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


Tie bill was read followe
II Bill 10 reduce IL, rercnue Of ~, Z. 8 70 4
The iroHfs Of The Government.
Be IL enaeisd. DC. That from aud after the /
30h drr Of September ne,'. in sll CAGES where do
tics are imposed foreign imports by the act Of
The liih o: July, 1892 entitled "An act to sl,er
and amend the Aeyeit acts imposing duties on
neurls" or by auv other act, shall exceed twenty
per c.n,um Oh Tie value thereof, third pa'i Of
such excess shall be deducted from end sner
the 3lst of March 1898, one half Of the residue
uf suca exccss shall lie deducted and on the 30,h
September 1898. the o,l,er hsifshsi, be dciucteo
any thing 10 the act Of the "a Of March, 1883, to
/ the contrary Notwithstanding.
Sec =. .7ad be IL fur ther enacted, That from and
after The 30th of September next, the duties on
salt and coal shall be, and the same are hereby,
repealed"
I winch was agreed 10.
! The came having been read accordingly, the
bill. was read second time.
! Whereupon Mr.. Cbambreleng moved to com
mi; The same to the Committee of the whole House
on the state Of tho Union, and that the bill, report,
and tabular stn'cnen, accompanying lhc saal., be
printed.
MIR. Lawreuce rose and esij, that, as one #
the committee on Wsys and Meats, and as one Of
the minority Of that Committee on ths subject, he
hoped he nigh, be permitted to express hls DIS
sen, from the principles ofihe bill and the report
inst resd. This was measure OF grave impor-
lance 1t was no less than bill to reduce sud
denly the revenue Of the coun,re, which, by law
passed in the year 1888. had been proposed 10 be
reduced in le42 or 10 other words, in five years
and half from the present time. 1t bill to
bring down the revenue in eighteen months ,oa
staLdard to which it would have been reduced in
Eve years and half
lie wished the members of this House 10 reject
Cor mo,nen, On the principles contained IN The
report, 1pd or the effect which mus be produced
If they were carried into objectionable would
pu; the question &c every member Of the House
whether he really understood the reasons upon
which the bill had been introduced at the present
tine whether there any serious, any abiding
feeling in this House thai the bill 10 become
the law of the land. The measure Of so
! much Importance, that j. WAC necessary that me
country should know and understand what il was !;
! that they should be well advised Of its objects ;
that this sudden legislation on questions involving
the creates, and most vital interests of th. coun-
r try should not go forth upon the people like
clap Of thunder on a summers day..
r What he would ash, VAS to be the erect upon
the country of simply making the report J.
would be to create panic from one end Of the
coun,tr to the other; VIA. was the state Of the
; country at this time from Maine &c Gaorgit ,
r VIVA, the condition Of the currency' The rate
of interests on money in our commercial States
was from fiice to thirty per annum, and he be.
loved in some Of the states It was still high
= er.-Alrcsdy panic had been created out Of the
peculiar condition u the finances ard currency o!
2 the country And what was this bill 10 do bot 10
y increase that pane
, M 4 Mann rose to question of otder.-He
wished To- know ii il was in order to enter into
n regular debate the merits Of the bill at that
n time.
: Mr. Lawrence hoped the House would PERM,
d him 10 ssy few words more. lie intended 10
i make motion 10 lay the bill the table. He
c wished appeal Of the Repre- sentaives Of
l He people on this floor ;-heswshed to ask them
y whether this was intended ne party measure
c Sir, said Mr. L., hope j: is not. Bot appeal Ia
the representatives, from the State Of Pennsy vanis
10 say whether or not they are ready 20 give their
+ sanction to the doctrines contained in this report
8 and b.l. appeal 10 the representatives. from the
= State Of New york to say whether the citizens Of
D tina, STATE in favor Of this measure Sir,
= canno; believe that they are. know there are
i man gen ssaen on this floor, members Of that
, State who ere 10 favor off. hut the majority O.
d the people of he S,.,e Of New York, 80 FAR rs
= know never will sustain it. appeal to TIE rep
a grain growing States Of the West whether they
;, have interest 10 this question sthere a gen
e ilemsn here truly representing the interests o
J. his Constituents who viii say that he is willing II
I, place the whole in ustry OF this country on the
e sane foundation az that or which the industry o
II the people Of Europe Is placed , No, sir be-
c iieve euch Thing. ! sppcsl to the represents
tive. Of the New Engsnd s,sies, in whole or in
e parts appel 10 tie representative Of Connect.
C cut re forming pan Of the administration party
j. In this House. ard AK them to say whether the
?, dare 20 home TO their constituents with this
port IN their hands. and ssy 10 them "tnis oGi
d doeIrne-~e will stsnd or fall By H." Sir, they
& would not DC sustained fora moment. kuns
d there II a difference Of oi'n on amongts the rep
: resentslyes from the Nes England States. on the
s pnneipe OF protection. DO, appeal 10 them TO say
d sbesher sn not correct IN asserting that there
: none on ths point. Tia. ihis sudden aud e1.
Z, tfGCrdbsry reduction a. this time on1er these
eamsis0e-s without any shadow Of plea, einnot
e be sustained. What says the Secretary Of toe
o Treasury lie Gays that the revenue for the pre-
9 sent year will be deficient. lie alleges and he "a