Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-07-27

Sy iu,,cs bride for smugglers. He was for
t;F du,y for revenue, and Tor that aione-that
80. ,ni;anal and if any section of the country
,:s"sf,,cd by such duty, in God name, let them
3ts% n. would not have spindle stopped, or an
B H. III lie considered raising revenue by levy
1 I .,.s for protection, an absurdity
Mo-, asked alr Nsbet if tariff for protection
s. ",,,n;i,ual Mr. Nis6et said It was. Mr.. hhe'
',,a, !, was constitutional He was with the gen
some years since, bu, now 1t appeared .hal .ie
/ IAN had changed, while he stood upon the sa"e
lF'a4 The ground of the Constitution
.c'l'~ no d,n;ed the mower OF majority here OF
I "tsr, 10 alter the Constitution. nc sa'a '"a, :
rank bill was passed, the supreme - 80, !, "anld
q y emotion IT, fit was now against II, u "ouia
s7olev Of Ohio asked how this was TO DC zone.
=" p,e,, asked if the gentleman from ONO was
y. ,-,hcy would make new CIRCUITS ana put IN
" nal Wing Judges. lie said the CONSTITUTION IT.
"a" virtue and vice, were all distractions.
A 81 a,n,ss we're mere abstractons and when he
n y ..,,Iemen condemnng distractions, ne came 70
Il ~" -,,s,o, that he had no principles al all
-. y;nr Of Georgia. and Mr.. Kennedy OF Mary land
y 4.,anded the resolution, and gave Their IDEAS OIL
,,ss and drawbacks. a ,h.
Nr. Kennedy, wheh ne "au
,.syious question. ,a.a. and ppon
i - iInnss DIVIDING, there were-ayes lo|, noes DO,
r., CIe,k then called the House: when 2o2 memoelS
gsred TO their names. Aud then, on notion u ",
r,.,man Of r. H., all further proceedings III tue
a.rs suspended. , tho reso
,,, mon the table; and upon taking the yeas anu
,rs there appeared-ycas -, nays 10
:, the resolution was not laid upon the ,a".e 80
VI Wise now moved to amend the resolution so as
limit the committee TO the provisions % tue
Ml>c act ,.,;on had hoo,
m. Speaker said the previous question had oeen
as7ed no amendment could be made ;,
=. WIS, then called for the yeas and nays lie
ad 10 see who were opposed to the compromise ac.
The yeas and nays ordered, and were yeas i''
81 me House decided that the main question snouiu
sun mt The main question was then put ana car
sd-reas LOG, nays lO4-as follows: , -.
yMessrs. Adams, Sherlock J. Andrews Anoa, M
r-s Baker Barnard Black Blair, BoaIdnan, ".
IN BITS Brewster Briggs Brockway, ETonson Jere hr%w
nc " Butler Calhoun cGas vh " C Dawson I'd
as Everett, Ferris Fessenden, Fillmore 3en,ry ,,
%s" : Hastings Henry Howard Hudson Hunt James r.
M William W Irwin, James, Isaac D. Jones' ,o1 M,,l
sns r IL" Ma"nari Moore Morgan, Morris, Morrow Nshe
GsS,ne Parnrnter Pearce, Pendrton Pope Powell! PROM
p.eH H. Randall A. Randall, Randolph Rayner, Roosevelt
sci SaitSn.talI Sergeant slade Smith s,anly, sreSsly
stcm stuart summers Taaterro R. w Thompson, ii,ins
A. washington, E u. White, T. ". Williams; Lewis Viii
Winthrop sss soa ,s;oS SA9 san Beescp Bdack
Twar Poyd Y. Brown, Million Brown G. Brown Barks
ii Hurf o. u. w.
msa John Campbell, Vim, D. Campbell T. J. Campbell eaIa
,s. CARY Chapman Clifford Clinton, Cayen Daniel 1afn
,' s Sds Pss John m e ES@d sbs
a Charles A. Floyd Torrance, T. f. Foster Gamble Gerry
g, ,..ns Hays Ho"es Houston Hubbard, Hunter !ngerssl
lex cave Johnson, John W Jones' Kem Andrew henneay
NAV Mallory Marchand John T. Mason, Matthew's Medii
Myiar,her Miller, Newhard, Oliver owey, fsyme ,nn
s shaw Shepherd Shields, Snyder Spsg, steenod sum
r51sy Van W g%n Wei W WHIs" M.s
Nr Habersham Of Georgia offered resolution 10
tscharge the Committee of the Whole from the consi
e,ra,on of the bill No. IL, for tariff objected to
Mr. iabcrsham object was to postpone TINS suoJec'
un,, the next Congress.
hIr Profit moved that the House adjourn, but gave
war to Mr. Pckens who said, the House was IN ad
vance Of the Senate and was very warm he wouie
more that when this House adjourns, 1t shall adjourn
until Monday next.
lr. Pickens withdrew his motion.
slr Profit moved an adjournment, but gave way t'
Mr. Kennedy, who renewed the motion that when th'
House adjourns, it shall adjourn until Monday next
Mr. Kennedy now withdrew his motion.
Mr. Mckeon obtained the floor, and moved recon
sderaon of the vote by which the Hause adopted The
resolution of the Committee on Commerce to establish
scommttee to destroy the compromise act, and IN
cease the tariff.
sundry gentlemen in the vicinity Of Mr. Mckeor
now asked for adjournment; and he, to accommodate
them, moved an adjournment. The yeas and nays
aays 10 So the House refused TO adjourn.
III, McKeon said, for the last two days the Char
mus, be aware that he had endeavored TO catch the
Speakers eye but that he could not and ne therefore
had voted with the majority to get chance TO express
hs views upon the subject, coming he did from the
city Of New York, the largest commercial city in the
country. 90,
Mr. Keen sent to the chair, to be read moditcatIor
of the resolution, which provided for committee o.
len members, BY RIGA roce vote OF the House, two
members TO BE- voted for at time 10 be limited IN then
investigations by the provisions OF the compromise act
He said no power on earth could make him go above
duty Of 20 per cent and he would not be bound te
come up to that. He said similar committees to the
one proposed had produced increase OF duties OF
INJURIOUS effects to the manufacturers OF the country
Re opposed that legislation which bound future &c
neratons. He was for freedom in every thing, ane
cared nothing for what done in Eng and He saic
while gentlemen were asking retaliation upon Austria
ior her duties upon tobacco, they forgot that Grea
Britain taxed tobacco at higher rate, and that whiie
cotton was admitted free of duty into Austria, cotton
vas heavily taxed in Great Britain. lie compared spe
e. quicksilver and said that could not be controlled
|, like acater, and would always lind IT'S tere he
sad with all the favor to the consumer, the consumer
suffered and declared, from the commencement OF the
Government, down to 1886, the people OF this country
had paid 5000, 600, 900, by indirect taxation.
Mr. Slokey of Ohio said he should not detain the
House beyond The dinner hour
Mr. Profit of Indiana moved the previous question
Mr. Weller moved that the House ADJOURN; ana INT
House adjourned accordingly
Saturdays Proceedings.
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