New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-07-07
Conclusion of the Tariff Debate In the House.


We clip the following items from the Report Of
the National Intelligencer:
Mr.. Foster proposed the following new section /:
Ind be tcrther enacted Tina, IT, the Of the trs
year from this goes into effect there shall
no; De realized under s provisions amount OF reve
nue. equal 10 that produced during the nsca year end
ls July 1875 under the act approved 30th August l>42
entitled An act u provide from imports. sad
to change aud modify existing laws imposing duies on
imports and for other purposes that hen this act snail
from snd after the expiration OF the rst year AFTER IL
soes into e.,t be imperative and void and the duties
on imports shall hereafter De levied and collected in &C
With the provisions of the said approved 3o'n
August. l5i2 and the said ACT approved Otu August
1872 shall thereafter be revived and continued IN force
as fully and ecctuay II this act had not passed and
sh. be duty the President of the United States
so to declare by proclamation
This section was negatved. Ayes %, noes not
counted
Mr.. FOSTER also moved the following additional
seciion:
and be it farther enacted That, if the derived
from the imports under this bill shall not amount TO The
sum Of $40 900 COO the expiration Of the first year
from It's passage the duty the imports mentioned In
the schedule shall thereafter be raised as follows 10 Wit
in schedule A. 20 per in schedule p. Is per cent
In schedule C. 10 per cent In schedule ID per cent
Ii was rejected without count
Mr. ANDREW STEWART moved TO amend the title
so as 10 make il read
A bill 10 reduce the duties on the lururieS OF the
rich, and increase them on the nTcess6r7es OF the
poor; bankrupt the Treasury; strike down Ameri-
can farmers mechanics and rorkipCmen, 10 make
way for the products OF foreign agriculture and Tor
eign labor; TO destroy American competitions and
thereby establish foreign monopoly in the Amer
lean markets; and. by adopting the principle OF
free trade" 10 reduce the now prosperous labor OF
this country to the degraded level Of pauper labor
of Europe and finally. destroy the property and
independence of these United States, and again re-
duce them TO the condition OF colonies and depend
snries of Great Britain.
The Chair stated that il Was not in order 10 con-
slider the title until the bill had been disposed or
Mr. STEWART demanded that his proposition be
read.
The Chairman said it was not In order 10 read q
paper proposed out Of order
From this Mr. STEWART appealed.
And the decision of the Chair was sustained by
the vote of the committee.
Mr.. TIBBATTs moved so to amend the clause re-
atins 10 wines spirits. ale &c as 10 make all wines.
spirits cordias and all spirituous beverages, and
ale beer porter. &c pay al the rate OF 10 per cent
nd valorem. without discrimination OF various rates
for the different articles or qualities. Negatived.
Mr. SCHEhcK moved to add thereto the following
new section:
Andbs farther enacted That in all Of question or
doubt srsng nj any Custom house port OF entry in any
collection district within the State OF Pennsylvania MS 10
the true meaning Of this act or the pur-
noses for which enacted 1t shall he the duty OF the
Secretary Treasury and aOticer having execution
aud apply the same according to the
terms provisions Of the following exposition of lis Rrn-
cples:
X Kane of Philadelphia. dated Columbia Tennes-
see June 10 ls4i giving an exposition OF his view
on the subject OF the Tariff which rs it has been go
often published of late il is not deemed necessary to
recite ii here
Mr. ScHENcK's amendment was rejected.