Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1827-02-06
,ion being taken, the motion Of MIR. Mallary pre-

The Committee accordingly took up the Wool
len bill, and the question being on MIR. Barney's
amendment, (Which proposes to insert ST. SO IN
gtead OF 81 30, as the second MINIMUM
MIR. Davis of Mass, rose and addressed the |
COMMITTEES at length, in favor of the amendment,
and OF the general policy of the BILL
The motion being taken on Mr.. Bapuey's
amendment, IT was adopted, ayes So, noes 30.
Mr. Wicklitfe offered the following amend
inent
/" Section 4h find be il further enacted,
That, from and after the first day Of August, in
the year 1927, in lieu of the duties now imposed
by law, on foreign distilled spirits, there shall be
fevied, collected, and paid, on imported spirits,
distilled from grain, the following duties, to wit
on spirits OF lsi proof, sixty-seven cents per gal
ion-oi III proof, seventy cents per gallon - of
al proof, seveniy-three cents per gallsn OF 18th
proof, seventy seven cents per gailon-of fifth
proof, eighty FIVE cents per gallon above fifth
proof, one dollar per gallon. On distilled spirits
from any other materials than grain, of LIST and I'd
proof, sixty-three cents per gallon of 81 proof
sixty-seven cents Per gallon-of 4th proof, seven
ty-three cents per gallon--of 9Th proof, eighty
TWO cents per gallon and above 9Th proof, ninety
hve cents per gallon
In support of this amendment, Mr. w said,
that II was the intention of the Representative.
OF the People of the United States 10 enter at this
.me into consideration OF the great subject of the
projection OF domestic industry, and OF the manu-
,acturinS classes, why should they neglect another
y, D.
tai was at least equal 10 tina; of tie woollen man
"facturers! He alluded TO the grain growing in,e-
Test-to the farmers OF the United States There
was no man who would go farther than he in pro-
tectns the industry of the country, provided a due
regard was had to the claims OF the various inter
ests which equally claimed protection. Convinc-
ell, however, as he was. that the bill NOW under
consideration would give, not merely protection
10 the woollen manufacture, but total ex clusion
OF the foreign fabric, he was opposed to that bill,
and II the House was TO enter at all upon the sys.
ten, he, as the Representative Of a district whose
staple production stood in greater need of protec-
ton than woollens, could not consent TO omit the
present opportunity of asccrtaining whether the
farming in crest should no also receive pr o,ection
Mr.. Webster said, that the idea of taxing wills
Key was something quite new. Such however,
seemed TO be the purport OF the gen,lemsns reso-
luton, as the proposed duty was confined TO
imported spirits
MIR. Wickliife said The gentleman was mistaken
1t was SO coDfnei. and he c:ed FOR the reading
81 the resolution al the Clerks table /, was read
taccodngly; when
Mr.. Wick!iHs said, ha, the word 90 mpored,'
had been acctdently omitted. 1t supplied by
lie Clerk. When, the question being taken on the
resolution, il was nega,ived
Mr.. Wright now moved TO amend the bill, by
striking cut the words +" and blankets" wherever
they occurred.
MI. Forsyth ob~ervel, that when the hill was
brought into the House, h. had understood it as be-
Ing intended Tor the protection OF manufactures
actually es;abI shed and In operation. He had
irever heard of any such manufacture in th. coun
tty as that OF blankets lie should like TO know
uhere they
the question was then taken on MIR. Wrisht's
aNnendment, and negatved
The Committee then rose and reported the bill
As amended, when the amendments were all agreed
10 in the House.
MIR. Cambreleng now renewed the motion
he haI de in Co.
Iaea OF the bill, but he did not wish to 20 into
uIscussion OF the su!ec, this time, he would
move TO lay the bill, amended, upon the table,
and let j; be printed.
The motion was negstived. Ayes Go, noe. 90
DIR. Wool, OF Now York, said that he Md
Been fully satisfied that II was the policy of tn.
country TO protect domestic industry. iis had al
so been fuliy in favor Of the law Of 1924 enacted
TOR that purpose. and nov, for precisely the same
same reasons, he was for granias additional en-
touragement TO the wooilen manufactured He
should, however, prefer accomplishing this end by
Fn ajLitioD to the pIesen, al pdi0re,n du,y Inc
object OF The bill needed no disguise. 1t was no,
intended merely as means OF enforcing the en-
ecuiion OF the act OF 1921, bu, TO increase the
protecting duty. Aud he in aYOr OF doiDs
Ibis ialy aud openly. The obec OF all Tariff
i-ws ever passed Was 10 enable The manufacturer
TO enter into the maTke: on the same terms as ia
heiSners; no matter whether the duty was ye per
ceat. or one thousand per cent unless ii did this II
did nothing. The very ti.st law passed under this
government, laying duties on imports, in Ju;T
l199, Stated in it's preamble, that one OF The object.
for passing II Was TO encourage manufactures. I.
combined the two operations oi raising a revenue
and protecting the manufactures OF the co.ntry
The law OF 1916, with the same view Imposed
an ad ualorem duty oil rs per cent. That of 1924
raIsed 1t to 33 l-3 per cent, having still the same
object in yiewto bring the manufacturer into the
market on equal terms He repeated, any encou
Tagement shori OF this would be useless, dsceptvp
and ruinous. Since 1924, difference had arise,
OF 10 cents yard in favor OF the foreign manu-, |
iaeturer> and il 33 I-3 per cent would not avo,d
this the duty must be increased till IL was sufficient
10 do So
Some difficulty arose from the duty in the bill |
being cslcula.ed upon the square yard But he had
been informed by persons conversant " it'll CONNER |
cfai practice, that this difficulty would soon be re-
moved by the mode OF invoicing the goods being
changed, hom running yards TO square yards. Thi, |
Change would be the interest OF the British uer-
Chant and his agent, since 1t would greatly facili-
taie the entry oil their goods at the Custom Hou.e
MIR, w. concluded very animated Speech BIZ
Declaring his entire conviction that the manufac-
tuTers Tequir ed protection 10 the amount of I6 cts
apd that, by extending it 10 them, not ONLY the
manufacturing interest OF the country would be
cherished, but the interests of agriculture and. ul
tfmately, those Of commerce also. They were all
involved in one syetem, and would all be effected
by the same measures. He should forbeat. howe
yer, at present entering upon the genef al subject
but would conclude by suggesting to his friend
from New York to offer an amendment on the ad
IA loren principle.
The question now recurring on the anne ndn,eat
OIL MIR. Csmbre!eng, GO Increase he power OF the