Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-12-24


TAX upon lands sold by tie United States tor the 'cr' %
g., W.. from and a!tc- the date OF such sale' -,
ria .,.,,.. ::.:Y.. resolutions lying on the 'a.4e'
(.crc!orc ruh;is,,. ~ "ere !aA"" up oa' ecop'ea
;,t!.igT!UX OF DUTIES.
Mr. t;,'yS i,sef, rt lai, i"Tt:I"r Si'ttiH he
nv ro,, sy,i Carolina (slf CaioHr> had taken the
GROUND TIN; ;,,e vri subject Of revenue belonged 70
the Committee firancri bot 1t ILat G"c'FhsaI
sound on. Ne ic!:|'t!"c "a Na;lh'hc'"es 49, "
left alrncs; wit!.oGt appropriate duty Tic aPp,c
hrp.!cj !.ovevCr. that ~" l:"r"T1.t Senator
taken in the prnc;,e he he'd lad DORM The co"'pr"''I.
act recognised the yrii;c:,, that reduction W." :; ,
made o.: the tariff oil du.Is the principle cxs"a ~
statutes oil the country. Whatever c"n''n:l'ee "
be who should undertake the very G'tt'cu!t '
duty Of deYisng Tie mode and measoTse % n iy,e
OF the revenue. wnu! lind that the cE:' u'! I =, A. ,
way vas not ui Ganci. character: O'+ ",H ~
The ,.,,sr RI nrn,;r; no. Of /! the s"J'c'
OF reduction Affected very exclusively ' 80 r':,,,,
OF the country. ought Il not 10 S; s'", W t g.. s.,
en- manufacturers: In order |" test the SENSE |" %
r,,o h .ouI} ,aEt the motion, that so Giuch Vi 'e
Presidents message related 10 the reduc'o" tu N
peal Il duties he referred To Tie Nonnt'ce o' MAN."
fciura5 49,, ooe,
I, motjor the reference had been made ii the gen
tlc:ran wished reconsdrra,ion he couia 'o'
do :, unless he had voted in the affirmative.
Mr. Niles had supposed il in order to refer The same
su5nc, to two different Committees who might view il
unicr different aspects However, 10 avoid diincu'y'
h. would couinc his motion - much Of the Hiessase
as related 10 the rp,Gt Of duties only. -.
r.
a. much as the other. Whatever went 10 reGuCe ''e
revenue ne meant refer 10 the ionmtcc or !haTt;
as appropriately belonging 10 that committee A"u III
u.us; be permitted 10 say, at Ms committee ~ tha' DO
d. could represent fully ali the great Interests coil
ccrnrG in such a subject The chairmaa was c"nn.ctrd
extensively with branch Of manufactures; the Soma
tor from New York with unoIhcr end the Senator from
Louisiana represented te great sugar interest "i me
Sou:h while be from Missouri represented llal Oh eau'
As 10 the difficulty o. Ike TASK could be more sen
sihc Of il hau HIMSELF; had felt IL more deeply.
The r.ductun thus lar had been effected only by cSef'
ton. such e. he should b. sorry to repeat
On np:ioH .: Mr.. Ewing: the suirc! was ten iai' on
the table.
SP&CIA!. ORDER. . =.
The Senate proceeded 20 The further cons'ueFa.io "'
the .iut resolution introduced by Hir Ewing, CT oh''
resembling the Treasury order Of July H. $50 and pro-
hibng liz Secretary OF Tie Treasury from desginE
the power 10 dcsigrle ie Kind q! funds 10 be reccivec
in pavrlen, for tie public lands
Sir Crittend.n. Kentucky, addressed The StnGte On
the subject Of the TesVuiu. and in reply 10 Air Lea
ton . ,
After few words of explanation from MI beni"n
the question being announced from the lha!f as "!'s
on ordering Tie r, solution 10 i sccon3 reading,
MI Ewing called for the yeas and nays OH ti.s qrcs
ton which were accordingly ordered.
On nation OF Mr.. Webster,
then a1icUrnrt