The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-02-06

uo@ showed lhat there was an absolute necessity for
concentration Of all our strength He here alluded
to the daring ambition OF Great Britain and the pre-
cautions necessary 10 be observed by TO prevent
gression from SO formidable rival He saw the dan
ger IN the distance and for one raised his voice In
favor OF preparation.
While the latter gentleman abiding TO the in
cdental questions the tariff, which had been ag
tated during the debate, he yielded the floor for the
purpose OF explanation, TO MIR. BARNARD. And the
Reporter departs from the usual order Of publication to
give the explanation of Mr. b. supposng TO be moth
ing more than just that Mr. BIS own understanding
OF his proposition should be distinctly put forth
Mr.. BARNARD, in explanation, said that he
should desire TO have opportunity of saying a few
words more before this discussion closed chiefly by
way ofreafrmng the propositions he had introduced
and of going into some further explanations.
will now only say Continued Mr.. b ! that if am
referred to as having introduced any proposition for
protective tariff il Is entire mistake. say it is
entire mistake.
riff is regularly before the committee. My PROPOSE
ton to strike out the enacting clause and then
did give notice that il that notion prevailed should
when we came into the House, move the House that
It send the subject of supplying the wants of the
Treasury back TO the Committee of Ways and Means,
with instructions to report two bills that the object Of
one of the bills should be to borrow ten millions ofdo
lars, upon bond scrip and that the object of the
other should be TO supply TO the revenue deficit which
was certain to take place in the year 1912 And the
proposition that il should be supplied by levying
duties articles coming into the country free or
nearly free l named several OF the articles; said
wines, silks spices and other articles being iuxuries
and proposed that the Committee of w avs and Means
to that extent should be instructed; and expressly
say in the instructions, that they to keep
themselves within the terms and policy of the com
promise act There is proposition here for pro-
Iective tariff-nothDg of the sort. Ii is true that
when came al last 10 wind up my remarks and to
fer TO what L. humble individual hoped would be
the policy of the coming Administration, expressed
the hope that tariff for (within the compro-
mise act) might be SO arranged by compromise as that
that might continue TO afford protection against the
aggressons of foreign Legislatures. But there was
not single remark made by me in my speech the
other day which could by possibility, lead to the sup
position that was in favor of protective tariff; and
if any supposes (indeed have been charged
often in the of the debate with making pro-
position not only for tariff, but high protective ta-
rif) say such not my sentiments nor have made
such proposition. What wish especially TO
say Isl that there proposition before the committee
emanatng from me, TO be made by me- for any other
tariff than simply tariff foi revenue, and without
any regard whatever to tariff f protection.
Mr.. GARLAND having concluded
MIR. ADAMS then obtained the floor, and express
ed his intention to for the bill 1t was not for
him. at that time TO discuss the by which the
Treasury had been brought into its present condition
but as the deficiency did exist he willing to sup
ply It, not from any party considerations, but because
he held it right that the Government should have
means to pay its debts
Mr.. A. then proceeded to argue that the means of
repaying these Treasury notes with interest thereon,
ought to have been provided for by the bill. This,
however, had always been omitted and when Trea-
sury notes asked for the of repaying them
had always been neglected. 1t had been put off from
time to time, and against that omission he now
raised his voice. He would never so far as he was
concerned issue notes in any FORM whether shnplas
tiers, bonds or otherwise, without providing means Of
paying them. He would never issue single dollar
without providing means for paying that dollar As
regarded the mode of relieving the Treasury the pre-
sent time, he would not say but that in case they had
the majority in both Houses he would not have pre-
ferred regular loan.
Mr.. A. then proceeded to condemn the course pur-
sued by some members in discussing the measures OF
the coming Administration beforehand when it could
not possibly be known. what course Gen. Harrison
would think proper to pursue. Gentlemen had been
discussing the subject of extra session. National
Bank, the public lands and other measures when they
did not know the opinion of the President elect
What, he would ask, the use of debating on the
propnety OF calling an extra session, when they could
not tell whether Gen. Harrison would think proper to
call or not 2 The President was authorized to
convene Congress, when he should deem it expedent
1t all depended upon his opinions therefore what
ner OF good could result from discussion at this time
on such measure, when they had means of know
ing what the views of the President would be But
the House had been doing what was done in private
life they had been settling the affairs of the nation
they had been talking about the next Administration
tue new caplnet ana SO on In TACT they had all been
cabinet makers. That being the case, however, he
rather surprised that cabinet makers should have
shown so little mercy to the manufacturers of the
North.
Mr.. A. then proceeded to notice a newspaper rumor
to the effect that Mr. Wise to be the leader oil
the Wing party in the House under the new Admi
nistration.
This drew out Mr.. WISE in repeated explanations
and the debate merged into of unpleasant cha
racer, involving the merits of the antiduelling law
etc.
Mr.. WISE replied at some length to the remarks
of Mr.. ADAMS, SO far as they concerned him perso-
naly.
Mr.. w. COST JOHNSON then obtained the floor,
and pending his remarks the committee lose.
On motion of Mr.. LINCOLN
The House adjourned.