, 1842-01-08
THE HOUSE.

FR.nAY. December II. l341.

TIE Journal was read
The CHAIR announced the Committee on
Enrolled Bills on the part Of the House.
MIR. Fillmore inquired whether the refer
ence Of the Presidents Message did not
come up rs the first business in order, this
morning.
The CHAIR said il did.
Mr.. Ward Moved that when the House
adjourned, it adjourn over until Monday
Carried.
Mr.. ]. w. Jones. of Virginia. now took
the floor, upon Mr.. A:herton's motion t"
refer that portion Of the Presidents Message
relating to the Tariff Of The Committee of
WAYS and Means. instead Of the Committee
Of Manufactures, as proposed by the resolu-
ton of Mr.. Fillmore.
Mr.. Jones confined himself exclusively to
the question of reference. He held that
there was no good and sufficient reason for
diveriing from the ordinary and appropriate
Committees the duties assigned TO them by
the rules creating them.
lie then claimed ,ha, the Committee Of
WAYS and Means was the appropriate com
mittee Ia consider all questions Of finance
and revenue. This committee is required,
within 80 days. to report bills TO the amount
of 90 millions of dollars, and yet the House
is entertaining n motion to take from this
committee The whole subject OF revenue, and
give it in charge OF a committee who have
no duties specified in the ruIes-the Com
mittee Of Manufactures. Before the extra
session there were two sour 'es Of Revenue.
viz: the lands and the customs-now there
was but one Snurce-th the customs-and vet
the revenue from customs, The basis of MI
means, was to be sent to another committee.
Mr.. Jones denied that the President re-
commended a protective tariff, and called the
attention of the House to the whole of the
Presidents remarks upon the tariff. He said
the President, as in duty bound, gave a state
ment of tie condition Of the Treasury TO the
House. and alluded to the tariff in that con-
n~ection. Mr.. Jones now read the list of ex-
penditureS and the list Of the receipts FOR
the wear 1911. and showed that the former
were 80 millions of dollars. and The latter
son is here taught US of the difference be-
tween Drecepi and example. The expendi-
lures of Mr.. Van Buren's Administrations.
which were pronounced extravacant, were
only % millions of dollars! while the ex-
penditures of the Reform Administration
were 80 millions of dollars. More than a
half Il million greater than the receipts
What a commentary upon wing REFORM
Mr.. Jones showed that the President looked
be laid for the actual wants Of Governments;
and if any discriminating duties were to be
laid, thew were TO be laid under that limita-
lion. He said if the President intended to
lay duties for protection, he differed with
him TITO c9lo. He said that where protec
ton commenced revenue ceased, and that
to adopt the former would be to destroy the
latter, and to destroy commerce.
Mr.. Hunt, of New York, followed at
but we could not hear a word he said.
We presume, however, that he must have
been Interesting, for he lulIed his ~neighbors
in to a poppy like sleep.
Mr.. Randolph of N. J. obtained the floor.
Mr.. Mason Of Ohio wished to amend the
Refused.
Mr.. Randolph was glad the debate had
sprung up. 1t would awaken millions to a
sense of duty, who were now sleeping on
the brink of destruction. He was for a
tariff, for revenue, and for discriminating
Mr.. J. r. Ingersoll Of Pa. g'orifed, at