Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-06-28
N1dAfaauv, JaNc y, Iai2.
uOrsE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
ytrcITIA MILITARY BOUNTY LAND.
TIE following resolution, submitted some days SINCE


| by Mir S,anlv, came mp according to orcrf;
ke'-s4 INA, select cr'ni'.'tr he ": "iilaa % .i' n
In, aaa character ~ n' 80 , land nj ,an,s
~ a,e H. the ,.ayerilet, lns"'iac'"h oil t'!'! IAN" '"'
alto sod l., ..lc state oi Nn:'.l WAT "',' 81 ltt 'i''
~! oriaHaias Nt.tf ~: -. n.y.. ut q, ,.rrnrrr
claims AZ that taa, ." "lri VAS added on
-, nav w, a'r 'i ard ,undri aud Aa' said committee
have cave rrp.'l Is b'. :" 't'',"sS :, II. ooo- nd
Mr. GGGGiN, ~ho was cn'it'ec 10 the Hoof, a0
dressed ,l,e House up to tie expiration o the morning
hour IN an able AMI argumena'''e speeei,o snow The
Justice and expcd;ency vi iiA"hs l'''S'o 'o' ~. 0u
Standing claims.
Mr. GOODE ui Virginia obtained TIE hoof' anu the
subject was LAID oveT
Ga motion Of Mr.. FILLMORE, the House resolved
se r INTO Committee OF the "loie On 'nc s.ae VI ie
Union. mir Mckennan of Pennsylvania IN the chair
aud rrsn,ned IN. consideration OF The bi 40 provide
revenue fran imaorts aud TO Change and modify ex
!snr regulations imposing duties Oh 'ipo''S' a"a io
ii, 'pI,EESS. vino had the floor from yesterday,
adore. .e, the committee during the hour lie "ent
,,, :, sy,,,u,.,op of the estimates submitted by the
! Chairman Of the Committee oil Ways and Means MIR.
Fmorc III relation 10 ie amount 81 revenue proposed
Il, be raised According 10 The estimates oil that gentle
man. the anorn, Of imports rom when u was pfoPoSeu
n rais. rrveul Of 81 Gee 600 vas S11 O0e 600; thus
rat me, i yctncc G,;ty G per cent IL was thus pro-
posed 10 raise the whole revenue OF the Government
from enc branch Of lndus'ry-irom commerce alone
WHY was il proposed To do tins: Was Commerce more
hinr iha any other branch ct business lie ar
cueJ ih,, :: would lie impossible TO raise the stated
amount The advocates ot,i,c bill would lie disapnoint-
ed in their expectations The circumstances OF the
country were lerrEt from what they were IN le9 ana
ls}2 Then its circulation was greater, and It's popn'
atinn less, than al present
/ He took an enlarged view OF the subject Of proiec
ton and maintained that the best protection was stable
legislation and a sound currency. lie answered the
argument, that protective tariff was necessary 10 pre-
vent the export OF specie from this country lie APP
pealed 10 the experience and condition OF England 10
show that the advantages derived from protection were
not what they represented 10 be- Indeed he en-
pressed his atonlshmcn, that, this enlightened age,
when the whole tendency ot society was onward, any
man should be in favor OF returning TO the old, exploded
bosterne systems of former times In the course CT
his remarks he introduced and discussed variety oil
topics, which cannot now be noticed, but winch VIII
appear hereafter
| MIR SNYDER rosc and said he should take a com
mon sense view Of the question before the committee,
wi:hou. endcavoring to follow the arguments o! any
gentleman who had preceded HIM He then proceeded
10 express his the tarili and lis necessarily
associated OF distribution, as they would acct
his constituents. lie was oPp"eed to the distribution
OF ,e proceeds of the sales Of the public LANDS among
the States; and he also opposed 10 the taxation OF
coffee sugar and salt.
