Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1828-04-11

| Mr.. Mallary replied and explained. The
Importation of wool was in the hands of A
merican mere hants; that # cloth was managed
by foreign manufacturers, and their agents.
! Mr. MaIlary then said, hat, being disposed
10 take such course Is would lead 10 the
mos, beneficial result that could be obtained,
and considering the bill, With MIR. Buchanan's
amendment, as decidedly preferable to the bill
as reported by the committee, and having lit
tie hope that his own amendment would carry,
without that now proposed by the gentleman
from Pennsylvania, he consented TO accept MIR.
Buchanan's amendment, as modification of
his own
Mr.. Forward, thinking that there would be
no more difficulty in collecting an ad ralorem
duty than thai proposed by the system Of min
imims was in favor Of Mr. Mallary's amend
mem, as modified.
Mr.. Ingham ofPa. thought that The difficul>
ty of collecting the duty arose mainly from
laying it upon the cost Of The goods. at the
place whence imported, instead Of their value,
at the port where they were entered. His main
ohJec:, however, was 10 oppose the progressive
increase Of duty, proposed by Mr.. Maary's
amendment After stating wha, he conceived
lis injurious effects, h. moved TO amend the
amendment; Of Mr.. Buchanan, as accepted by
Mr. Malary, By striking out all thuse parts Of
IL printed in i:lIic'.
Or this motion Mr.. Barnard demanded the
yeas and nays, and they were ordered by the
House.
l.. Mr.. Storrs opposed Mr.. Ingham's amend
mcn,, not believing that il would be attended by
the injurious consequences he unprecedented.
MI. Wickliffe, referring 10 declaration Of
the manufacturers, 1T The last session, that thir-
" 'hrcc and third per cent, il collected, would
be sufficient projection, wished the Chairman
of the Committee on Manufactures 10 state
why 40 per cent was not sufficient now
Mr.. Davis, of Mass. opposed The amend
ment Of Mr. Mallary as now modified, contends
ING. tina, the effect Of the ioi"t duties on WOOL
and woollens, would be 10 leave the mantactur-
er an additional protection OF only 2-3 per
cent.
Mr. Buchanan replied to air Davis, and adj
vocated the amendment as modified, but OBJ
| iected TO the amendment proposed by Mr. Ing
ham
| Mr.. Mallary repeated, and farther explained
hi, reasons for accepting The amendment OF
| NJ Buchanan, :.,nd opposed the amendment Of
| hr. lngham.
Mr.. Burgess warmly opposed the amend :
W, nj Of Mr.. lngham, and consid. red tic whole
! bill as mere dclusion Of The hopes Of the
farmers and manufacturers. He should, how
ever, be- obliged to vote for it, as nothing bet
ter could be Obtained, and as The manufactures S
would ouly discover the resul, by experience.
4! Mr.. Whipple followed, on tie same side, adj
,ocatng lhs necessity Of projecting the man"-
f.ciurcr, as tho only mode Of securing mar
ket for III" wool grower.
Cries for the question were now long and
loud in ali parts Of The House; when
M S,cwart cnnese,L with great warmth
the anne ndncnt Of MIR. lngham, as destructive
to the bill.
He had no sooner taken his scar, than tht
call for the question was renewed with lncreas'
ed earnrstness
The question was then stated from the Chair
and he amendment of Mr.. Ingham was reject
ed, by yeas and nays, as follows:
YEAS 80 Nays i2l.
So the House refused TO strike out the pro
gressivc increase OF duty.
Mr.. Van Rensselaer, now moved an adjourn
nent, and the question being taken, The mo'io'
was nrcaiyed AYES %, noes I06
Mr.. Bates. Of Massachusetts. moved 10 d
, mend the amendment Of Mr.. Malay as modi
fed. by striking GU; 40 per cent. and insert
ing IS per cent. so tina, the Cuty should STAR
at As per cent. and thence increase TO so.
The Speaker inquired whether this mo'io
had been made in Committee Of the Whole.
!. Mr.. Bates replied, thu, ii had not been NOV
I'd in that precise form, but that an equivalen
incre Sc of duty had been moved in ditfrreh
form.
Mr.. Stors also stated, that the gPntcma'
from Vernon, Mr.. Maliary had, in Commit
, ,ec ~ tbc Whole, moved an amendment cquiva
, lent in amount.
The Chair inquired whether the objects o
; which thar duty wa, TO Operate were preci>el