Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-12-21

i MIR. f. in reply to the remarks Of Mr.. Wise,
derstood TO saw that The rules III the House made it IL
part of the duty ul the Coupicc Of Ways and Mean
10 TAKE into consideration the subject o the currency
That was incidental. And a. 10 the probability which In
gentleman seemed 10 intimate OF The COMMITTEE 4
Ways and Means being out o business during the ses
sion, such an instance, Mr.. +. believed, had sedoi
happened.
could not hear distinctly
Mr.. EVERETT said he supposed the select commit
lee would take their ufisdict on from the resoiu,io
under which they were appointed INA. Iesolul,o
made them a committee upon SPECIFIC plan recon-
mended by the President, and any amendments les
timately connected therewth(Mr. L. was understoo
TO saw might be made. But, as to constituting them
committee an the currency generally, he had had
idea Of that al the time the resolution passed.
Il Mr. STANLY here suggested 10 MIR. Cushing TIA
he (Mr Co. had not yet replied to his (Nr. D 81 inter
rogatory. =.
i The SPEAKER said these nterrogatores as to To
powers Of different committees were not IN order.
Mr. CUSHING said he was ready TO reply 10 IN
inerrora,ory of the gentleman from North Carolina
(Mr. Sianly)
The SPEAKER said he would not indulge furthe
inerrogatoIy
The question then being the amendment oifere
By Mr. Gushing, it was taken and decided IN 'he mega
tive, without division
| So the amendment was rejected.
The question recurring the original resolution,
modified by Mr. Fillmore al the suggestion oil MT. Eve
re,t the resolution was adopted.
| The fifth resolution was then read, and is as follows
/ R,soired, That 50 much thereof as relates 10 The
tariff, BIZ referred 10 the Committee Manufactures
| Mr. ATHERTON moved 10 strike out the WORD
| tNanuiactures' and insert "Ways and Means. lie
| said the chairman of the Committee OF Ways ana
1 Means intended to 10 That Committee only so
much OF the Message related TO the receipts ana
expenditures of Government. This also belonged 10
the Committee of Ways and Means; but II SO innch
Of the "a riff were referred 10 the Committee OH VA
nufac,nres, it would be taking from the Committee
of Ways aai Means their appropriate business anu
the principle of protection to lis fullest
extent. ;,
Mr. MALLORY called The yeas and nays on the
notion which were ordered.
| Mr. TILLiNGHAS1 said the portion Of the Message
which the gentleman from New York, (hr. Fllmore,)
intended 10 refer to the Committee Manufactures
belonged To them; and this would appear TO The House
from an examination Of that part Of the Message tie
should prefer have the resolution modified so as 10
read as follows;
urhat SO much thereof as relates 10 manufactures
and TO disc Elimination Of duties with preference TO con-
siderations - domestic policy connected with our manu-
features" referred 10 the Committee on Manuiac,
lures
These weH the words of the Message itself $50
also, the Cove ement may be justified in SO dscrlm
mating by reference to other considerations of policy
connected With our manufactures. That was the por
ton which carried to the Committee on Manufactures
the subject of duties for revenue but with discrmIna
ton "havipg reference 10 considerations OF domestic
pol:cy connected with manufactures So much as re.
lated 10 this subject, he thought would dispute
ought to go t. The Committee on Manufactures. The
business Of the Committee of Ways and Means did
not embrace the DISCRIMINATION" which was pointed to
bv the President in his Message, and which they had
got TO dispose o. by reference to some committee The
Subjects to lie referred to the Committee of Ways and
Means were expressed by the rule describing their duty
mir. T. then read the rule defining the duty of the
Committee OF Ways and Mcune, of which the follow
ing is the material extract o take into consideration
all such reports Of The Treasury Department, and all
such propositions relative to the revenue as may be re-
ferred TO them by the House. TO inquire into The state
of the public debt the revenue, and OF the expend
ture and report from time TO time their opinion there
on to examine INTO the state Of the several public de-
partments, aud particularly into the laws making ap-
preparations money, and TO report whether the mo
news have be 4Disbursed conformably with such laws
and also to I'd from time 10 time such provisions and
be .ns ns asS e Of
II appcarcd from this rule that this subject did moi
belonr 10 the Committee Of Ways and Means and there
was no committee in this House 10 which the subJec,
could properly hc referred but the Committee on Ma
nufactures. lie hoped the gentleman IRON New
Hampshire (Mr A,hcrton) would not insist on taking
the business for which alone the Committee on Manu-
es whose vas s'f ns and refer " to CO.."
| The Comm tiec Man fractures was appointed toi
the purpose OF asceraning, when it was decided tia
revenue was wanting. how it might be most conveni
entity least iniurously, and most proftaby raised,
the manufacturing interest Of the country. lie hopee
the subject onld not be Withdrawn from that commit
tee TO which j, proposed to be referred in the OIL
ginal resolution.
i MIR. WISE vas very glad that the gentleman from
! New Hampshire (Nlr Aiherton) had made thus motion
if he had not, lie (Alr. w. should have moved It. /
had always been the test questionable question oil re
ference-bciwc:n the tariff and an,l-,arlif parties
Those herctoc in the history Of the tariff question
snu esu 10 h on Manufactures, and tos
who had gone 1or tariff for revenue to supply TIT
wants of the Treasury, had voted reference 10 TIT
Committee OF Ways and Means.
} The gentleman from Rhode Island (Mr. Tinghast
had SAID there was portion Of this Message which re
commended protection TO manufacturers tariff oil du
lies for protection had undertaken to read TIN
Message in such manner 10 lead to such an infer
ence.
Mr. Tii.LiNGHAST requested the gentleman from
Virginia to aIow BIN" 10 explain; which request havn!
read that part of The Message which connected tn
raising of duties with the interest Of the manufacturer
and another part which showed that the President IN
tended that the Of duty should be governed b.
the Compromise Act and not exceed 20 per cent and
in collecting that, he had said the Message pointed on
: the conncAlo with The policy Of domestic manu!ac
! lures.
Mr. WISE Understood the gentleman as he ha
done before lie, Mr W., did not use the words but tn
ideas of the gentleman when be said that the gentle
man had alleged that the President had recommends
protection There nothing in the Message who
4 suggested any such thing. lie then quoted varlou
passages the Message, showing, as he contendee
that protection not intended, but that reference wa
had TO fiscal becte-to Treasury objects aioner,o re
!, venue Thu iessage recommended tariff of dutle
for revenue admitted right of discriminating for tn
object Of revenue and within the line Of revenue ger
emen NIGH; aacrbe to themselves the right OF proec
ton if they pleased Not one inch beyond tariff {
revenue did II 20 il might be said that the part whc
admitted the right Of discrimination ought 10 60 TO III
y Committee on Manufactures but they could not sept
rate the two parts, and it ought 10 be referred to III
Committee Of Ways and Means: in the first place, b.
l. cause the tariff recommended was tariff Of revenue
, and in tire next place, because protection was nere
!, incident. The question was whether The princlp'
should govern the reference or mere incident. III
gentlen a proposed TO make lie inciden: govern I'll
principal bird carry this " hole subject 10 The COMM
tee OH Manufactures, TO rase tariff for the Proecio
Of manufactures.
: Mr.. FOSTER IA repor. of whose remarks will apPe'