Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-03-19

~, whether II would not be cXpedirnt to cnun-
iervai by law, any tonnage duty that may BIZ
la'd contrary TO treaty, by England. 1t APP
pearcd, by the proceedings of the Imperial
Parliament, that So ate as the 18Th nr Fr-
bruaiy, resolutions were passed IN the House
ot Commons authorizing the British king Ia
levy VI cents per ton on American ships trad
'nS To his European dominions, and 60 cents
per ton on our ships going TO the West India
colonies. The duty of 81 cents, Mir. B.
Thought, was at variance with the following
stipulation, contained in the con. eniun:
M higher or other DUTIES or charges Shall he
mrosea IN amy Of ikc ports oi the United Slnes ON
British vessel, thAu I!cse payable in The same pot
hS vessels :" tue United S'ues nor in Tie ror,s of
any al his Britannia maIeesy's territories IN Euupr
-" vessels nj the United S,es than shall he payablc
IN the same ports on British vessels"
The convention contains no stipulation fur
bidding our governments couniervailiug all
tonnage or other duty levied ia he coionieS.-
II IS believed that a duty equiv alent to one
dollar per ton has been raised from our tom
mage, since the Yves, India trade has been OPEN
t" onr commerce and this has been, in part
coun'crraed by us. But this VIC are perfect.
" at liberty tn do, for il is colonial concern,
at Incorporated into the Convention. Not
SO on ships coming from Great Britain Here
we are restricted by Il positive treaty stpula-
tion and amy duty on such trade has been
iaid, 1t is entirely contrary 10 law-hrcause
treaty Is the supreme law of the land If 40
such duty has been exacied at our custom
houses, it will be proper to counteryail imme-
dIately, by special act, any duty that Great
Britain may impose upon our European trade.
Ihe Tax OF 81 cents on our commerce " i,h
the single port of Liverpool, will amount, an.
0,oOO ions OF American shipping, that cutea-
ed that port alone, in 1898, to one hundred and
twenty eight thousand six hundred dollars :;
and, upon our trade To- other British European
ports, 10 about seventy thousand dollars max
my AN additional charge upon our commerce
OF more than 100000! As the resolution is
Only for inquiry, Mr.. b. trusted that it would
be sent TO the Committee of Commerce.
Mr.. Newton and Slr. CambIelrng made
some remarks in opposition to the resolution.
us believing the inquiry unnecessary and Mr.
Niailary and Mr.. Trimble, taking the contrary
ground, made some observations in favor oft.
FINALLY, on motion of Mr.. Foot, the resolti.
ton was ordered To lie on the table
On moiinn of Mr. Jennings it WAS
ResoIred, That the Commtree on Roads and G. annals
ne Instructed ia inquire iuio The expcdiency OF :l-
'ng me state Of Indiana To open Cana. the Fails
o. Ono, ~ conformity TO An ac' Of the Geucral AS
semny on sAih state, approved January 81, 1924
hr. tockr offered the following resolution
he'oirsd, That the Cummiiiee on Post Offices
an" cost ho"is he instructed To inquire and repori
WhetHer amy hrcaug cmenis can he made u, winch
'he letters addressed To the members or Congress
WINE IN session can he supplied earlier hour
dnd ~ q less expense"
Mr.. Brent moved the following amendment.
winch was accepted as a modification" A nd
whether the priv ilrEe given to the members
ut Congress To frank letters, ought not TO be
eNtendru." And the question being put. the
resolution, as modified, was adopted Aycs 20. |
nnes SO.
On motion of Mr.. Tucker, of Va. twas
htSo!red, That the Committee on the Posi- Office |
aud Posi- Roads lac Instructed 10 Inquire into Ile ex
n fro, III.
"' petersburg, in Va. to the town of Danve in the.
same state.
On motion of Mr.. Stewart, il was
hesoirsd, Tha, the Committee oa the Chesapeake
aud Ohio Canal he instructed 10 inuuire mo ,Ie ex
prdienry OF providing for tie sale OF The public lots
aud public lands belonging the United States in
me D'c,i'ct OF Columbia, and that the proceeds he
Appropriated TO the first section OF the hesapeakc
and Ohio Canal, between this Civ and Cumbe,IanJ
APPROPRIATION BILL.
Inc li0nse then passed to the orders of
The day, and took up FOR consideration the bill
making provision for the support of govern
mfnt for the year 1924
Mr. Gazlay withdrew the amendment offer |
ed by him on Saturday, and the question be-
ing on concurrng in the amendment as re
ported by the Committee,
Mr.. Gaz'ay, of Ohio, said, he hoped the
House would not concur, and, il il did not he
should then move to amend the bill by insert !
ing proVlso To appropriate $4,000, as sum |
hu'qh"lt 10 me maintenance OF European To- |
reign relations. MIR. G. said the practice of
more Than twenty years had been. 10 provide |
generally, Tor foreign intercourse, without de- |
signaling the places of Minister'S This had |
obtained through the Tide Of successfuIaud un-
successful experiment, and he saw no good
reason To change ii. He was rot prepared for |
the doctrine, That, whenever, and as often as |
the President might choose to appoint Mn. !
lster 10 the Court of any drspOt in EurOpe. |
TINS House was bound To echo the appoint |
ment ano,as often as an appointment should |
he made by taking member from the Sc |
nate, principle not surely agreeable TO the
people, that we should do the same Ia, |
Thought the safest way was, to leave each |
Department 10 bear the responsibility of IFS |
own constitutional discretion. The long prac
uce winch gave sanction to the course he pro- |
posed, was, to his mind, a sufficient proof of |
its correctness
He wished the sum reduced for two rca
sons, VIZ because he believed that there !
were many national objects tn which il could
hr more adrantagcously appropriated and, |
because he saw no good reason for maintain
ing Ministers Of The first sr9de at the Courts
of all the dpapo's in Europe, when there was
no national object for them Ia accomplish
MIR. GaZiay sad, he had always understood
that foreign Ministers were intended for the
making nftreates, or for settling some great
national question and, as we had neither of
these now ON hand, with the great crowned
heads. h. must presume that ours had no q.
Their design than The maintenance of a eyste,n
of espionage and, although this might do
well enough for one tyFant 10 watch another.
he Thought 1t totally insdmssible for a great
republic. What have we now, said Mr. G.
I" do in Enrope, to Justify The Dumber aud cx-
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