Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-08-23

crGtItu So
y. House adjourned. --
Friday, august ~, lo4s:
49, ,oon for full report OF the interesting
We na'e nave, of This day-but shall give them IN our
,,oceedIngs o. WIS
as1'. MORSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
-, r,NPBELL of South Carolina ASKED 'e s ~
=. The following resoiutlon' which Nus WV
hnai'on' rh,, tho Committee of Ways and Means
RfSo'e'a' -, rspo,t a bill fart'riM, 10 PROVIDE pv
he Collection Of duties under Tue S's''"s .
s~ io' '''' al valorem on the importation OF "a
s;.e and to levy an excise OF Pc. -
''- , IN the manufacture or sale OF gov az"
20 and other articles oil use u psan;J,d Tina,
""' .lc,r is component part f'os'.'1' -
toa u - contained shall be construed 10 aut,o''
no'""s nos;iion of tax excise on goid OF s".e'
re ne ~ ,hs ors IN bullion, bars, or any unmahu'ac
,ured state ID, 70 the recep,ion of the reso.
utou- i 10 s,s,end The rules but
,ho on was no; carfieo. c,,,ownc
"r t. rvFpETT asked leave 10 offer the following
va Nbich was read for information
te.J That in the present ehieiSen..,
"'SV.t'I, ,,ss and that the Committee OF ways anu
Mans be instructed forthwith 10 report VIZ '0''"
t" mir "a nroy;de revenue from imports
,.ar,,J bu he Senate and House Of RfPrese"'a'
a;,Le limited States of .2mericd IN Congress aSS.m'
i That from and after the passage OF ',,'s az, '
amp duties upon imports shall be ieV'eo' con. h;nh
S- ,ner tho same laws, rules, and regulations; "'e"
ss,. levied, collected and paid on the ISL uay y. ID
,, $40 under the provisions OF the aet aPp 81 tho
ucb "a entitled "An act 10 modify inc act ~ W.
Mi'',' $50 md all other acts imposing duties Oh
' = nm, that the said duties shall Ut pau !"
,Th Ind yroridtd further, That IN all casos 49,
s..ci6c duties were imposed npoh 'ihP"''s 49, g.
.s,ge OF the said act, ii shall be 'he uu'y VI '"e
c,a,afy Of the Treasury 10 ascertain w.
b,cb WAS collected upon each OF the sa'a a'I'ces
49,! h,,, The wear 1850. and such average ra'e VI
b, hereafter BIZ levied, collected, ana pad as
49," -, dn,v unon the Importation Of the SAID af'ierS'
= ,r s,me manner as if such respective spec'hc GU
,es were respectively imposed By tins act
Soc ind be Il further enacted, mat o" s,,e '
.,,n Of al! articles made subject to duly OF ~ per
P'a'.a' lnen nndsr the provisions of the act emit
.iI ...n ,ct relating to duties on drawbacks APP
- Sen,amber lltb lS4I, there shall hereafter De
iyist collected and paid, duty OF 81 per cent "u
,,lo,sm. excep. on railroad iron when sha" DC SUI
80, IN the same rate OF duty as bar or Doll toi, OF b
% manufacture under the first section OF TINS ac''
h;n, herein contained shall be construed As
- Js,,iye any State or incorporated company, whlch
u have imoorted railroad iron PRIOR to tae lhfu oi
Mach next o the benefits and advantages secured 70
them respectively by the prov'so TO the ON Sect'on Oh
Tie SAID act relating 10 duties aud drawbacks
Directions hetng made
~, rvrrr1T uoved 10 srspend the rules; and the
E.h L
oues. on beng taken on that motion, resulted
i, nays 100. .o,,.
Mr. lNGERSOLL moved to take up resoiu,
uon providing for bl which introduces the ouaeS Of
l-4l-with limitation Of two years
Sir BOTTS Objected and the motion was iost.
VI: BARNARD bill "to supply stemporary dehc''
CT failure in the laws relating TO The COLLECTION OF ou'eS
IN rpor,s was taken up in Committee OF the whole
The Clerk read the bill through all ITS secuons' as
itogs
That upon all goods ard merchandise wh'cn nave
been imported into the u S since the SUN DAY OF June
s. OF shall be imported between that DAY aho ''e ''y
when any act which may be passed at The present SEES
noC Congress- imposing duties on imports, shall oe
re.oe ! law and no INTO operation and winch goods,
va,4, and,lne-chandise would have been subject 10
s Gty upon their Importation by laws then exlsing
they had been Imported al any time between Tue Is'
and Goth day of Jure last, there shall be ieVea coec'eu
and oad on such as would have been subject by such
laws 10 duty of 90 per cent. I'D Salorem, or more,
Gu,v or tax of 20 per cent ad yaorem, ana on sucn
a. would have been subject, by such laws, 10 GUY o
less than ~ per cent. ad va!oTem, GUY OF ~" !"
-yery case quail 10 the duty 10 which they wou'a nave
been subject by such laws
That al! laws existing and III force on the lst DAY
of June imposing duties imports and providing Ior
the co elton of such duiies, and all provisions IN such
ws q any OF them, regard 10 tie payment oil duties
m cash or the allowance of credits IN regard It. tie
eepfr OF goods IN public stores, in regard 10 apprsse
pns and the duty Of appraisers, collectors ana ohei
officers IN regard 10 determinations, IN regard 10 ara"
backs regard 10 pains, penalties and iorieures' anu
IN regard TO oil other matters and things embraced IN
such laws and provisions shall, far as the same are
or mas be applicable and can be applied to this act as
an act or imposing and collecting duty, or Tax, on
imported goods and merchandise, be oeemea
and taken to be- and shall be in force for the collection
Of The duty tax imposed by this act, as FULLY and ef
ee;uay fevery regulation restricton penalty tor
rture, povSion clause, matter and thing III 'ne laws
Aforesaid, inserted in, and re enacted BY inns act
ba, the same shall not he deemed TO be revived and IN
force, by anything this act contained Tor any other
purpose, and TO any other fleet whatever.
, That IN all cases of goods, wares and merchandise
on which duty lax imposed by tins act, ana up
Which, on their importation, duties have been or
ha!! be paid under laws supposed TO be in force for
the imposition and collection Of duties on imports,
since the Both of June last, ard which payments OF
duties have been shall be made under protest. 1t shall
be awful for the respective collectors, or other ofcers
oihe customs having the matter in charge, OBTAINING
so much of such duties paid aforesaid under protest.
as will satisfy the duty imposed by this act,) TO
remit and pay the excess, if any, to the person or
persons claiming and entitled thereto.
Mrssrs NEHEMIAH, W. w. IRWIN, and &. j.
lNGERSOlL, with many others, attempted to get the
floor and the Chairman recognised 'the gentleman
from Pennsylvania, each of line Pennsylvania gentle
men above named retained the floor.
The Chairman gave the floor TO
Mr.. w. IRWIN, who Welded IL TO
MIR. C. j. lNGERSOLL, who moved TO strike out
all after The enactlng clause and insert the following as
substitute
BILL TO provide revenue from imports.
Re Il enacted &c That from and after the passage
Oh this aci, the same duties upon imports shall be le
we'd, collected and paid, under the same laws rules
b,ch 10 iad ted