Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1801-1806, 1806-04-10


under il. and not oiherwife directed TO be pro-
iccu,ed and recovered, fhaIl be fued for. pro-
ircutcd, adjo5ged and diiiribu,ed in ike man
nes as 10 provided in the act, enfitled " An aet
20 .yovide more eff dually for ,he collection
of the duties impoied by ls~ on goods, wares
and merchandise imported in,o the u q ed
SiNes. and on the tonnage Of fhips and veaeh. y
On the motion Of Mr.. M'C,eey, the words
" pieiron and brais" were inherited in the fif
fiction.
On motion Of nv. DS1yJsx the blank st the
end of Tie fra fiction was filed with the woIds
the snd Of the next fefIion OF Congreh aud
nc longer the blank in the fecond ictfiop
with % one hondred - and that in the third
ieetion with I" onr thoufand."
On motion of My. Darg/on the 4'h fcdion
was 70 amended as TO ttrkc ont the title of the
actteclmd. spd 80 introduce {" An aet 20 regu.
late the collection Of duties on imports and
tonnage"
Mr.. 2nix, cfr.red a new r,folution, exempt
ing from duty the greater part OF The articles
enumerated in The bill on their importation in
60 the Uni,ed States.
nv. 9src obiesvsd that on examination
ihe bill before the committee appeared 10 he
the fame verbatim with that psG-d IN the year
1907. with the exception of the new fettion
moved by him, v hich had been omitted. What
wa the csnfe of The onifiion he did not know.
Il Mr.. Dsrvjes fad the powers Of thc ccrsmit-
tee reArieted them 90 prohibition of the ex-
po,tation Of mi'i'sry articles.
Mr.. Cyezpsir@hid hoped The sdoption Of this
new feSiion would not be pnhcd az this time.
The object Of the bill undcr confederation was
20 prevent the exportstion Of ccessin military
articles: yhaf of the new ietiion was TO render
their importation i'ce Of daty. He would NOT
fsy thar at q fu,rrc time he would objea TO
this mesiure bot he did not ,hvk it nsceGary
q, pfefept. His mind nor having been drawn
to The fubjsd he ras not ptcpa'cd TO vote on Il.
r Mr.. 9sisv, laid he had made The motion be-
cauie h. conGdesrd the new fstsiou conforma-
bic 10 the principle oi .he bill. The Object
was 70 iniu,e TO the County - large portion
Of raw materials as was neceGafy tor the exi
gercy Of the timrs. II any gentleman wss OF
opinion thar the qusnity on hsud 10 iUfHcien
Tor hi, exigcncy ne would be in t,vor OF ihUt-
ling the door sgaina additional imporistions,
by retaining l5e exiting duties. II, on the
contrary, there is not fuficient qusntity on
hand il became ncedAry and proper thar
kipr of bounty fhculi be offered for encresGn2
the Rock. He had spo,her reaion for the fec
siop he had offered. The bill. as il now Rsnds,
wil look 10 the cubic, AZ II the fare OF the
coaa,ry were not 70 pnfiog as il perhaps. so-
tuay was. In 1877 the grouad snumed IN
thc new jttiion wss taken. II we nov CATS the
bill without il, II viii appear.i .iaid Me Quincy,
10 IL we did not confider opr cx,gencics ss great
~ We thought them ihen. Without making
comparifon between that. period and this,
think The preient exigcncy iuch as reqniIe'a
Gm;lsr itep.
M. Smiiis cid not deem the embodiment
proper ons st this time. Ii related 10 iubjeet
difiina from that referred 70 the committee that
brough, in the bill :: A fotjeet Of fuaicient i'm
po,tance 20 Rand by mieIf. He wonld not
rte,end 10 fay thar our prc!ent circumstances
would nor jafify IT,. But what bad been done
Ma former period under other cireumRances
was not proof Of its ueeelity at atpreient. Be.
fore we 60 into it, We ought to enquire what its
effect would be on the revenue, and whether
exiting circumAances required the facrihce il
would occafo-,. Indeed he doubted whether
the Houte were prepared to vote one way or
the other. II ir.werc found necefIary, he would
heartily ccncar ia IL; but this vas the more
queAionable, a. il did NOT appear from the Mel.
iage OF the Prehdcnt that he viewed II ~ me-
csiI,r.
NJ. B;dqcW was NOT, in this aaes Of the bu-
finei,, prepared to determine the Propriety OF
the meaiure, as he did not know what its bear
ing would be on the revenue. Of the U. States.
He thought the Houie ought TO be apprifed OF
this, beio,e they could with proPriety take
fcp which night break in on the iifcal arrange
men,s Of the government. The gentleman from
MaIachufe,ts fays ,hoie cppofed to his amend
mens oa1 1ht 10 fhew that there Is fufhc'ency OF
she enumerated articles in the country or that
our msrufstaures arc comPetcct 10 fupply
them. On the contrary, il appeared to him
that il was incumbent on the friends OF tho pro
position TO ihew that there would pea drticien-
cy, or an Inability cf DOR manufacturer. TO fop-
ply our wants. in cafe this provihon fhould not
be adopted. & y.
Mr.. Cysuxir/6hH ohfsrved that we could
make in the u. States almoR all the articles
eupuera,ed in the amendment, AID rhst conf
qucntly il might, il adopted. injo'e oor manu-
fstaures in a degree not cnnsenplated. we
certainly manpfttafed . great qaantity OF gun
H.