The republic., 1851-01-29
THE REPUBLIC.
moDlrlcArlos or rHI rARrrr.

MIR. STRONG moved the following additional
sections To the bill, viz
And be u further enacted, That, on and after the
first day of April next the duties required by law
to be levied, collected, and paid gooda, wares
and merchandise imported into the United States,
shall be assessed on the market value thereof with
the addition OF such charges are now imposed by
law, at the time and place of export, provided that
upon all descriptions Of iron, upon chincry made
wholly or in part of iron, and upon anchors, chain
cables and anvs the duties shall be assessed upon
the average prices, with charges added, which
like descriptions of iron bore in the principal ports
OF the country whence imported, during the ten fs-
Cal years immediately preceding the year of i'm
portation, such values and charges TO be ascer-
tanned and declared by the Secretary of the Trea-
surer as the basis for each succeeding fiscal year.
seq. And be IL further enacted, That, on and
alter the hrst day Of April next, the duties upon
window glass and nseed oil shall be thirty per
cent, and on all description of iron upon ma
chinery made wholly or in part of iron, and upon
chain-cables anchors and anvils the duties shall be
forty per cent provided that any excess Of duties
imposed by this act any railroad iron imported
for the use OF any railroad, and actually and perma-
nenty laid down forthe of such railroad within
one year after the passage Of this act, shall be
mtted by the Secretary of the Treasury, salts
factory proof being furnished that such iron was SO
imported and laid down.
SEC. 8. And be IL further enacted, That, on and
after the first day Of April next the duties upon all
OF hemp or grass, upon all manufactures composed
wholly or in part Of sleeps wool, and upon all re-
fined sugars, shall be respectively ten per centum
All valorem, over and above the rate OF duty now
assessed by law on hemp and sleeps wool manu-
factured, and raw sugar.
SEC. 4. And be IL further enacted, That, on and
after the first day of April next. silk, indigo
and all articles which on the twenty ninth day of
July, ls4o, were exempt from duty, shall be ad-
mtted free of duty.
SEC. 5. Ind be il further enacted, That to pre-
vent frauds by undervaluations, and to insure uni
fornity in apprasements, there shall be appointed
as now provided for local appraisers three apprais
ers at LARGE who shall prepare rules for the govern
ment OF the local appraisers visit the several ports
of the United States, and perform such other duties
as the Secretary of the Treasury may approve and
direct; each of which appraisers shall receive IN
annual compensation of two thousand dollars, with
his necessary travelling expenses, to be fixed by
the Secretary of the Treasury.
SEC. D. dnd be II further enacted, That the pc
RODS during which, by existing laws, imports dc
posted In public warehouses may be withdrawn for
immediate expectation consumption, be and the
same are hereby extended to three years.
Mr.. JONES rose to question Of order. II was,
that the amendment proposed by the gentleman
from Pennsylvania was out of order; in the fret
place, because 1t was irrelevant, and had nothing
TO do with the appropriations to supply defciences
and, again. it was in violation of the rule which de-
clares that such amendments shall not be made in
general appropriation bills.
Mr.. STRONG supposed that the question was no.
debatable.
The CHAIRMAN replied it was not
Mr.. JONES said twas Democratic Pennsylva-
MIA tariff.
No further action taken on the subject
eln motion, the committee rose; and
The House adjourned.