Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1832-06-22

agreed to. 'A S''
Mr. Adams then proposed to strike On, =,
4,h item the duty Of l2i cents the soma. VII:
on floor cloths. and insert Is cents: wh;s, nN
rise to an animated discussion, in which ~ s'H
Clay, Adams, Pendleton, Watmoush W Iyt"s
Cambrelens, Denny. Burgess, CondIct of "N!I,'
Hoffman. Howard, participated. The -, ~
ment was rejected-ayes 66, noes 80. a''s'e
An amendment to insert the word &C..
was agreed to. p'"a'
Mr.. Bates, Of Mass. proposed an Almond
to the % section, but which was not then 'r y.
der
Mr.. Stewart, of Penn, proposed to s,,;,,
If me 5th item 40 cents on iron, in b,rs
bolrs or Manufactured in whole or in nv. S q
ro!Iisg," and insert IN lieu thereof, . row. rs',
ID" So as 10 bring back the duty to wba, ,a'
BY the Tariff bill of 1928, the merits Of uS;"L W
advocated at length. The amendmep, w ,,' !. y
jected, ayes SO A' u
Mr.. Root proposed an amendment II e.,
out /" and .weIve.' that the hundred VIA ';a
should be rated l0Olbs; and said he uonJ y
propose in the next item, the ton to be r,,sI
1000 lbs. as vas the law in the State If w.,
York. Mr.. r. also moved 10 insert = cs,,.;'
stead of 80 per cent. On iron &C. in the sim
Mr.. Crawford demanded a division =; 81
question. "
The question on striking out, sand ,vs,,,.
was rejected.
Mr.. X thereupon withdrew the second nat
Mr.. Conner renewed it. The amendm.,.
was rejected-Yeas Sc.
MIR. Denny moved to insert seven. 90 a, ,
make the duty on boil, and bar.iron in the 6,b,s.
ton 81 dollars instead of SO dollars-rejeer,t
MIR. Root then proposed the alteration Of \,
ton weight, to be computed hencetolh a, 2,gs
instead Of 1920"
Mr. Adams had no objection to the prnciD.
Any alteration in this respect should be more ~.
tensl.e than the gentleman Seemed to appre! nj
There ought to be in other cases corresooudlr,
alteration Of the entire system Of weights ,li
measures. The adoption Of the alteration u,,,,
lead to great inconvenience at the custom hou.,
as the old weight 2.24O lbs. was retained IN En-.
land: it would certainly cucumber the pre,eg,
bill. which was already heavy enough.
Mr.. Loot said it was to avoid evils whL
might take place in New York OR Boston by h,
indefinite term Of "ton" in the bill, he was ID
duced to offer his amendment.
The amendment was rejected.
Mr.. C. P. White proposed to make the dar
see. so, which was rejected.
Mr.. Stewart proposed to strike out Of the Il
item so cents and insert 62l for duty 90 iron il
pigs. &c which was rejected.
| col IA yhad u,r
iron or stee.wire in the 9th item. So that al
wire under No. IA should be subject to S cents
and all over it 9 cents, and with that view to
strike out in the Goth line sand exceeding NJ
co." and in line 81 "not, exceeding 2O"-ahichr
after some discussion BY MIR. Horn and NJ
Denny in opposition. and by Mr.. Adams ADD
Mr.. Ellsworth in favor Of it, the amendaen.
was agreed TO.
MIR. Denny then proposed to make the day
thereon similar to what it was by the IanH u
1s2s-which was rejected.
Mr.. Ellsworth proposed to reduce the du'y@
silvered or plated wire to S per cent. ad ,a'ofsn
MIR. E.. stated il was an article not manufacture
in this country at all, and was principally usi
for chains to bride bits, hooks and eyes, &S'-
agreed to. 49,.
Mr.. Adams proposed to insert after c'h''
per pound on cap or bonnet wire, covered viva Va
silk, cotton. fax, yarn. or thread manuae'u''
abroad. 10 cents per pound. -,
The vote on this amendment being Ayes III
Noes 4S.-No quorum. H.
A second count was demanded, and "
amendment agreed to-Ayes %, Noes o.
Mr. Ellsworth proposed to include IN the nn'
item, sand cut in pieces not exceeding ,T"..
used therefor, in stretches Tor um0'e"'''
agreed to. ,,., :.., :,
Mr.. Adams proposed, in the loit l'Iu' u
correction of mistake, in which the ou9 =
tacks, &c. in the 7lst line, was rated al leA'
per 900 lbs. instead ofper Id. Agreed w.
Mr.. Stewart proposed > strike out Toe VIZ ny,
Of the 10Th item; being so per cent (''e p'''''
duty is 4O) on axes, ADDE'S, &c. .lI,
On this amendment there was a Pro''de'''r ~.
cussion. in which Messrs. Stewart, Denny W.
worth, Adams. Alexander. Burgess DeaVu ~,
Wayne, Reed, Hoffman, BarrInser' hu'o' a ~,
C. P. White, took part. The a'n''0'a''' "
then rejected. .hs da,,
Mr.. Stewart then proposed to make Ias u ua::
on these articles. in the spirit o. eoO'E s. n
from 40 per cent. to IS per cent 'n'S''
a. in the bill.
The amendment was rejected. ,,A il,
MIR. Davis moved to insert. IN the oo'" .'4
after screws. "penknives. (Which ~a' 1sJS in,
Mr.. Horn moved to strike out, ID the os,D -" :.
"bridle bits" and insert "on plated O'a'l s ;,
polished steel saddIery, coach and harness 81 ia 50,
ture." And, in the 18th line, after the "U .,d,r
valorem," insert "on common Japanntns Hi 81, I