Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1833-02-11
TARIFF BILL.

In the House Of Representatives on Friday,
,hs Tariff Bill was again taken up: and the ques,
dan. bein. on the first amendment reported ilom
The Committee, viz: to strike cut the word
"Norsled" before Twist aud yarn," in the
first section Of the bill, which imposes duty on
rau wool aud wooilen yarn, of 40 per cent. ad
yalOreu; and cents ID. TO be atterward di,
minished.)
The amendment was opposed BY Mr.. Hof.
man, Mr. Root, aud III Everett, aud advocated
BY Mr. Pendleton aud Mr. Dearborn, on the
.rourd that this wursted yarn was useful in the
makiug of stocking, aud bombazine, and could
be made only from species Of wool not in this
country.
The amendment was opposed as opening door
10 the importation at English .ool almost duty
free-and encouraging foreign in preference
to American industry.
The amendment was rejected without count
FMr. Root Gow moved to amend the bill 50 as
10 stop the reduction Of the duty on wool at the
point Of so per cent al ,aloren, aud 9 cents per
ID. specific, (after .Siarcb, in the year 1857
Mr.. Bpardsley opposed the amendment as de-
siroyng The just proportion between the duty on
WOO! and wOVllsns.
Mr., Root replied, and supported his amend
mrnt: II the ratio between wool aud woollens
should be disturbed BY this change, there would
be Opportunity TO restore it when the House came
TO the next section on woOllens.
Mr.. Bates, OF Massachusetts,, supported the
amendment, and rontended that there was no
necessity OF admitting foreign wool in any case.
Me- Wide said that the compound duty, as il
no" Stood amended, would range through the diff.
ierent years a foilows 81 per centy45a. 81, est.
lhe present amendment omitted the Iast step in
h's series. Great Britain imported foreign wool
and ought not weS
Mr., BITES said no: as our wool was much finer
than the English.
Mr' NJ Aennan advocated the amendment.
60 aud 20 per cent
W. Di!an was also in favor it; though he
"S'''eu mat any protection short Of the bill of
"'y year would be totally useless to the wool.
growing interest.
VIZ Bates ct Maine, said he was himself a
"oo' grower, and should blush to ask more duty
W. n,An "a' proposed By the present amendment -
thOush We had produced 81 large an amount
" uo"estlc wool, twothlrts Of il was consumed
:" household manufacture, and would no, be af.
"S,.u U, 'he duty, one way or the other.
VII H. Everett was in favor of the amendment
4"H y, ue,nanded the yeas aud nays.
VT Z a's went ito some general reflections
va u'e effect great changes Of policy. however
sanitary as being always attended with present
Pi.u'' INJURY; and thought this answer applied
ssnera,'y to all the objections urged against low.
S,'ns the Tariff. IL one interest was benefited
y 'another must be depressed. Nor was this
usp'ess'on confined to foreigners; but shared BY
p p. 81 our People. He argued to show tina, il
Ms lmP'ss'be, under any circumstances. for
ANY manufacture, which had been firmly estab.
%,,eu 10 60 down, even if all protection should
~ nsmosed, because the capacity of the country
""apor' would soon find its level, and then i'm.
fOriahOn would cease.
M ns' beardsley delivered speech Of consider.
aO'% asns'h on the general principles Of reduction
h. ISSUING That It was indispensable, and should
We, Davis, Of Massachusetts,, followed in a
speesn OF similar character. as to extent and se.
h m Diminishing that the reduction BY the
MI '' anG even by the amendment, was very "a.
w. anu mat 1t was extremely doubtful whether
' country could bearit For so great degree