Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-09-02
RICHMOND WaIG.
or TIVE UNITED STATES.
Correspondence i the BaiimsTs .lihsriean.
WASH sros, August 81, isii.
UNITED STATES sENA re.

appropriate Committees. 4 he Fort hcation Bil va
called ~, bat IN the obsence Of the thurman OF IN
Conmit,cL ySas no, considered.
TIL &c beng no other unfinished business upo
the Presidents table, Mr. CLAY called up the Re
venue bill.
DUTIES AND DRAWBACKS.
The bill III relation 10 Duties aud Drawbacks va
MIR CALHOUN wished the bill postponed unit
Monday.
MIR CLAY thought it was as well to enter upo'
the consideration o. the subject at this ume-so IA
as TO make beginning. The amendments OF tn
committee might b, cousider,d. They were un
important. The question Simply was whether ar
t.cles connected W th the manufacture of Jewel'y
should 10 tLNeu 20 per cent. or l2t per cent. Ih'
con- mittee hoYshI IhC % per cent tax was the mos
proper and such were the opinions of the cnm'nt
tee on finance For myself, said Mr. Cay, have
very Little feeling IN reference TO the Amendment
and leave Il for he cohsi, AT on oi the Senate.
Mr WRIGHT said he Gholld vote against the
nr1oadmen, for reasons contained IN n menorla
which had been submitted from New \ ork. ltwi:
stated in that memorial that the higher rate OF duty
would lead to smuggling, and tina; the facilities to'
smuggling tie articles were very great, being very
valuable and in small parcels.
MIR CLAY stated that the objections OF the Sen
ator had been duly considered by the Committee
The Committee had before them some of the mos
intelligent men Gom New ork, and IN answer to
these objections Il stated that the dealers M
these articles intended TO aid the Custom House NJ
the prosecution 90 smuggling IN these uriice as wei
for the purpose OF self protection as 'or the Reve-
nue.. They were OF opinion It could oe done with
great difficulty.
Mr. WOODBURY. said he had consented to the
in creased duty in committee, for the reason that he
IN favor OF taxing uSucIes, and opposed TO tax
ing the necessaTies Of life.
Mr. ALLEN sa,d the Bill .niamous, aud he
should move its repeal ard the repeal OF the Land
Bill, MS soon as he could make the people believe
the measures were SO abomnlble as they really
were.
MrCLAY &C Ala. said he should vote for the a.
mendmcn,. The proposition was s'mp'e one ana
intended merely TO lax articles used oy the "eA1hy
and the few.
Nil KING OF Ala. took ground against his co..
league lie said that he was resolved 20 vote upon
the merits OF each question as presented IIsei 10
the Senate be did not believe the Revenue duties
would be increased by the increased duty, and no
p.Ccl' inf renee should make him vote for tax
upon articles 81 luxury alone.
MrCALHOUN said ne was resolved IN reference
TO the BIZ under consideration TO DO ms duly tie
would nudge every article upon ITS merits, and vote
accordingly, as IT the subject was presented 10 him
and was 10 settle the whole TaTti subject.
ir Ca.aoun sad ne did not ooK upon himself as
called upon 20 vo.s for any duty, and his coz sc Of
nctrnu wo1'd NC generally 20 vote Tor reduction OF
du,ies. Prrhaps he would make some exec ouons,
but ~ what he would DO, he would not look 10 the
eXcsn-ies. They were created Oy the opposition,
ana ,ncy ere rGsp1nsloc fer them. me Fuohc
Domain hsd been distributed, and Iarir Bu. TO-
NJ, BENTON said that some Of his friends
thought thrt the Bill before the Senate came up out
Of ums. His opinion was different. BE though; j,
came in pa;. gap was created tor II last night
and the dam was now full. MIR B Ehen projected
tn state that he should vote upon the merits oil eac
I easure rs II presented ltset.
MIR b. said aso that he would vote for the hIlh.
est tax upon lHNuries, and for admitting tea enc COT
fee free from duty; and 10 This he would add the
Old woman's aisf!ce aud the blankets used by the
poor.
The vote was taken upon the amendment TO
make the duty 20 per cent. winch was c0nCurfcC m
as follow -
For the amendment Al
Asansttt
Nix CLAY said he had no desire 10 in,srfsre
with what seemed to be Tie wish Of the Sena.e Al
the adjournment, YESTERDAY, which was 20 90 into
Executive session. He would therefore move that
the hIll under constellation BE- .Id upon the table
f,r he present
Nj RIVES moved On Executive Session, which
WAS carried anu the Senate s1t with closed doors
for The remainder Of Jse day. At three O'Clock the
Senate adi5u..et.
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