New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-03-10
Mr. nIcKEY crop. POM, moyod That Tho House


agree 10 adjourn till Monday, without waiting TO
what the Senate would do the subject of final adj
Mr. RANDALL withdrew his melton, and the motion
Ia adjourn was negauyed, .
MI PACKER utelI, renn) then moved that Wheh uc
House adjourn to-day IL be Ia meet on Saturday. -,
MT DAWES made the point oil order that Mr.. Packers
The SPEAKER sustained Hle point OF order, and haa
VIC rules hearing on the subject read. q, co into
The vote was then taken esi Mr. CoNs inotlon t 49,
Committee of the Whole, and 1t was agreod To- '''
The House thcTcupon az O'Clock, went into Commis
tee OF the Whole the state of the Oion IN 'dal
dsep Mass in the chay, and took up the OH 10 'eP0'
Mr. HALE Scp Mel said he did not wish 70 iniISda Se
measure that would prOtract the session, uu' ~
Rouse had already a the last session. , Then,
wishes repeal the duties coal and SAT- ana p M %i
on the free list and there therefore no nee on IL
cusson rnoved that the Committee rls' ~ d
that might in the House 10 close the dena r
/ hc signihed his intention thch 10 scccpV q"
Mr. ELLEN Rep PENN appealed to the House not
10 begin the Mild Congress 10y applying the gag i'"'
p 70 SoX WV DEN VII has Uecn debated two years.
Mr.. MYERS O2ep. PENN inquired OF MT ha,e WIFI r
be- would admit amendment to repeal the Income lax,
| Mr. RANDALL Dem, PENN made like inquiry as 10
tea, coffee, aud sugar. and Mr. PLArr QAepp Val Ike
! Mr. FARNsWOkTH Rep., ny One thing at a time.
| Mr.. HALE declined to admit amendments haI "oulu
The motion that the Committee rise was then agreed
MI. HALE then moved that all general debate be
closed Committee Of the Whole on the bill to repeal
! Mr.. DICKEY Rep, Penn) moved that the House adj
/ iourn 49,
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and the motion 10 close the debate was agreed to-Neas
The srEAKER announced the Standing Committee on
Elections. follows: Mcssrs. McCrary Stevenson Hale,
Poland, Fnkelnburg, Thomas, Kerr Potter. and Ar
| thur.
THE SALT AND COAL DISCUSSION RESUMED.
motion TO go into Committee again then agreed
toYeas. 1867 Nays 70and the House thereupon at 2:4O
p. m, again went into Committee OF the Whoie' Mr.
DAWES in the chair aud resumed the consideration Oh
the hill 20 repeal the duty on salt.
Mr. HALE remarked that the duty salt was IS cents
per pounds in bulk. and per 100 in sacks The
best Turks Island salt could be purchased at nine or ten
cents per hushe and anybody could calculate what the
He had been asked 70 admit an amendnentIe-
ducng the duty 50 cent but he could not agree 10
that lie believed the monopoly by the onondaga SAT-
Works complete as any monopoly ever granted
by the Tudors m the most despouc times ana that IL
Mr.. FAENswORTH Gep- H. moved TO amend the
| bill by adding coal Ia il.
Mr.WOOD Dem, n. " supported the bill and amend
nent would bc Offensive he said, to address Ia In
teligent BODY any reason why the duty coal should
caused the people by the high price of coal The tax
il tax one OF the necessaries Of life tax on
light, tax warmth, a tax which bore heavily Oh inc
poor aud which Congress should be in haste to repeal
Mr. KELLEY REP PENN opposed me OH ana a i
responsible for the financial OF the country
The Secretary OF the Treasury about TO float new
loan which II successful would reduce the expenses OF
the Government S200O0 per year. aud he was now met
with this first action OF Republican House proposing TO
Sl,l9S,47S salt and $52l.57s on coal The revenue
whole population. In the Joint High Commission, the
admission of coal from Canada free OF duty was likely 10
be question If the Canadians would give Iree Isneres
iii exchange for free coal, that would be question
publican majority TO consider this great question ana not
assa the Treasury with such proposition under the
Impulse OF relieving the public OF tax Of three cents per
head salt lie suggested the reduction OF The duty on
salt TO cents per pounds in bulk and is cents IN
sacks, and Offered an amendment 70 that effect.
