Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-09-07

A ioint resolution was reau, turned INTO and
passed, giving Mrs. harf'soh 'ne ranking privilege
during her natural life.
resolution in relation to certain tables furnished
hv The Secretary of the Treasury, was offered BY Nr
Fillmore. and adopted by the House
Nj G. Floyd now concluded his remarks upon
VIZ A. En.,eu If Vermont followed in reply.
NJ Boardnan OF Conn. moved TO lay the resolution
mon the table. The yeas and nays were demanded
upon the question.
Mr. Mason of Maryland wished to know II the House
could not adjourn until MONDAY.
NJ (;ood. of Va wished 10 offer the proceedings ii
nnblic meeting ut Brunswick, and requested Mr
Yorke to withdraw his motion to ADJOURN TO permit hun
TO do it. ,,,.
Suturdays Proceedings.
SENATE
~, Claw made an expose Of the state of the Urea.
surv He said the expenditure OF tins year-a year OF
Federal reform, mark that-w'll exceed the revenue
,;rfetu millions, The appropriations OF this Extra
Session he stated to be four millions and halt 10
ns the excess of the expenditure OF this year
raceins Mr. Clay said would absorb the whole Of the
,Ire million loan and he laid it down as fact a.
ceraned that at tie end Of tins year, there would
be one dollar in the Treasury
Mr. Clay then took up the next year, and by De.
tailed statement, lie came to the conclusion mat he'e
would be only four millions IF cfear Tteenuf, alter pay
;pg off the membranes left by this year expenditure,
10 meet the expenditures Of isi2, under the present
Tariff.
Tine bill now before the Senate would, according .
tho Secretary estimate add eight millions anu a nat.
MIR CLAW supposed it would nett ten millions ms,
Mr. CLAW said with the four millions cl the Ordinary
revenue 10 be calculated for next year, would make
The means of c42, fourteen millions; ana no part q
the twelve million loan is paid, II VIII amount 10 esh
teen millions The Treasury statement OF tse asals
Of the revenue for u series Of years to come he sad
made twenty five millions the supposed average 'or
ser,es of years-twenty three millions was MIR Cay
average OF the amount OF revenue Tor series oil yafs
Mr. Clay could not say what the expenditures 81 ,he
present Presidential term would be. We understood
; n CIV that for this wear it would be about twenty.
eight millions He expressed hope that II might Ae
brought down. average for the four years 70 lie
amount of Mr. Van Burens last year-at least, h.
trusted il might not exceed twenty-five millions; anG
this, he assumed, would enable me treasury y a!'
IN four years the twelve million loan recently author
lzed.
Mr. Clay said that he should vote TOR the tax on Tea
and coffee. IL necessary, under his calculations
and as he feared he 10 be deserted by portion q
ms friends he trusted that OF these opposed 70
INN would vote for this tax ii they did not, The
suit would inevitably be, that at the next session e
tax would be certainly imposed, or higher duty than
authorized BY the compromise act levied on other af
ces. Mr.. Clay looked upon new loan III December
next which few days since he had spoken OF a. ~:
;mprobaLle now as likely 10 be almost indlspe nsabe
Mr. Woodbury. replied, in detail 10 MIR Clays stale
ment He stated that the average OF the expenditures
of the last twelve years of the Democratic Adm'nsira'
tons would not exceed nineteen m'Htohs, although
embraced those years of extraordinary charges hIousi
on the country by Indian wars, the removal OF II.
dams and vast amounts of uncalledor appropriation,
growing out Of an overlooking Treasury The last
years estimates for the present year, and The ac.
tual EXPENDITURES of Mr.. Van Burens last years
service, were about that average; ana yet " stea.
ed from the expose Of the chairman OF the Commit.
If w understood HIM TrliIl, mat
the expenditure of the first year OF tins econuncal I'D.
mn.tration woIld reach twenty eight millions ltr
Indian war has nearly ceased no longer % taw
It's many millions from the Treasury. The pension
lists necessarily and rapidly decreasing, =! tue
falling off Of the ole pensioners the Indians We're al r.
moved from the States; and yet the reirenchng wings
calculated running up the expenditure nine " g.
millions beyond the estimates of the last admnsifat1a
for this year. and six seven millions beyond TIE &C.
tual expenditure of Mr.. Van Buren 5 last year.
Mr. Woodbury. insisted upon detailed exhibition q
the points on which rclenchment might be brought .
bear-that twenty millions ght be made to cover Tie
wants of an economical Administration: and he there
fore maintained that, according 10 the calculations q
the Treasury well of the chairman Of The Finance
Committee the tax on tea and coffee supeituoGs
These the results gathered by Us from the STATE
ments made and retained in our recollection we can
not enter into the mnutia Of the long detailed -.
mates given from written memoranda by the speohe'
nor are certain that the aggregate results {" iht
pared for the press by the speakers wil! correct a
mistakes into which may have fallen.
We give Of Mr. Woodbury. positions IN rePs
10 Mr.. Clay, viz:
That tea and coffee were necessares Of ne 2
most persons, though not to all, and though once e
garded as luxuries.
That they ought, therefore, not 10 be taxed, Hn'rs;
indispensable dcfray necessary expenses, aad
that he had held different doctrine on any o.
casion.
hat IF mill, tins giI II
the next imposed on the Treasury BY the fault q e
Administration, TO meet large appropriations and tor
deem Treasury notes-whch the highest Geoi c.i
culaed in June last by the Treasury Department. |
could be discharged in three or four yearly ns'ame'.
and all proper current expenses paid besides wlihi
taxing tea coffee.
Because those current expenses ought not TO exec
eighteen or nineteen millions, as formerly admitted
Mr.. Clay, as recommended by MIR. Woodbury., anu
shown by various items Of easy reduction. lheh Z.
nslament Of three millions yearly for the debt "o.
make only twenty ouc to twenty three millions ~ "
aggregate; while the Secretary Of the Treasury adh
ted to the Chairman, (Mr. Cay,) as stated b. h'l
the dcb2te, that the revenue under the presen: h II
would be twenty five millions Hence, tea and eff
yielding but two millions average, need n9i .
taxed
If the duties should equal only twenty three Millions
as MIR. Clay supposed, then, by retaining Tue pup
lands, we should have three more, or twenty.sN NJ II
lions in all, and could defroy all expenses. AMI ~
fourth of the debt yearly, and still not tax tea OF c'
That there would also be then, in the other ca
one or two millions surplus left so as to ea
rate salt and moasses likewise from duty, or mef''
unforeseen contingencies in expenses and receipts
Finally, that the Senate must choose between I
travagant expenses and giving away the land, 90 |
one side, with high tax tea and coffee, or eeva
on the other side, and in event retaining the ~
and not taxing tea coffee.
['rhe Debate was kept up by MessTs Caih@u"
Clay-the former pouring his hot shot INTO Tue y.
,ures of the Wings. We regret that We have ~ o.,
this morning for the whole Of tie sketch OF VI.
houns able Speech from the Globe. In The coa,s
his Speech this incident occurred: lie SAID, iAa'
uhe Whgs) have called US here to deliberate Q" |
measures, but have rendered all delIberaton mug
they have created vacuum in the public Ifea'"' 1
giving away of its regular sources OF incou''
making imprudent appropriations; and now u 80
forward 10 create necessity for violating
and sacred national compact, in order 10 nj up -.
cum. They have left no resource but coi'h' u i
every burden Of Government have even LIN
it with the Post Office Department. But Tue 20 az,
of the Finance Committee, in his speech o. y H.. ~