Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1837-01-31

Hoose refused 10 second il-Ayes II, hoes Is.
S. there was no c"cpnh.
Alter SONG remarks ifuln 81. flanagan, in nnDo,i...
10 The bill
Mr.. Howard moved to lay the bill an The ,alle.
Mr.. Brown cairL for IL" y"as and nays on that nm.
lion wl:icl! were ordered, aud werr-ieas 30, nag,
rs.
So tie motion to lay the bill On the table was .ei.e,.
ed
Mr. Parks nnvrd an ad 'urnmrnl, but withdrew H..
moiI"n Al the request OF IRE Speaker.
4 nlrsSaar from the President Of TIE United S:l;ps
was received, in shed 'encr To the res 'uiiun OF the liou.a
Of representatives 81 TIE Ian Instant, requesting the
President to lay before The llpuSe. i! not rucoinpauLIr
with the public interests, ANY lnicr!nTi!nn IN lns POSES.
sion showing The condition Of The p"IIuclI relations BE-.
tween The United STATES and Mex;co; ani also, am 'g:.
ttrr inf irIIIanliun that he EIay ave received Us 10 the
condition ni Texas.
hlr. Howard moved the reference Of the message aI
documents /" tie Committee on Foreign AiiliIs, al
that t!r same he printed.
Mr. Boyd inquired it it would Oc Ia order 10 move in.
stfuctions 10 The committee.
The Speaker slil 1t would.
Mr.. PARKS c!aimed the lnnr.
The Chair said the gentleman from Maine had ,irt.
cd the floor 10 enable tie Chair 10 present The co:umun!.
cation. Ii. could not. therefore, claim il as 4 mailer Il
right.
!Ir Boyd then movc! 10 amend the motion of Mr.
Howard, b. adding instructions to the committee 10 re-.
p"lt Il resolution acknowledging the independence Of
TEXAS.
Mr.. Craig hoped lhr gentleman would G"l create de-
bate at this larc hour. by rudeavuring ~ attach the re.o.
luton 10 these documrrt$.
Mr.. Reed asked for the reading Of the message and
Documents.
Mr.. fin'un moved an al nurnment.
ar. Claiborne, of Mississippi, called for The yeas and
nays on the motion 10 ADJOURN; which the House would
not order.
And the House adjourned.
Iriduu, Jnnunry -, 1887.
IN SENATE.
On motion of Mr.. GEundy, II was resolved to aSrc!.
tain. Nv lot, The c!lsseS of Senators 10 which the S"na.
tors from Michigan should respectively belong. The
result was, that Mr.. Lyon term Is To expire in March,
ISIS; MIR. Norvrii's in March lSil; aad that Of 4 sup.
po>ilinus Senator in March. l-;1.
MIR. Clay presented 4 EriltHo! from suntlv citizens ct
the District of Columbia. praying the passage Of an get
t. incorporate The Co!0m-"H1a SO"lcty IN The District -
L pun the reference. L debate Of seine length took plac"
il which Mc*srs. Clay, Calhoun, buchanan, Preston,
Hves, Strange. King Of Ala participated; aud ii Ms
finally laid Oh the table, on motion OF Tie last named
gentleman.
REDUCTION OF THE REVENUE.
Mr.. Wri.hi. IromI the Cummilre uu Finance, to which
was referred So much of The Presidents annual message
IA related Ia The reduction Ct the revenue Of the coun.
try, reported Il bill for that purpose, which he accom-.
panied with vari"uS explanatory Remarks. an! with i
paper confirming i summary stiicni""t OF Inc va'i"ns
articles on which i reduction was proposed To he made,
! together with The amounts CT existing duties on sad az.
lic!rs aud the aIlHun'3 al Ict!uctI"us.
Nr. VI EIrht having c0AciuGei his introductory !r'
marks explanatory Of the objects oil the bill,
Mr.. Clay SAID that h. wanted, at THIS early stage #
"a" III, 10 say on y 4 wU!d or tw". "I!i prEin, sac hr,
with expressing the regret !cel that 10 written tr"It
accompanies TINS bill, ana thit the substitute wIt!' " LIrt
~c has h.cI presented in lie Tr!ua! irii"lks 81 ne
Senator from New York are not aS satisfactory as ] lh.Ik
they might have been. In c"nSidrr!ng Tie amount "!
revenue which The wants ui any Government Iniy II.
quiIr, two questions should be taken INTO view. lst-
The probable amount Of the revenue 10 be rec"i'rd from
! the taxes; and, in the second place, the proLaIir aIn"TnI
of The public expenditure. II Congress have Il" know'
lrIrr ul these, how can they know What rcvrnu" Is 10
be- raised, or wnat reduction may be pTOTi'!"i Tor: In
hrti! al these points, the Senator from New l"tN has
utterly inilcd to furnish tie Senate wiih any In'"rflat"E.
