The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1842-07-16
CONGRESS-.

CONGRESS.
On Friday, after an Intellectual attempt by
Mr. Moore, to obtain a suspension of the rules
| to enable him to make statement with regard
to fraud in the revenue, the House went into
| Committee Of the Whole, and resumed the con
sideration of the Revenue bill.
Mr.. TORRANCE, after brief explanation Of
the importance of zinc in manufactures, moved
to amend the bill by imposing duty of 2 cents
per pound on manufactured zinc. The
amendment was lost
| Mr.. FILLMORE under instructions from the
Committee of Ways and Means, moved to
strike out the whole passage imposing duty on
coal by chaldron, &C., and substitute, son coal,
S. IS per ton"
Mr.. ROOSEVELT proposed 25 cents per ton,
and argued against the injustice and impolicy
of taxing so heavily an article of fuel.
| Mr.. HALsTED was opposed to both amend
ments; the former he thought so high that 1t
| would injure the revenue, and the latter so low
that it did not afford protection He was a
friend Of ample protection. but he was an enc
my to monopoly He wished TO frame the du-
ty on the compound principle of protection and
revenue. He then, from examination Of the va
ration of prices both in foreign and domestic
| coal, came to the conclusion that both objects
| would be subserved by laying medium duty of
about 81 SO per ton.
The amendments OF Messrs. Roosevelt and
| Halsted were negatlved.
Mr.. Mexican proposed to reduce the duty to
| II l-2 cents In addition to the high duty I'M
posed by the bill, it must be recollected that an
.xport duty is laid in England. He represent
| I'd labor, and was in duty bound to contend for
the interests of the poor. Others battled Tor the
protection Of capitalize contended for the pro-
lection of labor. He therefore sought to dimn-
lsh the price of an article OF universal neces-
SHY.
This amendment was rejected, and that of
Mr.. Fillmore adopted.
On motion of Mr.. FILLMORE, the duty on
coke was reduced from six to five cents.
On motion of the same, the provIso granting
drawbacks on foreign coal was stricken out
The first clause of the fifth section of the
bill was amended by placing duty OF ten
cents on plain, pressed, or moulded tumblers.
The third clause was amended by substituting
two gallons as the maximum limit OF SIZE In de-
miiohns on which duty of thirty cents each
had been laid, and as the minimum on which
duty of fifty cents each was laid.
On the proposition to amend the duty on hides
a debate ensued, on the amendment Of Mr.
FILLMORE TO strike out one cent per pound and
insert FIVE per cent ad valorem. The amend
ment, however, prevailed.
The hour of twelve having arrived, all debate
ceased, and the committee continued to vote on
various amendments offered. The most impor-
tant were those which struck ou the duties laid
on tea and coffee, and the reduction of the duty
on salt from ten TO eight cents.
In the sixth clause an amendment was adopt.
ed inserting dollar gallon on brandy, and
continuing the section as it stands in the bill.
In subsequent parts of the same clause other
amendments were adoped-among them
change in the duty on cigars, from 81 90 per
thousand to forty cents per pound
Sundry amendments were offered to the dit
ferent sections IN order, when read.
After section 25, which repeats the proviso
in the distribution law, Mr.. Gentry offered his
scheme of assumption, which was rejected
as was that also of Mr.. Johnson, of Md.
Mr.. BEEsoN offered the following amendment,
which was also rejected:
Strike out all after the enactng clause, land dlstri-
BUTTON and insert the following:
That. from and after the last day of December
next. there shall be levied, collected, and paid,
throughout the United States, the several duties, to
wit:
On each and every promissory note or notes, pay
able either to bearer order, issued by any of the
hanks or companies who issue notes, bonds, obi
cations in the smilitude of bank ties and tickets,
either incorporated or not Incorporated, which now
are or may hereafter be established in the United
States or by any banker other individual, of SINH
lar or intermediate denomination to those of gold and
silver coins of the United States, according to the
following rates, VIZ
If of the denomination of five dollars or other
lower sum, fifty cents.
If of the denomination of ten and not less than five
dollars, forty cents.
SEC. % .4nd be it further enacted That each and
every such bank, company banker, ana inoiViouai'
who have issued may issue any such notes, oonos
or tickets in the smlitude of bank notes. oil the de-
nominations aforesaid, shall make entry OF the num-
her and denomination thereof with the collector OF
the revenue of the district wherein they reside or
should there be no such collector within such limit,
then to the district attorney within such limit, on or
before the las day of December next, and annually
thereafter And the said collector or district attor-
ney shall estimate and endorse the duties thereon the
party making such entry taking an oath or affirmation