Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1834-12-25
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'Gwenty-tlniati Congress---.si scss
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,


ct Maing; hlr Reed, of Massachusetts,; Mf BarScr Of
Comm ctieut; Mcssrs. Lee and Fowler of New Jersey
Mcssrs. Mekini and Turner, of Alayland Mcs5rs !.u
cas- Mercer Davenport. and Patton, of Virginia; MIR
MARSHALL 81 Kentucky; Mr. Vance, OF Ohio; sr. Ewing
OF Indiana; Mr. Sewer. of Ark.nsas; which petitions and
memorials were appropriately referred.
Mr. Pcyton, from the Committee ON Foreign Anairs
reported joint resolution, authorizing the sale of lion
ana two horses received as present by the American
Consui AT Tangicr, from the Emperor of Morocco;
which was read twice. and ordered TO be cngoscd for
q third reading.
Mr.. Peyton, from the. same committee asked 10 be
discharged from the further consideration of resoln
ton OF Tie House, directing the committee inquire
INTO The cxpcdency cf causing the other presents
ceived from Foreign Powers various times and now
III the State Department, to be Sold which agreed
Mr.. Clay, from the Committee on Public Lands re-
ported bill authorizing the snrvey of certain lands nd
accnt to the canal on the Licking Summit, in the State
OF Ohio, which was twice read and committed.
Mr. Clay. from the committee. reported ILL to
extend the time of Issuing military land warrants to the
officers and soldiers Of the revolutionary army, which
was read twice. bill OF similar character having
passed the House, of which Mr., c. was not aware he
therefore moved to lay the present bill the table;
which agreed to.
Mr. Clay, from the same committee reported bill to
authorize the Registers and Receivers of public Land
Oces to oaths connected with tie entry and
sale OF lands; which read twice. and after short
conversation between Mcssrs. Clay, Lane, and Parker,
It's further consideration postponed TO Monday
The House resumed the consideration of the following
resolution, offered by Mr.. Clayton, of Georgia
Pesoiced, That the Committe of Ways and Means in
quire into the expcdiency of rcportin law for the pur
pose OF renting the duties on locomotive engines rail-
road car wheels with rolled iron tires axes springs
&c, already imported, which may hereafter be i'm
ported within two years
The question being on Mr. Denny S motion TO amend
by substituting the Committee Manufactures for the
Committee of Ways and Means
Mr.. Chambers continued the remarks which he had
commenced yesterday The object of the resolution
intended to exempt from the payment of duty certain
articles affecting materially the interests of the iron
manufactures of this country 1t not limited to any
particular Improvement to any special company; bat
proposed to admit free OF duty any quantity of articles
1T all times, and for any body-for the sDacc of two
years. As question of revenue it was of small con-
cern and as such, the House competent TO dccids
upon 1T in whatever shape il might come before it. The
importer cannot complain. inasmucl he makes his i'm
portaon under knowledge of the existing law; but it
was u matter of infinite concern 10 the manufacturers
VINO upon the faith oyour statute has embarked his
pita to large extent, in this branch Of industry. AS
affecting s inerorous class, this inquiry should pro-
perly go TO the Committee on Manufactures 1t was
Tor that committee to consider what the nature of
the compromise act of IS32-how far the American
manufacturers capable of supplying the demand for
the articles in qucstionand whether, should the duty
ON them be renited the act might not be cvaded and
portaons be made Of articles tor other than rail road
purposes-all these considerations and others which
might he mentioned rendered this inquiry, in his OPT
mon, the peculiar province OF the Committee Manu-
features.
