The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1845-03-21

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% the following Monday, the 18th, the above
scheme again came under consideration. Lord John
Russell strongly condemned the imposition of a con-
uuued lneome-ax at time OF peace and prosperity
He also found fault with the proposal for repeating
the auction duties, coptendlng that II would have
been far better to reduce the taxes ON soap and on
fire insurance. He proceeded TO repeat, at some
length the usual arguments against the prohibitory
duties on slave grown sugar but concluded by sta
ting that certain parts OF the Government plan had
bis appreciation, aud the re-mpositioD oil The IN
come-tax for three years essential 10 The work
ing Of that plan, be should not any amen nsnt,
Mr.. Roebuck thought that the speech Of the Loble
Lrd wound up with most lame aud impotent
conclusion. lie was determined TO propose an
amendment TO the effect that the words professions,
trades, and Offices should be omitted from the reso-
luton It being understood that hereafter graduated
and equitable principle Of taxing them should be sub
sututed for that at present IN operation. Sir G..
Grey expressed bis assent to the re-mposton Of the
income-tax, provided II could be shown that there
was reasonable probability Of getting rid Of II at the
end Of the three years. The Chancellor Of the Ex-
chequer argued that such probability might be in-
ierred from the recent progressive improvement IN
the revenue. After several other gentlemen had adj
dressed the House. Sir X. Peel defended himself from
the mputation Of being regardless Of the agricultural
interests pointing Out the benefit which the agrcultu-
raj laborer would derive from the irepeal Of the
duty on cotton wool, and Of the auction duty. He
proceeded TO contend that in order TO make the great
experiment now proposed, II was expedlent and ne
cessary to re-impose the income tax declaring his
belief that, at the expiration OF the three years, IT
would be found practicable either TO repeal the
or TO make further experiments for the advancement
/ of the country
! Mr. Roebucks amendment was negatlved by 263
| to 50, and the House adjourned Sir Robert PeePs
financial resolution by majority of Dos.
On Monday, the 18th, Mr.. Il. Duncombe revived
the subject Of opening and detaining letters at the
Post Office, by moving for select committee to IN
quire into The report upon the practice and the expe
diency Of continuing it. The honorable member as
serted that letters addressed to him, during the dis
turbances of l642, had been opened by authority OF
the Secretary Of State for the Home Department.
| The motion, which was opposed by Sir James Ora
ham, occasoned long and interesting debate, which
was adjourned TO Thursday, aud again on Friday
evening, when the committee was refused, by ma
! jonty of 240 to las.
On Wednesday, the 10Th, in the committee of sup
ply, Mr.. Roebuck's amendment that the income Ia X
should be extended to Ireland, was negatved by a
majority Of 275 against 49,
On Monday, the Gath, the motion for going into
a committee of ways and means on the sugar duties,
MIR. Gibson moved as an amendment, Z" that
rangement of the sugar duties will be satisfactory and
permanent, which does not involve equalization OF
duty on foreign and colonial sugar" He urged that
the whole community should not be heavily taxed for
the benefit of the West India colonists and called on
| the House To shake of the domination of the mono
Polis classes. Mr. James declared that to equalize
the duties would be to peIpeuate the slave trade and
inlet misery on millions yet unborn. He indignant
ly and justly censured the conduct Of those who al
though they once advocated emancipation now m
ed toregard cheap sugar as OF more value than hu-
man freedom. SIR G.. Clark argued that the govern.
ment proposition would secure 10 the consumer a
supply OF sugar at far cheaper than hitherto
without Dtiicting injury the colonial propretors
Mr. Vllllers conended that the country was under nc
obligation to the colonies, which should inCuce it &c
suffer large annual loss their account. Mr.. Miles
urged that from the distressed condition Of the Yves
India estates, an open competition with foreign slave
grown sugar would be runous. The amendment was
negatived by majority of Oil TO g..
On Wednesday the Goth, the discussion on the su
gar duties was renewed by motion from Lord Johr
RUSSELL that is the opinion of this House that the
plan proposed by her Majesty's Government in re
terence to the sugar duties processes to keep up dis
nction between foreign freelabor and foreign slave
labor sugar, which is mpracticable and illusory and
without adequate benefit to the consumer, tends Sc
greatly to impair the revenue to render the reno
val OF the income and property tax, at the end o
three years, extremely uncertain and improbab
This motion was negatived by 236 to l42.
The state of the church and post office espionage
came under brief review in the Lords on Monday tn,
} Goth, and the game laws in the Commons.
In the Commons on Friday, the 2Stb, Mr.. Dun
comb again brought forward the letter opening ques
ton, by moving that the Post Off e Secretary be or
dered to attend The house, bringing with him the pre-
sldents orde book and the inspectors order-bool
, for the year 1912. The motion defeated by Isl
to ll3 The Chancellor of the Exchequer stated tina
the new sugar duties would commence on the 18th o
, March. Mr.. Hogg then moved the following resolu
ton: That it is the opinion of this house that her,
ought not to be any discriminating duties between
sugars, muscoyado and aye ed not being refined ant
nte With
OF equalization between su!a the produce of tn,
East and West Indesn This resolution was how
| ever withdrawn.
In the House of Lords, March 3, the Earl of Clar
endon said he wished TO inquire if any compen aor
was TO be gwen TO British merchants for the iniure
they had sustained by an alteration in the American
tar'f,whi operated contrary to the treaties existing
between the two countries; and also whether the,
admitted the justice of those claims
The Earl OF Aberdeen said the question has en-
gagged the at,ennon Of her Msesty's government TO
considerable time, and great deal of correspond
ence had taken place the subject The n.bI
lords experience must be sufficient to convince hin
that 1t was not always possible to bring good cas-
to speedy and satisfactory conclusion. The gentle
9 man who preceded our present minister al Washing
ton had urged this case upon the government of tn
United States most strenuousy, and 1t had been fol
: lowed up by Mr.. Pakenham. He (the Earl of Aber
s deen) was not in condition to say that the matte
i had been received in the manner il deserved A
the date of Mr. Packnell's last dispatches he pro
{ posed TO put himself IN communication with the par
Ties interested in New York, and from them he hope
TO receive such information as would strengthen hi
, means OF applying to the Government Of the Unite
9 States.
In the House of Commons, Mr. Roebuck calle
attention to the negotiations going on with the Amer
can government on the subject of the Oregon Terri
tory. He wished TO know If the right honora bic ba
ronet had any objection to lay the papers and
pondence before the House.
Sir H. Peel said, it was subject Of great impor
lance, and It was receiving the best consideration
? her MsJesty's government. As, however, the Dego
y tiatons were still in progress, he could not consen
to lay the correspondence before the hous
at present The question, he before said was
most important one, and he did not wish to make an