The Express.
London, England, 1850-01-02 00:00:00

OF REPRESENTATIVES.

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"u we.b.we (francs—se 400,000 k), siege this is hem, i
;;;.„ Thee liesres deserve emotions. Add Ibis, that it
iv ...es seteritese tee the lest twisty years that the mediae-
ime et cereals is Belgium, espeeielly shies the separation
0,. L.b.:re se d Lusentbury, is inodeqeato to the cos.
..„,r,,e, aid yet the esporu of 1849 have • iterwded the int-
p I's In the tan of such facts it mance be diesied that the
4:; a Trrwt. newt be attribeted to tariffs. This dseeseia-
„., ;effusive is other maws. Tbis is so 011/111* that is
yri,v,l.y the optimise of the sliding male whisk the law
~ .0 .: estisliehed them, there has this berm all satire
0.... i. „ ,„/ cosignpais, satire she has fall's as low
atesner
es 1:t is «ma distrists. It is mph, that it Ens.
i r', line ithicandinst the easemeus Jamas' is the isipoets
r. ,t- years. the actsal amuse pries (40s. the quarter) is
k.,zt t has it has bees knows to be (36a.) under the former
r.:. rya' ea
Tee eosclusion drawn from there fees by the liscle-
! ',re is, .. Th tt to seek in euntome tariffs the
r./..2. ~,f conierri+ g fixity in the pries of grain is
s:rargilr to d ludo one's self,—is to pursue a real
et.mera."
liw writer from whom we bare b en quoting goes
r t., ask : " whether these tariffs exercise no oda-
Is
~,,. up.si micas . lle maintains that they exercise
stmt i: norm*, and a most mischievous and den-
p Will one. They are fearfully felt when, as in 8e1g.1.-11.
g.1.-11. the pr7eluce of tbe country is inadcquive for the
(„,.,unirrilo,„ When there is any extra sho-tcoming
t, et sec.:. rate three: of price% Thee do or t always
d. this in a marner to bent tit the proiuccr, but they
tiw xv • do it in a manner to injure the consumer.
...

•- u:d it he isle, thee. to refire the price of bread by artill
ca; means at *kis Melee et," protordauser author," seeing that
fr iOse•te and moos peetielthirli since ISO, the et:lomM,,
et lies...d meow, the wofkiltell (end we embrace
ua er this came the &orient:oral labourer as •. 11 as the
maautaturing operative) has bete ohl,ited to impose so
Wee) prients•ve es hittleell on semiat of the high prior of
It is only a year dace bread has been at anything like
s m 'dew, peke ; it is lowly a few months since it tiou:d be
esl•eit chesp. It is only within this bide( puled that the
ie. urn. otter providing for the sae:mance of his family,
pas psweweil a surplus to expend On clothing and furniture.
sat to me bins somewhat the appearance of well doing. It
a it w months the* he has been enianeipateit from a
e. 0: normal divassteat. We &polo wit, is it politic ander
ci-estastencis to talk of veldt', the price of food by
tAstett the duties on its ialpOftati.n ? We may be allowed
r. mine: the rejectors of such a measure that we are not yet
r r oath removed from the storms of 1818 to have any ex•
for Wee•-teina the ham they taught us."

fa haeiteitikinee proceeds to comment on the
f of having recourse to artificial means of raising
pric: of bread when ere long it must rise of its
z ..ccod. It is imp sisible that in Belgium, where
•.4 con.umption exceeds the production, grain can
41: continuo at a low price. The writer affirms that
:Er p: ice of grain would actually have riven ere now
L.! it not Nees for the unscrupulous efforts of the
of high dines to disseminate a belief that a
;.- her Lill was iropetclicg. lie concludes with these
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,•augniostation of duties on imparted grain proposed
etar.-1 committee appointed to report on the Lill tor
the duties on food, has not y.t been noted, aua
hope it teem will h... Already its promeen declare
the augmentati n proposed is not sunioicut ; that they
only as a Missiles to acre rigorous system of
t..ian. This frank conteMon, whi:h is embodi din the
r of the central committee, is a fresh warning to the
;.ents of high duties, sad to all who bdieve that chimp
is an important Mum% in the melioration of the
..r.r's colditton. It is now evident that the affveted Too-
of the partisans of an ultra•protective system is a
r-tori..l flourish, and that if they succeed, they wi 1
es•ily persuaded to halt in their victorious much.

IN THE. UNITED STATES' HOUSE

Inc following extract from an account of the
.4 Ow Route of Representative. (referred to by nu