MIR. COX Dem, \. " advocated the ill and amend
different tone from that in which he spoke at the last
Mr. KfILFY-I ana in a minority now.
Mr. COX-YOu speak now in The language OF Jeremiah;
and not il that OF Isaiah We nave another ordef oil
down the duty salt but he would keep on iron So
lac would cut of the duty on tea, coffee, and sugar
Mr. KELLEY-Not on sugar.
| Mr. COX-Do not interrupt now in my FIVE minutes.
The blood will follow where the knife is driven The
duty that is paid coffee aud sugar, all goes into
the Treasury but where the Treasury receives S0OO0
ceve $50 100000. obstruction the importation OF
coal mas furnished the basis for all consPracies and
strikes and combinations in Pennsyl Tor the pur
Of raising the price Of coal ana mas c0sI inc people
! OF New England and New York at least sJ0@O0G Why
does not my innocent gentleman from Name Ont Haze
add potatoes TO his salt 1t Is because potatoes are
raised in Maine and he wants them projected. want
the people Of New York and ever where, TO have free
coal and an other articles free
! Mr.. HAIIs-I have no objection.
Mr.. RICHIE Dem. Md opposed the bin and amend
boring men he garded az Illusion. While sympa-
thized fully with the demand for revenue reform he
tIOnght The Revenue RefOrmers really moving in
wrong direction IN s natter ana were suDserIng the
interests which they ought u oppose Ia word 1t was
captal labor; wealth, not poverty mOnopolies and
! NOT the people that demanding these changes.
| Mr. FiNKELNBURG (Rep.. Mo- advocated the billand
amendment Replying the argument of Mr. Kelley that
| the tax salt. which produced only HIQ0O0 year,
should De removed in the interest OF the new Fund
ing Jaw ne said he leley) had voted weeks To
repeal the Income tax which brought S2O00O into the
Treasury The Inconsistency of that argument showed
its falacy, and the insincerty OF the gentleman who
MIR Mr. KELLEY-My argument was that am in favor OF
repeating internal taxes as rapidly rs We can.
| Mr. FINKELSBURG-T what becomes Of the new
bonds and Funding law. [IauPhterl The two PROPOSE
tons cannot be recOncied Another flaey OF the gen
teuans argument was, that because the Treasury only
gets SO0ODO year the duty salt, the duty only
costs the people three cents per head He leaves out of
view the tact that the people pay that tax on the do
Mr. SWAMI Dem, MIDI argued against the bill and
in protecting the capital
invested and The labor employed in the coal mines Of
PENNSYLVANIA Maryland and West Virginia. He wanted
the question 10 be disposed Of not by Itself but IN con-
Dection with a general revision OF the tariff
Mr.. PLATr REP, Va( opposed the repeal OF the duty
OF coal arguing that the effect OF it would be TO close
every coal pit Virginia. Pennsylvania, Maryland, and
ONO and throw $1,000 laborers oIt of employment
What labor wanted and what capital wanted in the mat
ter of tariff stability He dad not want capital ana
then have that duty removed and the capital ana
Mr.. PETERS Rep, Mel moved 10 amend Mr. Keiley's
amendment by fixing the duty on salt ut SIX cents per 100
pounds in bulk and nine cents ia sacks III ne c0uld not
eet a tariff coal and salt no would 20 for free coal
After further discussion ny Messrs ELDREDGE BUT |
were we're i Teec2d WA anu i1' anu
Without proceeding further in the bill the Committee
rose.
PRovDNG FOE THE EXECUTION OF THE LAWS In THE
Mr.. sHELLABARGER G{ep., Ohio introduced bill |
providing mat in all of instruction or obstruction
10 the law either OF the United States any
Territory, by combination too powerful to be sup |
pressed 10y the ordinary of judicial proceedings
and in cases where the Constitutional authorities OF
any State Territory shall fall refuse, 50 10 execute
the laws thereof as to TO all persons the equal pro-
Of the laws shall be lawful for the President TO
employ land aud naval forces OF the United states 10
suppress such combinations and to execute the laws,
though the Legislature Executive Of such state
may not call Tor such forces Referred 10 the Judiciary
Mr. McCRARY Gep. Iowa. offered a resolution against
paying compensation 10 contestants for seats who may
be declared by the House not entitled to Them but that
the House may allow them actual expenses. Referred
10 the COMMITTEE on Elections -