Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1846-07-11
FRIDAY, July 3, 1916.

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the state Of the Unon (Mr Conn, of Georgia, in the
chair and resumed the consideration OF the bill reported by
Mr. McKAr, from the Committee of Ways and Means
duce the duties imports
The question urred the section proposed by Mr.
MAN yesterday to be added TO the bill, as follows
.Rad be further enacted That this bill shall not take eee
the contemplated duties the articles which pro-
ducts of Great Britain, shall the duties therein specified
be levied collected such articles until there shall
responding reduction of duties by the
Britain upon the article OF tobacco the growth Of the United
States imported into Great Britain and until the duties le-
We'd and collected upon the said article Of tobacco the growth
Of the United States by the authority of the Government OF
Great Britain, shall exceed the duties herein specified upon
the several articles which the products OF that country
! The section was rejected Ayes 81, noes 81.
Mr.. JONES, of Georgia, moved the following additional
section: KILL.
aad6eH further enacted That all and every person who
shall import goods any other articles into the United States
shall deliver the collector duplicate invoices of all art
ce imported by him them and after the have been
examined and asceraned be fair and genuine the collector
endorse his each of them and have the seal Of his
office affixed thereto of which he shall deliver the inn
importers and the other shall be deposited in the
office of the collector subject the examination Of and all
and on any person. copy OF the same
duly certified shall be furnished to said person proposing
purchase OF said articles upon their paying the reasonable
expense OF copying the same.
Mr. GORDON moved to add to the section the following
ind prorded That all wool mixed with dirt oaeF fma-
eria shall be estimated valued and appraised if the
clean and unmixed and allowance shall be made for
any dmnuon in price in consequence of mixture OF dirt
other materials and in all in which wool of various kinds
qualities shall be found in the bale package
bulk, the duty shall be levied the whole at the appraised
value OF the best kind OF said wool in said package bae
in bulk.
The question was then put on Mr.. SGABoaS JONES S
amendment and it was negatived.
Mr. RATHBUN then moved add the bill the follow
ing additional sections
.and be further enacted That no officer or other person
connected with the navy the United States SHALL under
preence, import ship vessel of the United States
goods, wares merchandise liable the payment of
duty.
1t was agreed to.
Mr.. POSTER moved the following additional section
.fad be further enacted That if the revenue derived from
the imports under this bill shall not amount to the sum of
900 at the expiration of the first year from passage
the duty on The imports mentioned in the schedule shall there
alter be raised as follows, wit schedule A. 90 per
IN schedule B II per cent in schedule G. 10 per cent in
schedule ID, per
It was rejected without count.
Mr. ANDREW STEWART moved to amend the title so
az TO make it read
bill to reduce the duties the of the rch and
increase them on the accessories of the poor to bankrupt the
Treasury strike down American farmers mechanics and
workngmen make for the products foreign agrcu
ure and foreign labor destroy American cobeon and
kes; and, by adopting the principle Of g free trade
duce the now prosperous labor of this country the degraded
level OF the pauper labor of Europe and finally destroy
the property and INDEPENDENCE of these United States, and
again reduce them to the condition of colonies aud DEPENDENCIES
of Great Britain.
The CHAIR that was not in order to consider the
title until the bill had been disposed of.
Mr.. STEWART demanded that his proposition be read.
The CHAIRMAN said it was not in order to read paper
proposed out of order.
From this Mr. STEWART appealed.
And the decision Of the CHArR sustained by the
of the committee.
Mr.. HUNGERF0RD moved to strike out the whole
bill reported by Mr. MCKAY from the Committee Of Ways
and Means aud to substitute the bill introduced by him
the 18th of June.
Fhe substitute taken up by clauses.
Mr. 1lBBATIS moved an amendment TO make cot
ton bagging made OF flax hemp subject to duty of cents
per square yard Negaived
Mr.. TIBBATTS renewed the amendment at 81 cents per
square yard. Ncgatved.
Mr.. TIBBATTS then moved that cotton bagging of other
material than hemp fax be subject duty of per
square yard. Negatived.
Mr. TIBBATTS moved TO strike out 20 DER cent ad yalo
rem the duty the manufactures of linen hemp which
they shall be the component material Of chief value and to
sert 80 per cent. Negatived.
Mr.. TIBBATTS moved to change tho duty on raw silk
from 10 per cent. to 80 per cent. Negatved.
Mr. IlBBATTS moved to change the duty unmanu-
featured hemp from S35 per to $40 per Nesaiyed
Mr.. THURMAN moved to change the duty on unmanu-
featured hemp from S35 per ton to 40 per al vaorem
Negaived.
Mr. BOYD moved to change the duty on manufactured
hemp from SS5 per ton to 80 per ad vaorem Ne
gaived
Mr. sTARKWEATHER moved to strike out " s35 per
on so as to leave unmanuactued hemp duty Of fifteen
per cent. ad valorem Negaived-Ayes 63, noes "a.
Mr. IlBBATTS moved to change the duty flax and
cedla from 10 per cent ad yaorem TO $40 per ton" Ne
gatived
Mr. TIBBATTS moved to change the duty on Manila,
sun, and other hemps Of India, from SIS per s25 per
ton Negaiyed.
Mr. FOSTER moved Increase the duty on ready made
clothing for caps and all other manufactures of fur from 80
per cent. TO so per cent. al valorem. Negatved.
Mr. FOSTER moved 10 increase the duty on umbrellas
parasos &c from 80 40 per cent adj vaorem Negatived
Mr. TIBBATTS moved amend that gunny cloths be
subject to duty Of 80 instead of 30 per adj vaorem
Negatved.
Mr. FOSTER moved to change the duty boots and
shoes, leather glovesa kinds Of leather and manufactures
thereof from 80 to SO per cent. ad vaorem Negaved
Mr. THURMAN moved strike out from the paragraph
the words con all kinds Of leather" Negatved.
Mr. PERRY moved TO strike out the item which is fol-
lows On boots and Shoes leather gloves all kinds Of
leather and all manufactures thereof 80 per ad vaorem
On skins tanned dressed of all kinds 20 per nd
lorem." Negaived.
Mr. TIBBArTS moved to change the duty hides
and skins Of all descriptions whether dried saed picked,
from 10 to 30 per cent. al valorem. Negatiyed.
Mr.. TlBBATTS renewed the motion at 30 per cent. al
vaorem This also negaiived.
Mr.. HOUGH moved strike out Sl4 per tom and in
se 30 per cent ad vaorem iron in bars bolts
featured by rolling.
This was agreed to-Ayes 95, noes 81.
Mr. HOUGH also moved to change the duty bar bolt
IRON made by rolling from Ss per to 80 per cent ad
loren. Ncgatived.
Mr.. HOUGH renewed the amendment at 30 per cent ad
valorem.
This was negaived-Ayes sc, noes 81.
Mr. HOUGH moved change the duty on round square
iron brazers rods Of 3l6 to 1915 Of nch and iron
nail or spike rods nail plates, and sheets and
on hoop ron and Sill, rolled, hammered iron for hands,
Scrolls easement rods from $50 per 40 per cent ad
valorem. Negatyed
Mr.. HOLMES, Of South Carolina, renewed the motion
changed 10 30 per cent nd valorcm. This agreed
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