Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1842-07-25

10 duty on course wool.
Mr.. Gushing (Tylcrite) then moved to amend
the amendment so as TO make WOOL the maximum
cost Of which shall he eight cents per pound, free.
Mr.. Gushing explained, and Mr.. Everett replied.
The question was then taken, aud the amend
ment Of Mr. Gushing WINS rejected
Mr.. Slade (Whig) moved to amend the amend.
ment by striking out the word seven" cents aud
inserting " six"
Mr.. Slade and Mr.. Pickens explained.
The question on the amendment OF Mr.. Slade
was then taken, and, by ayes 80 noes 81, was a.
greed TO-.
Mr. Charles Brown Loco moved to amend the
amendment Of Mr.. Fillmore, as amended, by re-
ducing the rate of duty on course woods from five
per ceht. to one per cent
Mr.. Charles Brown and Mr.. w. w. Irwin ex-
planned.
Mr.. w. w Irwin (Whig) opposed the amend
ment, and commended that ii WINS the policy VI the
manufacturers to identify their interests with those
of the farmers aud wool growers. That if the
wool grower adequately protected,hat branch
Of labor would flourish throughout the whole
West, aud We would soon raise sufficient Tor our
own consumplion He looked forward TO the day
when wool would he AN article of export.
Mr.. l. ndyerted 10 the fraud pracli>ch IN the
revenue ~ relation 90 woods valued at eight CeutS
per pound and under and TO the necessity Of i'm
posing duty on them. In Illustration OF his re-
marks, MIR. L. rcnd letter received by him from
n manufacturer in his district, n gentleman who,
i'll 1872, manufactured the first piece OF hDe broad
cloth made in the United Stato~, aud received
premium from The Berkshire massachusetts, Ag-
ricullural Society. A suit of this cloth worn
by Mr.. Madison ut his inauguration President
OF the United States. Tho wool from which this
was manufactured was raised IN that county from
imported sheep, and cost 81 so per pound As
good wool has been bought IN Mr. lis district
for 30 cents per pound. lie believed, with his
highly intelligent correspondent, that this reduc-
a. la @
our wool growers and manufacturers OF wUollcn
goods.
The amendment was rejected.
Mr.. Gushing moved 10 amend the amendment
Ivy striking out flee per cent aud inserting t,oo pei
cent
Mr.. Gushing and Mr.. Fillmore explained.
Aud The amendment was rtjtcted.
Mr.. Cave Johnson (Loco) moved to amend the
amendment by striking out the whole and insert
ing OIL coarse unmunuluclurcd woods duty of
20 per cent. al pdlprem"
MIR. Cave Johnson aud Mr. Fillmore explained.
The amendment was rejected.
And the first branch of the amendment of MIR.
Fillmore, as amended Ivy the committee, was then
agreed to.
Aud the question recurring on The second branch
Of Mr.. Fillmore's amendment
Mr.. Fillmore moved L amend the amendment
by striking out "seven" ceus aud inserting " Fix.
Some explanations followed by Messrs. Fillmore
and Randolph.
The amendment Of Mr.. Fillmore to the amend
ment was agreed to.
Mr.. Arnold Wing moved to amend the amend
mrnt by striking out nine" aud inserting "tweye
and Il half
Mr.. a. said he would not deain the committee
by any explanations OF his own, further iiau 10
say that he differed with his colleague tMr. john
SOM who seemed very DESTROYS to have ii under
STOOD that no vote Ol his was intended by linn TO
protect our home industry. MIR. A. said he was
for revenue first, the country stood but he
most decidedly in favor Of protecting our
own people i'll all cases against foreign cOmpell-
ton. lie said he had but The other day received
letter Oh this very subject from very intelligent
woogrower in his district, and he desired that an
extract might he read to The committee which
was read 10y the Clerk, and is as follows:
" | notice THAT on wool The Secretary Of the
Treasury proposes duty of thirty three per cent.
nj vaoren This will be inadequate and iujufi-
Gus to our wool. growers. To prepare wool for
the market the sheep ARE washed before heng
sheared, and ench fleece carefully done up by II.
sell. The manufacturer opens II, assors the WOOL
thrownG part of every fleece by ms TOO ronrse
for the fine. Ii is then secured. When dry, Two
and quarter pounds OF fleece wool is expected
TO make twenly-eight ounces of secured wool,
enough for yard OF the hest hroadcloth, weigh
ing, when finished, eighteen ounces pei yard
Our wool is deemed uerchuntablu in the fleece.
The foreigner who will exert himself TO evade lie
ty-eight ounces wall make yard Of the first quail
OF superfine cloth; this wuuld be one and three
quarter pounds. The invoice would he for for
eign cost thirty ceuts per pound, OF probably about
that duty of thirty three per cent would lie
seventeen and half cents on the wool for yard
of cloth, worth ut wholesale probably FIVE do lars
ii lax quite too light 70 protect the domestic
wool grower The dul, Us proposed 10y the Com
mttee on Mauulacu is too low, tut nothing
less should he adopted. The protection OH fine
wool and fine CLOTHS shon!d be ample
Mr.. Arnold and Mr. Cushing exp aimed.
The amendment OF Mr. Arnold was rejected,
Mr.. Briggs (whig) moved TO strike ont "nne'
aud insert "ten." Rejected
MIR. Slade (whig) muved to strike out " nine
and insert eleven"
Mr. Stale and Mr.. TInghnst explained.
The amendment Of Mr.. Slade rejected
Mr.. Underwood (whig) moved 10 amend the n p
mendment that all wool unmanniacIured
which should exceed eight cents per pound, and
not exceeding twenty cents, should pay specific
duty OF five cents per pound, and That all wool
exceeding twenty cents Should pay duty Of nine
cents per pound.
After some explanations bptween MeSsrs Fill
more and Underwood, the latter gentleman with
drew the amendment.
Mr.. Everett (whg) moved to amend the amend
mentby striking out the same und Inserting prop
osiIion providing first for home valuation aud
then providing duty OIL all other ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
woods, the value of which shall be under thirty
cents per pound, Of ten GEMS per pound on all
Of the value of thirty cents aud under fifty, Of fl-
teen cents; and on all filiy cents per pound,
twenty cents.
Mr.. L. asked division, frs, on The home vuu-
alton.
Mr. Everett aud Mr.. Fillmore explained.
And the question vas (nher some interruption
on n point OF Order) taken first on the valuation,
and that portion of the amendment was rejected.
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