Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1837-01-31

- no surplus now and none lie expected a, the |
close ofihe year. why then is the bill reported
know not what the object OF proposing this meas.
uro Of tn. time may be. But know that the !
scct Of the passage cf tho bill will be TO PROSTATE
the confidence .lresdy 70 greatly impaired. What /
rs TO be i,s effect the great interests of the /
country 1t is to weaken those bonds Of conf /
dcnce and credit ,hst materially bind commetcial /
communities together. VIII any gentleman here. !
not mcmbei al the committee, but member OF
the admin stratiun party FROM Penbsy lsauiy. Con
nec,icvt, N. krscy, Rhode Island, any other
State, who may know more Of the MISTER than
10, rise in his place and say that he viii sustain
this measure and that he believes it to be Cor the
interests Of the country that II should become the
law Of the land NJ this tne' This may
light matter but cir, you are lamparins with the
great interests Of the country YOU propose to
throw open your por,s 10 the word, aud you ask
nothing in return. WIN you export more tobacco
cotton or any other article Of produce. If the
duties taken of tom ?-Who takes our
produced Great Britain takes a great potion
aud the continent Of Europe ZONE, bot only snch
articles they cannot themselves produce.
What arc the duties in Grea, Britain on ogri-
cultural products Mr. l.. here read from ID.
British Tariff the statement of duties on certain
articles, with view to show that The Tariff ia
tina, country amounted in fact, 10 total prohibition
IN many Of our articles Of agrcultu, produce,
and that nothing was allowed to be entered for
consumption in their ports which in,eTfered with
the indns:ry of the country.
The Speaker here minated to Mr. l.. tia; it was
not in order now to 90 into the merits Of the qnes-
ton.
Mr. Lawrence enguired lift was in order now To
move to reject the bill.
The Sneaker said the mott IN would lave been
in order when the bill put on its seccohd rea-
ding.
Mr. Ingersol inquired if it was in order TO move
the indefinite postponement Of the bill.
The Speaker lid II was, and that under that mo
ton, the whole subject was open to discussion.
Mr. Lawrence then moved an indefinite post
ponement.
The Speaker said ;hat when the question was
taken the motion 20 commit would have precc-
dence the motion TO postpone ; out that thu
whole subject was open.
! Mr. Lawrence resumed lie was DESTROYS II
show to the House whit would be the effec. pro-
duced by the adoption of bill like 'his.-Mr il.
again read certain extracts from the British Tariff
| low, in supper, of his position previously taken.
Sir, continued Mr. L., could 60 on with cat
aogue OF those articles which interfere with ;b
interests Of Great Britain and the continent Of Eu
/ rope. IL THESE uutles are taken On, WI! IH'
| exports be greater than at the present time No
! sir, not OF one single article, excep; ny ue-.,.
and we have no treaties of that kind that az
aware Of. How is i, with cotton '-l apprchen,
the cotton growers have supposed TINT they MAJ
the control Of The markets of Great Britain and ;h
continent, Of Europe. ] wish to inform them tina
| il is great mistake and thst those countries mr.
now importing cotton from other parts of tn
world, to a great extent. besides from the U. S
The quantity of Indian cotton is increasing rapid
H. and the quality is improving. Last year, up L
the list of May there was inpor,ek into Englan
from India, double the quantity Of cotton Lat va
exported during the same time in the previou
year. .No,e importations of this article into Eng
land, are made from Egypt, PERI, the Brazs an
other places where 1t is grown.
Mr. Nanderpool here rose, and called for ~
orders of the DAY which motion was lost-Yea
6S, Noes a.
Mr. MKay, of n. C. then raised the question
whether the rule did not require that the bill shout
be committed.
The Speaker, so far hs he was able thus .ud
denly o form an opinion believed that the bill
not ,eing, on its face, bill to raise charge Q
tax on the people, need not be commtted-and b.
so decided. II was matter, however, for th
sound discretion Of the House, the score Of pc
Icy ind expedeney.
Mr. 4. Mann appealed from this decision.
A very long debate cnsued on the point Ct or
der, and finally Mr. A. Mann wi;b!few h.s appeal
Mr. Lawrence then conclo ded his ren,ks lie expresses
hi. regret that had been the so
Of the precious sine of the house His seldom
been heard there and he bad hoped be might PR
mtied make very brief explanation Of his views
ton the bill and report under consideration Moth
ing would induced him At this tine has. i-espas.ed
moment On the Of the House but tie peculiar
he o-euped member Of the committee Of Ways am
Mems and Of the minority tbi. occasion dad
under these circumstance, felt imperous duty cay
few words a bill brought forward nj er,tanrsinary
time, and which IN itself Of extraordinary character
Sir L. thea addressed himself partlcuisr, TO the ooot
planters the aoo' of the nto nera
statistics relation that rspe and ssked these ge ne
that the quantity 81 now nsnuctur
ed ia the g. ~ quail TO tho whole crop the year 1870
and that the eonslmp Of ihs country equal
that of Great Britain . or - years asoi Would tie Cot
ton Planters Of the south eosa their these facts
Did they not ubdela they had snoer cog petitur II
the market by which they eaabed q 90
tain higher pf,,es iot thor PIE And did they know
thai the manufacturer. q t country took more than Sh
and nearly Al OF ID. ~boe produced b them =
Wogd they with such ssdI.e fs-ts these before them
undertake that ibey bad DO interest th, question
lie would leave the good tho. ;rn
usnsa who gaderstcsd tr.f Interest," and VITO
MT look aud them tasrfeed
NJ l. here invoked the tnemters iron tie radd
and Me- Eagand State. and ALI from the STATE
ssc tse faers and supporters " tks system
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