Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1850-08-31
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FROM WASHINGTON.


Done for Pennsylvonia-Proodoai"y cJ IN
serting Tariff Clause in the Cir'l and DIP
lomatic appropriation Bill an the Sendte-
Probability of the House COneurr'ng-Ihe
Coming Weck--Hs Importance to the Coun-
trp-Public Opinion North and South Right
ing Itself.
WASHINGTON, August %.
On Saturday last, MIR Hampton, of Pitts
burg, made his promised movement in regard
10 the Tariff, and the first attempt has really
shown a greater strength in the House in IA
vor of that measure than had at first been
anticipated. That the Tariff of 1886 is sus-
cep,ible of improvement is admitted on all
hands, and by no person more so than its au-
thor, the Hon. Rob't ]. Walker. That the
principles on which the Tariff Of 1916 is pa-
ced are correct, no one will, after the success
full experiment of four years, presume to de-
ny; but that certain interests, and among
them, the iron and coal interests OF Penn
syvania might be better promoted, without
effecting a radical change in the principle
of the Tariff, is also true and has been adj
mtted on the floor Of the House by Gen. Bay
", the able Democratic Chairman OF the
Committee Of Ways and Means. There is
general feeling here that something ought 10
be done for Pennsylvania, and that ii is me-
cessary TO do something for Pennsylvania TO
prevent the agitation of the Tariff.
The only difficulty seems to be about the
time and the present excited state of the
country, about the slavery question. If the
Slavery Bills had passed Congress, in omni-
bus or sulkey form, three months ago, there
would have been no difficulty in adjusting
the tariff question and even now, it is not
entirely hopeless, if the movement is carried
on judiciously, and without irritating parties.
If Mr.. Hampton will avoid every thing that
shall make his amendments Wig measures
par excellence, and thereby disarm in advance
every Democratic opposition that may be
made to it if, instead of party support, he
will claim nothing but the support OF men OF
all parties, ready 10 sacrifice their own sec
tional opinions 10 the general good of the
friends, or the friends of the measure, will
unite on true compromise ground, between
the South and the North, the free trader and
protectionisl, there is good chance that the
bill may pass the Senate i'll the shape of an
amendment 70 the Civil and Diplomatic Ap-
preparation Bill, and thus endorsed, there is
every probability lha! the House will in that
case adopt it. An amendment 10 an appro-
priation bill, not appropriaiing any money,
has, on several occasions, been pronounced
out of order by the Speaker of the House, so
that Mr.. Burt was perfectly right in ruling it
out of order again. An appeal, however,
was taken from the decision of the chair,
and so well sustained, that MIR. Burt's de-
csion was only sustained by Il majority of
four. The tariff men are quite rejoiced at
this sudden and unexpected success, and feel
now doubly anxious 10 make the trial in the
Senate. That body is bound by no such
rules as the House, aud may tack anything
,c an appropriation bill, even the admission
of California.
Mr.. Hampton's whole resolution is as fol-
lows:
AN ACT supplementary to an Act entitled
and for other purposes;'' approved 3Oth
July, 1SA6.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives in Congress assembled, That
from and after thirty days from the passage
of this Act, the duties imposed by the Act
entitled dan Act reducing the Duty on In
ports, and for other purposes" approved 3Oth
July, 1916, shall be levied on goods, wares
and merchandise imported into the United
States, agreeably to the average value which
similar articles bore in the principal markets
Of the United States during the year ending
30th June, 1916, TO be asceraued and fixed
under the direction of the Secretary of the
Treasury Provided, howerer, that in no case
shall the duties be assessed on valuation
less than the market value of the articles in
the principal ports of The United States at the
time of entry; and further, that in all cases
of foreign merchandise imported into the
United States similar to articles manufactured
in the United States, wholly or in part from
any raw material of foreign produce, on
which raw material duty is levied by the
Act OF 3oth July, 1876, before recited, there
shall be levied, collected, and paid on such
manufactured article, an additional duty of
ten per cent. over and above the duty levied
by said Act upon the said raw material of
which such article is wholly or in part com
posed, Prouided, no article shall pay a less
rate OF duty than now imposed by law.
The whole object of the bill is evidently TO
re-affirm the Tariff of 1876, as regards the
ruling prices of that year, but to make the
duties specific, by averaging them in regard
TO the ruling prices of the year independent
of the changes in prices which have since
taken place. OBSERVER.
Discovery Of an Extensive Negro Insurrec,ion n,
Alabama-A General Massacre Of the Whites
Meditaied.
WASHINGTON, Aug. %.