Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-08-27
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.HOnday'S Proceeainss
| SENATE.
The (,hp;r announced report from the Secretary Of
Tho Treasury in answer 10 Mr.. Benions call for the
.,nount Of public lands withheld from market TINS
svripp and the amount brought INTO market during le
.prins months Of previous years FROM ths report y
appeared that there were now surveyed ana prepare"
lar market $50 .67 acres and that only 1si,bJ acres
had heen OH red snr sale since the ~! of March last
and that in the four previous years. during tie months
| ne March ipri. Nav, June, July, ard August, about
6 400 GOO c acres had been advertised To VII: IN ELL
the quantity Of al @ acres; IN l' 'ne fnsn.. :"
,res. n 1881 lthe wear Of Tie bank suspcnsons) the
quantity Of l3:!, leo acres
rmed what nc had suspected, that the lands were ke
nut of market for the purpose 81 creating deficiency
If revenue 10 be supplied BY loans and taxes, and Ia
create larger fund o. distribution under the land bill,
and tia, tie distribution bill was already virtually III
force The time for advertising the public lands was
IN tie Spring, and the time for the sales was IN
| he Fail Thus during Mr.. Van Buren's admins.
ration the average amount Of The lands offered for
sal. from March 10 August was a5ont nine millions OF
acres ard this including the year 1887 the year Of uni
Yersai bank snspensons when the sales were consc-
ouenty diminished, exclusive OF that year, and The
amount advertised ar the three last years ave.
race of,weve millions Of acres; The quantity offer
cd during the s1mc period only about half million u
ocrcs About eight aud half millions of acres now
ready for sale, and withheld from sale, and tina. while
taxing and borrowing, and sending ~ Treasury reports
IN nroye The Treasury 10 be empty The reason of all
tEs is apparent /, is create deficiency 10 Justify
tho loan bills and bills, and to keep up prctcxt for
this wantcn and wicked session Of Congress II these
eichi and half millions Of new lands hadheen brought
INTO market h. easements put out in the months Of
March, apr, hay, &c two or three millions OF dollars
wonld lie received or receiving from then; for the
lands always sell rapidly until The best parts ere dis
posed Of after that the sales slow, md Will be
until graduated prices introduced. Mr. b. sad, II
wonid be seen from this that the ne Safes were sold
70 rev maSers, who meant to them ar their own be-
,es, REGARDLESS Of what was due the country; and tie
p!an;pr States Yomid that all the burdens of Go
vc.nm,n. are be placed on The cnsisn-house. lie
denounced lhc withholding Of these eight and halt
millions Of surveyed land from market IS fraud l.
procuee artificial d.cit, and 10 swell the fund foi
distribution.
The Distribution bill vas resumed. Mr. Brrrier
modified us amendment winch was pen!ing Satur
day. hv using phrases which might DC construed Il
mean what Fir Kings original proposition secured
and what Mr.. Rives attempted 10 engrat BY his reject
ed amendment. MIR. BeTren in substance proposed
that If an increased tariff inconsistent with the com
promise (omilting 10 specify tie twenty per cent OF
ann article being tie coniroverled point Of consiruc
,oal was enacted, then the distribution Of The lane
fund should cease
a:r. King Of Alabama objected TO this The debate
whcl. had already been had, showed tnat the friends
uf rI ta.;!i construed he provisions If that act dbl
icren;l: i5aia Southern members they hold that !
inr duties imposed do not exceed twenty per cent o.
;i,posts III lie aggregate duc, beyond that maximum
may he levied an some articles, and lover on others
with view 10 favor particular Interests The South
c-a members wha voted for the compromise, held tia
j, dad allow duties beyond twenty Per cent on ani
, article. Mr.. k,nn insisted that Mr.. BerHen /" m"di
4 fed amendment afforded only cover 10 enable som'
who could not otherwise venture on H. TO give awai
: The nuhc lands make n deficit in tie revenue, an,
render high tariff nsccssary: While hey left TIC DIS
pued Interpretation Of the compromise act TO Lr 81
lied hereafter ard when The stronger prty would sci
: tie it, according iis interests. lie considered
4 Mr. ncrrirns new modification worse than nothing
!: MIR Calhoun, air Cu;hbeTt. Mr. Allen, and others
entertained iir views. hr. BeTren INSISTED INA
if the majority interested against the continuance q h
rG;,pcI.!iec act when lie tariff question arose, nss
upon tlcr yes the compromise only Limited The i;'po
si,inn Of an average Of - per cent all arices-ai
lowing the rg! Of krg lower on some and highc
cn others la suit their niercs'sthey would have tn
p.wcr, no matter what construction was gwen TO tn
con promise &c; III tie distribution BILL 10 repeal ha
proyison-whilr they retained the land distribution
features Of the law, and adap, the tariff 10 their o@i
views.