The gentleman from North Carolina (aIr speight0
had remarked that his constituents were iecng ncres
cd IN agriculture, which he supposed conctcd with The
manufacturing interest. Mr.. c. contendcd that these
conflicting interests should now be weioledtl,l
was done by the act of 1882, and there rest The
gentleman, 1t true, disclamed disposition TO inter
ere with the arrangement of 1892 yet the same time
he was advocating resolution, which is intended to
change the act OF 1882, and TO reduce the duties and
thus While the gentleman unwilling TO assa the
compromise act Us whole, nc was attacking it in detail
what would he the result ofsuch acoursc There were
several other great interests, which, by the mode of pro-
ceedng proposed might be destroyed Through" separate
y before the House lie mentioned the woollcns tho cot
ton, the glass and the sugar interests which might be
thus assailed; and upon memorial resolution caicu-
lated to affect either oftbcm he told that twas
a If hole
the Committee of Ways and Means He did not mean
to impusS the motives of that highly respectable com.
mittcc; but the House should tolerate course of oro
cceding so unusual and improper.
1t had been said by the gentleman from Virginia that
II was merely proposed to allow drawback articles
already imported, and consequently would not affect th.
home manufacturer. The resolution specified no partcu.
lar company railroad to be benefited but was broad
III ITS terms 1T was evidently intended to place the
foreign manufactures on an equality with our own and
was irect breach OF the act of 1882 1t had also been
alleged that these articles not manufactured in this
country lie believed the was otherwise IL re-
CURED no superior skill to manufacture portion of them
This matter would however, be proper subject of in
curry by the Committee on Manufactures.
Mr. g. referred to the preccdcns Of last session which
had been adverted TO. They of recent orirn and
it, in these cases, the House had acted ncautiousy .,
inconsistency, should we now do the same tbnr and
even go further! Rather let said he retrace our
and send TINS inquiry TO that Committee whose dues
VIII lead to proper and consideration of
the subject There had been complaint i'm relation Ia tc
improper reference to tie Committee of Ways aud
Means at the last session. of matters not beloneno TO N
we had alegnl Committee yet it would be rccoccted
lut NJ TIC last Session judicial question i'm relation 10
fension Agencies was referred to the Committee Of
ways and Means, who, in their Report had furnished
inc House with n legal argument Upon the whole he
hcped that the amendment of his colleague r DENNY
would prevail and that the inquiry would be sent TO the
Committee oil Manufactures.
Mr. Cambreeng said, the House had been for three
or four days, debating the question whether this resolu
on should be referred TO tho Committee of WAYS and
Means or Of Manufacture, and BY degrees they were
getting into discussion Of the tira Much Of what Tho
gentleman from Pennsylvania AIr Chani5crs had said
would be very proper If we about aopt or reject
he resolution; but At IS merely of inquiry and tho
question Is, 10 what committee that inoury shall he ,t,h
mitIed All questions relating TO remission or oxcfon
ton IRON duty, had been uniformly submitted Ia fi,e
committee OF Ways and Means; and if they were now
about 70 be transferred 10 another committee without in
tending 10 lessen the importance Of the nauucturin
interest," he thought the commerce. agriculture and iric
nal improvements Of the country much more dceplv IN,
terested in the question Of facilitating internal cor9u
cau"h lie concurred with tile gentleman from Pcnnsy
wanna mat the tariff compromise ought not 10 he disturbed
lie was therefore surprised to find attcnpt now oac
10 90 back to the protecting system when t,c we're oh
Ject OF the compromise bill 10 establish system Of
revenue Huucs and 10 restore all jurisdiction over ic
SUBJECT To the Committee Of WAYS and Means A. IN
the ability OF our manufacturers to supply rails and Loco
motive engines, the gentleman from pennsyvana must
fccoect that even his state, behind none for il
aeyohon TO inc manufacturing interest, compelled
70 import Two thousand tons q rail rond iron Were
we to depend ON domestic supply you rnlt craduaie
road to the Aicghaucs before you could procure rails
or locomotives to put the first thirty niilcs in opcraon
haa the policy 30 sirenuously commended for by some
gehcmcu Tor some years back. been adopted md ttc
Importation of rails and locomotives obsrucicd wonb
nave thrown the internal improvements Of the country
hye years m the rear Of similar improvements abroad
WhetheT locomotive engines should be free from duty
ought not to depend the private interest Of The ri
road proprietor the manufacturer On raf e,ronpJ
1t ought to be rejected but we had nothing 10 liz
win tcir particular inteIoststhc question rested on