The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-03-16

Nr SnElsMAN SAID lie was sicE and weary o. these
Mr. TRuMBuIl said tins was not the hrs. time
That the senator from ONO hao actcd IN ihis way.
II that senator choose TO prevent him nom re'ai-
healiea on ann ne coui 40 ga.
Mr. Sut eAN-lias not tHe senator already made
his denlal, anl now ne As going on 70 lratgD a
whose name even we 10 MOI AuoN. bat VIII ~ii4i-
Jaw my Oarctlcns.
Mr.. 'fGtNBUAL then resnmci--it was 10 unusual
thing OF ulcmcis o. Congress 10 AZ Gear on The jl1l
Cial tribunals OF toe country, ctGer Tor o. against
tnc government. buiing lhc V!t0e existence o. thc
government inemoots OF congress htd done
n. Ia TIE hiiiigan case laJ distng liSh,d
UeateG one ,ot ana 'ae other against !ec gov Sr"-
nent. way Vas t1' aitdcH made on hm Il
couGd oe iur 40 Uilcr reasul tnan nat hn aad AZ
tempted 20 Uncover abuse anc
TX HOsH rfAUD AND .oneurTrON.
Mr. CuANnLtii was mol surprrsea Al TIE sira.a ct
tie Ieua IS ia Which shc sen. % rom Illinois sd
tuduged Tic ,.ar. CAaualcri a'U not e-ow where
the wrlier attributed - had Obtained his
!alermatioai nut hc az kaow. that me
ltumnnii 70 apnear 10 'ue Moca.d,e
Mr. rrulnbal the Secretary aai apphed 10 she
resent the aoycrnment qns senator rom
i was in VIOLATION q Jaw, MI GaS"a.sr
Wien Attorney General to The elec. t6at the eIn
p.oyment oil remhcrs q Conees 70 assist tue uis
ton OF ,ae aCs cl hpr y, iSis. tic thch Continued
ai.G said MS object III introducing resolu-
0I The United states bad. m lolation OF law, taken
moaey so!n me iieesaiy he santed 1 - saow TINS
illusions made 10 him y Eured back the
SLIME urCN IIi SiINN S0ufoF
Tic ylCE tKysieFNr iglprlDG lDGily j-The jcnu-
Ne. CuANnLGli-I Apologize to .he senate
The WON iREsipINf Tue senator rcm limos
iid NOT CONNER HE ,enalor nom Michigan win
tAe remarks SYnun5moI. TO tnuse FOL tbe use Of
which he CHAIR mas interrupted the -ena OF iron
Michigan
MI. CHANpLss said ever one knew mat The mo.
ayes OF the inajoriey OF TINS aonaie lave been cot.
,lantly tnpugaed ever slucc the beghnng cf
,hs session Daily. hourly, nayc imputations
oeen cast ulon us that We are covering no
fraud Thai W are opposing .nVc3Lgai loil. Now
when money May have Lcen Illegally taHen rom
The Treasury ana ii 10 proposed 10 ascertain such
Is the iact tAe SAME lmpuialous ale rusorted to.
| lie believed ,hal the senator ar. Irumhlii lad
ale aally drawn money from The ireasary ana lie
wanted 1t SHOWN. That was his cbjecl.
( rnE PArIF'-srPECH or snNATOR sHERMAN on TIE
rI<AHcthL CONDITIONS OF rHg COUNTRY.
