New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-05-29

insisted upon delaying the public business because he
intended to engage in political debate the Tariff
end of his term rather than the Senate forced in
this way by eenatOr to do that which II dd not wish
to do His only Object In proposing 70 restrict DEBATE
was to hasten the public business 49,,
The resolution 70 adjourn at noon OF Monday June B.
was cOncurred H. and the Senatc then tesueu tue con-
sideraton OF the Tariff bill.
THE TARIFF AND TAX BILL
The paragraph as TO paper which IS Included among
the articles on which reduction of 10 per cent exist
ing duties provided for, amended 80 as to read as
ali p,per and manufactures Of pe creeping S9,s and other
printed matter no herein specially IrSvae U hoy Ia '9e uny
The paragraph I'm relation TO books struck out,
as TO leave the present rates OF duty unchanged Inc
paragraph I'm relation TO copper was struck out which
retains the present duty The following SECTIONS Oh inc
House bill was struck out:
sEcTioS all and parts Of acts recurring date, 70 be
shipment rap and other hse costs als Incidental shIses m
parts Inconsistent with the provisions oil A section are
The rates on saltpeter were fixed as follows:
On crude ,Peter cent per pound partially fehhe' Genus per
Mr. SHERMAN stated that the additions TO the free
list made by the Finance Committee amounted 10
Mt THURMAN moved to put assaetida the free list
Mr. SUMNER moved TO put the free list all books OF
any language printed ana manufactures " 5e 'eioio
Mr. CoSKIfNC Rep NJ W said that scientific books
ought be admitted free, and suggested an ahehu-
Wessps ' sHERMkN and THURMAN argued that the
term scientific might DO construed 10 cover books OF
almost every kind and the amendment was not pressed
Mr. SUMNER moved 10 add 10 the Irse r s. ptoA'
printed in foreign nguages, which was not asIeeu o
Mr.. CHANDLER rep, Mich( moved 10 stfiAe ola
brass off the free list. Agreed TO- A. IL.
Mr.. THURMAN moved To put calomel OH lho Hee ilst
Lost. IL, o.s,o. -,
soon after took a recess until 1880 p. IN.
EVENING SESSION. 49,
The Senate resumed consideration OF the Tax and Tariff
MIR SHERMAN rep. Ohio announced that he had In
vited the Commissioner OF lnterna I'M W Oo PeS
Mr. WRIGHT Rep Iowa) gave notice that when the
bill now being considered as IN Comttee OF Ine Mhoe
should be reported the Senate, ne would 0ner an
amendment to the paragraph putting on te iree lse
logs and manufactured timber IOt otheINse pro-
vided for the effect OF which would be 10 put lumber on
the free list The paragraph was reserved ior eohslra
Mr. FLANAGAN Rep., Texas gave notice that he
rnnld move IN strike hides from the free list and the
paragraph reserved The free hst was 'nen agrecu
At Mr.. SCOTS rep, Penn) request The section
allowing the importation in bond OF lumber hemp ma
na iron and STEEL for the construction anu equipment
of vessels built I'm the United States Tor the purpose Oh
being emplOyed In foreign trade, was reserved, -,
The section relating the payment OF portion OF the
use of imported salt in bond for fish, and the
ton repeating the provisions OF te ae1 Vi ' 1900 le
Mr. WRIGHT moved 10 strike out the amendment fix
ing the tobacco at "a cents per leave IL
at 20 cents, as in the House bill.
MIR SHERMAN said this was the salient point in this
bill. The existing law imposed a tax or 10 cents per
mound on smoking and 80 cents per pound on chewing
tobacco and the proposition the House to impose
uniform of 20 cents per pound Inc erect OF TINS
change would be reduce the revenue sI,GH00O and
the effect OF the Senate amendnen: would DE TO make
the reduction 100000 less. AS the bill came from
the Committee on Finance, it would make an
aggregate reduction Of revenue OF over Sa,O0OOO,
and onehalf Of this was n greater
reduction than was thought safe, and, If the present
rates were retained namely: 16 cents on smoking and
30 cents on chewing tobacco the aggregate reduction OF
revenue by the bill would DO only $5l 100000. Mr..
SHE..HAN offered an amendment making the tax on
the finer grades of tobacco % cents per pound and the
cheap grades, excluding hnecut shorts ID cents
per pound. . 80
All the other amendments so far as the bill was read
were agreed tO--ceTtan portions beng reserved, as
stated above. without voting on the tobacco question,
the Senate, at 1880 p. H., adjourned.