The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-06-19

price VI the whole Of the article Ia the market II Is
Aupssnuay paid upon the article OF domestic manufacture
as well upon thai Of foreign production Upon
bounty upon the other BURDEN and the repeal Of the tar
article. whether foreign domestic We say long
me continues the duty must be paid BY the
The Incidental effect Of competition in the market
cited on the part OF the domestic manufacturer by the az
gVation ofduty upon the corresponding article imported
from abroad to reduce the price Of the article must be
transient and momsnta. The general and permanent ef
o. the additional duty and IL then paid by the
hwere not so-Hthe general effect Of adding 20 duty
were TO make the price Of the article upon which is levied
lessthe converse Of the proposition would also true
ana the operation for increasing the price OF the domestic
article would he to repeal the duty upon the article
mpOrsdan experiment which the friends of internal
industry will not he desTons of making We cannot sub
S6os therefore to the doctrine that the dus; Of @ros
merchant or manufacturer Nor readily believe
mat they are paid by the purchaser Of the articles exported
our country to pay for the mPortaons which We re-
eeiys In return"
Extract from speech Of Hon Daniel Ws1H'r, upon n
tarD, 1874
ITO begin with the article Of iron Our whole annual
sumption Of this article is supposed by the chairman Of the
committee TO be 5000 10000 tons Let suppose the
latter The amount of our own manufacture he estimates
think at IL 900 tons The present duty on the imported
article Is $40 per tom and this duty causes Of
cur the whole Increase Of price is equal 10 $50 900 an
naaliy; This sum we Pay on raw material and on an
duty from sS TO a9 90 per ton which would be equal TO
l2o 900 ON the whole annual consumption SO that sup
pose the point Of prohibition which Is aimed at BY some
would pay this last mentioned every year to the pro
dueers Of It, and above the price which they could
supply themselves with the article from other
There would be mitigation Of this burden, except from
the prospect whatever that might be- that iron would fall
should be prohibited It wlibe easy think to show tina,
cannot fall and suPPosing for the present that 1t shall not
900 Constantly augmented too by Increased con
sumption Of the article support busiss that cannot sP
this sum is expended at home; would be- II We taxed
people to support any other useless and expensive es
unnecessary expense Of any sort The question still h.
the money time aud labor well laid out Ia these cases
importers Is $50 per board sis in the yard before
loading and probably not FAR from $40 at the mines
which add present duty Of SO more and these two
last sums together with the board at Stockholm
| ton"
| Mr. c. was proceeding further to comment on
these extracts, when his hour expired.
| Mr. RAMSEY next addressed the committee IN
favor of the bill
| Mr.. DARRAGH obtained the floor, and yielded
(retaining his right TO the same) to
| Mr.. ST. JOHN, on whose suggestion the tariff
bill was passed over informally, and the following
bills were respectively taken up, and without dis
eusson, laid aside TO be reported TO the House
viz:
| bill authorizing the trustees Of Tymochtee
township, Wyandot county, Ohio, TO select lands
for schools within the Wyandot cesson.
A bill authorizing the inhabitants Of township
one Of range thirteen east, Seneca county, Ohio, to
reinquish certain lands selected for schools, and TO
obtain others in lieu Of them.
An act providing for the adjustment Of all sus-
pended pre- empuon land claims in the several States
| and Territories.
The committee then rose and reported their action
upon the above several bills to the House.
| INDIAN APPROPRIATION BILL.
The following message was received from the
Senate
The Senate have disagreed to the amendments OF
the House Of Representatives to the amendments
of the Senate to the bill entitled act making APP
preparations for the current and contingent expen-
SEES Of the Indian department. and for fulfilling treaty
stipuIatons with the various Indian tribes for the
year ending June 30th, l647, insist on their amend
ments to the said bill, and ask conference on the
disagreeng votes Of the two houses on the same,
and have appointed Mr. LEWIS, Mr.. JARsAGIs, and
| Mr. SEWER conferees on the part Of the Senate.
On motion Of Mr.. MCKAY, the House insisted
on its disagreement, and committee Of conference
was ordered to be appointed.
And the House adjourned.