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REVISION OF THE TARIFF.
solution was agreed to.

: The resolution was agreed to.
REVISION OF THE TARIFF.
The House then again resolved itself into con-
lmittee OF the whole, MIR. C0ndict in the chair, o
1.-The bill to amend the several acts for imposing d.
tiles on imports.
The question pending, from yesterday, was, o
the motion to amend the bill by striking out tn
words following, viz: son all foreign distille
spirits, fifteen per centum upon the duties now i'm
lposed by law, and in addition thereto"
Mr.. Wickti6e, of Kentucky, first rose, in con
tnuatlon Of the debate this motion, which he con
sdered as involving the great principle OF this bill
and particularly so far as it affected that section o
the Union which he represenled-a consideration
(which, he hoped, would excuse his troubling thu
committee at this time. Looking at the contents o
this bill, at the province OF The committee which re
Iporled ii, and the grounds hch had been sup
Iported, he regarded il as bill intended Tor the pio
lection Of manufactures, and not as it seemed 10 b.
considered by the supporters of this motion, as !
Commercial revenue bill. MIR w. said, he
was himself disposed, by increasing the duties OF
imports, to extend to the infant manufactures of the
country, and to the encouragement OF its industry
all the protection that can be given 10 them. But
whilst he would do this, he was not disposed BY
loyerdong this encouragement, to be led into state
loi things which would necessarily result in the es-
Establishment of a system Of internal taxation in The
Country. He did not believe he said that the Union
us prepared, at this time, Tor that state of things
He spoke with great confidence for that portion OF
lii by whose kindness he had now the privilege OF
addressing the House. However anxious the people
OF that part Of the country might be to promote the
interests OF domestic manufactures, they were not
prepared to go the length which some gentlemen
not in debate on this floor, indeed, but in private
conversation, had seemed TO intimate that this mea
G raw NO how I,o.,s
no fondness for your excisemen and tax.gatherers.
They learned song in 1898, the memory of which
they yet cherish, the chorus Of which is Liberty
and no Excise y In time Of war, he said they
would cheertuly submit to the burhens OF internal
taxation, to provide Tor the support Of the Armies
ard Navles OF the country; but, in time OF peace
they would as soon welcome a real bluelight man
among Them as an eXciseman. They would as soon
hail, as blothers, those just men made perfect,
who, after having, by their entangling commercial
relations, brought the country into war, seemed
10 think that the machinery Of our Government was
not competent TO its successful prosecution.
Mr.. w. did not make these remarks, he vent
IN to say, as indicating the vote he was to give on
his bill. If however, he should be made sensible
mat the bill would lead TO the state Of things which
some had anticipated, he could net give il his sun |
port. And one promise he was prepared to make 4:
hat II the clause now under consideration were
stricken from the BILL he mus. and would vote a
sans; it. Taking this bill as whole, he could
lot regard it as bill to increase the revenue of
ne country. There was no complaint, lie observed
y any deficiency otreyenue to meet all the expen-
litures OF the Goyernment--snles il should be de-
red Tor the pore speedy extinction Of the public
ieht, TO which measure he professed himself fiend
" 1t was not revenue bill !; for, the House had
'een told, by the Chairman of the Committee who
exported It that its effect probably would be TO Iii
nlnish the revenue. Mr. w. therefore, regarded!
he bill simply as manufacturing bill, having for
Is object the encouragement and protection Of the
manufacturing interests Of the country. Viewing
IN this ligh, if the clause now under consider
ION should be stricken out, what was promised 10
he section OF country which lie represented in
leu OF the sacrltlce she is to make, by paying, in
ne increased cost Of The manufactured articles she
consumes, the additional duties proposed by the
ill? l.
The gentleman from Connecticut had professed
disposition to encourage Manufactures, but was.
the same time, against the commercial interest,
contributing its proportion to the general sacrifice
The consumers Of cloths, and other articles of i'm
orlauon, designated by the bill for higher duties,
we're called upon TO contribute for the benefit OF the
nanutaeurers-for the bill could be considered in
% other light than as system of bounties to man 4
acturers, and, by this bounty, the price 10 the
tnsumer was to be advanced. The CONNER.
ial interest was not TO contribute any thing,
pom the plan Of the gentleman from Connecticut,
ut the agricultural interest was to contribute ALL /
tlr W. replied to some of the arguments urged
esterday, Among other observations, he said, 4
Thy is further duty proposed TO be laid on bar
ron and lead Because the country abounds in those
rtcles, in quantity and quality equal TO those of
ny other country in the world. So Of the raw ma
eral of every other article OF manufacture embra-
ed in the bill. Now, MIR. w asked is it the poll.
y of this country, while increasing the duty upon
very article of importation, Of which the country
Possesses the raw material and the capacity for its
manufacture, not only for home consumption but
Or expectation, to exclude the only manufacture,