Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1827-01-26

from SAID United States that neither SUCH vessels
their cargoes subjected any other higher duties
charges than levied exac'ed British vessels and
their cargoes, arriving from the Uuc States in the said
colonies and and that the vessels of the United
States may import int" said colonies and possessions from
the Umite! States, any article articles which British
vessel could, by aw import from the United States into
ot the Presidcu, of the United States issue his proca
ma ton declaring pnrs of the United States
open vessels OF United States and ID British vessels
coming directly from the said colonies and possessions, aud
also vessels Of other nations, coming hereiIom, which
by treaty, according To e navigation act =" the United
States, may be euIte bring merchandise from said
louies and possessions United States, the
terms vessel OF the United States; and thar British
sclnriviu in the ports the United States from the
lon!es aforesaid shall not after the date of
the proclamation last aeniioncd be subjected either
their tonnage, their cargnes other higher duties
of kind, than levied on vessels of the
United States and their OF similar merchandise
imported from the colonies and possessions: and from
and after the date of such proclamation, the rs and
c"mf sections of this act shall be suspended.
On motion of MIR. Newton, 1000 extra copies Of the
report were ordered Ia be printed.
The following resolution, offered by Mr. Mitchell OF
| ). e.. on Frda, taken Up:
Rcsoioed, That the Secretary of the Treasury do
inform this lnusc of the number OF square yard. of
WOOL and stuff goods and blankets, which cost
ceedng 40 cents the square yard, which were import,
ed from the5Gth Sept. 1920 to the 30 of September
Il"26 designating the number of yards imported in each
SPECIFIC year; also the amount of imposts charged on
! Tue same during each of the above ears.
hir. Catlbreleng expressed wish that the mover
of the resolution would suffer il to be laid OH the table
Tor urther reflection, as. according to the present
terms OF the resolution, ii would be impossible 10 OBJ
tain the Information desired. The number of square
yards on "ooens imported was transmitted to the
| Treasury Department.
Mr.. Mitchell stated his belief that the Secretarr
could inform the House t.e other points of iufor
nation asked for by the resolution and Iro might also
give statement of the number of running yards-
But # the gentleman from New York TO whose supe-
| rior commercial information he bowed, would suggest
would nlt,tio.
dinghy.
Mr. Ferplanck stated. in confirmation of what had
fallen from hss colleague Mr. Canbrelengl that there
was no information IN the Treasury Department. by
which the number of yards of woolens could be a,cer
tancd except the valuation which was affixed TO them
He had perceived, however by the report of the Sc.
cretary, that there information in tue DEPARTMENT
which, II obtained, would throw much light on the
subject. He had prepared amendment which he
thought would coincide with the views of the ren,le
man from South Carolina, and would also reach an
iothcr point on which Information desirable
OF the rounds which the bill from the COMMITTEES
oil manufactures had been reported was the constant
evasion OF the revenue laws by of invoices in
which n false value affixed to the goods If
frauds OF this character had prevailed to any great
extent the evidence Of their existence would be found
IN tse Department. In order to obtain that object in
conjunction with the other, he moved to amend the
resolution by striking out all after the words nf
this iiouse,H and inserting the following:
eft such information be obtained by the De
PaFtneh 'e quantity OF manufactures of wool,
e1 tufts
anu bankets) imported in the several years last be-
tween The 3Oth of Sept. 1890, and oUt of Sept 1895
designating as far may be, the quanty of such man.
uiactures which cost not more than 40 cents the
square yard, the quantity which, not more than
81 the square yard, and the quantity which cost & so
The yard And Also that the Secretary inform the
liou5e whether there is any evidence in .;c nosses.
SION Oh me treasury Department. 10 prove tie exis-
lehcc oil frequent frauds eyasiyns of the revenue
Laws by false valuations, descrption of such Goods
ana u so, TO what extent and amount.D
MI hia!Iary made few Observations bv way Of
showing that the information as TO tic woocns could
not /" obtained There NAV be ten bales of one ,;rt
OF cloth imported, aud ten bales of another hat if
gross Vaiuc be hamed that value is returned to Che
department. III gross He believed il would be found
That The Department could not give the ini1rnation
IN detail 1t not probable that the information
was communicated TO the Department in that way
II was not to be expected that those who were guilty
OF frauds would communicate it. He had no obicc-
ton to any information being obtained but .e hoped
the resolution nov offered would not be allowed TO de.
lay the bill
Mr.. Mitchell said he wished lo proceed on this bill
with all the lights which could be obi aimed He ,boug
40 gentleman would wish 10 proceed Vitj,nu, tho r
formation which the resolution called for He thought
gentlemen were under some mistake in respect TO this
Information. He held 10 his hand an invoice ,vI;c i,
published in the National Inteigeucer in which tho
value OF the wooen goods stated: for instance .
pieces of blue cloth at lo shillings ward pieccs AZ
- shi!ings yard. pieces at 90 shiIn2es ward &c
lie had understood from good authority thai His in
con!d be obtained. fIc wished to know the quantity,
and as The price OF each piece could he obtained lie
saw difficulty in the way.
Mr.. Mercer stated, that the entry received al the
Department only gave the amount of the value so
that Tue Treasury officer could only get at the number
OF yards from The value recent order, however,
had been issued from the Treasury Department. which
would enable il hereafter 10 obtain the returns more
IN detail Mr. ~ made some further remarks. bv,
our attention being called of, ,vc did not obtain their
purPort.
The amendment was then adopted aud the rcsoIu,
ton amended, was agreed TO-
Mr.. Cambreeug offered the following resolution
Winch lies one dag on the table:
HeS'focd. That the Secretary of the Treasury be III
rtcted TO inform This House what amount Of revenue
was collected during the three years ending the 3OtlI
sept last, III each Of the states of Vermont New York
pennsylvania and Ohio, British manufactures, and
On teas entered at The custom houses on our inland
frontier.
MANUFACTURERS BILL.
he House Then resumed The discussion Of the mo-
ton Of MIR. Buchanan DISCHARGE