American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1824-03-12
EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS.
SATURDAY, March 6.
MOUSE oF REPRESENTATIVES,.

The House resolved itself into Committee
the Whole on the state of the Union Mr..
giond;ct in the Chair. The Tariff Bill, being the
81 nGnisbed business OF yesterday, was again taken
Alp for consideration.
"a On motion Of Mr.. Tod, the bill was amended by
Inserting new line, laying duty OF so per cent.
tad yaoiem upon I" oil cloths and oil cloth carpet.
inq" On his motion, also, the bill was amended by
<.9kinp out the duty of "ten cents per pound on
prussan blue' On his motion, the bill was further
amended by raising the proposed duty on "currants
and gso from three cents to four cents per pound.
III MIR. BIeck then moved to amend the following
clause "On all manufactures, not herein specified,
In cotton, silk fax, or hemp, or of which either oil
athese materials shall be component part, duty
Of 25 per centum ad vaorem," by striking OUT
therefrom the word " silk"
Mr.. BrecE supported his motion by lew re-.
marks to shew that we could not, at present, hope
10 do much in the raising Of slk-worms and man
uacure oil silk and that, therefore, being an aill-
Gle very much wanted in the country, and which
we cannot produce, this duty ought not TO be levied
upon it.
Messrs Cambreleng, Livingston, and Reed, of
Massachusetts, also supported the proposed amend
ment, and Messrs. Tod, Wright, Stamford, and
Trimble opposed it. On the question being taken,
the amendment was rejected without division.
Mr.. Forsyth moved to insert new line in the
bill, 10 levy duty Of thirty per cent. ad vaorum,
& IN mill stones, and all articles used in the manu-
4 acure oil mil'-stones' inns amendment was re-
Elected.
Il Mr. Baylies then moved to amend the bill, by
= raising the proposed duty ON EPSON salts" from
( three 10 four cents per pound. 1t was carried.
z Mr. Forsyth then moved that all the third sec
ton of the bill be stricken QUIT is as follows
From and after the thirteenth day of June, 1924
10 the duties on all goods, wares, and merchandise
herein before mentioned, or any other, there shall
be added, and shall be collected and paid, the iull
( amount Of such bounty premium, or allowance
in nature thereof, on the expectation OF similar
articles may be given, paid or allowed, in the
country or place from which the same shall be ex-
ported in the country or place wherein the same
Shall be produced or manufactured; which shall
be calculated and ascertained under such rules and
regulations as the Secretary OF the Treasury shall,
from time TO time, fix and prescribe"
This motion gave rise to considerable discussion,
without taking the question, the committee rose.
MONDAY March 8.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The House resolved itself into committee of
tie whole, Mr.. Conaict in the Chair, on the bill to
amend the several acts laying duties on imports.
And the question bling on the resolution sub
milted on Saturday, by Mr.. Forsyth to strike out
The third section Of the bill, the debate Of Saturday
was renewed,and continued till past 4o'clock.
The motion was advocatedb by Messrs. Forsyth,
RlMolph, p. Z. Barbour, Fuller, bartlett, Ross
Mercer, Lirermore, Cambreleng, Stevenson, and
Foot of Connecticut, and opposed by Nessrs. Clay,
Serort aud Tod, the latter two Of whom offered
amendments, which were not agreed to.
The question was then put on striking out the
Sd section Of the bill and curre4-Ayes ia Noes
&C.
Nothing general interest transacted in Congress
on Tuesday The Tariff bill vas not called up.l