Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-01-04
TUESDAY, DECEMBER ii. 1882.
HOUSE OF REPRE- SENTATlNES.
pnrsInrSr's NEESAnE- Tie EARlEE.

PRESIDENTS MEssaGE-THE TARIFF
The House accordingly resolved itself into III" Committee
Of the Whole the state OF the Union tAr STUART III Inc
chair
The CHAIRMAN. The subjec, before the committee is
the annual message Of the President Of the United Satcs
ard III. resolution Of the gentleman from Alabama 10 F!r
hc the several standing committees ard The zen
trmau from Virginia Mr. MEADE IS entitled 10 the floor.
Mr.. MEADE sad
Mr. CnARMAx: Had the or und been taken in This de
bate that reduction o the duly rail fond iron would
inurc only 10 corporations m.tt have said word
the subject NJ Stale row engaged in extensive syS-
of rail reads, feels this ne peculiar interest in
this question, and the same may be said o! LIE whole Mes
and North West.
Nv friend the honorable gentleman from rcansy lvanr
Nh JONES would find himself somewhat puzzled in at
tempting 10 draw a sensible distinction between manuac
turing corporations and rail road corporations, and t. dem
how the community will b. benefited by
cnting privileges the former and denying them
latter. Indeed sir the is For, while the
into this country, duty tree OF dycsuiis,
wool &c, vii! cnahr the manufacturer 10 make his gooi-
less cost ii does follow that the community will buy
them cheaper, for alter all. the foreign article al the
kind regulates the price winch is always increased IF i'm
ported all by the duty Imposed. The importation al il
implies demand greater than The supply al home, aud ne
price which the foreigner must demand IL rcaZ"a profit
will be- lkr price also ri hc nome article however rap
may be made tn bcnets the community hy admitting tree
duty certain articles the home manufacture
YOU also admit the manufactured article itself ircc 81
dnIy otherwise you only transfer the amount 81 the duty
from Treasury int, the pockets % the manufacturer.
think -hall he able IL show thai the admission at TAIL
road iIon either tree of duty or with light one will hcns-
fiji every If there many lines o! railroads.
tending from the Atlantic 10 The Mississippi as tner" are
States upon its shores from New Gnrk 10 Georgia inc!
siye there would not b. man, woman or child east "i The
Rocky Mountains that wuuld not in degree he bcn:
fitted Al would either travel upon thcm or use something
Transported hv them The cheaper those roads &c made The
cheaper would he the travel and transportation The Inter
their would h. less and their profits hrgh pro-
porrionaiiv 4 railroad costing >2,VOOuvU must
make $4,000 year clear al expenses nr d. ir-ng "a.
snrss II The road .nur 81 600 600 500 ono per
annu, would nn the nrher 3oUC09 would be
saving the community l., II could charge SbVuO
less for travel and transportation. Would they charge less
on that accoun2 say they wouIi. There very few
that than cent. In fuh, Sc, III" tais
roads tie South Hrc 5uii nut 81 mIcn WIN We" -
profit as aor; commercial facilities. The farmers and
planters make their subscriptions uoin. for remuneration
the convenience of travelling, and The cheaper iTansrOr
lun uf their produce. Our experience teaches - mat IN
di,tnncc Of fifty miles twenty cents n least are saved IN
buslII wheat corn, and three dollars hogshead
or tobacco The merchant aud mccianc IN the city taxes
the So K increase The value al his hats and houses and
stimulate his trade. He GETS his dividend IN Increased rents
and profits; divi lend in money is regarded a ncien
tai benefit. Bcsics these roads either IN "h lie
in part owned The State in which they made. They
bull, in whole In part oY the money 81 the state
which is contributed in the shape Of taxes, by all. Hence
all are interested in hcr chcarness. Besides t they
for the most part limited III their profits b: law; and the
State has, BY her officers Influence and control
The charges therefore, these road be less you
diminish their
Justice the South demands that there should be rcduc
ton of duty rairoai iron.
Railroad Iron exempted from duty for long perGc
previous 10 loi2, and during that time large nlmbc nj
railroads al the North built; but f." South ami
West. Nor il much fault the circum
stances The density o' Inc Northern population enable.
them 10 10 what we could not then, coul but slowly d."
! Lei not our inability, then, be charged rs au9