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PROCEEDINGS of CONGRESS.
In the HOUSE of REPRESENTATIVES of
the UNITED STATES.
(Continued from our lajl.)
IVedneJday , April 15.
IN committee of the whole House, the or
der of the day was relumed, by proceed
ing to fill the blanks in the Resolve, as fol
low :
On cocoa 1 cent per lb.
On beer, ale, and porter, imported in
-calks, 8 cents per gal.
On ditto in bottles, *4 cents per dos.
On tallow candles, z cents per lb. .
On wax do. 6 do. do.
On Cheese, 4 do. do.
On Soap, 2 do. do.
On boots, 50 cents per pair.
On lilies, dippers, & Gallolhoes, 10 do. do.
On unwrought Heel, 56 cents per uzlb.
On the fubjeft of heel, a debate eufued.
Mr. Lee moved, that the article be rtruck
cut of the enumeration.
Mr. Tucker was m opinion with Mr. Lee.
Mr. CJymer and Mr. Fitzlimons, were for
the duty.
On the one hand it Was contended, that this
duty would create a monopoly in favor of a
few manufacturers, no ways conducive to the
general advantage—that it would bear hard
upon the agricultural inteieft, as it was an 111-
difpeufible article in the fabrication of imple
ments of hulbandry, &c.
On the other hand it was alledged, that
three hundred tons had been manufactured
the year part in Fennfylvania aloue—that fur
ther encouragement would produce fufficient
quantities for the consumption of the Union ;
and although it might operate a little uuequal
ly at firft, the fame oajection lay agiiuft in
creasing every branch, but that this was an
evil that carried its own remedy yv th it; for
every produ&ive bufinels v>as soon overdone,
and the article then diminiihed in value. —
That it was the duty of the House to go upon
general principles, and not to be bialfed by
partial intereils, when a iueafure appeared to
be evidently calculated to promote national
objects—that when the whole system fliould
be brought into operation, there would pro
bably be a balance of mutual advantages de
rived to individual states.
The queltion being taken on Mr. Lee’s mo
tion, it was lOIT.
On cables and tarred cordage, a duty of
56 cents per hundred weight was voted.
On untarred do. 60 cents per hundred wt.
On twine and pack thread, one dollar per
hundred Weight.
An import on hemp was mentioned, and
urged by some obfervatior.s from Mr. Scott,
l ut gentlemen were not fudiciently prepared
to afeertain the amount that might be expe
dient—it was accordingly deferred.
Adjourned.
Fbur/dayi dpril I^*
House met agreeably to adjournment.
The Bill, providing the mode of taking the
null, or affirmation, required by the Consti
tution, was read the second *ime, and on mo
tion of Mr, White, was referred to the tom
inl'tee of the whole House, and made thf uf*
der of thidey U sMtoUy ut%\,
Georgia
A committee of five was then balloted for,
who are to join a committee of the Senate, to
receive the President on the Jersey fhorc, and
attend him to this cits Mr. Boudinot, Mr.
Bland, Mr. Benson, Mr. Lawrence and Mr.
Tucker, weie eletfed. Mi. Gilman, Mr.
Ames, and Mr. Gerry, were appointed a
coiiftnittee to wait on the Vice-Prcfident, on
his arrival, and congratulate him in the uamc
of the two Houses. *
In committee of the whole, on the rtate of
the Union, the committee proceeded to fill up
the blanks in the Resolve.
Hemp—Mr. Gilman proposed, that this
article be struck out of the enumeration.
Mr. Hartley— -I am opposed, Sir, to an ex
certivc duty upon this article: Hemp is a
raw material, which we should fiud ourselves
very much distressed for, (hould we lay a hea
vy, or prohibitory tax upon it; the produc
tion of this article in the country, bears no
proportion to its consumption; nor can gen
tlemen determine, with any degree of pre
cilion, when that will be the case. We
have Sir, alieadylaid a duty upon cordage,
which will operate as a protection to our ma- >
nufafture of that article, and if we now tax
hemp exorbitantly, we ihail in ameafurc de
feat our own purposes. Befidys, Sir, this will
be a mall improvident meifure, as it refpeds
fl»ip building, and surely we do not ,mean to
letlen the navigation of our country. Upon
the general principle,. Mr. Hartley concluded
in favor of a final! duty, not more than 5 per
cent, as on the general mass of articles.
Mr. Moore was in favor of a high duty—
his obfervatious were considerably lengthy,
but were not dirtinttly beard by the editor.
Mr. Heister observed, th it from the weftern
country, large quantities of this article were
to be expected: He proposed therefore a
small duty fliould be laid for the interim be
tween the prefeut time an 1 the next harvert,
after which the import lhould be enhanced,
so as to afford encouragement to the railing
this important article. *
Mr. White opposed fti iking out the article.
