The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-02-23
THE DAILY UNION.


labor had been given during those hye years eheers
The house may recOlect what passed in 1912. Ii
1912 great distress prevailed IN the Manufacturing
DISTRICTS and the practice adopted In consequence Of
this distress was that the men who had Originally
settlement in agricultural districts were returned q
them after having labored in the manufacturing dis
tricts. Now | conceive that what we propose is a
great moral Improvement in the law Of settlement
thear, hear, and cheers; and an Improvement which
will prove just relief TO the rural Districts but the
great advantage of which will be the avoidance OF
an act of injustice TO the aboring man, hear hear
and cheers propose, on the part of the govern
ment, that from the passing OF the measure which
we shall introduce with reference 10 this subject no
person who has resided five years In parish shall
be removed from that parish, and no residence in
prison, or a bausck or unatlc asylum, or an hospi-
tai in that parish or period during which the in
diyidus was receiving public relief shall he reckon
ed in those hse years, or on the other hand, be
interruption, [hear, hear propose that there shall
not only he no power 10 remove that man, but that
| there shall be no power 10 remove his wife his
children, legitimate or llegumate, under sixteen
years Of age--that those children shall be permitted
TO reside with the father and mother, for there is TO
bc no power to remove them when the removal OF
the man himself is prevented There is to be no sep
aration Of the children from The parent In this case
lgreat cheering or of the man 30 situated from his
| family, [cheers. The man who abors for FIVE years
in district Of which he is not native is thus not to
be sent to the place Of his original settlement Under
the present system, Immediately on the death Of a
labcrlng man IN IA manufacturing district Of which
he happens not 10 be native, his widow can be re-
moved to the parish in which she had her settle
menIi but we propose that no widow can be remoy-
able, for twelve months after the death OF her hus-
band, from the parish in which he resided at the
time Of his DEATH [hear hear, and cheers At pres
ent, when man situated as IIe Individual | have
described begins to fail in Manufacturing district
perhaps from having undergone extreme Iabor-and
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become permanent ncumbrance on the parish and
means are accordingly taken for early removal Of
that man to his original settlement. Now, pro-
pose that he shall not be removable after FIVE years
labor, on the ground Of sickness or accident; that
no such ground as sickness or accident shall be al
legged as the cause Of the removal of such man or
his family from manufacturing to an agricultural
district Hear, hear. This alteration in the law
OF settlement which | propose will be found TO be
great social advantage, whilst Il will relieve the
agricultural interest Of burden which at present il
~ subject to. In proposing this alteration, ! am
doing only what is ust 10 the place Of the mans
original settlement, and preventing injustice from
being done to the man who, for long period en-
pleyed his labor IN manufacturing district. Hear
hear The next measure which | am prepared on
the part Of her Maiesty's goysrnment TO advise is
one that, without loss to any party in the commu-
nifty, Will confer great advantage others. There
is a dread-a natural dread--of competition with
our agriculture on the cessation Of the present corn
lawi and, must add, II IL Impossible to deny that
agricultural science is yet in its infancy in this
country and that opportunities are afforded for ef-
iectlng immense Improvements in that department,
and thus afordIng the means of meeting COMPETE
ton. Hear, hear. There arc opportunities Of ena-
bling the British farmer, by the skill capital into in
dustry OF this country, TO meet any competition which
might be entered into by other countries. lCheers
Now, we recommend that the state should encour-
age Improvements in agricultural science and we
haI hIV ~ A.
facilities for carrying on such improvements in agr-
culture. Hear, hear Look at the committee of
last year, at which the Duke Of Richmond presided
look at the evidence before that committee with
respect TO the improvement Of estates. That evil
dence shows that great opportunities Of improve
ment exist where the means were afforded and that
large and extensive districts of the country are in
state to afford wide and profitable field for the ap-
plcatIon of those improvements believe that those
facilities exist believe that draining would greatly in
crease the produce of this country Hear, hear Diff
hculues doubt to be met and those difficulties
alluded 10 In the report Of the committee which
have just mentioned-but there have been also pro-
posed various schemes for effecting the necessary
improvements IN agriculture; and amongst them are
some which have been brought forward by my hon
orable friend, the member for Berkshire. Amongst
the principal difficulties to be encountered was the
necessary Intervention of the court of chancery in
many cases, and tho difvulty of raising sufficient
sums of money, and obtaining satisfactory security
for its repayment, well the interest, in case Of
failure Now, we recommend that the public credit
of the State should be lent for the purpose of en-.
couraging Improvements, but we intend that it shall
be done in manner which will not subject the pub
lie to any loss, whilst money can be thus afforded
on certain terms which we will name for the purpose
of atfording every facility for agricultural improve
ment ! see great deal Of advantage likely to arise
from that recommendation; and will now Law be-
fore the house the manner in which we propose to
effect It. AT present we advance exchequer bill
loans on sufficient security; now would advise the
application Of the public credit to the encourage
ment of agriculture IN such manner as perfectly to
guard the public against any loss We propose that
the exchequer bill commissioners should lend sufi-
Gent sum OF money TO effect agricultural improve
mens, on due securities and we will take advantage
of another board already in exstence-the board of
enclosures-for the purpose Of facilitating those i'm
provements. We recommend that landed propri-
etor, wishing to effect improvements, should make
an application to the enclosure commissioners to in
qulre into the nature and extent Of the improve
ments proposed, and we recommend that the pre.
liminary survey should be made at the expense of
me proprietor so applying, in order to prevent all
frivolous applications. After full investigation on
the part of the enclosure commissioners a certificate
IS to be issued by those commissioners warranting
the exchequer bill loan commissioners to advance
certain sum, such as may be required for the inn
provement so approved, providing by the terms of
the advance an annual payment of a moderate rate
nua nstalments, the charge thus created to be
taken as prior to all other charges except any other
party having prior claim to the land should OBJ
ject to it. | believe however, that there will be
few cases in which an objection will be made
by such party to the efecting of the improvement
on the terms which have described, as those i'm
provemcnts would be the best guarantee for new
charges on the estate hear, hear We propose that
parties who have prior claim on the land shall on.
y be prior to the rent charge thus created and that
in case they shall object to the advance it may not
be done without the consent Of the court of chance
ry We believe that we shall thus be enabled to re-
move the objection which present applies with re-
spect to the difficulty that exists regards improve
mens OF entaled estates, and that shall be enabled
to obvIate the great expense attending appeals to the
court of chancery in such cases. thus removing the
difficulties which now prevent advances on the part
OF private companies and that thus great ad
will be conferred. | believe that a spirit of i'm
provement will take place, and that the landlords,
under scientific direction will be enabled to improve
their estates, and that the stimulation and emulation
thus excited will lead to general spirit Of agrcul-
tural improvement thear, hear. Well that is an
other mode by which we purpose to enable the land