Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-02-08
CONGRESS-

GRAFTON Of the motion submitted ny Mt 1kCS-
pY, on the frs, inst "to postpone inc sooscr,p'
ton on the part OF he Senae'o the cothp's.-
lion Of the Publio Drcumeus PROPOSED 10 oe
printed by Gales & Seaton, until al appFoPrf
alton shalI be made" And
On motion by Mr.. Woodbury., TWAS re,
ferred to the Joiot Commi,ee oE the L'oraryoi
Congress
M. CHAMBERS presen ed letter from tales
& Sea. or, in relation 10 the pr'ee o' rrihlihg
the last meutionrd documents, "hi'h was re-
ferrrd to the las, mrn'i md ""mmi'ee
On Mo,ier by W.. WoopBUaY II was order.
ed thai the proposals n- re- presen ca
from duff Gre, Davi, De X aft and Will
for printing he lis, mention documents he
r.lerie ed the same COMM ee.
in the HOUSE, Nr. McDuFFIE. from the Com
mi,,pe Of WAY. and Ne IS, exported bill 10
reduce the duties Coff,~ and Teas; which
was twice r. ad and comm tied % The Iommi-
tie of The Whole House on The state OF the
Union.
PROPOSED REDUCTION OF THE TARIFF.
M. McDurrIs, from the Commune OF
WAYS and Means, rrppr'rd the following bill:
BILL to reduce and modify the duties upon certain
imported articles and to allow drawback on Spirits
distilled from foreign Noiasses
Be enacted. &c. that. from and after the
so h day Of June, 1880, he following du'I's
shall be Ieyird, in lieu Of hose now imposed
by law, on the following articles, viz:
| On Iron in bars and bolts, whether manutac-
,ured by hammering or rolling, ninr'v cents
| per hundred and twelve pounds; provided that
all iron in slabs, blooms, and loops, and oher
form less finished than in bars and bolts, except
pig or cast iron, shall be rated as iron in bars
and bolts, and pay duty accordingly.
On Iron in pigs, fifty cents per hundred and
twelve pounds.
On Hemp, unmanufac,u'ej, thirty five dol
| lars per ton.
On Flax, manufactured. thir.y.fv dollars
per ION.
| On Cotton Baggng, three cents and three
fourlhs per square yard
| On unmanufsc,ured Wool, twenty five per
cent ad ,alorum until he 3olh June, 1881, and
Eve per cent less every year, un'i! tNe duty
shall be reduced 10 fifteen per cen, ad valo'em;
provided, that al wo"l, The actual value Of
which, at the place whence imported, sh III no,
exceed ten cents per pound, shall pay duty Of
fifteen per cent. al vaorem, and no more, from
and af er the 3olh June rext.
On all Manufactures Of Wool, and Of which
wool shall be a component part, except worsed
stuff goods and blankets, which shall pay lwen-
" FIVE per ctntum ad vaorem, duly OF thirty
three and a third per oentum ad valor' m.
| On all Manufactures OF Cotton, or OF which
cotton shall be Component part, 'weny hre
per centum ad vaorem; provided, that all such
manufactures, excerpt nankrens imported dl.
recly from China, the original cost Of which,
at the place whence imported, with he add
ton Of twenty per cent if imported from the
Cape Of Good Hope or beyond it, and OF zen
per cent. if imported from ny other place, shall
be less than thirty Gems PER square yard, shall,
with such ADDITION, he ,ak'n and de- med 10
| have cost ihiry cents per square yard, and
charged with duiy accordingly.
| On SILT, ten cents per bushel OF tity.sfx
pounds.
o" White Clayed Sugar, - cents per
pound
On Mo'as,es, four GEMS per gallon.
| o. Llnsred, lleps' ed, and Rapeseed Oil,
| fifteen per cen, ad .alorem.
SEC 2 Ind be it Jipihsy enacted, That The
same drawback shall he allowed on he expor
! ion Of spiri $ dis lied in the Uni'ed SAFES
Il ON foreign molasses. as was allowed prevl-
Gus 10 the passage OF he act entitled An &c,
in al'era ION of The several etrs imposing duties
on imports" approved l9 May, 1928.
Thisbil, havlne received its frs, reading
Mr.. RAMSAY, Of Prnnsylvanis, from decided
objection TO the introduction Of The discussion
cf such bill, at this session, objected to is be.
ing read a second time
According to he Rules Of The House, in case
Of such obje ton, The question was stated
Shall the bill b. reje'red!"
And on this qn' sion the yeas and nays were
ordered 20 re akrn
Mr.. CAMBRELENG, OF New York, rose TO
suggest to he .enleman from PrnnsylvIniA
he total tn ility Of thus attempting To destroy
this bill IL he were to succeed in his Object
the discus ion Of he subj ct W uld not hereby
be proven ell for the PROPOSE ions contained in
the bill could be revived in various forms. Il
seemed him, Mr.. {. said, hat hi, proceed
Jug was very small gsme He did hone. hs
said, ina, he genilemar from Pennsylvania
would withdraw 10 moi n, and lei he SUBJECT
lake its usual course. l. was ! very ha III
procedure towards any commi tee OF his house
TO stop bill Of this impor lance and interest on
is first reading There were kindred cues