New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-02-19

originally opposed to this bill, but after stadyine The
system and the Mississippi River he had come TO the
conclusion that the iety system was not only PRAGUE
AZ the ciosc OF he discussion the question taken
on the amendment offered by Mr. THOMPSON, and IL was
| The next vote was the amendment offered BY MI:
Wilson Of Indiana. and IL was rejected, the friends or
the bill asserting that the same provision was made 10
| another part Of The bill. ,,
| The bill was then passed without DIVISION
THE TAX BILL AGAIN TAKEN UP.
| The House then again went into Committee OF me
Whole Mr. Hale rep, Me) In the Chair, on the rarin
DILL, resumng It's consideration at the thIrd sectop'
which repeats from tho LIST of July 1875 the stamp TAX
on Ways aud Means moved amend by making the re-
peal take effect on the Ist May Also requiring tho
Secretary OF the Treasury 20 redeem the stamps on
ha nd unused Both amendments were agreed 10.
Rr. WARD Gsepp I'D moved TO strike ont the t6lrd
manufacturers matches. Of maintaining the
stampax on matches as being protection ags s is
burden Of that ax that it yielded slaoOoco In three
months and that i was wrong to strike l! OUT ,.x
matches would be to encourage the small mapufac-
advantage to the large manufacturers. lie appeared 10
be indifferent "a TO which course should be adopted
Mr. WARDS motion was agreed ~, and tho third sec
The fourth section read Increasing the duties
on molasses and sugars Is per cent
Mr. KASSON from the Committee on Ways ana
Means offered substitute, beng substantially the same
the original section, except It includes meiada
Tue nth section then read. repeating the 10 per
cent reduction manufactured goods.
Mr. BURCHARD QRep.. ILL., moved to strike out tho
section, and argued that the bill without it would
produce all the additional revenue qiired and OOOo
Mr. KELLOGG Qsep.. Conp) opposed the motion. He
said that OF his state 1d DOT want
that reduction ia the first place But what lhey 1ld
want stability, and not eternal iinkering WIN tho
tariff He though, that tho whole bill was mistake
and that the proper measures wond have peen the res
toration Of the duty Oh tea and coffee.
Mr. KELLEY rep, PENN expressed his bellei thas
adoption OF the nth section without any other por-
ton OF the bill would increase tho revenue, Wne too
bill 1t stood would, whole, re luce tue revenue
He read from Tie Chicago Inter Ocean an article as 10
the poverty in New-York Cuy ana SAID that ciat was
the condition TO which legislation in favor OF foreign
| manufacturers had brought the country
Mr.. cox Dem N. " replied 10 Mr.. Kelley, and said
laborng classes lay at his mr. Kelley door more than
at that Of any other member Of The House Ihe Char,
knew very well that she shipDnhding OF Maine had
up because OF the cormorant demands Tor moro
protection and oil the other articles that enter
into ship-Duildng. He gave an illustration of tho
additional cost which farmers hau " pay undef tho
tariff for all they bought.
Mr. KELLY said he had been hearing that speech
OF Mr. IOX5 for the last II years, that ne knew 1t as
| well as himself, and that was only by memory. why
did the machinery of tue country stand idle ana WY
dd the watcr-power OF tho country run 70 waste ~
was because gentleman (Nr. Cox, and men OF hia
convictions, lab0red TO PROSTATE the industry oil thd
country, TO deprive the working people Ioi emDoyme
10 reduce their wages, and 10 make tneu Iamai WIN
| the bitter bread OF charity.
Mr.. COTTON (Rep., Ia) opposed restoration OF inc y
per cent on manufactured goods, ana declared himself
In of the restoration OF the duty on tea ana conee
the repeal Of which had taken s5COO,CCO out oi tus
| Treasury, without any advantage 10 the consumer
Without passing on the hItn section tue COinmlt'ea
Mr. CoBURN Rep., Ind.), from the Select Committee
| on Alabama Affairs reported the caucus iotSe "''+
which was ordered to be printed and recommltted
| Mr MYERS (Rep., PENN from tne committee on
Foreign Affairs reported q bill supplementary 10 ina
acts relation to immigration. Reconmitted. -,
Tue House then 625 took recess III AGO. ths
| evening session to lie Tor Pension bills Only.