Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Wayne County, Ind.) 1831-1837, 1837-01-28


IN their hands, and tell them ''ths 10 doctrn'
we will stand fall BY ,s."-!Sir. they would no
be sustained for . momeot; say, and when ~
peal to the representatives. Of New Eoglsnd, kno'
there 10 diversity Of opinio" amongst them, bu
u say there 10 no difference amongst them IN th
point; that is TO say that this suddeS and ezraos
disosy reduction 1t this eisr and ssder these CIT
esasessres, wiibou: any shadow Of . plea for il
will never b sustained. There 10 no plea: "a
what says the Secretary Of the Treasury He say
that the revenue will he short during the presen
ear. The Secretary says, and he - surely goo'
which may be expected to take effect before tn
3lst Of December next, will be about three millions
short. What can We know about the revenue o
1887 Who knows what shall receive from
customs or from the public landsf Who then car
tell what - 10 happen in year from this time? n
man can say with certainty.
Why is this I'LL brough. forward at this time
There 70 os"rPlus now. We do not expect there
will be any at the end Of the year. / know mol
what effect the bill 10 intended 70 have. hope
that, next 10 passing j., the object - not to send il
out 10 the county destroy the confidence alrea.
dy 80 much impaired il ss.ikes II the interests ol
the whole country. lts effects will be to weaken
the bonds Of confidence and credit which bind men
together in oil commercial Communities. Will
amy gentleman, q do not mea" one of,he commit
tee -but will any gentleman Of the administration
party, from Pe""s, J. ania, Connecticut, New
Hampshire, New Jersey, Of any other State. WI"
may know more If this matter than de-, say that
he will sustain il, and that he believes il IL be e..
the interest If he country that the bill should be
brought forward at tbi. timei This may seem
light matter, but sir, you arc ten Pering with the
great interests cf the Country. You propose 10
throw open your ports 10 all the world you propose
trade ho 10 N,,e
the other. Would you export more cotton or more
tobacco, It the duty were taken of to morrow
Who takes your PrOduce7 Great Britain takes a
great portion oft; the continent Of Europe takes
some, but only these articles which cannot he done
without.
What nrc tho duties in Great Britain on ogricul-
ural products? will state few Of them. Sal
ed beef ~ cents per lb-
The Speaker here intmatcd to Mr.. l.. that tie
merits the bill were not open to discussion.
MI. Lawrence inquired IL il would be in order TO
move that the bill he rejected, and under that mo-
ion to proceed with his remarks.
The Speaker said il would not now be in order !;
hat the motion would have been IN order If il had
'een admitted previo to the second reading Of
he bill.
NJ. l.. said he would be the last man in the
House to iraDsgress the rules Of the House, and
hat he would not, therefore continue his remarks
Mr.. lngessOl inquired il it in order to move
he indefinite posiPonement Of the bill
The Speaker SAID the motion would be in order,
md that il would lay open TO discussion tho whole
merits Of the bill.
Mr. Lawrence, thereupon, moved its indefinite
,osiponcment.
The Speaker said that the motion to commit
would take precedence Of the motion for indefinite
but that the merits Of the question
would still te open TO discussion.
MIR. lawrence said he wished merely to show
his House what effect would be produced by the
'asssge If this bill. He was enumera,ing few Of
he English duties on American articles--on I'M
M Dufactured tobacco, 81 cents per pound; on
oals, e. or 90 90 per ton; on spermaceti candles,
. cents per pound; ON tallow candles, IA cents
er pound.
Mr.. l.. proceeded: could, sir, 90 on with cat
logue Of those articles which interfere with the
interest Ut Great Britain and Of the Continent.
heir duties, effect, psohibitory upon all such
sticles. Now, if the duties are all taken oil, will
gu export any more than you can now2 No, sir,
ot Of single article, unless it is done by treaty
We have no treaties Of this kind that know e. !
low IS il with cotton? ] apprehend that the cot
Oh growers have suppD>ed that they held command
fihe market OF Great Britain and the Continent Of
Europe. ] wish 10 inform them that il is a great
Mistake; that these countries importing cotton
ow from other parts Of the world besides the Uni
ed States, and that TO great extent. In India,
aey are increasing the quantity as well as
he quality Of their cotton. During the last year,
|oubIe the quantity Of costo" was imported INTO
England from India, more than was imported the
revious year. AT the present time, they were
importing cotton from Egypt, Persia, Brazil, and
ti,er places where il was grown. |
Mr.. vaDderpool here rose, and called for the Or
ers Of the Day; which motion was lost-Ayes, 6S,
ocs "a.
Mr. Mckay here raised the question whether
nder the lV3d Rule. the hill did not require COM
niiuent.
The Speaker decided that, 50 far as he was able
0 form opinion !rom the very nasty consdera-
ion he had given To the subject. !'e should decide
hat the bill must be committed.
A long debate followed, in shich Mcssrs. Mes-l
er, Mann, Reed, Thomas, Cam releng, Ingersol,
linton, vanderpool, Sutherland, and Toucey
ook part.