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

noperative, or this restriction upon u Removed
,n,ot he done, unless this policy be ahoneonec, ioF
c .nirll viie! takes TIRE millions q. G'i'iS .Vs
4 ~ 4. r. Ariinn from Treasury ut r"r >H.'eh''.
.n,n,,r! to ,or !e ordinary demands q The c'rntfy,
al for tie sa,e purpose whatever nay he III iiel
lTrrasury wi!.c tie most modified ana tesifc!eu ~
TEN oil expenditure can spare; and The zen OF Pei"
u.nt aud enlarged works al defence VIII he as pePos
,.rous Ia snc, vision, would the leaving OF inc mn
nry in the pockets Of The people, instead oil afa"ns
nth b. IN rxerticn Of our taxing power, 10 CONSTITUTE
! fund rf Distribution.
/ ny. said ta, we constantly tax here of the rx-
nsrd condition Of the country, and OF the pressing
ces.i,y Of Lef.nces. Every day proves inc iin" ~ ~
remark and how will the sagacinus statesmen 81 a'
ai,nl power from which alone W. nave any '''"G -
t,ar laug!, i. our patriotism ana our sa2"', W
,hav road our ynlorous speeches, and see US o'"'"
ou young aud vigorous country nanu u"r ncnt
hrowins Il at their feet, while We are angr'y MN
9 NAN IN. diri.ion among US of the sn'ed remains .,
arr IMPOVERISHED Treasury How emnentiy WIN
such an exhibition hr calculated to avert 'ne host'e
se fear and command the respect we w'sn
LII The cloud of national difficulties thcken ano
l,L mil IN. bosom of every in the naIon
I'LL Gel ,bo, orr honor and safety demand resist
ance TO acgrcssons, and where IS Inc congress p
cound WHICH will declare war, when the Stale Leg'sa-
lures are crying out 10 us, save our ostrlouse sn
nj the national revenue? Where is Inc oehate !"
came from which will withstand such clam, coming
from such quarter, and addressed TO those WHO A'i"
their places by legislative election IL cannot II "'ii
not be and neither such Senate nor such Congress
vill be found, until tins unnathrai poicy - e"te'
abandoned
MIR. WALKER said he could not permit the able
ARGUMENT of the Senator from n. York, Mr. Wright
as regards the ten per centum to the new STATES ana
The inclusion of the Senate with the House III the rao
of distribution to pass without an answer bir. W.
said his opposition to the whole scheme Of distribution
was we'll known. lie had uniformly opposed It IN this
land bin nov, and all former sessions he had voted
against il in 1896 in small minority, when dis-
uuised nndrr The name of depnslte and when Tie
same bill was attempted 10 be renewed at the next
session, the journal would show that II had been de-
Irard on his motion III the casting vote Of Wee Pre-
sidcnt Van nren. But there was to be diSriDu-
ton the question was, what ratio was the most Just:
Now the Senator from New York, representing the En-
pirr State which was 10 take the lion shnre oil THIS
distribution under any superintendent, INSISTED on the
federal population, the ac ual but the federal PoPu
laion according to the Now why according TO
lhis ratio, Does the Constitution point out this as the
ratio of distributions lie called upon the Senator 10
say whether the Constitution designated thls or any
other ratio of distributions
Mr. WRIGHT rose. and admitted that the Consttu
lion did point out any ratio OF dsrbuton out nh
nf direct taxation.
Mr.. WALKER resumed b. saying he knew the able
Senator from New York must admit that the Consiu-
ton did designate this ratio OF dstribnon Tor to
admit tins would be concedc that the Constitution
designated and authorised distribution! Then as the
Constitution dcsignates ratio, The question was,
vhich was the Just Is the Federal population the
most JUST Surely nat, for this won!d exclude t'vn-
ftiis Of The slaves, not embraced III the Federal po
puation hi; who, rs human beings, must and would
consume lhclr portion Of those imports the dnties on
which be laid this week, in order 10 make mp
The dic in the revenue occasioned ny this very DIS
trLution. Well, without introducing this as topic
for angry discussion, if We look the deeds Of
sion lpr The ratio, what ran would they csialrsh:-
Not according To Federal P0pua.ion but according To
their usual respective proportions in the genera! charge
and expenditure" This was IN Isl, and hos were
,csc thnrgfS then asceriaincd According 10 the as
sr-sed value of lands Give that, and The share OF
the ncy States viii be than doubled. Bn, II you
do adhere 10 this rate, and IL he orcn question,
what would he tie most just: Why, 10 take that ratio
which will 10 each State, every year. By the dis.
