Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1832-01-21
CONGR ESS.
MONDAY, Jan. 16, 1882.
IN SENATE.


citizens of Philadelphia, trading 20 the western
country, PRAYING for the recharterrng the bank
OF the United States.
Mr. K,No presented the petition of the heirs
of John Pollard, praying for the confirmation of
Spanish concession: referred to the Commit
tee on Private Land Claims.
The VIcE PpEsIpENr communicated lc,-
ter from the Secretary of the Treasury, trans
mittng, in compliance with resolution OF the
Seaate %: the 28th utimo, copies ofinstruc;ions
TO the collectors Of the customs; respecting the
trade with the British colonial possessions IN
North America and the West Indies
the VICE PRESIDENT also communicated a
report from the Secretary OF the Navy, cont am
inc a statement of the contingent expenses of
the navy, for the year! 1881.
The Senate, Their, on ion of Mr. EviNc
resumed the consideration of, The special order of
the day, being the following resolution, submit
ted by Mr.. CLAY;
RESOLVED. That the existing duties up
articles imported from foreign countries,
ald not csming into competition with similar
articles made or produced within the United
States, ought to be forthwith abolished, except
tie duties on wires and silks, and that they
ought to be reduced And that the Cvmmi,-
tee on Finance be instructed to report a bill
accordingly.
NJ HArNE moved to amend the first resolu
tion, by striking out all after the word "coun
'r'es,' in the second line, and to insert the fol-
loving:
BE so reduced, that the amount of the public
revenue shall be sufficient to dcftay the
expenses Of government, according to their
present scale, after ths payment of the
pu'lc debt; aud that allowing q reason
able time for the gradual reduction of the
present high duties on the articles coming into
competition with similar articles made or pro
dured in the United States, the duties be ui-
mntely equelized so that the duties on no urti.
Gle shall. MS compared with the vnlu, Of that
e~tic r;-.li ti,,
age"
Mr.. HAYNs then addressed the Senate in an
eloquent and interesting argument, of great
length, (Which will be gwen as soon as p,rpar-
cd for the press) and, when he concluded,
Mr.. DIcKERsos said from the various facts
md arguments adduc'd by the gentleman from
South Carolina, 1t requires some time and some
research to reply to him. There were the expo
sitnns of the conventions lately held, the inior-
maion contained in which, he should be glad
to avail himself of: The gentleman from s.
Carolina, il appeared, was IN possession of the
views of one of these great bodies, (thc PhAa-
dr!phia Free Trade Convent!on) but he, for
his part, had seen neither. He would, there
fore, move to postpone the further consideration
OF the resolution and amendments until Monday
next. by which time the desired documents would
arrive, and the speech of the gentleman from
South Carolina, which he also wished to see
would be presented.
Mr., HAYNE here entered into an EXPLANATION
ofhis views on n branch Of the question he had
omitted to touch. ii. G. the unconstituionality Of
the protecting systen,l lest it might be supposed
he had abandoned that round.
Mr.. CLAY thought postponement of n week
rather too long one. The discussion would
propably extend over the whole ground Of the
tariff and it would be better to fix on an earlier
Gav.
Mr.. DIcKERsoN snid, the information he want.
ed could rot be had in less time than q week
of ho n,,,I,o
conventions lately held III" tariff SUI ect were
highly interesting, and would shed much light
on the subject under discussion
Mr.. CLAY then said, he certainly would no,
oppose the motion of the gentleman from New
Jersey, If he thought the delay necessary. He
would content himself with the postponemen,
bu, with the expression of a sincere hope that,
When the discussion was resumed, it might be
gone through without further delay.
MIR. FoRsYTH observed, that he cer'einlv had
TO wish to Interfere with the gentleman Srom
New Jerseys desire to engage in the discus
sion of the resolutions; but he would submit to
that gentleman and TO the Senate, whether this
was likely to lead 10 any practIca good. Could
1t. SAID he, be expected by anv gentleman here
tia, protrac'ed discussion would lead 10 the settle
mont o! the tariff question. which, after all must
be ettled If settled ct all, by details, The proper
o1ursr would be, to permit every gentleman so
disposed to submit his views on the subject, and
then send 1t to the Committee on Finance, who
hay" the subject already under consideration:
for, from their reports, or more properly. fom
TN ct the other House. the final discussion will
take place This course would save time; for de-
eide, said he, as you will, the arguments must
al he gone over again. when the subICct is
presented by the House OF Representatives or
the Financial Committee.
Mr. Tyler said, it had been his intention he |
cou!d have obtained the floor before the gentle
man from New Jersey, to have submit ed a pro-
position, embodying be views of the gentleman
from Georgia. After al these preliminary dis
cneslons, the same difficulties would OF cur IN the
consideration of the details. As to each item
they would have to fight the battle over arain
Could IT be possible that it was intended to pur-
sue course which would occupy the whole Of
the present session, on single question. If not
drive it over to another year, If there was a
question which called for the temperate and
deliberate consideration of committee, IT was
the one before them. They had seen already
what the effects Of its discussion had been in
that House. They had heard it def ndcd, and
they bad heard 1t rcpudated, and on each side
with great ability. But was that the object TO be
attained? Were they to meet there to handy OPT
njons-to play political gla'lators-to wage
on idle war OF words? lie conceived they had
mot there for a better, for a nnter purpose, and
that was TO restore peace and harmony TO The
country. With this view he should wish both
the propositions TO 90 to the Committee on FL
nance. That committee was already indus,ri.
nusly, hc might say laboriousy engaged IN an
Investigation Of the subject in all It's dctais
Why then arrest its laburs by different refer
cree % those two propositions In The namo
of all that is dear to tic country, lie would con
jurc them not to continuc these discussions
they could not but inname, and they must result .
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