Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1846-07-28
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progress with it, motion 10 adjourn prevailed.
SATURDAY. Jnly 20.
SENATE.
Petitions were presented by MessTs. Sturgeon,
Dix. Cameron and others, against repeal ol the
Tariff Of 1912.
Committee on Printing reported in favor Of
printing sundry petitions against repeal OF Tariff
The Report was concuned in, and petitions
ordered 10 be printed.
The Senate then took up Tue resoiuiion rom
The House, fixing the hour Of adjournment al II
O'clock on The 10Th q August and concurrcd
therein.
Tn. Tariff Bill vas then taken nr.
A. Webster gho was cnlcd 10 The floor
addressed the Ssna,c Al length il opposilionlc the
bill.
none lhat he subject was an important one IN
variors aspects. The bill before tie Senate was
one which seriously affected log good OF fol evil
The revenue of The country, in time Of war llai-
tecred 100 The interests, occupations and pursuits
OF vas! number OF The people Ct the U. States
He might add, that he principle OF The bil-thal
is 10 saw lis proposition that hereafter all duties
shall be levied BY The principle Of al ralo.ai--
was entirely new 10 this government. He might
add, too, he supposed, without offence, 10 any
gentleman c any party, tina, il must appear TO
any gentleman that The bill was not drawn with
much care in reference 10 lis details.
Il seemed strange, but alter i'll we must admit
the iaci, that the appearance q this measure IN
the Senate with a prospect of lis passage, had
struck the country 81 denly win degree OF sur
p,isc. |, must be the conviction Of every person
who heard him, that lie county was surprised
greatly surprised, that there should be even pro-
babililg that this measure sh,ull receive the
sanction OF the people Of The Unled States.
MIR. w. said The true policy in reference 10
this BILL in the present state Of the country, was
farther consideration. II il was measure IL
raise moncy-to carry on The var 10 raise mo-
ney, 10 issue treasury notes 10 supply the means
Of prosecuting The war-ihen tie urgency Of The
case might afford reason Tor lis immediate pas.
SAGE. Bnt there was no man wihn the hearing
Of his voice that would say that the Treasury
would not he as competent 10 iuni>h The means
Tor carrying on the governments some months
hence, il this bin did mol pass, as II II did pass
and, al The close Of the remarks which he was
about 10 submit, he .lauLb PROPOSE TO POSTPONE
TnE BILL UNTIL TIE NEXT SESSION
MIR. w. then went on 70 say, that rs revenue
measure, the bill was dchcient-laat no such IN.
crease in The imporalions as vas anticipated
could take place-and lie went on TO give con-
gan. that that was the business Of the Admnlsra-
lion. and that lis opponents had nothing 10 DO
with H. Congress had appropriated al this SEES
sion some fifty or sixty millions Of dollars ou! II
was no affair OF Congress how these appropria-
ions were TO be met-THaT WAS THE AFFAIR OF
THE ADMINISTRATION
Mr. w. had said that in his alignment there
could be no such augmented increase Of revenue
from increased imroraioas. lie would not,
however. 90 into ,hai branch OF the suh)rcl a!IcI
hc powerful demonstration which II Rad ALREADY
received. lie referred y he nc"mraf bic speech
of MS friend, the Senator from Maine. Mr. Evans
Mir w. then paid very h'.h compliment !,
Mr.. Evans, WHOSE retirement icon lie >ati"ha
Legislature, he said, would Ire serious loss iC
The Government and the country. lie understood
The subject Of finance as we'll as any man IN the
country since the DAYS OF Crawford and Galialn
themselves. Mr.. w. was glad, however, that he
was Ia have his aid al The nsxi session when INA
financial crisis arrives, which inevitably Will ar
rye. ii The Mexican war should continue ihiee
months longer.
