Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1816-04-13

| Landing.
| On motion of MIR. Root,
| RESOLVED, That the Secretary of the
| Treasury be instructed. to lay before this
house, statement of all the loans made to
| government by the several banks, since
! March 1912.
THE TARIFF.
The engrossed bill to regulate the duties
on imports and tonnage, was read the Sd
time and the question stated, Shall the
bill pass s''
| Mr.. Randolph moved that the bill be
postponed to December next. In making
| this motion, Mr.. K. said, he was not actu-
ated by the usual motives of similar mo-
tons. 1t proceeded from a belief that the
subject had not been properly and mature.
| iy prepared by the Secretary ofthe Trea-
| sury. He wished the subject postponed
| TO the next Session, that the system might
be printed collaterally with the present
duties, that every member might take it
home and consult his constituents-those
whose opinions he ought to respect.-
lhe b II, Mr.. K. said. had been precipi-
tated through tine House, and the discus
sion on 1T showed strange and mysterious
connection between this measure and one
(the Bank BID which had just passed,
and was now beyond the controul of this
House. Another reason for referring the
subject to the ncXt session, was, he said,
the material injury it would produce on
the revenue, if adopted now-and at
Mis- time the Secretary of the Treasu-
~ ought strictly to guard against any
deficit in the revenue. He thought the
reasons tor postponement were imperi-
Gus.
Mr.. Smith of Maryland, opposed the mo-
ton tor postponement. Amongst other
pet,t- 1T n
aid, 1T was extremely necessary to adoDt
at once, some permanent system on which
commercial men, as well SIS others, might
rely with confidence. IF the tariff were
not passed, the commercial community
would have to look to the next session.
without knowing how to shape their con-
duct, or form their calculations, uncer-
tain OF the policy which might be then "a
dopted.
Mr.. Lowndes also offered soma remarks
IN reply TO Mr.. Randolph, and against
postponing the bill. He denied the charge
OF precipitation in the Secretary OF the
treasury in making his report and re-
TERED to the Circular Letters, long since
sent TO various quarters IN search of infor-
NATION, to shew that the Secretary had not
acted pr M turely, and that measures were
long ago taken to obtain all possible light
on the subject. Mr.. L. admitted that there
were particular features in the bill, about
the passage of which he was not anxious
OUT, IN system so extensive, there must
De particular parts on which members
could not agree. AS whole, however.
he had no doubt it would be beneficial to
the revenue, &c. and to the general inter-
ests OF the country.
MIR. Calhoun had no intention of entering
into discussion of tho motion but wished
merely to reply to the insinuation of
mysterious connection between this bill and
that to establish bank He denied any
improper or unfair understanding. and
could challenge the House to support the
charge. In fact, Mr.. c. said, the mos! yea
lous friends of the bank, were generally
untriendly to the tariff and the warmest
friends of either could not be found on the
same side.
Alter some further conversation between
Mr.. Randolph and MIR. Calhoun. the cues
ton WAS taken by yeas and nays, on the
postponement, & decided in the negative.
as follows:
For the postponement At
Against it o5
The question then required on the pas
sage of the bill when
Mr.. Randolph rose and spoke nearly
three hours IN opposition to the bill. and
! generally against the policy of encouraging
| manufacturing est blishments at all, es
peoial!y az list the propriety of affordiug
| a high bounty, by taxing the community,
| &c.
Mr.. Wright also spoke some time against
the Dill {; as also lid
Mr.. Telfar, WHO opposed the bill in a
| speech OF half an hour when
The question on the passage of the bill,
was tax n and decided in the affirmative.
| as follows:
YEAS.-Messrs. Adgate. Alexander,
Archer, Anterior, Baker, Barbour, Bas-
set, Bateman, Baylies, Bennett, Bets.
Birdsai, Boss, Brooks, Brown, Cady,
Caldwell, Calhoun, Cannon, Chipman,
Clendenn'n, COmstook, Crawford, Creigh
ton, CrocherOn, Cuthbert, Darlington, Da-
venport, Desha, Glasgow. Gold, Grosve-
nor, Hahn, Fl III, Hammond, Halves, Hen
dersm' Hopkinson, Ingham. Irwin, Pa.
levitt. Johnson Ky. Kent, Langlop,
I.owndes, Lumpkin, Lyle. Maclay, Marsh,
Mason, Mayrant, M'Coy, M'Lean, Ky.
Minor, Newton, Eoyes, Ormsby, Paris,
Piper, Pitkin, Peasants, Powell, Rug
giles, Sergeant, Savage, Schenck, Sharpe,
Smith, Pa. Smith Md. Southland, Strong,
Taggart, Taul, Throop, Townsend, Tuck
err. Wallace, Ward, N. Y. Ward, N. ].
Wendoyer, Wheaton, Whtesde, Wilkin.
Willoughby, Thomas Wilson, VIM. VIII
son, Woodward, Yates-88.
NAYS.-Messrs Baer, Bradbury, Breck-
enridge, Bryan, Burnside, Champion,
Clarke, N. G. Clopton, Culpeper, Ed,
wards, Forney, Forsyth, Castor, Goldsbo-
rough C,oodwvn Hale Hard;, ITa..-o.