Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1801-1806, 1802-10-30
FRoM rHs AURORA.
A CONCISE HISTORY
Offbs duties on Sah, Broom Sugar, Bs-
bea Tea, and Coffee.
lExtatted from the Journsls Of Consreis.)

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Coffee do.-7
On the 18th OF July 1907. ia the hrt Con-
gfef, OF Mr.. Adams' aominlk ,a,ionsn, additions
Al duty OF cent. per puhri .as a,d on !st,
mskias the whole doty on that article 10 csais
buihei. The additional duty was limited ia
4" continuation 10 tso years, that is, 20 the
Ssh ot Jaly. 1899, and from thence until the
end OF the next itidon of Congreis.
But Afterwards. on the 9Th Of May, Geo.
Law was enacted. 10 contnue this additional
.outy on fslt for ten years frop the "a oi March
1900, 10 1910. The duty on brown fussr wss
aliJ ncreaied during the fame administration
from two 10 two aud an hal! cents per pound.
BY virtue Of shis act. and afo of the acts OF thc
81 OF March. 1903. and the 3ift Of MAY, 7o6.
psiIed during the sdminiiration Of Waihinp,on.
all the fbtr as well ~ the Jhrfb<r proceeds Of
the duoes on goods, wares aud mcrchzndizr.
including Of courie all the duties before noticed,
on Jsii, b,srva Jsga,. bebsa tee. and ee6ss, were
iolemnly appropriated tor shc extinguifhmens
OF the public debt, until the whule of the faid
debt. foreign and domefic, ihould be paid aud
dilchsrged.
When the additional duty Of s ccnts 4
befhcl on Gal, wss 6rh propoied in Congrefs on
the 9th OF June, t797, Il wss rejected in the
Houfc Of Representatives I,fbs G,esssm sxsy.
I f,oAs sFfbs Rstntiishn Msmbsr,. Seoo after. on
tho s6th of J,ioe, 1907, a bill ~ss preicn,cd by
William Smith, OF ChmIcaon, a fede,alia. to
authorize loan Of 500 600 dollars. which was
paned tntU xIx~ sru Us sur 4ru os Joo ,ryyys
bs..s only SIX deyf before Congseis adjourned.
add when number Of members had leff Con-
gtris Snd returned home, another m,,ioa was
made by thpic then called the federal members,
and sssried tor impo6ng The additions, duty of
sigbi e,mi b4i5si on falt.
On this motion the yeas and nays were
called. when'he yeas were q and the nays A..
Accordingly biil was bross in aud sr
fbs lamr dgr psfIed into law by ,hoig then call
ed .,rdeyaifi, for laying tte additional dc,y of
! ugbfuA,5 a boihci on lAli. This bill was with
out limitation uf time. and OF courfc deiiyned
TO make the duty permanent snd perpetual
(, tax. The repxbi,eary thsreu3on moved eiisjt
to be infrrltd which would liDit The con,ina-
4 ancc Of this additional duty TO two yrsn. This
eiaa/s W.. vioien,y oppofed by the fedeaiias.
bo. carried by the republicans. on a vote ~ to
! ~.
/ Az q fubeqarnt ftfIon Of Conesefs, dor.
I ing Mr.. Adams sdnionlrstion, and liter an
act had been pslItd by rhe frieralias 10 sutho-
rife another lean OF FIVE millions uf1ulars. az
an intercft OF sgbf PER esgk 4 moion5x as nads
by the fsderalifts tor law I" 10 conNnucin force
the sa p.a.d ~ The S,h Of july 1897. laying
an adciional duty On falt"--ki. motion was
carried by the ieJerali0s. s4to 80.
| The bill was accordingly brought in and
| pafed into Law by the fsdvsi,e,. dietting
the additional duty Of eigbi ftaG per buihel on
! Irk, 10 be continued 10 torcc for and during the
term Of ten Jta,5. from the Cd OF Mach 1900.
TO the Cd OF March 1870. % the difcunion Of
this bill, the republicans moved 10 ffikc out fss
,sa,s, and 10 iniert iniiesd thereof fqrs y>aU 10
ss to leave the Law in force only until tic sd Of
Mach, 1904. bot this alteration was rejected
by the tedersfs, ~ to 50. ~
From the foregoing fsffs il will sppcar
that the duties on ilit. brown fugsrs bohsa tea,
and coffee. were originally laid doring the ad-
miaiarstion Of Gen. Wsihiogtoa.
That a6en,ssai duties on /kah and 6rs1vs
Isgar we're impoied by the fsdessliAs, daring
the Standardization Of Adams.
That the additional dufv Of Ngh esnn per
bushel on fait was. when & & pfopofed by Tho
federaIifls, rejected by the republicans.
That the fame additional doty wD after-
waf1s io the fame haion. moved and carried by
the fsJt,ai9,.
That IL wss again arcnuou1y objsaed to
By the scpublicsns.
Ths, This additional dusy was 6rf propoi-
cd TO he made perpetual BY The /sd0siysf.
That this attempt was oppoied and defeat
ed BY the republicans.
That the fra limitation cf she fid sddi-
t;ouaI duty 90 fqgs ,son waa moved add cAIri-
ed by the sfsbinss'.
That this Iinitsiiou IN fzes -,e1u was OBJ
;etae.I q, ssa cppoled by the JedsraiHs. NJ
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