Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-05-11
TnuaspAY. My G, 1924.
IN SENATE.

IN SE.NAIE..
Mr. Barbour submitted the following rcso
ih'i"ns, which were read, and laid over for
consideration
- Rcsored. That - Thousand comics &C
the act entitled " An act to amend the several
acts for imposing duties on imports" which
passed the House of Representatives, April
10Th, 1924 be printed, and the Secretary OF
the Treasury is hereby authorized and direct
ed TO cause them 10 be distributed, by direct
ioS part thereoftn br sent TO every Post Of
flee in the United States and il shall be the du-
~ of Teach Postmaster receiving the same to
place them in the hands of the People
:" ReSotced. Thaithe Secretary of the Trea-
sury make report 10 the Senate, at the next
session, as 10 the prob ,bs effect of this bill on
the revenue at the country-on the shipping,
manufacturing, commercial, and agricultural
interests that he report, in particular. on the
state of the iron factories, and, as far as prac
flcab!e, what has caused their failure where
they have failed, and their success where they
have succeeded, and what duty is necessaiy to
bring them INTO successful competition with
foreign iron That he report also on the con.
ditIon of the wooden, cotton, and coarse linen
factories, how FAR their establishment has con-
tributed Ia Influence the price of their manu-.
features, the amount Of the revcn ~, or the in
terests Ofthe u. States; what announcement
they need ; II any, how shall il be applied {:
That he report, also, on the state of The cul-
ture of hemp, and why il is hat il has not
been used in tie Navy of tn. U States That
he also report, ifprn,tcrion is 10 lie given 10
particular industry whether il would not be
more polite 10 give bountes than to lay duties
That he also report such information as he
may possess AS 10 evasi0ns of the revenue
by stnugg!ers aud, finally, that he fur
nsh, in his report, whatever information he
may esteem pertinent TO any and every part
Mr. Barbour briefly explained his objects. in
the introduction of these resolutions. and
M"ssrs Lloyd, of Maryland, Talbot, and Find
lay. made few cursnFy remarks in opposition
To them. The resolutions were ordered to he
printed.
THE TARIFF.
The bill from the other House, " to amend
the several acts for imposing duties on i'm
ports" was again takeo up for consideration
10 committee of the whole, Mr.. King of Ala
baina in the chair
The question was upon amending the BILL in
pursuance of the motion which Mr.. Smith
submitted yesterday, 10 strike out the clause
Imposing duty on manufactured rool.
Mr.. Barbour moved that The hill be post
poned to, and made the order of thu d,y for
t. morrow. His reasons were, that some of
the numerous private bills, now before the
Senate, should be taken up, and that he nigta
:,
tomorrow, on the resolutions ne had submit
ted this morning, which have relation TO this
subject The motion WAS opposed by Messrs.
LLOYD Of Maryland and Talbot IT was de-
cidpd in the negative.
The question then required on MIR. Smiths
motion to amend the bill by striking out the
clause proposing TO levy certain duties on un-
manufactured wool. Mr.. Smith now varied
his motion. The BILL as II came from the 9th
er House, proposes an immediate duty Of
twenty per cent ad valorem on unmanufac.
tured wool which duty is to he increased
progressively, until the first day ofJune, 1880,
after which time iiis TO remain at fGy per cent
ad valorem. Mr.. s. proposed to strike out
all that part Of The clause which specifies the
duties on this article. and To make il read as
follows: On wool uniDanulactured, eight
cents per pound"
Mr.. Sruiti, addressed the Senate in support
ofthis amendment Mrssrs. Buggles, Holmes
of Maine, Chandler, Lloyd Of Maryland, Tai
hot, Johnson of Kentucky Brown, D'Wolf. and
Dickprson, scverdly spoke in opposition IN
the amendment AIessrs. Lloyd Of Mass. and
Mills also, opposed the melton to amend
They were against the imposition Of the duty,
proposed iy the bill. on His article, hut thought
If any duty was to he in1uuscd. IL ought 10 be
an nd raiorem duty as the great difference in
the price and quality of this article, would
render specific duty very unequal in its ope-
ration.
Mr.. iLoYp of Massachusetts stated, that
he considered the reasoning Of the honorable
gentleman from Ohio 10 he conclusive against
specific duty which would impose the same
rate Of duty on wool which cost 10 cite. H.
with That " ch would cost 90. he ohsrrN ed
that I've Legitimate object OF The bill was ~
profrctthr manufactures the country and of
tIIrse nooe were moro worthy ofthe patronage
wooilens, uooe incorporated rsctf more init
nafely with the Nor'hcr', and Wpstern a1ri-
cultural Interests ofthc Union, md Aa believed
none was, At PRESENT more depressed One
principe! object Of the bin was to encourage