Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-04-16

business Of yesterday, which was the consd-
Grafton Of the Tariff bill, when
Mr.. Rich moved tn strike our the minimum
valuation (oi 40 cents per yard) on woollens,
ana tn insert, after th" words, " on all manu-
lectures at moo, or of which wool SHALL he a
component part, duty of so per cent. ad va
! ior"m, until June 50th, 1925, and after that
time - duty of So l-3 per cent. ad valorrm.' -
the following words: "until June SO,h, 1896,
and after that time duty of 81 l-g per cent.
al valurem."
Mr.. McKim advocated the amendment. in a
few observations
Fir. Foot, Of Conn. delivered n lengthy
speech in oppositisn To the amendment. and
against the general principles of the bill.
DIR. Barbour suggested to the mover of this
amendment TO modify his proposition, by
moving first to strike out the minimum, and
hen To Increase the ad yalorem duty, in or
DER That those who were opposed Ia the min
mum, might have an opportunity of voting
81 as To express that opinion without, at the
same time, voting 10 ase the duty.
Mr.. Rich declined thus To modify his amend
mpnt.
| The debate was further continued by
Messrs. kremer, Foot and M'Dutiie. Mr.. Bar
bonr then declared that, as the gentleman
from Vermont had refused the modification
requested. he should vote against the amend
ment to strike out ard insert, and if the uurs.
ton on that amendment should b.. decided in
the negative, motion would then be in order
simply Ia strike sut the minimum.
After some observations by Mr.. Mercer
the question was then taken on Mr. Rich's
motion, by yeas and nays, and decided in the
affirmative 81.
| So the amendment was carried
| MIR. II II. RarkOur n1nvpt tn stril.a ont bn
entire paragraph laying duties nn woollens.
Nh. Mercer made few remarks in support
of the motion and
MIR. Barbour explained.
When the question was taken on the mo-
ton Ivy Yeas and Nays yeas rs, nays la4
So the motion was not agreed To.
MIR. Conner moved Ia strike out the entire
section laying duty IN bar iron.
The question being taken by yeas and nays
on the motion, was decided in the negative
yeas 81, nays III.
| Mr. isacks then moved to amend the second
section, by striking oDi 80 cents las the mini
mum valuation of cOttons) and inserting O.
| cents.
The Question on this motion was taken by
yeas and nays, az fnllnws--yras SO. nays ZIG.
Mr.. Crowniushirld moved To strike out The
third paragraph of III" 1T section. as follows
On wool manufactured, IA duty of TWEEN
| y-ive per ccntum ad ,norcm, II Ill the first
day of June, ON" thousand eight hundred and
twenty five; aftrrw ards, a duty of thirty per
cenium ad valorem, until the first day June.
one Thousand eight hundred and twenty six
afterwards, duty of forty per ccntum al
valorem until the first day of June, one thou
sand eight hundred and twenty seven. and,
after that time, duty of fifty per centrum nd
valorem."
The question was taken by yeas and nays,
IN this motion, and decided in the negative.
Yeas ~ Nays 129.
Mr.. Allen. of Mass. moved TO insert, after
The l08th line the following: s. On brown So
gar Q CENTS per III. and on wkite or clayed SUI
gar, s cents per H."
After a debate, in which MAsrs. Allen,
Brent, Ross, Wicklifr, Cook, Livingston,
MrLane of Del and Randolph, took part
motion to adjourn was made. and decid-
ed in the negative-aycs 50, noes 90
And then the question on Mr.. Aliens mo
ton was taken, by Yeas and Nays and decid-
ed as follows: Yeas 90, Nays 1872. SO the
motion was rejected
Mr.. Long. of G.. moved to reduce the
duty on boiling cloths. from l ) to 10 per cent
ad valerem. But, before any question was
taken on this motion, thu House adjourned.