Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-08-09

ments which he deemed necessary to improve
character of the bill bot he dad not wish to delay "
oc,,on of the hody and prolong session already q
lonp The bill before the Senate was an ilnpoitaj
oue-a tax bl, of 81 paGes-and y was ms r'Sht ~
lis duty Ia attempt TO Improve It. lie could mol recon-
lie II any o! day 10 permit 81 pages 81 tax8
In no through the Senate without examination, arg
vbou, attending TO details, and the duties emsl
IN which ali practical gsaiIoT depended The pre-
sent motion was reduce the nl.i'inum on wool from
: cents 10 cents BY the BIZ, wool vas divided into
,wo casses--above cents cost, II is to pay heavy
dn,y to wit, cents per pound, aud 30 per centnn on
tue value coS,l. less Than cents, ii IS 10 pay but
per crntum, ~nich is the SANE rs iIte
Nos the o6irc, of the bill revenue and these rates
defeat revenue: too high, the other TOO i"w All
the wool that is imported, Will be 50 managed as 10
brinu II under th, cents cost. THIS Is proYcdo by OK
periencc The same classification OF imported wool
has been heretofore inade-o cents ee'ng gwen III
place of 7--and what WAS the consequence: why,
that nine millions OF pounds weight {" foreign WOOL
was ifnporcd al d value unGer : cents TO W.T., at Sc
zen and n quarter cents and only halt million pounds
>,eich above The value of cents Thus there was no
revenue from wool and ,hus il Viii be agan; Tor al
though cents substituted for : yet the universal re.
du ton Of prices greater than IN That proportion
and Tue result will be the under the minimum OF
.ns 4 :. 80 revenue will be had from wool, and an
iniu2 will done 10 agriculture. Wool Is an agII'
cultural product. All parts OF our country produce
IT. aud produce ali qualities OF IT. aud ~ any quantity
that the manufacturers can consume lie argument
ON the other side Is, that wool oi Tins low-prlced
kind is crown IN the United States. 10 winch the
answer might be, that this bill intends there shall be
none such and Tor that purpose, wi take care TO keep
down the home product, by encouraging the foreign
importation Even # all should be fa'r aud no wool
actually i'm ported out that which cost less than cents;
sill there would be an interference with domestic
wool for this item differing from the rule established
ior other impurations-the home vaiudtlon-takeS
the foreign cost for tie ascertannent OF the raiue
and we know that the coasts oi ASA minor ana
IN South America, the sheep ~ worth almost hothing
and the wool eluenty, purchased for mere III
tie Ii all far, there would sti!! De dangerous
interference VITA home grown wool; Dol all would mol
be far Good wool VIII be mixed up WIN coarse i-o"
prices IN foreign ports-in Asia aud South America
will be proved: and wool worth much more IMAM
cents the pound will be imported al per centum-that
is 10 saw free of dutyw be imported as costing less
This has been the uGder the cents limit, ana
Will be under the :; and tus an injury VIII be WORKED
both 10 the revenue and The agricultural interest oil
the country MIR b. showed that The bill contained pro-
visions TO counerac these frauds which admitted their
existence while lie Ia" was impoteht 70 preVeh'
them. The true remeGy was, 10 make the limit so
low that i, would only cover the really coarse woods;
and he proposed : o. the limit which would effect that
object Mr. = sad Il was evidently to favor maud
iact,res that this classification OF woods was made, ana
nine millions of pounds admitted tree OF duty Ao",
(llr T. SAID the ma ntacturer winch worked up do
...u
those which worked up foreign materials The former
encourausd oar agriculture; the latter discouraged H.
And of th.s character the manufacture Of this TO-
reign DOL Ii the Uianuacture Of aoreign article;
and If TO h il added that crcIgn soaps 10 be admitted
free o. duy 10 wash H. foreign oil Free TO grease H. and
foreign free. 10 II, then the OF do
Inesc anuidciuTe would become tanciiul and inagi
nary There would be nothing domestic about II but
the name MI Is. said that further reason for max
ng these course wocis pay revenue to the Tsea
ill irpd al
them were powerfully protected BY heavy duty on TO-
reign oollcns-no less than 40 per cent on thu home
value with 10 pc. cent. more Il imported IN ioreiga
vessel. Thus the manufacturer @es 10 have the wool
free, and then 20 have large protection on the cloth
made out Of Il.
