The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1846-07-11
McKay's Tariff Bill Pasa.,
the HOnsnl D

The Tariff Reduction and IJ
ton bill reported by Gen. Mex ,'"or Dn.e'tnc
passed the House Of Representa-, DIN, E
day afternoon by vote of III ',es on In
Wing (Mr billiard of Ala.l in Ill., 70 70. 9j-oD
eighteen Locolocos, eleven G ,'o 8ml0rInliye
from New York, two from No "o'" rem, 6u
one from Md in the negative 'g TS anil
Loco Focos, after all their yaponr;n ne Ohio
as they had done before ON nn Y"n"g HmIei
were ready TO do on 81 40, irpoIILA guI, an
ed any farther serviiiy at their J ha IA" need
Brinkcrhoh, like the cur he !. " mallaS' Even
in to vote the behest of the po, "% whipped
OF the vaiorous speech vet war;, " oehance
lips So with Ohio Mcbowels W. from bis
Rathbnn, Preston, King. &c SUh Our
Walker, Editor Richie, &c ,vo.a neCrelAg
hoor, throughout the sirugglc,acrmng ~, on The
seers for Polk, and handled rb e' F, as over
sauadrons with practiscd dexeri, rSyc q!
Tribune. ''!'0NH
The TARIFF BILL. The hiII for,bor,,
ton oftho Duties on the imporlation m ef
eign Goods and Manufactures GaY ,l VI for,
House ofRepresentatives. The np paSSeu Tue
the lnal passage of the bill was WHY Oh
votes; exhibiting combined elIec, o S,g'ee'i
tive Influence and party Drill, apa;n', ,iAesS'
doubted wishes ofthe people, and,as We NJ, . @r'
pose, against their actual instructions ~
portion at least oithose Representatiyes W ~,.,
composed The majority on the final vote. s,.
as has rarely been Witnessed even in tLe
ular branches of Congress. ~
lea and Coffee, the objects withou, ,,Is
no advantage TO the revenue ran ro,;o,.t
10 expected from the passage ofthis bill we,
struck out of II; but, To secure the votos q
the Democracy of the Empire State. Gpd,
pensable TO the passage of the hill n dn,ro;
twenty per cent. upon tie value has been oid
upon the article of salt, the most indispeuso.
bic of all the necessarieS oflife, without the
daily use of which the poores, man in ,%e
country would be unable to keen body and
soul together. An examination of The nro
ceediugs ofyesIerday, and of the ayes onJ
nays on the several questions, will show tho,
this duty probably would not have passed ,bo
House, could the bill for stripping American
Manufactures their present proeclouhsye
been passed without it. So that the ,n,ior;,y
may almost literally he said to have been nrc
cured, ms children in the nursery are told tina,
birds are caught, by sprinkling Salt upop
their tails.
The Bill, having passed the House of Rep.
resentatives, has now to undergo consider.
ton in the Senate. What its reception there
will he we have no means ofiudging. Whl.
ever its ultimate fate may be, the ninety five
Representatives of the people who have man.
fully battled against it in the House of Rep
rescntatives are entitled the thanks of the
friends of Home Industry all the United
States, as well ofthOse who The soil asof
those who prepare its products fortbe market
--.Ndt. Intetiigenoer.
The three Wings of Vermont voted nav,
and Dillingham; did not vote at aA--dOdgcd
As the Senate may make aleT-
lions it will he useless now TO publish the
but the reduction of protection
generally upon our productions averages ov.
or one third Of what it is in the Wing Tariff
on all wool is 30 per cent.-about one ;lrl
less protection upon wool produced in Yer
mont than is afforded by the tariff of 1872,