Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1820-04-29

twenty Gents POI Sot'toi, ~ S'-i r =
from 38 to 70 cents per gallon, according to
the proof.
Mr.. Smith, of Md. opposed the motion,
on the ground that It would amount to
prohibitory duty whichit was not propo-
sed at present to adopt. The motion was
|negatiyed
/ Mr.. Ball, of Va, moved an increase OF ten
cents per gallon which motion was also
negatived.
Mr.. SiIsbee moved to reduce the propo-
sed duty on hyson skin, souchoDg. and all
other black teas, from 25 to 20 cents per
| pound.
| Mr.. Smith, of Md. submitted number OF
statements and facts to shew that the exist
| ing discrimination in the duty on bohea and
| black teas permitted an evasion OF the high
er duty. and that the duty ought 10 be the
same on all those teas, to prevent frauds, NC.
He was in favor of Mr.. Silsbee's motion.
The motion was negatived-.ayes 81.
Mr.. Wendoyer moved to make discrimi
mating duty on these teas, by making the
duty on Tyson skin % cents per pound
which was negatived
carried on under the words 50 and other
green teas moved to include other
green teas with hyson and young hyson IN
duty of4O cents per pound: which was
agreed to.
The committee then proceeded to I'LL
up the blanks left in TIE bill for fixing the
duty on wines and, after good deal OF
discussion, and the rejection OF various o.
ther sums, the blanks were filed to read as
follows
On Madeira, Burgundy, Champagne,
Rhe nish, and Tokay, one dollar per gallon;
on Sherry and St. Lucar, 80 cents gallon;
on other wine, not enumerated, when i'm
ported in bottles or cases, SO cents per gal
lon; on Lisbon, Oporto, and on other wines
of Portugal. and those OF Sicily. 90 cents
gallon on Teneriffe, Fayal, and other
wines of the Western Islands, 80 cents
on all other wines. when imported other
wise than in cases and bottles, Is cents.
Mr.. Kendall moved to strike out the dn-
ty of FIVE cents per pound on oil OF vitrol,
so as to leave the importation OF 1t tree, as
heretofore, which was negatived
Mr.. Whitman moved so to amend the
bill as TO reduce the proposed duty on
printed books from 35 TO 90 per cent ad
valorem, and supported his motion at some
length The re duction was supported al
so by Mr.. Hardin, who was opposed to any
duty on the importation OF literature, and
by Mr. Livermore, and was opposed by
Messrs. Kinsey, Baldwin, and Clay, on the
ground principally, that it was so far not
tax on literature, as foreign books were al
lowed by the bill to be imported duty free,
for philosophical and literary societies, a.
cademies, colleges, &c.--and that the pro-
posed duty was necessary to pro ect the
business of printing and publishing in this
country. MIR. Sergeant entered into the
discussion on incidental points, and was in
favor OF the motion.
The motion was finally agreed to-ayes
10, noes 81
Mr.. Whitman next moved to amend the
bill by reducing the duty Oh plain flint glass
from Ten cents to Seven Gems per pound,
under conviction, from information he had
received, that the latter duty would be an
ample protection of the domestic fabric.
Mr.. Baldwin opposed the motion, and en-
tered into various statements and releren-
ces to the British and other tariffs, DC TO
shew that the duty of ten per cent was as
low as with ajust regard to our own pro-
duction Of the article) could possibly be
fxed, land to prevent the glass establishments
OF the country from being placed entirely
at the mercy of the British manufacturer
arguing that it was manufacture which,
of all others, ought to be encouraged, mas
much as it was the product OF materials
which were oil no value for any other pur-
pose.
This motion was negatived, without d.
vision.
On motion of Mr.. Butler, OF Lou the ar
tce of copper, manufactured into sugar
boilers, was inserted among the articles en-
titled to drawbacks
For the reason that he did not understand