trbu,ion the amount, near practicable, winch
taken from them every year by the new tariff bill, winch
be passed. cnnse quence OF tiis distribution
Now inw these duties imports raised, SIR, with
out including the loss 10 The exporting States, these dn-
tics we're pad in each State by the consumers by the
actual population, every day, every month, and every
year, ana not by census every ten years, w;tioni
regard the increase from year TO year, and not at all
by the Federal population, excluding two-hihs al a
portion o.! the population OF the South. But, Sir,
looking only to Federal population. should It be every
ten twenty apart without reference 10 lie IN
crease Of population from year TO year. Vow the du.
tcs are paid by the population as It increases from
av day, and irom year To year, and as these duties
f,,;nr as an admitted consequence OF this distribution,
no, according To Federal population enumerated every
ten years hut according actual popnaton or, i! you
choose, actual Federal population from year TO year
Now keeping in view the Federal population, Alr
Walker said he had laid before the Senate, ten
DAYS since, a table showing the increase Of po-
rn!alion in the new States compared with the
old States. Nov taking the average OF population
from year 10 year, 50 as 10 ascertain the actual
population fran year 10 year, the tables showed
Ina, it would require twenty-five per cent instead
Of ten per cent make the share Of the new States
equal 10 Of the old States, according 10 actual po-
pualinn from year to year. Mr. w. had called IN
Senators then to shaw any mistake IN this calculation,
but they mad done it then, and could not do It now,
for il was mathematical demonstration Thus, III lc2o,
the population of The States ,2G1, l6I and III
lo5A 23S oi2, being an increase o nearly one nun
bred per cent; wine IN the old States ~ ls1o, Inc
population was S12, 107, and $780, 1917 so, beng
an increase of but twenty five per centum; and 81
mar results will be exhibited BY the last and every
preceding The ten per centum then, winch
was designed to make the distribution from year to
year. more nearly equal between the old and the new
States according to actual population, did not produce
this equality, would the land grants accomplish ls,
they would at tie ST. make the ten per cent equal 10
twelve per cent and leave tie new STATES sun ten per
cent short Of distribution equal TO actual Federal pn
puiation from year tn year. Now the DIVISION, ac-
cordrnr 10 The representation in both Houses, opera
ted in favor oc the States; and according 10 hs
(Mr w y Celebration, woui bring them within TIVE
per cent of an equal dividend, and therefore was
nearer approach Justice, especially rs this fund,
which was 70 b. distributed annually, and not every
Ten years WAS drawn from the people Of The new
States and from the SALTS 81 The lands rendered
only valuable aud vendblc by their labor But there
were higher reasons even than this for including the
Senate with the House in the ratio Of distribution,
which he (Mr. w had urged successfully on another
OCCASION When the bill for the distribution OF the
surplus under the name Of deposile was pending IN
$40, although opposed 10 that bill and voting against
it IN a small minority, he, (Mr w had proposed an
amendment, 10 the h,li follows: Here Mr. Walker
read from the Senate Journal, under date Of the 10Th
June, 1896 as follows On motion OF Mr.; walker
10 amend The reported amendment BY striking out
section IL, lines G. Z, :, amounts of population
certained By the last census and inserting "repre
scua;ion in the Senate and House Of Representatives,.
II was determined in he nfirma,ive-yeas %, nays -
Mir W. said this proposition, which was the same
now pending not only succeeded in the Senate, but
was adopted by the House, and the only distribution
ever made, was according To this ratio. He mir W.