The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-03-23


0nmotion oi Mr.. McCRtRy, "a, ,4sO wa,
given to MIR. CESSNA for cNFenses in con
testing the seat OF b. 4. MYERS, o
Pennsylvania. Alarge number of private
bills was passed.
The remainder Of the day was given tC
business Of the District of Columbia. r.
The session tomorrow, Is Tor debate
only
SENATE.
On motion of Mr.. SuERMAN, a bill was
passed 10 refund to the Winona & st.
Peter railroad certain duties paid for
railroad iron. .l.... II T.
A bill was passed defining the rights ol
part owners in vessels, MS To the selection
Olcaptains.
Mr.. LOGAN called up the bill to enable
discharged soldiers and sailors, and their
widows, to acquire homestcads on public
lands.
AT the expiration Of the morning hour,
the tariff bill came up, but Mr.. WINDOW
asked that 1t be laid aside, so that this
bill could pass 49,, ..'........
Mr.. LOGAN said 400 soldiers had peti.
toned for its passage.
Mr.. SHERMAN objected. Hr. 81. -..
On call of the yeas and nays, 81 voted
to lay the tariff bill aside, and 10 against.
Messrs. LOGAN, WINDOW and STEWART
then advocated the soldiers homestead
bill, and it passed. T
The tariff bill was then taken up, MIR.
CoRBETr having the floor.
The VICE PRESIDENT laid before the
Senate memorial signed by over 400
women OF Utah, strongly deprecating the
admission OF that territory into the Union
as State. In the letter addressed to the
VICE PRESIDENT, accompanying the
memorial are committee Of five ladies,
who state that large majority of the
signers have been residents Of Utah and
members Of the Mormon church for many
years, and that a number Of them have
had personal and very bitter experience
Of the practical workings Of polygamy,
aud that they have every reason to believe
that their wrongs would bc continued
and greatly intensified by the admission
OF Utah into the Union, and the conse.
quent accession to power Of the Mormon
priesthood. The papers were ordered
printed. .l. af. ?
Bills were reported as follows:
By Mr.. PoMERoY, from Committee on
Lands-To secure. homesteads 10 actual
settlers on the public domain, repeating
tho redemption laws and providing for
homestead settlements only.
BY Mr.. CALDWELL, from Committee on
Private Land Claims - Extending for
three years the act ior final adjustment of
land claims in Louisiana, Florida and
Missouri.
Mr.. MORRILL,, Of Vt, introduced bill
repeating the acts granting lands and cer-
tain privileges in Indian Territory, to rail.
roads companies. iI- n. =
Mr.. CoRBETT criticised the bill as max.
ing too great reduction in duties and ar
gued that the premium on gold went
down from necessity.
Mr.. MORTON said that while ,prohibi.
tory tariff was IN obsolete idea free trade
was out ot the question, and that doctrine
was generally accepted by the American
people. On this tariff question the po.
litical parties were divided, and the posi-
ton of the Democrats seemed to be that
they were opposed to reduction on ar
ticles which are the productions Of their
States, and in favor Of liberal reduction
on all other articles.
MIR. HAMILTON, (Ind.) said the Demo.
Gratis were in favor Of reducing the duties
on all articles. aa ....
Mr.. MORTON read from the Democratic
platform Of 1868 on the question OF tariff,
and said he understood there was to be a
new party formed in that political morgue
which had been opened in Cincinnati for
the reception Of defunct bodies, but which
he would not recognize. lie feared it
would not work, 80 he preferred to remain
neutral on the tariff question at present.
It was idle to. suppose our industrials
could thrive without protection, and that
there was an impression abroad that man.
ufacturers were making enormous profits.
1t was errenoneous, and he asked MIR. An.
thony the average profit during the last
five years.
Mr. ANTHONY said it could not be more
that 8 per cent.
Mr.. MARTIN asked Mr.. MoRR1L1 his
opinion on thesubject. 2"oLs
J Mr.! MORRILL, said that during the war
some New England manufacturers had
made large profits, chiefly by the great
rise in the value Of raw material, but that
their profits on an average did not exceed
8 per cent
Mr.. MORTON said further that while he
was in favor Of q tariff that would protect
American industry, he did not favor pro-
hibitory tariff, but wanted one that would
produce q healthy competition between
American and foreign producers. The
tariff could never be regarded as settled.
1t must be adjusted from time to time.
In passing to the details, he said that he
was in favor of placing tea, coffee and
coal on the free list,
Mr.. MoRRniL thought they could not
make It on tea and cotte, but favored the
reduction Of the duty on others.
The question was then taken on s:Mr.
SCoTT's amendment to put tea and coffee
on the free list by the following vote:
YEAs-Messrs. Alcorn, Anthony, Bore
man, Caldwell, Cameron, Cooper, yChand.
Ter, Corbett, Davis, Edmunds, Ferry, Ere
linghuysen, Hill, Hitchcock, Howe, Kel-
ley, Morton, Norwood, Nye, Osborn,
Pomeroy, Pratt, Ramsey, Rice, Stewart,
Vickcrs, West and Windom-35.
NAYs-13.
Mr.. MORRILL, moved to strike out the
second section of the. bill reducing the
duties 10 per cent on cotton, wool, steel,
iron and other metals, and earthenwRre,
glassware, leather, rubber and oilclotll.
Mr.. SHERMAN said II tho bill had not
anticipated him he would have moved
the committee to strike outthe second
section. He argued the question ofre.
pealing the duties on teas and cotfees as
already settled, and hoped the business
men OF the country would make their ar
raNgements accordingly; but 1t would
strike out about $31, ,000, 900 otreSenue.
i Mr.. TRuMHuLL argued that the second