Postscript Passage Of The Tariff Hill!
Parent Issue
Day
11
Month
July
Year
1846
Copyright
Public Domain
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The Washington Union announesthe passage of the Revenue Tariff Bill thro'. the House - yens 114, noys95, majority 19. The ditinguiöhing characleristic of ihe biÃl Lssaidtobe, that il is a revenue bijl, founded on ihe ad valorem princi)le, and repudÃales all specific dtities. - The dulies on cotfons, on an averag--", ire reduced 50 per ceut, on woolons, 10 ïer cent. Ten Slales supported the bül unnnimously: New Hampshire, South Caolina, Alabarno, Missksippi, Florido, Texas, Illinois, Missouri, Michigan and Arkansas. A nmjorityof Maine, Virgina, North Carolina, Georgia, Louisiano, Ohio, Indiana and Ter.nessee aho supored it The fjiendsof the bill expect t wil) pass the Señale.