Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1828-04-11
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The rAKIFF BILL,

The TARIFF Bull.
The House resumed the consider alton ot the
Tariff Bill together with the amendments
thereto, reported by the Committee of the
Whole: and the question recurring on the mo-
lion of Mr., Stevenson, OF Pennsylvania, made
yesterday, to amend III. bill in the 81 para
graph Of the lst section line 10, by inserting
the words ''and bot" so as to make t!rc section
read, "On bar and bolt iron, made wholly or III
part by ,oling. thirty seven dollars per tom"
The question was then taken on the amend
nent o. Mir. Stevenson, and decided atfirma>
livciv, by yeas and nays, as follows, Yeas III.
Nays II.
So the House determined TO extend the duty
10 bolt iron.
MIR Alailary now moved the following
amendment, on which he demanded the yeas
and nays, and they were ordered by the House:
as ,rike out Of ID section from The first TO t..e
9th paragraph inclusive, aud insert:
"lst. On all unmanufac,urrd wool 40 per
cent. ad-valnrsm, until The 5o;h June, 1929,
afterwards five per cent, per annum IN aGdltoa
until the duty shall amount 10 fit,y Per cent
ed. All manufactures OF wool or Of Which
wool shall DC component material, except
blankets, wors,,d stuff goods, bombaz' mes,
hosiery, caps, gloves, mits, and bindings, the
actual value Of witch, al the place whence
imported, shall not exceed fifty cents he square
| yard, shall be taken ant deemed TO have cost
fifty cents he square ya'd, and charsed with
! duty 10 be paid and collected, offorty per cent,
| on such unit t5e Slst dav of iurr- s2o---
| after which time, FIVE PER ceOt per annum IN
addition, until the duty shall amount to fifty
per cent
"3d. All manufactures Of wool, or Of which
wool shall be a component material, (cxccpi-
ing as aforcsaid) the actual value OF which, at
The place imported, shall exceed fifty cents the
square yard, and shall not exceed two dollars
and fifty cents the square yard, sha | be deemed
to have cost two dollars and fifty cents the
square yard, and charged with the amount OF
duty on such cost, and in the manner a. is in
this section before provided.
"4th. All manufactures Of wool, or Of whioh
wool shall be componen, material, except IS
aforesaid, the actual value Of which, at the
place imported, shall exceed two dollars and
fifty cents, and not exceed four dollars the
square ward. shall be deemed To have cost Tour
dnllars the square yard, and be charged with
the amount OF duty on such cost, and IN the
marner as is in this section before provided =
"5th All manufactures OF wool, or Ut which
wool shall he component material, except as
: aforesaid the actual value OF which, at the
Mace wheocc imported, shall exceed four dol
dollars the square yard, Shall be taken and
deemed TO have cost six dollars the square
yard. and he charged with Ihr amount o! duly
and in the manner as is in this section before
, provided
"6,b. All manufactures of wool, or of which
wool is component material, except as atore
SAID the actual value Of which al The place
whence imoorted, shall excee d six dollars the
square ward. shall be charged with the amount
Of du,v. and in The manner as In this section
before provided
MIR. Buchanan moved rlr following amend
ment to tina, JUS, offered by Mr.. Mal}ary
"S,rikc out after the word bindings" in tbs
2nd paragraph, and inser':
"Ins,cad of the present duty OF IS IS pei
5 cen, ad valortm'a duly Of 40 per cent al vaio:
). rem until the 3oth dag June, 1899, g. @
ter that time duty Of fire per cent. pen
annuD,. en- addition untiithe achole amount
of duiv shall be so per cent, at Udfore"s
Provided, That all manufactures OF WOOL
EXCEPT flsnnrls aud baizss, the actual value
which, at the place whence imported, shall no
exceed SIS is cents per square yard, shan
instead of the preseut duty oi25 per cent 81
v,lorem, be charged with duty of so per cent
until the 3Oh dag Of J,tne 1929, and aftel
that time, duty IFS per cent. per annufn
- in addition, untiithe ,chole amount Of du
q tn shall be 40 per cent I'd vCiorem
= MIR. Buchanan advocated his amendment II
a short speech. stating his objections TO IN
introduction OF miuinums, and his belief Tia
the amendment would be equivalent, in IL
effects. TO the minimum system, as reported II
the bill.
Mr. Condic, expressed his preference of a
oa p4loyem duty to the plan Of minimums, but
no, believing that such duty could be fair!
collected, he was opposed TO the amendmeE, Z
n Mr.. Buchanan.
, Mr.. Oakley wished 70 know, why ther