On the other side il responded that !! the specs
fca,ion providing against leyying duties on any aric
Beyond - per cent. arrested II would mol be s.
easily -, rid of II would require the Executive as
sen; 10 repeal the !aw, nc
Mr.. Berricn argument had pointed TO the power Q
She majority 70 repeal The law withdrawing the lam
distribution, III the act providing for raising reSe
enc. and IS the Necessity If havin. revenue must OPP
raj. compulsory the Executive charged with exc
cutting The laNs il IS quite certain The, soon as, b
distributing The rracceds Of tic public lands, lie ne
ccssiiy shall H. made for increased ari, the Fresi
dent yield 10 that necessity, and Obtain means ron
whatever revenue bill Congress mag give hi'' ~
though confirms express provision repeating IN
clause rcsinTng The lands part Of that revenue pro
posed in Tie present bill.
After these views we're thrown oui 10 recnnc'e ~
,a:iG Senators TO the distribution bill, with The amend
ment air BeTcn asscn,cd IN the mobilization ct ~
modified amendment H. accepting MIR. Alien propn
si;on 10 add the discarded words o! Mr.. King an
Mr. Rvcss amendment, viz that The rate o Gn'n'
should not exceed twenty PER cent; al Tdi"f'" oh IN
ayiie, withom; restoring the land fund 10 me i'casu
~. Against this amendment the high taTh member
go,eG, t.iat they mi ght not be committed %nfh VI
rpcrtnr.y arrived Tor increasing the tariff beyon
: - urr cent. ]! was carried however, by the vote
] Souihrrn members, AIDED by some o her Democrat
votes aud then the Northern Tarliles came IN an
voted fer the bill and amendment, having placed them
selves in position BY voting against the aiRenGie nj
where lh<,y will he ut Liberty contend for raising du
lies ;ond twenty per cen. the principles Inslste
anon liz then in DEBATE without having the si'gses
regard 10 Tic proyiso in the Land bill, against "h me
: they voted ard which they viii vote 10 repeal, titi
distribution bang bcgrn while the sane mal'iit
may rirmrhcnily carry the tariff 10 any pont ih'
Please
Tie course IN tic House, il The Senate, of h"s
III tie manufacturing interest. wil he 10 vote agan
the amer imen al AiT. king, winch Mir Berr'en, Dc
ing drive from cnver 10 another al last adope'
and carried with the aid Of Mr. Clay and his Clique
and havin so voted, il be retained b. The Sou,hrr
and Demo, cratic strength, the tartes will then TAX
dsirihui:cl with The prcvso with view to The iutui
re peal of In latter in their next tariff law. In III
way Mr. Ca vii! have achieved his first design in maj
ing way wit b The public lands He will increase IN
tariff for The benefit of the manufacturing classes,
whom he has for years looked for support in his Fies
| den.i. aspirai icrs.
After a mul fituGc of other amendments offered b
Democratic members had been rejected, The bill was
ic.cd 10 be en- crossed hy vote of ayes -, noes ~
THE HOUSE.
Messrs. Rey nods and Casey Of Illinois appeared
the has Of tic House and were qualified and took Tue
seats.
Mr. Cave Jshnscn r;sl,ed 10 inquire into ncs'e
Of duty on the par, OF The Printer Of the House.
Mr.. Briggs 81 Mass. objected; and no,'v'thsandir
il priv LEGGED question,
/ The Speaker ruled II out OF order.
The jcus, .hen, on motion Of Mr. Sergeant, vel
into Committee of the Whole, MIR. Dawson Of Gsors
! No. f,... hIll q,