Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-12-15
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lIUusD o. itCPa EsLNT tT:vs DGC. 10, 1929.
Sume debate took place this day on one OF the re-
solutions referring The topics OF he Prcsi-
dents Message to Cum,at tees, winch tIounn Incl
dental deserves, from the Importance Of the subject
"a BE- especially Doiced
! The folowint resolution, moved J.; Mr. pur r. ne
! in undr constellation, VIZ:
ReSoiUed, Thu; muc of the said Message as
relates 10 The modification ute cxisIng tariff du-
irs Oh goods imported into the Uuiied States, be
, referred 10 the Committee on Mlnuilcturcs.
Mr. w. TAYLOR, said, he Considered the gcn-
crai arrangement OF thc business lddicious; and
the gentleman from Tennessee had so prepared his
resolutions ds to present the various pouts t;ic
most CT ar ahG perspL:u"uS lie wis led To
nave however, ON i.nltaons in this resolution VIII cI
r"frS 10 he modification of the Tariff. little zen
IL man from Tennessee would refer tho p cslden,s
lrssnge, he wOnld tnd that Contains suryesions
"ohng to proposed notifications ofthc Tariff. One
modification Is To be found IN the 9Th pare and bcuins
thus; " In" gene Z! rule To be applied gTadua-
ting tho duties upon articles of torcirn growth or
manufacture Is that winch will place our own ON
IA competition with huse Of other countries" &c
presenting the great principle i'll regard TIC pro-
tecii"n OF American manufactures. The other class
referred TO III the 10th pace, comme:-rs tIus:-
i4ooAing forward to the period not far distant.
when sinking fund will no longer be required and
gong TO state that IN reference 70 ten and coffee
reduction OF the existing duties will be felt as corn
mon benefit"
His "bert WIS TO all am nGinent 10 tits &C.
solution, which would nave tie effect of RETIRING
nat part which relates 20 snCh mdiicuiiun Is looks
20 tIc protection OF our own manufactures. the
Committee on Aldnuinc'utCs, while il refers 50 much
a. pur, aims :" the modification Contemplated by the
reduction OF the duties on tea aud coffee, which IS OK
clLsiv'Iy revenue arrangement, to the Commit
OF Ways uHd Means OHy 81 far as The CluiIt s n re
gGlated with view to III: p.otrc ION o; o IT Inan,-
taciucs Is II properly object OF reference To the
! Committee on Manufactures. lie would th,rcfnre
move to amend The resolution hy inserting, after he
words 'CplteI STATES the words, witt. view to
tn: protection uf IN nut, lures
The question being Oh the amendment.
Mr FnL< 'A''', tina, a. thu re 'oiu'iou had been
doWcH III committee, Il was m longer under MS
control. Ii Wa suggested however by gentlemen
near UI'n thti the antniment, wi II mod i.cauon,
might be prop'r. The modification which he succs-
ted, Was, 10 add the words, except that part which
refers To The reduction ofthe duties On ca and coffee
winch is referred TO the Committee on WAYS and
Means.
Mr.. TAYLOR rcminled he gentleman from Tonnes
that he had already referred every Thing relating
10 the Revenue to the COMMITTEE of WAYS and
Means, and tn It reference embraced the object of
present motion This is subject Of revenue and it
Is ny no ne ms necessary 20 into the particular spa
cihcations as TO the duties on tea coffee 4 c. That
matter Is II, ccssity bcore the Committee unless II
shall be particularly excluded.
Hr POLK stated that his only object was 70 rcndc-
re iaagIaG7 OF the resolution more specific than T.
was before he oif:cd this amendment His object
was to give TO the Commute OF Wavs and Means all
tie duf's which legitlmaely belong to It, and to re-
Ter TO all those TOPICS in the nrSslre which are
Wt'Im lt~ sphere. II WIS suggested 10 him that
there might arise a conflict between the Committee
OF Ways and Means, and the Committee on Manutac-
lures as to winch was possession of the sreric
recommended onS tanned in the mcs..lpn and, in
Consequence Of hat Peston, he had proposed his
mOdihcailOn. II cOuG do no mann; NJ II we've mo-
ductIvc OF no other 20 ID It would Indicate tho will
me House us to the committee To- which the sub-
Ject Should be referred. The Committee OF WAYS
ana Means has all the subjects relating To- tho rcveu
Tie before II, ami the modification no had suggested
would have the effect OF making this reference more
clear.
pI thot
resolution OF the gentleman from Tennessee or the
Amendment OF the gentleman from NV York might
produce The effect hut the amendment now surrcs
ted by the gentleman fiom Tennessee, following tho
amendment ofthc gen lcmaE from " York would lead
to the inference that the duties on tea and coffee
were ald with view to the protection Of manu-
FIXTURES"
Mr.. Pork then Withdrew his proposition TO amend.
Mr.. vi DUFFIE hen stated that he disikcd the
phrtscology OF the amendment. Il seemed TO he
framed undcr the impression that ihe notifications
recommended by the message looked exclusively TO
the benefit ofthe manufacturers lie hoped that this
impression was not the correct one.
Mr MAHTtN. of South Carolina. suprc-tc TO the
gentleman from New York, the propricty OF with
drawing hiS proposition, and Accepting an amendment
70 The following effect And that 30 much az relate,
to reduction of duties these articles oT ruort
wh'h cunhot coElr In competition wiih our nnuu
iacturcs be referred to the Committee of WAYS md
Mr. TNYLoe said he should be bappy 20 Give t'is
Grauncauon to the gentleman IT he could. Blu II
must DC evident TO all that the message does recon-
mend the protection OF manufactures. Whether The
recommendation - iudicous or not is not now the
question to be- discussed. What he proposed was to
give respectful reference to the appropriate com
m'ocs oil al tl'e matters which the Chief Magistrate
n"u SuoHhlt'd 10 the consideration OF the House IL
was not now for him To oppose, to vHidcatc or op-
prove OF those matters. That was subject for dis
question hereafter; and sufficient tor the day IS the
GVh thereof LIT that matter therefore rest
Io wished the subject to go 20 thai ,vbcrc
u would receive the fullest consideration. When
We was up before he read paragraph from the mes
sue "hich' after stating that the general rule was
w., P'Ioo our own lmanuiactnrcsl in far competition
WIN those of other countries" went ON IN statc
.hat the inducements to- advance even step beyond
point are controlling in regard tn those articles
TN n'ou are OF primary necessity in time Of war"
point IN explicit terms. Ii there be singic sr,icie
-oo'''''u'cd N tho United States vhcb j. ofprins-