New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-03-02
XLIIID CONGRESS---2D SESSION,


which granted.
The VICE-PRFsIDEyT- appointed tfs new Com
mittee Messrs. Sargent. logan aud Cooper.
Tee senate insisted on IT'S amendments TO me s,!i 70
the Circuit Courts OF the Uted States, aud Commntre
OF Conference ordered Messrs Conkingv Carpen-
ter, and Thurman appointed members Of the Com
mittee on the part OF she senate.
hr JOHNSTON Dem. va submitted an am suuIncnt
to the Farm DILL as ~ provide that the increase
tax ON tobacco shall only apply to tobacco nsahufae'
'ra R a.er 'ns pa''ase OF the ae' n, nj, and ., ,n
OBJECT OF u was TO for the Sinking FuDd IL
would be no deficiency the end OF the fiscal year He
not willing 10 prvpie OF this country for the
purpose OF keeping that fxnd There was great pros
JrallOn IN business not wise 10 impose addi
tional taxes now Why 1t that the money appropri-
aed TO pay the pnblc dent had not been applied TO hs
SInkIng .hu ne dlI AL III us power 10 cut dOWn me
appropriations for the Indian Bureau and the army last
week. and failed In every particular but one.
Mr.. THURMAN dem. OnIoI said 1t assumed that.
this bill would increase the revenue OF the Government
hands that no such tax should be levied unless there
an overrulng necessity for It, To impose such tax
would little less Than crime. IL had not been
demonstrated to his satisfaction that the receipts OF the
Government would not meet the current expenses The
senator VINO had charge OF TINS bill said the national
honor involved In keeping the sinking fund intact.
lie did not agree with him here and hoped 10 show the
senate tna tne sinking uni provision was no part OF
the contract between the Government and its creditors
Therefore the honor Of the Govern involved
In keeping tnas 1und intact The object OF that iund
TO secure reduction OF the debt at the rate OF
per cent per annum Tue law was passed IN 1882 and
from that time to 1874. period OF ID years IL
per cent or the debt mad been paid The Government
reduction Of the army 10 Is men, which would save
si0,00OO0O per anDum. The country formerly had an
army Of 5000 men, and he believed that army Of that
size could do all the required. One-half OF
the expense OF could be spared and That would
save probably $4,000 coo annually.
Mr. EDMUNDS-How would the Senator (Mr. Thur
mani have 50 many snipsi
Mi THURMAN: continuing his argument. said the
Government could burn One-haf OF its ships and
along just well as does and, in conclusion he
said the most rigid economy must be practced by the
Government and by the people OF the country before
the end OF the present troubles would be reached.
Mr. JOHNSTON (Dem, Va.) spoke against the bill
ana advocated economy IN public expenditures. He
SAID our expenditures three times large
those Of Austria nall as large again az those or France
twice as large as nose OF Great Briain ana twoths
greater than those OF Germany The country was in no
might be met bv reducing the expenditures.
Mr.. SARGENT, from the Committee OF Conference on
mons made report that the Committed could agree
aud asked FOR conference, which granted.
mIttee M.ssts morrill, (AIe.), Edmunds. and DAVIS.
Mr.. MORTON Rep IndJ spoke OF the necessity OF
fund Ens land had been kept according 10 the original
plan the puDhc de0t or that country would have been
me report tine the Treasury, tue sinking
fund wJuld be behind $JOOOOOO the lst OF July
then would be impossible to eaten up This would be
the fist blow at pubic debt He heard the secre
ay tna felt 10 be his duty take enough money
from Treasury every year to make the Sinking Fund
good. wthou; regard to expenditures OF tue Govern
rncut There nothing more dcnordliznS IN the
puniic mad than the suspension or pubic WORK. He
carry work man suspend II.
