Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-02-08

| COMMITTEES Manufactures. The circumstance OF
printing the reports OF the minority OF a committee
was considered TO be matter Of eouresey bu' IL wss
different test to whether the majority should PROT
aIePor, to which they not only dsseuiei but were a.
verse to.
After some further remarks, Mr. Evans concluded by
expressing hi. belief tina the p,uing 6f the additional
5000 copies would The document 10 be read
by single person than If circulated according
to the ordinary mode aud through the medium OF the
newspapers.
Mr.. Jarvis said hen made the motion for printing
sumber Of copies Of the report the commit
tee The Surplus revenue, certainly did not expect
to encounter ANY opposition; tli les cir, did expect
that the opposition would from NY colleague,
who Is member OF that committee. Had he favored
US with his presence when the question was consider
ed by the committee, cannot but believe, that he
would have acquieced in the propriety Of having The
subject submitted TO constituents. Sir. will not
be seduced into following my colleague through the
mazes oil his a. gu nents. III upon ths bare question OF
printing, TIE custom should prevail Of taking So wide
range aud Of entering into constitutional discussions.
the House Of representatives. would cease be hall
Of legislat on, and would degenerate into debating
club
The question Of the dis o,4I OF tho supiu. revenue
first offered TO he confederation OF Congress, by
the patriarch OF The republican pary il has been twice.
aye thrice urged upon attention by our present
Chief Magsrae IL is subject which involves the
yearly disposal OF millions OF reasu-e;it is subject
which inv Ives cons ituonal consd srations OF the
greatest impor,ancs My colleague objects the print
Ing Of the report in which these utter. Of bivh
mt considered, because ii contains isctsl How
long, sir, have we adopted this c.i.erion!
The COMMITTEES on Poet OH ces and Post Jads m ads
Of Sunday mail. IL contained no facts; il merely
an argument; and set opposition made TO tho
printing At this session, The COMMITTEES on Manu-
features made report which ordered 10 be print
ed; notwithstanding the Committee had tod : the
very tire hold of their report, that to ex-
pect neither facts nor arguments from them, their re-
port ofopinions
Another objection lie, that by printing the report the
House vess sanction to the opinions il coueius. Ii
so sir this House maybe and often IL placed in
awk ard oil @ent; 10 iusra which will
gain refer to the Committee OF Manufactures. That
committee, as we have lately been informed by
Der OF IL 90 the floor OF his House, is split into three
parts OIe part looks upol the tariff of 1928 that
child Of many fathers, mod OF beauty and perecs
lion; another part considers IL rickeity, deormed
chin, which however has some stamina, and by dint
OF great care and good nursing, may be reduced into
shape and eliness; third regards IL
monsrous abortion which ought TO have been siranged
at its BIRTH The report and coun errepcrt from diff
ferent parts OF this committee, have already been pint
and the opinion of third part woui also been
printed by the House, its views had been submitted
TO us Then according 10 the doctrine Of my colleague
the House would have exhibited the sing iiar
iy If entertaining three different opulous upon
and the same subject. Ia would have regarded the
tariff as perfect, Indifferent aud execrable SIR, my
ouId transform US into moral monster sur.
passing the tabled monsters OF antiquity! la the IA
sends of former days, we read OF mon ters having
three hesda; but we, cir should be a monster having
three mindI hieht OF the imagination beyond the
widest ictions Of poetry.
Sir, the cub -ct of ths surplus revenue bss bean
carefully, diligently aud puously examined, and
scanned by the conmtee TO whom it referred.
The result OF their investigation contained in the
port OF which have moved to have an extra number
OF copies printed the report has been drawn p with
great care, and not without abour; and trust that the
House will end TO l., the same indulgence which il
has extended to others not surprising ii in interest
importance.
Mr.. Craig supported the resolution for prL'inz 60O0
copies. As the evil OF dss -nna'ing such hsterodox
doc rnes as the ge ltleman from Maine, (Me. Evans1
thought the document contained, that could be Of but
little edest for the number Of copies for ,ach n,ber
would be about twenty-five.
| MIR. Eg ans explained.
| med. he ilsnoa hads fnr.
ther,hat the House by the publication of the docum
in question, would be considered giving its sanction
to it, doctrines. How could such be deemed to ne tho
case' Who would draw such a conclusion? The House
merely its sanction to the printing. and nothing
more The object was to call the attention oil The pub
lie mind to the subject; and was not such proper OBJ
Iject. They expressed opinions TO the doctrines
they did not palm il on the people either true or
false, but left them Judge for themselves Would the
House, he would venture to ask, sanction the doctrine
advanced by the gentleman from Mainc, (aIr Evansl
that nothing should bs Published bu, the roports
majories! Had then the minority rights? Were
such sentiments to be openly svowsd! IL 30, il was
reverng at 10 the doctrines and practice Of the
Spanish Inqui.ition, and returning to the times Of the
worst age' Of he Romish Clergy, when
permitted TO read took hch did not fully square
with The OPINIONS OF those who assumed to be the di.
ectors Of their fences, aud guides OF their faith
Bot such th, result here. The p opis OF
this country no 10 be sui scied 10 such
tai tyranny The public mind ought to be, and wonld
be Informed, and the good effects of tha Information
on all subj cts, in which the continuity interest
Cd, amply justly the expenses of printing for hst Pur
pose.
Here the discussion suspsn led by the expif alton
| e the hour.
| POOR OF GEORGETOWN
The Speaker presented TO the House the following
letter from the Mayor of Georgetown:
GEoRGETowN,
January, 81, 1881.
SIR-I beg leave RESPECTFULLY to solci, through you
from ihs hon Irabie Hou's OF Representa- vss do
nation OF wool to be appropriated the relief of the
poor OF this town, during tbs present very inclement
season.
To those Inducements for granting relief to our poor,
which have heretofore, similar applications,
been urged with effect on the lbsraty and humani-
/ ty Of Congress, and which now exist in full force
take the liberty Of adding, that the prosecution OF tbs
great national work in progress through the
District, has thrown upon the charity OF this town a
large addition to lis ordinary poor, thai actual
expenditures for their relief than doute those Of
former years
| With the greatest respec',
| JOHN COKE.
| IT, TIE Honorable, The
| Speaker Of the House OF representatives,.
Mr.. Wasbin ston SUBMITTED the following resolutiong
| RcS0IUrd, That the clerk Of the House of Repre-
seDsiiVes is hereby authorized and directed TO cause
thuy cords Of rood TO bs delivered the order of the
Mayor Of OeorSetown, for the use Of the sufsriog
poor Of hat town
Nj. Polk sAid he knew II was ungraeous task TO
oppose proposition TO- the relief OF the suf rug poor;
but he ts himself bound TO enter h protest against the
present mea'ure. prac'ics about 10 be adopted
which would Lead u The voiog away all the money In
the Treasury within the ten miles square. What claim
Il.