/ He was opposed 10 the distribution of the public
lands to the Statesmen from prejudice, but lear lie
feared the, tie States would transfer them 10 the TO
ed and that they would occupy them with population
tha, might come here and vote US down.
lie exhibited, from the bill before the committee, lis
operation Tie poor OF the country-'or whom
so few arpcarcd his adyocalca showed that not en-
y his scyiae and sickle taxed, but The s;P"l wth
w!.c he sharpened them lie next went through a
mass c statistics, 10 show hos the iron trade would be
affected; next, the paper trade; next, the producer OF
wool and the industry by which 1t was converted INTO
ariic! ; of and comfort!
Let them, he PRAYED, abandon protection, so that
every man insight trade the high seas al hs own risS
lie was willing to vote for such Tar q rs would he
suilclen, for The economical wants OF The Government
but he would not rr This bill if the distribution
cause retained IN 1t, nor II 1t imposed lax upon
nltf or lea or coffee salt.
Mi liUEAItD next addressed the committee III an
able and auemenati"e speech, against the ball. and
in tho course oi ils remarks, referred 10 variety o
staff: licai tables show The Justice and lupocy oil
the protective system. iir. Ii. particularly opposed
Tie principle Of retaliation, not wanted by the To-
bacco interest and not calculated 10 advance their
inerts sis.
Alter Mr. HUBBARD had concluded,
I Mir " SMITH obtained the floor. lie SAID he I'M
lersooG the question b. for The committee To be- pro-
position to substitute Tie bill reported from the Com
Intsc Manufactures for that reported from Tie Com
.nr'r, Of Ways and Means.
The CHAIR answered tina: such was The motion he
fore llc committee.
Mr. w SNlr!! sad lie desired to address The com
mee upon this propositions hu, as lie not p!cparet
to 90 ON at ih.s time he would move tia, the commit
see r<c in order that tic House might proceed viii
other business.
Mr.. WISE sueacs'cd TO his colleague the prophet,
of taking up tie Navy Appropriation BILL aud laying
as:,!c TIE uicc a. present before the committee.
Mr. SNl'III n.a4, motion To- that ell. CT
hI7 GAMBLERS the Georgia Militia hlii taker
up, and, Ut The sug@es;ica oi tie Char moved diSi
sion o! the question.
The CHAIR then pat Ike question on postponing tn,
biz! until morrow aud announcing II as having
been decided IN the Affirmative when division wa
called for. 1t bang evident that considerably less thar
quorum we're in attendance, the count was not INSIST
ed on and the motion fell to the ground.
Mr. ". SMITH then yielded the floor which wa
taken hy Mr. CUSHING.
Mr. c. addressed the committee at large in favor o
Ike increased tariff He held that the only question
any import was what should he the details Of the bill
Tie discussion, lie thought had been carried too ia
upon general prime pies. lie thought that the Anita
ri men who opposed the bill because Il coniiiced VIII
their notions Of free trade, were III duty bound I" inr
u.h other plan Tor raising The revenue necessary
Ia carly on the Government Unless they proposed
4 some cher system OF revenue they must unite Will
the friends Of the bill before the committee in maun:
the details Of tariff on imports
Il, continued the discussion Of the theory OF frc
,.aie for time, and SAID that !, was good theor
If the people Of the world constituted but one Govern
ment That not being so, and as the only theory 4
PROSPEROUS existence-iIe only mode by which socia
blessings could be sccurcdwas the association OF ma
IN separate Governments, taxation inevitable; am
the duty OF every statesman 10 regard the interest
or the peopc under hs own Government, (Which cou
. not be promoted by newiangled visionary abstraction
of free ,als and adjust taxation as 10 do the mos
benefit to the people taxed, with the least possible EVIL
though no system COAX. be devised which would not II
soinc measure re found, in lis operal!on TO benefit o
press uncquaiy upon particular interests or Parti
5 cular classes.
d Mr. GORDON moved that the committee rise, wiic
n beng but ) o'clock) was negative
n Mr.. WISE entered into certain explanations, as
free trade man. which lie deemed to be necessary, II
consequence Of the remarks Of the gentleman iron
Massachusetts free trade and the equality ct man
Mr. KENNEDY Of Maryland moved that tlis com
mil,ee rise, which was agreed to.
The House then adjourned.
IhurShap lime u, icI2.
IN SENATE.
: The Senate resumed the consideration cf the unf