Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-07-12
Friday, July {, lS42.
SEN ATE

On motion of Mr. PHELPS, the bills introduced by
Mr. Woodbury., viz GA bill 10 extend tor limited
time the laws for laying and collecting duties on I'M
ports and ia bill 10 provide for system OF home va.
lua,;on goods imported into The United States,
were taken up for consideration.
Mr. WOODBURY. said, that if these bills are not
admitted, it was because they are TO impose duties
where none now exists 1t is high time that the coun.
try should know that in the opinion OF the majority oil
the Senate no duties whatever legally exists and,
that the responsibility thrown on the majority OF
the House, Of leaving the country in deplorabe con-
dition.
Mr.. PHELPS was in favor of referring the bills to
committee.
slessrs CRITTENDEN, BAYARD, and MER.
RICK opposed their introduction.
MIR. WOODBURY. said that these bills did not
raise the duties themselves, but merely furnished
means for obtaining them, by extending the mode OF
appraisng and collecting them under The act OF July,
1882
their introduction OH the ground that II was requisite
such bill should be originated in the House.
Mr. BUCHANAN thought that duty Of 20 per cent
could be collected under existing laws
Mr. PHELPS moved 10 lay the motion for leave to
introduce the bill the tabe-carried, yeas -, nays
II.
The bill TO incorporate "the National Institute for
the promotion Of science in the District of Columbia
was passed, yeas 80, nays ~
The bill 10 provide further remedial justice in the
District Courts of the u S. was taken up and read
third time, when Messrs BAGBY, WRIGHT, CAL
HOUN and CUTHBERT opposed it, and MIR. Ben
RIEN defended it, and the bill passed, yeas 20 nays
IL, as follows:
Yns-Messrs Archer Barrow, Bates Bayad, Rerren choate
CLAYTON, Conrad Gratis Critienden, Dayton Evans Graham
Huntingdon, Man-um, Mc,rick, Miller Moehead Phelps Tor
ter Preston Simmons Smith Of Indiana spasne, Tamadsf'
v%ys~Slesrs Alien, EaeDy, Benton, Buchanan, Calhoun
rapnan, Wicos WooIm,ry WRIGHT and y"lns-l7.
The bill to provide insane hospital Tor Tie District
of Columbia was passed-and the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Mr. FILLMORE stated that The circulars from the
Treasury Department, in relation to the collection OF
revenue after June 30ih, had been referred TO the Com
mi.tee of Ways and Means. That committee had not
had meetings hut, examining the circulars he
found that they involved legal rather than financial
questions He therefore, moved TO discharge the Com
mi,lee Of Ways and Means from their consideration,
and to refer the same to the Committee the Judlca-
ry Agreed 10. :.
Mr.. STANLY reported, from the Committee on Mi
ary Affairs, the Senate bill rcorganz'ng the army.
Referred to the Committee Of the Whole on the State
of the Union.
The proposition before The Committee of the Whole
was Mr. Saltonsta motion TO substitute the bill re-
ported from tho Committee on Manufactures for that
reported from the Committee Of Ways and Means.
Mr. GWlN defended the cotton interests against an
attack of Mr.. Kennedy of Md, who had charged the
South with debating the Compromise act, and advcca.
ting system that operated for the benefit OF foreign
interests, By opening our markets 10 European produc.
TONS THIS charge was not true. MIR. Clay was the
author Of the Conn promise act and he certainly not
the representative Of the cotton interest He could tell
Mr. Kennedy that if it should be the policy Of this
Congress consider the cotton interest antagonist.
cal 10 other interests in the Union, he would wake up
lion If it should please Congress to pass TARIFF bill
oppressive Of the cotton interest," let IL be done; and let
the States producing that staple be cgislated of the
Irp;o c,1d hat fhp had pnt m
Congress and asked protection of their indigo but had
abandoned the protection of the article. lie made on
able speech against protective Tariff
MIR. A. II. Fl STUART defended protection.
Mr.. BREWSTER proposed an amendment, allowing
drawback the expectation Of flour manufactured
from foreign wheat
Mr.. CALVARY MORRIS considered distribution
as Of minor importance compared with the necessity
that existed for the enactment of a proper tariff.
MIR. r. d. DAVIS of New York, gave sketch Of
the proceedings of Congress for months, in at
tempting head the President He defended the veto,
&C. he was for reducing the expenses Of the Govern
ment 10 ten or fifteen millions of dollars and tariff
should no, be framed TO meet the present expenses of
the Government because they ough. not 10 be twenty
seven or twenty five, even twenty two millions of
dollars He would make the tariff raise eighteen TWEEN
~ millions, and let the residue accumulate in the shape
of deb and reduce the expenditures, that eight
or ten years there should be sufficient to pay the
penses Of The Government and pay off the debt that
might have accumulated before the reduction OF the ex
penses But, above all things the system that should
be adopted should be permanent, durable STABLE and
Uniform. He would, however, say in conclusion, that,
though he was in favor Of low tariff he would 60 for
no tariff that contained The distribution principle
Mr. STANLY spoke during bis hour in reply to some
preceding speakers.
The debate was further continued by Messrs SAUN
DERS, WELLER, MATHIOT, GORDON, DA
MEL, HUDSON, and BURKE; after which The com
nitlce rose and the House adjourned
Saturday, July 9, 1872.
IN SENATE.
Mr. WOODBURY. submitted the following resolu
ton which lies one day under the rule