The Whig standard. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1843-1844, 1844-05-06
TWENTY EIGHTH CONGRESS-,
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
FIRST SESSION.

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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. s.
Mr.. E. J. NORRIS presented resolutions Of
the Pennsylvania Legislature in reference to Fort
Penn, which were laid on the table, and ordered
to be printed. 4
Mr.. RHETT, from the Committee on Foreign
Affairs, made an adverse report on the memorial
of the Colonization Society, which was laid OH
the table, and ordered to be printed
On motion of Mr.. MCKAY, the House then
passed into Committee of the Whole, and deyo
ted the rest of the day to the consideration OF the
"British' Tariff bill.
MIR. KENNEDY, of Indiana, led off with a
furious denunciation of the doctrine of protection,
which he characterized as plumber, robbery, &c.
Mr.. DICKEY, of Pennsylvania. followed in
an animated defence of the present Tariff He
was proud to feel that, with single exception,
mr. CHAPEL, of Georga,) the entire Wing
vote on this floor would go to sustain American
industry, while their opponents, he was sorry to
say, were equally unanimous ,isf support of Brit
ish industry. a
Mr.. HUDSON came next, and commenced by
remarking that, under present circumstances,
while one portion of the House were rejoicing
at the recent doings in neighborng city, and
another portion were absorbed in discussing their
troubles, (aughter,) he could hardly hope to OBJ
tain, much less to retain, the attention of the
committee for an hour
Mr. H. gave the report, accompanying the bill
before the House, thorough sitting, and showed
the Inconsistency of the reasoning by which it
was attempted TO make the article of sugar an
exception to the general principle laid down in
the bill. He also referred to the tables, published
as an appendix to the report, and designed to show
the high rate Of duties under the existing Tariff
which tables her~ ,dirmed, were wholly deceptive,
and we're originally published in the New York
Journal of Commerce and Eevening Post, and
drawn up, as it was understood, by British
houses!
Notwithstanding Mr.. HIS foreboding that he
should not get an audience, he was listened to
with manifest attention, and fully sustained the
reputation already gained by his able report from
the Committee on Manufactures.
d Mr.. DUNCAN next obtained the floor and on
his motion the committee rose.
After referring the various Executive commu-
nicatons on the Speakers desk,
The House adjourned.
NoTE-Mr. SEVERANCE said the maximum
of the ad valorem duties in the bill was IS per
cent, (not % per cent. as it was enormously
printed Yesterday and this was about the aver
age amount of the duties subject to reduction in
1910, under the compromise act of 1888, which
duties, in 1910, produced only ten millions of net
revenue from imposts. Mr.. s. referred to the
tables accompanying the report as altogether de-
ceptive. All through these tables the maximum
ad valorem duties are set down at 30 per cent.
whereas, by the bill ITSELF they are all to be re-
duced to IS per cent. year from next Septem-
Der, excepting sugar, iron, spirits, and few other
things of less Importance, upon which the bill
provides for the continuance of specific duties.