The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1841-08-03

mitree; carried in the affirmative, ayes 66 noes
60.
A message from the Senate, by Mr.. Dick
ems, their Secretary, announced that the Senate
had passed a bill for a uniform system OF bank
ruptcy, and withdrew. Mr.. Gushing took The
chair, and Mr.. Lawrence, Of Pa proceeded TO
address the Chair, by moving to strike out the
articles of tea and coffee from the proposed
duty of 20 per cent. He stated, that the guam
tity of tea imported annually, was about ~
millions of pounds. valued at $5,4l9,5S9, that
ofcoffee about 95 millions, valued at Ss,546,-
800. The proposed 20 per cent duty on teas
SI,Oe3,5l7,s0; and the proposed duty on
coffee, sl,709,244 40. lat present there Is no
duty on either coffee or tea.)
Mr.. Fillmore explained the operation OF the
proposed bill, and took occasion, in defence OF
the bill, to remark. that The greater part OF the
British duties were levied on only three articles,
sugar, teas and tobacco ; that the consumption
of coffee in Great Britain was not more than one
pound ahead, whereas, in the United States, II
was about five pounds ahead. He dwelt on the
difficulty of collecting duties on jewellery, owing
to tie farilily of smuggling articles of that de-
s%cription, incidentally remarking, that our duties
on jewellery WHERE, at theis time, higher than
those Of Great Britain.
WI. LdWTtHCt ItSuiHtu, ludl HG WOuiu nv
now attempt to discuss whether tea or coffee
should be classed amongst the necessaries Of life
they were not his i~avoTites. Common consent
and universal usuage had made them necessary
to the comfort of every family, and he would not
attempt to reform the public taste-he would be
the last to war against public opinion. As to
the general provisions ofthe bill, he was In favor
of them, and would sustain any reasonable
measures to provide a revenue, but IN doing thus,
he could not consent TO raise it from the necessltl-
es of life. Luxuries, silks gold watches, Jew
ellery, and such other articles, and those That
competed with our domestic productions. but by
all means to allow the poor and industrious the
necessaries of life, without the load OF import
duties.
Mr.. Dawson of Geo. threw in some e~xplana-
ton in bhalf of Mr.. Nesbelt, his colleague.
Mr.. Ward of New York, rose and made his
first speech this session, in opposition 10 the call
and in reply to Mr.. Fillmore, he went iuto a
minute examination of the condition OF the
finances, referred TO their condition in Mr.. Van
Buren's administration denied as had, been as
serted, that they had ever fairly swelled up thir-
ty-seven millions in that period ran over the
various disbursements, designating the descrip-
ton Of funds from which expenditures had beer
made-erection of Custom Houses, Florida War
South Pole Expedition, and dwelt on the value
VI Tx lChCuOC lIOsh tAC SOLIllOuIlSCL Y
Mr.. John @. Adams of Mass. rose to take ex-
ceptions at the course of Mr.. Wards remarks.
gave a history of the birth of the Compromise
Act, denounced it as a bargain between two
parties to which New England interests was not
prIvy, referred 10 the course Of the nullifiers on
the tariff, and the decided OPPOSITION they had re-
ceiveG at the hands of the TIM President Jack
son-adding many facts on the compromise act
that he loosely said Mr.. w. had forgot ; compli-
mented the exertions of Mr.. Clay in bringing it
about, and Mr.. Webster's address on the sub
juct to The New England manufacturers, that the
compromise act in fact originated in the other
House that when this supplementary procedure
was detected, it was brought privately into the
House of Representatives, and incorporated into
another bill then under considerati on, by Mr..
Letchor at whose instance it was hurried through
without giving members leave TO read it over
it was then incorporated without consnt at the
expense OF New-England manufactures. 1t is
hardly possible in a glance to do the least justice
TO Mr.. AS very interesting remarks, on the i'm
provements of the States he was patriotic and
Just in his observations. He asked with what
grace New Hampihire could refer to expendi-
lures on internal improvements she who never
spent a dollar. Was it not money well laid out
improveing and charging our esources-linking
the Union together-giviDg trade and happiness
to millions-the true road TO social and political
greatness.
Mr.. Holms, of South Carolina, moved the
Committee rise, &c, which they did, had leave
10 sit again
Adjourned till tomorrow at 10 o'clock.