The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-06-26
The New Spanish Tariff.

MADRID, May %, IS49.
Senior Borrego's proposition to make the budget
l23 votes against g. Senior Mon, who had been
present before in plain clothes re-entered the Con-
gTess in uniform, whilst the voting was going on,
and as soon as il was over he proceeded to read a
project Of law containing the authorization to put
in force plan of tariff reform, founded on certain
bases specified in the bill, the whole being preceded
by an exposition of some length stating the reasons
of the government tor proposing these changes
number of years during which attention had been
bestowed on the various questions connected with
this subject, and on the changes effected by the
nations most intimately connected with Spain since
1S4l when the present Spanish tariff was enacted.
He observed that the necessities OF the treasury
required that the revenue should be increased in
some way, and the government must either
increase the taxes on property and national PRO-
duce, or seek for the augmentation In tariff re-
form which it had decided on doing AS to corn
and cotton goods it had been thought hitherto that
they should not fern part of the custoh-house
tariff; the government did not propose to NEEDLE
with the former at present, as the scarcity OF corn,
IN some porulous countries, and the great changes
IN their customs laws respecting it, had accustomed
momentary disturbance in this trade, which
made it prudent TO wait till II had recovered its
..S;nal state, when the wants OF agriculture could
be better attended TO. But as to cotton manufac-
lures, they were not in the same state and as 1t
urgent TO fix defnltIvely the lot OF the capitals
employed, or which were intended to be employed
on Them, the government had Included them in the
general tariff bill "Ihe bases OF the idea OF the
government in this point" said Senior Mon, is
only to admit those goods (terid0s) which the con-
sumption lmperiously demands, and which the ma
tioDai manufactures DO not furnsh.'' He also
alluded to advantages conferred on the manufac
turing interests by the reduction proposed in artl-
Giles of raw produce; and concluded by stating
that, by order of Her Majesty, and in accord with
the Council of Ministers, he had the honor to sub
init the following
PROJECT OF LAW.
Art l. The government shall reform the actual tariff
Of importation into the kingdom of the produce fruits
and effects of foreign countries and of colonial
sessions with reference to the adoined bases marked
No. 1.
Art @ The cotton manufactures expressed in the
accompanying tariff. No 2, are hereby admitted to
commerce; they shall pay at their entry the duties
pointed out in the same. The government shall desig
nate the custom houses by which alone the introduce
(Signed) ALEXANDRA MON.
Madrid, May Fl, 1s4o
NO. BASES FOR THE REFORM TIE TARIFF OF
IMPORTATION or THE PRODUCE, FRUITS, AND En-
FECTs OF FOREIN COUNTRIES AND OF OUR COLONIAL
POSSESSIONS.
Primary materials and machinery shall pay from to
10 per cent upon their true values.
p,r cent for those articles which demands
and which the national industry does not furnish.
The protecting duty of the national products shall
from 25 tn so cent, according to the circum-
stances Of each Of them.
The entrance into the kingdom of the following
projcctilcs aud munitions Of war, including POWDER
quicksilver; photographic maps published by the de-
pot Of marine, and reprinted abroad cnaber in mine
rail- vessels Of measuring less than $50 TONS of 20
quDtals each: gian -four biscuit bread aud paste for
soups Impressions Of works Of Spanish authors, whose
right, of property have not fallen I'M military ensgns
and devices and ornanents playing cards. gold silver
and rlatns in every class Of ornament that are not
according to the established law paintings, figures,
and other objects that offend morals ridicule the
Catholic religion; common salt and unpurided salt
petrc; tobacco.
II
the product Of foreign countries shall BIZ ttnsly in
creased.
Those Of Spanish possessions shall be increased
follows-
Sugar of Cuba and Porto Rico reals the arroba (25
poupds)
Ditto of A sia half real the arroba
Coffee Of Cuba and Porto Rico s reals the srroba.
Ditto Of Asia, real and s centimes
The effects proceeding from Spanish possessions of
Asia sha pay in general only one-ffth part OF the du
ties assigned to similar foreign goods.
The diGerential duty Of the dag shall be Of twenty
per cent this proportion ehall be greater in the ar
Giles that contribute efcaciousy to sustain nsy
CATION
-.
The following articles shall pay moderate duties on
y their xport&tion from the k"gdom:-Ai or
gaiena Of broad leaf not argesferous black coppern
state Of frat preparations Itharge Of less than OF
Of silver per quintal Goo pounds lead in masses; silk
The extraction of the following articles shall continue
to bo prohbited-C Copper of ~ adarmes Q2 drachms)
Of silver per quntal cork In board In mass Of
the province of Corona; tharge containing ounce or
Oh Woou nhvhi
and for oars; argentferous alcohol; lead
tanning "a adsrmes Of silver per quintal cotton
hempeD. and linen and the worn out effects Of
these materials; iron ore.
The foreign and colonial goods after having paid the
duties Of lion according to the tariff become
natura ali and subject to the payment Of the
duties Of extraction consumption taxation others
that by any denomination may be levied ON similar
goods Of the kingdom.
FOURTH.
Custom houses and depots sball be established at
ha
mont shall esteem most for satisfying the
necessities Of agriculture Of industry and Of COM