Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-08-30
IN NAT
THvRspAr, August Is, is4a.
THE TARIFF BILL

The Senate, at n o'clock, passed to the specia
or3s.. the revenue bill from the other House.
The amendments from the Committee on Financ
were taken up. Of these The hrst three' verbal one
merely, were adopted.
I'm IN, a,h. reducing the duty on cotton bagginI
from s 10 4 cents, MIR King read a long communtca
ton. argumeniative and statistical.
Mr. CALHOUN thanked hiui for the importan
facts he had exhibited. They made IL apparent thu
Kentucky begging could he made for 10 cent?, anC
that a duty Of even 3 cents (which had mean tint
beeu moved as an amcndment) was Unnecessary
II was obvious that the compromise rate OF 20 pei
cent was quite as much as the fabric required.
Mr. MOREHEAD would not restate arg ment'
80 lately offered 10 the Senate. He had heard moth
ing that could shake his confidence IN The renresen>
tations of the producers, and IN bis own acquaint-
nnce with the very depressed state of their business.
Neither 3 nor 3, cents would serve to sustain them.
Tho duty recommended by the Secretary oil the
Treasury had been adopted by that officer as on!y
m revenue one. IT, in his absence, a suOo'una'e
takes /, on himself TO overthrow all that ne mas re-
ra,r,enJed. this /, no reason for those who huse re-
gard such unauthorized and unautnene0' suen om-
cious and unofficial information.
MIR EVANS urged that the corsm,ttee, as aeom-
nr,r;.e 20 the opponents of the bull, had recon-
,n.rd,d 4 cents. The which the Senator
from Alabama had submitted was worthy Of respect,
I'M from sources not a whit superior TO other state
men,s. of which the Senate was already in possess
sion. He deprecated oil fresh debate on this mat
Ter.
MIR WALKERS amendment OFFS instead Of four
cents was then rejected. That Senator next bid o
half cent more, a duty of 81 cents; and then went
into a repetition OF the previous gumen on the
subject.
MIR CRITTENDEN insisted, once more, thatihis
was n strange piece Of Southern cupidty. IL bad
been abundantly proved that the planter usually
sells his baseing as so much cotton, and therefore 81
a profit. He was, then, not the consumer Of The
article, but a sort Of cotton bagging broker and this
was bu, a quarrel for a little more profit. Since the
former discussion, he had received information which
made him greatly doubt whether, even in England,
the bageine was not most commonly resold as part
of the cotton. Ii was, at any event. certain that all
which went into our own consumpton-al sold IN
New Eng,and-went to the buyer without any
deduction for the bagging.
MIR CALHOUN could assure the Senator he hao
himself shipped his cotton to England, and that he
had cot almost nothing for the bagging.
Mr. CRITTENDEN. Perhaps the Senator got
almost nothing for his cotton. A taught
Mr. WALKER stated his own experience and
MIR Kings 10 be like MIR Calhouns.
Mr. BUCHANAN said the debate recalled strong
ly 10 his recollection that on the tariff OF 1874,
which had nearly been lost by q dispute about the
duty on cotton Begging.
MIR SEWER here said, IL the tariff gentlemen
were going for high protective duties, he should vote
mt once TO adjourn. He declared that 25 per cent.
was the maximum OF duty, which he would not
exceed.
TIL. question being now put, the amendment oil
~ cents was carried: Yeas 25, Nays %.
The residue OF the day was employed IN the con-
sideration Of other amendments and propositions,
OF which our space does not allow us to give the
particulars, but which shall bs distinctly stated
when they are finally voted upon.