New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-05-17
THE TARIFF.
MICH DEBATE AND LITTLE ACTION-DUrY on
PRINTING PAPER REDUCRD-ONE SECTION
LEFT BEFORE TIE FREE LIST Is REACHED.

MUCH DEBATE AND LITTLE ACTIoN--DUrY on
PRINTING PAPER REDUCED-ONE SECTION
LEFT BEFORE TIE FREE LIST Is REACHED
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE IjiIBUNEl
WASHINGTON, May 16.-Immedately after the
reference OF the Presidents message, transmitting the
correspondepce upo the Treaty % Washington, to the
Committee on Foreign Affairs this morning. the House
went into Committee of the Whole on the Tariff bill
The greater portion OF the time uni: O'clock at which
hour all debate the bill closed, was spent in dis
cussng the paragraphs relating to books and printing
.raper An amendment offered by Mr.. starkweather
striking out the paragraph placing duty Of three cents
pound on refined or partially refined saltpeter, with
view OF placing the article on the free list, led TO
q considerable discussion, during which 1t was
stated that no natural saltpeter exists in this
country, and that 10 can only Do obtained
from Calcutta The amendment was adopted by vote
Of 10 TO 49, Nj syphers motion to strike out the
graph king tariff salsoda and soda-ash at one
fourth OF cent a pound lost. The duty srych-
MIA was made cents instead OF 81 an ounce and the
duty ON santonine was reduced from 81 TO u pound
Mr. Kellogg offered amendment, which was adopted
making the duty rim, essence or OIL and bay rum
essence or OIL so ounce instead OF ST. as pro-
yIded IN the bill. He said the present duty was
500 per cent, and was the highest on the tariff
List The bill made it 400 per cent, and his
amendment cut 1t down to 900 This brought the Com
ittee TO the subject Of books and printed paper bound
or in sheets Mr. Hoar offered proyiso excepting from
he fariH a
pcted specially for the use OF any society incorpo
rated for philosophical, literary or religious purposes
xeusyey for the encouragement OF Inc me arts OF
for The library college, academy, or INSTITUTION OF
earnug or for the of tho instructors. Mr. Holman
moved to strike out the paragraph. ana MI Kerr offered
an amendment inserting 10 cents instead Of l2i cents
pound Before vote taken upon these amendments,
one altered by Mr. Garfield to admit all books 20 or more
wears old either in old new prints, free OF dty was
adopted Garfield said the present law In TINS particular
was NOT as effective as Intended relrpts OF old
books bearing date though the text remained
unchanged made liable to the duty as new DOCKS,
by the decisions Of the officers Of the Treasury esSrs
Holman and Kerr then withdrew their amendments Hol-
man Offering proyiso exemptiDg school books, maps
and charts uSed COR common schools, and Bibles ana
Testanents from duty. This rejected by SO Yeas to
~ Nays. Messrs Kerr and Holman renewed thelr hfst
amendments Kerr's lost by vote OF IS 10 IS, ana
HOmans by IS TO 49, Only one vote was taken upon
the paragraph relating to unbound newspapers, maya
zines and periodicals. Mr.. Kerr wanted TO have the
duty fixed at 1vc instead Of six cents pound but hs
amendment was rejected.
During the debate these amendments, MI Beatty
took the opportunity OF making his speech on WOOL he
subject upon which he offered, Tuesday, so many
amendment, and made himself offensive by his dilatOy
last paragraph OF the Section which hxed he tarlh on
sized printing paper Mt % per cent adj valoien' On
motion OF DIR. Beck the word Sized was stricken out
aud the duty made 20 per cent Instead OF -
per cent. This was the ony one Vi EN- Wv o,s ses
efal propositions which was agreed TO- tne DINERS
generally being rejected by small mjores' Ihe ques-
lion then REQUIRED upon substitute i9r nhe ehllIo
paragraph which Mr.. Dawes had offered. lhe suDsti-
tute provided that all printing paber W per cent OF
the present duty should be Levied Inns was carried
tIe vote being "a Yeas to "a Nays The Committee then
rose and Gen. Butter Immediately brought up his roso-
luton ren June unli tle laht ihursday III
November next one section, repeating the laws lie.
1u.ring dulies upon gaebsges' .oh"'rriohS' '"N' :"