Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1824-05-14
IN sen ATE.
tioNDAY, May ~
TyTC ~ ,y,;y'E'

On motion of Mr.. Lowrie, the bill from the
House of Representatives ''to amend the scvc-
raj acts imposing duties on Imports was again
taken up for consideration as inccrnmiitcc cfthc
| whole, MIR. King. OF Alabama, in the chair.
! Mr.. pickcrson moved 20 amend the bail. 10y
striking out the fourth section, which provides
| for the allowance of TIE drawback ION plain
silk and nanbecn cloths, imported in American
vessels from beyond the Cape OF Good Hope,
although the sal! cloths, before t!ie expectation
thereof, shall have been coiorcl, printed stain
ed, dyed, stamped, Or painted, in the United
States" This amendment WAS opposed by
Mcssrs. king, OF y. Z. Lloyd, Of .i!.ss. D',%o!i,
and smith; and supported by the mover and .Hr.
findiay. Mr.. Holmes, Of Maine, made some
remarks i'll relation Ia the distinction made be-
| tween the silks beyond the Cane ofCiool Hope.
and those OF France, to which Mr.. Lloyd re-
p!;cl.
| Mr.. Smith moved /, u.,oiE this section by ma
king it include all p!,;n silks. fhis was not
; agraedto.
Hir. Low'ric ino:cl 10 amend the bill, by stri-
king ont the words, ':';,d at'tce, c'otis ia,,0,-
tel IN .lmegcaa cess Is IRON je2,l t!c Cope Of
C;ooG Hope" This amendment was adopted
and the section reads, flat the draw back
allowed BY I;.w D'.5:, SIX, shall be allowed,
although the sal: ciat.s, before tic expectation
thereof, shall have bs&n coGred pr ItoI stained,
dyed, stamped or painted, in the United States -
&c. This section, as amended, advocated
by Mcssrs. Lowric anl DIV oil, All opposed by
! UIr. Dic.crson. The question, on striking cut
t!.o whole section, was t!inn pm, ana carried in
the aDiymatice, Yeas 25, Nays q.
So the section, provlaing for allowance of
drawback on the expectation OF silks and nan
kecns, when coiored, printed, stained. dyed,
stamped, or painted in this ountry, was stric!1-
! en- out.
! mr.. Holiness of Maine, norcd to amend the
[ bill, by inserting the following.
-. =. al! manufactures of silk or Of which silk
| shall be a component material, coming from be-
2pnd the Cape ofGooI Hope, duty of per
ccntmn ri Yalorem;
| On all other manufactures ofsiIb, or of which
! silk shall he component material, duty OF
per ccntum a.! yaorc.n."
! w. II Zines stated that his object in moving
! thiS amendment was, TO ascertain whether the
| Senate wa3 willing TO mike a discrimination
between the silks ofFranCc, AMI those OF India.
! The former country, he SAIL took considcra-
bic amaunt Of articles Of tho production OF this
country; and he thought VIC ought to Giscrm-
nate in favor OF her silks.
| Messis. Talbot, King, of n. Y. Lloyd, of
Nass. Nayne, and Suiiiii, Dadc some remarks
upon the proposed aineld:nan
Mr.. Talbot moved 90 fill the blank in the first
amendment with ''H,i,fy," so as to make the du-
| Is India silks thirty per cent. This was slip
ported b. Of. Talbot. and opposed by nIr.
|
! The lirsi blank was t!lcn iilicl with t,cc1sty-
! GDe;'' and the second with 'k.centyn
| The question was then upon adopticg the a.
meDi;pcnt with the blanks thus filed. Mr..
! Lo"Tie opposed, and r1r. tio,:Gcs, Of Name, sup
ported it. The anan;!incnt was agreed to, by
/ Yeas and Nays, rs follows
| TrhS--M@ssrS. Barbour Benton, Branch,
! Brown, Chandler. Clayton, Dicllcrson, Elliott,
s;ai!ard, Hagnc, Holmes of Maine, Holmes, of
I = Iss t,,,,. y,f " '.,l,r Z
! Johnston, Of Lou. Kelly, king, of Alab. Bloysl.
Of Nd. Hfcilva'nc, Macon, Rugg!cs, Smith, Tai
| bot, TAYLOR Of lad. Taylor, of Va. Thomas,
Van Dixie, Ware, Fiiliams-20.
! NAY5--ucssrs. Barton, De, D''Yof Eaton.
Edwards Frnd!ay, jackson, King. of r. York,
| Knight, I.alman, Lloyd, of Mass LoTrie, wills,
| Noble, Palmer, PARROT, Seymour, Van Buren,
lie.
| So the Senate agreed 10 insert a di5crinina-
ting duty Of fec per cenivgs, between the silks
% France and those of India, in favor O! the
former. The effect Of thi, amendment is, t.
C luce all other SILKS, except those of India
irc per cent. lower than proposed by the bill as
| it came from thc House of Representatives.
Mr. smith moved to amend the bill, iy user
ting the following clause ''Dn morocco skins
thirty per cenium al valJrcn." This amend
'nont was not agreed TO.
Mr.. Taylor, Of Va. then IN vel to amend Tic
bill, by striking out thc f,liowing lincs
''On wheat, twenty-five cents per bushci:
On wheat -four, City cents per hundred
weight;
O.Tpotatocs, ten cents ,cr 5u.llcl."
This proposition 70 am3n!, was discussed Ly
the mover, AMI Hc,srs. Barbour Johnson, OF
Ken. i'ickcrsou, Smith, D'NoiG Lloyd, ofMI.
All i'ndiay.
Slr. 5nf called Tor a digsiDn Of the qncs-
lion; hc wished 70 have the question striking
ont !ic duty IN potatoes, taken separately.
Ihe question was then put, upon striking out
The proposed duty on ''who.t AMI wheat four"
Il was decide IN the nDS1L &c, Yea, aud Nays
IS isiiews
YEAS. --Mes,r5. B1Tjo1-, Branch. Elliott
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