Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1828-02-15
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, FeB. u

Mr.. Mallary submitted the following mend
meats, TO be proposed to the bill in alteration
Of The severSi acts imposing duties on imports,
which were Commiucd to the Committee Of
the Whole House on The State Of the Uni n, to
which that bill is committed:
In section second, strike out the first, se>
conc, third, fourth, fifth, and sixth paragraphs,
and in their place insert:
First On all wool unmanufactured, the &C
tual value Of which, at IN, place whence inn
ported, shall cxcred eiSh; cents per pound,
tweaty cents per pouad, until the thirtrth Of
June, Fighteen hundred ani twen- y-ninc, after
which time, further duty Of two and onr-haif
cents per pounG PER Lnnum in addition, until
the whole duty amounts 10 fifty cents.
Second. All manufactures If wool, or Of
which wool shall be component part, Except
blankets, worsiei s,uF goods, I'm 'aziars, li'-
sisry, mis-, gloves, caps, and bindings.) the &C
tual value of which, at the place whence inn
ported, shall not exceed fifty cents the square
yard, shall b. deemed 10 have cost fifty cents
the square yard, and charged with duty Of
forty per cent. on such valuation, until the
thiru, IN day of jun, one thuusan eight hum
bred and tw-cty nine; after which, duty Of
five per cent. per annum, in addition, until the
whole amount Of duty shall b. fifty per cent.
Third All manufactures of wool, or Of
which wool shall be component part, except
as aforesaid, the actual value of which, at he
place VIII nee imported, shall exceed htry cents,
the square yard, and shall not exceed two doll
lars aud 6ny cents ,hr square yard, shall be
deemed to have cost two dollars and Ally cents
The square yard, and charged Nth the amount
Of duty, aud in the manner before in this sec
ito" provided.
Fourth All manufactures of wool, or of
which wool sail be component par, exoep,
as aforesai the actual value or " hi, h. al The
place whence imported, shall exceed Two dol
lars and hIy Cents lhr square yard, and shall
not exceed four dolars The square yarj, shall
be deemed 10 have cost four collars the square
yard, and charged with the amount Of duty in
the manner before provided in this section.
Fifth. All manufactures Of wool, or Of which
wool shall be com2onsn part, excep, as alore-
said, the actual value Of which, at the place
whence imported, shall exec ed four dollars The
square yard, and shall not exceed six dollars
the square yard, shall be deemed 10 have cost
six dollars he square ward, and shall be charg
ed with the amount of du'y and in the manner
as is before provided IN tins section.
Sixth. All manufactures Of wool or OF which
wool shall be component part, except as afore
said, the actual value Of which, al the place
whence imported, shall exceed SIX dollars the
square yard, Shall be charged with the amount
of duty, and in the manner before provided in
this section.
The NEw TARlFF.-The following is has
" comparison Of the existing, the rr ject ed, and
the proposed rarifs.
The rejected Tariff Of 1926 fixed on wooltns
the minima OF SO cents from 40 cents t. s SO,
from 81 so 10 So so, aud from So SO TO 81
imposing duty of 33 per cent on each, to be
taken 20 have cost, The squars yard the highest
sum named for each minimum. The new Ia
riff proposes du'y nf l6 cents the SOU re yard;
on cloths not exceeding 50 cents the yard-nn
those not exceeding 81. ~ nts.-nol exceed
ing 81 so, Si-duty ad vaiorem on ,be min
imun yaluation--on those not exceeding 81,
20 per cent -above 81, IS per cent al yalorem
1t would pay IN the new Tariff 40, and in two
years so per cant in addition 10 cents
pound. IMPORTED wooden. are now generally
charSeabIe with 50 per cent al valcrem. Pig
Iron now pays so per cwt.-The new Tariff in
cressss IL TO 81 l-2--bar iron is increased from
$50 to S37 per ,on.-Hosps, sheet, slit and
ruld iron, Sc. from cents 10 ID PER ID.
Steel from 81 TO 81 50 per lIa lbs. Molasses