The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1846-10-03

sion, George Evans, Wing Senator from
Maine, has been engaged in efforts to pro-
'ute rail road iron 10 be imported free of
Iuty OF 10 remit duties on importa.ions ais
ready made. Sometimes the bill has been
special, and sometimes general ,-sometimes
has been for particular companies, and
sometimes for all importing states and com
pauies soniesimes i, has applied to future
/ pportations and sometimes 10 past.
On the 2lst of February 1874, Mr.
Evans reported from the committee on Fir
nance TO the Senate, bill, entitled, an ACT
providing for the remission of da,y on rail
road iron. The following were it's provis-
ions.
lst. That whenever any rail road iron
ready for use should be imported within
foe years thereafter by any state or incoIpo
rated company, and should be actually laid
down within three years from the date Of lis
importation, 1t should be Duty FREE,
upon the mere payment Of fees and expen-
ses.
ID. That in case Of all railroad iron im-
ported subsequnt TO ii July 1882, that had
been or shoud be, laid down within three
years after It's importation, the duties paid
thereon should be REFUNDED out of the
Treasury of the United States; and if the
duties we're unpaid, all bords given for their
should be cancelled and discharg-
ed,
This was Mr.. Evsns's bill, and i, defines
his poslion,' for the las, five years, upon
the suojec, of railroad iron imporlalions
But, upon the 2sIh. of May 1914, he sub
mlted amendments to the foregoing bill, for
striking out five years in the first section
and inserting 'lwo' years &c. &c. These
amendments were offered, he said with a.
view OF rendering the bill more acceptable
those he expected would oppose it, He
obviously, was in favor Of The bill as it,
stood; bu, he agreed 10 some slight amend-
nen,si order TO gain additional support.
On The llih June 1914, this bill! was de
lealed in the Senate. Let it be noted, ,ha,
On the ooh March 1874, while M. Evans
was pressing his billthrough theSenaH, Mr.
MeIIick presented The memorial OF the
New York and Maryland iron and Goa
company, in The county of Allegheny, Ma
ryland, in which it was represented lha'
they had expended some 100000 Tor the
establishments of rail road and other i'm
provemenis there, with The view Of entering
extensively into the manufacture of iron for
rail roads &c. and that they would be able
70 manufacture 10000 tons OF rail road iron
per annum, of equal value and quality It.
the foreign article, and 10 furnish it as cheap
as il could be produced fIom any quarter,
i the lalif on that article was not reduced.
Mr. Evans labors a, the Sessions Of
ls43, lS45 and 1876 in favor of free trade
IN rail road iron, wewill not here examine 4,
or our article will become unreasonaby
long. Any one who is desirous of pursu.
ing he subject, can consul. the record.
The Editor of The Democrs, and his cor,
respondent both alledge, that Nj, Evans's
bill of this year; was only to remit duties
On rail road iron purchased in En- and pri'
or 10 the passage of the act OF 1912, and
imported shorty after that act we nj into OF
.ralion. Now whether this was exacll,
The character Of the bill or not, is doubtful
We have no copy of it 10 refer 10, nor j;
lis purporl very distinctly indicated in The
proceedings of the Senate as published. Bu
Mr.. Evans in explaining The bill Aug. AL
1916, says; The bill is intended to remit lh
duties which have accrued upon impora
lions of iail road iron alIeady laid down, O
which is ready TO be laid down. Agalu
\ Aug. 9th he said; 'lhey did intend by III
bill to remi, the duty on ,he lighter rails, be
cause they had been brough. in. 1he i'm
d ports free hereafter, rere 10 be confined
lthe heavier raa.' These expressions wouI
E indicate that ,he bill was different lroI
what our relghbOr imagnes it 10 have beer
0 But, al any rate, it was bill for The enti
: of few:--i, was special legislation. If
II was proper 10 remit duties on rall road ire
= why not remit them upon all other article
8 Why nol.mske The law general, SO as
a. apply 10 all Interests allkel And if il "