New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-03-23
YLUp CONGRESS-IID SESSION
nvp,rr ON TIE AMENDED TARIFF BiLL-TBA
AND COFFEE MADE FREE-A DULL DAY IN
TIE HOUSE.
SENATE ... WASHINGTON. March y. 1879.


SENATE. WASHINGTON. March r. iS's'
HOMRsTEADs FOR SOLDIERS.
Mr.. LOGAN (Rep., lll) called up the bill 10
onab, honorably discharged soldiers and sailors ana
their widows to acquire homestcads ON the public lands
and urged its passage.
At the expiration of the morning hour. the unfinished
busincss-the Tariff hill-came ur.
Mr. WINDOW 0sep.. Mimi asked unani nous consent
that the TariG bill should he temporarily laid aside Tor
the purpose of passing this bill He stated that pet-
tops signed by nearly 100000 soldiers had Deen pre-
sented Of the O and. II IT were not passed I'M
mediatey. IL would be too late Ior the souers 10 so'
their homcseads this Spring.
MIR. SHERMAN rep, OmO) objected. ,,
Mr.. WINDOW then moved TO lay aside the TarlH blii.
Mr.. SHERMAN called for The Yeas and Nays, when
ordered, and tho motion was carred-icas' ~
Nays. 10. 49,, -,
The SOLDIERS Homestead bill was then taken up
Messrs. LOGAN WINDOW and sTEWAkI an ,o5 sn
IL, Mr. Stewart said this the first s0fined SoI
diers' bill" that not for the benefit OF SPECTATORS
The viCT.PIEsIDEyT laid before the Senate me.
mortal signed by over 400 women of Utah, strongly
depecatiag The admission OF nat Territory h INTO y 1o
President accompanying tho memorial COUNT i,
tee OF five ladies state that large majority
members the Mormon Church for many years; that
numbers OF them have had personal ana very Der on
that they have every reason TO believe mat hcr wrongs
would he continued and greatly intensified ~ lne auls
sion OF Utah into the Unon and that consequent acces
sion of power the Mormon priesthood The papers
were ordered TO be printed,
by Mr. POMEROY from the Committee on Lands: TO
secure 10 actual settlers on the public no
MAN, repeating tho Presumption laws and providing Tor
homestead settlements only also bill 10 incorporate
the Great Salt Lake and Colorado River Railway Com
! pany with grant OF right of way.
MIR BOHEMIAN, from the Committee on Claims pro,
County Va. for their property taken by the military au
| thortcs % the United States. 800
| Mr.. MORRILL, Rep., VI introduced . bill repeating
the granting lands and certain privileges III the III
| dian Territory to railroad companies.
| TIE TARIFF BILL. 70,
| The Senate thcn resumed tho conSdcrhuOn Oh lhs
Tariff bil Mr.. CORBErr Qepr Orcgonl being entitled
10 the floor He criticised the bill rs making too great
reduction Of duties and tending TO produce stagaton
OF trade and argaed that tine premium on gold went
dOVn the necessity for g protective duties hefeascu
| Mr. MORTON (l.cp.. Ind) said whe Prohibtary
Tariff obsolete idea, Free Trade was ont OF tue
question and that the doctrine generally accepted ny
the American people at this time seemed to be tarn Tor
revenue 20 adjusted as 10 nuean noca
parties divided aud the position of the Democrats
the duties npon the Articles in the production Of which
their particular States were interested, and In favor OF
liberal reduction upon all other articles.
| MI HAMILTON Dem, MdD said the Democrats were
IN favor OF reducing the duties upon all articles.
1865 on the question Of tariff and said he understood
there to le a new party formed IN tnat pontca
cepion of bodies which bodies he thought would not be
recognized, after the meeting by their best friends
IL feared that would not work VOL so was decided
t. should be neutral on the tariff question The iarir he
| said. was q question Of LABOR and wages more
| than anything else. Wages in England were about
Belgium they were only one-fnird as much In the
Tinted States with disparity in wages IL was
that Industries could thrive without
protection There impression abroad that Ainer
| can manufacturers making enormous profits. He
believed this to DO and he asked Mr. Anthony
10 state MS opinion to the average profit OF anufac-
| turing in Rhode Island during the last tve years.
| Mr.. ANTHONY Q.ep, L.. ~ said he thought 1t could
| not be more than ght per cent.
Mr. MORTON asked Mr.. Morrill, Ulep, VT his opinion
| on the subject
| Mr.. MORRILL, said that during the some OF the
| NCwEEgland manufacturers bad made large profits
chiefly the great rise in value Of the material
they had land at the beginning or The war; but that
their profits average, did not exceed eight per
| cent.
Mr.. MORTON then asked Mr.. Scott TO state the aver
age profits OF the iron manufacturers or Pennsylvania.
Mr.. SCOTT Rep., PENN could not state the average
throughout the State but said that in his REGION the
Junata Iron Region very few OF those who had es,ab
shed mnEuf factories had been able to maintain them
selves through the period of depression that had come
| upon the trade.
Mr. MORTON said further that, while he was in favor
OF a tariff which would protect American industry he
did not favor a prohibtory tariff but which would
produce healthfu competition between American and
foreign producers The tariff could never be regarded as
settled. 1t be adjusted from time TO time Pass
ing to details he SAID In favor OF placing tea and
coffee and coal the freest, and reducing the duty ON
| salt and on textile fabrics.
| MIR MORRILL, U.cp., VT thought we could not afford
TO make tea coffee free yet but favored the reduc
| ton OF the duty.
| The question was then taken Mr. SCOTS amend
| mcnt putting coffee the frecis and II was
| agreed 10 by the following vote