Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1824-05-13


charts, belonging to a celebrated maui
cal gentlemen, (Mr. BLUNT, OF New
York. \ from very onerous, oppressive
and unp ecessary tax, which the propos.
ed duty on copper plate paper, w0ulo
imooss upon him. Messrs. Lanmsn,
Lowrie Dickerson, and Findlsy, OPP
posed thi. amendment. MIR. Hayne
read some statements, to shew the oP..
pressive operation OF the duties imposed
by this bill, upon paper generally. The
question wa then put. and the ame"o'
mcnt was not agreed TO-.
Mr.. Hayne then moved to amend the
bill, by striking out from the following
clause: On folio and quarto post paper,
of all kinds, twenty cents per'Pou"d,
the word twenty aud insegt in lieu OF
it, the word fifteen. This motion was
supported by ths mover and by Mr..
Smith and opposed by Mr.. Dickerson.
The amendment was not agreed TO.
Mr.. Branch moved to amend the bill,
by striking out the following lines:
On cutting knives, twenty.hrecents
each;
On scythes, twenty cents each;
On sicklss & reaping Hooks, twelve
cents each;
On spades and shoye!s, of iron or
ste ell, twenty cents EACH
This amendment was supported by
the mover, by Messrs. Smith, Lloyd
OF Mass. Hayne, Holmes Of Maine,
LLOYD of Md. Taylor of Virg. Mills, and
/. Barbour. and opposed by Messrs. Low
rie, DickeGson, Findlay, Brown, d.
: Wolf, and Lauman. This discussion
involved the general proprlety and ex-
psoiercy Of levying specific duties on
articles which vary very much in quail
ty, and in cost.
Fir. Branch consented to vary his mo.
ton, so as 10 strike out the specific du-
ties proposed on these articles, and en-.
Sert, in lieu thereof, a duty Of thirty
per centum ad valorem. The question
was put upon the motion. as modified;
and i. was decided in the aDirmatiUs.
Yeas 81, Nays l6.
Mr.. Lloyd of Mass. them moved to
amend the bill, by striking out the spe.
cifc duties Oh Scre5rS, and imposing up-
on them an ad ra,orem duty of thirty
per cenlum. After few remarks by
The mover, and Messrs. Dickerson, Tai
bot and Smith, the question was taken,
and decided in the atlirmative-Ysas
&c, Nsys2l.
So the Senate decided that an ad va
loren duty of thirty per centum should
be imposed, by the bill, on these arti-
cles, instead of the specific duty in the
bill, as it came from the other House.
Dir. Lloyd of Mass. then moved to
amend the bill. by striking out the
specific duty, of ten cents per pound,
con all vessels of "copper" and inserting
duty of thirty-five per cent. ad valo.
rem. This motion was uegatived by
the casting vote of the Chair
On motion OF Mr.. Lloyd of Mass. the
proposed duty on black lead pencils, was
changed from specific duty Of one dol
lar and fitty cents per groce, to an ad
valcrem duty Of forty per cent.
Mr. Lowrie then moved to amend the
following clause Of the bill: On all
wares Of cut glass, not specified, three
cents per pound, and in addition there.
10, an ad valorem duty of thirty per GEN.
tum,' by raising the duty on the pound,
from three to sir cents. Mr.. Lowrie
explained the reasons Of his motion,
and Messrs. Lloyd, Of Mass. Smith,
Talbot, and Hague, made some remarks
upon it. The question on the amend.
ment was then put, and decided in the
negatively to &c.
On motion of Mr.. Lloyd, Of Massa.
chusetts, the duty Old Venetian carpet.
ing was reduced from fifty cents to
twenty-f five cents per square yard.
Mr.. Dickerson moved to amend the
bill 30 as to raise the duty on all books
printed in the Greek and Latin laDgua-
ges from four ceuss per volume to eigh.
teen and an half cents per pound, when
bound; and sixteen and an half cents
per pound when in sheets or boards
Upon this proposition remarks were
made by the mover, and by Messrs.
Barbour, Smith, Holmes, of Me. Mills,
Lloyd, of Mass. Edwards, Lowrie, and
Hayne.
Mr.. Hayne moved to amend the a.
mendment by striking out the amount of
duty per pound, with view to insert an
ad valorem duty. This was not agreed
TO.
The question was then put upon Mr..
Dickerson's amendment, and decided
in the negative, yeas 90, nays Is.
MIR. Hayne then moved 10 amend the
bill by striking out the duty of thirty
seven and an halt cents per pound Oh
books, when bound: and thirty three
cents per Mound on hnaSs xxhan In