Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1846-08-01

because they mainly addicted the pursuits Of
make any such admission for the people
Rhode Island They too and still are, largely inter
ested IN commerce but they have been favor Of
lection TO own industry. But the honorable Senate
from South Carolina, (Mr. McDUFFIE) while he admit
ted this bill would be great blessing to the people
Massachusetts and Rhode Island into details
show what great benefit it would be to the people
the great West According his calculations the reduced
duty woolens will occasion loss to the Treasury
three millions OF dollars but this is to be made up by
increased importation to the value Of three millions He
admits that will reduce tue price of wooen goods
the product Of American labor, the Of 600 900
and further reduction those imported Of 100000 will
enable to three millions of dollars worth more
than we now do OF the imported article.
And this the doctrine of political economy The
reduce the rewards of productive abo the
more able shall be to import and the products
labor abroad.
The Senator further observed, in speaking the blessings
this confer aborers that the present duties on
coons fghtuly enormous that the benefit from taking
them of will be great that it beyond all human compre-
henson. God may know how much il will be- but man
strives to estimate it in vain. Well how much this fright
ful duty in 1916 II equal six and ahaf cents Der
square yard on coarse cotons And what is il now 1t is
six cents And yet this is big duty that faite mind
reckon the gain that result from taking off!
But now come to the democratic features Of this bill The
Senator said that he would tell the Senator from Massachu
setts what these democratic features and he stated some
Of them will beg leave to point his attention one more
More than millions worth Of the fine cotton goods now
imported are OF such value go above all the mmums
of the existing law. More than half of all impoatons
are Of goods worth more than thirty cents yard ask the
honorable Senator whether these the goods which the
iabOreF is to make such will compensate him
for the reduction Of his labor these the goods he wears
his wife, his children They among the most ele-
giant fabrics of the loom light gossame and beautifully
colored, costing here dollar yard The bill reduces the
duties on this species of goods to benefit the revenue
the consequence will be such saving the poor the price
Of their clothing that they will be econced take less for
their labor.
Mr. McDUFFIE On fine white cottons the duty is raised
from twenty to- twenty five per cent.
Mr. SIMMONS. Exactly. And that is according to the
gentemans theory Increase duty the goods the abores
do use, and take il off those they do Mr. S. here
went into some detail as to the comparative duties
under the law OF 1912 and under the proposed BILL which
do not undertake give, but the result acknowledge
ment by Mr. McDuFFIR that he had heen mistaken.
Mr.. s. continued. Yes; and are great many. Others
mistaken, both to the true operation of the law and
the certain effect OF the law proposed yet they argue
and make speeches. and decam vehemently if they
knew what they talking about
Then the bill reduces the duty clothing Are
these articles which the aborers Of the country import Why
they would not such things if you would give them
them More than million of dollars worth Of these articles
made up in Europe ready for Americans put on,
every year. Look the condition Of those whose living
is derived from making up such articles here among
sevesmany Of them poor females who are glad get this
work that they may bread by it. (and they earn no
more many of them Orphans who their work with
their who labor for sick mothers, and others for
of employment by this bill and left And that is
democratic bil-a bill to benefit the poor.
But that Is not the worst Of We goods made
abroad that may make the aboers of Europe rch that
they may breadsuifs. For this purpose
lower the price of the labor of people and that the
way in which this bill is to protect mechanics hand
craft men.
Mr. McDUFFIE. Just so it was under all previous tariff
bills.
Mr.. SIMMONS / do not know that. am far from ad-
hitting any such thing During the last Presidential
canvass must all remember that the papers
filled with denunciations of the law of 1912, because
did not make sufficient discrimination between import
ed wooens and imported ready-made clothing it gave
but ten cent to protect the labor of people and
was applied to TO tell why this Well, that bill,
though thus fercely denounced did make discrim
nation in favor Of labor but this BILL this new de-
mocrac BILL puts labor down encourage the TO-
reign in preference. Look at the shoemakers. They
dependent of this BILL the Senator says Well but still it
provides benefit for them among the other artisans of the
country and the benefit is to let in French boots and
slippers reduced duties Does the Illinois farmer that the
Senator told about wear French slippers Do the people
Of the valley of the Mississippi who the gentleman thinks
are made by this BILL do they follow the plough French
boots Why, before they had made Through
good sized field they would be burst out laugh French
spperso benefit laboring The truth is, the bill,
from beginning end takes off duties ney and increases
duties material That is its character throughout
But the Senator says that puts only five per cent the
materials and that tre The Senator pro-
baby in his when read the in regard
chemicals The article of crude birthstone large
ponent gunpowdcr) by the law Of s42 admitted free
of duty in this bill it pays duty Of fifteen per cent Bleach
ing powders, that formerly paid pay
But will not pursue this further. And word as
the effect Of dischargng the Committee Finance from
the instructions of the Senate.
The honorable Senator from Missouri mr. BENToN)
there is not time prepare bill, such shall the
exgcncies of the country that there not time to form
opinion what amount of will be needed and
that there is time find what and what
materials used by American manufacturers And the
main ground taken by the chairman of the committee (Mr
LEwrs) was, that the Senator from Delaware (Mr NJ
CLAYTON who moved the resolutions of instruction, declared
that he did in the hope Of thereby defeatngthe bill admit
that If the committee shall honestly carry out the instructions
laid upon them by the Senate the present bill will be defeat
ed because the instructions go to change the entire character
Of the bill They will produce bill that shall lei in
material from abroad free Of duty, and shall raise the requisite
the other articles IL the order OF the Senate
fulfilled, shall get good bill This is perfectly legit
mode Of improving pending bill only taking it
in the aggregate, instead of taking 1t in detail it is only
amending the bill by committee, instead Of amending in
Committee Of the Whole The first resolution required such
alteration might easily have been finished in two hours
And such the intention of those who voted for it. The
second branch Of the instructions required the exercise Of
Judgment and reflection But what tariff bill does not require
these faculties prepare 1t But all that is required to pro-
duce bill like this total absence both Of knowledge of the
subject and of judgment upon ia spirit of reckless
daring, which is ready to plunge bindfod into Of
tried experiment. Is that the way in which the committee
wants to avoid taking the time requisite to prepare national
bill II is fatal alternative.
The Senator from Alabama (Mr LEwIs) told us that he
had made up his opinion the amount Of revenue the
bill is TO produce and the Senator South Caro-
lima says he has He says he has strong opinion on the
subject and that strong opinion that new bill will pro-