Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1824-04-06

whose acts, at least III my humble judgement,
were in the inverse ratio of its reputed wisdom
REMARKS OF Mr.. DAYLIES,
On the proposition to impose a duty on taNotc
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
MARCH 10, 1924.
.Mr. Bayles, Of Massachusetts,, resumed his
remarks, on the proposed amendment, offered by
MIR. NIcKim, to strike out OF the New Tariff Bill,
the proposed duty Old cents on tallow.
| MIR. Baylies said, tlathe felt somcw hat discou-
| ragged by the symptoms of hostility which had
| been manifested, in some quarters OF the House,
| to the object of the mcmoralsts of New Bedford
and Nantucket. As he had the honor TO claim
the citizens of one of those towns as constituents
he felt ii incumbent on him to ofcrsornc remarks
| touching the memorials and the circumstances
and, he trusted at, alth ough cur great cities
| had combined the; forces, on this question, that
| the interests of two humble and obscure villages
would not be neglected, if lie could make it ao-
! pear that it was for the advantage of the nation
! that those interests should be protected.
! In the year 1919, Russian and American tai
low was quoted, in the price currents at from
| Is to 10 cents. Sperm. oil, at that period, land
add for some time previous,( had been sold at 81
to go cents per gallon. Tallow is now cents
per pound summe strained oil, 81 cents per
gallon, and winter strained oil so cents per gal
Iona reduction in price of about one half.
In the year 1920, 1921, and the three first
quarters of 1922, there we're imported into the
United States 10, 276 TAO lbs. of taliow-e1uai
to 364,890 boxes ofcandles of 80 pounds each,
to the product of PIG 533 head of cattle, or to
,372 ,091 gallons of oil, which, if consumed in
the United States, supposing the material AREA
dy here TO be equal to the necessary consump-
ton, would prevent the consumption ofthc guam
tity ofoi, or the quantity oftallow, which he bad
named. The estimates of the memoriaIists
would be found, upon examination, to be cor
rect.
There were, also, imported during that period,
321 ,83 pounds of tallow candles.
The tallow-chandlers say, that the imported
tallow is not used for the purposes of light, but
that it is made into soap and exported.
If this assertions be admitted to be true, what
follows? Why, that the tallow of the country,
which, otherwise, would have been used by
soap markets, is deprved of its market by the i'm
portation Of foreign tallow; and the price being
depressed, and no sales effected to profit, is eli
therworked up in soapin useholdmanufacture
| or for light, as the substitute ofoil
Again, it is sad that the difficulties, in the
oil market arise from the superabundance of the
article. Why, sir, so they do; but will not
those difficulties be increased, if you increate by
| importation, the quantity of an article already
| superintendent
| II CdunOt DS liidl inc cheapest light
| that can be used is that which is furnished by
oil hence it would be good economy in the far
iner to sell his tallow, and to supply himself it'll
| oil his tallow would then be brought into the
| market. But, fhe was met i'll the market, with
this prodigiouS quantity of foreign taIlow, it is
| almost self-evidcnt that the home talloyy would
be depressed, and heavy loss would fall upon the
| farmer.
| Ii the foreign tallow was prohibited, domestic
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| oil, the tallow made into soap, and exported
Some candles would still be made and exported
| The farmer would receive an increased price FOL
his tallow, and obtain oil at price afording hin
a cheaper light, and in this manner he would
derive an advantage from the exchange. From
accurate experiments, it has been asccrtancd
! that sperm. oil, at one dollar per gallon, is a
cheaper light than talow candles at o 2 cents
per pound; and Of course, oil at SO cents per
gallon, would be cheaper than tallow candles al
. IL cents per pound
Oil, at the price at which it can be imported
at profit, is certainly a cheaper light than toll
low, even at its present low prices; but the
habits of people are not suddenly changed;
and as tallow is very low compared with the
prices two or three years since, the farmers
would continue to use it, and not readily change
their light, aG they would, If the tallow was
higher.
't"O"hus III 'dct, Ue q Saving 10 In9SC W0C
use tallow candles, If they were obliged to use
oil at double its present price. This fact Jistin-
gushes this kind Of protection from all other
kinds. The expense is not increased to tic
consumer, but lesscned.
a species of reasoning is employed by TIC
taliow-chaudlers, which must be fallacious. 4
pound ofta!low (say they,) is purchased in Rns
sia, or elsewhere, imported into the Unite,
states, and pays one cent duty. Il Is fc:c man