Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1827-02-06
So Tie bal! was rejected; aud
The Senate adjourned.
HOUSE Or REPRESENTATIVES

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
wooLLEN MhHUrAcTi-sEs
On motion of MIR. MalIary the House rcsaI,si ;,olf
tn'o Committee of the Whole Oh the state of the
Union. ~ ~
Mr.. MailaTy then moved to take up the bill for fine
protection OF the Woolien Manufacturers.
he motion was opposed by MIR. Cook Chairman ri
me committee of Ways and Means who was DESTROYS
10 nave The bill taken up which provides for an ox
81 'iocks; hut the Question being taken the mo-
'on OF H!r. Nialary Prcrai!cd--tycs IS, Noes a.
The committee accordingly took up the WooleD bill
ana tue question being Mr.. Rarncy's amendment
winch proposes to insert 81 80 instead Of - So as the
second minimum p " Wv
MI Davis Of Mass rose and addressed the commit
tee AT length, IN favor Of the amendment and of the
general policy of the bill.
Nir Barney. Of MD. having varied his ,poi;op oC
appointment IN such manner as TO insert a minimum
OF 81 80 between the two nipinums of ~ cont. .,J
s. 3d. spoke in defence of his motion &c G,i,,,s
Hir barney observed, that the acceptance of his
oy NE committee on Manufactures would
''at@rIaiy cHcumscrIbc the range of his remarks
me remuneration as Anti Repul,lican used By tho
honorable member from New Yor k vonld anp,v vim
more proprcty 10 the operation of The bill hch nro
49, '"'ua"y 10 exclude al cassimeres consumed in
'"e county, as The second minimum would embrace
nose selling from Is cents TO 337 cents all 6 ! broad
cloths selling from + II to s. o. than 10 the amend
nent wbcn concfnp!acs TO admit those az. lilies or
woohcns usually worn by the middhng classes of So
ciety. " o"
Mr. y. protested himself anxious TO promote dot n
dependence which he considered the brightest attrjfn,e
III American character ard why should we moi desire
10 oeco'no as independent Of foreigners for the garments
we wear, as we are in The principles which chaiacte
rise our free and happy institutions
~ IS 0pccted to scale OF niirnums l,v tho ,ro,lo
man nom pennsylvania, that door is Inns oDencd 10
ss"i'Gn@"n, frauds and the honorable member from
oohh aroma asks, what Is lreyent ii,,, ;,.,1
invoicing his goods which cost ESQ Al 40 co-, 'l'e'
In answer, Mr.. Il. stated that a ,ri.;,r,.nr
hSed the value q! an article costing more to-, ~ '.h
and less Than 21o, could be readily assirrcJ 10 = -,
grade by even an unskiul appraisers he yyouId d
cate th's feature Of c bill it its sole object was N as
those officers in the great importing Civ Of Nv VII =;
the discharge OF their HercUedu la5prs I'm that cir,
dJiy on ~ HiIlons, being rsn half Of the oIe
nponaiions of the Uuior, annually co,e c add -
vas physically impossible with tie Utmost cxcrtig ~ -
uuSly ana perseverance, that the appraisers could G NOR,
nan "aHt superficial examination OF the innuu.robls
invoices and packages submitted their insuec;on
W. are told that we must touch wi,h great caution nm
any measure affecting the of the co,,urv NJ y
Hd not consider this bill, amended vas r,ICt "
'I" e eFenuc; on ;hc contrary, nv ,fr,,e min, H.
sources "i '!c nation, II gave the 'r,D, t,
..e"S we" comforts ~ the CONSUMPTION Of dut;,ie
az" Dy imposing additional guards on the colIsc
"on 81 imports, would Augment it, proIuctjveness
Zig regretted to hear fcquent ali,.t,,s 9. 80" =.
and II might not be considered III timed r. ,t 'ces'
Oh Tue National Debt and ability TO ex,jnr,ib
nc feicpre was estimated al % millions Til, 49,.
''Ni'S o. "e Government, including the Civil s Nif
- aNl naval appropriations about ten n1ions t.sn;
ing Fund. " 'i''"'obs OF 'he sink
owe ""7"a'iy, seventy millions thirteen r;I,i
o's per cent STOCK, considered as i,,cd,cir
~ P',o' can never arrive, when 4 more ,dy,,,...
use '2uo not De made Of the funds Of the nation
'ug % y per cen: stock. "' '""" pay |
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