Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-07-08


hum Did the President refuse TO sanction any
the party here he denounced as a traitor Would
any one charge him with being traitor to his country
NO. out traitor TO the universal Hhig party, because
he would not sacrifice his principles and violate In
conscience. lie was willing to let the people say whe
Their or not the President guilty.
After some further interesting remarks from Mr.
Weller
MIR. CARUTHERS obtained the floor, and moved ar
adJournmeni which prevailed
And at haifp o'clock, the House adjourned.
Friday, July /, 1912.
IN SENATE.
MIR. BUCHANAN presented TO the Senate the pro
ceed'ngs OF mass meeting of The citizens of Psburg
and its vicinity held on the 22d ultimo in favor of
Protective Tariff. Mr.. b. said that from the names
appended 10 the call for this meeting, Numbering, o.
they CT, about fourteen hundrcd,) well from III,
names oi ITS officers, and those who addressed il, there
doubt that The meeting was what il purported tt
be- "waou; distinction of party lie would also say
that, from his knowledge of the individuals who had
composed tins meeting, he believed they men o
as much intelligence, responsibility, and moral worth
as any similar number which could he convened in any
portion Of the United States The resolutions which
they had adopted were all decidedly in favor Of Pro-
tectYe Tariff.
MI b. said he would take this occasion TO remark
since he had had been in public life, there had
been 80 propitaus moment as the present for ADJUST
ing the tarh question upon permanent and satlsacto-
ry basis If The hopes of the country upon this subject
destined TO defeat, it was rendered manifest
that it would be solely because Gifts forced and unna
tural with the distribution of the proceeds
OF the public lands. The revenue necessary 10 meet
The expenses oil the Government, and gradually TO eI
tingus The existing public debt, would require the i'm
position Of duties sufficiently high 10 afford all the m
cdenta protection 10 manufactures which they require
In the Of these duties whilst revenue should
he his object, he would Discriminate and pecluy
would he discriminate in favor of such manufactures as
were essentially necessary TO render us independent oil
foreign nations in time of war. He concurred entirely
with Cen Jackson in his celebrated message to Congress
of the 10th January, 1888 in relation to the South Ca
rona controversy,tha it would not be proper TO pro
vide that the same rate Of duty shall be imposed upon
the protected articles that shall he imposed upon the
unprotected, which, moreover, would be severely oP-
pressIve TO the poor, and, in time Of war, would add
greatly TO lis rigors.' No civilized nation upon the
face ofthe earth had adopted uniform horizontal
scale of duties, upon all afces whether of great or
small bulk value, whether their importation we're
peludcla or beneficial 10 the country. And whist he
would not consent 10 raise one cent more Of revenue
than necessary for economical expenditure oil
the Government, he would discriminate, moderately
and udcousy, in favor of all the great interests OF The
country, whether they we're agricultural, mechanical,
commercial, or manufacturing.
Mr.. LINN, from the Committee on Agriculture, TO
which had been referred the memorial of Joshua Lea
w.t. asking Congress, the revision OF the ar law,
the produce of the U. s. into their ports free of duty
said that that committee had instructed him TO ask the
Senate 10 have the memorial printed. The question
was put and the memorial ordered to be printed
I'VE regret that cannot find room at this time tor
a sketch of this very interesting memorial
REVENUE AND HOME VALUATION.
Mr. WOODBURY. remarked that lie would now ask
leave ofthe Senate to introduce two bills OF which he
gave notice Yesterday. They both related 10 some
Joubtc and mperecons supposed by many TO exist IN
the present revenue laws, and the collection OF duues
under them. But neither Of them bill 10 raise
revenue; and, therefore, both could, in his opinion,
originate rghtfully in the Senate Aud as the day mad
arrived when the country was exposed TO much tisa'
ton and doubt concerning the collection oil duties, u
remcdied yet by any new legislation instituted ~
the other House, or perfected anywhere, he offered
these bills with view at to remove the dlculty
They did not raise revenue either by imposing higher
duties or new duties. They imposed no tariff what
ever though Ito remove doubt in continuing old laws
in force for assessing and collecting duties already I'M
posed the first bill expressly provided that no higher
duties should be enforced than what were equivalent
to 20 per cent being the highest now in force by other
acts Of Congress.
The imposition OF duty was the raising Of revenue
The mode ofappralsng imports and collecting the du
ties on them only the machinery for the latter
purpose They were distinct rig ht and the
remedy for it, Both OF the bills, therefore, could orr
pina,e here as properly bill to make more apprais
ers or give new form of action, or prescribe new
rule of evidence in connected with the customs
No such acts raised the revenue, but merely provided
and means for collecting what was raised by other
provisions of law Surprising the leave, then, 10 be
Granted the first bill, it's Details such 10 bn
merely decaratory, to any existing doubts a6ou'
other laws First enabled the treasury 10 collect the
% uer cent on the appraisal and value provided Tor IN
the act of july 1882 1t thus, for the present, got rid
of any appreiended difficulty from the want nf any
home valuation having been yet specially established
dor Tho 'ppp ntSp ar
In the next place, it obviaed the other objection
raised under the Compromise act--tbat even ~ per
cent on certain articles alluded therein could not be
collected, without some law reenacting that rate
of duty declaring that rate OF duty on inem 10 DC
in force after the 30th OF June, 1872
On n former occasion he (Mr. Wy had expressed
oonons on these matters, and deemed new legislation
prudent, though net indispensable. But, (what was
also very desirable and tile want OF which had cfealcd
mucb embarrassment in the lille mrg act, now under
the veto of the Presldent the proposed OH retfaneu
from raising any question concerning The land d'srion
lion law or its proviso concerning revenue IL avoided
minplinr question agnting and Vexatous WIN
The matter of correcting supposed vital doubt IN Tie
operaton of the whole revenue system. Lei US now
obyale the latter Alone early as practcaoie ana not
connect with 1t another question not necessary OF
parable.
The difference in duty, for few weeks, was nj no
consequence compared with The great object OF avoid
collision about the lands, and also, about the loss OF
The whole income from imports. :,
If we did not, as soon as prae''caoie' ,ehouhce 1
d,ub as 10 the latter, we not only melted TO litigation
and expense but opened door to the entire loss o. all
that income till new Legislation took place. But we
MIGHT take from the manufacturer ell incidental pro"
lection even TO 20 per cent and we might reduce Tue
value ut all goods on hand with merchants 10 qoe tue
extent Of that twenty per cent II all was Tree rom
this time forward, las several gentlemen had seriously
conended on the other side) such must be the great
and unexpected consequence, T'me' then, was every
thing in action ia day unnecessary oeiay might
cause deplora5e difficulties
The second bill endeavored to cut, if it did not IN
lie, the Gordan knot as TO home valuation: II couio
he acted on with leisure, the first bill removed
he effects of doubts for the present. But Inc nome
valuation we were bound, under the Compromise act,
70 provide for We had not yet done it since 1888 =
There shond be express legislation by Congress, and
never too much left to Executive discretion Ins b'
did tit did il, ao in such manner as 70 maze .,e
duties ua.furm-and il came he believed cs near Tue
home value as any rule, flexible expensive