The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-02-21

Resolutions in respect to their memory were
Senate at twenty five minutes past five 2. NJ, ad
journed TILL Monday at eleven O'Clock.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20, 1875.
Immediately after the reading Of the Journal
Mr.. DURHAM, of Kentucky, made an inefrectunl
effort get action the bill in reference TO the
Freedman's Bank.
THE TARIFF BILL
The House then went into Committee Of the
Whole, Mr.. Hale, OF Maine, in the chair, on the
Tariff bill, the pending question being on Mr.. Bur.
chard's motion to strike out the filth section,
winch restores the ten per cent reduction on man.
uiactured goods.
Mr.. CLiMER OF Virginia, opposed the striking out
OF the section because If there was any merit in the
bill 1t in that section. He thought that If there
was deficiency in the revenue 1t came from mis-
management, extravaganza and general misrule.
From his own State and from his own district come
petitions signed by thousands ofmen, irrespective of
party, for the restoration OF the ten per cent duty
on manufactured goods, and he proposed to stand
by the interests of his people. Ii that section were
struck out he would vote against the whole bill;
II left in and II his vote were necessary to carry
the bill ne would vote for it, Objectionable as he
considered other portions OF it,
Mr. SCoFIELp (rep.) OF Pa. argued that every
revenue blll was necessarily a compromise bill A
porto the pending bill did not satisfy him
actly but he had come to the conclusion that If
this bill not accepted substantially as 1t was
no bill could be passed. 1t was very easy to CON-
plaIn-the world was full Of critics. His friend
(Mr. Chittenden) had got up and attacked 1t, out
he hao always observed that a man who clapped
his hands and spoke with such immense emphasis
was almost always in the wrong. The bill had
also been attacked by the gentleman from Illinois
(Mr. Burchard) and his colleague (Mr. Kelley Doth
members OF the committee that had reported IL.
And why did his colleague oppose 1t? Because 1t
increased the tax on wniskey and because wniskey
Is used IN the manufacture OF drugs His col
league was wiling TO give up protection 10 pig
iron and all IN order to have lree physic- Q.augh
teri And SO 1t went on. Every man had his
Mr.. SMITH, OF Ohio, spoke in favor OF striking out
the section.
Mr.. BUNDY, OF Ohio sent up TO the Clerks desk
and mad read petition from mass meeting or
workingmen in Ironton, ONO. in favor OF the bill.
Mr.. BECK. OF Kentucky spoke In favor or striking
out the section, and said the original object OF the
bill seemed to have been lost sight o. because the
greater the duty the less was imported ana the
greater became the cost. This ten per cent addi.
tiona would simply reduce the revenue and ena-
bic the manufacturers to make the more money.
A PROTECTIVE POLICY
Mr.. MAYNARD, OF Tennessee, argued in favor OF
retaining the section. He declared himself the
advocate OF that protective policy when had de-
vel0ped New England and Pennsylvania, and
which ne hoped would yet make the South popu-
lous and powerful
craftsmanship had passed, and been succeeded by
one Of emplricism. He believed that the only way
to retrieve the errors OF the past was TO retEace
the path. and to adopt policy that would encour.
age stimulate and protect the right Oh the people
to work, live and prosper.
Mr.. f. Ii. ROBERTS, OF New York. advocated the
retention OF the section and argued that it would
bring INTO the Treasury nearly ten per cent ad-
c1tional revenue on those classes OF goods.
Mr.. FORT, OF Illinois, thought that good speech
might be made on either side OF the tariff ques-
tion IL was a sword that cut two ways. But the
people whom ne represented had settled down in
the belief that tarIn should be levied revenue
and not Tor protection. Instead OF levyng ad.
diuoDal taxes on mLorts, he In iavor OF in
ternal taxation and OF imposing a tax on incomes.
MIR. SPEER, OF pennsylvania, sala that whether
the Dill was revenue bill tarin bill, 1t was
Ease aud dishonest to attempt TO make II a poll
Ilcal bill. The simple question was whether Its
passed; II not, it should be rejected.
There were features about 1t which CONNIE nded it
10 some extent to ms approval, but It's OBJECTION
able features outwegned those, so that as II stood
It, When he heard 1t thrown In the teeth Of Penn
sylvania Representatives that they were faithful
to her interests be could not put think that II the
Representatives from New York We're faithful to
the interests Of the American people rather than
10 those oil foreign importers II would be better
for state and nati0nal prosperity.
TAXING FOREIGN PRODUCTS
Mr.. FIELD, OF Michigan, declared himself in favor
OF taxing foreign products and thus deriving reve-
me from the pockets OF foreign monoposts and
capitalists. He thought that the DUTY All
foreign manufactures should be increased ten per
being drained Of gold gold would flow In.
Mr. LOCGHRTDGE OF iowa, spoke in favor or
striking out the fifth section, declaring that 1t was
not In the interest OF the revenue, but IN that OF
the iron masters OF Pennsylvania.
Mr. sCUDDER, OF New Jersey, favored the bill
generally as being necessary TO the support OF the
government, because as a rule poor government
represented poverty stricken people.
THE BLAZE or THE IRON FURNACES.
Mr.. PARKEB. OF Missouri gave 1t as the expert
ence OF MS observation tnat wnen the iron masters
OF pennsylvania were prosperous the whole coun-
Try, "a general thing, was prosperous. WDile
the blaze OF the iron furnaces OF Pennsyvania
coulc be seen at the loot OF every iron mountain In
the state there was prosperity over the whole
halOn. But when those furnaces from necessity
anu from tie effects OF the panic, were compelled
10 go out OF blast, every industry IN the land,
agriculture In the West and manu- acturInp In the
East wa struck down Tne question: therefore,
was not local, but pertained to the whole nation.
- CHEAPNEs3 OF CANADIAS CLOTHES.
. mr.. Cox, or New YORK, paid his compliments TO
Mr. Kelley, OF pennsylvania, and Mr. Field OF
Michigan, abiding to the latter as sweet fields
arrayed IN living green and rivers or delIghs.u
tLaughter.l He called attention to the clothes
worn by MI. Field and by himself (botn being
somewhat peculiar In cut and TEXTURE, and said
rhat be (nr. cox had bought his Ia Canada Tor
&2l. Shouts OF ''Smuggled.')
WORK, and my clothes are spun from Michigan
wool (Laughter.l
Mr.. Cox TO Mr.. Fields Keep still. (f.aughter)
why ~ 10 that we can buy clothes in Canada at
f2l that would cost US here $503 IL IS because OF
these tara arrangements.
AMERICAN INDUSTRY AND PROSPERITY.
Mr. berry, OF Pennsylvania, spoke against strik-
ing out the Nth section, not because he was a
IennaIIvsnlsn and represented PIG IRON furnaces