New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-06-09
THE PROCEEDINGS.
REMARKS BY sHERBURNE B. EATON

THE PROCEEDINGS.
REMARKS BY sHERBURNE b. EATON.
The House bill on the Revenue laws was
substantially with the requests made by the
merchants along the seaboard before the Committee OF
Ways and Means. That bill upon reaching the Senate
was referred 10 the Finance Committee The merchants
OF Boston, NewYork Philadelphia, and Baltimore. had
brief hearing before the Finance Committee, recaptu-
ang the points previously made before the Ways and
Means Committee. One week ago last Friday the FL
Committee reported bill TO the Senate, after
having amended IT, in addition TO several unimportant
matters matter of grave Importance An Old Dill
Of Senator Fenton provided for the reconsruction OF
the Customs service regards salaries 1t proposed to
abolish Of the offices in Customh0uses, and to Tx
the salaries OF all officials in every Custom house, both
on the seaboard the blackboard, and the rivers from
Bangor, Me- 10 Alaska. That bill had been smothered
for years OF the Senate Committees Mr.
Fenton member Of the Finance Committee called the
attention OF the Finance Committee 10 his BILL ana with
any special request upon his part the Committee de-
cded unanimously TO append his bill TO the House Dill
az amended. TIE theory upon which that was done
this:
The House bin abolished moietes and swept away the
perquEites of Custom-hous officials. The bll as
amended, reported As soon as 1t became public
every Custom house in the United States sent TO the
Congressman OF district, calling upon that officer 70
look after the salaries OF the officials in that Custom
IN aouh, AZ to what the Collector his district re-
ceivess In doubt whether his salary Is raised or de-
creased, whether It IL satisfactory lime ror core
spondence is asked, and granted
Now this delay carried the bill over in the senate TOT
few days. IL expected to be called up on Tues
day Last but IL went from Tuesday last TO Thurs
day ast-from Thursday Friday. On Friday 1t went
over until to-day Judging from the letters and dis
patches that ow in the Finance Committee to the
congressman, generally from the Custom-h0uses 1t s
reasonah to presume that the bill will not be passed
on to-day This delay is seized upon by those VINO are
hostile 10 the BILL but who dare make no active oppos
ton and do not dare voice put themselves
on record against it a means OF killing the BILL Con-
gress adjourns two weeks from to-day Appropriation
and Tariff bills, and the Charmen or the various
Committees forcing themselves upon the Senate and
demanding attention Time becomes very precious and
should any debate follow the Currency bill, the two
weeks will pass without any time being given TO this
bill The fear has been that this delay, seized upon by
those opposed the bill, will allow the session to close
without any action being taken upon the merchants
bill This meeting being held TO call the attention OF
Senate to the Importance OF prompt action IL ~
believed, the bill be brought before the senate
and a vote had upon IL, that we are beyond danger
that the evidence will be favor but the trouble
is that the bill likely to be reported or acted upon
during the present session.
REMARKS OF JACKSON 4. SCHULTZ.
You have been called together IN tais hurried way
and this unusual hour consider one or the greatest
topics which has ever been brought the attention OF
the merchants OF this or any city In America need
not call your attention the history Of this movement
II would occupy too much Of time Suffice ii TO say
that the Committee OF the Chamber Of Commerce Of
this city like Committee OF the Boards OF Trade
OF Boston, Philadelphia, and Baltimore. and not only In
this city, but Washington, and came TO the conc
sion to what the merchants want and demand.
bill prepared and you all know with what sue
bf1It no att
aud Means Committee of the House. In justice to that
Committee would jus. like TO say this word. They
treated only kindly but with great consideration
That Committee was composed mostly Of men not
familiar with mercantile affairs. They were men from
Interior frum the South, not much accustomed to
the collection OF revenue With the exception OF one
eentleman-the Hon. Fernando wood-they all pro-
fessed be ignorant Of general features Of the
form We demanded.
memDeI-Exeept Mr.. Dawes
Mr. schuitI-Yes. OF course. for the first few days
they we're expected be IN entire sympathy with
as but will say FOR those gentlemen, that as soon as
our wants and critical condition were made known TO
them they not only sympahzed with u.s. but even went
further than instructed TO ask them 10 CO. That
bill covered all the points that these several bodies had
instructed the Committee ask for and even went far
Their, because, as you remember, 1t entirely abro-
gated the SEIZURE OF books and papers, giving
the merchants the same position IN the
courts as was occupied by other li,igants,
hot assuming the present law does. tnat they are
ali rascas be treated though they were not
men. When that bill went 10 the House u passed
unanimously certainly know that not less thau TOUR
Representatives who had prepared elaborate speeches
which they intended deliver upon that measure nnd
nobody oppose were unable, or course, 10
speak. Five, Think. delivered by the committee
themselves. Allie ones tley were-exBaustiye. you
nave read them and think My do those gentlemen
Justice 70 that they eomprehend TINS question: and
feel az warmly and Enthusiastically on ts subject as tue
Chamber OF Commerce Of York, each anu every one
Of them without Of party. There Is no party
this matter. EITHER in Washington OF here Those
speeches delivered and they were 30 convincing
tnat the House did cali DIVISION our dlstngusheu
fenc Butler. who had promised 70 oppose the D Win
much vchemeEc., fort unaeN Tor himself hlte
aIIng al that time augAeT thOugh rev DAYS latsr'
after sAnbOrn had disposed OF ana the moetics
ALSO Loticed GU the Wine aud Fan Dill lie eane 10
time and made a most eloquent speech lLiueh-
'er. TLls bill went 10 tie FINANCE Com
mittee 81 the senate. Mr.. Eaton has toil
you with what success. though there was NOT that
elaboration and full discussion that We haa IN tue
Rouse SOtBing said 10 satisfy that Coinmittre
tnat substantially what asked was REASONABLE put
they concluded as understand UNANIMOUSLY 10 give
us the bill with very slight amendments; ana then' as
Mr Eaton told you, reasons which they thousit
-Ound. they attached this Salary bl vhich 10 ni5de
the pretext delay. But predict that II to-day
| - inture "a vote oDtAincd in tlH
senate upon measure substantially as IL ~ IN thn
House " will the same fac IA the senate as IN
House. No will dare place himself Oh recora