Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-02-24
rHIRTY-THIRD CoNGR e s.
SECOND SESSION.

bENAIE.
FRIDAY. February %, 1855.

mated and at times very eloquent, which was par
tcipated in by Messrs. T0UCEY, CHASE, BADG-
Err, WADE, DOUGLAS, BENJAMIN, WILSON,
RsysRD PErT s SoSAs w SG1fER
SEWARD, and Others
The prominent topics Of the debate were slave
ry and anti-slayery the Nebraska question, the re-
suits Of the late elections, &c, and some crimina
ton and recrimnation were INDUCED by some OF
the speakers.
the bill was passed-yeas 20, nays O.
The Senate then adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
After our report of yesterday closed, on motion
of Mr.. JONES, of Tennessee, the House went into
Committee Of the Whole on the state of the Union,
(Mr HIBBARD, Of New Hampshire, In the CHAIR
and resumed the consideration Of the civil and d.
plomatic bill.
Mr.. EDGERToN moved to add to the bill the
following section:
tsBe it further enacted That 80 much of the act
entitled AN act making appropriations for the
year ending 30th Of June, l849, and for other pur
poses approved August IL, l84S, asprovides for
refunding certain duties paid by colleges, acade-
mics, schools, and seminaries of learning in the
United States on philosophical apparatus, instru-
ments, books, maps, and charts and that the
same articles and also certain other articles there
in named, might and should thereafter be, in the
manner and under the circumstances therein spe-
| cited, imported into the United States free OF
duty, be, and the same is hereby, 80 enlarged,
| altered and amended, as to provide that the
duties paid on railroad iron actually and perma-
| nently laid down from and after the 30th OF
| June, 1853, up to the LIST of July, 1856, being
| for the full period of three years, shall, ON
satisfactory proof being made to the Secretary OF
the Treasury Of the fact aforesaid be refunded to
the State or railroad company so laying down said
| iron or causing the same to be done; and said
Secretary is hereby directed to repay said duties
out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise
| appropriated And from and after the passage of
| this act dyes, dye-wood, dye-stufs, (of whatever
name or nature, and wool manufactured costing
more than fifty cents and less than eighteen cents
| per pound at the place whence imported may and
shall be imported into the United States free OF
duty Provided That in all cases OF wool falsely
invoced and valued under the foregoing provision
| to defraud the revenue there shall be levied and
| collected on the same double the amount of duty
now imposed by law on said article"
The CHAIRMAN decided the amendment to be
| out of order, but on an appeal his decision was
| overruled Yeas 81, nays 81.
| Mr.. EDGERTON and Mr.. BANKS supported
the amendment and Mr.. WHITE and Mr.. HOWE
opposed it, when
Mr. PRATT moved to include among the articles
to be admitted duty free straw silk"
Aher debate by Messrs PRATT and MILLSON,
the amendment to the amendment was rejected.
Mr. LETCHER moved the following as a subst-
tute for the amendment Of Mr.. EDdERToN
"Be IL further enacted, That on and after the
first day of July one thousand eight hundred and
ffty-fve, there shall be reduction Of twenty per
centum on the rates of duty imposed by the act
entitled An act reducing the duty on imports,
and for other purposes approved July thirtieth,
one thousand eight hundred and forty-sx, on the
goods wares, and merchandise imported from for
eign countries, enumerated and provided for in
schedules A, B, G, D, E, F, G, and b, and also
those provided for in the third section of said act
except as hereinafter provided
"Sec. And be IL further enacted, That the fol-
lowing named articles embraced in the schedule D
of the said act of July 81, lS46 be, and they are
hereby, transferred to schedule G, to wit Manu-
features and articles of silk, Of which silk shall
be a component material; that the manufactures
and articles of fax of which fax shall be COM
ponent material and blankets of all kinds embraced
in schedule of the said act or 3lst july 1916,
be transferred to schedule d; that wool, unmanu-
featured, shall be transferred to schedule G. that
fax, unmanufactured, silk, raw, with or without
the gum, not being doubled, twisted, or adj
vanced in manufactures In any way; jnte, MANILA,
and sisal grass cor and other vegetable substances
manufactured, not otherwise provided for; lac
spirits, lac sulphur lamp-black, Prussan blue; ar
ticles not In crude state used in dyeing or tan
ulllg uOt OtuerWlst
in bulk cream-oftartar; extracts of indigo; india
rubber in bottles; slabs sheets manufactured;
extract of madden baria, cudbear, bleaching pow
der or chloride Of lime, indigo, cochined woad or
pastel acids acetic benzoic boracic citric, mura-
tic, white and yellow, nitric oxalic, pyroligneous
and artaric and all other acids used for chemical
medicinal or manufacturing purposes, not otherwise
providedfcr, be transferred to schedule II. And
that salt berries, nuts, flowers plants, and yegeta-
bles used exclusively in dyeing or In composing
dyes but no article shall be classed such that has
undergone any manufacture Brazil wood, brazilet-
TO- and all other dye-woods in sticks burr stones,
wrought or unwrought; codilla, or tow OF hemp
or fax; fruits and vegetables, green or ripe, not
otherwise provided for garden seeds and all other
seeds for agricultural horticultural, medicinal and
manufacturing purposes, not otherwise provided
for; boiling cloths madder-root madden, ground
or prepared; ice animals Of all kinds, be trans
ferred to schedule /.
ESQ. +. And be IL further enacted, That all
goods, wares, and merchandise, which shall be
imported from foreign countries after the passage
of this act and be in public stores on the first day
Of July, aforesaid shall be subject entry there
Of for consumption, TO no other duty than If the
same had been imported respectively after that
day"
THE remaining portion. Of the bill directs the
mode Of proceeding in case OF dissatisfaction with
the decision Of the collector, and the time for
bringing suit after the decision OF the secretary Oh
the Treasury on an appeal
The duties levied by the present tariff on the
several classes above designated are as follow A,
100 per cent. B, 40; O, 80 D, rs; +, 20; +,
is g, 10; II, s /; !, frcc.]
After debate between Messrs. fletcher and
INGERSOLLr-
The substitute was agreed to-ayes 90, noes So
as was the amendment Of Mr. EDGKRroN as thus
amended: ayes l02, noes not counted.
The committee then rose and reported the bin
to the House.
All the amendments agreed TO in committee were
concurred in by the House, with the exception Of
three, viz that adopted yesterday, on motion of
Mr.. FULLER, appropriating $4,000 for providing
accommodation, &c, for sick and disabled seamen
Of the United States who may be at or near the
port Of Havana that appropristing 100000 for
the removal Of the dome Of the Capitol and the
substitution Of cast iron one in its stead ; and
that just adopted in committee on motion of Mr.
LErcHER.
Refore any ouestion was taken ON these amend