The United States is the one important country which has adopted in its tariff an extensive system of ad valorem duties, though it has not altogether disregarded specific duties; in some cases, indeed, the two are combined.
In this aspect, I desire to reiterate the recommendation contained in my last two annual messages in favor of imposing specific instead of ad valorem duties on all imported articles to which these can be properly applied.
Mr. Clay undertaking to bind all the Congresses for ever to uniform twenty per centum ad valorem duties.
As an abstract proposition it may be admitted that advalorem duties would in theory be the most just and equal.
Although the ad valorem duties on cotton and woolen goods were raised, this was balanced by the doubled duty on raw wool.
The bill increased ad valorem duties by an amount varying from twenty-five to sixty-six per cent, additional.
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