New-York tribune., 1874-05-27


was TO 60 sanborn He cited other cases where san
born pid 50 per cent on collections which were not
embraced within his contract and asked whether that
was not an impeachahle ofcuse3 He referred to the
perempOry orders given to the supervisors and collect
II internal revenue to obey John d. sanbOrn IN all
things which orders were signed by the secretary or
the Solicitor, or the Assistant secretary, thus making
Sanborn absolute master OF all these men. whlle. at the
same tme "a severely studied silence IN regard
to all these transactions had been manCalnol toward
the Commissioner OF Internal Revenue who was,
6v law the only officer authorized To receive these COZ
lections. Referring Mr.. Richardson's statement
before the Committee. he declared that 10 was abso
lutey ptlahlc 10 man at the head OF great dc
partnent OF the Govern neut pleading infancy and i'm
becity all his acts that the Assistant
Secretary had stood by and backed ms superior eaeh
irving to throw the blame on tne sohcltOr anu MAKE
him appear the guilty man and that the solicitor on
the contrary, had showed tnat he had but obeyed the
Mr.. ELDREDGE Dem, Wis., remarked that Mr.. Beck
tarv OF the Treasury had been guilty OF an impeachaDle
0fense II tnat were so. the Committee on Ways ana
Means would have done Its whole duty until II pre-
sented 20 the House resolution OF Impeachment Int
Constitution provided for impeachment but ne knew OF
law by which the House could kick official, or pull
his ear. or pronounce him rascal.
Mr. BECK reminded Mr.. Eldredge that the question
before the House was the question of repeating the law
and OF annuing these contracts when Tue question oi
Impeachment censure came mp the speech OF the gem
ueman from Wisconsin would nj very we'll lie declared
ms belief in Secretary Richardson's honesty nut that an
ms acts showed him 70 be incapable to be unht tor MS
Al the of Mr. Becks speech the previous question
ordered, and the matter went over I'll! tomorrow
THE BILL AMENDING THE CUSTOMS AND REVENUE
LAWS.
Ihe House tnen, at lZIo cOck, went
OF the Whole. Mr.. Tyner (Rep Ind) in the Chair, ON
the bill to amend the existing customs and internal rev
enue laws.
Mr.. DAWES rep. Massl opened the debate on the
bill. He said that the Committee of Ways
and Means had not been indifferent to the
intimatlons made that it was afraid to report
bill 10 increase the revenue, had ii
been Indifferent 10 the condition Of the Treasury. The
committee had devoted great deal or ume 70 hearing
representatives OF the leading manufacturing interests
of the country and also Of officials OF tAe treasury Inc
bill before the House the result OF ts consultation
He Congratulated the House on the gradual extinction
OF the session, and stated that at the emo oI dhe
ooo. ssS'i or s7.6SoOoo to he carried to the
sinking fund. The pending bill. he SAID made no ma
duties in few Instances. 1t put stop to evasons OF
the law In two cases 70 put articles on the ee
list which we're not there before and it put slight duty
on some articles that the free list; but alto
gehcr the aggregate OF results was as near 20 morning
as could be arranged. II disturbed values as Little as
Nj cox Dem, y. y followed in a speech in favor
Of the principles OF a revenue tariff free trade.
Mr. DAWES remarked that Mr.. Cox was for free trade
on the one side and for relief internal taxation on
the other and would the expenses OF the Govern
Mr. COX-No. Sir have asked you to pat the tax on
tea and coffee, which would be the tdlresI Of taxes and
would he purely a revenue tax.
