Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1824-05-11

wards "a duty OF twenty five per centnnD al va
!oreiu, coil the LIST day OF June, 1926 alter
wards, duty OF thirty per Centum aid ralorcIn:
-itororided, That ali wool, the actual value OF
which, NJ the place whence imported, shall not
asceed ten cents per pound, shall be charged
with duty of fifteen pei centuIn ad vaioren,
and no more"
Mr.. Lloyd, Of Maryland, then moved to a.
mend the bill, by striking out the following pro-
siso: Prorided, That all wool, the actual value
of which, at tho place whence imported, shall
not exceed ten cents per pound, shall be charg-
ed with duty of of fifteen per ccntun al valo-
rem, and no more" The question was then put
on this amendment, and decided in the negative,
by Yeas and Nays, as follows:
YEAS.-NJcssrs. Benton, Branch, Chandler,
Eaten, Findlay, jackson, johnson, of Ken. j.
s. Johnston ofLou. Knight, Lloyd, Of Nd. Low
rie, Macon, Parrot, Ruggies, Talbot, Taylor,
OF Virg. WillraIns.-l3.
NAYS.-Messrs. Barbour, Barton, Bell.
Brown, Clayton, D'Wolf, Dickerson, Edwards,
Elliott, Gaiiard, Hayhe, Holmes, of Maine,
Holmes, of Miss. III. johnson, of Lou. Kelly,
King, of Alab. King, Of N. Y. Lanman, Lloyd,
of Mass. McIlvaine, Mills, Noble, Palmer, Sey-
mour, Smith, Thomas, Van Buren,, Van Dyke,
Ware.-29.
So the Senate refused to strike out the pro-
viso.
Mr. Smith then moved to amend the bill, by
silk, or of which silk is a component part manu-
featured in India, China, OF any other country
beyond the Cape Of Good Hope, a duty of TWEEN
ty-ire per centum ad valorem." This amend
mcnt gave rise to, short discussion, in which
.Hessrs. Smith, Lloyd, of Mass. Dickerson, Tai
bot, Lowrie, and Benton, engaged.
Mr. Dckerson moved 10 amend the amend
ncnt, by striking out w25 per centum,n and u-
sorting IS 80 per centurn." This was negativcd.
The question was then put, on Mr.. Smiths u
mendment, and decided in thenegative, by Yeas
and Nays, as follows:
Yeas.-Mcssrs. Branch, Elliott, Gaillard,
Hayne, Holmes, of Miss. III. Johnson, of Lou.
J. S. Johnston, of Lou. Kelly, King, of Alab.
Lloyd of .nu. Smith, Williams.-l2.
NAYS.-Messrs. Barbour, Barton, Bell, Ben
ton, Brown, Chandler, Clayton, D'Wolf, DECKER
son, Eaton, Edwards, Findlay, Holmes, of Maine,
Jackson, JoInsor. of Ken. King, of N. Y.
Knight, Lanman, Lloyd, of Mass. Lowrie, Nc
Ilvaine, Macon, Mills, Noble, Palmer, Parrot,
Ruggles Seymour, Talbot, Taylor, of Ind. Tay-
,or, of virg. Thomas, Van Buren,, Van Dyke
Ware.--35.
So the Senate rejected the amendment propo-
sing duty of 25 per ccut. Oh India silks.
Mr.. King, of New York, then moved that tho
bill he amended, by striking out all that par
which provides for the highest progressive duty
of 37b per centuza ad vaorem, &C on all manuiac
tures Of wool, or of which wool shall be Il com
ponent part" Thismotion produced considerable
discussion, in which the mover, and Messrs
Hayne, Smith, Dickerson, Talbot, Mills, Lloyd
sSot Mass. Ruggles, and Taylor, of Virg. engaged
The question On this amendment was then put
and decided in the affirmative, by Yeas and Nays
as follows
YEAS.-NIessrs. Barbour, Benton, Branch
Clayton, Eaton, Eliiott, Gaillard, IIayne, Holmes
of Mississippi, jackson, IL. johnson, Of Loua. J
s. Johnston, of Loua. Kelly, King, of Alab
King, of N. Y. Knight, Lloyd, of Md. Lloyd, o
Mass. Lowric, Macon, Mills, Parrot, Smith
: Taylor, of Va. Van Baren, Van Dyke, Ware
VTiiliains.--28.
NAYS.--ATessrs. Barton, Bell, Brown, Chan
dier, D'Wolf, Dckerson, Edwards, Findlay
Holmes, of Maine, johnson, Kentucky, Ian
man, Mcllvaine, Palmer, Rugglcs, .eymour
Talbot, Taylor. of Ind. Thomas-l6.
SO tue Senate agreed TO strike out the highos
rate of duty on woollen manufactured goods
this vote leaves these articles subject, by thu
provisions OF the bill, to a duty of 30 per cent
ad valorem, until the 30th day of June, 1926
and, after that time, to duty Of 3} per cent
ID valorem.
Mr.. Chandler then moved to amend the bill
By excepting Russia, Hollands and Raycn'
Duck, from the duty of Is per centum ad va;o
rsm, imposed, by the bill, upon all manufacture
s OF cotton, silk, fax, or hemp; and to subjec
those articles to certain specific duties.
ton, by the mover, and By Messrs. Talbot
Smith, Mills, and Hayne.
Mr.. Hayne observed that he should vote q
gainst the motion, because he thought Their;
were other articles of equal Importance, whic!
ought to be excepted and which were, on prn
ciple, equally entitled to exemption. Mr.. II
repeated, that he would give his support to :
proposition TO strike out the whole section, or Il
exempt from its operation all articles of prim,
IN wi art pf -
. deeply interested. But surely the gentleman
from Maine could not expect to have the bill
moulded so as to suit his own views, and the pc
i cnliar interests of his own state, while he refu
= ses 10 consult the interests of others.
The question was then put, and the amend
rnent was disagreed to- 10 members voting in the
affirmative, and 81 in. the negative.
Mr.. Hayne then moved to amend the bill in
the following clause: Son all manufactures moi
herein specified, of cotton, silk, flax, or hemp
or ofwhch either Of these materials shall be a
component part, a duty of twenty-five per cen.
tum ad valorum,n by striking out thcrefrom the
words 'sfar or hemp"
Mr.. III. said, he made his motion % redeem z
pledge which he had heretofore given. If il
prevailed, duck, sheetings, and oznaburgs
would be equally protected and articles of prime
Necessity, which we are not prepared to manu-.
facture, will be exempted from an onerous tax
q tax which would produce great incony enience
- the people.
The question on Mr.. HAYNES amendment
was then put, and determined in the negative
.y Yeas and Nays, as follows:
YEAS-Nessrs. Barbour, Branch, Clayton
Elliott, Gailard, Tfaync, Holmes, of Maine
Iolmes, Of mississippi, II. Johnson, of Lou. J
3. Johnston, OF Lou. Kelly, King, of Alabama
King, OF n. y, Lloyd, OF Mass, Macon, Wills
% a,-Io of W. n,,I,n