Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1827-01-16

the department from whencsSwe derive our inlor-
nation on revenue. Without thoroughly UNDER
standing the operation of these vicsstudes, it was
Impossible Tor any hnancer or statesman 10 make
calculations on revenue. In The year 1926, cur
revenue its asximum; il now decl
ninSi the revenue %! the presen. year would fall
befo~ that OF 1926, bu the full extent of the re-
action would NOT be Eel, tit 1928. In that year
the revenue would, probably, be at its minimum.
How low II would 60, it was impossible 10 say;
but he begged the gentleman from Virginia, Mr..
Mercer) 10 carry his recol!ections back, and see
what effect the last reaction in the commerce of
the world had on our revenue. If he would go
back to Gas well a. he recollected) the year 1917
or 1918, he would find that, in that year, the rev.
enue was at It's maximum, and that the re-
venue from customs yielded about twenty-five
millions; the year after 1t declined 10 eighteen
miliicns, aud the next year, when il reached rs
minimum, to twelve millions. Thus The las, re-
voluson j, the affairs of the commercial world d..
m nshed ten millions Of dollars; react
ing from twenty-five to twelve millions.
What effect the late revuIsion would have, could
not be calculated lit would probably not be equal
TO TIE last. II was not probable that the revenue
from customs would decline TO twelve from twenty
i've millons-partcularly since we had, since the
last reaction, increased our taxes b. augmenting
our duties upon impor,ations. But the revenue
was declining, and would reach its minimum in
1870 ne sum oil nifty tnOusanu uOiIais uISnl Ue VI
little moment, Lu, this certainly time TO in
vestigate iuliy every new branch OF expenditure.
We had our public debt 10 pay oil whist our re-
venue was declining. Upon the subject of Internal
Improvement his opinions were without disguise.
Whenever gentlemen would satisfy his judgment that
the work was national Irrational in it's character
and purposes, they should have his vote but he
should oppose this plan OF sendng surveyors into our
Congressional Districts for the purpose OF influence
ing public opinion of seating Military Eng ineers
to perform the office OF Civil Engineers. The
House would recol!eci that, when Of the m ST
distinguished Engineers country can boast,
was appointed the Office of Civil Engi
neer by the Cover nment OF Virginia, he declin-
ed expressly upon the ground tia, he was Militia
ry and not Civil K gneer. Something more
was required han knowledge of Military
EngneerIng-th two professions distinct.
He was opposed, also, 10 sending Engineers
throughout our country to survey routes for roads
and canals, which intended 10 be
! executed. He hoped the attention of Congress
would be more directed than it had been, TO the
condition o! our finances, and that all useless ey-
eendures would De avoided.
| Mr. Woods of Onio, we'd to amend by insert
| ing, after the words hare not been Surveyed
these words 50 and upon which it is the intention
of the Department to experd any part of the APP
preparation asked 70, under the act of the oath OF
May, 1924" After some observations by MIR. w.
The discussion here arrested by demand 10
proceed 10 the Orders of Day; and the question
therefore lies over.