The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1851-03-27
Dir. liuHier's Bill,

Mf. nunier'S Bill.
Quite discussion has taken place on
this bill, published few days ago in our
PAPER, the point being whether il contern-
plates adding freight TO the other charge s
OF imported arlic .es, the whoe to be ad-
ded 10 the original cost, and upon This the
duty to be assessed according 10 the tariff
OF 1916. Ii the freight is 10 be So added.
iron will he considerably benefited; if
not things remain in sialu quo. The fol
lowing from the Richmond Enquirer, of
The l4ih, is the opinion of Gen. BAYLY,
the late able Chairman OF The Committee
of Ways and Means in The House:
RICHMo> D, March I3, 1851.
To the Editors Of The Enquirer:
Gentlemen: My attention. has just been
called to your article i'll the Enquirer of
this morning. under the caption New
Appraisement Bill and also To the one
which followed it, from the Hartford
Times, nnder the caption, "lmporlant In
crease of the Tariff"
The article from the Times is full of
errors, as is SO much of your article as is
based upon IFS statements, and those in
which you say the Northern papers agree.
have not time 10 correct them IN detail,
which | regret, as | find The law makes no
change whatever in The Tariff of 1916,
as construed and administered, from The
period OF lis enactment down 10 The late
decision OF the Supreme Court, by Mr..
Polk's, Gen. Tayiurs, and The present
administration. AS you correctly remark
IN The first paragraph of your article. 1.-The
bill ratIfies and en4cts the Treasury circu-
lars and re-esta6iSheS" The Tariff of 40
as understood by lis trainers. Ii meets
the acceptance OF the Supreme Court,
which put construction upon the Tariff
OF 40 III Conflict with the con slruciluu
which has prevailed al The Treasury. Ii
does that, and II does no more, except To
authorize the appointment of appraisers
al large. The appointment of them was
necessary 10 produce that uniformity Ill
The duties levied III the several ports, which
is required by the Constitution. MI
w Walker earnestly recommended the bill III
all ot lis provisions. IL was necessary 20
continue The Tariff OF '46. wh.cL has
been So emrenilf successful, as he had
construed and administered 1T.
Nothing coulC be more uulounded than
the Statement of the Tunes. THAT this law
was literally smuggled through Congress
No bill was more carefully considered. Ii
was discussed III The Senate as long d.
any body chose 10 discuss il; and it passed
thai body without opposition. The char
acIer OF the bill was much discussed IN
The papers and II was well understood in
the House of Representatives. The rules
required two-thIrds 10 take il from the
Speakers table. yet, upon my motion, it
was taken up, aud after brief statemen
from me, II was passed scarcely wiki d
dissent from any one.
In great haste, have the honor 10 be,
most respectfully, your obi sers't,
TIL. Ii. BAYLY.
On the other hand we copy the follow
ing article from the Pottsville Nijters'
. sournai, of Saturday:
Many inquiries are made respecting the
operation OF The bill upon the Coal aud
Iron interests. Several explanations have
already been gheu-we published one
last week from The Philadelphia ledger.
Hon. Z. w. PIlman, our Representative,
who has just returned from Washington
gives US the following still further expla-
nation. The construction that will be pul
upon the bill by the Secretary OF The
Treasury, will embrace all costs and char
ges, including freight, except insurance.
Ii these costs amount tu Sc on iron, the
additional protection at 80 per cent. will
be 81 80 per ton. On coal, The cost and
charges being about equal To The value oI
coal abroad, the present duty will be near
! ly doubled.
Mr.. Z. states that this is The version
given the bill by Secretary Curwin him
self.