The Northern star, and farmers' and mechanics' advocate. [volume] (Warren, R.I.) 1830-1834, 1833-03-02
TWENTY SECOND CONGRESS.
SECOND sxss1oN.

l8, Mr.. Miller replied 20 Mr. Forsyth,
and ~ sn;maassrting % W. mspner ia which
Georgia had extricated herssif from the
difficulty in which she had placed herself
in reference to the General GovernVent.
After few remarks bS Mr.. Holmes
and Mr.. Forsyth
. MIR. King moved to strike out the flfth
section Of the bill, and asked. for the yeas
and nays, which were ordered.
Mr.. King, Mr.. Kane, and Mr.. Smith,
spoke briefly on the motion, when
~ Mr.. Mangum rose, and addressed the
Senute for about three hourS
: Th2 question was then taken, and de-
- as follows: Yeas l0-Nays 81.
I. Bibb then moved variety OF a
ilc c6dmcnts, on which he asked the yeas
and NAYS, which were ordered.
The question being taken, they were
all-negstivsd:
The question being then on the en-
rrossmcnt Of the bill for third reading,.
the yeas and nays were ordered on this
question :.
The question being then taken, It was
decided a. follows: Yeas 32-Nays 3.
So the bill was ordered 10 be engrossed
for third reading.
At half past II o'clock, the Senate ad-
journed.
In Senate, TUESDAY, February l9, the
Chair laid before the Senate certificate
Of the election of Benjamin Swift, as
Senator from Vermont for six years from
the 9TH Of Mxrch next.
Mr.. Hendricks presented certificate
Of the election Of John Upton, asa SEN
ator from Indiana, for 6 years from the
]lho Of March next.
Mr.. Clay, from the Select COMMITTEES
20 which was referred the bill to modify
the several acts imposing duties on I'm
ports, reported the bill with various a.
mendmente.
Mn. CIkY's BILL, AS AMENDED BY THE
CoMMIrrEE OF sEvEN.-The following IS
cepy Of Mr. Clay's Compromise Tariff
Bill, as 1t was reported by The Select
Committee.
Strike out the parts within lbrackets
and insert the parts in italics.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House
of Represenlatives of the United States
of America in Congress assembled-Ihat
upon and after the 3Oth day of September,
1888, in all cases, where duties are i'm
posed on foreign imports, by the act OF
Julv Id. 1882, entitled 7" An act 10 aker
and amend the several acts imposing du-
Skcs on imports" OF by any other act,
shall exceed 20 per centum on the value
thereof, one-tenth part of such excess
shall be deducted; from and after the 3Oth
day of Sept. 1895, another tenth part
thereof shall be deducted; from and after
tho SOth of September 1887, another
tenth part thereof shall be deducted; from
and after the 3Oth day Of Sept. 1889, an
other tenth part thereof shall be deducted !;
and from and after the SOth day OF Sept.
I84l, one half of the residue Of such ex-
cess shall be deducted; and from and at
ter the 3Oth- day Of Sept. l842, the other
half shall be deducted.
Sec. Q. And be it further enacted,-
That 30 much of the second section Of
the act of the l4th july aforesaid, as tix-
es the duty on all milled and fulled cloth,
krown by the name OF plains, kerseys, or
Kendal cottons, Of which wool is the only
material. the valae whereof does not ex-
coed S5 cents a square yard, at 5 per
centum advalorem, shall be, and the same
is herebv repealed. And the said arti-
cles shall be subject to the same duty Of
so per centum as is provided by the said
second section for other manufactures Of
wool, which duty shall be liable to the
same reductions as are prescribed ny the
first section Of this act.
Sec. 8. And be it further enacted -
That until the 3Oth day Of September,
1912, the duties imposed by existing laws
"a modified by this act shall remain, and
continue to be collected And from and
after the day last aforesaid, all duties Oh
imports shall be collected in ready money;
and laid for the purpose OF collecting rey-
enue. as NAV be necessary to an cconom-
;cal administration of the Government
and for that purpose, shall be equal upon
all articles according 70 their value whlc'
are not, by this act, declared to be emit
led to entry subsequent to the said 3Oth
Sevtember, I842, such duties shall be al
the rate of 90 per centum ad valorem
and from and after that day, all credits
now allowed by law, in the payment o
duties. shall be, and hereby are abolish
ed-Prorided, That nothing herein con-
tanned. shall be construed to prevent the
passage of any law in the event Of val
with any foreign power, for imposing such
duties ar may be deemed by Congress
necessary to the prosecution Of such war.
yqnd from and after The day last ctoresa'd'
au duties on imports shall be collected IN
readu money and all credits noO allowed b.
la,p. 10 The payment Of duties shall be, and
bersbu are. abolished, and such duties shall