The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1860-10-04
sTRoUDsBURG MONROE COUNTY, PA OCTOBER s. lsso
al, third session Tbirty.fourth Congress,

sl, third session Thirty. fourth Congress
page 263.
On motion of Mr.. Bell, the Senat
reconsidered the vote agreeing to the q
mendmeut proposed BY Mr.. Clay.
The amendment proposed by Mr.. Cla
being again under consideration, it wa
decided 10 the neeative-yeas 25, nay
25. Senator DOUGLAS did not vote
--Apdendix to Congr essiousl Globe, Tbir
ty-fourth Congress, third session, pag
356; and U. S. Senste Journal, Thirty
fourth Congress, third session, page 26a
The following bill was proposed b,
Mr.. Hunter, Of Virginia. as a substitute
for the bill reported by the Committee oil
Finance:
"Thst from and after the lst day o
July. 1857, ad valorem duties shall, b.
imposed in lieu of those now imposed up
on goods, wares, and merchandise, i'm
ported from abroad into the United
States, as follows. viz: Upon the article,
enumerated in schedules A and B of tht
tariff of 1876, duty of thirty per cen
tum; and upon those enumerated in sche
dulles G, D, E, F, G. and H, OF said act
the duties of twenty.tbree per centum
nineteen per centum." fifteen per centum
twelve per oentum." &C., &c.-See Ap
pendix to Congressional Globe, Thirty
fourth Congress, third session, page 35s
and U. s. Senate Journs!, Thirty. fourth
Congress, third session, page 266.
By reference to schedule G, in the tar
iff act Of 1876, it will be found that, a.
mong the articles enumerated upon which
there is duty Of 80 per cent sd valorens
is iron in bars, blooms, bolts, loops, pigs
rods, slabs. or other form not otherwise
provided for, castings ofirop, old or scrap
iron, vessels of cast iron, 60.
A vote being taken on the substitute Of
Mr.. Hunter, which would reduce the du.
ties on those articles in schedus G from
thirty to twenty three per cent. resulted
yeas 33, nays 17--STEPHEN A.
DOUGLAS voting in the Affirmative, with
the free traders of the South.-Appendix
to Congressional Globe, third session
Thirty-fourth Congress, page 35s; and
.. S. Senate Journal, third session Thir.
ty-fourth Congress, page 267.
The bill. as thus amended, was return.
ed to the House Of Representatives fol
it's concurrence.
February %, 1857, message was re.
ceived from the House of Representa-.
tives, announcing its disagreement to the
amendments of the Senate, and asking
for q com mittee of conference on the dis
agreeing votes of the two Houses.
On motion of Mr.. Hunter, the Senate
insisted on its amendment, and agreed to
the conference asked for BY the House ol
Representatives
March 2, 1857, Mr.. Hunter, from the
committee o! conference, submitted the
following report:
"Tbe committee of conference on the
disag-eeiog votes of the two Houses on
the bill (H. R. No. 566) reducing the du.
ty on imports, and for other purposes
having net, after full and free conference,
have agreed to recommend to their re.
speeilve Houses as IoiloWs:
"That the House of Representatives
do recede from its disagreement to the
amendment of the Senate, and sgree there
to with amend ments as follows:
''In line thirteen, on page /, strike ouI
the word "twenty- three,' and insert TWEEN
ty-four;' and strike out all after the word
that, in line 8, page 2, to the end of the
section, page !, and, in lieu thereof, in
sert." 60.
AS the bill and amendments are quite
lengthy, We do not insert them here, bu
refer the rerder to the Copgressiona
Globe, third session Thirty fourth Con
sress. page 1000, and the U. s. Senate
Journal, third session Thirty fourth Con
gress, page 3o5, where it will be found il
full.
By this amendmentiof the committed
Of conference, it will be seen that the du
ty on articles enumerated in schedule {
is increased from twenty three to twenty
four per cent.
A vote being taken on agreeing to tb
report OIL tuo COm WtILto VI Cobioiouccs 10
suited yeas 33. nays s-Seuator STE
PHEN A. DOUGLAS voting in the af
frmative, with the free traders of th
South Congressional Globe, third ses
sion Thirty fourth Congress, page 1862
and U. S. Senate Journal, third session
Thirty fourth Congress, page 3O7.
June Is, 1860, the Senate, as in Com
mittee Of the Whole, proceeded to coD'id
er the bill III. r. No. 33s) to provid
for the payment Of outstanding Treasur.
notes, to authorize loan, to regulate an
fix the duties on imports. and for othe
purposes.
Mr.. Hunter, under Instructions of th
Com mittee on Finance. moved to post
pone the further consideration OF the bl
until the second Monday in Decenbe
next.
Upon this motion rem arks were mad
by Senators Hunter, Bigler, Cameron