Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-07-19

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Mr.. EVERETT offered an amendment providing
that all duties should be assessed on the s"fSG o w
goods at tie port where entered. lie sa'o, ~heh t'
bill got into the House, he should endeavo: 10 se'
vote by yeas and nays on this amendment. Much MAJ
been said about The Compromise act, and u wished
see who would abide by it in this respect.
Mr.. FILLMORE said the mode OF asseFNiHg the da
ties was provided for in a subsequent sectioto ~ Inc oiii
MIR. SMITH Of Virginia said he was sr r1sed tina
the gentleman from Vermont, (Mr. Eve! ~ shoui'
appeal 10 others TO sustain the Compromis act, wheT
he himself was so anslons for lis violation. The gen
tleman, he thought, had better set an exail,le before
he appealed 10 others.
Mr.. Everette amendment was rejected.
On nation Of MIR. FILLMORE, the duty 90 "threas
laces and insertings' was raised from 12t to 10 pc
cent. nd valorem, after an Intellectual efost oy Mr.. }
Il. ~lngersoll TO keep il down.
MIR. H~ABERSHAM moved 10 TeG:ce - duty OF
ready-made clothing from 80 to4O per cent. Rejected
On motion Of Mr.. FILLMORE, the duty on gold am
silver embroidery, &c, was increased from l24 to i
per cent.
Mr.. HABERSHAM moved TO reduce the duty OF
"~clothing finished, in whole or in part embroidered II
gold or SILVER from so 10 40 per cent. Rejected.
The second section being under consideration,
MIR. HOLMES moved an amendment To The secont
clause OF that section. The section proposed 10 Tx Ger
tain specific duties on cotton and cotton goods, in WHICH
there was incorporated proviso "that all manufacture
~orcotton, or of which cotton shall be a component part
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value 90 cents per square yard, shall be valued al y
cents per square yard" lie proposed to reduce In,
last '20 per cent" to "l0 per cent"
MIR. FILLMORE explained, that, as it stood in The
bill, it was q reduction from 80 to 90 per cent.
The amendment was rejected.
Mr.. ROOSEVELT moved to strike out the portion
Of Inc clause which makes exception OF cotton twist
yarn, and thread, and the proviso part of which MIR
Holmes moved to amend. His object was to limit the
paragraph 10 the following words: "On all manufac'
nro, ,co o,top n of uhich potton shall bp \ comDoneni
part, not otherwise specified, a duty of3O per centum
ad raiorem."
lie desired to lay a duty which should not be decep.
live to the people. He was opposed to a nominal duty
of30 per cent, when, in fact, in many cases, the duty
was lC9 per cent.
Mr.. FILLMORE desired TO submit an amendment,
before the question was taken on the motion of the gen
tlsman from The city of New York. lie proposed to
strike out the words "and if exceeding in value 20, and
not exceeding in value % cents per square yard, shall
be valued at Is cents per square yard
The motion was agreed 10.
Mr.. FILLMORE then said he was instructed by the
Committee of Ways and Means 10 move another
amendment. The proviso contained the following
words: "Excepting velrets, cords, moleskins, fust'nns,
buffalo cloths, CT goods manufactured by mapping or
raising, cutting or shearing, not exceeding IN value oO
cents the square yard, which shall be valued at o0cents
per square yard" The figures 80 he proposed to re-
duce 10 -; which was agreed to.
MI. ROOSEVELT then called for tellers on his mo.
ton 10 strike out tue pIOVifO . IHeAoro, ohu UieeSi'
Boardman and a. V. Brown were appointed; and they
reported &c in the affirmative, and 50 in the negative.
The motion vas, therefore, lost.
MI. GWIN proposed to strike out "three cents"
and insert twenty per cent. I'D valorem. Tie wished,
before he proceeded to make the remarks which he in.
tended on his motion, to ask the chairman o! the Com
mittee of Ways and Means a question. Upon whose
apPl!easiGieq84I WIS hhhtiistf dix eettr tahife. Ge Rhf:a mound on I'M.
Mr.. FILLMORE answered that no one had asked
for the duty. No application had been made TO the
com mittee on the subject.
