The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1842-08-04
CONGRESS-.

OOlNGhEOO.
La the Senate on Wednesday, the CHAIR lad
before the body communi cation from the Treasury
Department, IN compliance with resolution OF the
0th ultlmo, showing the annual amounts appropriated
by Congress since he year 1885, to satisfy pri ate
claims, as follows: In 1885, $l55,085 SO; ia 1887,
Yl0l ,235 40 in 1888, $z66 los 81 in 1889, $l73,
a59 oS in 1910, $74, 722 II in lo4l, $2ls,l5 %.
Total, $99I, sos 10.
Several reports were made from standing commit
tees
The act in addition to an act TO promote the pro-
gress OF the ussful arts was taken up.
Mr.. KERR explained the several sections of the
bill
Messrs PRESTON, CLAYTON, WRIGHT,
MERRlCK, HUNTINGTON, and STU RECON,
submitted few remarks and the further considera-
tion oil the bill was postponed until tomorrow.
Mr.. WALKER read an extract from the Con-
gresslonal analysis in the National nteligencer, and
complained that mi ustice had been done to him in
that paper and he said that inasmuch the editors
had never heretofore printed any of his speeches,
written out at length he hoped they would, in future,
forbear any mlsIepresen- tation of his remarks.
The Senate proceeded to the consideration Of the
bill TO provide revenue from imports and to change
and modify existing laws imposing duties on imports,
and for oher purposes The question pending was
on the motion of Mr. BENTON to strike out seucn and
insert fre in the following item, viz: son coarse
wool manufactured, the value Whereof al the last
port or place whence exported to the United States
shall be screen CENTS under per pound there shall be
levied duty Of five per cent al ualorem."
Mr.. BENTON submitted few remarks in favor
OF the amendment; and the question was taken and
decided in the negative Yeas Is, nays 20
Mr.. PRESTON moved to strike out "hye" In the
item above quoted, and amend it SO thaf 1t may read
"tweniy per cent ad rai0rem."
Messrs. PRESTON, KING and WOODBURY.
advocated the amendment, and Mr.. EVANS oppos-
ed it.
The question was taken and decided in the mega
tive-Yeas II, nays %.
Mr.. TAPPAN submitted an amendment to the
theth section, in the form Of provs0-.hat # the
salaries of custom-house officers in any collection de
Tct shall exceed the amount of revenue there receiv-
ed the number of officers, in such event. shall be re-
duced at the discretion of the Secretary of the Trea-
sury.
Mr.. Il. endeavored to show the benefits which
would result from the adoption of his amendment.
Mr.. EVANS replied, and said that his chief objec-
ton to it was, that it proposed modification of the
cuslom-house laws in revenue bill AT one-half OF
the custom-houses, a sufficient amount not co..
eced to pay expenses; but, still large number OF
officers required along the lines to guard against
smuggling and prevent frauds upon the revenue.
Mr. WRIGHT also disapproved of the amend
ment.
Mr. HUNTINGTON was of the opinion that it
would if adopted, encourage smuggling
Mr. PORTER replied to portion Of the remarks
of the Senator from Ohio.
Mr. WOODBURY. thought that regulation of the
nature proposed, if made at ALL should be provided
for by separate bill, and not Incorporated in that
before the Senate, which was upon its face one
for revenue.
Mr. TAPPAN then withdrew his amendment.
MIR. BENTON moved to strike out the words " a
the last port place whence exported in the Uni
ted States in the first item of the bill, which is as
follows Con coarse wool unmanufactured, the value
thereof at the last port on place whence exported into the
United SiaeS shall be cents under per pound,
there shall be levied duty of five per cent ad valo-
REM" ETC.
And the question being taken, it was decided in
the negative.
Mr. WRIGHT submitted amendment-to
strike out the provso in the section which proposes
duty Of thirty per centum ad valorem on all manu-
features of cotton, of which cotton shall be a
component part, not otherwise specified, except such
cotton twist yarn and thread and such other articles
are herein provided for
MIR. GRAHAM called for division of the ques-
ton on the first part Of the provso which is fol-
lows
"Propided, That all manufactures of cotton or of
which cotton shall be component part, not dyed,
coored, printed stained, not exceeding in value
twenty cents per square yard, shall be valued at
twenty cents per square yard"
The question was taken and decided in the mega
tve-yeas Is, nays 25.
The remainder of the proviso was then rejected
yeas II, nays "a, and it is as follows, viz
'And if dyed, colored, printed stained, in whole
in part not exceeding in value thirty cents the
square yaTu, VdluCu dI per
yard excepting velvets, cords, moleskins, fustans,
buffalo cloths, goods manufactured by mapping
raising, cutting, or shearing not exceeding in
value thirtyfve cents the square yard which shall be
valued at tnlrtyfve cents per square yard, and duty
be paid thereon accordingly"
Mr.. WOODBURY. moved to strike out the words,
'sirty days. in the following portion of the 10Th
tion and insert in lieu thereof the words &C sir
months"
''And if any such goods remain in public store be-
yond SIXTY days Except in the case of goods imported
from beyond the Cape of Good Hope, remaining for
the space Of ninety days. without payment of the du
ties thereon, then said goods, wares, and merchan-
disc or such quantities thereof may be deemed ne
cessary to discharge the duties, shall be appraised
and sold by the collector at public auction, on due
and for the time to be prescribed by general regu
laton of the Treasury Department"
The question was taken on the amendment, and it
was disagreed to-yeas IL, nays IS.
Mr. WOODBURY. proposed several other amend
ments, but they met with fate similar to that Of the
above.
MIR. w. said that his desire to amend the bill was
almost hopeless, but still he felt bound as an act of
Justice due TO those engaged in commerce and navi-
CATION to TO strike out the following proviso to
the 18th section, VIZ:
and proridcd further, That all the requirements
Except bonding) prescribed by any existing iaw OF
laws prior 10 the Act 10 alter and amend the several
acts imposing duties imports" approved the four
teenth OF July, Eighteen hundred and thiriy-,wo in
regard to the inspection, weighing, marking and
tying teas, shall be strictly Complied with all
por,aons Of after this ACT shall take effect and
so much of the fifth section ofthe before Toned
law repeats the provisions of former laws, parts
of laws, this subject, shall be, and the same is
hereby, repealed and said laws, and parts of laws,
subject to the provisions Of this act, hereby
vived.
The amendment rejected.
,L. h,I
amendment 10 offer, and it follows: Add, at
ter the words 'prior the first day of September,
eighteen hundred and or'y-two" in the following
tion the words and this side Of the said Cape prior
to the first of August, 1912"
Sec 25 And be 1t further enacted That nothing in