The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-07-16
CONGRESS.


Mr. MOORE, to obtain suspension of the rules
to enable him to make a statement with regard
to fraud in the revenue, the House went into
Committee of the Whole, and resumed the con-
sideraton of the Revenue bill.
Mr.. TORRANCE, after a brief explanation Of
to amend the bill by imposing duty of cents
per pound on unmanufactured 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 chadron, &C., and substitute, son Goa,
81 rs 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 10 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 S so per ton.
The amendments OF Messrs. Roosevelt and
Hasted were negaived.
Mr. Mex EAN proposed TO reduce the duty to
II l-2 cents In addition TO the high duly i'm
posed by the bill, it must be recollected that an
export duty is laid in Eng land He represent
ed labor. and was in duty bound TO contend for
the interests of the poor. Others battled Tor The
protection Of capitalize contended tor the pro-
lection of labor. He therefore soug ht TO dlmin-
sb 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 provlso granting
drawback. 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-
mijohns. 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
debate ensued, on the amendment OF Mr.
FILLMORE TO strike out one cent per pound and
insert five per cent ad Vaorem Inc 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 IL stands IN the bill.
In subsequent parts OF the same clause other
amendments were adopted-among them
change in the duty on cigars, from ~ 5O per
thousand to forty cents per pound
Sundrv amendments were offered to the dlt-
ferent sections IN order, when read.
After section %, which repeats the provso
in the distribution law Mr.. Gentry offered his
scheme of assumption, which was rejected
as was that also Of Mr. Johnson, of Md.
MIR. BEEsoN offered the following amendment,
which was also rejected:
Strike out all after the enactlng clause land distri-
buton,l and insert the following
That, from and after the last day of December
next there shall be levied, collected and paid,
throughout the United Sta'es inc scFo'a uu''os' "
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, or ooi-
cations in the smitude of bank n)tes and tickets,
either incorporated or not Incorporated, which
are or may hereafter be established in the United
States. or by any banker other individual, OF sim
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 c nts.
| SEC. % Ind DC IL further enoted, That each and
every such bank, company banker, and Individual,
who have issued or may any such notes, bonds,
or tickets in the smitude of bank notes. oil the de-
nominations aforesaid shall make entry oil the num-
her and denomination thereof with the collector OF
tho revenue of the district wherein they reside, or
should there be no such collector within such limit
,hen to the district attorney within such limit, OF
before the last day of December next and annually
thereafter And the said collector or district attor
new shall estimate and endorse the duties thereon th'
marty making such entry taking an oath or airmaof