Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-04-01
From n, MGdisoHian Of .YareA 90
CONGRESS-


In the House, the principal preliminary busines
consisted in the following preamble and resolu,iors
offered by Mr. Fillmore
Whereas, It is provided by the act OF Coners.s
ITO establish the Treasury Department. onnrovcd
September I'd, 1889, That il shall be the dutv of
the Secretary OF the Treasury to diges. and nrs
pare plans for the improvement and managenent NJ
the revenue and for the support OF public credit
6c., &c, TO make report and give inforr,tion 20
either Branch of the Legislature in person or vii
l0g las may be required respecting all matters re
terred TO him by the Senate or House of Renrese,.
taIives, or which shall appertain to his Office ard
seheraliy 10 perform all such services relative TO
the finances as he shall be directed TO reform.
And, whereas, the Secretary Of the Treasurv in
his annual Communication, December goth. Isii
tiouse Doc. No. 49, states that the accruing rev
enue IS insufficient TO meet the wants OF the Trca
sury, and declares that 1.-THE state Of the national
Oft ire, the disposition Of the Government in ,yb;cb
Il IS believed the People fully participate TO nut the
country into respectable state Of defence and ssne
ciaiiy to support and s;tengi hen the military marine
al appear 10 suggest the proprety Of such Increase
OF duties on articles carefully selected as Hill. the
amour, shall not bear hard on individuals by limit
ing their customary eujoyments, nor opnress nor
derange the general business OF the co,ntrv .b,Il
supply the Treasury, not extra lgantly or exces
syely, but yet reasonably and Justly i,r Ali al.
great purposes Of national defence"
And, whereas, tho Committee Of WAYS md
mttHef ~ thtf CnalTm' n addressed the Q6fh
Of February 1872, an Official letter to the Secretary
Of the Treasury IN the following words:
Committee Room Of WAYS and Means.
February &c, 1912
SRI am instructed by the Committee Of Wovs
and Means TO request you o communicate In ,be
any pIai which you m1y how. for raising the ne
cecsary amount Of revenue for defr,vio0 tbc e.
2en'es Of the Government by an increase Of dutic,
on imporiotons, or by auction duties on goods inn
ported or otherwise also any plan or views which
you may have on The subject Of home voipo,,or
cash duties warehouse system or nny Other ro,,
tcrs incidentally connected with these subjects and
especially any information which m be afforded a,
your Department as the particular articles Inn
ported, which will best bear on increase Of dutv and
the amount OF such increase. ''''
AS nc committee are now ready to tlke tbi,
suuJeci uhdcf consideration, they would he bappv
20 receive your views at as earlya day os posi-.
Respectfully, yours,
IsignedI MlLLARD FILLMORE,
H. W.. - Chairman.
Secretary Of the Treasury.
And whereas the Committee Of WAYS and NIo,,s
have received no reply to tho communication thus
RcsOiDsd, Tina, the Secretary Of the T,,,,y,, B..
required 70 communicate 20 this House the mans.
views, information and matters called Tor in bc fs,
ter above mentioned, from the Cbaifmin Of he
CNIhHittte Ol ways ana Means.
Aher some opposition from Mr. Cushing. tbev
were adopted. NY
Mo Adams stated that some time Ind ,l,pssJ
since there had been any opportunity forte prrsen.
i1iion Of petitions. lie had now neorly l56 vb,cb
hid been inlrOsled 10 him. For the purpose Of saw.
ing tine, he proposed, upon the authorty fpreeo-
Dent That eoch member having petitions 10 presert
should tond them 10 the Clsfks table, and maj tbs
Soc ker, should decide whether or not thsy vsre
admissible. Mr. TufnsY objected. Mr. Adams
moved suipcnsion Of the rules. This motion. az
wei as thc iofmer ONE, prevailed. So all petitions
~" ~ we hands Of members were ordered 70 he
osposed OF IN conformity with his proposal.-Aftef
Wahsieflhg. on the moi on Of Mr. Cowen, the me
oniI OF Blur Rites from tho Committee on
:, ANS 10 the Committee on the judiciary. the
House went into Committee n the Whole on liz
Loan bill,-Mr Ward IN the Chair.
M, Colquit, who was entitled 10 the floor. oponed
the dscUsson Tor the day. and delivered an nbie
and energetic reply 10 Mr. Rayner and o,bs,. ~
hed preceded him, principally IN relation 10 Tie re
sponH5ili1y Of the Executive or tho present ,,,,,