Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1840-05-04
TWENTY-saxTM CONGRESS-
FIRST SESSION.
Correspondence ofhe BHtimore Pairiof.
WAsuINGroS, Apfil "a, 1910.
UNITED STATES SENATE.
Duties ON Siil

l}AfteS on Siih.
Nv EuenANAN presented memorial from cti-
Hehs oi Boston. pra, ing that proper duty should
be imposed on the importation ul Fotrign SILK.
MI. BucnANAN made some remarks ~ support Of
the object ii the memofial'sls. Oar climate and
soil were emnently favorable 10 the cutnre of silk,
and yet no protection Was gwen 10 H. and Il and
encouragement afforded by Tie General Government.
lie referred 10 the large quanlies OF the article lar
were annually imported. and expressed the belief
that II u lair and proper duty had been imposed up
oh H. there would have been Necessity To call Tor
an issue of Treasury Notes. The subject wps par.
dcuIdfly worthy OF considerations, al this period,
when the public Treasury was so Impoverished
Mr. CALuouS SAID he was clearly Of opinion thal
silk aIlicle which should bear pi uporionair
duty. lie had repeatedly said that he would be
ready nj any time To 20 into revision Of The whole
Tanff; but oior gentlemen thought such aieylsital
should not be made At the present sesson--and he
most ceitaluly thought II unadyisahle to take up a
single part Of tlils g,ea, subject. II must be all
vie" ed al the next session, and he opposed,
der these circumstances. TO any partial legislation
Besides, said Mr.. CALHoUs, France is great
market FOR our southern stapleft IL IA daily gov.
ing market for cotton. The principal ,nichs NC
lake in exchange from France vine aud silks
II The impttation OF these ARTICLES is redu ed to any
great extent, our commercial intercourse with that
county viii fall oil necessarily IN the rane proper
ton.
ury, and on thai principle, duty is TO he imposed.
Sumo Other article will be said To be produced here.
and IL must be faxed that account. And so, be-
tween these two principles, The Tariff will be brought
up 10 its maximum. lie moi willing 10 es, b.
lsh the principle that necessares have duties
imposed upon them for the pur, ose of protection,
and luxuiies taxed because ,hey are luxufies. lie
repeated that France. from winch we received most
ol tie sill. used in this county, one Of the best
markets for the production, OF the South, and the
trade with that country The great bass for the
exchanges of the Southern people with Europe.
The memorial was referred TO the Commlliec on
Finance.
GRADUATION BILL.
The Bill providing for the reduction and gradnn-
lion ollhe price of public lands was taken up, aud
passed. ayes % nays 8.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
The morning hour, fo-day. was devoted TO the re-
ception Of Reports from Committees.
There none Of renai ksble interest or imp T.
tince.
GENERAL APPROPRIATION BILL.
Al one O'clock, the House resolved i'self into
Committee Of the Whole, aud took mp the bill ma
king appro priaiions for The Civil aud Diplomatic
penses Of the Government.
Mr.. ATHERroN, OF n. II. took The floor. and pro
&c eded IN the continuation oil an exceedingly vipd
and desulloty speech which lie began yesterday, bn
which weared ms party friends that they gladly
consented to adjourn between five and six O'Clock
though they had, 81 first, deernnedto sn late. and
I if possible, bring The Bhl out of Committcc before
/ the ad iouInmeui.
! After he had flushed. Mr.. MASON, OF Ohio, ioob
the floor and said he intended 10 offer few remarks
! on The provisions Of the bill before The committee
aud the first he would notice. WAS that which ha,
! engaged so much Of the attention OF the Admins
traiion members who had preceded hm-nameiy
the section charging General HIrriSon with selling
,riite men INTO siarery cloud Iaughtef) lie ha'
not read The section 'Imseli. but as he saw IN III
/ Globe and IN Other Loco Foeo publications, thn
The Administration members al"ays 81 ke rclerdRfL
as well as with astonishing effect, lie had do
lhIstopc, of which all had made much, 80 ~
braced in the bill. (lteuewed lauehter' 'lc "ou'.
therefore say few words Of llt,~i ,"'" ~ ",''''
had been a han .ted times rot~Ff1' "', WHICH, 'o'
lemptble and f.lse as u.s. haI moi been though
.., t,,,.,,,a, the purpose oil making sunle pc
,,,tl ;,,~7of the President.
A. r then proceeded to iolly 10 this charg,
.I-fiher ACCUSATIONS made by Mr.. ATHERror ant
JIs brother supporters of The Executive.
(AdoM nidnight) April 81, 1910.
TIE NIGHT SESSION.
The speech Of SIR. MASON, OF Oh,o. to-day, wa
an admirable aud elective reply To the calun,.aior