Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-03-10

Of Brooke, Riddick, HARRISON of b Jnnes of Buck.
'nsham lin<kins, Moore, Toer, Nuwlin Samuel, Eos
Ter, PAYNE, hood, Byrd, French Carroll, Clark, Wat
k'ns, h,nrhe"e, Armstrong Holleman, Bnwd-n, Dl.
Wis of X y G., Eduonds, Woodard, Clrndenin, Hol.
ladly Marshall, Martin of NJ Diegs BOYD, Scott Of
NJ, Morgan, Harrison nrM. llarrell Lyon Etherdgc
Watts, Smith of N, Fitzgerald, H,den, M'Pherson,
li'nrr, Wallace oil r., Crimes, Brown of P, Wilson,
C"wan, Qnillrn, Gat'wood Crawford, Tate, Urquhari
Warren, Walker, Bowen, Martin of TYLER. Buck
Goodson, I.ellwlch-72
.Mys -hlessrs. Saulhall, (Speaker) Kinney, Davis
of A., Brooke, Nayse, Mitchell, Hunter Newkrk,
Apperson, CALDWELL Broadus, Irving S,empe. Thorn.
az, Scott, of F. MLaughlin Woods, Fairly. Robins,
Erskine, Vance, Pugh, Thompson, Mullen, NJ Rae,
Griggs, Moer, Kennedy, Smith of X Wallace of
X. g. Taylor Of L. Raney MIlhaney. Smith of NJ
and j., Cdperon, Davis of NJ and r, Orrick, VERIFY,
Cheaham, Williams, Keen, Dey, Elliott, Strother, Da
MEL Leyburn Dorman Crutchfeld Ford, Jackson,
! Mayo--5l.
The question then REQUIRED on the resolution of Mr..
DoRMAN as amended by the addition Of Mr. BAYLy.
Mr.. scorr declared his unqualified opposition to the
resolution as amended To adopt the amendment after
having adopted the resolution would be mere chds pla
The Distribution law, he maintained was called for and
justified on the principle that the Federal Government
should supply lis own revenue from imposs and that
this fund which belonged to all the States was TO
be applied to defray the expenses of the Go.
vernnent, but to be distributed. The House. he con
sdered, had declared IN breath that they were in
favor OF Distribution and now that they were against
IT, Had 1t moi been ascerainrd from the most reliable
Sources that all The revenue derived from imports
cordng to the Tariff Compromise of ~ was made.
quae 10 furnish means for carrying on the Govern
men, Ii was conclusvey ascerained that they would
not deiray the expenses OF the Government. Then,
the Distribution law, in its present shape, would be OF
no effect whaever and unless that clause which pro.
hibits its operation, in the duties exceed 20 per
cent be repealed, it would be entirely useless lie,
| (Mr. D, sustained the Distribution law upon the
ground that the current expenditures Of the Govern
nen should be provided for by current taxation. lie
repeated he could not vote for the resolution thus
amended.
Mr.. IRVING conceded in the opinion advanced by
MIR. S. that this resolution amended should not be
adopted BY doing so, should be travelling out Of
the line adopted by the Wing party, who pretty gene
rally conended that the compromise act did not look
the application of the proceeds of the public lands to
the current expenses of the Government. lie called
upon the advocates of the Distribution law 10 vote
down the resolution amended and sad better
to adopt the course which he first proposed-nstruct
the Committee Finance TO bring in bill to provide
for the reception of the money.
