Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1829-01-06


What was the object OF rehning' Why, to take
away all the Impurities from the article TO be re-
jined; and il was beyond his comprehension how
the thing could be done. unless good portion of
the impurities were suffered 10 remain. The fact
was, however, that the allowance of the gentle
mao to the pound of refined Sugar WA not enough
ut could not be made of 40 small quantity. With
regard 10 the expenses of the drawback system.
the officer entitled 20 such fees tor his tfou
ole IA sufficiently compensated hiui, without ta-
king from the Government. lie well 'ecoieCled
she frauds on snuif-but when il was discovered.
the rawback was withheld There might be
some fraud FAR related 10 sprits-but the laws
were very shetland he who committed fraud.
must cointnit PERJURY also. The gentleman from
Delaware Admitted there was less fraud aid less
chance of fraud che article of refined sugor;
ant in this admission, he overthrow the whole OF
his argument Mr.. 5. then rebuttcd the argu-
ments advanced by MIR. Dicherson relative to
hemp, cordasc, iron, &c. and observed that the
taS ON hemp was most aboninab!e-tlat ii tended
greatly 10 tho injury OF navigation, destroying
very considerable trade formerly carried OH with
Cuba, sc. and tlien proceeded with great vehe-
mcnce, 10 defend the bill. He stated whal had
formerly been the practice OF Congressional il
was 10 encourage navigation and commerce, and TO
prepare hardy race Of men 20 6ght the battles OF
the country. The present policy of the country
tended TO eIfeeble il; and the great object OF the
statesmen OF tue present day seemed 10 be to com
spete with England in the manufacture of shoyels,
nails, sc. The gentleman had been day and a
hight making las Caiculations he showed that the
,efiner had profit OF Is I-2 cents on The Musco-
voda sugar, and ~ on the cAyed; and this was The
amount of his calculations He would not have
taken the trouble 10 make them for the whole of
the profit. lie considered it trifiing with the Sc
nate. And how had the gentleman been able 20
arrive at his conclusions Why, by denying the
statements OF the renncrs, though lie knew no
,norc OF the subject than lac mir. SMITH did
Mr.. :. then proceeded 10 some us the
statements made yesterday; stated that he had al
examined the statistics Of the country; aud said
he was fully OF opinion that if the bill passed
where 3i,O00lbs OF sugar were now exported ,IO0,-
100 pound would be, i'll the space of time.
With regard to the constituents OF the gentleman
rom Missouri, their share Of the additional ex-
pense, should the bill pass, would be about four
dUilars, 70 be divided among the whole state; for
the whole average amount Of the expectation would
only be COZ dollars. AS to domestic sugar 20 900
hogsheads only were produced per anun; whereas
$4,000 600 were imported, valued al i've millions
dollars. lie tired of ;hc subject; he had been
ifawn into the discussion OF ii against his will;
snt thought the matter was too clear to admit oi
NY further argument.
Mr.. Benton rose in reply 10 Mr. Smith, and ask
Ell how many sugar manufacturers there in
the country: lie was answered, about one hun
deed. Ii four dollars, then. was the amount 10 be
pSid by Missouri, and that Of the Union only H.
UOT dollars, and if the number of inanufa cturcrs
was only one hundred. TO receive ten dollars addi-
tiosal bounty each by the bill, he thought Con-
gress had been employed very insgnif cant
subject. Was ii possible that the two Houses of
at expense of several thousand dollars, 10 give
thousand dollars 20 hundred persons? Is il
true that the Senator from Maryland has been Sc
'riousy at work in this momentous business' Tru-
~ the mountain had been in labor, and brought
forth u House-a drowned mouse. Dad the manu-
lecturers OF sugar, who had capital OF thousands
require act Of Congress to allow them this pal
try sum But the manufacturers of this sugar
had the exclusive supply OF tue market at this
snoment-every man. woman, and child in the
country were laid At their feet and not content
with the ten dollars. they require u bounty 20 go
forth TO trade with foreign nations. They tell us
Zoo, that tlieTsi IS an increasing aud profitable bu-
siness If profitable. ii must be increasing And
vet they apply for seven per cent. additional pro-
III. to be taken from the pockets of the people
What was the value OF interest in the country
What the profits of the farmer and planter ? Few
OF then, realize three per cent. He presumed the
profits OF the sugar reilner were per cent.
tive them what they ask and il would be l3. lie
a'tonished at the manner in which this bill
lad gone through. Bat the statement OF the gen
tlcnan from Maryland day, had placed it on a
different footing, and made it appear : object
ofiegslaton truly contemplate. What becomes
OF the navigating interest
The object Of the bill d really 10 give one cent
more OIL refined sugar than formerly Estimate
the consumption oil sugar i'll the United States. aud
add per cent. and you get at the effects of the
bill upon the consumers OF the country. The ref
ncrs will not sell to the OF this ouDtry
unless they can get the one per cent. they will
sooner take il out OF the country aud their
bounty for SO doing
Mr. Chandler said, that he was unaware Of any
injury or fraud hat could possibly result TO the
country from the passage Of the bill, unless the a.
mount Of drawback exceeded the importation of
tire article. He would, therefore, offer an amend
lIent to the bill TO be added as a proyiso the
end as follows
"PrOyidsd, That this act shall cease 10 be in
force so soon the exports of sugar shall be equal
TO the imports Of the same article"
AIR. Tazewell did not rise to discuss the bill, but
20 make the inquiry whether drawback was al
lowed by the laws OF the United States OH any o.
iher arfcle but sugar, where it Lad changed its
form, Another question he would put, was whe-
,her auy drawback vas ever allowed on refined
sugar, until there excise duty laid upon il?
The general principle Of the Government from its
foundation had been, he believed, to allow draw
back on articles exported in the same form and
clothing in which they imported, but, if they
had undergone any change in these respects, then
no drawback was allowed.
M Smith noticed the article OF cloths which
was allowed 10 be exported, aud Mr.. Silsbee that
uf handkerchief,
Mr. Tazewell. They are not changed, but cut.
So early as 1889 a drawback of one cent was al
lowed on sugar, which increased from time
t. time. There was then no internal tax on the
article. In 1894 an excise Of four cents was laid
on refined sugar, with the understanding that i'll
exported, the amount OF the excise should be
drawn back But the drawback allowed sole
ly on account Of the excise--there was no other
reason assigned for IT, SO true this, that both
were repealed together in the year 1878. He
rose merely for Information. II correct in his ideas
the drawback never allowed on TIC cost OF
the brown sugar, but solely on account OF the ex-
else. He entirely concurred with the gentleman
from New Jersey, that if the subject was 10 be
commenced anew. the drawback system would
LIP abandoned altogether