The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1824-03-19
SATtR DAI, MARCH i.
The SENATE did not sit on Saturday.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,

httiSt0 on 81 The Id,lD.
The House resolved itself into com
mittee OF the whole on the state of the
Union Mr.. Condict in the chair. The
Tariff Bill, being the unfinished business of
Yesterday, was asain taken up for cunside-
ration.
On motion OF Mr. Tod, the bill was n
mended by Inserting a new line, laying Il
duty Of 50 per cent nd valor,m upon " oil
cloths and oil cloth carpclingn On his
motion, also, the bin was amended by sni-
king out the line imposing duty of ten
cents per pound on 'Prussian blue" On
his motion, the bill was further amended by
raising the proposed duty on " currants
aud figs from three ceuts To four cents per
pound.
Mr.. Breck then moved to amend the fol
lowing clause: " On all manufactures, not
herein specified, Of cotton, silk, fax or
hemp, or of which either oftnrse materials
shall he component part, y duty of ~
per ceutun al saiorem," 10y striking out
thetellom the word " silk"
Mr.. Brock supported his motion by a
few remarks, to show that We could not, al
present, hope To do much H. the raising Of
SILK worms and manufacture of silk and
that, therefore, being an article very much
wanted Al the country, and which We can
not produce, this duty ought not to be le-
Nird upon il.
Eirears. CamhrelenS, Livingston s. Reed
vi Massachusetts, also supported the pro-
posed amendment aud Mess. Pod, W right,
Sanfold and TrimbIe opposed it. Gu the
question being taken, the amendment was
rel, cted, without division.
Mr.. Mckim then moved to amend the
hill, by striking ont the following line -
" on niio~, .fosu' CENTS per- pound" At the
request of Mr.. Bayiies hbwevcr, the mo-
ton VAS Withdrawn, until further inforr,a
ton on the Subject should be laid before
the House.
Mr.. Forsyth moved TO insert a new line
III the bIll ITO levy Il duty of thirty per cent
ad valnrem, on milIstones, and all articles
used IN the manufacture Of millstun. -
his amendment Was advocated by Mrssrs
Mercer and AalIary, aud opposed by
M"ssrs. Tod aud Mchltn and it was re
Iectcd.
Mr.. Ba,lirs then moved to amend the
OIL by raising the proposed duty on Ep.
som salts from three In four CENTS per
pound N"ssrs. BayIics and Tod spoke ia
mvdfnI, and Mr. Reed against the amend
mtsit II was carried
Mr.. Forsyth then moved that all the Sd
- = ''''' VI 'u' oIll ne SIflCktn OHt--fi Is rs
tolln"s :" From and alter the thirtielh day
of June, 1891, 10 tire duties ON I'LL goods.
wares and merchandise, herein before
M hiIohrd, or any OTHER, there shall be-
added, and shall be collected and paid, the
Tall amount of such bounty or preIhilm. or
allowance IN nature ihrrcor as, on the cx
P"r,all"n OF similar articles, may be given,
ia or allowed, IN the country or place
rom which tire same shall be exported. ar
IN the country or place nhrrcfn the snm.
sh"il be prodaced or manufactured which
shali be calculated aud ascprtanrd. under
such rules and regulations us the Secretary
ot the Treasury SHALL from time to TIM, I
fix aud prescribe"
;. IhiS motion gave rise to considerable
aiacas'lon, IN tire course of which, N,.srs
ofsyth, Foot of Con. Webster. p, p Har-
pour and Mercer, spoke in favor az etrik,no
o"t Tue aecil"n, principally on the ground
lh'' the addition Of 3ounty allowed in III,
.oreioh country, 10 the duties levied on tlr
'"'F"fItu arll.lc, as an infringement of that
l'''' H our treaty with q. Britain which
provides that no higher duty shall b. laid
on goods imported from that country. than
ON tht same articles from any other coun- {
Try The motion To strike ont the section
was opposed by Mr.. Tod, and, without
taking the question,
On motion of Mr.. Storrs the committee.
rose.
The House then adjourned to Monday
next.