The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-12-19
MIR. NILLSON said :

Mir. MlI.LSON said E4s. s.s . !,
Mr. CHAixmAS: My friend from Ohio, Mr.. STANTON
who has Just taken his sea Is perfect Embodiment OF
the eisse protective policy shall have something 10
say presently reply 10 some Of the positions nc mas
Assumed IN this debate Before do SO. however wisb
10 address nysc To the subject immediately before
the cOmmtee. Jast one week ago the gentleman rom
New York Mr. KRooKs introduced resolution Piova-
ing that much OF The Presidents essaxe as 70
the tariff and from customs should DC referred 20
q ssect committee. with power to examine witnesses ana
collect testimony here and elsewhere ana WIN .n
= bill reducing the duties imports 10 such an anoant
az may be required for economical administration OF
The government The introduction OF this resolution
vsve ne wreal satisfaction | had long DESIRED will
not say expected movement OF this sort but had
not dared TO hope that such resolution would have been
first submitled BY gentleman The other side OF the
House desired il becauseas said day or two
sxo-I have thought from the very moment OF The pas
ssgs OF the tariff Of 1916 that these duties were to great
extent protective and that they ought TO be materially re-
duced AT large democratic meeting held IN my own
city, few days after the passage OF that act mad the
honor to submit resolution upon this SUBJECT which
was unanimously adopted. II was IN these words;
Resolved therefore, That this meeting warmly approves
passage the tariff OF 1886 regarding as only Inc
1S aep The part the United States towards that more
liberal and enlightened of international intercourse
which about be established throug the world and
believing that will long he followed by such further
reductions Of dn,ies mperatyey demanded ny the
spirit Of the age
confess felt surprise that this movement Tor
the reduction OF the tariff should have been commenced
By the gentleman from Nsw lofs oal was Go qs ,sss
in believing that the present very appropriate time
for Reconsideration OF this most important subject II
true, my friend from Virginia MIR BAYLy has init
stsd, that the administration is about 70 retire from
power but ii the gentleman from New YORK 10 TO DC
regarded speaking the wishes Of the administration,
am perfectly willing to concede to Mr. Fillmore the
honor of eecng The final overthrow OF the protective
policy The President elect recently said that the hour
OF triumph was the hour Of magnanimity; and if the
preseat President of the United States desires TO pros
iras the protective system. why, in the spirit OF magma
nimity, am willing TO concede that credit TO him.
MI. STANLY wish to inquire if this movement is
by authority OF the administration understood il TO be
an individual movement the part of the gentleman
from New York, mr. BRooKsl
Mr. MlLLSON. 1 was about to consider the subject
in both aspects, and either supposition If the gen
teman from New York did not express the sentiments
and wishes of the administration il he meant TO oppose
the vcws contained in the Presidents message, then
willing, conscien,iousy opposed to the whole
protective policy that the very day after the reception
Of the Presidents message here the House OF Representa-
ves should indicate their determination TO PROSTATE this
policy forever. But sir recent developments lead me
10 believe that neither the President the gentleman
himself desired TO do any harm 10 the protective system
For although the language of the resolution was such as
heartily approved and although the gentleman himself
says that he disclosed his hand and told what he
seeking, yet seems that his purposes were very different
tro mine. Since that time he has introduced another
resolution differing materially from the first That reso
luton does not contain any instruction TO reduce the du
ties but simply provides "tha much OF the Presidents
message relates to the tariff and customs from
shall be referred to select committee with power to ex
anime witnesses and collect testimony here and else
where and with instructions to report by bill other
wiss before the 25h OF January next" Now, am
by willing 10 go for the second resolution OF
the gsulenan from New York, unless 1t shall be amend
ed either by the adoption of the amendment proposed by
the gentleman from Indiana [Mr LocKHART,l or that
suggested by the gentleman from Tennessee Mr. JONES
Without these amendments will not vote to create this
committee, for the that II will be nothing
than such commission as has been raised IN the Ser
ate, and from which good would be likely TO come, at
least TO those who do not want to confirm and bolster up
the protective policy.
The gentleman from New York and differ widely in
regard the objects be secured by the adoption
of his 6rsi resolution Looking to the language OF the
resolatiou which instructed the committee report bill
reducing the duties imports, gave II my hearty sup
port and may be permitted 10 confess my regret that il
was not voted for more generally by gentlemen upon this
side OF the House must also express my surprise that
20 many OF the friends OF potec,on perhaps unwariy,
gave their votes for Its adoption. do not think the
OF either party would be precisely The
il last Tuesday. doubt il gentlemen upon the
other side OF the House would be so willing 10 vote for
the reeOution OF the gentleman from New York they
then wsfe; and do not believe the gentleman iron
New York woad be himself willing TO vote for his own
resolution II II were before in the precise shape
in which be hrst introduced IT. The gentlenans object
was TO reduce the duties by enlasDg the free list and he
said that that object common To both sides oil the
HOUSE Tie wishes TO abolish the duties on the raw ma
tasls entering into the composition oil manufactured ar
uclcs. The gentleman says:
at Seem. me that this proposition there should be
no objection And hope that there VIII be no Objection
FREQ articles and reduction abolition duty upon many
OF the articles which into the position OF
faotaves ior in the first place. my xhis esds
that that win be species Of Incidental legitimate ptoteo
ton Of which the other side OF The House cannot com
plain"
Tbsgeatleman is mistaken we do complain and will
complain Of any snch Protection
"And my democratic friend, win be aware tina, what
conlempntes reduction Of the any form.
III be to reduce the price OF the article
sumcd they contend IL does proposition which has
already met with favor and which ia It's details but
be aAmusd into favor by them again"
Now, admit that The gentleman from New York is
entirely right in snpposing that by placing the free
OF domestic manufactures you will probably reduce the
prices OF The manufactured ARTICLES In that respect the
people Of the country, consumers OF those articles,
viii perhaps ave something but they will be losers
very great extent in particular 10 which the gentleman
has not referred il the duty should be abolished upon
dyestnas. and the raw material entering into the compo
sltso0 OF domestic fabrics Suppose the existing duty OF
i've per cent on dyes'uGs TO amount TO 1--WE per cent
OF The cost OF The manufactured article Ii is uDques.
tonably true that by the abolition OF this duty the Price
OF the article might and perhaps would be reduced five
per cent IL II sold tor dollar before II could be
sold for ninety i've Afterwards Bat this saving OF
price TO the consumer could not be effected without
adorable oss to the people in other respects, which
will proceed to explain
LET me suppose that consumption Of particular
kind OF manufactures amounts to two hundred dollars,
half Of them being in this country and the other
hall imported from abroad Each article sells for one
dollar. The price OF The American article IA composed
oil two elements the cost nney-ve cents, and the duty
upon the material entering INTO its composition
Amounting to five per cent-together making dollar
The elements Of price in The foreign article sew
en,yhve cent? and duty thirty cents Now, sir the abo-
's0n OF the duty OF FIVE per cent, by placing the raw
h. fr,.f ~.