Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1831-12-23

MIR ADAMS sold be placed in a peculiar si,ua, ion
WIN respect TO the proposed reference and felt his du
thsreoie tn offer n lew remarks on tho subject M,
Adams Is chairman oftho Committee on Manufactures
"a member Of that committee, he went ON IN observe
ne shouid INFINITELY prefer that the resolution should be
reeIIedto the Committee of Ways and Means
The Clerk them nj MIR AS request, again read the res.
ouuon OF Mr. Wayne, for the reference 80 much of the
Presidents Message relates manufactures and the
mod'tca'on ofthe tariff to the Committee on Manuiac-
lures.
Mr. ADAMS proceeded. Having been ,,,o,,,sd :,
member of the committee, and being a new member Of
that House, the FIRST thing he had felt incumbent on him
to do, was To inquire If he found i'm the rules of The lions,
one that provided for the appointment of twenty .oue
standing committees, TO the which, spechc duties
were assigned. but he was unable to find anv d,,y ,ss
"a here 10 the Committee on Manufactures Afterwards
by another resolution introduced by gentleman f,on
Georgia, (Mr Wayne,) who, he might be permitted TO
osee' was supposed not to regard with any favorabi,
eye, the tariff as present exists that mari of The mas
sage winch relates 10 manufactures and the odifcatop
OF the tariff was referred TO the Committee on Manufac
lures Here, u was within the order of the House he
would read Tint portion of the message.
MI Adam. here read from the message as follows:
lhc coincidence with which the extineuishnsnt of the
public debt may be anticipated presents an opuor,mm
Tor carving into effect fully the pocv in rea,;o -
import duties which has been recommended in my e 20
messages modification of the tariff, which shall produce
reduction OF the wants of the t;ovcIn
ment and an adjustment Of the duties on imports, with
view 10 equal Justic. in relation all our ,tional
interests, and to the counteracon of foreign pocv so @
do may De injurious TO those interests is deemed IN he
one OF me principal objects which demand the consldera
oh oil ne present Congress Justice to the interests nj
inc merchants we'll the requires ,ba,
reductions in the import duties he prospective.
ana unless the present Congress shall dspose of the
SUBJECT the proposed reductions Cannot properlv he
mace 10 take effect the period when the necessv for
rehue arising from present rates shall cease. II is
eeiore desirable, that arrangements he adopted AT your
present session, relieve the people from ,nnrces,ar
Hanon, after the extinguishnen of the public debt In
which has distinguished the friends of our union IN ali
ga. emergencies b'leved that this object NAV be
e"9cteu without injury to any national nertesi'
mat part OF the message, MIR. ADAMS Continued was
tcIefed 70 the COMMITTEES Manufacturer and that re-
ss' to every thing connected with modifcaoa of
The question then was, did the resolution Of his col
league, lnI; Deartoin) refer to the notification If
Auans should congratulate his colleague and himself
ON the occasion. '''''
Al Mr. McDuTrrE's request the Clerk read that resolu
ION oil MIR. wayne, which referred TO the Committee of
ways and Means, sucn portion of the Presidents mes
sage as referred 10 The public revenue, &C.
Mr.. McDUTTIE asked how the stood nows II was
OBVIOUS mat the question had two sides There two
committees to which the thing had been reerred-
10 'he COMMITTEE on Manufactures that portion of the
message relating to the modification the tariff so far
as respects the duties bearing directly the protection
OF manufactures, and to the Committee of WAYS and
Neans the subject OF the tariff question of revenue
generally ~
Mr. ARCHER said from the portions of the m.ss,ss ,h
@ heafo read the matters of the resolution were refer.
foie 10 either or both of the committees named Ifb,h
might claim it, and with equal rie according to tbs
message, how was the matter be decided Surely INV
g 20 .ne reason OF the thing, and reference the
ueS and practice OF the House. He would ask the hon
gentleman from Massachusetts, (Mr. Dearborn) if i,
no'e on the very face of the thing ridiculous to
sh resoiuoh such he had proposed TO the Committee
on manufactures 1t would be neither more nor less than
70 refer the question as change our system of taxa
ton to that committee; and ITS effect would be To inTo
confusion as to the duties Of the standing committees
of that House. He should that the resolution no
Land on the table, not in hostility the resolution itself
out because he thought the reference proposed would be
dscredit TO the House.
Mr. HOFFMAN said that these matters had been hereto
fore settled IN that House by general agreement When
proposition was made 10 increase reduce duties
which would affect manufactures had been referred 10
. n COMMITTEE on Manufactures Believing that part of
he resolution regarding wool would have such an effect
ne had moved such portion of should be struck out AS
to the other matters the resolution which did not affect
manufactures but were clearly matters of finance thev
should certainly 90 10 the Committee of WAYS and Means
IL there were any particular thing which might aec
aoe lei that De sent TO the other committee He hoped
That the debate would not be continued that the od
nary practice OF the House in such would be follow
ed o"
MIR. WAYNE said that as reference had been made IN
MN oy the gentlemen who had spoken this subject and
as he had had the honor the resolution on the
presdenrs Message, which had likewise been alluded To-
ne ieit himself bound to say few words explanatory of
me views he had taken of those parts of the Presidents
Message now in question. In his opnien gentlemen had
conouuded what with what ought TO be- the du,es
OF the different committees He understood il was the
wish oil some gentlemen to refer resolution relative to
the reduction of the duties ea coffee &C. TO the Com
hee on manufactures BECAUSE in the general language
of the Presidents Message the matters relative to the
MODIFICATION ofthe Tariff had been spoken of as reerrbe
TO that Committee. He that if gentlemen would
read and consider attenvey the language Of the Mes
sage nothing could be PLAIN than what referred
10 the Committee OF Manufactures, and what Com.
p'tee of Ways and Means Gentlemen surely could not
take such view Of the subject would refer matters
altogether unconnected with anuactures The former
and TO deprive the latter Of those which altogether
10 AFFAIRS OF revenue. Ii the President in his
Message, had recommended to the Committee of Manu-
features consideration of connected with
MODIFICATION OF the tariff but this only so far as TO
ascertain what effect reduction the general duties
would have in enabling them make reduction in man.
uactsTes What would be the consequence this Teso
luton were referred TO the Committee Manu-
why, they would be called decide upon the expodi
ency OF matters wholly of their province duties
on tea coffee. spices &c; and they would sur the po-
sIton and duties of the Committee of WAYS Means:
they would have TO say TO the treasury extent
and IN such and such ways may your .edu.
GEO! tie did not mean 10 charge the Committee
OF Manufactures, that they would take and mar.
and TO the gentleman Its head saw held no such
opinion: but was the duty of that House give com.
mitiee no more than it ought exercise and to
prevent It's infringing the rights Of other Commit,
tees. The Committee on Manufactures would have an
ample opportunity of examining into the reduction of
general duties proposed in the resolution when the Com
mIttee or Ways and Means should report the subject
Here MIR Bars, of Massachusetts, rose, but the Chair
announced the expiration Of the hour allotted the con-
sideration of resolutions.
Mr. HoTTNAN moved TO suspend the rule of the House
IN order TO afford opportunity dispose of subject
AT
The motion however negatived and Mr. Bates, of
MASSACHUSETTS, retains the soor
THE CENSUS.
Tbs SPEsEZR presented 10 the House a communication
fro the Secretary Of State the subject OF the 5h Cen
On motion of Mr.. LEWIS CoHDcr il was referred to the
committee on that subject, and ordered 10 be printed
On motion of Mr. DAVIS, of Massachusetts,
The House adjourned.
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