Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1816-04-10


goods in India, and on the usual addition OF
20 per cent. on that cost"
The remaining amendments reported tothe
bill by the committee of the whole having
been successfully coAcurred in /; Mr.. Ran
dolph moved to strike out SO much of the
proviso of the Cd section as fixes the mimi
mum /irice OF cotton goods, Except nan
keens directly from China) at IS cents per
square ward.
Mr.. r. then entered into pretty wide
discussion OF his motion ; avowing his will
lingneSs to encourage as far as was proper
those manufactures of cloths conducted in
the families of cur citizens and arguing
against the propriety of promoting the
manufacturing establishments III the ex-
tent and in the manner proposed blythe bill
and against laying up 5000 tons of sh piping
now employed in the East India trade, and
levyirg an immense tax on one portion
of the community to put money into the
pooke.s ct another.
Mr.. Calhoun 70. lowed in the expression
OF his views en- the broad and general pol
icy of extending protection to the manu-
features of the country, declaring his be-
lief that proper degree of encourage
ment was due to them as a means of ma
tional independence, and for national OBJ
Jects, not for the purpose of benefiting
the manufacture as proper to foster
our navy, which was necessary to protect
the products of our soil i'm seeking a market
beyond the ocean, and tending therefore to
the promotion OF agriculture as neces-
sary to aid the finances Of the country in
time OF war, sc. and as great cement of
the union.
Mr.. Cuthbert answered briefly some OF
Mr.. Caih@un'S arguments. and
Mr.. Nandolph entered into a more
particular reply to Mr.. Calhoun, and
further arguments in support of his opin-
ions.
Mr.. CASTOR also spoke some time in re-
ply to Mr.. G. and in support of the opinions
and statements he advanced ON the subject
on former occasion.
Mr.. Newton, in a speech of about two
hours, advocated the bill and the protec-
tiCFtherein proposed to our manufactures !;
entering into a full discussion of the gem
eral question of promoting domestic ia
brics.
Mr.. Hale moved to modify the motion,
by reducing the minimum price specihcal-
ly to IS cents per square yard.
This motion was decided in the mega
tive, ayes sc, noes 70; and the ques-
ton required on Mr.. Randolph's motion
to strike out the minimum price altogeth-
er.
Mr.. Wilde then rose, about o'clock, &
submitted his views on the subject, in OPP
position tothe bill. He had proceeded "a
bout an hour, when Mr.. Randolph with
drew his amendment. believing, from the
decision on Mr.. Hale's motion, that the
House would not go still further and agree
to his amendment.
Mr.. Wilde then, for the purpose of
| accommodating the bill to his views, and
to enable him to vote for it, moved an a.
mendment, substantially, to substitute an
| adj valorem duty of twenty per cent. on
| woollen and cotton goods-and then re-
| sumed the thread of mis- speech in opposi-
ton to higher duties. Mr.. w. conclu-
ded his remarks about half past o'clock !;
and
Mr.. Mason made few remarks in re-
ply when the question on Mr.. Wilde's
proposition was decided by yeas and nays,
in the negative, yeas So, nays 76
And then the House adjourned, about 6
O'Clock.
Friday, .lltrH5.
On motion of Mr.. Belts,
Resolved, Thar the committee on the
Judiciary be instructed to enquire into
the expediency of establishing an uniform
! ces recognizable by the courts of the u.
States.
The House then, by vote of SIS to As,
agreed to consider the amendments of the
Senate to the Bank Bill
Mr. Minor, because of the thinness of
the House and the importance of the SUBJ
ject ; and further because he understood
that the committee on the national cur
| rency were on the point of reporting a
very imp "rtant bill which might materially
| affect the decision on the Bank question,
&c. moved that the consideration thereof
be postponed to Monday next.
Mr.. Calhoun hoped the motion would
not prevail. The reasons for it he did not
think sufficient the House was as full as
| usual and the bill alluded TO as on the
eve of being reported by the committee,
pre-supposed the existence Of National
Bank, and the committee had determined
not to report it during the passage of the
Bank Bill.
After some further conversation be-
tween Messrs. Calhoun and Minor, in
which the latter gentleman insisted on the
proprety of first being in possession of the
report referred to--the motion to post
pone the subject to Monday, was negativ-
ed.
Ayes 43, Noes Co.
Af.er the amendments of the Senate
were read
Mr.. Randolph moved, for the purpose
OF destroying the bill, that the whole sub
jet be indefinitely postponed.
his motion produced long and warm
debate, which was finally decided in the
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