Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-01-13

| WASHINGTON, January 10..The bill for a
revision of the Tariff Of Duties on Imports,
was yesterday reported in the House Of Re-
personalities, by Mr.. Tod The, interest
which the subject excites is proved by th.
fact, that two thousand copies Of the bill were
ordered to he printed, and that this is the first
instance, within our recollection, of an extra
number of copies of any bill having been DR.
dered to he printed. The bill is long. The
following are the duties which it proposes on
some Of the leading articles, viz.
| On all manufactures of wool, or or which wool
snail he component part, duty Of 80 per cent nd
vaoren,, until the 30h of June, 1925 and after that
time duty of 80 Sd per cent. ad vaIorem.
On all manufactures (oiher than those specified In
the bii') OF cotton, silk FAX, hemp, Of which
either OF these materials shall he component part
duty OF 25 per cent al yalorem
| On wool, manufactured, duty OF % per cent.
ad valorem, until June 1925 afterwards duty OF
80 per cent. al valorem until June 1, 1926 after
wards, ~ per cent ad valorem uniil June I, 1927
and alter that time, duty Of so per al valo-
rem.
On lead, in pigs, bars, or sheets, two cents per
pound on leaden shot, 81 cents red or white lead
GEMS per pound; On hemp cents per pound; fax,
cents iarred cables and cordagr, q cents per
| pound. On iron, in bars bolts, 81 10 per cwt. :
on round iron or braziers rods nail or spike rods
IRON ~ sheets, hoop iron, and on iron slit or rolled
three cents per pound iron spikes four cents i,on
| nails, five cents per pound. On ia!low, cen,a
iallow candles, cents and sperm candles 8 cents
per pound. On wheat, 90 Genus per bushei ON no.
tstoes, ten cents per bushe On castor oil an cen,s
per gallon On all foreign distilled spriIs I5 ner
cent. IN addition 10 the duties now imposed by law
The second section provides that all articles COM
posed OF mixed materials shall pay the hig hest duly
TO which articles manufac uI ed from, any such ma,
lerials are subject 49,
The third section provides, ihat, from and ,rer
June 80, 1924, there shall he added 10 The duties nm
all goods, wares and merchandise, imported the full
amount Of such bounty or premium. as. on Tho o.
poriaiioH OF similar articles, may be paid or allowed
in the country from which the same shall be r,nor,
ed, or ~ winch they shall be manufactured or pro.
duced. ~
The 4ib section provides, that on all articles inn,
ported isto the United States in foreign vessels after
the respective periods above stated there shall be
imposed an additional duty Of ten per centun the
vessels of those nations excep,ed in ,vbose fave,
vic'on haS besB made BY net ef Congress or ires,Y
siipulaiinns. NJ, IT,,
The Treasury Estimates were Yesterday
sent M TO Congress, being a week earlier than
they were sent in the last year. The writer's
OF letters TO distant places, therefore, can no
longer represent Mr.. Crawford's recovery as
hopeless. Their case is hopeless if their cal
culaiioDs OF success are founded on so denIo-
rable a contingency. We cannot even 1atter
them with the hope Of his losing both his eyes.
as IS SAID TO have been predicted abroad or
even one OF them. He is gradually and GER
health. ~"
Bank Of The United Stdtes-The following
gentlemen have been appointed, by the Presi2
dent ofthe United States, with the advice and
consent of the Senate TO be Directors of the
Bank ofthe United States, on the part of the
government, for the present year, viz:
NICHOLAS BlDDLE, Of Pennsylvania.
MANUEL EYRE, or do.
Il. J. DUPONT, Of Delaware,
HENRY ECKFORD, Of New York,
JOHN M'KIM, Of Maryland.
At The Election held at the Banking House
Philadelphia, on Monday last, the following
gentlemen were chosen Directors for the pre-
sent year (:
John Bohlen, Daniel W. Coke, Joshua Lin.