Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-04-28

Ouiy possible, bat even probable, although
the committee have not been able to desiy-
naie any particular case and beg leave TO sng-
ceSt that the correct management. safety, and
economy at all those articles must mainly de-
depend upon The vigilance aud fidelity of the
otilcefs al the house.
After the most a .ligeut investigation which
Your committee have been enased TO make,
their enquiries have resulted in nnt being en-.
a0itd to detect any abuses, II any have exist
eu. or do exist, nor have they been able to dis.
cover how, or in what manner the expendi-
lures upon tue contingent fund OF this honse
can be diminished, consistently with the pub.
he interest. or its comfort able accommodation.
-Ipfii, 1920.
REVISION OF THE TARIFF.
Saturday, Aprft 22.-Ihe House again
resolved itself into committee of the
Whole, OIL the bill to regulate the duties
OH imports aud tonnage.
Nh. Sampson of Mass. moved 10 amend
the biii by reducing Tie proposed duty Of
/ len cenis per gallon on moasses 10 seven
cents; winch motion was nesaiived by a
; large majority.
Mr.. CIark of n. Y. ,noved 10 amend
IN" biii by inserilmg duty on butter Of
hine cents per pound hich motion was
agreed 10.
Mr.. HoI'res moved to reduce the pro.
posed duty on imported salt from % 10
20 cents per bush,l.
ihiS motion WAS supported at some
| length by the mover, ana was opposed
| b. McsSrs. !Smith OF Md. and .Sawyer o,
| n L. hlcssrs. Ciay and HC0y ma.
some incidental remarks, tie former d :.
verse, the latter favorable 10 the motion.
he motion was negatived-ayes 56
lie bill was amended, on motion cf
! Hr. BatdWam, so as TO provide for tile use
| NJ >uch hSdrometcrs, III determining the
! proof OF spirits, as the President shall
] prescribe.
| Mr.. Wendorer moved 10 amend the bill
by adding 10 the dHty on shoes ofleali,er
SILK, &c. on shoes or slippers of prnnrlla,
| or other materials, duty of 10 ceuls per
! pair. This motion was agreed to.
| MIR. Strong of Il. Y. moved 10 increase
Tue duty on spirits OF the different proofs,
20 cents per gallon The bill proposes
from 80 To 20 cents per gallon, acc ording
10 the proof
Mr.. SMITH of Md. opposed the motion.
on the ground that il would amount TO
prohlbliory duly which il was moi
proposed al present 10 adopt. The mo
ton was negaiived.
Mr.. Ballot Va. then moved an increase
OF ten cents per gallon which motion
was also negatved
Mr.. SiS6ee moved 10 reduce the pro
posed duty on hyson skin, souchong,
and all other black teas, from % 10 20
cents per pound.
MIR. ,SmitA, of Nd. submitted a number
| oil statements and facts TO shew that the
existing discrimination in The duty OF
| bohea and black teas permitted an inva
sion OF Ihe higher duty, and that the duty
ought 10 DC the saue on all those teas,
to preveHi frauds, &c He was in favor
! OF Mir. Silsbces' motion.
The motion was negatived-aves 81.
Mr.. Hend0rer moved 10 make a dis
eliminating dniy on these'tras, by max
ing the duty on hyson skin % cents per
pound which was negatived.
MIR. Smith Of Md. To prevent the frauds
carried on under the words " and other
green teas" moved to include " other
green teas" with hy son aud young hyson
III dm,y Of 40 cents per pound which
"as agreed to-
TIE committee then proceeded TO fill
| up he blank left in the BIZ tor FIXING ,l.e
day or wiUes and after good deal of
| discussion. and The rejection of various
other sums the blanks were filed 10 read
| as follows
| Dn Madeira, Burgundy Champaign. Rher
niSb. aud Iokal, one dollar per gallon on
1 sherry aud St Lucar 90 cents q gallon on
| othci wine, not enumerated when imported
Nv bottles or cases 30 cents pes gallon oil
! Lisbon, Oporio, and nD other wines Of Portu-
| gal, aud those of Sicily, so cents a gallon; on
| TeneriHe, F2yai, and other wines the West
! ern Islands. so cents OIL all other wines.
| when imported otherwise than in cases and
| bottles, l. cents.
Mr.. Kendall moved 10 strike out the
! duty OF tive cents per pound on oil of
| viirnl, so "a 10 leave the importation OF
! II tree, as heretofore which was negaiiv
| ed
Mr.. Whitman moved so 10 amend the
| bill as IN reduce the proposed duty on
! printed books from 80 10 20 per cent adj
vaIcTem, and supported his motion al
| some length. The reduction was sup
ported also by Mr.. Hardin, who was op-
! posed 10 any duty on tue Importation Of
| literature, and by Mr.. Lirermore, aud
was opposed by Messrs. Kn~ey, Bad.
/ 'nin. and Clay, en- The ground, principally,
| that ii was so far not a tax on literature,
! as foreign books were allowed by The
bill TO be imported duty free, for pliIoso
! phica! and literary societies, academies,
| colleges, &c. and that the proposed duiy
| was necessary 10 protect the business OF
! printing and publishing in this country.
| MIR. Sergeant entered into tie discussion
on incidental points, and was Ia favor of
the motion.
The motion was finally agreed io-ayes
| GO. noes 50.
Mr.. Whitman next moved 10 amepd the
bill by reducing the duty on plain flint
| glass from TEN cents 10 SeUen cents per
| pound, undcr conviction. from inGor-
NATION iic had received, that the latter
duty would be an ample protection of the
| domestic fabric.
Mr.. Baif,gn opposed The motion. and
entered into various statements and re-
| lcrcuces 10 the British and other tariffs,
sc. 10 show that tie duty Of ten per cent.