Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1828-01-15
TWENTIETH CONGRESS.

W EpNEsDAY, j UARY 9.
IN SEN ATE

{ WEDNESDAY, ia .uAnY 9.
IN SENATE.
Mr.. Smith Of South Carolina. prcsented n mo
inoiiai oil the inhabitants of GEORGETOWN Soutl
c'Foina, demonstrating against the additional d,,
u W upon foreign imports contemplated in tn,
read, and referred.
var. Marks presented memorial from the Cir.
anu county OF Philadelphia, stating that they arr
ueepy sensible OF the great Importance TO the true
interest OF the United States OF an extended sun.
Port 10 The Agriculture and Manufactures of the
country. They, therefore, respectfully pray thai
congress viii he pleased TO give their earnest az.
'ehuon TO tins great national object, by imposing
Suci sanitary additional duties on the leading in-
Poftant articles made from our great domestic sta
pes as their wi, -,m shall direct which will p.o-
tect iToin imminent danger large capital already
eIi',aree, and, as your mcmoralists fully believe,
nifty at large.
The memorial was read and referred
| Mr.. Haync presented the memorial of the ACri-
cultural Society OF South Carolina, against further
and oppressive; which Mr.. II. moved 10 have print
ed Tor the use OF the members.
| hI. DOT opposed the printing of the memorial
! as several on the same subject had already been
PRINTED this session, and the sentiments expressed
IN them being chiefly similar, it was useless to
multiply printing which could produce no practical
! benefit
| Mr. Hayne said, that, when rneinorialist came
INTO the Senate, DC had thought he had a right 10
he heard, and 10 have his views thoroughly under
Stood by the Senator's; several memorials had been
read, but ne had moved that the reading of this bo
dispensed WITH and he thought il but right that II
snoTld he printed. Indeed, he thought all memo
rails on subjects OF general interest o,le.it TO he
printed, that the members might be informed Of
the opinions of people in different parts of the
country. he hoped, therefore, that no further
| objection would be made 20 the motion 10 print
Mr. Foot replied that, if all the memorials that
presented CONGRESS- ta, 4
be out OF the power Of the Senators to read the
whole, nor would i: be profitable fcr them TO DO So
as INC reasoning and views OF one were &c neral
~ repeated in them all, on certain subjects.
Mr.. Dickerson was sorry to see any opposition
TO the motion The subject of the memorial was
one OF great Importance, and If the gentleman
from South Can DINA desired it, there could be 70
doubt that the memorial ought 10 be printed to al
low the members to investigate the subject tho
| roughly.
MIR. Smith of s. Carolina observed, that The me-
moral under consideration ought be printed any
member presenting IT, was entitled 10 ASK it. He had
received several similar papers, and if the print
ing of this was refused, he should consider il his
duty TO his constituents TO take upon himself the
responsibility of RETAINING from presenting them
The Senate appointed q Committee on Manufac-
lures, whose duty was to investigate all such apli
! cations. But that committee, it was well known
was composed of members favorable to manufac-
lures, and ii was, therefore, necessary that memo
rails should be laid before the members, otherwise
Senators
not likely to know any thing Of their contents un-
less they examined the documents in the hands OF
the Committee, which would be tedious business
As 10 reading tho memorials, he would only re-
marx, fnatone had been read this morning, and ne
beAcTed not ten OF the Senators had been able 10
hear It. he could not but consider any opposition
to printing the memorial, injustice 10 the MEM
bers from the South. They had, hitherto, troubled
congress with very few memorials on this sub
lject, while they had been pouring in continually
from the North, and had uniformly been printed
Tor the information OF the Senate. And was the
south, now that this manufacturing interest had
arrived to an alarming height, and threatened de-
sruc'ion to their prosperity, 20 be trampled upon,
and refused n similar opportunity OF LAYING their
views before Congress? 1t was a most important
subject, and the sentiments anu wishes of ali ought
| to be heard. But If the motion, now in question.
were rejected, he should hereafter be silent and
consider II his duty 10 withhold the memorials now
/ in his hands.
! Mr. Hayne said that if the Senate were neither
! TO hear the memorials nor read them he prestm-
cd no act would be passed upon the subject; and
under such circumstances, it would be better for
him to De silent. He should conclude that if the
Senate would moi hear the arguments on the sub
Ilect' that no gentleman could vote for the law TO
| lncrease the duties imports. If they sho,Ilii
thus iacitly declare that they would not touch the
law, he should not say a word upon the matter II
! was, however, subject which ought 10 be exam
med ana acted upon fully-and he hoped that the
gentleman from Connecticut would allow the me-
/ mortal TO be printed, in order that gentlemen of
yhatever opinion might read consider, and digest
/ al the branches OF the subject.
MT. root remarked, dat hc should, IN the ner-
lorinance OF his duty, pass no subject witbout
lu! deliberatioD, and thorough investigation To
hS very topic he had given his attention for num-
! Der OF years, having been in Congress when the
/ Tariff OF 1924 was passed. IL the memorial was
| printed, he should probably read IL, although lie
doubted whether it would extend his information
/ or enlarge his views. lie had already, this syes-
SION, read al least five hundred pages upon this
subject, and in each separate memorial he had
found pretty much the same arguments.
Inc question being then taken, the memorial
was ordered te be printed.
/ MIR. Marks then moved that the memorial on tbe
same subject of the citizens of the city and county
Oh philadelphia, presented by him this morning
should be printed Carried.
Mr. Smith Of South Carolina, moved tina, the
memorial on the same subject, OF the inhabitants oil
Georgetown, s. c. be printed. Carried
Il Mr.. Eaton submitted the following resolution:
which was considered and agreed to
/ Resolved, That the Committee on the District OF
! Columbia inquire into the expediency of placina,
! Pennsylvania Avenue in such situation that thi.
great highway OF the City may be passedin comfort
and safety.
Il On motion Of Mr.. Macon, the Senate then went
into The consideration of Executive business, and
remained therein nearly two hours; when
The Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
81 ITTCTOnICAI