Mr. RIvEs said that he felt it to be due TO himself 10
make few remarks, inasmuch as the gentleman from
Fnuquier had thought proper TO arragn him, along with
some other gentlemen who voted TO incorporate the
amendment OF the gentleman from Accomac into the
resolution, for having participated in what he called
child play. The gentleman had said that he and those
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voted both for and against the Distribution law. Now
asked MIR. r., what We the first instance, call
ed upon to sanction The Distribution law Of the Ex
ira Session-that, and other. The gentlemen from
Fauquier and Cumberland might advocate the law, be.
cause II would have the effect OF increasing the Tariff
but such not the ground upon which MIR. r.
toned and approved it, He reminded the House of the
course pursued at the Extra Session. by distinguished
Senator from Georgia. who declared that unless the pro-
vision By which the Compromise act TO be preserved
H.,
trbution. So it should he with him, (Mr. R.) He
should unlesitatngly oppose the Distribution law, il
its provisions could not be carried into effect without
increasing the tariff Though this his position
though he was The friend of the Distribution law
different principles from others in the House-he
unwilling to take any that might emharrass the
action of others He disposed TO adopt any
that might be deemed necessary to express the sent
ment of the House The Distribution iac ofhe Ertra
Session. If gentlemen thought proper 10 bring in reso.
lutons Of instruction to Senators to vote against
the repeal of the clause providing that the Distribution
shall not take place whenever the duties on imports
shall exceed 30 per cent, he would vote Tor them with
pleasure.
Mr.. GooDsoS explained He said, that in 1880, when
this question vas before The House, he voted mi
norty OF thirteen. On that occasion, he informed his
friends that the very result which the House wit.
messed would be brought about-to wit that the Dis
trbu,ion law was but another and more secret mode
of revivng tho Tariff He would vote for the resou-
vi
position of the gentleman from Accomac-or in other
words he would vote for the reception of the money
with the provision that the Tariff not thereby TO be
increased, aud The Distribution law fastened upon US
At this stage of the proceedings, contest for
the floor between Messrs. ToLER and WALLACE Of Pc
tersburg-the Speaker deciding favor of the latter
Considerable debate upon appeal from his de-
csion. The result was, that Mr.. WALLACE having
secured his right 20 the floor, moved the Previous Cues
| ton
nj, ,g,I
ayes 3d. noes 100.
The motion for the Previous Question then
| iected-ayes 80, noes 10.
Mr. ToLTR SAID that he had voted under misnppre.
henson of the true character Of the proposition Upon
examining the resolution just adopted, he found that it
contained principle essentially different from that
which he supposed he voting forthe resolution
not only declaring the proprety of an adherence to The
Compromise Law but fixing lis Interpretation also-an
nlerpretation to the business of which, so far from
scntiuu Mr. Il. expressly denied. He prepared
now TO vote for resolution similar 10 that which was
adopted in 1888 by large majority ct the House. MIR
r then quoted from the Journal of that year the
ution-and expressed his surprise that, among the gen.
tlemen who were the advocates OF the proposition
not before the House, he recognised some who voted
arainst Tie resolution of 1889 He asked, how il hap
ne ned that gentlemen who profess TO regard the
Compromise Act with much reverence, IN 1879
voted against resolution declaring that that act ought
not to be iniringed disturbed, II that act possess
regorded then lie was nj n loss to mcclure what
had wrouah, snch change in the opinions oil gentle
men. The resolution Of $50 reads as follows:
Pcsored nereriheicss, That by the foregoing resolu-
Inns urring the distribution of the proceeds Of the
snles or the Public Lands this General Assembly doth
not mean in any event,o infringe or disturb the act Of
conor.ss passcd March I'd, 1883 for the settlement of
tho Tariff commonly called the Compromise act; INT on
Tie contrary hereby lectures and resoses Mot The sad
COMPROMISE act stoud be held sacred and nrio'dte
Nr JacKsos called the previous question upon the
motion 10 reconsider; but after debate in which
Messrs BaYLY, ToLER, RlvEs and GooDsos, partclpa-
ted, withdrew the motion.
Mr. BAYLy stated the position of the subject at this
time, The gentlemen from Fauquier and Cumberland
had objected the adoption of the resolution with his
amendment, which he would remark was IN the Ian
oroge of the Distribution law itself The course now
obon 10 he taken he commended plainly showed TO the
country that the object of the Wing party here was not
10 receive the fund under the present Distribution law,
hut to encourage the passage of another 10 other
words their purpose plainly TO increase the Tariff,