Hemp, he observed, was a plant that might
be iaifed in any quantities, especially in the
wertern country, the foil of which was pecu
liarly adapted to i s,growth, a Agriculture
was an object of itnmenfe importance; go
vernment would undoubtedly patronize it—■
He therefore proposed 75 cents per hundred,
as a moderate duty on this article.
Mr. Partridge fpa.k? in favor of a mode
rate duty, for coufidering the article as a ml
-necessary to the exirtence of an impoi
tant manufacture —the high price it bo c i:i
foreign markets, fliould iuduce a rcafon for
a very low import ; lie therefore propoled 40
cents per bundled.
Mr. Lawrence---I am, Sir, ffppoled to a
gieat import upon hemp: I is ceitajn that
the production of that article in the rtates,
• bears no proportion to the demand. This
Bate, fcir, rnanufatfured th.ee hundred ton#
the vear part, and not more than 40 tons Were
raised among ourselves. We cannot be top
plied from our own produce with fufficient
quantities at prefeut. The duty on cordage
is fufficient, and will operate «o the enegu
lavement wilfieJ for in the railing of hemp.
If his information was jurt, the gentlemen
observed, that coid iue could be imported a»
ehfip #• hemp* 01 neatly so 1 a du<y theie- '
foil on tbt latter, vs /dJ indite the .
a m
tion of the former, to the total difcourage
went of the manufacture. He concluded
therefore by moving, that the duty should bfc
40 cents per hundred.
Mr. Goodhue was in favor of 40 cents;
there was a material difference between hemp
and cordage, as gentlemen had obfei ved, and
the difference between the duties ought to
bear fame proportion.
Mr. Boudinot said, that as every article of
importation would doubrlefn bear an irnpoft
of at lead 5 per cent, and the proposed duty
amounted, according to the present price of
hemp, exactly to that sum, he Ihoilld be iu
favor ot 40 cents, tor that reafun; but as it
was already a fpecified article, to give it di
ftintlion as i'uch, without materially enhance
ing. the duty from 5 per cent, and that corn
met ce and manufacture might mutually af
flit each other, he would propose 50 cents.
Mr. Hartlty suggested, that in lieu of a
duty on foreign hemp, to encourage the
growth of it at home, it might be eligible to
offer a bounty on the latter: He was decid
edly of opinion, that the lad expedient would
be preferable to the imposing a tax on hemp
imported.
Mr. Moore again advocated an enhauccd
duty.
Mr. White also, to the fame point, ad
verted to the- VVeflern erritory, fuggeftitig
the policy of conciliating the affeCtiori of our
brethren in that country, and of making fa
vorable unpreliions lelpeding the adminiftra*
tion of tbs new constitution
Mr. Scott . Sir, commerce and agricul
ture arc so closely allied, that whatever is in
jurious to one, equally affefr> the other; they
mud be united. In vain docs the fanner till
the foil, and tiring his produce to market, un
lei's the merchant is ready to take his articles
at a reafomble rate. In vain does the mer
chant plan his voyages u diftan? chines, un
lcfb the Jabotii of the h ifbandmarr furuiflict
Imn wiih the ueceirary remittances.
Agriculture is tJie natural resort ol the great
tody of our countiymen. The establishment
of manufacturers may be necefl'ary to Ame
nta, iu a time of war, b -t their prosecution, /
upon a generally ex’enfivc scale, is » ot to be
ex petted, while the boundless tracts of uncul
tivated lauds that extend thoul'auds of miles
welt ward, offer an ealy lupport tothe poorer
c-ailes of people, and fora long tune to come
we cannot expect to vie with the European
manufacturers. Agriculture, therefoic, is
the gtcat object that Ciuuld arreli our atten
tion. Hemp is zn article, the growth of
which, it encouraged by the general govern
ment of the United fctatef, quantities may be
ra.fed in the weftein country to an unlimited
amount t Its traufpoitatiou ix ealy, and the
price it bears, will war ram i s being broughc
from a great diitance. .Should but a hopt be
held out, that the rul.abitan s of those regi
on* uiay hope, thatC’ungicfs will take tins ar
ticle under their patio..age. it w li nut be
long before the m<>u h of the Mnhfippi wilt
be Delivering immcnk quamilier, winch froiu
the interior couuny, il.ill%pn»c floating upon
it* water*, Mr. bruit wr* thculoic iu (*•
VOr o) ; j rein* pc; trimmed.
Mr. MuiutfrH I made (Vine offer various
which we could nor dillinflly hen t He ws«
r ppolcd, howcvci, to a high dm), andpto*
jolr4 4J
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