Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-08-30

| So The Senate refused lay the resolution on tue
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o, m. Secretary of the Treasury, instead oil upon
the President of the U. 5.
MIR. MERRlCK hoped that the Senate would no.
TO popt the ndment tor thereby the
which be had in view would be defeated. lhey wan
The estimate which has already been prepared al le
Treasury Department, under the order OF the txecu'
i've showing what would probably have oetn Tue
mannt of revenue collected under The bill winch naa
,a,ly passed the two Houses ct Congress, bat wihch
had bpen dsapproved of by the Presdent and he De-
sired TO ha We this infonatron with view to shedding
LIGHT on the h!l which now before the Senhte'
which with one two exceptions, was similar 10 thr
frmer revenue project This resolution did not cali
upon subordinate officer for estimates, but upon the
Executive the head Of the milton, relative TO puo-
lc busness Nothing could be legitimate or pro-
per- II was true that they had had estimates, from
The Secretary of the Treasury but since the time they
were furnished, that officer had been suffering oy SICK
ness Another estimate had been mace, oaseo, LOT
suuh, he knew on different stale OF things from thai
which, several months ago, existed IN the country.
Mr. EVANS was not satisfied with any thing winch
The Senator had said If they adopted the resolution
in the form presented, they would set precedent a,
once novel and dangerous; "a 1t called upon me r,e'
sident TO submit estimates OF revenue tor which, oy
law they had TO look 10 the Secretary OF the Tfea
sury. lle (Mr. Evans thought that he understood
this matter, and where these estimates were maze
The law says that there shall be a Secretary OF the
Treasury and enumerates his duties; but these estl
mates now called for not nude at the Treasury
Department, The Secretary had complied with his
duty The President, however passed to the FIRST
COMPTROLLER, whose business it is to settle accounts
and act under the direction of the Secretary touch
ING such matters connected with the collection OF re-
venue as may be designated. The Comptroller IN this
case is made the head of The Department. and the re-
solution conlemIlates him as the head OF the Depart
ment He would repeat, that the Secretary oil the
Treasury had furnished estimates as 10 the probable
amount Of duties which would be collected under the
Revenue bill; and he (Mr F. was authorized to say
aa after that bill its passage that officer made
a report as TO what 1t would yield
Mr. KING inquired, Where is the report
Mr. EVANS. 1t has not been printed
| Mr. KING. have not seen 1t.
Mr. EVANS. The Secretary calculation was TWEEN
,y.sx and half millions.
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MIR. EVANS Yes, Sir. The President had no
right in the Treasury Department and he had sent
The FIRST Comptroller there, with the design 10 over
rule and reject the opinion OF the ohcer OF 1oVeln
ment 1.-THE Secretary whose duty 1t was. by law 10 lur
nish estimates. All this might go TO throw d'scre
dit on the bill and hold it up in unfavorabe light
! to the country and throw dscfedit, too, on mem
bers of both Houses who voted for the bill
Mr. ARCHER said that, among other extraordinary
things which they had seen within the last lew years
thus was the most extraordinary Here were some cal
cua,ions of the President which 1t was proposed, BY
The solemn action Of the Senate, to have exhibited!
| Mr.. MERRlCK interrupted the Senator. He Sid
that he had stated distinctly that he had understood
the fact to be this: the President had called the act
inn Secretary Of the Treasury, dc aeto, now in the eS
ercse of the duties OF that office, to make nm estimate
as TO the probable amount of revenue which could be
collected under this bl and the resolution was merely
calculated to procure the information ior the use OF the
Senate.
Mr. CONRAD inquired whether the Senator meant
IN saw that this bill was the same that which had been
vetoed;
Mr. MERRlCK. The same bill
Mr. CONRAD. NO. it is not.
Mr. MERRICK. With one two exceptions
lie repeated that he had understood that the estimate
had been made by the proper officer at the request oil
the President and that baStdon The eristng state
of things in The country lie hoped that It would be
called for If the amendments of the Senator from
Maine 10 the resolution should prevail they would not
obtain the information; and if they directed the Sc
cretary of The Treasury to communicate another estl
mate they might not receive 1t IN time Tor any pacs
cal good.
Mr. ARCHER understood the question to be, whe-
Their call should be made upon the President or the
Secretary Of the Treasury TO matter material TO
the discussions in the Senate The Senator from MA
yland says that he knows that the President has the
estimate referred TO- The Senator might possess op.
portuGtes that he (olr arcner) hau not Dut no" oo
he know the fact;
Mr. MERRlCK, lin his seat) Only by common
rumor.
MIR. ARCHER remarked, that if they went into one
part of the rumor they had right TO go into the other,
which says that order to discredit the bill and the
calculation which it was passed, the estimates IN
the possession of the President were directed 10 be
made But il proper for the Senate oil the u D 10
INQUIRE into rumors And because certain matters were
presented by these rumors suit the personal views
Of the President they inquire what tile estimates
Of that officer were, He (Mr A. wished IT to be known
that he would not directly or indirectly take any step
for the purpose of conforming the action oil the Senate
to the views of the Executive After having had ire.
Dor, from The Secretary of the Treasury they were told
by rumor that there certain opposing views OF the
President and that they could not proceed TO legIsla'e
until they procured them
The CHAIR here interrupted the debate, and SAID
that under the order Of yesterday it was now The hour
10 proceed 10 the orders of the daythe Revenue DILL
few remarks were made by Messrs. KING, CRIT
TENDEN, HUNTINGTON, and Others and on mo-
ton of
BILE until tomorrow
TARIFF DTLL
The Senate then proceeded TO the consideration OF
the bill "to provide revenue from imports, and TO change
and modify existing laws imposing duties on imports,
and for other purposes.
The bill was amended that it may 60 into opera.
ton from and after the day of lis passage.
The amendments suggested by the Committee On
Finance were taken up Seriatim, nearly all OF which
ravc rise TO debate.
On the amendment to reduce the duty on gunny
CLOTH from five 10 Tour cents per square yafo' oe'ng
read,
MIR. WALKER moved to amend it by inserting The
word sthree but the amendment was rejected
! The duty then fixed on the suggestion oil that
gentlemen at three and half cents per square yard
yeas IS, nays 20.
The amendment reducing the duty on iron in bars or
bolts not manufactured in whole in part BY rolling
TO sixteen instead Of seventeen dollars rejected
yeas 81 nays e2 and the remainder of the clause was
modified by placing the duty on bar or bolt iron, made
wholly or IN part by rolling at twcnty dollars per
ton.
These amendments gave rise TO much debate.
/ Mr. BUCHANAN said it would become his i'm
neraye duty stage of this debate TO say few
words in relation the duty upon iron and, perhaps,
there would be better time to do than at pre-
sent His State was deeply interested in the ma.
nufacture of this article; and yet, if he knew himself,
he did not desire cent more of duty than to en-.
able the manufacturers 10 live. He desired only re.
venue duty, with the incidental protection which that
duty would afford The duties upon bar iron in the
wears 1889 and 1910 prod nced upwards of two millions
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