Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1828-12-16

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nNe members, be appointed OIL the subject Of Road.
ana Canals with leavcto report by bill otherwise,
Inc Senate then proceeded TO ballot for Commit
tee on Roads and Canals and hIessrs. Hendricks
King, Tyler, Kane, and NJ Lane, were elected
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Among the petitions presented to-day were
By Mr. Scrgcant-Of Philadelphia Chamber of
Commerce, for the abolition of the credit system for
duties Oh imports, and suggesting the propricty OF
IWurehousng all goods till the, duties are paid.
Ky Mr. Barber. of Connecticut-Of Merchants end
other citizens OF New LondoMlor duties ON sales ut
auction.
EXTENSION OF TIME FOR DRAWBACK.
The engrosscd bill extending the term within which
merchandise may be exported with benefit of draw
back, was read third time, and tho question being
"Shnll the bill puss2"
Mr.. Wickiile said when the bill was orlorel to -,
enGrosslncn he did not correctly apprehend the eff
Sct upon tile revenue OF the country be operated
oy the first section and he thought it probable the
ifose did not devote sufficient attention TO tn. hill
Wien under consideration on Yesterday. To the cy-
tension the time for allowing goods entered Tor OK
roitation the benefit of drawback he did not sec any
vahd objection and of course would be wilnn TO vote
IT, tie bill II that It's only effect; bat the first
section makes I'll innovation upon the settled revenue
system OF tins Government from its origin. Our ear
nest legislation has charged certain of per cent
upon the amount of dcbentures, v,rving according to
circumstances in its amounts. For many wears past
| II hes been fixed ut l-2 per cent. This 2 I-2 per
cent, has yielded to revenue annually about the
sum of so 100000 Tie first section of this hill
proposes to repeal so much Of revenue law as I'M
poses this l-2 per cent, the amount of duty on
foreign merchandise imported into the United States
Homeopathy ON foreign account, owned by foreign
chants ana lnarufacturcrs) IL quest OF Il market.
| cannot be mistaken, said NIr. w. when state
tlat tins bill will hivo the cIcc OF sbtracn.r from
the revenue OF the co;:atry annually 81 0OO, three
fourtiis OF which Is paid by foreign merchants and
manufacturers. Will not undertake to uon: out the
proprlety of levying this contribution upon the lerch-
andisc OF foreigners considered as revenne measure
or Just tax for the trouble, expense and . cicoun-
J rod hly I, !
Tor thirty years should sperccdc the necessity OF such
labor on my part. Let not gentlemen deceive them
selves by the l2a that this measure is to oncrate 10
the advantage OF the American merchant citizen or
manufacturer. lis beneficial effects will BE- mainly
enjoyed by the foreign merchants ind manufacturers
They are the great owners of the goods entitled to
the benefit OF drawback. We have car table uroan-
ing with the circumstances OF the American NOR
chants and citizens OF commercial cities pravinp
Congress TO impose duty the sales made 4. atc-
ton, OF foreign merchandise because "a the. facilities
winch such sales afford to TIL, foreign importer and
manufacturer to the great injury, Il min of the
American merchants, and by this bill called
upon to grant them greater facilities and that too at
the expense of the public Treasury. she'll say no
more. have stated my objections to the bill d.
not think am n.istaken-i know not in one re-
spect-that s the loss which your Treasury Will slls-
tain of som ching like 900 per annuu. Il is for
the House to say whether this loss shall be sustained
desire that when the question Is taken il NAV be
| taken by yeas and NAYS.
| Mr.. Cnmbrcleng, i'll reply to Mr. W. expressed
| his regret that the gentleman from Kentucky had
not chosen earlier OPP ortuuitY TO ofr his obe,
tons to 4 part of the bill; when, il th,v huI been
sustained by majority of the House, il NIGH. have
| been amended accordingly. &c would, however en-.
deavor To siew, that he had entirely nlisconceivcd
the object OF the deduction III question. lie saws We
are about to relinGuish of Ole or TWO hun
dred thousand dollars annually, and therefore the bill
ought to be REJECTED. The Statesman who frar.d
the original act contemplated that is deduc
ton from the drawback SHOULD ever opcruto as tax
upon the carrying trades 1t never had been the policy
OF the country 10 exact revenue on merchandise
III tranSt cOunlcrcial country that he knew oi
had ever adopted measure injurious its own
navigation.Fhe sole object contemplated by the o.
rgnal act of l78S-thc first act levv;ng duties on
importation to indemnify the Government for
al! charges incidental to warchousng merchandise /
which might be exported with the benefit OF draw
! back. Ii was never intended to Impose the smallest
fraction o tax on snch merchandise for purposes Of
revenue. The net OF 1888 authorised deduction OF
per cent. from the moderate duties OF that Gay
when the ad vaOrem rates generally at and ~
per cent. nc charge equal TO about five cents
on every hundred dollars, and exclusively dciiun
ed to cover NIL incidental expenses Under the stamp
act, stamp duty was imposed on dsbcnture ceriG-
Gates, and to cover this expense TN additional dcduc
! lion made ill 1900.
From omission, from some other cause when the
stamp duties were repealed, the deduction from the
draw back not rettorCd TO its original rate. We
nave since very considerably increased the lnposs TO
80, 40, 90 per cent and upwards until the amount
now deducted Tor the mere expenses Of warehousing
| IL sixteen times the rate originally contemplated,
while the expenses have in the meantime actually d.
minis.led. There 10 cause now existing for re-
tanning any portion of the duty for the purposes men
toned in the original act. Every expense that could
possibly be chargcable mcrchandrze Deposited in
our public stores, md every Custom House fec inut
be paid, before it be taken out of the possession Of
the officers oftho Customs. The property while uy-
der the Of Government, was at the risk of the
! owner the Government in manner responsible
/ for its safety We were already, by existing laws
II amply Unidentified for every expense incidental to
merchandise Designed for expectation, and the dcduc-
ton from the debenurc could not be defended OH that
\ ground. He was not aware that any other CONNER
cal nation had made any such deduction unless was
in lieu of ull incidental charges for storage &c The
sole object Of the bill said Mr. &. is to place our 70
rcigE trade the wise and liberal footing on which
other nations had placed theirs But even if we pass
fhia ill our nntrnfinrn interest will not nnin,