The spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1840-1844, 1842-08-26


Gus that they would do nothing their whole at
tenon was then to be turned To some means by
which the responsibility could be shoudered upon
the democrats
AGAIN:
On the 18th Mr. Fillmore from the Committee Of
Ways and Means, reported the following resolu-
ton:
Rcsolrei, That it ~ eXpcdient to pass another
revenue bill the same rs that which recently passed
both Houses Of Congress and has been returned by
the Presdent,wil his objections, TO his House land
on reconsideration lost for the want of the consli.
tutional majority, entitled IAN act TO pro, le
revenue from imports, and to change and modify
existing laws imposing duties on imports, aud for
other purposes" with the exception of the eth
section of said BILL which rcpeols the pryso to the
land distribution act; and so modified as to make
tea imported from beyond the Cape of Good Hope
and coffee, imported in American vessels, free
from duty; and that the Committee Of Ways and
Means be, and they are hereby, instructed to re-
port such bill to this House with all convenient
despatch.
Mr. F., after stating the ohcc, of the resolution,
observed that he had reported it us the organ Of
the Committee of Ways and Means, only for the
purpose Of testing the sense Of the House on the
subject, and of ascertanng whether it was practi-
cable To pass another revenue measure at this ses-
sion; but that, situated as he was, he should de-
cline voting on it himself Mr. +. then called lol
The previous question
Mr. Bots fed, moved to lay the Resolution on
the iabe-negaliye 1903 TO IS.
The question on the adoption Of the resolution
was then put;
Mr. Mcclellan Of New York asked whether his
colleague from the Buffalo district, [Mr Fillmore,
and his colleague from the Albany district, Mr.
Barnard, had voted.
The Speaker answered that they had not; and
that 1t was ont Of the power Of the Chnir TO con-
pei members to vote, withOu, some action by the
House
Nj Wise asked if il was in order to make men,
beIs vote.
The Speaker said something, not heard by The
reporter.
Mr. Wise. Then move tina, the Clerk call the
names of those members who have not voted. lie
pointed to the chairman olthe Committee Of Ways
and Means ms one.
The Speaker said he had no power over the sub
jcc'. u the gentleman from Virginia would name
any one who had not voted, and send his name to
the Chair,he would pu, the question TO the House
Mr. Wise said that he would do so.
Mcssrs, Calhoun and Ma,hiot here voted no.
Mr. Mcclellan Of New York desired the Clerk TO
call the name of his colleague. the chairman of the
Committee of Ways and Means, MIR Fillmore,
and his colleague from the Albany district, Mr.
Barnard
Mr. Fillmore said he would save the gentleman
fl, h,,,l L.
earnestly solicited by se,eralof his friends around
him to VOTE he would vote no.
Mr. Wise. Then vote no, and withdraw my
point Of order.
Several more votes were then taken, and the
Chair announced the vote TO be yeas SO, nays
ii.
Now, who does not know the dilemma in which
the resolution placed the democrats &" The
same as that which recently passed." "wilh the
exception SC. Who does no, see the trick in
this the democrats had voted for Mr. Fill
mores resolution they would have been bound to
sustain all the res, of the Tariff bill-with the out
rageous tax on sat-he outrageous tax on COM
mon sks-,he outrageous tax on pins and needles
and the rate at which coarse wool is allowed to
come into the country which rate it is admitted on
all hands is no protection at all TO orr flrmcr.!-
The first great objection of the democrats has been
the distribution and toa and coffee tax feature.
bu, many of them said they would lay aside all
the other odlous features of the Bill and 60 Cor it,
if they would leave out the distribution AND
so THEY DID. But others would not pledge
themselves Internationally to vote for bill to sus-
tain the tax on salt, &c, MS they must have done
had they supported Mr. Fillmore's Resolution. If
The vetoed Tariff Bill had contained declaration
OF war. the democrats who voted for Fillmore's
resolution would have been obliged to have sup
ported it, 70, by voting for the resolution, they
voted TO sustain Tariff bill the same as the one
vetoed, ereept only distribution and the tax on
wings that the democrats both in the House and in
The Senate had opposed various features Of the
Bill, such as the inadequacy Of the protection on
WOOL, the salt tax, &c. and ncould not vote for bis
'esoIuion-and further he knep that some FORTH or
yiy whigs rouid not role for IL, and further he
'nsp IL uouid not pass-because IL HAD BEEN
Nv WIG Caucus
That 1T SHOULD NOT PISS Nov
ook at the yeas and nnys 1t has been cried by
lie wings. why if the democrats are in favor of a
Tariff don't enough Of them JON with the wings
md pass onc' A portion Of the democrats. C.. ].
nsors9ll. R. d Davis aud others said, ir the wings