The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-08-04
CONGRESS-

department, IN compliance with a resolution OF The
oo'h uilino showing the annual amounts appropriated
by Cohgress since the year 1885 satisfy private
claims, as follows la 1886, Sl55, SS5 90; IN 1897,
Tl0l go iOi IN 1885, sos 05 81 in 1889, $l73,
l99 70 IA 1910, S7l722 II in lSil, $2lS, 100 %,
Total, 1891 500 lS
Several reports were made from standing commit
tees
The act in addition to an act to promote the pro-
gTess OF the useful arts was taken up
MI KERR explained the several sections Of the
bill
Messrs PRESTON, CLAYTON, WRIGHT,
MERRlCK, HUNTINGTON, and STURGEON,
submitted few remarks and the further consdera-
loh Oh me OIL was postponed until tomorrow.
MI WALhER read extract from the Con-
gresSlonal analysis in the National nteligencer, and
complained that injustice had been done to him in
thai paper and he said that inusnuch the editors
had never heretofore printed any Of his speeches,
wnten out at length, he hoped they would, IN future,
ioIDear any misrepresen- tation OF his remarks.
Inc Senate proceeded To the consideration of the
Dill 10 provide revenue from Imports and to change
ana modify existing laws imposing duties on imports,
anu Tor her purposes The question pending was
on The motion of Mr. BENTON To slnke out Sepen and
insert yEpe In the following item, viz: son Coarse
wool uhmanufactured, the value whereof, at the last
port or place whence exported to the United States,
sha DC screen GEMS OF under per pound there shall be
levied duty OF five per cent ad pdi0rem.'
Mr. BEN ION submitted few remarks In favor
OF the amendment; and The question was taken and
decided in the negative Yeas 10, nays 70
Mr. PRESTON moved to strike out Give" in the
item above quoted, and amend it 50 tha II may read
twenty per cent dd pdioreun."
Messrs. PRESTON, KING and WOODBURY.
advocated the amendment, and Mr.. EVANS oppos-
ed 1t.
The question was taken and decided in the mega
tive cas- 7, nays -.
Mr.. TAPPAN submitted amendment to the
hrteth section, in the form of proviso-ihat If the
salaries of custom-house officers any collection dis
ct shall exceed the amount of revenue there rece-
ed the number Of officers, such event shall be re-
duced at the discretion of the Secretary OF the Trea-
sury.
would result from the adoption of his amendneni
Mr. EVANS replied, and said that hi, Chief obec-
uon to 1t was that 1t proposed modification of the
custom-house laws IN revenue bill AT one-halt OF
the cus,om-houses sufficient amount not co..
eced to pay expenses; but still large number of
officers required along the lines guard against
smuggling and prevent frauds upon the revenue.
Mr. WRIGHT also disapproved of the amend
ment.
Mr. HUNTINGTON was of the opinion that it
would If adopted encourage smuggling.
Mr. PORTER replied 10 portion of the remarks
of the Senator from Ohio.
Mr. WOODBURY. thought that regulation of the
nature proposed, made at all, should be provided
for by separate BILL and not Incorporated in that
now before the Senate, which was upon It's face one
for revenue
Mr., TAPPAN then Withdrew his amendment.
MIR. BENTON moved to strike out the words @ at
the last port or place whence exported IN the Uni
ted States, IN the first item of the bill, which is
follows son coarse wool unmanutactured, the value
thereof, al The last port place cence exported into The
United States, shall be seven cents or under per pound
there shall be levied duty Of five per cent ad vao-
REM etc
And the question being taken, it was decided in
the negative
Mr.. WRIGHT Submitted an amendment-to
strike out the proviso the section which proposes
duty of thirty per centum ad vaorem on all manu-
features of cotton or of which cotton shall be a
component part not otherwise specified except such
cotton twist yarn and thread and such other articles
as are herein provided for.
Mr.. GRAHAM called for a division of the ques-
ton the first part of the proyiso, which fol-
lows:
''Prorided, That all manufactures of cotton, or OF
which cotton shall be component part, not dyed,
colored printed, or stained, not exceeding in value
twenty cents per square yard, shall be valued at
twenty cents per square yard"
The question was taken and decided IN the mega
tve-yeas Is, nays %.
The remainder of the proyiso was then rejected
yeas II, nays "a and it is as follows, VIZ:
"And if dyed, colored printed, stained, In whole
or in part not exceeding in value thirty cents the
square yard shall be valued at thirty cents per square
yard, excepting velvets, cords moesklns, fustlans,
raising cutting, or shearlng, not exceeding in
value thiryhve cents the square yard, which shall be
valued at tnlry-ve cents per square yard and duty
be paid thereon accordingly"
MIR WOODBURY. moved to strike out the words,
'sirty dnS" in the following portion of the 18th
ton, and insert in lieu thereof the words, . STA
mOsltts:n
''And if any such goods remain IN public store be-
yond sriy days Except in the of goods imported
from beyond the Cape Of Good Hope, remaining for
the space Of ninety days. without payment OF the du-
ties thereon then said goods, wares, and merchan-
disc or such quantities thereof may be deemed ne
cessary to discharge the duties, shall be appraised
and sold by the collector at public auction, due
public notice thereof being first given, in the manner
and for the time to be prescribed by general regu-
lation of the Treasury Department.
The question was taken on the amendment, and il
was disagreed to--yeas II, nays %
Mr.. WOODBURY. proposed several other amend
ments but they met with fate similar TO that Of the
above
Mr. W. said that his desire to amend the bill was
almost hopeless but still he felt bound act Of
Justice due to those engaged IN commerce and navi-
CATION, to move TO strike out the following provso TO
the 18th section, VIZ
And prorided, FURTHER, That al the requirements
(excep, bonding) presented by any existing ,aw OF
laws pror to the Act TO alter aud amend the sever al
acts imposing duties ON imports, approved the four
teenth of JOY, eightcen hundred and hiry-two, IN
regard To the In-pectioh, NelShhe marking, ana Gel
Trying teas shall be strictly complied with IN all I'M
poratons Of teas alter this act shal take effect and
so much OF the filth section ofthe befor,-me ntIoned
law as repeas The ptovluns OF former laws parts
of laws, on this subject shall be, and the same Is
hereby, repealed and said laws and parts OF laws,
subject to the provisions of this act hereby
vlved,
The amendment rejected.
Mr.. WOODBURY. said that he had more
amendment 10 offer, and 1t was as follows: Add, at
ter the words "prlor 20 tic first day of September,
e,bteen bundled and torly-tw in the following
ton the words 'and this ,ide of the said Cape prior
to the first of August, ISL"
Sec % And be IT, further enacted That nothing in
this act contained shall apply to goods shipped in
vessel bound to ony port OF the United States, actually
having left her last port of IadIng eastward of the
Cape of Good Hope or beyond Cape Horn PRIOR to
the first day OF September, eighteen hundred and
forty-tioo; and ali legal provisions and regulations