Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1824-05-18
Eighteenth Congress
IN SENATE.
TUESDAY, LAY IL.
TIE TARIFF.

rciing and reference OF some balls fro.l, thu, o.
liner House.
On motion of Mr.. Low,rie, the bill from the
Ituuse of Representatives, s.to amend the Sc
veral acts for imposing duties on imports, twas
taken up for consideration, IN Senate.
nc question was put, separately, upon con-
curing In the several amendments made ia CON
inittee oitiie whole, in the following order:
To insert, 6 On Russia, Holland, and Ravens
duck, OAnab,rgs, burlaps, and hcklenburgs, a
daty of fifteen per ccntum all valore,nn This
was concurred in without division.
To except ''worsted stuff goods and blankets. -
from the duty of 80 per centum imposed on o.
tier manufactures of wool iand subject the same
to duty of % per cent. only. MIR. Ruggles
moved 10 strike out the word blankets from this
exception, and supported his motion by some re-
MARKS on the Subject. This motion was oppos-
ed by Messrs: layne, Elliott, Smith, and lay
Tor, OF Virginia, md supported by Messrs Tai
bot, AMI D;c!leison. The motion was lost
Yeas p, nays 81.
ine exception, as made in committee of the
whole, was tiicn.concurred in
TO strike ont tine highest progressive duty from
the section imposing duties on manufactures of
wool, which provides that, after the 3Oth day of
June, 1926, those manufactures shall be subject
TO duty of thirty seven and half per ccnium
al yaoicm. This was agreed to, without diyi-
sion. The highest duty, proposed by the bill, ON
wooilen manufactures is tli;;s left at thirty three
aud one-thiri per ccntu;n ad vaorem.
TO insert tie following proyiso 10 the section
imposing duties OH manufactures ofwool: 60 Pro.
0ided, that on all manufactures of wool, or of
which wool snail be Component part, the ac-
tuai value OF which, at the place whence import
ed, shall not exceed thirty three and a third
cent; per square yard, shall be charged with
duty OF twenty-five per centum ad vaiorem.-
This was agreed TO.
TO insert, in the section, proposing to levy
duty 0ftweuty hive per cent on all manufactures
of cotton, silk, fax, hemp, Il clause subject
ing ali manufactures of silk gon,ins from bcyond
The Cape IF Good Hoioe, to a duty of tioestV-6ce
per cent, and dtlOMt!' manufactures of silk To
duty of ineniy per cent. Mr.. Lloyd, of Mass
moved 20 amend this clause, so as to leave all
silks subject to duty oftnenty per cent. only.
Ji!is amendment was supported by the mover,
and sir. PARROT, and opposed by Mcssrs. Holmes
of Maine, Talbot, Dckerson, and Lowrie. This
amendment was disagreed to-Yeas 8, nays SO.
The question then was upon agreeing TO the in
sertion of the clause, as agreed to in committee
of the whole, which makes discrimination of
.Gue per cent. against silks from beyond the Cape
of Good Hope. This amendment vas concur
red in.
Tie reduce the minimum, upon which the duties
on cotton cloths are TO be calculated, frcmt ltiy--
ty.ttys 10 thirty cents per square yard This was
concurred in, without division.
To insert the following proyiso &C Prorided,
also, that the provisions of this act shall not ap-
ply to, or be enforced against, mportations of
goods from ports or places eastward of the Cape
of Good Hope, or beyond Cape Horn, before the
first November next ensuing"
Mr.. Lloyd, of Mass. moved to amend the pro-
vso, by striking out the words before the first
.NoUe0i6cr nert enSuinS," and inserting the fol-
lowing: g in American vessels which cleared
out from the U. States before the lst of March,
1921, and shall arrive in the United States prior
49, iof .,..I e :Nr.,a .l>or AI-
planned the objects of his amendment; and some
remarks were made upon the subject by Messrs
Lowrie, Holmes, Of Me. Smith, Mills, D'Wolf
King, OF n. Y. and Eaton. Mr.. Holmes, of
Maine, moved tIlat the word s'.l6vcn,5cy'' only,
be stricken out f.om the proviso. This was a
grcc!to, and Mr.. Lloyd withdrew his amend
ment. MIR. King, of New York, then moved
that the blank, causedby striking out November,
be filled with &c January" Messrs. Taylor, of
Wiz. and Chandler, submitted some obscrva-
tons in regard to the proposed extension time
The amendment was carried, yeas "a, nays % :;
and the provso, as amended, was concurred in
Yeas 2I,nays %. So the Senate decided that
this act shall be inapplicable 10 mportations of
goods from ports eastward of the Cape of Good
Hope, or beyond Cape Horn, before the first OF
.JdntsIJy next ensuing.
To strike out, from the section imposing duties
on manufactured wool, that part which pro-
vides for the progressive duty on that article o.
Ger thirty per centu,n ad yaorem. The bill, as
it came from the other House, provides for an
immediate duty, on unmanufactured wool, of 20
per centuin nd yalorem and progressive duty
TILL June list, $50 after which, it was to re-
main at 30 per cent. The Senate, in committee
of tie whole, limited the progressive duty to
thirty per cent ad valorem. The amendment
was concurrod m.
To reduce the duty on Venctidp carrct;ng,
from .jyty.cents TO twenty-five cents per square
yard This concurrcd in.
To strike out the following clause "On
hemp, two cents per pound.n This amendment
was divided, and the qucstionwas taken nstr;ls-
ing out 'tceo rents Perpo,u,d." This was agreed
to, by Yeas and Nays, as follows:
YEAS.--Alcssrs. Barbour, Bell, Branch,
Chandler, Clayton, Elliott, Gaillard Haync,
Holmes, Of Me. Holmes, of Miss. H. johnson, OF
La. J. S. Sohuston, Of La. Kelly, King. of Alb.
King of New York, Knight, Lloyd, of Mass.
Jowric, Macon, Mills, Parrot Seymour, Smith
Taylor, Of Va. Thomas, Van Dyke, Ware, VII.
liains-S0;
NAYS.--Messrs. Barton, Benton, Brown
D'Wolf Dickerson, Eaton, Edwards, Findlay,
Jackson, Lanlnan, McIlvaine, Noble, Palmer,
Ruggles, Talbot, Taylor, Of Ind.-16.
Mr.. Talbot moved to ill the blank with thirty
seven dollars per ton," SO as to make the clause
read, 6 On hemp, thirty seven dollars per tom
This amendment was supported by the mover
and by Mcssrs. Eaton, and Johnson, of Ken. and
opposed by Messrs. Holmes, of Maine, Lloyd, Of
Mass, Mills, and Barbour