Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-03-04

II Why's ard Means on This subject. The {
opinion he had formed Mr.. H. said, was
founded on documents before the House.
lie believed that for the present year suf
hcient security was given to the public Gre
ditors, an ample permanent revenue having
been provided and that there would be |
time IT a session to commence in October, |
to provide revenue for 1871 He dwelt on |
the expence and Inconvenience of an extra
session, &c which he could not but think
unnecessary.
MIR. Cheves said, he was tired, tired
OF endeavours to provide fixed rcven-
Ne; but he was compelled once more torise,
TO explain his view of this subject He ho-
ped he had never been understood to say,
tor he never meant to say, that the present
| revenue would be sufficient for the support
| ot the credit of the government for the year
1913, unconnectcd with provision for flu
ture years. The provision actually made
was sufficient for the year 1873. But it was
| nus optnion that there ought to be further
provision in the year 1913, and at as early =
period as possible, III order to support the
public credit tor that year. His opinion
was that we ought to provide revenue for
1914 and subsequent years, in time to pro-
| ouce the effect OF giving confidence to the
pubic credit. Mr.. e. said he should there
tore vote fer an early session, because with
Out 1t he did not believe that the public Gre
dit would be duly supported.
Mr.. Peasants said he wanted words TO
describe the repuguance he felt at the idea
that the public credit, which had been main
tanned unimpairei from the commencement,
OF the government to, this day, should be in :
lJured IN the smallest degree, whilst, from
the partially of his fellow citizens, he was
paced here as one oflts guardians. If time
were permitted in this session, before its
| constitutional termination, he would sit here
from morning to IL O'Clock every night, but
ne would mature system for securing To
the utmost that credit. But tire was net
permitted. Under these circumstances.
what ought Congress: to doI To assemble
here as early as possible after the tcr.nina-
ton OF this session, and mature system to
provide the necessary revenue. He had al
ways been of the opinion, for himself, that
was the duty ct Congress to have matur.
ca a system OF taxes at this session. Ii had
been stated that at least eight and a half
millions OF revenue would be necessary in
; 1914, In addition to the revenue now prov;
ded, on the principles on which we had gone
) into the war. He did not believe shis money
could be brought into the Trasury by any
provision to be made in October. Personal
convenience OF the members, and Consider
atoms OF expense, must yield to others of
greater magnitude. The expense of the
per diem allowance onght not to be taken
INTO consideration, because SO many DAYS as
the deuse should sit in the spring would be
Cut OFT from the Winter session, Sc
MIR. Bgelow said he felt no responsibility
himself on the subject of taxation he had
no hand IN making resort to taxation ncces-
sary. he did not know that he should vote
o. session on either way proposed; but he
rose 10 state fact 10 show the utter imDos-
sioin.y Oh collection OF taxes in 1914, which
should be laid next October. An act was
passed in 1898 laying a direct tax of two
millions; the first year in which anv pro-
ceeds from 1t came into the Treasury was
1900, IN which year something upwards of
seven hundred thousand dollars only was re-
celved ; in 1901, s 100000 more were re-
ceived; ana IN every year since something
mad been received on account of that Ia X
lad IN 1898. The internal taxes had pro-
duced result something similar. He had
barely stated this fact to show that il would
be impossible in October to lay tax to BRO
duce revenue.
Mr.. Wright opposed an early session. He
could not see howsit could be necessary in
May to lay taxes, which it had not been
thought proper to propose at the present
HSSsioh' what nad occurred, or what
would occur, he asked, to make them ne
cessary in May, if they were not necessary
nowf Why lay taxes in 1913, if they were
not necessary till 1914? He was opposed to
an unnecessary convocation of Congress :.
and it seemed to him not to be necessary
| The Question was then taken on the dav
tor the meeting of Congress, and decided in
favor off 4th Monday in Dfau and the
bill was so passed, as stated in our last.1
February IS.
Mr.. Poindexter reported bill to reno nj
in part the act to divide the Indiana terrific.
ry in two separate governments which was
twice read and committed.
Tie speaker laid before the house let
ter from the Secretary of the Treasury en-
closing an account Of the receipts and ex
pc ditures Of government for the year 1911
Ordered to lie on the table.
Also letter from the Secretary of th.
Treasury, transmitting statement of the
Condiments OF the officers employed in COL
Iectlng the customs for the year 1879 which
was referred to the committee of WAYS
and Means.
The bill for releasing John Ministers
from his confinement for violating the en-
barge laws, passed through committee of
the whole house, Mr.. Lewis in the chair
and was, on motion, indefinitely postponed
On motion of Mr.. Cheves, the house vert
into committee of the whole, Mr.. Pitkins
in the chair, on the bill from the Senate au-
thorising the Secretary of the Treasury to