New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1866-02-10
THE WAREHOUSE BILL.
Debate In the senate, Feb. 4, 1860.

Mr. SPRAGUE-This bill, Mr.. President pro-
vides in its first section
Ths, on sad ler the paslse o. this ac md until tie l'
day April 1870 good. wafe'i Or astratdise md
bond In sny public private bonded wsfe '1se upnn viii
duties paid my be- withdraw i2f oo,auii2r an
the bond. cance.cd' o. De teJi,it OF we l So a.
prescribed by la'y AID any goods "are' or merchandise De-
posted bond a. sn{ pa9hs % ' . Do'sa ,
ware or merchandise remaining IA wlrehous~ under bond
20 lot day Of hpf nay BE- ~aa I i@I conan" %
psymeu, Il tue duties and charges - which thef nay
the expiration q on" ye1 ron We ai'r o. o.l! 10
don and until the erpaon o. three yrars rom The sad dsi~
be withdrawn 0r consumption on payment o. tue dos. a.
.e..-d the orua enly sd aiss' .na On a5ai. M
duty Of ten per cet, Q, ne IL ,uA anu
Tb neither til. other ct shall cpefate & prevent
the erporson Of bonded goods Wsfe - n from
warehouse within hlec years nom the date 81 thei onsna
importation thef iranpoaton IN BOND ron W Poi,
into which they were originally Imported 20 any os' po.'
or prs for the puTpose o. ~1porillon am az az ah ps
OF neonell with the provisions Of tbs act ale hereby
| repraed' ,,-,,... ,... .o,.,,.d o. ,b, Cam.
u,,ee ON Commerce Of the Senate. by them reported
nyorably. and passed on that report by this body
Heretofore proposition, or We sA.ehson VI sae te "
hoo. referred 70 the COMMITTEES on hinauce and by
then repoted 20 the Senate Ia this case the b con
irary 20 the usual practice was sen. 20 ,ne h
ana pgssel without attention being attracted to H.
soon after the passage OF the bi not knowing rs con-
,ents / moved that II be reconstructed. ana had inc
noon for entered for tho purpose oi
giving me an opportunity 20 examine the Dill nave
Consulted with members OF the Committee as 70 tbe IN
vcs,Igaton which u received from them. and could get
20 ,if,ciory explanation as to the merits or design
NJ the bill except that was aVoraby considered IN
tbe other House aud that IN consequence o' tlat II
wss deemed proper that IL should be passed here.
! To- NV oninop the Senate and the country are
not aware that this bill has for Its object the les
enine OF tho revenues upon variety oil articles - per
t The present law requires that goods deposited III
a,ebou.e shall be withdrawn within three months. or
fthey aye kept there longer than three months aud
,eitbitawn within two years. az additional duty o -
per cent levied npcn them Inns pi ptv'', ~, snas
| ,be importer shall Lave one year Instead OF three
| mopths and II they are not withdrawn within TINT
time he may keep them there three years ihsteadO OF Two
and pay additional duty oil ten per cen, nS.eaa -
| ocr cent Here, sir, measure sueeilhH more gar
gc,ls,ly n an any other that know OF before the Sen
az, AZ III. session every industrial Interest OF our peo
Mo is passed by this body and by the OtheI house @n
p, ~ no confederation although II not only affects
he material interests OF the whole people, out SER
slv affects the public revenue: MY OBJECT this morn
Doy ,o have this bill situated ns II Il, RECONSTRUCTED
ipb, % a,,rysa 10 the Finance Committee oi the Sen
| 60 ,o he by them considered In eonneSiioA WIN
Tie great questions Of revenue tat are ABOUT 70 W
Wv soo,sd IN them do not believe that tho people OF
"a; cnnntry will look with any lenleney upon liahsac
Tnns which affect them materially being disposed o.
with so little consideration as thls OH pas reeeN.s
49,, his distinguished body. i stand here SIR VIII
ai reference and with want OF confidence 10 m,
@ ablili,y TO present to the attention OF the senate
those great questions which have occupied tue te am
n,ten7ons OF generations past ana 81 men NOM
Nv, nonnetent in the slightest degree 70 follow Bsf
air. feel that this is another eneroachTeGt upon ~
OF the people Of this country. mnlG wo .av
astsnt foreign encIoachfnents upon our lhd.etry
stack from our internal foes which Of these pow
ers that without that within !. most , Ges'u ns
our rsan IN determine. I am not able 10 90 II
h. has no other purpose undoubtedly but
txor foreign commerce in opposition to deDesfic CON
merce 10 agriculture to manufactures tome meehan y,
,;on and occupies the industry OF people
:, ,emans for the Senate TO determine which OF thes
Interests II is the most proper for them to consider %
our neope are engaged on the other SIDE that on
",srest which engages tho foreign commerce OF Ia
country the uteres, vi the few individuals ensased