Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1837-01-20

on this point; TINT is 10 say, that this sud.
den and extraordinary reduction al this time,
and under these circumstances without any
shadow Of plea for il, will never be sus-
,aned. There is no plea for what says the
Secretary Of the Treasury He says that
the revenue viii be short during the present
year. The Secretary says, and he is surely
good authority, that the revenue, afier the
appropriations which may be expected TO
take effect before The 3lst Of Decembernext
will be about three millions short What
can we know about The revenue of 1888 o.
Who knows what we sail receive from Gus
toms. or from the public lands2 Who can
tell what is to happen in year from this
time? No man can say with certainty
Why is this bill brought forward at this
timel There is no surplus now We do
not expect there will be any at the end Of
the year know not what effect the bill is
intended to have. hope that, next to pass
ing il, the object is not to send il out TO the
country to destroy the confidence already so
much impaired. 1t strikes at the interests
of the whole country Ms effect will be to
weaken the bonds Of confidence and credit
which bind men together in all commercial
communities Will any gentleman. L do
not mean one Of the committed -but will
any gentleman OF the Administration party,
from Pennsylvania, Connecticut N5tt#mp.
shire. New Jersey. or any other State who
may know more of this matter than do,
say that he will sustain it. and that he be-
lieSes il to be for the interest Of the country
that the bill should be brought forward al
this time} This may seem light matter,
I htf csr Nth tho n
interests of the country. You propose to
throw open your ports 10 all the world you
propose free trade on the one side, but you
ask nothing on the other. Would you cx-
port more cotton or more tobacco if the duty
were taken off tomorrow Who takes
your producer Great Britain takes great
portion Of it; the continent Of Europe
takes some. but only those articles which
cannot be done without.
What are the duties in Great Britain on
agricultural products7 slate a few Of
them. Sailed beef 3-4 cents per ID, ba-
con cents per b.
The Speaker here iniimated to MIR L. that
the merits OF the bill were not open 10 dis
cussion.
Mr. Lawrence inquired il il would be in
order TO move that the bill be rejected. and
under that motion 10 proceed with his re-
marks.
| The Speaker said il would not now be in
order that the motion would bave been in
order If it had been submitted previous to
the second reading Of the bill.
Mr. L. said be would be the last man in
the House to transgress the rules of the
House. and that he would not, therefore con-
tinue his remarks.
Mr. Ingersoll inquired If il was in order
to move the indefinite postponement Of the
| bill.
The Speaker said the motion would be 10
order. and that il would lay open "a discus
sion the whole merits Of the bill. IN
Mr. Lawrence, therenpon, moved its in
definite postponement.
The Speaker said the motion to commit
would take precedence Of the motion for
indefinite posiponement. but that the merits
Of the question would still be open 10 dis.
cussion.
Mr. Lawrence said he wished merely to
show this House what effect would be pro-
duced by the passage Of this bill He was
enumeraling few OF the English duties on
American articles--on unmanuiactured To-
bacco, 81 cents per pound; on manufactured
tobacco, z dollars per pound on Goals e.
or 1888 per ton on spermace,i candles.
SO cents per pound; on tallow candles. Ia
cents per pound.
Mr. vanderpool here rose. and called for
the Orders Of the Day. which motion was
losl--Ayes 6s. noes "a
Mr. Lawrence resumed lie would not
now go into this subject at arge--he might
do so on some other fitting occasions; he
had risen, this morning, not with view TO
make speech. but TO wash his hands, as
member Of the Financial Committee, Of any
share in the production OF this bill, OF the re-
port which accompanies it. Heaowed il The
said) TO himself-be owed it to his constiiu-
ents--he owed il to his country, to do so, be-
cause he believed the bill fraue ht with every
sort Of mischief amongst which was its di.
rect tendency TO increase the existing en-
barmssment in the commercial communities.
For himself The said) he had no Interior po-
lical objects to serve by his course in this
House on this or any other question he
asked for nothing-he feared nothing: he
was neither an ofiice-holder nor an Office
seeker But his object in addressing the
chairman was TO ascertain. and let tle couns'
try know, whether this bill was orswas not
a political measure. He had had nc. oppor.
tunity to ascertain that fact would like
to know (he said( whether there is any con-
cert Of action here, upon this bill, among
the Administration party. The country
ought TO know, and to know at once, whelh.
er this be party measure or not. l hope,
SIR that 1t is not For that reason, sir, it
was that lappealed to the Representatives