The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-07-03

The Senate did not SIT to-day.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
The journal of yesterday was read and approved
Mr.. MCKAY moved that the House resolve IT.
self into Committee Of the Whole on the A'A'e Oh inc
Union.
PERSONAL EXPLANATION
Mr.. RATHBUN asked and obtained leave To
make personal explanation, IN reply TO an article
in last evenings Union
THE TARIFF.
The motion of Mr. McKAr having been then put and
agreed to- the House resolved itself into COMMITTEE
Of the Whole on the state Of the Union, Mr.. COBB
of Georgia in the chair and resumed the consider
alton Of the bill To reduce the duty on imports and
for other purposes.
When the committee rose last evening, the pend
ing question on the following amendment OIL
fered by MIR. CHAPMAN, OF Alabama
.nd BE- il frhr snaet,d That this bill shall not take el
feet az TO duties the articles which are
the products Great Britain shall the duties therein
specified collected such articles until there
sba be a reduction Of duties by the govern
OF Great britain, upon the article Of tobacco the
and until The duties levied and collected upon said article
OF tobacco the growth Of the United states by the snho
~ of the government Of Great Britain shall not exceed the
duties herein specified upon the several articles which are
the products Of that country"
Tellers were appointed, and the vote being ia
ken, TODD ayes 81, noes 81.
SO the amendment was rejected.
Mr.. s. JONES offered the following amendment,
Of (which he had heretofore given notice, las an adj
ditiOnal section }
And for the purpose of preventing frauds upon the rev
M Il further enacted That all and every person who
shall import goods any other articles into the United
articles imported by him them. and after ths same have
examined and ssceraned to be fair and genuine the
collector shall endorse his each OF them and have
the seal Of his office affixed thereto Of which he shall
deliver to the importer or Importer and the other shah
OF any and all persons and on application Of any
person copy Of the same duly csrhed shall be Furnished
10 said person proposing to purchase OF said articles
upon their paying the reasonable expense Of copying the
same"
Mr. GORDON moved to amend the amendment
by adding thereto the following:
And provided that all wool mixed with dirt other
material shall be estimated valued and appraised as the
clean and unmixed and no allowance shall be
made for any diminuon in price In consequence Of mix
urr Of dirt or other material; and in all which
wool Of various kinds qualities shall be found IN the
on the whole al the appraised value Of the best Kind
wool in said package, bale, or In bulk"
Rejected.
And the amendment Of Mr. JONES was rtjseisd
Mr.. RATHBUN offered the following as an ad-
ditional section
sEc H. No officer OF other person connected with the
navy Of the United stass shall under Prstsnce import
any ship vessel Of the United States goods wares
or merchandise liable to the payment Of any duty"
The amendment by ayes 80, noes not counted,
was agreed 10.
Mr.. FOSTER offered the following amendment
find be further ,naeisd That II the revenue derived
$40 900 the expiration Of the first from its
the duty on import. mentioned in the schedules shall
thereafter be raised follows to witt in schedule 20 per
centum in schedule Is per cent in schedule 10 per
cent, in schedule per cent"
Rejected.
Mr.. STEWART offered an amendment, which
the chair decided out of order.
Mr.. 8. asked for its reading.
The CHAIR decided that il was not in order, ex-
cept by general consent, to read an amendment
which out of order.
Mr.. STEWART appealed,
And the committee sustained the decision
The question the substitute for the
whole bill proposed by Mr. HUsGERFoRD.
Ii taken up, and read by sections.
And the following item being under consideration,
either Of these articles shall be the component material o
chief value not otherwise provided fo on cotton cotton
hatbodies and hoss silks fIosnty per cent ad raorsm"
Mr.. TIBBATTS moved to insert, after the word
"on," the following:
Cotton baggins, hemp of fax, cents per square
yard
REJECTED.
Mr.. TlBBATrs moved similar amendment, at
49, cents"
Rejected.
Mr.. TlBBATTS moved to insert, in the same
place, the words "cotton bagging, and other mate
rial than hemp or flax, four cents per square yard"
Mr.. TTBBATTs moved to insert, in the same
item after the words provided for" the words
"hpsnty per cent. ad ualorem."
Rejected.
The following item being under consideration,
ION silk, not advanced in manufactures than
singles tram, and thrown organzne ten per cent ad
yaorem,"
Mr.. TIBBATTs moved to substitute thirty
for "ten."
Rejected.
The following item being under consideration
ION manufactured hemp, twenty-five dollars per
Mr.. TIBBATTS moved to amend it by striking
out twenty" and inserting "forty." Rejected.
Mr.. THURMAN moved to amend the same
item by striking out twenty-five dollars per ton, O."
and inserting "forty per cent. ad valorem." Re
jeced.
Mr.. BOYD moved to insert "thirty per cent. ad
valorem" Rejected
Mr.. STARkWEATHER moved to strike out
the words twenty-five dollars per TOM" which mo-
ton--by ayes 60, noes 74--was rejected.
The following item being under consideration:
"on fax and codilla, tow of hemp fax fifteen per
cent ad valorem"-
Mr.. TIBBATTS moved to strike out "ffteen per
cent ad valorem," and insert "twenty dollars per
ton" Rejected
The following item being under consideration:
"on Manila, Sum, and other hemps of India, fifteen dol
lars per tom
Mr. TIBBATTS moved to strike out "fifteen,'
and insert "twenty five" Rejected.
Mr.. J. r. INGERSOLL desired to offer an
amendment, which not in order.
Mr.. STARK WEATHER moved to amend the
aforementioned item by striking out Fifteen dollars
per ton"
Mr.. JACOB THOMPSON. With what object
with view Of inserting an adj paiorem duty, instead
Of specific
Mr.. SrARKWEATHER That is the object.
The question was taken, and the amendment was
rejected.
The following item being under consideration:
clothing ready made and partly made andIw caring
apparel every description not otherwise provided fur
hats NUTS ppets and all other manufactures of fur
Of which fur shall be the component material Of chic
value, thirty per cent ad valorem."
Mr.. FOSTER moved to amend by striking out
1901 per cent and inserting $50" Rejected.
The following item being under consideration:
"on umbrellas parasos, sunshades, and parts thereof
20 per cent. ad valorem;"
Mr.. FOSTER moved to strike out $50" and in
sert "40.n Rejected. ~