Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-03-12
HEroRrfD FOR THE NATIONAL InrlLL,cENcEu
Eighteenth Congress.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
FEIOAY, MAaCu
REPISfO Y OF TIE 'I.lRIF'F

FEIDAY, AIAacuJ.
REpISfOV OF TIE 'I.lRIFF.
The House :hen resolved itself into "A Cum
inittee orihe Whole, Mr.. Condict in the Chair
on the State vi the Uuion, on ih,. bill for A.
nendius The several acts LAYING dulles ON i'm
ports.
Mr.. Tod moved to amend the 9th section
ct the bill by adding to that article hich lays
a duty ca wind0w-slass, Of several different
sizes, the following piovis0, ito prevent the
Avs being eraded,l viz; " provided that all
window-gIass imported in plates uncut be in
Guided in the above duty"
Mr. Tod moved 10 add tn the clause which
iAysa dn'y - ON iron, in bars or bolts not
h'Hnuinctured, in whole or in part, by rolling.
- ~ per hundred weight" the following
words, TOR the same purpose Of preventing
ne days being eyaded,) u" on plough plates cr
share muulds duty OF one cent and IA half
per lbs
GA This nation some conversation took
place between Messrs. Cambreieng, Brown.
Sanford, Udree, and Cobb
The amendment was rejected-ayes SO.
noes G3.
Mr.. Tod ihen moved to add To the clause
containing duty on Brussels, Venitian. Tur-
key, and Wilton carpets and carprtin,r the
'vordS . on all Ingram carpets and carpeting
- cents per square yard = which motion was
carried
Nir. Tod then m0red TO ada to the clause
aging duties on nail rods, sher: iron, and iron
s ana rolled, the following words, on pig
ron - cents per cut" On this motion a
prolonged aud desultory debate arose, which
continued until past fOur O'Clock.
The spei kerS in favor of the motion w ere
Mcs,r5 Tod, Brown, Stewart, Udrec, For.
yard, and Garrison.
Those in opposition To the duty were
ttPsSrS (,1fnhrrlpur r.
pnnsett. Sterling, CrowninsAeld, Flovd. and
taot, Of Connecticut.
II was advocated, first, on the general pyin
ciples of the h!ll-that our own man,Clciu-
rrrs should, wherever II was practicable, be
encouraged in preference TO those of Epr.irn|
countries, in order to promote internal trad.
ana NE independents" nf tile country, and 10
provide Il resOarce in case of war The ar
iclu of iron Is abundant, being found in al
n;ost all The states of the Union its quality is
'1ualto that ST any in thu world pig iron is
lis very ru6est form of nanuf,c;tirr-it em
p'pys labor that Ouid otherwise remain id!e
dhty has already been laid on bar iron, which
va lead Ia he importation Of pig, unless that
"nporiatiOD Is met Ivy duty on pig also none
vas imported previous to 1913 : in fhat wear
me hundred tons were imported, and the I'M
""fta ion has already reachrd thirty-onc hun
'.frd IONS d year. 'Fais goes To keep the ma
'{r TIChcs Of the country buried in tho earth
nile foreign products add ndusty are pro-
iao'ed. This IL al article that, Of all others
.louh TIE encouraged -bprause il con,rrt.
s. 'nri which - worthless, lard worse int, -.
'~iit'' "' grea! value, of genera; ,jlify. and
% Indispensable nece7r''y -" c1un ~ Thai
P'ndncHs ron encourages, but, on The cnntia-
~, prohib'ts the importation NJ ;:,a raw ma
;criaI-and ~. iron is little els
e vas opposed on ihe general grour.. ii,n.
stead of beneGt;ns manufactures. this dniy
sent to inIhre them. Pig irun is not imported
20 any very large qnant';v--Hnd that which IS
np0red, IS not hr9nght from abroad on ac
pun Of lower price, bat ola prculiar o,,,,
81. IL is the Scottish grsg iron, which has a
gree Of Gatnrss aud solili.y, ~ hirh renders
peculiarly e. for small rastiugs used in ma
merry. IL must be mixed with our own iron
- certain Kinds OF work we have no sub
a,Nnie for a.. and the duty is only So much laid
% me mtuuidcj1rcr 80 that is. in truth -
rife betweeD manIfl tucr and nanurirtur.
aud not question whether the general
1'rests oi mInuiac;Ui's IRE 10 b. promoted.
Ia" present duy is sufficiently heavy and
,.c fact hat Scotch pix iron coniinues tn 81
apnrird undrr that duty, shews that the ar
.'t,c IS nerded. For species of iron an.L,-
80 10 inis, ihr manufacturers uf Massrchn
e. send ali che way 10 New Jrrsry and bring
iaw ore 400 mi's by 0a'crand 30 hy land
is not correct that England prohibits the ina
'.ilh,ion OF The raw material. She laws ou =.
tx OF no more than { shilIings aud I'll
nee sterling ton, and great quantities are
i mpsrifd info that country from Sweden
a'd Russis, although The application nfcnaI|
'snrlllng the ore, has led tp Il vast produr-
30 of English Iron. This duty is not NEEDED
he makers Of pig iron they are ALREADY
3r'ng rleh, hide the manufacturers of bar
"'.' bloom IRON are growing pOor-ihe dniy
goip Increase The profits ofthOse alrrad,
wing, ahd 70 add 10 fhe burdca ofthose no
e a50nt 10 sink; as the makers of pig iron
We already duty which gees them the
market, All ibc duty now added will only be
much added to The price paid by the consn-
her. The argument urged by the friends Of