The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1842-07-14
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CONGRESS-.
In the House, on Wednesday, Mr. CAVE
JOHNSON moved reconsideration OF the resolu-
lion passed the previous day, excepting John
Lee from the operation of the resolution passed
some months since in relation TO the salaries OF
the messengers, sc. of the House. Alter brlef
debate the vote was taken on the recOnsidera-
ton, and the motion prevailed On the ques-
ton of adopting the resolution reconsIdered, 70
voted in the affirmative, and IA in the negative.
Mr.. ADAMS expressed his wish again to call
up that orlion of his resolution objected to
on Tuesday and laid over. After some remarks
from him and Mr.. Pickens objection being again
made, Mr. Fillmore moved to go into Commit
tee of the Whole. On this motion Mr.. Adams
called for the yeas and nays, which were or
dered. The motion was carried, and the House
went mo Committee of the Whole, and took
up the revenue bill, which was considered by
clauses. The amendments proposed to the fourth
clause not adopted. In the fifth clause
80 per cent. was substituted for twenty five, on
the motion of Mr. Fillmore, SO as to Mse the
duty on all g other woollen blankets, besides
those specified, as subjected to duty of Is per
cent. In the 7th clause the duty on woollen
yarn was raised to 80 per cent. ad valorem.
similar increase was made in the 9th clause
In the 10th clause the duty on thread laces was
raised from twelve and half to fifteen per cent.
ad valorem. In the same clause all after " gold
or silver fine" down to the words twelve and
half per cenlum ad vaorem were stricken out,
and fifteen inserted as the rate of impost.
Mr.. ROOSEVELT proposed to strike out all to
the end of the second section, beginning at
the words Immediately following " thirty per
cent. ad valorem" in the second clause of that
section. His object, he stated, was to break up
the system of minimums-that this should be
done he showed by memorial from New ork
importers was desired by the merchant, and ne
argued that this course would be beneficial to
the manufacturer
After explanation, Mr.. FILLMORE moved to
strike out the words "if exceeding in value
twenty and not exceeding in value twenty-five
cents per square yard, shall be valued at twenty
cents per square yard" The amendment of
Mr.. Fillmore was adopted. In the end Of clause,
on the motion of Mr.. Fillmore, the words
=" fifty cents" in both places where they occur,
were struck out, and thirty-fve cents substitu-
ted.
On the motion of MIR. ROOSEVELT tellers were
ordered and it was negatived.
In the first clause of the second section Mr..
GwiN moved to strike out three cents per pound
on raw cotton and insert twenty per cent ad va
loren. He asked the Chairman of the Com
mittee of Ways and Means if there had been
any petition praying the imposition OF such du-
ty. The Chairman answered in the negative.
This, continued MIR. Gwin, is represented as a
revenue BILL and here tax amounting to prohi-
btion is laid on the article of raw cotton. The |
bill is falsehood. We ask for no protection
if we cannot raise cotton without it, we will en- |
bark into some other business. The three cents
a pound are propos, as a trap, but we will not
be caught in it.
On the motion of Mr. GwIN, tellers were Or
dered and it was carried by vote Of rs to 81.
Mr.. CHAPMAN, of Alabama, moved to strike
out the whole clause imposing duty on raw
cotton. The Chairman decided the motion to
be out of order.
Mr.. SMITH, of Virginia, moved TO strike out
the proviso in the second clause of the second
section.
Mr.. CUSHING hoped the amendment would not
prevail The character Of minimums had been
wholly mistaken The idea that horizontal
duty is equal, is fallacious Twenty per cent.
al valorem on some articles would amount to
prohibition.
The motion of Mr.. SMITH was negatived.
motion by Mr.. RHETr to strike out por-
ton of the third clause of the second section
was negatived.
In lieu of the first clause Of the third section,
Mr.. Fillmore moved a substitute, eliminating
the whole clause, and laying duty of ~ so
pound on silks, on all such articles not otherwise
specified, and boiling cloths. The substitute
was adopted.
To the second clause of the thlrd section
Mr.. Fillmore offered amendments diminishing
the duty-which were adopted.
In the third clause Mr.. Fillmore moved to
strike out "hirty-fve dollars per ton," and
equalise the duties on India hemps, jute, &c. to
twenty five dollars, and to reduce the duty on
codilla to twenty dollars. He also moved to re-
duce the duty on sail duck from nine to seven
cenls-and Oh manufactured flax, from forty
dollars per ton TO twenty. He moved also to
strike out all the concluding portion of the
clause, beginning with the words "on bags made
up of gunny cloths, &c" All these amend
ments were adopted.
After long and animated debate, produced
by the proposition of various other amendments
to the third clause of the third section-al of
which were ntgalved-Mr Fillmore moved an