Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1841-07-22

MeSSrS. 1restou lTOiH -. w '
La. and Henderson of Miss, voIing against
il.
MIR. Wrigh, then offered long amend.
ment containing several restrictive ana
penal provisions which was ordered To be
printed, aud the Senate adjourned alter a
seven hours session.
mentioned 10 you yesterday that the
Distribution Bill had passed. Tho eH-
citemcn, is still very great against it-bn'
no, probably greater than it deserves 10
day the Loan Bill is upin The House, pro-
posing to borrow for the necessities OF Tue
Government, II, ,O0O.0 900 of dollars. To vote
away on one day from three 10 fve mil
| lions Of dollars annually out o! The Treasury
10 The S,a,cs aud the neat day proposing To
borrow II. 100000. Blu, unfortunately, the
profigacy aud foil v olthis measure does uo'
stop with The mere loss of money. from CIV
ing TO the people with one hand and taking
| from them with the other. IL establishes
perpetual protective Tariff. So large an
abstraction from the Treasury must ncces-
sariIy require heavy duties on imports 20
supply the abstraction; and this, have no
doubt, was the leading motive for proposing
the Bill. Ii violates the Compromise Act.
Tha, Act says that after 40 the duties
should he laid "lor such revenue as may be
needed for an economical administration ot
the Government" II is consistent with
the terms or spirit of this Act to give away
the revenue, aud thus raise prcrcxt 10 lay
on high duties to supply the revenue. Is
This an economical administration OF the
Government! aud can such III arrange.
mcut intended TO afford protection 10 man.
ulacturers. be any thing else but a proicc'
live Tariff! Ii is useless To attempt, TO dis
suisc the matter. The object Of the Bill,
really is. To change The whole nature uf our
Government, and make il, what the Fed
eralists have even strivcn 10 make il-n
consolidated Government. a protective
Tariff and Government without lImta-
ion ofpnwers, ii this bill passes The Sen
ate. is fastened on the counry-unlcss the
great conservative principle of State in
lcrposiiion arrest it. If submitted TO, II
will only be The beginning Of IL new system
Of Government. hy which all taxation will
centre here. aud The States as independent
Sovercisnlics he lnnhilaled. Let your
people see this. and they will he safe; but
lie, them not look here for relief.
In the House bill was reported. ma
king appropriations for (orliica,ions and
the suppression Of Indian hoslilitics. MIR.
AIhenon moved 10 rcc0mmt the bill with
instructions TO app:opriale the proceeds Of
The public lands to this purpose. The
Speaker decided the motion was out OF
order, aud the decision was backed by the
majority OF The House. Mr.. Pickens said
he desired to ask question of the Select
Commiltee on the Currency, not only for
the information Of The House. but the coun-
try. Some weeks ago bill! from the SEN
ute TO repeal the Independent Treasury
law was taken from The Committee Of
Ways and Means under very peculiar cir
cums,ances, aud referred TO the Select
Committee, under the expectation Of The
declaration made on the floor, that they
woull speedily report some decided action,
rs the Committee Of Ways and Means
were not then prepared to do so. Mr.. p.
most respectfully inquired when report on
this bill might be expecsea-if during the
sesisoB-a.d in what shape!
Mr.. Sergeant said he recoIccled that
when The reference Of the bill had nccn un-
der debate. it had been said that in the
Committee of WAYS and Means there was
'an undercurrent." now in the Commute
on the Currency there was no current at
all. The committee had had the bill un-
der their consideration aud carefully ex-
amincd it. aud would soon be prepared to
say in what shape The bill shoald he rcpor
ted To the lIuusc: but the time To make
that report had not. in the judgement Of
that committee yet arrived.
The resolution Offered bv Mr.. Warren
of Georgia to amend the rules 50 as to limit
every speaker to one hour and no member
to speak more than once on any question.
came up and it was passed-aycs III,
noes IS. 4 bill was then taken up ma
king further provision fpr unarics in this
District. and il was passed. The bill 10
establish a National Debt of IL millions
was then taken up, and was debated by
Messrs. Fillmore and Barnard in favor Of
it. aud Mr.. Gordon of n. Y. in opposition,
and at late hour, the House adjourned,
without any question being taken.
WASHINGTON. July s, 1911.
ia the Senate, to day, Mr.. Linn contin-
ued his remarks on The heproscription Tor "pin-
ions sake. aud read sumo very powerful
arguments from Mr.. Senator Tyler on The
subject, in which r'e practice i denounced
in the sloneest language The Bank bill
was then taken up. and Mr.. Walker pro
posed an Amendment making il incumbent
on the officers ol the Institution annually
to report The transactions al the Bank.-
This was supported by Mcssrs. Walker,
Woodbury.. Culhber,, Centon, Clay, of Al
ALBANIA. Calhoun, aud King, and opposed
by Mr.. Clay, ofKcn,ucky, aud ncgatived
-ayes 23, Noes %. One Wing (Alr.
Henderson, voting in favor of IL MIR. Wal
ker then moved an amendment, which
would give auy ten or more stockholders
The right TO examine the accounts of the
Bank This was supported by Mcssrs.
Walker aud Buchanan, and opposed by
Mr.. Clay, of Kentucky, and was carried
-ayes u, noes 23: Two Wings, Messrs.
Porter and Prcnriss, voting in favor OF ii.
Mr., Benton then moved an amendment.
providing iha, book should be kept. IN
which all the notes offered for discount and
Il. ..,..o ,,.o. 4, mr. rein.