Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-12-23
TWEarY-EEGlITiI CoNGREss--First Session.
Taestay, Der. -, 1913.
IN SENATE.
"HE COMPROMISE Acr-TuE TARIFF

TIE COMPROMISE ACr-TlIE TARIFF
Mr. HcDUFFIE, agreeatly 10 the notice given on
yesterdaf, and on leave introduced bill TO revive
The net If the End of Much, 1888, Casually called
the Compromise Act,) and to modify the existing du-
ties upol foreign Imports in conformity with It's pre-
visions.
The Till having been read The first time BY lis IL
tie
Mr. KING moved tina, the bill then receive a Sc
cond re,ding.
Mr.. EVANS inquired if il was with q view TO is re
ference TO comrittec.
Mr.. .icDUFF!E repl cd in the affirmative.
The bill was then read q second tinic, as FOL
lows
Sec. Bed tnacted By tie Senate and House Of Re
preScnt:;res of The United Staes 81 .imsricd IN Com
greSs 6ssembed, That so much OF the existing la",
imposing duties upon foreign imports as provides that
dut rssd valorem on certain commodities shall be rs
sesseJ upon assumed minimum value be, and The
same il hereby, repealed ond that sad duties he
hefea1'r assessed on the true v"as OF such COM
uIootlies
Sec. and he II tartiGr enactcd, That in n cases
in which IL existing duty upon any imported CONNIE
dty exceeds Thirty per centum on the value thereof
snch duty hall hereafter be reduced 10 thirty per
crntum nd vlnrein.
Sec. 3. AMI be IL further enacted That, from and al
ter the 81 d,y of December next, al duties upon TO-
reign imports slia be reduced 10 twenty Ave per cen
tum ard from and after the 3lst Of December, le1l
To twenty per renum a! va!ofem.
SIr. alcDUFFlE moved that the bill be referred to
thu Committee IN Finance.
| Mt. KING rennked that he had no disposition &c
objection TO bill of this descriptions for he was
strongly impressed with the belief that, FOR the purpose
of raising amoin of revenue adequate Tor the sup
port OF Government, great modification would nave
TO take place III the tariff law oi The last Congress-
Tat Till, lie was convinced, would not bring IN al
adequate amount for The support oil Government, even
with the most econnmca admlnistra ion OF 1t So he
lievipc he hoped that IN House the other, the
subject would be taken mp, and receiver calm and tho
rough iEvestgston lie rose now, for the purpose o
x,r, sung MS doubts founded the ractce Of Con
gress, regard 10 originating bills Of this kind IN the
Senate. When The famous compromise nat (Which tn:
bl ropnst d TO revive) passed the Senate, and va:
sent to Inc House, that House strongly impress
ed ~ III the belief, tia; It wrong to originate such
b II here TIA. oar bill was not coGsiderso proper
one FOR their acton. Tney passed new hiT- emhrac
ing Identical provisions, and sen, il back tor nc
ton i.an-iang the ground that subjects OF that KIND
orisnlt- III the llanse Of Representatives alore
lie threw OF. s suggestion that honorable geniemec
in considering the subject: may be aware ct the st1nt
thea taken by the House. Gentlemen may think lh
House wrong. But if they should come 10 tt
termination that lhe hill ought not 10 originate here,
10 some other conclusion, then the Senate would IN
dersand what course to pursue hereafter He had no
tho least objection 10 the reference proposed.
Nj. McDUFriE Who vas very inGistinciiy ii ard
md rs,ood say, tat he aware Of the cas-
10 which the honorable Senator from Alabama refer
red Whatever was then the decision of the House
mos, assuredlg the decision OF The Sera,e ths cues
ton vas more JUS. rule for the government oi h'
country than any decision Of the House. He vas her
in the HoGee, and did not !eco!ect that such ques
ton distinctly made AT that time bat as mate
of convenience merely, another bill was introduced
passec, and sent 10 The Senate. Though it might no
constitutional 10 originate bill in the Senate 10 rails:
revcnuc, yet he conceived it would be strictly so tc
orciGa.e one reducing an existing Tariff.
Mr.. EVANS said, he certainly had no objection tc
the reference oi this bill lie did not make any o5jec
ton 10 its ;ntroduclion bn. at the same time, there
existing strong doubts whether bill Of this cha
racicr could originate in the Senate lie aware q
the practice: hut 10 the Com promise h the Sena
tor from Alabama was Lille mistaken. The Compro
mise bill did pass the Senate, and not sent tc
the House at ALL Before il was passed. the House or
gneted bull, and sent 1t 10 this body; and the b in
trcduccd here laid the ,ats, and The other pass
ed. This meter, however, which the Commit
tee Finance, in considering the subject, would be
kelly 10 investigate. lie did not desire to go into
discussion OF this mlt.er OF adequacy OF duties under
the existing Tariff; but The proper time he woud
take the liberty 10 itr with the Senator from Aaba
aa as 10 The experience of lis effects. His experience
was that the present Tariff would furnish enough re
venue II carry on the Government.
The bill was then referred 10 the Committee on FL
nance.
MIR. WALKER, on leave Introduced 4 bill nuthoriz
the vi iotH 'o'
the use Of schools, and tie cnt ring of other lands in
lieu thereof which read twice, and referred 10 the
Committee Public Iards.
The following resolution, Undoubtedly Mr. Wood5u
~ yesterday, came up. ard was adopted viz
Rcsored, That the Secretary Of the Treasury report
10 the Senate ihe value of thu imports OF The year pre-
cednG the first of October IS43, Distinguishing those
free from the others also The value of the exports
during the came period, d distinguishing those of domeS
tic origin from The others aud where The returns are
not complete for the .s qnar!er estimating the value
as near as may be-
On motion Of Mir EVANS, the Senate proceeded IL
the consideration Of Executive business; aud after some
time spent therein,
Adjourned.
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