Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-05-13
ENTf FIRST CONGRESS-
FIRST SESSION.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
FRIDAY, APnn 30. 1880,
NAVIGATION AND IMPOST LAW

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| MIR. CAMBRELEKG, from the COMMITTEE o
Commerce. reported bill respecting the Nsvi.
| cation Laws, and duties on impotts
| which having bad It's first aud second reading
by lis title, Mr.. G moved 10 commit II 10 u
| Committee OF the Whole House, and print
III.
| Mr.. MALLARY called for the reading Of the
hill and II having been read his said il would
be impossible 10 act on such a measure nj This
session, IL il ought 10 be acted on at all there
! fore he moved 10 Law the bill on the table Al the
request, however, of Mr. Cambreleng, he
Withdrew thp motion TO give an opportunity lot
explanation.
| MIR. CAMDnrLrsc said that the majority of
| the Committee on Commerce, under whose
directions he had reported this bill, we've per-.
iecily aware that the sentiments Of the ina jori.
~ of the House were in opposition TO IL NJ this
time The Committee had directed HIM TO sov {,
thai il ives not their intention 10 ask for its
consideration during The present sess ion--prr-
hnps not AT the naxt-The provisions of the
bin are novel and important and require ma
ture deliberafion. All that the Committee now
des sire is, that he measure should 90 forth 10
the nafion--ihari il may be generally under
stood, and that the great agricultural interest Of
the country should determine for themselves
| whether they will exchange the produce of
InftE IhTWs TOT t1t va biHfi touN-
tries, on terms Of just reciprocity. There is no
novelty IN the princip 10 ofihe bill. Il merely pro-
poses TO carry out the rule Of reciprocity which
this government has acted upon ever since the
war. We have been for 10 years proposing to
all nations to abolish all restrictions on nayi-
gation-we have been proelaIming by our acts
our lllingness To meet them IN TAR nnd hon
orable ground-nnd that we were ready, when
ever they ~ere, mutually 10 exchange our pro-
duclkjns on reciprocal terms Tbls know IS
moi the doctrine of some Gentlemen OF this
| House but Il is the voice Of Two thirds Of the
American people. They are willing 10 eA-
! change the vast amount Of their own products
| for those OF all other nations who are will
| ling 10 receive them on Terms Of lair reciproc l.
/ y.
Sir, we CANNOT be insensible to the contest
now going on in Englsnd-a contest betw cen
the democracy and arslocracy OF that country
(Here Mr.. Doddridge rose.) Sir, believe |
am entitled TO the floor, AID understand whe-
ther am out of order or not. The whole
| question is open. ] was noticing the contest
now going on in Eog lnnd where the democra
cy who were crying for cheap bread were a.
| pressed as ,he democracy Of this country is by
| the afisiocracy. SIR, what have seen ~ this
house: How were the tariffs oil 1924 and
| 1928, PASSED Have we not all seen duties
voted by maJoruies OF four aud five votes ?
were they not carried by the votes OF those
who were Interested directly or indirectly IN
the stock of cotton and woollen compnnos--oi
mbers whose patriotism lies IN the pocket 7
who imagined that their bankruptcy or pros.
,,erity depended on the vote they might give
| Nav, sir, have ssen the very chair you nov
occupy filed by a distinguished gentleman,
and did not see him IN 1924, give, on more
than one occasion, his casting vote on questions
which he had deeply at heart And did not
The ultimate fate ofihe Tariff Of 1924 depend on
the casting vote Of the Speaker, given on
some of The items OF the bill Yes, slr, say
there is in this country an arisiocracy OF manu-
featuring capitalists, who would, II they could
grind the democracy OF this nation TO ashes
as the nobility OF Great Britain would the poor
lahorer who cries for bread. or the commit.
tee entertan no delnsiyc hope that this bill
will affect the policy OF Great Brllan--at least
Cor some wears TO come. No--ber policy IL
relation TO grain is 6xed and settled. II isre
eulaied aud controlled, as ours has hitherto
been here, Ivy those VINO are deeply. interested
in rerpetuating monopoly. Tue great lane
, propiietors of the House oil Lords-ihe heredi
, iary nobny--coniro the policy oil Great Bri
tain by their votes-it is moi 10 be eApecto'
) that a majority OF that description will consent
at least for the present, 10 receive our gram u
, exchange for British productions. Neither Isl
, probsble that France will, for some time 4
8 come, reciprocate commerce with the U. >. OF
+; the equal terms proposed by the bill Blu, Their
i are other nations with whom beginning ma
be made. PortugalIs one. We had once i
4 valuable trade with that coantry--t hrs bee
entirely sacrificed by the unwise restrictions G
|. both countries. There are in our comme'c
/, with that nation no conflicting interests
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