The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-07-15
TWEEN ,Y-SINTH CONGRESS.
Senate.



wARERoUssc BfLL
Mr. rH.tr, asked that the bill nigh, he postponed on
account OF the absence of Mr. NJ Clay who desired
TO address the senate upon the question at large
hr. DIX demurred. The bill had already been post,
poned from time to time. until the subject had become
STATE With all Difference therefore to the absent
he submitted that he could speak upon the final pss
sage OF the bill and that meantime the senate proceed to
the consideration Of such amendments might be pro-
pIssd
the bill taken up and several verbal anne
male.
sir Hr>rirorgS moved TO amend the clause which
provides TINT not less than box package cssk or bale
OF goods shall be taken Of store time unless such
guo shall be in bulk by provision further that
~ bulk such as iron and SALT not less than shall be
Mr.. DIX had objection and the amendment was
agreed to.
MIR HuSrfrsTos next moved to provide tba. no nvoce
which shall be less than hundred and fty dollars
Mr. Dir expressed hope that this amendment would
be rejected
Mir tirSriSorov called for the ayes and noes and the
proposition was rejected by the following vote -
lrAs-Messrs- Archer Barrow, Camera Cilley;
Evans Greene. Huntington. Johnson of Md, Mansum,
Upham, Woodbridgs-23
NAu-Mes.rs Allen Ashley. Anterior, Bsgby, Ben.
Dickinson. DIX, Fairfield flanagan Hay wood Houston
Johnson Of La, Lewis M'Durs, Penn, hacker, Rusk,
Sewer. speght. Turney, westcott, Yulee-9a
SO the amendment was rejected
MIR. JoHs'oS Of Nd moved to amend by provision as
understood requiring declaration of the object the
importer In any goods to put In the public warehouses;
whether FOR home consnmp ion or for and
to
decliraions which thus shall hive been msdo upos
storage Of the goods
nate took W the bill from the House, called
THe rAHWr BILL,
or. BAL 10 reduce the duties npors ond for other
purposes.
Mr.. Lrws. as member Of the Finance Committee
felt incumbent TO give, to some oxtsnt his opinions
upon this measure From want of time he had been
prevented getting much valuable information
IRON the treasury Department He should not touch
70 home iudustry-he void leave thar to sbtep bsn.
and entirely confue himself to the examination of the
against the bill in this relation PRINCIPAL obIsctso to
this BILL Its adoption q tne al raIor,
system OF duss bssaus is argued, that raise any
seclhS duties He would show this to be an error IA
that nd raorsm duties are better for than spec
hcs because they OPEN and better
AMI easier and more simple In their practical ope ration
In lsls there were revenues collected in ad uaio,.n
duties Slo Ils,3e-in specific duties sl3 200 49, and
yet the spsoii; duties upon mos, probable ar.
ices such as iron. silks sugar, salt SC Another OBJ
je,ton to the az vaoren system was that suscep-
ubie Of false valuations OF invoices and mt
frauds upoa the rhis was scarcely possible
drs because OF the heavy fsreitures fnes npris.
onnent for Use invoices secondly the profits were no
temptation for he hazards that would he incurred
Ant among the examples cited OF the gain of false valua
lions 10 tas Importer we give the highest of MIR Lewis
serss VI supposed cases For Instance suppose mep.
Imports $40 Of goods value 1t 40 per cent
yhe gives an invoice of worth. and realizes only
four dollars by the operation urriug all hazards
Of Dissection There was no adequate motive tempta
fse Invoices Nor 10 q chance OF fs.e vsu.
aon because the custom house akes the scsus value of
the goods - they are reported in foreign market whence
tnpIrsd There is uniformity of valuation Kept up
There the other hand every sdvsn age held out 70
tss norcnau, to give valuation higher than real
cost insts I'd vt lower invoice Mr. Lewis cited
the Case OF slr. John A. NewbolI, of New iork In
is4l ne conracted in England for supply OF vn
sue cs'ion o. years Ins next year cvnsid-
srsoiy Mr. Ne~ood hal the advantage OF his contract
Ia sung his supplies at less tae price, and
tas invoices showed the difference but although tnsy
woro tie true invoices, Nr Newood, irom ls requisi
tons oil the law to give ~ MS contract
Forfeit hall has importaons The siyantax es OF ms
oJntrsct, were, therefore, Abandoned.
air WEssrga Did tne senator say thai nanar ,vas
from Mr.. Ne vbod hi4nseH ~
Nd Lgwfs-pr
MIR WspsrkR-Will the Senator leave that paper at
the table, So tn u we may have chance TO see il
Mr. lawsuit wall be published sr. have il from
responsIble source.
oar Wkssrsn That is sufficient sir
Mr. LAWS turned " the specifics and al vslorems of
the oct vi "a and contended they not
all with reference TO the difficulty Of fixing the value
Of The ARTICLES spe cheally taxed For example, there