.alr. GWIN said this was just what lie expected 10
hear. In this-a revenue bill that p%urported, by ITS
title, to lay duties to raise revenue-a duty Is LAID upon
an article that will inc vitably net as q prohIoitory duty,
if there vas n prospect Of there ever being cotton inn
ported IN the country to be taxed. Sir, (said Mr.. ID
this bill states q ~falsehood on It's lace. IL purports 10
raise revenue; and here, at least, If not in many other
instances, the duty, if it operates at all, will prohibit
the introduction of the article upon which a duty IS
oropnsed 10 be levied. He said it was well known why
This duty was inserted in the bill-lt was to trap South
crn members If they moved TO strike 1t out, they were
to be charged with negiecting the interests CT their con.
stituenis; If they failed 10 make such a motion, IN their
onposi,ion TO duties proposed in other parts OF the bill,
they were tainted for their silence, when this portion
Of The bill was acted OF inn osng a tax upon cotton I'm.
ported into The country. lie was willing to meet The
issue.
He proposcd the 90 per cent, not because the cotton.
growers needed any protection; or that this would at.
ford them any protection; but because he thought THIS
rate of duty sufficient TO meet all the wants OF lie 20.
vernment, if levied upon all Of our imports except gold
and silver; and he merely proposed this as the standard
beyond which he would not 60. Except for home va
luation on some articles, he might compromise with a
duty of FIVE per cent. If any gentleman thought this
afforded the least protection to the cotton. growers, ana
would propose a lower sum, he would vote lot IT, ne
simply proposed it for Il revenue measure-not thnt ne
expected n revenue from il; for there had not been
with, perhaps, the exception OF some iinpoFta'iohs
from Texas in lSiD any importation CT cotton for years
past. Some gentlemen had told him this section bad
been introduced into the bill as a hoax. He was not
disposed 10 let it be played out as a hoax. Not a cotton
grower in the U. S. had asked for the duty, and ne De
Ieved not n cotton grower would object to its beng
stricken out entirely. [Several voices: "then move to
strike it out.
MIR. G.. said he had made the motion he intended, TO
show that, if it was u hoax, he, at least, was not a party
10 H.. and let those Who wise so vociferous for striking
out the duty, make the motion. They were the enc
mics of The cottor-growers, and let them make the
move. Far one, lie did not object to It. Tie wanted
no pro,ection for cotton protection against foreign ma
tions. and especially India cotton. We can compete,
and successfully, too, with India in the home marker
of England. Need we fear her here' lie hopea .ne
amendment would be adopted, to add somewhat 20 Tue
truthful appearance of the title Of the bill. he hoped
it would be improved III d s'i'''a' ie'pse'" o'
tons oft. .o.s..
Chairman and Cowen were appointed; and they report
ed &c in the affirmative, and 03 in the negative. Inc
amendment was therefore agreed to.
MIR. SMITH Of Virginia moved to strike ont inc pro,
v;so of the second clause, which MIR. Roosevelt had
moved 10 strike out with some other matter.
Mr.. CUSHING opposed the proposition, and he made
some remarks thereon.
The motion was neratived.
Mr. TILLINGHAST moved to amend the Sd article
Of ,he Cd section, by striking out the duty OFFS per cent
adj yalorem on cotton spools, and inserting a duty OF J.
cents per dozen spools, and if above that, a duty OF st
per centum ad valorenl.
This amendment was re rejected. il.
MIR. RHETT moved to strike out the following MI
pimums in this clause:
prorided, That all manufactures of cotton, or y "hien 800"
shall be a component part, not dyed, colored, printer, ~ s I'M H.
valued al twenty cents per square yaId-ana u : aon,, -
vaIuc twenty, and not exceeding i'll value - ens pg' r 80
v",d shall b. vailed at q cents per square yard-and II dyen,
co!nrrd, printed, or stained, in Whole OF in part, no. si ,h;,,y" co i,
,nIue tbiuy cents the square yard, shall be vaiurm a mr., q, y.
per square yard, excepting velveis, co'ds, meIes".",, sinv -
buffalo cloths, or goods manufactured ny napp'Ih ~ snnarr ward
ling r. shearinc, not exceeding in value 90 cents lne sliaa H.. !,
which shall he valued at 50 cents per square yaiu' a"u 'U' '