Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-05-09

mora;ging effect and, whatever gentle
men might say, he contended this was
consideration entitled TO the respect of
this house--onr government itself being
founded on public morals. lie added me-
ny other arguments and invoked The
parental care of Congress 10 The sinking
American manufacturer and merchant
from the effect OF these sales al auction
'or the benefit of foreign competitors,
&c.
MIR. BALDWIN again spoke i'm support
Of The bill. He did moi consider Tie duty
of ten per cent. as prohibiiory duty /:
IL was not, he said, intended 10 be- SUI l.,
nor did he believe. from all the iniorma-
ton he had received, that il would have
that operation. He examined more fully
the deieierious operation Of the present
system OF trade, &c. and argued that an
iicIpaiions OF punctualIly in The future
payment of duties ought not 10 be formed
On The report of the secretary of the irea
sury on that subject: and that il would
not be surprising if the loss this year, by
failures, &c. should equal the losses of
the thirty years preceding, or one million
OF dollars.
NJ. JOHNSON, of Virginia, again adj
dressed The House, aud replied to Mr..
6dtd'oin's Observation-Disclosures The
importance TO this nation OF commerce
and navigation, bot, which the system
OF WHICH this bill was a part went 10 de-
siroy; and this, a'tera bloody, but victo
rious war, had been commenced and
maintained Tor free trade and sailors
rights. Having achieved at such a sa,
eritce these great objects, he deprecated
their surrender, by the policy proposed
x Sl.n ,,f a. LII
part, &C. &c.
Mr.. MEIGs, Of n. York, entered into
series at arguments, and referred 10 a
number of facts, 10 shew the beneficial
operation which this bill would, 10 a
certain degree, have on The domestic
industry OF The nation gepeTaiiy TO
which great object he was friendly.
Though, therefore, the bill ,aight afford
perhaps but little aid TO manu-. actures. he
was in favor OF IL.
Ihe:gUesi!On was then AIKEN on reduc-
ing the duty On the above section) from
te" per cent 10 t'co dnr. ha!t per cea:. /;
AM! was negaiived, W,thoui count.
Mr.. STRONG, o. =. York, then, for
The purpose of destroying the bill, NOV
Ell TO strike out The first section thereof,
and followed his motion by speech OF
some length against The bill-contending
that the sales proposed 10 be so highly
taxed, were not injurious To the interest
OF the community; that, whether the la x
was intended for prohibition or for re-
venue, il would be partial and would be
defeated by The sales Of goods i'm COM
mission stores, &c.
The motion 10 strike outth first section
was negatced-ayes 50, noes rs.
MIR. BUTLER, OF n. Ii. then moved 10
strike out ten aud insert fire per cent.
Mr.. WEN DOVER meved TO atfike out
ten, and insert eight.
The latter motion, being first tried, was
negatlved.
The motion 10 substitute five per cent.
Tor ten was also pesaiived-aye Ga,
noes 20.
MIR. CULBRETH moved TO strike ont
ten, and insert Sfr per cent. which mo-
ton he made because he was friendly "a
the object of tho bill, ond because he
feared that, unless the duty were redu-
ced, the bill would be lost.
ms motion was also negaiived.
various amendments were then success
sively offered 10 The details of the bill.
some OF which were accepted, and MANY
rejected; IN tlpe Proposition or discuss ION
OF which, M'essrs. Smith ~ Md. Bald,uim.
Culbreth, Wsndorer, Whitman, .SiIsoee. Foot.
Hill, Mclean, OF Ken. Becker, and Mel.
son, of Va. were most active.
The bill was so amended, on motion of
Mr.. Bayd'cin, IA 10 take effect from and
after the 30th Of June next.
The bill having been gone through, and
The blanks therein all filled,
The committee rose and reported the
bill and amendments TO the house. and
The auiendmeuis were all concurred i'm
aud, alter receiving some further modifi-
iiOn.
gdr. TRACY. of n. York. moved that The
bNi be indefinitely postponed which
tno'ion was decided III the negative bv
yeas and nays, as follows:
For indefinite postponement &c.
Against il s3
Mir. BUTLER, of New Hampshire. re-
newed the motion 10 strike out ten and
insert fve per cent. as The duty and lie
yeas and nays were called but refused.
The motion was lost.
Mr.. STORRS moved 10 strike out ten
and insert three per cent; which was also
Hegaiived.
Mr.. SMITH, of Maryland, moved 10
strike out The 18th section which pro.
v'des that If any goods imported shall sell
TOT more ihaa the prime cost an addi-
tionai duty oi--per cent skali be laid
on such sale.
The motion was agreed 10.
Mr.. CULBRETH renewed his motion 10
strike out ten and insert si1 per cent;
which was negaiived.
The question WAS then taken on order.
ing the bil! 10 he engrOysed and read
third time, and decided in the negative,
It's follows.
YEAS.-Messrs. Adams Allen Of Ten. IA.
ker, Baldwin, Sateman, Beecher, Bloomfieid
Boden, Brown, Campbell. Case, Clark. Cook,
Crawford, Culhreth Cnshman Darlington
Dowse, Edwards ofPeD. Erwin. Foiger, Foot,
Forrest, Gross OF N. Y. Gnyon, HackIey,
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