BY way Of getting rid of presenting t" US the probable
amount u! revenue, the Senator states l!at 'Ie f'"a'tr
Committee are not able To otter any lh:ng bot uncertain
cnnirclurrs. But ever man who has hitherto been
charged with the finances Of tn" country, ""riin,r a Sc
crrtary of the Treasury or the Chairman OF a Finance
Committee. has supposed it iInportanllo go into c""Jrc'
lures or estimates on these subjects, and TO approximate |
as far as possible to the truth. that the Government nny I
be enabled TO form some practical estimate o! 'M' aiNoEht |
u which they may with pr"pIIriy TAX line fr"ri". BEL !
If The Senator thinks he can justify himself lor Tins o'iS'
sion. how viii he justify it 10 the country, and to lI's' |
great interests which are asSa!iri by th!s b!H, that "r
have brcn furnished ~ith II" information tonc!;ng tie
amount OF public rHprmG!tITr; ana without in'"rI'a!"a |
on either point, how has he come TO the conclusion tt"t |
there does rsis; Il redundant revenue, and that il Is az
evil so great as 10 call inf the legislation OF Congress- |
But have not risen simply 10 express my rcgrrti /
the want OF information under which we are invIltHn |
act. have risen, III once, promptly 10 declare lha'i I
! shall oppose, So far rs my voice and my vote can go.lhs /
disturbance Of the compromise arrangement made N |
March, lc33, under which the country has %fourIahrG N |
all unparalleled degree, and on which all parties la;r |
rrpGscd Us being durable and permanent. I
In regard To the articles of salt and OF spirItuous IT, /
qlp!s. bntIl OF " h!ch, but salt especially, are articles winch |
canno, he touched without Il violation Ct th"t comp" /
mise, the iDrIner is one in which: my State has liI;Ie ~. 4
tercst. as CONNECTED with a tax for protection. II Is tie /
grrat States Of Nrw York. Pennsylvania, Virginia, aud I
OHIO, which are principally concerned III tins question. j
In my own State, some oi the arlicl: Is manufactured, 4
bat we are 80 Situated that the Manufacture, rs cNlStUt N
among us, derives M advantage from any pEo;cc:'"r GH. !
y. 81 far. therefore, as my constituents are c"Icrrard, J
care not Il particle ii the duty shall be ~rrpca!r" 1" io' !
But "ppnsc the measure brcausc view |: as what ma +
often and cEpIrSsivrly been drnnminatrd an rnir'a5 4
wedge; and because ii is well known that ali cncrb1cA' i
m"nis on the system may be expected t" commence IN
der plausible pEctrxts. The article Of coal IS an tH>i'"r'
Of this. In the depth of winter, when, during = SrLs1n I
Of intense cold, all are Sh"rcting for ;!ir want Of a moe
abundant supply of fuel. the cry is raised 10 repeal The (
duty on foreign cnal. S salt is known 10y every ""; /
10 be an essential articlr Of human Subsistence, anl h'
sri2cd upon as furnishing 4 plausible article on ""FI
the duly may be reduced, or dispensed with aItoIrt""
But II these are all articles covered ay ihe c'iNF''' I
mise, What security, what guaranty cn the co"1'E Il
possess thnt tic work Of reduction Is 10 stop THAT r""'
viii not the process, ere long, reach t" cntt"r: ana u 4
wo1!lrns: Nay, are We not already notified, ~hAir, "''
admit, the Senator has brought lis a bill less cAcrp'"'I
able than u corresponding one which has been 'ntf""uCt"
elsewhere, that II IS not 'HntagoniSticai believe W
term is) to that measure, that there is no hostility De,
tween The two; aud if the purpose shall moi be eHrc'"
by this bill, for reducing tn. revenge to 4 snm not sF'
cited, that bill itself, or some kindred measure, mistst
resoi,ed to. want the country to>know what IS is ~
tuai condition. want it to know whether that Dd!j.s.
that shocking list Of articles, which has just been re'' n
by the Secretary. is to he brought up, session after Sc"
sion, int discussion and gradual acton, I'll The "n~f
protective system is DESTROYED. The country has 4 n:%i 4
to know whether The peace, effected by the coinp,%
mise Of le:3, is 10 he respected, or whether itHw%
assailed first, in respect 10 articles calculated 10 rIc'f
public sympathy in their favor, and then those more 'h
DDrtlnt ones are ut length tu Jc reached, when IL y
senlial TO the prosperity Of tie national industry.
have now discharged what | believed 10 be ar!
You have the power, both in this House aud The "'"''
you can DO in this mu,ler as you think proper "'~'