Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-02-10

and still was utterly opposed to distribution Their
were Three forms ofn-one Of graduation, snothe
SECESSION and another OF dlsiribution-and he op
posed them all. IL there was n system OF direct tai
auon, ana the people counted out the dollars an'
| cents into the Treasury, you would not dream o
emptying the Treasury just to ill it up again. l
i was said that Virginia would receive about fou
/ millions OF dollars; and if the money was needed
The next thing would be to pay il out.
While MIR. G. was Rlluding to the incidental ques
tons as to the tariff, which had been agitated du
ring the debate, he yielded the floor for purposes
explanation, to MIR. Barnard.
ME- BARNARD, in explanation, said that h,
shou'u desire 10 have an opportunity OF saying
lew words more before this discussion closed, chief
~ by way of reaffirming the propositions he had
tons.
will now only say Continued MIR. b. that il
am referred to as having introduced any PROPOSE
ton Tor protective tariff, il is an entire mistake.
say II Is an entire mistake.
lnthe hrst place, no proposition in relation TO
tariff is regularly before the committee. NV pro-
position was to strike out the enacing clause; and
then did sive-notice that II that motion prevailed
should, when we came Into the House, move the
House that 1t send the subject OF supplying the
wants OF the Treasury back to the Committee on
Ways and Means, with instructions to report two
bills that the object of one Of the bills should be
TO borrow ten millions Of dollars, upon bond or
scrip; and that the object OF the other should be TO
supply 10 the revenue a deficit which was certain
TO take place in the year 1912. And the PROPOSE
ton was that II should be supplied by evying du-
ties on articles now coming the country free or
nearly free. named several Of the articles: Isaid
wines, silks, spices, and other articles being uxu-
rieS; and | proposed that the Commute on
ways and Means 20 that extent, should be INSTRUCT
ed and expressly say in the same instructions
that they are TO keep themselves within the terms
and policy Of the compromise act There is no
proposition here tor protective tariff-nothins of
the sort Il IS true thai, when came At last TO wind
up my remarks and TO refer 10 what l. as an humble
inoN,dua, hoped would DC The policy Of the coming
Administrator, expressed the hope that a tariff
Tor revenue (wiihn the compromise aetl might be
50 arranged by compromise that Il might eoutinue
20 afford protection against the assrsSsons Of for
elsu legislatures. Bat there was not Il single re q.
mark made by me IN my speech the oJher day
which could, by possibility, lead TO the suggestion
that was IN iavSr OF protective tarG; anc If any
one so suppoSeS, INDEED have been charged often
m the course Of the debate, with making propo
stion not only for tacif, buta high protective tar
H. say such are no; my sentiments nor have |
made such proposition. What wish especially
now 10 say IS that there no proposition before the
committee emanating from me, or TO be made by
me- for any other tariE than simply a tariff for re-
venue and without any regard whatever 10 tariff
for protection.
Mr. GARLAND having concluded
MIR ADAMS obtained the floor and addressed
the committee at great length on various topics
Ms ADAMS followed. He said ii was his intep-
ZION 10 vote Tor this bill. he had been ready TO
vote Tor 1t since II was FIRST offered TO the House
The subject of an extra session, which he though,
out OF place. had been agitated 1t belonged TO the
President. The subject OF appointments to ofi,e
mad also been agltated; ana after the distribution of
certain appointments We were informed that the
gentleman from Virginia MIR wse) was to be the
leader OF the House. Mr. a. went on to give his
reasons why he would not support him as a leader;
and referred to his Mr. WIS expression n few DAVIS
since, IN relation to the misunderstanding be-
tween Messrs. Duncan and VIM. Cost John
son, that, II one OF the SPLITTER fruits"
otthe law prohibiting duelling; and decare that he
would not support him. Mr. A. then went ON 10
give his views and principles on that subject, and
several times gave way to Mr. Wise for explana-
ton.
Mr. WISE, at the close OF Mr. AS remarks made
briet rejoinder to certain portions Of them which
reflected personally upon himself
Inc CHAIRMAN then gave the floor TO
Mt w. COST JOHNSON, who yielded for
motion that the committee rise.
And then the House adjourned