The question then taken, and resulted in tie
neratiye-ycas IL, nays 10, as follows
,,4s- Nes;ts. ale Benton Buchanan, Kinc, Linn Nero
con- Williams, Woodbury., Wright and foung-l.
,ars-M>sfs iasty, Barrow, Bates, Ba!ad, Calhoun, hoae,
ke Manrum Miller, Moecal ielps, Porter ri'
mons, spasur, Taimads, Walker White, and Woodbridge
Mr. PRESTON moved to strike out GIVE; in the
item above quoted, and amend ii SO that II may read,
i2e per cent. ad yaoren
Messrs PRESTON, KING and WOODBURY. ad-
yoca,ed the amendme Mt and Al- EVANS opposed H..
The question was taken and decided in the negative
Yeas Il, neys %
Mr. BENTON moved 10 strk out the words ia,
the last por: or place whence exported in the l. >,
in the first item Of The bill, which follows "On
coarse wool unuanulactured, the value thereof, at the
last port place nheaee eported into the L. $, shall be
seven cents under per pound, there shall be levied
duly Of i've cents ad yaofem, etc.
md the question being taken, II was decided IN The
negative.
Mr. WRIGHT moved TO strike out from the 9Th sec.
ton, page ), the following pfoyjso
"Prord, That m n nnfaea'e Of eoii%n or Of which cotton
sla, be component part dyed coted printed, stained
exceeding 'ine 20 cents per square yard sai be valued
al - cents pet square yn:d.
nd / ytd IlLcd, whole ar IN part
no; ycee,l;ng 20 cents per yard, shall be- valued
~ 30 ceGs the square yard; excepting ''rts cords, a"!r>
ysn- bn.ao manufactured by nnppne oi ias
eaS = nut dug Ia value 80 Gems Tie Hna,e
yaf "ic" siai = Waite" al % cents per square !'' al" s
Mr.. ". Observed tha, his motion was to strike out
the grcriSo " ch embraced tie mRmanaS, as they
are called upon the cotton goodshe consequence OF
which would he, II the motion prevailed, TO leave Il
,u,y Of - per cent I'D ralorem apoi all cotton goods
Mr. W. SAID the mInn.ums would Jnst about double
that Guy-and lie read from memorial, which lie SAID
Was from some twenty or mere al tie commercial
.ouses of New ork, being importers ct cottons.
MIR w further read statement oi the importation
% cotton goods by single house, during the Spring
nf the resent year, before the O o: June, and there
Tor before the last reduction oil duty under the Com
gro nsc act The statement "as rs follows:
"Stalemeh shown, the cost quantity OF square yards
an punt o. Guiy Paid, aud amount OF duty which
wo "a acc.uc under Mr.. Flllmore's Tariff bill, on
,j2 cases If cotton goodsbeng all The cotton goods
recered by the subscribers al the por, Of New York
IN January, l-l3:
Quantity Of eases G52 packages
Amount Of Invoices in pounds sterling t2C,9i9 los
Amount o: invoices III dollars, nj 81 30 10
the pound sterling Sl19,'o.
Quantity of square yards, co!ored 'e',.Ji
Quantity Of square Yards bleached 4o,i2C
Amount of goods costing over 80 cents per
square yard, and suhject 10 ad valorem $500.
duty s2,cc.
Amount Of duty paid on foregoing goods S4o,O42 %
or 30 95lU0 per ct
Amount of duty which would accrue un-
der the bl row before the Senate S1o,01o =.
or IS HOO per CT.
Mr. " sad Ec did no, propose to detain the Senate
He had only say that he made THIS motion because
his object was 10 make bill; aud he believed
these duties contained the bill far from ncreas
ing the revenue, would defeat altogether, by PROM
bitlng wholly tie Importation OF these goods. lie
would not aGd another word except that he believed