The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1831-1858, 1832-05-09
MODIFICATION OF THE TARIFF.

The Secretary of the Treasury has sub
mit;ed to Congress Il plan for modifying
the Tariff. 1t includes long report and
bill, and is too voluminous for our paper.
The following is an abstract Of the bill from
the Boston Patriot
The basis of this bill is total repeal Of the
Tariff Act OF 1928, froul the Sd of March next,
and a limitation OF The revenue afterwards, by
a new system al duties, to the amount of the
current expenditures of the Government. The
Secretary supposeS that after the payment OF
the public debt, an annual revenue of s | 5 000,-
OOO will be necessary, of which S3,000,000
may be raised from the public lands The re-
naming Sl2,OO0O0U he proposes to raise by
the duties provided for in the bill 1t is COM
puted that the reduction of duties proposed in
the bill, will reduce the amount of rec eipts be-
low the receipts Of 1880, about $40 600, 900, of
which amount more than $3000,C00 will be
taken from what are called protected articles
The average rate of duties, on the cost Of all
articles imported exclusive of charg' IS. will be
reduced from 10 per cent. to 81 per emit.
The Bill reported, besides proposing a new
rate Of duties embraces several irhI ,ortant al.
terations OF the present system of lie wing do
ties 1t propose 10 abolish the addition of 10
or 20 per cent. to the cost, for determining the
amount on which the ad valorem dulles shall
be computed, and TO compute The duties on the
actual cost, with the addition of all charges of
importation from the foreign port Of exporta-
ton to the United States, except in surance-
1t proposes 10 require the payment of the do
ties on all manufactures of wool, or of which
wool is component part, in cash without dis
count, unless the importer shall che ose to de-
poste them in the public stores undrr bond, at
ho iut, eI,,n h.
payable in three and six months with interest
at the rate OF SIX per cent per anrum. Duties
on all other articles, If the amount = ayable by
one importer IN the same ship do not exceed
$500, to be paid in cash. if over this amount,
to be secured, TO be paid in three aud six
months. A drawback is proposed To be allow.
ed.fsr the articles used in the fitting and con.
strnction of ships, Of 50 a ton on registered
vessels, and 81 % ton on enrolled and eens-
ed vessels, except steamboats,, and 50 cents psr
ton on steamboats,, TO be paid on til enromen,
and license for the first time, or he clearance
for a foreign port for The first time.
The following are the rates of duty proposed
in the bill 10 be levied on some Of, the principal
articles OF import, from and after the Sd of
! March next.
On wool manufactured not exceeding 10
cents per pound in value, 5 per cent. ad va!o.
rem, and of higher value 30 per ce ,t.-on man
uiactures of wool, or of which wool is a com.
ponent part, not otherwise specific d, the value
of which shall not exceed so cents the square
! yard, III per cent. ad valorem +; on worsted
stuff gonds, and woollen and worsaed warn, 90
per cent; on gloves blankets, bindings, hosie.
! ry and carpeting % per cent on flannels and
balzes and all other manufactures of wool, or
of which wool is component part, 80 per cent.
and IN ready made clothing 50 per cent
| On all manufactures Of cotton, or of which
cotton is a component part, 25, per cent, the
minimum price to be taken for plain cottons
being fixed at 30 cents, and of printed or col
0red cottons. 30 cents per square yard on nan
keens from China 90 per cent
| On stamped or painted floor cloths, 40 cents
a square yard; on other oil cloths 80 ,oer cent.
! On bar and bolt iron not rolled, 80 cts per
cwt; on rolled bar and bolt iron, $50 per ton
iron in slabs, blooms, &c TO be rat I'd as bar
iron; on iron and steel wire not exceeding
number Ia. FIVE cents per lb on iron rods. nail
rods and plates, sheet iron, hoop ii on, &c. 3
cents per h.; nails cents any lis and an.
chors cents; chains and cables cents: mill
saws, 81 each; muskets 81 % riffs, SO so
on axes, AIDES, sb0ves and other articles of
hardware enumerated, 80 per cent. on steoI
5 so per cwt.; on japanned and plated wares.
and manufactures not specified of br ass, iron,
steel, pewter, lead or tin, % per CIV t. scrap
| IRON, St<5 per tou
On hemp $50 per ton: sail duck 10 cents
per square yard silks from beyond the Cape
of Good Hope, % per cent other silks 20 per
cent. brown sugars, p cents per To-; white
clayed, or powdered sugar, 81 cents coffee
cent tea Of all kinds, from beyond the Cnpe
in American vessels, cent per h. salt . cents
per So lbs. states 25 per cent; window glass
3, 81 and dollars per 100 square feet, accord.
ing TO size.
On olive oil in casks l2l cents per callon
wines OF France, red 6 cents per gall,n On
white wines in casks, 10 cents per gallon;
wines Of all sorts in bottles, 90 cents per gal.
lon. Articles not specified Is per cent. ad
yalorcm The following articles with many
others to be free Of duty: Cocoa, almonds Cur.
rants, prunes, figs, raisins, pepper, ginger, nus
megs, and other spices, caulphor, corks. side
arms fax, quicksilver, quilts, Tin and brass in
plates, spy glussos, various dye stuffs and medi.
cal drugs.
The Island Of Jamaica is now said 10 be qniet
Such, however, had cen the strong prcjudiccs
against the Baptist and Methodist preachers
that Mr.. Burcbell, Of the former denomination,
bad been Obliged TO go on board mah.or.war,
for safety, and was about sailsg for New York.