Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1832-01-07

Frontier in compliance with the resolution Of the Senate
OF the 23d inst.
Mr.. hayne, from the Committee Naval Affairs re-
ported bill regulating the duties emoumens of tho
\ ing.
A message was received from the President of the U
STATES by ms private Secretary, Mr.. Donelson.
Mr. Holmes remarked that the number of sheets Jus
distributed III the Senate small and as the add
onol expense would be tiling he moved the following
resolution which was adopted
Resolred, That 500 additional copies of the engraved
Impression Of the disputed boundary, be furnished BY The
secretary OF State for the use of the Senate
DUTY
The bill TO abolish the duty on Alum Salt was read a
second time and Mr. Benton moved that it be referred 10
the Committee on Finance
Mr.. Clay thought he said, that the bin should take a
different direction 1t would be proper 10 refer it TO
the Committee Manufactures.
Mr.. Dickerson said, that in some point of view il
might be proper to give the bill the direction suggested
by the gentleman from Kentucky 1t nterlered With an
Important part OF our manufactures. lie there fore
It's reference 10 the Committee Manufactures
Mr. Benton said the bill had heretofore gone TO the
Committee Finance 1t belonged to class measures
"ch 10 certain degree, went TO reduction of
rendered necessary by the extinction of the public debt
here was citizen who did contemplate the reduc.
ion oil the revenue as necessary measure and as nca-
which was about TO be adopted the plan for that re-
duction must come from the Committee on Finance For
INC same reason which was urged favor of sending
biil 10 the Committee Manufactures every other sub
Ject might be taken from the Committee on Finance and
sent to some other Committee. There was no subject of
reduction which might not be said some branch
oil manufactures, trade, policy all these were
taken from the Committee Finance that Committee
would have nothing TO do 1t might this that the
question OF the reduction of the of the country
would be wholly lost sight of
Mr. Clay considered this question, though one of refer
ence merely, as involving important principles aud results
1t was said, by the Senator from Missouri that if we
withdrew subjects from the Committee on Finance that
committee might cease to have any matter before it
action This was also true of the Committee on Manu-
features. III every thing Withdrawn from that Com.
mittee, in which the concerned il would
have nothing left TO it, This was not time TO discuss
the subject of the bill but he would remark that in his
opinion 1t was ineXpcien to egate on this subject
again. without waiting the operation of the bin of the
last session Ii was subject of the greatest importance:
Tor SALT he said belonged 10 those essential articles of man
uiacte, which it became us to foster by legislation He
was aware OF the necessity of adapting the revenue of the
country to the wants of the country upon The extinction
oil the public debt and he ready consider the debt
as ex'ngushed and to proceed at TO the formation of
the system on which the hereafter based
But single articles taken up, and by one refer
red to the Committee on Finance it would deprive us of
hemp, coor eatherall the essential articles oil manu-
facture-might be embraced in view. If the gentle
gives notice of day OF his intention to introduce
BILL and the next introduces it, and has it erred the
Committee on Finance, how we look at the whole
subject in reference TO all the various interests connected
whit There Sir, said Mr. c. two classes of articles
one which is produced, the other which is not produced
in the counryonc which is protected the other which
not probabilities marked out the difference between
the duties of the Committee of Finance and the Committee
oil Manufactures. Every thing which involved the policy
OF protection belonged 10 The Committee on Manufac-
turesAnd he considered this question of the signs
OF the times, connected with the policy Of the country
which had so long been pursued and he therefore, called
for the ayes and noes on the motion.
The ayes and noes being ordered Mr.. Dickcrson said
the question of hut very little Importance in relation
TO Finance. We did wish TO raise rcla-
ton TO manufactures il was of high Importance 1t was
article should be abandoned Though the bill embraced
only that kind of Salt which obtained by evaporation
with solar heat yet in its effects, il extended also that
sort which obtained by evaporation with fire. 1t al
iectcd the whole subject of manufacture of salt and
ed at its total destruction AS TO revenue the question is
of no nportance but to manufactures, it is ofhc great
est moment.
Mr.. Hayne said the question was not in itself one of
much Importance but it had become from the
in which it had been treated This question nciden-
tai TO the great crisis of the country when the duties
were 10 be reduced He had understood the gentleman
from Kentucy the other day, 10 say that il necessary
to take great and comprehensive view of all the art
clcs protected and not protected, which subjects of
revenue. This proposition to reduce the duty on
Salt, and he would defy the Committee Finance, TO
take entire view of the subject of the reduction Of the
revenue, without also considering the duty Salt. The
whole subject TO be considered i'm all its bearings must
to Committee. The reference Of this bill to the Com
mittee on Finance implied report TO its object. He
inclined to think that the proper would be-
to abolish the duty, but TO reduce il 10 low rate
Mr. Clay, in reply, said, perfectly true that
former occasion, he had opposed the consideration OF
gle article, wtou; taking glance at all the great inter
esis OF the country his was no proposition OF his is
here, and the question is how shall dispose of The
gentleman from South Carolina says lit go the COM
mee which has cogniZance of the whole subject But
which that committed The committee manufactures
have cognizance OF all articles made in the country and
the committee on finance of all subjects relating 10 revc-
nue., SC. In the progress of the session, there will per-
hapS, be collision in the action OF those committees.
If the committee manufactures drew subjects from the
committee finance, ii equally true that the
mittce finance would subjects belonging the
committee manufactures. This is question affecting
important branch of the manufactures of the country
II affected every description of salt which produced
The operation of the would not be confined the
salt made in New England and North Carolina but extern
dcd 10 the manufactures in Virginia and in New York
where the evaporation carried by the solar heat
though from marine water. " question was TO bC
referred to the committee manufactures, il was this L
did not however follow that they would report on th
isolated article but they would have the subject before
them The bill lays the at the root OF all this specie
Of manufacture; and he hoped that the committee
features would have opportunity TO ward of the blow.
Mr. Smith said, that in the present state OF the subject
il difficult TO tell what questions should be referred
one, and what to the other Committee. The Commiue
on Finance formerly had charge Of all these questions
lures distinct Committee, all questions involving tn
principle Of protection referred 70 it. In 1924
in 1928 that Committee reported bills for the protection
Manufactures. But II not contemplated give
further protective duties and, therefore, the Committed
ftincttts ofIoo. II object TO reduce The
duties to leave not exceeding fifteen mil
lions, and this being OF the questions apPeraning Il
that object ought 10 20 the Committee Finance
That Committee had aborcd hard these three four year
this great subject They had got all the information
which possible 10 collect from every quarter Of t
country in relation 10 IL. But the Committee on Manu-
features had not the advantage Of this information III
had read half bushc Of letters relation 10 IT, from me
of the best intelligence The Committee did not last yea
60 into the subject Of the Tariff generally; but wa
now understood all hands that the Commiito,
vas 10 bring the whole subject into view. In he