Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1857-01-16
TUESDAY, JANUARY Is, 1851.

On motion OF MIR. Seward, n copy VI no P'''0"
ings Yesterday relative In declaring Mr.. hariah MOI
entitled TO a seat in the Senate was ordered 10 o.
transmitted to the Governor OF Iowa. :.
Mr.. CoIlamer reported back from the post-othce
c,mmj;tee the submarine telegraph bill without
amendment, and it was made the special order for To-
morrow.
The Senate, after a long debate. passed the House
bill for the relief Of Mary Reside, paying her about
$50, 900 Tor services due 10 her late husband for car.
rying the United States mails. The Senate disagreed
Ia the clause allowing her interest tom December
1871.
The Senate then adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Mr.. Morgan offered q resolution, which WAS adopt
ell, instructing the committee On cutnmeTco 10 inquire
and report what additional means. if any, arc ueces'
sary 70 prevent loss of life and preserve from ship
wreck vessels on the Long Island and New Jersey
coasts.
The House resumed the consideration Of !le Presi
dents annual message.
Mr.. Brigham, SAID there had been agitation among
the people, which still continues, and not without
cause. In his Judgment, the President has violated
the high trust conGded to him.
lie thought il right that the people should agitHte
for the correction of the abuses committed by theii
public agents; and he believed with Burke that where
there are abuses there ough, 10 be clamor because
Il were better slunber should he broken by the ire
bell than that We should BE- consumed III The faiiies.
In order TO enforce such acquiescencc as a duty, the
President undertook the defence of the repeal Of the
Missouri restriction and the exposition Of the princi'
pies of the constitution aud rights of the States under
it, basiDg his argument on these premises.
Mr.. Brigham proceeded, arguing earnestly agains!
the position assumed by the President Oh the slavery
question.
The message was finally referred to the committee
Of the whole on the State of the Union.
The bill reducing the duty on imports and for other
purposes was taken I'D IN committee, Mr.. Humphrey
Marshall in the chair.
Mr.. Campbell Of Ohio, did not propose at this
time TO enter into any argument on the subject, he
believing all which could be said on both sides had
been better said heretofore. II had been charged and
it would be again, that the majority OF the committee
Of ways and means, simply by extending the free list
did so Tor the purpose Of covering up the principle OF
protection. He now made IN open avowal that they
do mean to give, incidentally, protection TO various
branches Of American industry by extending the lit
OF free articles. And by the way Of terrifying them
selves for so doing he would simply refer the gentle
men TO the preamble OF the first tariff law which pass
ed Congress. That preamble read whereas II IL
necessary Tor the support of the government, the dis
charge OF the debts OF the United Statea. md the ~.
confinement, and protection Of manufacture" etc
That law was passed by the very lnsu who framed
the contribution and signed the Declaration OF Anne
riran Independence. The principle of protection
mas been recognised in every tariff act from l1S9 Z"
he prcseut tune, not excepting the Isriii ACT OF lslo
Mr.. Buchanan, the rrrs.deai elect. together with
the leaders Of the Democratic party, supported it,
That act acknow. lodged The ~priuclpl.s OF protection,
and so do the substitute prepared by his colleague
tMr. Letct.r) on the committee Of ways and meana.
There wss no proposition from any source, excepting
that submitted by Mr.. Boyce, which net fairly in the
face the distinction between q tariff for revenue aud
n tariff with o discrimination for the purpose Of pro-
lection, But be would not enter into detail. The
bill IIow before the N was reported last SUM-
mer. since which time the portion Of the committee
which presented il have received from various quar-
ters useful Information bearing or the detail. Of the
biIl. They had endeavored 10 perfect the measure,
but have not yet completed all the details. There
was bat one section which provided Tor The reduction
-. II. E-a~ tk ot~,a W.
of revenue by Increasing Inc Tree lit alone. were
!, nassed into O law i, would reduce the annual r-vs.
nue. six millions OF dollars directly, and perhaps from
four to six millions indirectly. lie would state, IN
this connection, and before the nnel vote shall BIS tn.
ken, that q majority OF the committee OF ways anu
means desire TO avail themselves OF such addltlouh;
Information as they may receive during the progress
of the discussion, With a view to accompany the Diii
with a second section, the chief purpose OF which
viii BIZ to simplify the collection of revenue by redI'
cling the number of schedules, thereby lessening the
exuen.es of ;he custom houses, and still further redu'
cling the revenue Of the country. He could only now
say In general terms that the committee contemplate
bringing down the high schedules and either abolish
or raise the low one.
. ": "All goods or articles Of manufacture, unfinished
generally ienomiua,el or known rs goods III the gray
(pressel Of which the tissues are of combed wool
such as merinos, mousseline de lame, casLmeres ant
sa.ins; also, tissues OF wAiCh the chain IS SILK and I'M
filling wool, such es bareges and satlns, be hereafter
admitted on paying a duty of ten per cent. al rdlo
rem.
MIR. Morrill, also offered an amendment: "Tha: an!
wool or hair of alpaca, goat and other like animals
which shall be changed in its character Tor the pur
nose of .yajipy the duty, or which shall be cleanse
or purified, or assorted. 80 as to raise its valuc at th'
port OF importation to fifty cents Il pound or over, o
which shall be- reduced in value by the admis;ure o
dirt, or any foreign substance, TO fifteen cents pc
Mound or less, shall be subject 10 pay Il duty vi oV pc
cent.
Mr.. Bowie spoke in support of the views express
ed by the President in his annual message. 1t Wa
no, only the duty of the President, but he would hay
been n traitor to his country if he ha'! not SOUNDED
the bugle note TO warn his fellow citizens OF the dan
/ gers of the iusidious warfare To he renewed by ib
Republican party. Mr.. Bowie, in the name of a.
the true patriots thanked the President for the senii
ment enuncisted in his message.
The committee here arose and the House adjourn
cd.