Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1844-04-27


Mr.. DROMGOOLE, remarking that the bill would not
probably be disposed Of readily the gentleman imagined
demanded the yeas and the motion to suspend the
rules which ordered and being taken, resulted
follows Yeas los, nays 80.
Sotwo-,hds not voting In the Affirmative the rules
not suspended
TEST VOTE ON THE TARIFF.
Mr.. MCKAY and said that in pursuance Of the no.
ce given by him last week. he moved that the House
resolve itself into Committee Of the Whole the Of
the Union, with view TO take up the bill to modify and
amend entitled San provide revenue from i'm
potts, and for other purposes
The yeas and nays were follows:
YEAs-Messrs Anderson Atkinson Belser Benton. James
William Brown, Burke, Burt, Caldwell Catn Reuben Chap
Augustus A. Chapman ChaPpel Clinton, Cobb Coles
Duncan. Dunlap, Elmer, Fickn FRENCH Byram Green Hale
Hammen, HARRISON Hsnley Herrick. Holme Hoge Hopkins
Jameson. Johnson Andrew Johnson George W. jones'
Andrew Kennedy Preston King Labranehe, Leonard, Lewis
Nc coans Mcdowell Mckay Mathews. Joseph Morri. MUIR
ply Norris Oven Payne Petit, Emery D. Potter Pfst pur-
ss e. Ps T. s.ss.r a. Simpson, ST.
dell Thomas Smith, Robert Smith, seenrod stetssn, John
Ste Sc WAT Stiles sS1s strong Taylor Teea ws
NAYs-Messrs Abbott Adams Ashe, Baker Barfinger Bar
nard Bidlack James Black Brenge Brodhead Milton Brown
Clneh Clngman, Coumer, Canaon, Darragh Garrett Davis
Richard Davis, Debsry Dsie, Detey, Dickinson Ellis
Grnne Order, Hardin, Harper Hays, Hudson Washington
Hunt C. Ingerso Joseph r. ingerso Irvn jerks Peey
Edward Joy Norris Morse Mosesy Nes Newton Parmente
Patterson, Peyou, Phenx Elisha H. Potter Preston Ramsey
s cars' n Reed ss sossss R0dIsy ssgs Rs.ts
smith, John T. Smith, Caleb B. Smith, Spence, Stephens An
drew Stewart summers Thomasson Tdsn Tyler Vance, Van
meter Vinton, Wetherod Whte Williams, Winthrop, WIN.
Wright Yost-94
So the motion agreed to-
THE TARIFF.
Thereupon, the House resolved itself into Committee Of
the Whole the of the Union (Mr HOPKINS of Vi
gna, in the chair and took up the bill to modify and amend
act entitled can act to provide from Imports and
for other purposes" approved 30th August, ls42
The bill was read through
And the first section being under consideration
Mr.. G. ]. INGERSOLL moved to amend it 10 pro-
vide that the bill should go into operation the first of Ja-
nuary, 1885, instead Of the first Of September next las pro-
vided by The bill
Mr. l. said he did know that in ORDER
y for him say any thing in support Of The motion If this
bill should become law, not probable could happen
before midsummer at the soonest Its discussion likely,
according to all previous experience, to- occupy some three
weeks in this House, after WHICH must undergo another
discussion in the Senate If it passed there ALL it would
likely back with sundry amendments, all which
must be considered and the debate in great part gone
again here, after all which there might be conference and
the WHOLE he could not reasonably expect the law
into actual operation before June he held it, therefore,
than reasonable that those who might be largely
esed in the result should the proper notice before
hand With this view he had proposed the amendment
Mr.. Mckay said that if the gentleman from Pennsyva
mia had waited few minutes, he would have that II
was his MR. McKArs) intention to have moved amend
providing that either the FIRST day Of January the first
day of July should have been substituted for the day desg
mated In the BILL
Mr.. q. ). INGERsoLI..-- Hos. could 7 wait when ]
nothing your intention would have done with
pleasure if you lad told me.
Mr.. MCKAY not all complaining of the course Of
the gentleman. The committee in fixing the time OF Sep
TENDER the BILL had been guided by the law Of 1912 They
had however received further information from which they
led believe il the best time They thought
when important law that imposing duties foreign
imports to passed. reasonable before its taking
effect should be allowed merchants to accommodate their
business it. The fall mportaons would generally have
been made before the first September Thelaw OF 1912 had
passed in August and had gone into operation in September
and the merchants who had imported large stock Of goods
under the former duty of twenty cent or less had been
enabled in consequence Of the increase Of duties
to realize large amount without any effort whatever.
Mr.. G. J. INGERSOLL (Mr MckAr yielding for ex-
panaon) said that every gentleman who had been here at
the time Of the passage Of that act had deemed it vital to
the income Of the United States II the opinion OF
great number Of the most respectable citizens of the country
that without such there could be revenue, and
therefore it necessary but there such necess
ty now.
Mr.. MCKAY said, whatever might have been the Of
providing for its taking effect soon, had operated in that
way in favor Of the merchants Of the country. He dis
posed to avoid this effect Of it. and he had received numerous
communications from the importing merchants recommend
ing that either the LIST July the LIST January be substituted
in this bill.
Mr. DAVIS of Indiana, said he would like to what
the bill was finally amended, before he voted fix time
for its taking effect This bill, although il met his appoba
ton in the main, might be modified that he would not
il it did go into operation before 1900. He thought
they should defer fixing the time for go into effect until
il out Of the committee
Mr.. HARDIN said il seemed to him that the amendment
would have bad effect the revenue OF the country view
ed in whatever light From the time The bill passed until
il into effect the merchants would to import in
great and the consequence would be that the
of the Government in the time would be cut OIL
Il seemed TO him, them that If any modification about to
be made Of the tariff the time for its taking effect should not
postponed that the the country would be
materially injured
Mr. MCKAY moved to amend the amendment Ivy substitute
ing for the LIST January the LIST July Gas the time for the bill
to take efect.)
Mr. RHETT hoped that If the House altered the law, the
day for the alteration take effect would be in conformity
with the amendment Of the gentleman who had taken his
As the principle Of this bill the reefo the people,
the relief Of the merchants of the manufacturers not
regard for the few but for the many he hoped would inn
medately take effect Although the last Congress
ton had been made delay the time for the operation Of that
BILL in order that the orders for goods given out should not
be caught midway by those increased and duties
although the merchants had here in body and
srated this against the time fixed, and that
monstrance had been laid before the House by notion
made, he believed, by hmse-to postpone the going into
effect Of the BILL still would 60. For what purpose
In order that the bill should Immediately go into operation
for the benefit Of those for whom had been passed But
the gentleman from Pennsylvania moved that they should
relieve the people by the operation Of this bill before the
lst Of January Mr. r. opposed to any posponement
beyond what necessary gentlemen could not show
protective law that had gone into operation Immediately
and in like he for the shortest time possible,
in order that the people oppressed under the present law