The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-04-30
THE UNION.

Mr.. WOODWARD held thst the obiec, Of many Of the
lion excitement a. had been virtually admitted by The last
Speaker.
tes imposts, and excuses uniformly upon all Not % the
matter Of taxes which meant direct taxation in the
sttuon The first were % be laid under the Constitution
according 70 wealth, the last according numbers The
constitution gave sufficient power 10 take the census il
should be mkenthat il, 70 enumelase The people for
he i for rs IL he uaos
No survey for taxation purposes each farm Or
State in taking due The interests their
wond surely furnish any details Of information necessary 70
enable Congress 10 proceed nndersandngy, case gh
ever be necessary lands for the purpose Of gov
eminent The questions proposed IL the bill 10 be asked
were for the most party lmpeTtinent being
sary nor proper" as The gentleman from South Carolina
Here MI W. argued at length the question Of the power
Of Congress 70 enter upon the nquson into the private
affairs OF the people OF the States in the bill
order good faith 10 lay excses Nc, Of the queries
proposed would be pertinent which. under other crcum
ions Of the bi-such that virtually requiring the old
maids OF the country TO concerning the number Of
their years. on oath, was next exposed at length by MI
There questions in !he bin concerning matters
which many persons desired 10 keep sacred within the
family circle and ask them for publication would be
grossly inecae. Tho history Of the Roman censorship
how great aid to despoisn IL became. Its prog
would be the same here.
win be incapable OF paying government expenses by
post taxation Here Mr w descrbed Ia detail The changes
yielded from public lands the post office system,
duties iposts, leading staples Of consumption, &c
which were evidently waning TO render X sure that
they would, in great time, afford far less than
would then be considered necessary Tor the expenses OF
We had ia this country climates soils, &c.
competent for everything Twenty years ago. in the Uni
ted States, sugar would borne duty 100 per
In ten years will be exporting sugar when, to raise
revenue from that staple, II would be TO lay
export rather than an import duty upon i The constitu
fully and plainly, defining the meaning Of the power TO
take census simple enumeration II the bill went
further than and the value VI prop
ery, would be lar less objectionable he and hundreds
mpertnent questions concerning their domestic affairs
which the bill proposed to require answers.
Mr.. CARTIER defended the bill, though favorng the
policy Of striking such OF the questions as might be
deemed impairment He iet assured that no member,
and more especially the member from Pennsylvania re-
porting the BILL desired pIy private affairs OF the
people. Ii the business Of Congress have infona
lion which direct taxes might be laid ii necessary
and far the industrial questions 10 be asked
cerned, he conceived them 10 be right and proper Mr.
G. next argued constitutional question some eng
favor oil the power the value oil all prop
eny in the different States.
Mr. JOHN A. KING, made few remarks In favor OF
the bill as reported from the committee.
On notion the committee and the chairman hav.
ing reported,
Mr. JONES moved the reconsideration of the vote by
which House had, Friday last sustained the decs
ion OF the Chair the motion then consider the joint
Frsnklin expedition by Mr. H. Grinnell, of New YORK
city, after voting reconsider laying the said joint
resolution the table.
The CHAIR ruled the motion Of the gentleman from
Tennessee 10 be out OF ORDER because, subsequent the
action House ming the decision Chair
question: joint resolution had passed
the Senate.
On motion, the House then adjourned