Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-08-02

rcent OF six or seven millions of imports, would sup.
, ,,a defc;ency accustomed by the withdrawal OF the
ind from the Treasury and that The Distribution OF
,L n,oceads Of The public lands among the olatts
o,,d stimnlo,e industry and enterprise, aud be pro-
dn,ve If many more benefits than IT that revenue
should enter into tic purposes OF The Government
MIR PRESTON further replied TO The Senator from
Indiana 80 ,,;,
MIR. MOREHEAD suggested that this resolution
,ha lie over until Senators could reflect further upon
the subject, or that 1t be permitted to &" to the COMMIT
Ice on Public Lands az: .,;ac,
M, EVANS said it apparent that tins futjec'
wos likely TO lead 10 lengthy dscussIrn AND, ss
was now one clock he moved that the iufiher co"
side alton of the subject be posiponed-and the olo
The hin providing for the settlement Of claims arising
under the treaty Of Dancing Rabbit Creek was read
third time and passed
The Senate then took up The bill to provide revenue
from imports and to change and modify eSlslrg laws
imposing duties on imports.
uos read viz: to change the duty on cotton hagsing
or other imported substitute, rom h'e 10 'h'ee u"u
half cents per squire yard
MIR. CRiTTENDEN hoped that the amendmen,
would NO, prevail The price Of hemp at Louisville
uas at the latest dates, sixteen ana nan cents per
Mound and this too al time when every thng was III
state Of great dcptession; and manufacturers were
ohl;,ed 10 close their works because tins PRICE would
.
into competi,ion with the American. The grass bag
ainq procurcd in the East Indies costs but penny
Yard and if two yards made the bag, was sold here
a, double the price Of coton say more thah oi GEMS
Therefore il was evident that, under this state oil
,hinps the manufacturers OF our own country could
No, snccced The Government was making effort,
wh;rb was a liberal one, and he hoped that II would
succeed to substitute hemp, for naval purposes
for that which has been heretofore received from Rus
STA
MIR. CALHOUN, after estimating The duty on bag
r,, rome and twine said that IT would cost The plan
sr sevcntvone and one ninth cents for putting up
every bale of cotton Surprising that The product o
rotton this wear would lie two miilons oil bales, Inc
bill would impose the cotton crop alone auly, ~
round numbers Of one and half millions That was
10 say, the planter would be taxed one oae OIL eo''o
in every thirty seven
"a ,nessare was here received from the House o
REPRESENTATIVES sitting that they insisted on several
of their amendments; and had appointed Nessr' W Use
W B. Campbell and Mckay as Committee oil Con
ference to confer with that of the Senate on The cis
agreeing votes
,urers to be benefited by this duty was exceedingly
small but tweniy.tw or twenty three IN number
According TO the census of ls40 Mississippi produced
in ,hut wear four hundred and sixty thousand bales
&C cotton -four hundred pounds 10 the bale) and, al
the ya,e proposed in tie BILL Mississippi would be taxed
two hundred and fifty per cent. OH gunny bags on
amount which the Prime Minister of England wouid
not dare ask during The present prevalence OF punc
opinion in that country. Combinations OF the manu-
facturcrs Of baggng raised the price OF That article
thirtv.tbrec and third per cent. in ten days and II
committee were given 10 him. with power 10 send fol-
persons and papers, he would prove beyond Doubt thai
this result had been produced IN Mississippi Mr
Dunham planter of that State, al meeting held IN
Jefferson county, stated that III consequence oil the
sudden advance of thirty three ana 'hIo GEMS on
bale rope he was obliged 10 resort TO iron hoops ano
he Mr. Walker) had been cld that, this ear nearly
the whole of the crops of the Stale OF Mississippi wi
be put up with the iron hoops instead of Kentucky
rome and il ou!d less Than the rope by twenty
per cent.
Mr. SIMMONS submitted few remarks IN favor
, the protection Of domestic bagg'ng.
Mr. EVANS replied 10 the Senators from South Ca
rolina and Mississippi, con,eEdng that their statements
were no, justified hy the actual facts.
! Mr. CUTHBERT was opposed to The duty on bag
pinc and If this could not be removed, he would TAKE
| the amendment Of the committee
Mr. CALHOUN moved TO amend the amendmen
OF the committee by striking out the proposed duty o
three and half cents square yard on cotton oagsng
or other imported substitute, and inserting two cents
THIS would be nearly ~ per cent nd rafoTtm, and Al
q Senator representing a cotton.grow'ng State, TIM
was ms much as he could be expected TO yield lie gave
notice that he would make similar movement VIII
regard TO cordage and Irvine and called for the yeas
and NAYS on the amendment, which were ordered
| Mr. BARROW, in the course of his remarks upor
this subject said that thirteen cents yard was th'
price OF Kentucky baegng in New Orleans and VI pro
lection had not been afforded to this branch OF manuiae
,ure the planters would have been completely IN lii
mower Of foreigners end when they were IN the powe
Of foreigners the commercial history OF the countr.
proved the fact that The planters the consumers OF cot
ton baerng for a series Of five or seven years, have
had TO pay more than they had paid since the ma
nufacture Of cotton bsGgng had been commenced II
Missouri and Kentucky.
Mr. PRESTON said that the appropriations for
du,iu o (IOyerDmen
should first be made and then they should resort Il
measures TO meet their Obligations. But this bill, 81
:, far from bringing money IN The treasury, Wouid Reel
money out OF the Treasury Tor The purpose OF encoura
ginp domestic manufactures; and while The Govern
me MT vas embarrassed tax 10 be levied TO proiec
a peculiar and merorous class, by tax on anothe
portion of the people! Their true policy should be
oct sufficient amount of money into the Treasury 10
the purposes Of The nation. He then argued again'
/ protection. o,,rrc,
Messrs SIMMONS, WALKER, and CRITTES
DEN continued The debate.
Mr.. MoREnEAD obtained the floor; and, on hi
notion after session Of nearly seven hours,
! The Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
The following gentlemen we're announced in 10
journal as the members Of the Select Committee MI
Arnolds bill:-Alessrs. Arnold, Pope, Baker, Lane
Graham, Bovine, {. Brown, Given, Cross
Mr.. CASEY, of illinois, asked leave TO introduce
ioin, resolution fixing two o'clock, p. NJ, on Monday
18Th August, as the time WHEN Congress would ad
ourn sine de
Mr.. CUSHING objected; and
MIR. CASEY moved a suspension Of the rules. o
this motion the yeas and nays were ordered The vo'
stood yeas 81, nays g.. So The rules were not sus
pended.
Mr.. FILLMORE asked that the House would pro
coed TO act at once on the Navy Appropriation b
which had been returned from the Senate That bod
had insisted on its amendment, by which the proris
appe nded TO the first clause by the House had bee
stricken out. But, as The House had already refused
a very large majority accede TO the Senate amend
ment he moved !, would insist retaining the prorisr
and appoint Committee Of Conference to meet iha
apponit by The Senate The other branch also ins's
ed upon retaining the proviso, which it had added
the 9Th clause and striking out the Proviso substitute
in the House. In the present state OF The treasury
no doub, must be our intention grant money for DR.
dock OF floating dock But, from the information b
had obtained he learned there wish IN some guar