Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-03-28
Mr.. Irving n. 7. obtained leave
OF absence fram Monday next, Tor
,he remainder Of the session.
THE TARIFF.

II
THE TARIFF.
The House then again resolved
Itself into a committee of the whole,
Mr.. breckenridge in the chair, on
the bill to regulate the tariff Of du
ties on imports.
Mr.. Smith Of Md. renewed the
motion he made, aad afterwards with
drew, on Saturday to increase the
duty on lump sugar to 1S cents, and
on loaf to is cents per Id. which, af-
Ter some objections by Mr Pickering
and reply by Mr. Smith. was decided
in the affirmative; ayes 56.
MFR. Southland proposed to increase
the duty on gunpowdsr from six to
ten cents per lib. which be supported
on the ground of the bility Of ex-
isting manufactures in the United
States to supply the whole country,
and the expediency of even prohibit
ing by high duties the importation Of
an article. which il was so much
orr true policy TO encourage the ma
|nufacture of at home.
After a few words from MIR.
Lowndesin reply, explanatory of the
views of the committee in fixing the
duty at six cents, which was deemed
fully adequate to protect the demes
|tio manufacture
The motion was negatiyed.
Mr.. Ruggles moved to strike oft
the duty proposed by the bill of one
cent per ID. on imported tallow
which he advocated 10 a short
speech.
After some discussion, in which
MIR. Smith opposed and Mr.. Storms
favored the melton, it was lost with
out a division.
Mr.. Reed, moved to reduce the
duty on cocoa from 4 to 2 cents per
pound; which amendment was also
rejected ayes IS, noes 55.
Mr.. RuggIes moved to include
copper sheets in the list OF copper
articles, on which the duty offa cents
per lib is laid by the bill.
This motion was supported by the
mover, Mr.. Minor. Mr.. Storms aud
Mr.. Webster, and opposed by MIR.
Lowndes; and ultimately negatived,
without a division.
Mr.. Raggles then moved to incor
|porate 10 the bill duty Of cents
per ID. on copper sheets; which was
also negatived
Mr.. Smith, after some explanatory
observations, and with the view of
encouraging our own shipping by e
very means, moved TO exempt teas
|imper'ed ia vessels of the y. States
from as high u duty as proposed in
the bill; which motion was negatiy
led.
Mr.. Hopkinson; after observing
that the proposed duty on lead was
greater than that on shot, and pre-
suming il AN inadvertency on the part
Of the committee Of ways and means;
moved to raise the duty of one cent
lon lead in bars, &c. TO two cents
per Id: which was agreed to without
objection
N.r. Ingham moved an amendment
the object of which was to change
the advalorem duty on iron and steel
wire of 20 pep cent. to a specific
duty Of ) cents per Id. on wire I'm
dee No. IS; and OF cts. per lb. on
that of No IS.
After few words from Mr.. Irv
ling Of N. Y. Mr.. Ward Of Mass. and
MIR. Pickering, to shew the imPro.
priety of the proposed change of du
~ and by Iir. lngham and Mr..
Niilnor in support OF the amendment
the molten was agreed 10.
Mr.. Hale, on account of the high
freight which imported bar iron bad
to pay, and the consequent impro.
priety ola high duty on that article,
moved to reduce the duty from 70
TO SO cents per cwt.sn iron in bars &
bolts.
Alr. Condit opposed the motion.
because of the opposite fact. that bar