Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1832-04-13

Remarks Of Mr. TAzEwELL, Of The Senate of the
United States on The amendment proposed 6y Mr.
Bib Of Kentucky TO The resolution of Mr.. Pom
derter, relating to The reduction Of the rereuue.
Mr.. Bibb moved that the committee be further in
structed TO take into consideration the propretv of
reducing the price of the public lands; TO which
motion MIR. Robinson added further to instruct the
committee to inquire into the eXpedency of trans
ferrng them TO the States in which they lie on rca-
sonabe terms.
Mr.. TAzEwELL followed Mr.. Dickerson The
Senator from New Jersey, said MIR. T. objects To the
reference of the resolution proposed TO the commit
tee over which he presides, because the subject of
this resolution docs not properly belong to the Com
mittce on Manufactures, who, as guch know nothing
about the public lands as they do about spices teas
coffee, wines, and silks, nos of which articles are
of the growth, produce, manufacture of this coun
try, or enter into competition with any similar arti-
Gle of its production. Yet, the Senator from New
Jersey was DESTROYS OF drawing all these various
subjects TO IFS own forum, and has had his wish era
tilted in this respect. Therefore, the objection to the
proposed reference of this subject to the same com
nittee, does not come with very good grace from
him.
He seeks TO justify his wish to obtain reference
to his committee OF the several resolutions TO reDeal
the duties the unprotected articles and TO reduce
those on the protected articles, upon the ground that
all these arc congruous Subjects and affect the rcve
nuc but he says, that the price of the public lands
is not connected with that matter. This suggestion
might have furnished very strong argument for re-
fcrrng all these subjects TO the Committee of FL
nance, as was at first proposed; but when the promo
son was rejected, and the Committee on Manuflc-
lures became possessed of some of the subjects pro-
perry apperaining to the revenue of the country and
IT seemed little strange that the chairman of this
committee should still desire retain the cognizance
OF these fiscal concerns, and yet should be so ayerse
TO take under his care another of like character
| say ola like character because whatever may he
the forms and shapes in which these several matters
are presented, it must be obvious to ALL that the preat
and leading object to- which all the several proposi
tons addressed, is the establishment of new
system of revenue, better suited to the present con-
dtOn of the country than that which now exists
Then, the establishment of new system of rcye.
nue., is the great purpose aimed at by all these sever
al projects each of which looks to different course
| OF supply, in order to make this new system com
plete harmonious, and permanent, it is indispcnsa-
Dy necessary that all the sources of supply should
be considered by any committee who may be charg.
cd with the duty Of re-inodeing the present system
OF taxation This will be very Obvious said Mr. r..
the slightest attention is paid to the nature of the
different subjects from whence revenue is now de-
rived and to the conflicting interests Of the several
regions Of the country in regard to the revenue de-
rived from these different subjects
so far as this matter is concerned, the people Of