Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-04-20
TIE TARIFF BILL.

The Mondays Globe notices lin the article ~
published from ITS columns on Thursday the unava'
attempt which was made on that day by Gen Mchi
Chairman Of the Committee Of Ways and Means.
take up the (reforn,) revenue bill There was g M
rity of II against the motion. The Globe procet
10 state the following some solution to this result
ihs vote shows lnt there is prospect of getting ~ ne
bill IN the House, until tw0 three other bills beif
House, ~ witch OF The members feel lncr
definitely acted upon. We believe ii the habor bill aoas
ont o Tie way, thele would then be majority in tie a~
taking up tile taf bill Ii l. 10 be hoped that The harbo
b. disposed of Tomorrow We undcr,tlnd that the debate
posed 10 be- finished IL aud all that omlns BE- done
''logro'l' and vote on the amendments offered ~ con"
There twenty-five democrats ABSENT did not sa''
day on Cen Mckays motion I" 90 INTO committee or'5 .
III favor Of acting on the bill at this session.
Ore of the best informed, and most honorable M
bers in the House, writes US
6" regret to inform you we failed again to-day 90 3
motion Of Mr.. Mckay to 90 into COMMITTEE to '
up The Tariff Bill. Would you believe IT. twenty
ut our friends were absent on this vote and 'hf@'
Wings. Black, Belser, Saunders, and LumPSin, W
at home; Gen Booster is SICK, and many other o' q
friends are necessarily called away. The vote "''
in the affirmative, and 50 in the negative. j ~
per for me also 10 say 10 you, tina! some other o. ~
friends desire that we should first dispose oil s1n'
the appropriation bills That their constituents are "
" interested in, before we should enter on the ''
deration of this all-sbsoshing question"
Another of DOR friends writes us--"One more ."
will be made 10 take up the Tariff bill" For oae
must say, we have very little patience with such y
ceedings. The course of the Wings was 10 hare ~
expected but, from the Northern Republican, :
certainly expected much better things. Il IS '1.
loo hard, that an oppressed people should expect p.
relief at least against the oppressive restrictions Of
abomnable act of 1912, and yet be thus tantAl'ei
disappointed. Our friends can scarcely be a"s's !,
the mischIe!s they are dong, OF the injustice
they are committing, not TO say tbs ingrautude ~
their refusal to act in our behalf seems to carr;
train.
We confess, indeed. we disappointed, no''a',
indignant, at these proceedings What may we "1'
pect from MIR. Wright Of he Senate pure w
tinguished man, whose abilities are as much luz =.
Of admission, as his noble disnteres'ednes" 80 w.
al and remarkable in these days of Office -huno"E
fusug the honorable and desirable SEA, on Tue O''
thu Supreme Court, is the snimatiGg theme o' y
lied praise. May we no, look 10 hm, whose 49,
is SO drservedy great, 10 strike the oud--t noe
Of suffering aGd indignant people, 10 fi"'o'" W.
BLEED waters and give energy TO some h'e"-'
hopes 10 others ~
Our Western friends ask TO take up the
"Hnrbor Bill" and 10 pass It before they Ss ..
Tariff Bill For own parts, sc respecunu,",'e
fess, that with every disposition IN The "o''u
our Western friends, we have some pecniiH " -
on that system, and tha, we have always s"S4 d.
with the principle which actuaes Rhe't, h."%s
Holmes But even if we could waive al "''
s,deralions, and when they obtain all iie ,bs al
they desire, will they not then recoliec. .,,op,
which they owe to the suffering South oo''T,
our FEELINGS on th,s subject, so much suPs'"'