Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-12-18

ried about the streets inscribed with Polk Dallas and
the Democratic tariff Of 1872 In his country it
Stanlys abomina BILE tariff because he voted for it, 1t
was the odious Wing tariff Of 1872" Our Democratic
friends IN Georgia. he said would not call it the Demo-
cratic tariff OF 1872 He asked, how are you going to
fix your postong AS well attempt to fix the track of
snake in the sand fix the Democratic party the
| tariff
They wire in and wire out
And leave the matter still in doubt
Whether the snake that made the track
Was going south coming back"
How could they fix such thing? lie hoped the Wings
would notattempt any mpractcabty He disapprovedthe
whee move fthe gentleman from New York. r BRooKs)
II he should make any Buncombe at home by it, it
measure Tor the Wing party 1t was measure of the
Administration, insinuated day ago. lie
repeated 1t was no measure Of the Wing party 1t
the buncombzing OF the gentleman from New York. He
might ask where the Wing party to the
sy of the question being asked the other side of the
House 1t looked just if il nowhere. Let us,
said Mr.. instead of making issues now fall with
grace. 4 cry mercy Of my friends Let leave
friends on the other side in the full enjoyment of their
power, rather than ." fix" any thing the Democratic
party. We may not rise again We may,
have before, after those coming into power shall have
practised the enormties expect of them the
Wings Will engage in no contest to fix the position of par
! ties now.
| The amendment of Mr.. HOWE was then rejected
Mr. CARTIER moved to insert in the amendment of
Mr.. Brooks the following: "With view to ultimate
free trade and direct taxation.H
He thought that they might as well begin to look the
that they not reliable for any given amount rev.
enue that they either defective in not being com
mensurae with the demands Of the Government or that
they superabundant in the production of
for the treasury He thought that it impossible in
the nature of tariff, that it could be permanent rel
ance for revenue He in favor of his amendment
because 1T would abolish custom house officers, and be-
cause he believed IT was important political sautary
to purify the corruption of cities These officers
had become upon the political being of this re-
public, and he for saving the three millions of money
that annually squandered upon their worthless per-
He also in favor of the proposition, because it
declared the only sentiment that could be recognised
der-the constitution of the United States THAT of dealing
out to the taxpayer the measure of equal justice and
because 1t placed the imposition of the public burden
upon the property instead of the backs of its population
He in favor of because only dealt personal
equality and justice in bearing the burden of Government
but it dealt out justice to the different portions of the
Union. They heard complaints coming up first from this
region the Conederacy and then from thar that they
paying the taxes Of the Government and all for the sake
OF fostering interests that might lie in third section of
the Union Under his proposition there could be
plant of this kind 1t would bring up North and South
East and West in the harness. bear equally the bur-
dens imposed by this Government in sustaining it. He
was also in favor of it because it the only
that would ever reduce the expenses of the Government
to that standard necessary the purity an economical
administration of its functions.
Mr.. BROOKS expressed himself opposed to the amend
ment He had been suspected here and elsewhere of
sinister objects in introducing resolution for reduc-
ton OF the revenue. On the other side of the House he
had been suspected of throwing some torpedo among
them for explosion He was not in the habit of doing
such things that and did or give his votes upon
any such principle Before he here he found that
in the month OF September last the subtreasury the
city OF New York contained nearly millions of dol
lars and that under that accumulation interest was rising
prices OF produce were falling, and capitalists 10th
to embark their capital With millions in the sub
treasury and than nine millions in the banks of the
great commercial emporium, panic in danger of
being produced, and general dissatisfaction existed
from he
of the Treasury depletion Of the subtreasury Demo-
Gratis well Wings united in soliciting the Secretary
TO depete the subtreasury Their efforts success
full IN what manner he could not say for he had
cess to that Department but he had doubt but that
in very short time the subtreasury was depleted of two
three millions of dollars and if they had the power of
examining he thought they would find that it had been
depleted by depostng large amount of money in the
hands Of disbursing officers of the Government and il
they had the means of ascerainng that amount they
would IND that IT amounted to between six and
millions OF dollars II the subtreasury law had ever
been executed literally by any Administration almost
every ocer of the Government, high low would have
been IN prison for violating the strict letter Of the law
Whenever six millions Of dollars accumulated in
the subreasury at New York. there be an instant
depletion to and trade Seeing this state
OF things and knowing that every body depored it. he
anxious for instant reduction of the revenue He
had sinister object in introducing his proposition If
this surplus to continue the of meney in the
hands Of the disbursng officers be increased or they
would have to vote il away in lavish expenditures
\
The question then required the substitute of Mr.
LocKHARr- .
Mr. BROOKS moved to amend il as follows:
"That said committee be instructed bring in bill en-
argng the free list and reducing the duties upon such articles
Of foreign growth production do COMPETE
ton with The agricultural manufacturing interests Of the
United States"
Mr. BROOKS INDUCED the hope that after the vote Of
81 to so his amendment would be carried He thought
il hardly necessary for him to repeat to his friends
on his side ofhe House that it was necessary to
meet this question of the reduction of the revenue
it necessary transfer their opponents the large
surplus in the treasury for the purpose Of wasteu
expenditures From the votes Of the Democratic side Of
the House he thought there be strong disposition
their part not 10 reduce the tariff the wants Of the
Government but to keep the whole surplus for the pur-
pose Of expanding it in some form or other unknown
TO law.
Mr. SWEETSER said that there seemed be an anxiety
the part Of gentlemen the Wing side of the House
arragn the incoming Administration Of the Democratic
party. He did not know by what authority gentlemen
undertook to do this. In his opinion it exceedingly
bad grace for the Wings charge in advance that the
coming Administration would squander the money in the
treasury Of the United States for the Wing party during
his experience member Of the House. had always adj
vocated every Of extravaganza that had been
proposed He here to-day denounce the outgoing
Administration for extravaganza.
! The amendment of Mr.. Books was then rejected.
Mr.. BROOKS moved to amend the substitute of Mr.
LooKHART by adding thereto that said committee be i'm
sructed to report before the fourth Monday in
January next and have power to examine witnesses and
collect testimony here elsewhere"
He said that he did not intend had he intended to
introduce party debates and he had explained over and
again the object he had in view in introducing his
proposition. The gentleman from Virginia Mr. BAYLY)
remarked the other day that il improper for the
going Administration to take action upon this subject
He would reply that unless the subject should be acted
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