Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1860-09-26

important interests while the interests of
other port ons OF the Union were left un,
touched and he wanted the vote on this
bill TO decide that question. As he obser-
we'd before, he trusted there was 10 dispo-
sition in the House to sanction q measure
such as this. Had the introducers of this
measure given, or could they give any
reason why railroad iron should come in
free OF duty, in preference, to cotton
or wCollen goods? Had they given
any reason why it should come in free of
duty, in preference to cotton bagging p
He knew that he might listen in
vain for any good reason that could be
given for the passage OF this bill 1t
might be tnat this question would come
up in a general bill which he was q mem.
her OF the House, and then he would be
able to meet it but il the tariff was to be
attacked in this manner in detail, nccor
ding to what the gentleman from South
Carolina Mr. Holmes) ayows as his cher-
isheu policy, whele would it end To-.
day the attack was on railroad iron, and
next week the assault might be on wool .
len or cotton goods Then sat, and mex.
the'sugar OF Louisiana and the lead Of Miss
oun would be attacked in detail. He was
not going behind the bushes to attack the
tariff in detail. Ii it could not be- sus.
tanned as a system, why, letit go down /;
and if that policy which the countI, had
cherished above all Others could not be
sustained IN all its parts, he was for let,
ting it all fall tcgether.
On TIE SECOND OF JULY, 1876, DU-
RING THE DISCUSSIONS OF THE
TARlFE BILL MR.. FOSTER OFFER
ED rHE FOLLOWING IMPORTANT
AMENDMENT. - Vide Coagres Globe,
VoL l5h Is. Session 29h Congress. Page
1919
"dnd Jea further enacted, That fiat the
end of the first year from the time this act
goes int" effect, there shall not be realized
under ITS PROVISIONS, an amount of reVe.
n .e equal To that produc, d during the
fiscal year ending the LIST uf Juiy. 1892
under the act entitled AN Act TO provide
revenue fro ~ imports and To change and
modify existing laws Imposing duties on
imports. ard for other PURPOSES that
then this act, from aud after the ex pira.
OF Tia" fist yedi il goes into effect, be in.
operative and void, and the duties on im-
ports shall thereafter lie levied and col
of said act, approved the 30th das of Au
gust 1912; shall thereaiteroe revived and
continued in force as fully and eiiectnally
as if this act had not passed; and it shall
! be the duty OF the President Of the u nit
cd States 30 to declare bY proclamation. y
AND AGAIN, ON PAGE 1851 OF THE
SAME VOLUME, FIND THE FOL,
LOWING;
/ Mr.. FOSTER moved to strike out tb,
following section:
"On iron in bars and bolts, not mana
faciured in whole or in part by rolling
fifteen dollars per ton. On bar or bolt lr'
on, made wholly or in part by rolling
eighteen dollars per ton All iron in slabs
loops, OF other form more adv mced thar
pig, shall be rale, as iron in bars or bolts
On round Or square iron, or brszier's rods
OF three sixteen to Ten Sixleerths of a,
ar inch in diameter, inclusive, arc
on iron in nail or spike rods, or mai
plates slit, rolled or hammered, and OF
ircn in sheets, except taggers' iron, anC
on hoop iron, and on iron slit, rolled OF
hammered for band iron, scroll non, o
easement rods, thirty dollars per ton.
On iron in pigs. and on old or scrap iron
seven dollars per ton On steel in bars
plates, or sheets, Is percent d valoi EN-
On all vessels and other article, cast iron
IRON and not otherwise ,'rovided for, auC
of all manufactures of ia on or of steel
or OF iron and steel, or of which either o
both of these articles shall be the tompo
nent material Of chief value, and 40
otherwise provided for, 80 per cent ad va
lorum On needles of all descriptions
90 per cent al valorem."
And insert the following:
con iron in bars, bolts, manufacture
in whole or in part, " rolling fiitee n dol
lars per ton; on bar or bolt iron, mad
: wholly or in part by rolling, twenty dol
lars per ton provided that all iron in slabs
blooms, loops, or other form less firishe
than iron IN bars or bolts, and more ad
. vanced than pig iron, except castlng'
! shall be rated as iron in bars or tolls, AM
pay n duty accordingly on iron in pigs
! seven dollars per ton; on vessels of cas-
iron, not otherwise specified one cent pc
= pound; on all other castings of iron no
= otherwise specified, one cent per pound
; on glazed or TIN hollow ware aud eating,
sad irons or smoothing irons, hatters an,
tailors pressing irons, and cast iron hat
or hinges. two cents per pound on lro
or steel wire not exceeding No. IL, lou
/ cents per pound, and over No II, and no
exceeding No. %, six aud one.half cent
> per pound, over Nc 25, eight cents pe
: pound; silvered OF plated ware 80 pc
} cent, All valorem; brass or copper wire
t 2j per cent. ad valoi en-; cal, or bonne
, wire covered d-@ith silk...ten cents pc
| pound when covered with cotton oi, OH
e er material, seven cents per pound o
7 round or square iron or braziera rnds q
? three-siX XtcentlS to ten -siXtecuthS of n
+ inch IN diameter, inclusive, and iron i
I rail or spike rods as n1il plates, sill
l., rolle,i. or hammered and on iron j
Q sheets, except taggers' iron, and on hoo
Y irnr, and on iron flat, rolled. or hammer
|, cd. for band iron, scroll iron, or ca1emen
G rods. iron cables. or chains or parts there
: Of manufactured in whole or in par, {
A whatever diameter. the links being eitl
| er twisted or straight. aud when sirdigll
| of greater. length than those used i
|, che ins for cables 30 per cent ad yaloten