The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-07-06

when that in Ala speech he animadvertsd with
great severity on the proposition 10 Law duty on tea and
ssas .sas ,hs% N Sce the bill aH' HIS Object as we'll
a. ina, 81 the whigs, was evidently to make
ne ball as unpopular as possible, that they
raised here and he denied that he said single
wor, aeea, tue taS on Tea ana oon g, or, one
ant they Justify him in the remark he hal consulted
numeer q Others AMI not one Of them had an impress,
have been IN a way different from what charged
but he woail take occasion to remark, that when the
Committee Of WAYS and Means show disposition to tax
other articles OF import he would then ready
AMI willing tax tea and coffee and he would have
his voting % retain tea and coffee in the list taxable
articles ne remark was true. II ordinary prac.
ice a. vote 10 rcain'a section amendment pro
dice bll 10 the House, and he did this because he
" sot Of tue substitute OF his colleague tMr Hunger
'rdl lie remembered several instances in which this
method o. defeating bill was resorted to-the Post
ofice hil the river and harbor BILL and the Smith
sonisn Institute oill The editor might have been
The editor concludes his article by saying AS
soon have these last two convulsiye speeches
We shall take due notice OF them If find them emit.
tied 20 any further aninadversion SO il he
20 be arragned and hogged by who holds a
tonal whip and, he Odd not then discharge his duties
20 the satisfaction of the editor no be arraigned
aud logged again! lie had no desire disposition to
provoke controversy and he would reserve further
reply until the eitor should make further animaiver.
sion. nnt he would say that the editor elected
BY tie House 70 be its master, to carry whip to
flourish the heads o. the members on this floor Ho
not appointed TO lash independent representatives
into subsorvency to him. II he MIR Rathbun) made
mistakes and preferred one bill to another, it mat
rior his constituents His conduct with them
The editor him II the editor had learned the
business ordinarily pursued here elsewhere, after
experience forty years he must say that the editor
was dali scholar lie did not DESIRE but if Mr. Richie
Was anxious 10 provoke controversy let him go
and II necessary, the shall be carried into Africa
rms rARifF BILL.
The House resolved itself into committee of the whole
on the state OF the Union Nr Cobb in the Char) and
tim lsll
reduce the duties imports.
The following amendment, Of Mr.. Chapman of Mary
adjourned rejec ted-ayes 81, noes 81; viz
" That this bill shall not take effect the contcm.
plated duties on the articles which the products of
Great Britain shall the duties therein specified be
levied or collected on such articles until there shall be
corresponding reduction of duties by the government
of Great Britain upon the article of tobacco the growth
OF the United States, imported into Great Britain and
tobacco the growth of the United States by the autho
y OF the government Of Great Britain shall not exceed
the duties herein specified upon the several articles
which are the products OF that country"
MIR. RATHBus offered section which agreed to-
shall under any pre,ence bring in free any goods
or merchandise: liable TO the payment OF any duty.
Mr. iosts submitted the following amendment, which
rejected viz:
For the purpose of preventing frauds on the reve
nue. be itfuher enacted. That all and every person
who shall import goods any other articles into the
United States, shall deliver TO the collector duplicate in.
voices OF all articles imported by him them and after
the same have been examined and acertancd to be
and genuine, the collector shall endorse his
each OF them, and have the seal Of his office affixed
thereto OF which shall deliver to the importer
or importers and the other shall be deposited in the
office of the collector subject the examination of
and all persons application of any person.
copy of the duly certified shall be furnished to
said person proposing to purchase any OF said articles
upon their paying the expense ofcopying the
Several other amendments proposed and reject
ed-among them to the effect tina. II the bill shall
not al the end OF the year after its passage produce
600 the duties on imports shall be raised fol-
lows articles in schedule twenty per cent fifteen
d. ton M nd m frA ,oAi
TO what they are in the bill
No further anne dments being offered,
Mr. STEWART, of Pennsy lvana. oife red ndment
to change the title of the bill follows:
"A bill to reduce the duties Injuries of the rch
and TO increase them on the necesares of the poor to
bankrupt the treasury, strike down American farmers
mechanics and working men, to make way for the pro-
ducts OF foreign agriculture and foreign labor 20 des
troy American competition, and thereby establishing
foreign monopoly 10 the American market, and, by
adopting principles OF free trade educe the now
prosperous labor OF this country the degraded level
ofthe pauper labor OF Europe aud finally destroy the
again reduce them to the condition of colonies and de-
Tendencies Of Great Britain"
The amendment was pronounced out Of order.
SUBSTITUTE HuNcERroRp
Was taken up Several amendments made: one Of
the most important duty of thirty per ad
lore instead Of fifteen dollars ton. iron in bars
bolts, not manufactured in whole in part by rolng,
and another striking out the duty on tea coffee, and
salt.
Mr. scHHNcx offered amendment, which gave rise
TO much laughter, and rel ctcd TO the effect that
the question shall be determined by the letter of Mr.
Polk to Mr.. Kane, SC
The vote taken the substitute of Mr.. Hunger
ford for the BILL and IL TeiCctcd-ayes SO, 90
Mr. BRiNKrRHoFF sent to the Chair the following,
which read
If it shall happen in any future fiscal year. that the
revenue shall not be sufficient to defray the expenditures
required Tor that ear duty Of five per cent ad vao-
bic articles in this BILL in addition to the duties herein
provided for"
MIR BuRr raised question that the amendment was
order, O manual
The CHAIRMAS decided it to be in order but the House
reversed the decision.
NOT LAID on THE TABLE
Speaker resumed the chair.
Mr.. BoYD moved the previous question
Mr. BRoDHEAp, OF Pennsylvania moved to lay the bill
decided in the nega,ive-yeas 96 nays l2.
The demand for the previous question was seconded.
The House concurred in large number Of tho amend
mcn's Of the committee aud Others were reserved for
separate votes
The amendment, striking out salt from the dutiable
articles bearing 20 per cent eoncurrcd nycas Io5
nays 95.
4 reconsideration of the vote was moved
A great deal of confusion prevailed
The SrEAxER said no business would be transacted
until the House to order
Mr. HupsoS complained that there wcro gentlemen
around the clerks desk while the roll being called,
The SPEAKER requested gentlemen to take their seats
However, there seemed to be little attention paid to his
request.
The srE.KEn raped loud and long and partial
crowned his efforts.
The CLERK read the rule which prohibits members
from standing at theclerks desk while the roll is being
called or ballots counted.
Mr. HUpsoS said he still members at the desks
and insisted that they take their seats.
The SPEAKER replied that the House must assist him
in enforcing the rules.
Mr. BLACK, of South Carolina, inquired whether Il
out OF order for gentleman TO keep tally Of the votes
at his seat
The SPEAKER said il not.
Mr. PAYNE (alludng to Mr.. Hudson) inquired whether
II was in order for Interested in dollars and to
vote on the proposition
The question taken, and, by vote - Of yeas oi
nays l0j, the House refused to reconsider.
good deal of JOY was manifested on the part Of many
gentlemen in consequence OF the result.
As salt was knocked out of place. il had to be put
into another, viz in the list of free articles.