Mr.. j. DAWES-And voted with the gentleman from
New YORK IN opposing the removal OF THAT tax
MIR BURCHARD rep. Ill moved 70 amend the pro
vjsO to the first section by changing twenty-five 10
ten" that the act shall not apply 10 SIX goods
which have. component material, 40 per cent or
Over IN value, OF wool or worated He advocated the
Mr. KELLEY rep, PENN, in opposing the amend
meut related how, on he question ot du} on SIX rOD0ns
with raised edges, the Treasury had Deen derdel Oh
s2O0O0C0 half OF which went INTO the pockets OF
lawyers. who might he supposed 10 D. III GO cQhspIacy p
with subordinate IN the lfeasutF WIN nlu iLdluu- @
lenty prepared letter winch the secretary had 2nO
randy signed, and under which these duties had been
Alter further opposition bv Mr. KELLOGG rep,
C0nn). Mr.. BURCHARD withdrew his amendment ana
orred another 10 insert the words cotton, fax" be-
fore the words wool or worsted" in tine proviso
Mr. FIELD Rep. Michj moved to strike out the pro-
MIR Mr. MAYNARD u,ep.. TennJ opposed the notion
The amendment was rejected. aud tnen the Committee
proceeded to the consideration the second section OF
the bill, which makes the duty on sun vine ia casks Ao
MIR cox moved 10 insert an item making the duty
steel pound, aHd spOAe IN support OF that mo
Mr. DAWES related the difficulties which the .Com-
mtee Ways and Means found 10 surround the ques-
conclusion which IL arrived at on the sub
the question at a future session of Congress
MT. FOSTER tRap.. OhI5l moved to make the duiv on
st wines casks 50 cents instead Of AZ cents gallon
MT KAssON REP. Iowa. opposed II, stating that the
40 per would, on the basis 0i last years I'M
$4,000 The question how far 1t Was safe to 20 IN
levylng duty ON cheap dItcle OI Wlhe anu dt the
same time not diminish the Importation he believed
that the Committee had gone 10 the extreme limit IN nX-
ing Inc duty ~ 40 cents.
amendment. ana called attention 70 the fact that the
British tariff which not regarded as protective. nut
duty Of s. 6i., or 81 % gallon, on vine, ana now
levied duty OF 2s 6i or 50 cents and yet the House
asked 20 reduce the duty On wine below the brtsh
Mr. SHELDON CRsp. La opposed Mr. Fosters mo-
ton, aud argued III favor OF the fOrtY-cent rate.
Mr. BUTLER rep, hass) favored nNlnS me rate at
the importation aud would Increase the revenue Dy
Mr. TTrFrREi Il dem Ala) moved to make the duty
60 cents gallon. lie SAID he was free trader by prn-
clplc but that long there was tirH lie believed
he DrDD
try in producing pure aud nnaduiterated wines.
Mr.. DAWES argued against any increase of the duty
above ~ cents would tend 10 exclude cheap wines
from the country, and leave the market entirely
~ Mr. POTTER Dem y. " advocated the rate recon-
mended by Committee on Ways and Means-iO cents
The question was taken on Mr Luttrelrs amendment
making IL 60 cents. ana 10 vas rejected -, 49,, ,.
As cents Rejected.
After further debate Mr.. Fosters amendment making
the duty on still wines III casks AT % cents per gaon
Mr. DAWES moved TO strike out Of fourth section
the item taxing azarne 10 per cent IN order TO nave 1t
put the free list. Agreed 70.
Mr. cox moved strike out the item taxing hops 10
cents per pound. and advocated that amendment
nr. HAZELTON (sep, WIS., opposed the amendment,
mons mad grown up within the last four tive years.
being pounds IN 1870 100 sSi pounds ~ ISL lg457
pounds 1872, aud 5GSy2 pounds Ia 1873 The exports
Of hops from this country mad fallen Of in almost the
Nj COX argued that the farmers of the country did
not ask for protection, bIt Ior Tree trtue' -.
farmers he spoke for Was 1t for tue farmers OF New
York CItvl Laughter
M cox rctorted that he spoke for all the farmers
and Graugcrs country aud had done years and
years, before his colleague was heard or Laughter
He denounced the bill as a tinkering measure.
Mr. WARD QItep. ILL favored the amendment, or at
opposed increase OF the present duty on hops
de believed that present duty was higa enough.
The question taken MI Cox's motion to strike
out, and II was negatiyed.
Mr.. WARD moved 10 reduce the duty 10 I've cents
pOund. the present rate. Lost.
without making any further progress on the bill the
Committee rose.
M BUTLER rep, Mass introduced Joint resOlu
tion relative TO the OF representatives in
which yas referred Judlci Commit