! The unGuihcd business, tue Tariff bill was then
taken no. AMI
Mr.. sHrENAS, (rep.) OF ONO. addressed he senate
as ioow5;-
In opening the debate on tll. biii II will perhaps
he most agreeable 10 the Senate tna state the facts
10 our inancial condition that cnaole now, iCr
Tue 5iXtt iime since the close OF the war; largely 10
reduce the taxation imposed on The people OF the
United states, ana val also stale lie genera! prl-
ciples upon whivh the veductons o taxes proposed
based. The details AZ TO spcc liz taxes would
extend my remarks FAR Beyond my purpose, ana
viii be More properly stated from time TO time as
| the debate plo resses. The taxes already repealed
yielded S2Gj 900, 300. Our revenues still largely eX-
coed our expenditures. We are justified by several
causes In continuing the repeal oil taxes. The taxes
that remain yield largely more than the came taxes
In former years, anu more than estimated
by the most sangune person. lie produc.
tion OF the country has largely increased
Industry IN almost every department has been ac-
our people which un0cr our system OF taxation is
cneiii the basis Of taxation has by the prosperity
OF our industry been largely ,ncrcased AT the same
EXPENDITURES ARE DIMINISHING
our financial condition IS inprnvinr III every par
ticular. We are slowly but surety, Without cOnrac.
ton CT expansion. by The increasing uses OF our
paper money approaching specie standard. The
mi rest OF our debt Is daiiy diminishing ny The paw
lnent OF the public ueDt and The reduction OF the
rate OF interest on that which remains. All these
favorable circumstances enable Us To approach the
further reduction OF taxes with more system
formation han formerly. and, trust with the sln-
yield the largest possible relief 10 our people. The
only questions are, now much and what taxes ought
now comes beioros On the Iith OF March 1871
the House OF Representatives passed three bills-a
duty on salt and Iii 10 repeal the duty on tea and
Soiee. The nunes thus PROPOSED FOR repeal yielded
was OF the opinion That 1t was not to consider
those bills except
IN CONNECTION WITH THE wHOIn SUBJECT
OF revenue reduction. On the 18th OF April, 1871,
the Senate passed the following rcsoluton:-
Resolved, That the Committee Finance IS hereby in.
,he e1.rg system Of taxation BY the United states with
Iepeanr certain txes now nena md III M
simplify both Se1 the 'niernSi
taxes The d,es foods so
that the assIsae Of such ,ases shat not exceed
pay the concurrent expend.nres OF the government,
erea Win IN. re'ss ana so thai such taxes
upon the people.
In obedience to this instruction the Committee on
DtIYil tha IA alma
the diteren' taxes imposed by our revenue laws
and agreed upon amendments TO b0tu the tariff
Senate our action, we mad 10 consider the power OF
the Senate over revenue bills. The powers OF the
article l. section = clsuse l. OF the constitution 1r
the United states as lOilOws:-
All bulls raising revenue shall originate the House OF
amendments, az on other bills
This provision has often been the subject of con.
uoversy between the two houses. Ne mad three
bills or the House, with unquest,oned power to pro-
pose amendments to either OF them. 1t was clear
tam taxes the Senate could propose instead TO re-
peal or modify other taxes. But rs ali the taxes
ties the question arose whether We could as amend
Inents propose the repeal OF internal taxes. The
parlIamentary Ia, law as well as the practice mere
subjects are germane TO each other. They are both
bills Tor raising the revenue. The distinction ~
only as 10 the sub ects aud mode Of taxation,
The House has Itself repeatedly connected the
two IN one bill, and notably so In the act
compels modification OF the other. The logic OF
the subject matter cOmpels us to consider the whole
revenue when proposing 10 reduce either form OF
still, to avoid all possible dispute the Com
mittee on Finance thought ii advisable, Willie con.
siderng The Whole subject OF taxation, to connne
their
AMENDMENTS TO CUSTOMS DUTIES.
and 10 Offer these amendments TO one bill rather
Than 10 three. Tie amount OF customs revenue pro.
posed for repeal by the House substantially con-
forms TO the amount propOs ell by the Senate. The
House WILL no dDuot, IN due time pass bill to re-
duce internal taxes, when the Senate propose
It's amendments. In debate, however, we must
consider the subject as q whole and must,
therefore. consider now much revenue we can dis
pensc with and what taxes ought to he repealed or
modified Since the close Of the war IL was the
highest public policy to maintain revenue
largely in excess Of our expenditures, for a large
surplus revenue was not only useful 10 pay UNI