The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1805-10-22
DEFENCE OF THE UNITED STdT6S.
PAPER THE SECOND.
ON coMMrRcIAL REsrRlcTIoH,
Nsf,ated ~ Mr.. 14sdjsn'. Res,u,is~, sss speses
in CozsreI, in 1894.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
FRIDAY, January 4.


FRIDAY, January4.
The houie, according to the order Of the day, re-
folved itelf into committee Of tie whole, MIR.
Trumbu in the chair, the report of the fecretary
ct ftate relative to the privileges and reriSions OF
the commerce of the United States, and after on,e
time ipent in the bufneiA the Speaker re!umed the
chair, and
Mr.. 'rrumholl reported progrefs, and the COM
mittee had leave to fit again Nlorday week.
Whit the honfe was in eon;ni,te of the whole,
Mr.. Madton aiSed and obtained leave to lay the fol-
lowing reioI,,tions ON TIE table:
Reio!ved, as the opinion of the committee, Tha.
the ntereit Of the United States would be promoted
by further retri9ions and higher duties, in certain
Gales on the manufactures and navigation of foreign
nations employed in the commerce of the ITsitcd
States, than thoie now mpofed.
L, Relieved, as the opinion of this committee,
That an additional duty ought be laid ON the fol-
lowing ertcles manufactured by European Sa,iops.
having no commercial treaty with the United States
On all clothes of which leathci is the material of
chief value, an additional duty of
per eeutum ad valorem.
On all manufactured iron, iteel, tin, pewter, COP
per- brais or articles of which either OF thee metals
10 the material Of chief value, OH additional duty of
Fer centum al vslorem.
On all articles of which cotton 10 the chief n,ater-
al Of CHIEF value, ar additional duty Of per cen
tum I'D valorem.
On all articles of which wool is The chief material
Of chief value, where the eliminated Saue on which
the duty spayable as above, additional duty of
Per centum vaIorem, where fuoS value Is beIor
an additional duty of per ceutun, ad
valorem.
On all manufactures of which hemp or fax i. the
material oil chief value and of which the Ultimate
value on which the duty s payable i. below
AN additional duty Of per reu,uu ad valo-.,,
On all manufactures of which fix is the material
OF chief value, an additional duty of per CEN
tum I'D valorenr.
-, z. Rsiolyed' as the opinion of this committee,
~. .is' Ill auu'uonai onty Oh per ton ought t. be
laid on the vtfels belonging to nations having mo
commercial treaties with the United STAFF
L, s. Reiolred, as the opinion of this committee.
That the duty on vefiels Belonging ,tions having
commercial treaties with the United Gates ought TO
be reduced 10 per ton
9. Reiolved, as the opinion of this committee, That
where any nation may refuie to conder as yeeIs of
abe United States, any vefels ct built within the
United states the foreign buile eelels of fch ma
ton ought to be fube6tgd to like refufal uDlef,
built within the United States.
5. Refoived, de the opinion Of th, committee:
That where any nation may reiufe to admit the pre-
duce or manuia 4urs; of the United States, unlefs
IN veleIs belonging to tirs United States or TO ad-
INIT them in veiels of the United States, If lat i'm
ported from any place within the United Sta,zs,
a like restriction ought, after the day of
to be extended to the produce and manufactures of
iueh nation and that in the mean time duty of
per ton extraordinary ought 20 be impofed ON
veheis 10 importing any iuch produces msnufac-
turc.
6. Refolved, as the opinion of this committee.
That where any nation may refufe to the vefes of
the United States carriage OF the produce or manu-
features thereof, whit iuch produce or manufac-
lures are admitted by it in it's own veieis it would
be JIit TO make the rerietions reciprocal but inal
much as iuch meainre, if fuddenly adopted nigh,
be particularly ditrehng in cafes which merit the be-
neVolent attention eli the United States is exped:ent
Tor the preiet that tonnage extraordinary only of
be mPofed on the veiTes 70 employed and
that all diiiied ipirts imported therein fal be fub
Jeeted to an additional duty of one part of the
exiting duty.
2. Rsfoved, as the opinion of this committee, That
ProyiiIon ought to be made for liqudating and af-
pertaining the loles fuained by citizens of the Uni
ted States from the operation of particular REGULATE
ons OF any country contravenng the law of nations
and that luch loes be reburied in the irft infance
our of the additional duties on the manufactures pro-
ductions and veels of the nation eabling fues un-
lawful regulations.