Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1832-04-03
IN SENATE.
Friday, March 30, 1882.
THE TARIFF.


AFTER the reception Of sundry petitions and reports,
nlr' Dickerson from the Committee on Manufactures,
made areport accompanied by the following bill:
BE It enacted by the Senate and House of Rcpresen.
fdhres o. ne United States Of .ameriea in Congress
assembled, That from and after the day OF - next,
ne Iohowlng articles oil merchandise when imported into
me United States in vesscisjof the United States may DO
entered Tree OF duty, 10 witt all imported from Chi
ma or any Easof the Cape OF Good Hope coli
ee cocoa Almonds igs currants, rasns, prunes plumbs
dates grapes berts black pepper cayenne pepper
mon, Groves cassiS nnmegs mace, pimento ginger,
gum senegal shellac lac dye nseed rapeseed and bemn
seed OIL sunac, argol woad pastel barks roots nuts
and berries used in dying, tumeric tortoise SHE'LL sponge
crude sapee, saffron, sago olives india rubber brass
plates Peruvian bark juniper berries oil of iunoer
cochinea, ivory manufactured, opium corks quick
yer, aoes, ambergs, Burgundy pitch calomeI c5mouilo
howers coriander seed, cantarides, casanas catsup
chalk, coculus ndcus, coral corrosive submate cuass
es dagges dirks, down and feathers of all kinds cpau-
ettes and wings OF gold and silver terng tinfo
Tankncense' gamboge, hair pencils, hangers, hemock
henDane, homes horn plates for lanthorns
ivory pack' iaudanum, macaron millstones, musk nuts
Oh an KINDS, rattans unmanuiactured, reeds unmanufac-
eds rhuoarb, rotten stone sabres spyglases teescopes
marnds in sugar or moasscs, brstles horns and all
other horns and tips parts of watches sextans oadrans
paintings, drawings tin plates and sheets aills and
SEC. z IND be nJt1fter enacted, That instead of
tue duties now payable by law the following articles of
when imported into the United States there
shall be levied and collected the same when imported
in vessels Of tho u"itsi es'~, a.f,o
imported place than above specified or in
vessels not OF the United States, ten cents per pound
rights OF foreign vessels secured by treaty.
SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That the several
articles OF merchandise enumerated in this act, which
have been or shall be hereafter, put into the house
stores. under the bond of the importer and shall remain
under the control OF the proper officer of the
the - day Oh next, shall be subject to no other
duty than if the same imported respectively after
that day.
Mr.. Forsyth moved to re commit il to the Committee Of
Manufactures with view to have bill reported which
should comprise all the subjects connected with perma-
nent revenue.
D;,l
notion on the ground that report this class OF protect
ed articles required variety of information which was
necessary TO just and enlightened legislation which the
committee were endeavorng TO obtain, and which the
rotary oil the Treasury also engaged in procuring from
various parts OF the country that as all the nfor
nation was received which was necessary and attanabe
me committee would report; and that in the meantime the
Senate could act the bill reported as it was not in
dspensaby connected with the other branch the subject
was urged that the present motion struck at the root of
the protective policy, and its decision would decide whe-
Their the system was TO be abandoned or sustained
An animated debate OF nearly five hours duraon took
place on inc motion TO rccommt-n which il was advo-
Gated by Messrs. Haync, Miller, Smith, King Mangum
Benton Brown, and Forsyth and opposed by Messrs
Clay, Dickerson, Holmes, Foot, and Spraguc.
Mr.. Dallas also opposed the motion to recommit hui
p "Ss middle course which was lay the bill on the
posed that the bill lie on the table until the Committee on
Manufactures should report the projected class OF ar
tcles.
Mr.. Tazewe guard against being taken bv SUNRISE
at any tne by motion TO call up the BILL and TO make
that il should be taken mn until tbe
reported on the whole subject wished that it should be
MADE Tie order Tor some particular distant day. day
IN May next lie then proceeded to argue against the
present bilurgng especially sus gestion before sub
mitted by him, that the bill being strictly revenue bill
although proposing to reduce duties could not constitution
ally be originated in the Senate
Mr.. Dickerson replied to Mr. I. the constitutional
question.
Mr. Dallas then renewed his motion TO lay the hill on
The table-pedging himself not to call up until the
mittee should report further until il should appear that
no further report would be made. Ill did not desire 10
act on the bill at presents but he did WISH by recon-
hitting it, TO place of the power of the Senate TO act
ON it hereaier if it should think fit
Mr. Buckner rose to address the Senate the subject
ana 10 give INN an opportunity of doing so, Mr. Dallas
offered TO waive his motion temporarily but the Vice
President decided that the Yeas and Nays had been
dered on Mr. DIS notion he had not the power 10 with
draw it, and Mr.. Buckner, of course could not proceed
The question was then put the motion lay the bill
on INC table, and was decided in the affirmative, by Yeas
and Nays, as follows:
peas.-Messrs. Bell Chambers Clay, CLAYTON Dallas,
Dickerson, Dudley, Ewing, Foot, Frenghuysen Hen
bricks, Holmes, Johnston, Knight, Marcy, Poudexte
Preniss, Robbins, Rugges Seymour, Silsbee Spraeue
Tazewe! Upton, Tomlinson, Waggamam, Webster-27.
Ndys.-Messrs. Benton, Bib, Brown, Buckner Ellis
Forsyth, Grundy, Hayne, Hill, Kane, King Mangun,
Miller, Moore, Robinson, Smith, Troup, Tyler, White
The Senate then adjourned.
discussive, but very earnest and interesting debate
took place IN the Senate yesterday the subject of the
Tariff IL arose bill reported by tie Committee on
Manufactures, which the reader will find under the Con-
gressiona head we'll the disposition which has for
the present been made of it, The debate continued through
nearly the whole Of the protracted sitting Of the day. and
rose occasionally high excitement An observation
OF the course indicated by some of the members laft
our minds an impression Of great doubt, the eventual
arrangement Of the Tariff and Of the protective sys-
TEN ITSELF so far, at least its fate depends on the Senate
Wal. Int, Jforch3t.
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