The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1841-12-28
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
MONDAY, Dec. p, 1871.


After the reading of the Journal,
Mr., EVERETT and Mr. JOHN c. CT ARK,
by general consent presented petitions.
Mr. WARD moved that the House postpone the
special order for hour, (cries of to- morrow, or
until TO- morrow to give an opportunity for the presen-
taon OF petitions. M#
Mr. WISE said he should prefer to pass the
pending resolution and amendments in order TO refer
the undispued parts Of The Message Several standing
comnlttees--am9 them that on Naval Atairs--were
unable 10 until these references had been order
ed, though vast amount OF buslnc had accunuiat-
ed for them.
Mt GlDDlNGS wished that the gentleman from
New York CHR. WarJ) would amend his motion for
the purpose of receiving reports of committees, as well
peti mons. Il;
Nh WARD said he would modify it so as to in
cIu,le resolutions with petitions
Mr. FILLMORE remarked that the unfinished de-
bate on the reference of the Tariff was most un-
profitable one and it desirable that il should be
speedily terminated. He hoped that the House
would agree end it, and take the question soon
as the gentleman, who had the floor Tor this morning,
should have finished his remarks.
Mr.. PROFFIT said that the gentleman from New
York might easily effect that object by Withdrawing
his resolution referring this subject to the Committee
on Manufactures.
MIR. FILLMORE said he should leave the House
to decide the question.
Mr.. MckEON expressed his earnest desire that
petitions might be allowed. Twenty minutes
would suffice.
Mr.. ADAMS said he would give notice that if the
presentation of petitions should now be permitted, il
would not be finished in twenty minutes (GeneraI
laughter.)
Objections being generally made to the reception
the motion, the Speaker annoni ced as the general
dtrs, the unfinished business If Thursday,-the gen
iIeman from OhiJ MIR. Weer) being enii led to I'd,
floor
DLBATE ON THE REFERENCE OF THE TARIFF
MIR. WELLER addressed the House tol nearly
an hour, rep yang IN tie first place To of the
oes.t ceneu,cs th,omn UPON his party by Mr. Arnold
Itu,sAay. lie deirnucd the course of that par "
and denounced that OF the W hugs condt inning mo,
enphau ally all he "e"sules ol the last ~. "a :. :,
sion us we'd ae IN. mode. tnen adnpr d Ivy tue Viii
Tor sui rssi's lr,'doa Of debate, lie said W..
iroi lud nicnt oi the wrlg III liiy If IL |
House, he De,ln, rails had pea.od Amcr ca,
people; and the results OF the resent elections hr
SUI anrd that cal and condemned the decision d |
the Wings. lic Iet,r ed also The course of Mr. !
Arnold and othels IN denduncing aud ubu-ing tn
President. He Mir MtEerJ had had no hand
,ho Gle ion 4 MIR ~ er bat he was compelled
cSrcl his ulIIg !, con-cienlous IN rel lion
4 Nltijud Back. The P,sdc6t in peoptittp ma !
eoutsc had done his Guly TO the Constlu ION h |
cuuutrv, andAls God
Nj. NEl,ttR al .udcd to tile qut SIT IN of refer
chct nov prpd =, aud expressed hinsrif IN favor o.
rcl, mug Nat pan OF the Message the Cunn,i,t,
uD Way aud Meats. lie declared hiIself oppose,
tl.a protective tif f. He condemned as extr.varat
the iFuplsa 81 Tue SECRETARY OF The Navy to
our Navy TO one halt the size of that OF Britain w, |
did not ne d uch Navy. The ltcl OF his cnor
mtusy Increased expenditure would b, that hlyh On
ties prot ctl,c in their influence would necessarily be
sed on pnrs ana the highest protection, verde
sieJ Ivy anutctures would thus be the G., nseouence
of tins new extravaganza. He attacked the VIM, |
Tor The non-u,lIment OF the promises of rcrench
ment made by them before they came INTO power -
They had declared that the former Administration had
created eat National Debt. Now, with mai nit, !
IN Cotgr,ss and the control of the expenditures h,i
bad totally failed to demonstrate the exislenceof thai
debt. But he charged that the contrary they hod
c Gated debt OF Sl1,00OO00, as a basis Of then |
-tuutnio US sls'elL
MIR c. III. WILLIAMS, of Tennessee, in a speech
Of about half an hour, took the ground that the idea
IF a hgh protective Tariff now entertained b,
nobody on the floor Of Congress. He considered the
icbate a mere humbug, He depressed largely upont
he general policy of partics-denounced President
Tyer for his yetocs, commended the course of the
ate retiring cabinet, denied that the results of the
elections were TO he taken any evidence of the
of the course and measures of the
Wings during the extra session by the People. lie
enounccd any responsibility onthc part Of the Wings
or the conduct of President Who (as the present
enant of the White House did reIooed in the de-
eats OF the Wings as tcstlmonic, IN his own favor
lie spoke of the new plan of inance, the Board Of
Exchequcr,' and denounced it as combination of
Sub Treasury and a National Bank The Wings of
tennessee had been rallied at the Presidential cleo