " tun); on sword
blades. steel bars aud Ra.saInor steel