ctrcspondint is hie letter yesterday) os the 13th December,
▪ ecavey some ides of the manner in which sii.casties Is
coned •-n by °train members of that body :
Mr. Daunts, of Mississippi, a &red a reett'ntion, that the
11. n. H. Cobb be aad he is hereby ehoeen Speaker of the
aw the 314 Congress. He stud that be drew theme.
:.• on without eoneraltatios with any of his political frieads,
r • arterst Kivu g rotic2 that he intended to offer it. It was
se.: gasmen that the democratic patty had a 'majority is the
but they c..uld not coacentrate their power. The free
*..ere helot ging to both partite refseed to tar it. with either.
demo*ratic party, being in a majority. should have the
sa .k r. He spoke for himself only when he said that he
• williag for • fair 0i1...M0n of the offices. The gentleman
:r a North Carolina (Mr. Stanley) yesterday said that he
• a Jemteratie Speaker.
MA. STA.:4ILT expl.ine.t. What he said was, that sooner
trs. the IL..sa die :rgartised, he would take a democratic
m. An. hut how cud the gentleman know the democrats
tie* a arijority ?
Mr. 111.UTT:C replied, that if the free soi!ers wcn divided
,mling to their political p. /ties, the dcmocrate would
t... e araj city of one. The absence of King, of Georgie,
t--.try, of Teatime*, and Julian, of Indiana, gave them
snaky of fin.
Hr. Bril. LA (of Pa.) proposed a resolution, leaving a
Ask for the Marion of the name of the person who shall,
cc the nett trial, mein the highest another of votes. It
c eir.!tiou, then the next highest.
Mr Trommoox (of Penn) *ffer.d a resolution that the
:platten pirated to vote by ballot for speaker, and continue
t....a.1es swill/ear o'clook to-day ; and ao motion to adjoura
41 any other, shall be received until the snivel of that
Lr. He urged the adoption of the resoltriem.
Mr. COWL& offered as amendment "That any person
• co.hall be eluded B.4llllger shalt b - divested of the power
! e.l strut the Dietriet of Col.mbia and Territorial C. m-
-Leven, sad that the same be made by a vote of tee h A/10."
Le yielded to
linamis, of Tennessee, who said that he was one el
:• •• she v.ited for Brews epos throe several bellotinr ; he
being deceived by tte gentleman feta Indiana.
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Sir CAST= 1,1111114;41, sad coudewserd the ridiculous
• node of the lieue—esskleg &grave i.ette la • eeresesoisi
Loewy. Us thought that tW was below the manhood of
• H. prept.wel to !needy the difficulty is the row

It was oaly by iteepirip up the subterranean slimed
. m.jwity was crippled la its sentiments.
Slsios cometvid t►u r either of the propositions
nee► the evil *Matas,. It was the ematease
bad pasty that tamed the trouble. If os the or-
. .. •.:ira toe house. prop:aldose were to be bimodal:4
►'every in the dietrict of Columbia, or prohibit
ry in the territories, he trusted is God that his eyes had
•-.dv Testy! on Use :net ape ker el the house. The south
• . d mat ell eggresei ow, sad the mistime of every man's
that seatiem would be steel.

Raul, in a hasnorom spank said that the proposition
.r Cant 1' mu Ulm tie play of Hamlet, with the character
. lisivivt vendee-I. We were to home a splaer who was
v. sppootot the coamiotees. He would not vote for any
vo wLn was not eonopetest to appoint the committees
'.um I. 11 th, re is to be a Woodall= of the union, let it
babes the home is organised, and it would not then be
...a. ( Lachter.) He wanted to be excluded from the

that his conatititeata might know how hiivof;4l.
Mr Drina said that the resolution of Mr. brown, is
• it. called upon the Whigs to take an unconditional sw-
um He would vote for anybody but a diaunioniat to
-et the their.

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Mr. ban pointed to Mr. Meade.
Mr hi/ALS-11W gootlomaa charges am with being •
.41.iusiet it it haw.

snediatelyllrilf•ide ►eft ►is seat on the opposite side
• • •`.•. hal% and ru.hed towards Mr. Doer. The parties were
than four feet span, when members rushed be•
+••en. There were cries of "tight." The Bergeant-at-
Alms harried down with the ni.ce of office in hr hand
•.s were cries of order. Lobby members amounted the
•ceaee. Mr. Shade beckoned Mr. Doer to follow bins
totunde. There were notioas to sdjourn, and the
tor.stei• posuhle dioirder.

:• a few minutes quiet was rester, d, and
Mr lit cu, titer boggier ths pardon of the Louse for his
r•rdott, resumed an•r concluded his speech. Re thought
if tatiaSin adj Aimed fo► a 'lay they could then come
‘lr. .1.,)111h• made an energetic speech, reviewing the
of the Free Soilers and Abolitionists, and lomat-
': ~psa southern rights. Rather than submit to further
trim be north, the sout► would resist. He hid
Mutation it, saying that he was for disunion, it this state
st •hu.gs •could cootie lAO.
Ist southern mesalsen applauded him throughout his

Mr proposed to have another trial for the
1.• a:ker• en.i wade some further remarks.
Sir LA WU is favuur of the Wilmot proviso. He
ei • that the people of the north were opposed to union
• esemg suer doctrines, and contended that the majo-
: . •.4 pr..vent the extension of slavery. In conclusion,
• the union, and did not think it would be dissolved.
If. .14 SW) lauded.
%I'"rn Colcoek, Walling, Hilliard, and Stephens, of
•r.s, concur:. d in the views expressed by Mr. Toombs.
'•• Wdinut proviso and abolish slavery is the district
,61.14'.i,A. end the union would be dimulved.
de wr Ileveland, Allen, and McClrrnand mule remarks
'e sg vise seethern selAisealis
g, basks. demand toythat he iddressed a letter
Bruen, being hen—l. Whether he wee in favour of
• t%••aot provi•u d 2. Whether he believed that Con-
r... P rot sad
• abolish slavery in the district of,
•111'sot' He was pointed by Mr. Brown to his speech,
klr they or feu lean ante.
I.4olkali Impressed his opinion that, to far from an
' aloht to worm iss the house on sectional grounds,
~nouaty Iliad seises from the effort to prevent an or
• ..a oil soca grounds. He concurred to much said by
e•s•isaisa from Uweeia (Mr. Toirsh9, but thouiht
't ty• nut* 6i alarm had been sounded too soon tor the

41. 11411ANALL NI Kentucky) was in favour of a gentle.
lweevnt'ng any extreme for Speaker, and hopvi
••ry
441 ).• devoted to the interests of the

'own/ her o'd,tk. The house main voted lira voce.
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