Mr LOGAN OBJECTED tho bill because 1t levied
on wits ~ hereafter 10 Toe distilled. and taxed tobacco
o. haAd !he people Of the southern part OF ms
.urcd sni,by. He c1lid not say 20 the people Of
southern Illinois. You shall De taxed on your product
-, hand =" ,II 10 those OF Northern IIaoi You snail
NOT DE taxed" On every change IN taxation somebody
must make money that could not b. prevented. The
~ On f~l aud cl1.e was tue mUst unpopular tax
Sir. STEVENSON Dem, XVI said he WAS not satisfied
that the puu!c credit demanded the passage Of TINS
II. q IN Pee
i,' ~rcIf IN the rpycnue IN tIe minds or tAamcil
Non Of b0tn parties moro fanciful than real He
demanded that t1e RIVER and HdrbOr Appropriation biH
he cut down; that tie appropriations for tins
practical question which lie desired to
ont 10 the senate and to the country
as MINT Nr not better wait until more prosperous
,t,,e. l,,otr passing such bill a. thIsi Why cxpenG
s3t0,C0O or 100000 IN decorating TINS capoi why
e lsud mUus Oh dollars upon forts which me General
~ fr. army says are unnecessary lie argued tnat
& J,I 80 biny m the cOlored man As 1880 coored
lr0..e we're dcpendrn; upon the Manufacture OF
tobacco for then hy.ns The OIL would drive the
raw material 10 ioIrisn countries ana TO Cahada
lud throw these coiOrcd people now engaged III tnr
Manufacture OF tobacco out or empiuJ meht; New
En- and dii care ID: that. lie would tell the SEN
m = ON Vermont Mr.. Einund>). vino read The Demo-
cratic party lee urr few days ago thaf ms section
Tor the negro 2 Tor tleir own pecuniary gain.
AR. SALISBURY tDrin., Deli sad WGen the Demo
regarded a. extravagant II tue country would return
10 prnc pies rct economy there w"uId De no neces
,ifv !Or increased laTtuOn.
a.
10 prnt LIS lelnarAs On Tue BILL put Mr. EdDdnds OBJ
jccted.
Mi sPRAGUE then took the floor and spoke against
t.e bc. lie sad people "t tbe country had aDan-
4 ned all nope OF rcLef irVm Congress Members Of
Congress we're not tit for business TAey were merely
The country Tie bill before the Senate was 10 burden
the people lurtltr and II Go4d not pass VIA ms vote
plssed the onAing Fund would W dshonorod, add the
~ aud haIoDt Appropriation D must 90 aoanuoheu;
Mr. SCHU RI IL D. Rep, MOI SAID he had not INTENDED
TO spoAk bnl, he desired the Senate to vote
But il him Lte IN patleht u near IL repeated
acre mat unless TINS Dl is passtu tno suhins iuhu
would Iced aud tue RIVER a;d HarDOr Dill would
30 "a abaudoned. IL DeLn"Ved COner9ss edreIu
consider what taxes shnuiu De eFleu a,u Wat
can be levied. III tax WAS levied at all II should DC
levied tog revenue and far nothing else Iaerc was not
A Senator on ths hOOr VINO did not say tnis Dll
s Sra Should .l have taught Congress that the
In his opinion larger tax on It could not collected
Then in re-ard the Increased tax on tobacco, the
senators here from tTo OF the largest oDaec9growIng
states had entered their protest against IT, IN regard
to tue duty sugar. no one would deny that such
heavy duty that proposed N TINS b wOuld lnclte
tr,ud on the revenue The only Senator VINO had much
~ say favor VI tue oil was The Senator from Penn
syyanla, Mr, scott. and he t>ir schurzl wen uhdeI
stood hiA Argument, for there at
tpt made 70 revise the Tariff that Pennsy lvania had
stepped IN. IL appeared 10 hll tnele ever was
time wnea Congress should careful In tine enactment
OF tax laws, now. Congress was now presenting
the extraordinary spectacle 10 the WOLF OF lnan
lie vas enarey wiling to impose taxes taxes
Treasury demanded It. He was wiling TO say stand
and deliver % the GOyelnment. II necessary Out ne
was not willing to stand and deliver TO the protect
i've manufacturers. The Senate was tod II single
amendment put this bill II would DC deteated
the Senate attempted to relieve the people OF shgo
hurieu they ought not TO bear, the WlOie
Mn would fail. Was there no way OF
amending this hill and putting II In the hahus OF
committee OF conference lie willing 10 vote the
Government all money 10 needed but was NOT SilinS
To when Interested parties uemanueu ~ tnoio
fore ne would vote against the OlI
Mr. SCOTT CRep., Penn said the Senator (hr 5churzl
came here old cry OF PennsylEahia wants
manufactures; Connecticut wants protection on ner
buttons aud percussion caps NewfOrk on ner cherse
Oalo on her fax; and the Senator'S own state Dis
souri, wanted protection her pig lead and she ndd IL
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