Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1833-02-14
CONGRESS-.
Mr.. CLAY'S REVENUE BILL

n. Vial NE DILL
BE il enacted by The Senate and House If J..
presenfaires of The United States of .1n,,;'s
in Congress assembled, That, from and af,e, -.
SOth day of September, 1855, in all cases vbs'
duties are Imposed on foreign imports, BY Il.
act Of the l4th day Of Jaly, 1882, rnllleJ -,
act To alter aud amend the several act. mno,'
dates IN IMPORTS" or by an ether act, shall -
:eed twenty per cent. on the value thereo, ~.
tenth part of such excess shall be deducted; Eo,
and after the 50;h day OF september. 1856, ,,n
Their tenth part shall b. deducted; from and =
ter the S0lh day of September, 1857. app,s..
tenth part shall be deducted; from and after =,
SON dav of September, 1899, another ,en,l M.
thereof be deducted, and frcm anI after III, "a,
dav OF September, lS4l, one-half Of the re.J,,
OF such excess shall be deducted; and fror, a.
al,er the 30th day Of September 1872, the Ole.
half thereof shall be deducted.
Sec. Q. find be il further eaac'ei, That
much OF tie second section If the at Of the IL.
of July, aforesaid, a. fixes the rate of dots .,
all mltled and iuiled cloth. knoun by tie ran,
of plains. k.rseys, Or kendall co,tOns, Of ubiJ
wool is the only material, the value whereof d.,
not exceed thirty. five cents 4 square yard, At
per cenl ad ,alorem, shall be, aud the sar,,
her,by repealed; and the said ARTICLES shall,
suhi~c' 10 The same duty Of fifty per cent a, i
pro, Ided by the said second section for other n,
nufactures u. wnn, which duty shall b, liaJle "a
/ the same deductions as are prescribed br the 6,
: section Of this act.
| Sec s ind be Hjurther enacted, That. ur7
the SOFA day Of September, 1912. the du;irs in.
posed by existing laws, as mudified By this a,,
shall remain and continue To be COLLECTED; and,
/ from and after the day last Aforesaid, all dUlis
! upon impart5 snail b- collected in ready none,
and laid for the purpose oi raising such rr,eo.s
as may be necessary to an economical admIIi.,r.
ton OF the Government; aud for that purpv.
Shall be equal upon all articles, according h
thelr value, which are not by this act declared IL
! be entitled to entry subsequent to tie said SOIL
day OF September. S42, Tree OF duty; and u.u
otherwise directed BY IaA, fran aud alter tie
30th day OF September. 1912, such duties .l.
be at the rate VI t@cny Per cent. al 'alo!em; AL
| from and after that day. all credits .'ioa,
by Law, in the payment of duties, sha'! be a..
are hereby abolished. Pr0riied. lha: n,La.
herein contained shall be construed 10 prr'c,
the passage of any law, IN the event Of war ~
any iureisn power. for imposing suen duties :
may he deemed by Congress necessary " L: |
! prosecution Of the said war.
Sc. / .9at be IL further enacted, Tat, a'i
drlon TO The articles now exempted BY the eln:
ing laws from the payment Of duties, the fOlOs (
ing articles imported from and alter the sob d!l
of Septembe' 1893. and until the SOh da!
Septe 842, shall also be admitted iIes
duty. to wiz: bleached and unbleachcd Iih,D,
manufa lures of silk, or which silk shall bet:
compliment material of chief value, coming fCl /
TIN, side o, the Cape Of Good Hope. aud "Orir
stuff goods, shawis, and other manufactures
silk aud worsted.
Sec. S find be IL further enacted, That to-
aud after the said 30th day Of Sepember, lsi- {
the following articles shall be admitted ID emu
free from duty, to wit: unmanufactured eO'a.
indigo, quicksilver, opium. tin IN plates 81
sheets, gum arabic, gam Senegal. lac dye, nn
der, madder-ro nuts and berries used IN c!'
ing, saf' on. tumaric, woad or paste, a'ops aaN
srls, Burgundy, pitch, coch'neal, cam"'n
howers, coriander seed, catsup, chalk. eorr'' +:
indlcus. horn plates for lan,hornS or horn.
horns and tips. India rubber, unmanulatG'
ivory. juniper. berries. musk, nuts OF all N1s =
oil ut Juniper, utnanufactur"d ra'tans
reeds, tortoIse.shel, tnfoIi, shalic, ''ge'N' 3
used principally in dyeing aud IN compo'O;; f"
weld and ali other articles employed chiefly
dyeiog except blchromaie Of potash, pr4''I,',
potash, ch,o'nate OF potash. and nitrate" ~
aquaiorts, and ,a' taric acids, land all oiLefo!'
drugs, and materials Tor composing dyr''
Sec. 6. find be IL further e@nc'ed' ifi
much Of the act OF the l4ih day OF july T..
nr nf any oIhpr art AZ 4, inCUn.I>tpnt VIII
act shalt be, and tie same is hcreb, rcp''"
Prouidcd, That noting herein e"n'al"'' -
be 50 construed a: to prevent Tie pa'''s'' p.
subsequent to the 5Oth day Of >rrr"b',' -
Of any act or acts. from time 10 im'' VA.
be necessaryto detect, prevent, or Pann' .
SONS OF the duties on imports imposed D! l'
MR.. CLAY'S SPEECH.