The Whig standard. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1843-1844, 1844-04-09
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RISE AND PROGRESS OF THE PROTECT
III I'VE POLICY.-NO. Ill

I'VE POl1lC1.--NO. III. @t4
General Jacksor's and Mr. Taa B,wens poses on the
Tariff Bill Of 1924.
now proceed 10 the redemption of the prom
Use made in my last communication, to spread
before the American people the votes OF General
Jackson a. and Mr. Van Buren,, on the various
propositions submitted to the Senate while the
Tariff bill of 1924 was undergoing discussion
III that body These votes present to the reader
without any COMMENT would be work Of
supererogation.
EIGHTEENTH CoNGREss--FIRsT SESSION.
The first contested vote ever taken upon the
merits of the bill in the Senate, was, on motion
Of Mr.. Mills, to amend the bill, by striking out
the following clause, on iron, in bars or bolts
not manufactured in WHOLE or in part, by rolling,
ninety cents per hundred and twelve pounds
weight" This was decided in the affirmative.
AYEs--Messrs. Barbour Branch, Clayton, Elliott,
Edwards, Gaillard, Hayne, Holmes of Me-, Holmes
Of Miss, HI. johnson of Lou, J. S. Johnston of Lou,
Kelly, King Of Ala. King Of N. " Lloyd Of Mass.
Of dGy s YAM md Dyss s'G %.rs s S
NoEs--Messrs. Barton; Bell, Benton, Brown, Chan
dIer, D'Wolf, Dickerson, Eaton, Findlay, JACK
SON, Johnson Of KY, Knight, Lanman, Lowrie,
McIlvaine, Noble, Palmer, Ruggles, Seymour, Tai.
bot, Taylor Of Ia, Thomas, VAN BUREN-23.
This vote was taken in Committee of the Whole;
and had it been carried in the Senate, would with
out doubt, have been fatal to the bill it was SO
considered both by the friends and enemies of the
bill. On motion to concur in this amendment, it
was decided in the negative. Yeas q, nays 26.
Mr.. Van Buren, continuing to vote in favor of the
duty upon iron.
April 29th-Mr Lloyd Of Massachusetts, nov
ed to strike out the duty Of two cents per pound
on hemp; which was carried in the Affirmative
Yeas "a. Nays 23.s The names precisely as
given above on the vote upon iron. Van Buren,
voting against striking out.
So the duty on hemp was stricken out by the
Committee of the Whole.
April 3O.-The Tariff bill being under consid-
Grafton, Mr.. Kelly moved to amend the bill in
the following clause: " On cotton bagging, tour
aud a half cents per square yard, until the 3Otf
day Of June, 1925; and, afterwards, duty o
five and half cents per square yard, by striking
out from it the words until the thirtieth day Of
June, 1925; and, afterwards, duty Of FIVE and
half cents per square yard
. Messrs. Kelly, Smith, and Hayne, supported,
and Messrs. Eaton, and Johnson Of KY, opposed
the amendment-but it was carried, yeas %.
Mr.. Holmes, of Me-, moved to amend the bill,
in the following clause: "On all manufactures,
not herein specified, of cotton, silk, fax, or hemp,
or of which either of these materials shall be a
component part, duty Of twenty-five per cent.
ad valorem," BY inserting after the word part, y
the words, excepting Russia, Holland, and Ra.
ven duck"
On motion of Mr. Smith, the words " and Rus.
STA sheetings," were added to the exception.
Mr.. Barbour moved that g German linens" be
also added to the excepted articles.
Nay 1.-The Tariff bill was again taken up
and the motion made by Mr.. Holmes, of Me ane
the amendments thereto offered by Messrs. Smith
and Barbour, as given above, were considered.
Mr.. Barbour called for the ayes and noes OF
the question, and the result was as follows:
AvEs.-Messrs. Barbour, Branch Clayton, Elliott
Gaillard, Hayne, Holmes of Me, Holmes of Miss.
H. Johnson of LAP J. s: Johnston Of La, Kelly, King
of Ala. King of N. Y, Lloyd Of Md, Lloyd of Mass,
Dyke, Ware, WiIliams-23.
NoEs.-Messrs. Barton, Bell, Benton, Brown, Chan
der, D'Wolf, Dickerson, Eaton, Edwards, Findlay,
JACKSON, johnson Of KY, knight, Lanman, Low
rie, McIlyane, Noble, Palmer, Ruggles, Seymour,
May 3.-The debate on the Tariff bill was re-
sumed in Committee of the Whole, Mr.. King
of Alabama in the Chair.
The question was upon the motion submitted
on Friday last by Mr. Holmes, Of Me-, to amend
the bill so as to except Russia Holland, and
Raven Duck, and Russia sheetings," from the
duty OF twenty-five per cent. ad valorem, which
the bill cuntemplates to impose on all manufac-
lures of cotton, silk, flax, or hemp.
The question on the motion of Mr.. Holmes of
Me was put, and decided in the negative, BY
yeas and nays as follows:
YEAs-Messrs Bell, Branch, Chandler, Clayton,
Holmes of Me-, J. 8. Johnston Of La, King of N ",
Knight, Lloyd of Mass, Lowrie, Macon, Mills, Pal
mer, PARROT, Seymour, Smith, Thomas, VAN BU-
REM Van Dyke, Ware. Williams-2l.
NAYs-Messrs Barbour, Barton, Benton, Brown,
Cd The Hon. Mahlon Dickerson, prominent
friend of Mr. Van Buren, thus speaks of the support
rendered by General jackson on the passage of the
Tariff bill in 1924 1t will be perceived by this cor
respondence, that General jackson was supported
for the Presidency account of the support he had
given TO the protective policy.
"MoRRIs CouNrr, NJ, June 49, 1897.
"Dear sir: In reply to your letter, in which you
ask me to state my recollection OF General jack
sons course upon the Tariff bill of 1924, and IN
which you remind me of declaration you have
heard me make, that the country was much indebted
to him for the success Of that bill, will state, as an
act Of justice to General Jackson, my opinion that
without his uniform and jealous aid, the bill would