Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-07-15

.;s combination, a bill for protection was 10 be
sj, oy INCH He would ask these gentlemen 1t
a''tI m ,,b, that the tax PAYERS OF the country wonio
t5l "m .+, 10 stand like sheep, and suffer themselves 10
" mn N THIS nlaihcH c,.a...,m,,d
ms carried; ayes -, noes -.
~. r BROWN moved to strike OUT . per ee"lun,
w II zeal costing less than cents per To-, ana
tc! 90" I rrr cent. lie sad ;hcre were many ma.
f,fiV's nnrcoarse WOO. IN his district. VII" would
'4'A''" lr injured By the proposed duty. keJec'fd-
x si',. ~ johnson moved 10 amend The amend
w sren,leman from New York, [Mr. %Fillmore.l
rsa'v q 80 ami ~, the amendment, and inserting con all
'na"Sc,u,ed wool, % per cent. ad vaiorcm. tie
~. 10 was not IN favor 81 giving pro'ec''oh 70 '"e
So of wool, or the manufacturers OF "o"l' nc wa
.'N'T ro, os protection 10 any interest, other than
si y" D." IL ,,osr from duties laid solely and only 10! re
A' ""V II. rroposed the twenty per cent. ad salorem,
ua1'' 49, h,l;svcd II would produce more revenue;
a'''s u, increase the duties on coarse wool, ana
"' n:,;s il on that of a finer quality. He did
~ :, these things, he looked TO the revenue
80 gr,;,r 10 this, 1t would diminish the difficulties
".src,d w our custom house oftcers IN the coffee.
A".II ,sysnue. He hoped the amendment would
800 Of ,"' .nd he carried out through the bill-dispens.
auGth ,br minimum principle adopted in it, and get
y W." tho sams time, of the controversies which We
rug r,ness between the wool grower and the manu-
J" ~ wool: the one wishing an increased duty on
I''u.s. v.ooI. the other resisting that increase, unless
* aas,ond,nr increase should be gwen TO the manu-
.. as, and both dlsregarding the interest oil the great
~.r,be npople-the consumers. He expressed ms
..,,stac:ion al the course oi the eomni'''ee oi ways
v.r,s. o. It's chairman. The bill had been long
1nd an our tables; an amendment is now Of
essentially changing u material aud important
- the hin, that we could not have printed, but
,c rass at its provisions, as IL IS read at the Clerk .
lie thought the chairman should have given
- +, The committee, and had his amendment print.
THIS amendment was rejected.
r,,,ous amendments were moved and rejected
.,. opr pound, and insert 81 per cent nd valorem,
~ ,5drtssed The committee in support OF the amend
800. ,at. after some remarks from Mr.. LINN, the
.asaiment was agreed TO.
IT., mex: clause imposes a duty of Al per cent, on
Al Y,nuiac,urcs OF wool, or of which wool shall be a
r-,,5ger, part, with certain exceptions.
NJ JOSEPH r lNGERSOLL moved 10 strike out
rr,,erp" from the EXCEPTIONS, so as 10 Impose 4 Guty
Il ~ per cent. On that article.
". FiLLMORE opposed the motion, on the ground
II, tie article being so light, smuggling would Tehcer
.s amendment Intellectually; and,
Aher some remarks from Mr.. lNGERSOLL IN re-
the question was taken on The motion, and X was
..cted.
VI. CUSHING moved to amend the same clause
!. s'.ikinp out 40 per cent, and inserting q duty oil ."
ri. a square yard; and addressed the committee in
mort of The motion. His principal object was to pro-
=. The revenue, By preventing smuggling.
l0sr some remarks from Mr.. FILLMORE in oppo.
70 the amendment,
ur COOPER, Of Georgia, moved 10 amend the
.,admen, of Mr.. Gushing, by striking out - cents
,oeare yard, and inserting 10 per cent. I'D valorem
+. Cooper said the bill proposed to allow fire cloths
,me n OH a duty Of 10 per cent, while coarse cloths
re made - pay 40 PER cent.
,tera short c%olloquy between Messrs COOPER
.3 FILLMORE, the question was taken, and his mo
% was :, jected. 49,.
VI. BRIGGS moved that the committee riSe-which
a son vas carried.