The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1857-02-28
in CONGRESS OF THE U. STATES
Thirty-Fourt Congress-Third session
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2e, 1851
SENATE.
EVENING SESSION.

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| haf f-past six O'clock and
i Mr.. COLLAMER resumed and concluded his remarks
4 the tariff bill
Mr. PUGH regarded the amendment of Mr.. HusrEa a
great and fundamental departure only from the prnci
pies OF the law Of s46 but from the principles Of the demo-
cratic party He said that the reduction OF the day
wool had been the whole object Of this effort to remodel
the tariff system from the The House bill
bad enough but the amendment OF tho senator from
Mr. WILSON thought 1t doubtful whether the bill pro-
posed by Mr.. HUNTER could pass the House. While he
would prefer that measure he willing to vote for the
House bill better THAI nothing. Unless reduction
made In the commercial revulsion was an
cpated aud he hoped therefore, that measure Of
his kind would become law during the present session.
i Mr.. SEWARD not satisfied with either OF the prop
before the Senate but thought the House bill the
Mr. BIGLER regretted that at this late period Of the
should be deemed for Congress to consider
this subject at all but in adjusting the tariff itwas their
duty to endeagor as far possible 10 find standard OF
equity between the various conflicting interests For this
be preferred the House bill with slight amend
ments, rather than Mr. HusrEas proposition .,,, -,
! A long discussion eLsued, in which Messrs. STUART,
| GWlN, HUNTER. TOoMBS, BUTLER, and Others par
| icpated
/ On motion by Mr. BAYARD, the vote by which the
amendment of Mr. WILSON agreed to reconsidered
TIE question then required the amendment Of Mr..
WILSON, being strike of the amendment OF the Com
mttee Finance the following words and that al art
ices enumerated in schedules c. ID, F. q, and Of said
act eaeh respectively shall pay duty Of onehlh less
than the imposed by said act with the excep-
| tions otherwise provided in this act
The question being taken, the amendment was not
agreed to---yeas a. nays 33--as follows;
YEAsaMss,Ts BsyaTd Bell Of New Hampshire Biger,
Pratt, Seward, sumner, and Wilson-A.
min, Bgr Brown, ' Basr sa 6ay M crit.sadsn
Evans, Fitch, Fitzpatrick Green, Gwn Houston, Hunter
sssaa d Stuart Of KEN
tucky, Toomos, Toucey, rrumbull, and Yulee-3s.
The amendment OF the committee was then agreed to-
yeas 35 nays LAS follows.
YEAsMessrs. Adams, Allen Bayad, Bell Of Tennessee,
Eenjamn Biggs brown Butler Clay Crittsndsn Datse'
uas Il
p,att, Pugh Reid kusk Slide Stuart Thompson Of Ken
NAYs~Msssrs. Bell Of New hamp.hrs, Bslsr, Brod-
head colamsr Foot. Foster Gsysr M NsqEss Seward Sum
| Several amendments Of minor importance were then
| adopted.
Mr. ADAMS moved substitute for the BILL which makes
uniform oduction of rs per cent o. the arih OF l84o
which was apreea yeas &C. nays "a de Dill was then
read third me aud the eas and nays were otuyiea ~
its passage The discussion was continued at son s H.
Mr. BENJAMIN aud Others expressing the opinion H. ~ 0
bill in this form could not pass the House
Mr TOUCEY was in favor Of enlargiDg the free list to
some extent ia combination with general reduction OF
the duties He unwilling TO have more revenue col
ecd than was REQUIRED for the of the government
for he regarded surplus revenue as one OF ne
| evils which could exist. ,,
Mr. BRUDHEAD protested against this system of mid
night legislation the great interests OF the country
The amendment adopted the motion Of Mr. ADAMS
reconsidered and i was then rejected by ,le vote
Mr. HUNTER then offered his substitute for the whole
bill; which modified in various resptcts anu was
finally adopted-yeas SO, maya l2--aS follows;
YEAS Messrs Adamss Allen Bell Of New Ma%Psnre' i.aS
Ftapatrek Foster Green Gwn. Houston Hunter ivsrsop,
s%s' sisss sa tSsi saas
NAYs-Messrs. Bell Of Tennessee Bgler Brodhead Col
Kentucky, Trumbull, and Wade--l2.
The bill was then passed in the following form;
Be enacted de- That and after the first day of july
1851 be imposed in lieu OF those now
imposed upon goods wares and rom o
ticles and Of the tariff act Of
eighteen hundred and forty duty q thirty per
act, the duties of twenty three cenum nine
per centum fifteen per centum, twelve per centum
sh' nsf
Imported aforesaid and not in the sad scneo
SCI And Ss 4 rsae epas.sa That manuiactures
posed wholly of cotton not otherwise provided for and de-
be transferred to schedule gum copa and salt shall
be transferred to schedule that jute mans ssa grass
otherwise provided or oils palm and cocoanu lac spirits
lac suphur lampblack !tharge Prussian blue articles,
provided for brmstone crude in bulk cream OF tartar
indigo and decocons Of logwood and
madder baria soda ash cudbear; bleaching powder or
chloride Of lines indigo; cochinea woad or pastel ard
yellow nitric, oxac, pyroigneous and tartaric and all
acids description used for chemical medical
manufacturing purposes not otherwise provided or shall
schedule and that berries NUTS flowers,
s NO
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undergone any manufacture Peruvian bark Brazil wood;
brazetto and all other dyewoods in sticks burr-sones,
wrought unwrough copper in pigs bars or when old
and fit only to be remanuactured hax, unmanuactured
coda of hemp fax; silk raw, with or without
gum imported in the condition in which it comes from
the cocoon being doubled twisted advanced in man
ufactue any fruits and vegetables green or not
providedfor ivory unmanuactured nseed gar
den seeds seeds for agricultural horticultural
medicinal manufacturing purposes not otherwise pro-
vided for; boiling clohs madder rootj madder ground
| or prepared; ice guano; canoes, mosaics, damonds
gems pearls rubes, and other precious stones not set
and animals Of all kinds, shall be transferred 70 sched
l. And sleeps WOOL, unmanufactured, Of the value
twenty per pound less at the port OF expor
ton and hair Of the apacca, the goat and other like
animals, unmauuactured, shall be transferred to sched
ule provided that any wool Of the sheep, or hair OF
the apacca the goat and other like anima which shall
be imported any other than the ordinary condition. as
and heretofore practised which shall be changed
for the purpose Of evadpg the duty or whc
shall be reduced In value by the Intentional admixure OF
dirt foreign substance, to twenty cents per
REM anything this the contrary
SEC. 3D. And be further enacted That all goods wares,
which shall be the public stores on the
day July aforesaid shall be subject on entry tnereoi or
other duty than the same mao Deen I'M
Il ported, respectively, after that day.. !.
SEC L. And be further enacted That on the entry oil
apy goods wares imported ON and after the
first day Of decision OF the collector OF the
the port Of Importation and entry a. TO their a
bity to duty exemption thereom, shall be aa and
elusive against the importer consRpee, or agent OF
goods wares and merchandise uncss the
importer consignee agent shalt within ten days after
such entry give notice to the coecte in writing Of bis
with such decision setting forth therein dis
tncy specifically his grounds Of objection thereo and
shall thirty days after the date of such decision appeal
thereom the Secretary Of the Treasury whose decision
on appeal shall be final and conclusve and the said
goods wares and merchandise shall be liable to duty
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