Mr. w. desired to ask The Chairman u The
Committee oil Finance what would be The ex-
pense and loss oi revenue in the first quarter, u
The bin should pass? There vas large amount
Of goods now in the country, paying high du;irs
which would come in after the first Of December
al a low duy-ail entitled 10 dcbenlure-whict
would all 90 on, al lhe country and &c re-lmpnrt-
ed a, the low rates OF duty. lie alluded pariicu-
larry 10 brandy, spices, pmeno and carpets, all
of which would 60 10 Cuba and come back un-
der the new bill The loss for the first quarter
irem this cause alone would not be less than
3,000000 dollars
Mr. w. said we had no means OF paying for
our imports except by exports. Now u we were
10 have increased imports, where was the IN
crease OF exports TO come troms Certainly mol
from manufactured goods, which now form con-
siderable part OF our exports, LOT liiis OH IS az
axe laid al that lIee that will cut II down and de-
s,roy il. Would il come from coiIons As the
product Of cotton increases The invariable lenden-
cy is that the price decreases, and does any men,
her Suppose that our export oil cotton can come
IN 10 10000, 600 or 80 100000 dcllarsl
And now, in reference 10 this bill, inquired MIR.
w who appeals for such measured The
whole jnpoling in,erest-lhe whole shipping
interest-thc whole industry oil The country was
against il. Who wants il2 Was there single
petition here for ii2 Not one. The whole
r0ice OF The people was against IT, ii mere
were any people out OF doors IN favor OF inc
bill silence was contagions-and lis TRENDS
out OF doors were silent as lis lrcnds IN doors.
They were determined, whatever tise lney misn'
be taxed, that they would not be taxed Tor speech.
They will neither, said Mr. w. adop, our rea-
sons, nor offer us theirs. Whatever light exists
in their luminous minds sheds 10 rays upon Us.
They are as sien, as they will be hlty years
hence.
Mr.. w. said he had taken occasion lew days
since 10 remark that M American statesman haa
ever before advocated an universal system oil aa
ra,orem duties. lie ought perhaps 10 maze an
excepton-and that exception was Mr.. Gay
He saw il stated that MIR. Clay had, in lol2, adj
yocaled The system Of ad yalorem duties. he
was not in The Senate al The time, and did mol
hear il, but he presumed ii was true, ana was
sorry for il.
MIR. Crenden. viii The Senator permit me
to explain2
MIR. Cr,tenden. Mr.. Clay referred only TO
h0nsc RADIATION.
MIR. Webster sal that explained the matter,
and he was glad 10 hear ii. MI, Clay 'hen oniy
said. "if YOU will bring goods here ana vaIus
them according to their value here, then WIZ
accede 10 your principle Of all valorem dntIes
Thai was a very different, thing from foreign
valuation. MIR. Webster then quolcd Mr.. Buc-
banans opinion against the ad vaiorem system,
and in reference 10 the remark OF lhe chairman
oil the Committee on Finance when he INTRODUCED
The bill that she had never heard IN ms lie oil !
case Of differentiation By the importer, pointed
OIL numerous eases, dGu p'e~eh' - -
dence and the invoices that belonged TO them,
showing that j, was b. no means an uncommon
thing 10 send out TWO uvoices 10 this country
one 10 eLtcr bv and the other 10 sell by-and IT
one case which he presented the invoice 10 enter
by amounted 10 only S2GGO, while the invoice tt
sell by amounted 10 Ss0Uu.
MIR. w. then entered into an investigation o
The details of The bill and pointed out the incon
sslencies and defects which they contain.
Without concluding, Mr.. Webster yielded lh'
floor for moment 10
MIR. Johnson oil Maryland who moved thai INT
Senate adjourn.
yeas and nays, which were ordered, and the mo
lion was agreed to-yeas 81, nays rs.
The Senate then Adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES..
The House Immediately took up The Privat.
Calendar, TO which the whole day was devoted
Bills for the reliefoiihe following persons wef
passed, viz: ..
ties OF 81. Vrin; Mrs. Pike widow OF Gen: PIKE
The heirs of Thomas Murray, Nathaniel Philip
and Richard Elliot.
A, h.u n,s; onr o'clock The House adjourned