Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-05-20
Speaker Of The House Of Representatives.
THE TREASURY TARIFF REpoH'

THE TREASURY TARIFF REPORT.
The comparative brevty Of the Report from the Urea
sury Department upon the modification of the duties
on imports for the purpose of providing revenue ace
qnate 10 Tie ordinary expenses of the Government
enables US to lay it to-day promptly before our readers
For the prccot Of bill, framed at the Treasury, no
provide revenue from imports, and to change ana mo-
dly existing laws imposing duties on imports, and tor
other purposes, which accompanies the report, we
have not Nor do think that its publication
would TO instruct those who are most interested
in its provisions, but rather 10 mslead them because
although have no doubt that the recommendations
Of the Secretary of the Treasury will be respectfully
considered by those TO whom they addressed, they
sill are but recomme ndations, which Congress may or
may not think proper 10 follow.
1t s sufficient, perhaps, for present information to
readers, TO slate that the rates of duties proposed
in general apparently high, though probably not
above the rate required for the purposes Of revenue,
having been graduated with evidently careful exami-
nation and agitation 10 each other Some idea of the
general rate Of duties proposed by the Secretary may
perhaps be formed from selection of duties proposed
to be levied upon the most important items OF ta1ation
as follows:
last port or place from whence exported 10 the u s.,
shall exceed eight cents per pound shall be levied
duty of thirty per cent ad vaorem.
On wool manufactured, the value whereof, at the
last port place from whence exported 10 the U. s.,
shall he eight cents under per pound, there shall be
levied duty of three per centum ad valorem.
On all manufactures of WOOL Of which wool shall
be component part except carpetings, blankets, wor.
sted stuff goods hosiery ms, gloves, caps, and bind
ngs, duty of forty per centum ad valorem.
On cotton manufactured, duty of three cents per
pound
On all manufactures Of cotton, or of which cotton
shall be component part, not otherwise specified,
duty of twenty five per cenium ad raiorem, excepting
cotton twist yarn and thread, and such other articles
herein provided for Prorided, That all manu-
features of cotton, of which cotton shall be COM
ponent part not dyed, coored printed, stained not
exceeding in value twenty FIVE cents per square yard,
shall be valued at twenty-five cents per square yard
and if dyed, coored, printed, or stained, in whole or
in part not exceeding in value thirty cents the square
yard, shall be valued at thirty per square yard,
excepting vevets cords, moeskns, fustians buffalo
cloths, goods manufactured by mapping raising,
cutting shearing, not exceeding in value fifty cents
the square yard, which shall be valued at fifty cents
per square yard and duty be paid thereon accordingly
On manufactured hemp, forty dollars per ton; on
Manilla SUNNI and other hemps Of India, thirty FIVE dol
lars per TOM ue Sisa grass, coar, and other vege
table substances not enumerated used for cordage, q
dollars per ton, &c.
On iron in bars or bolts, not manufactured in whole
in part by rolling eighteen dollars per ton; bar OF