The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-08-24

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Mr. KING s4a5 he Trsposaliss q he s4nsa0r from
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sraent 90 The articles Dsed bt The SGihesn States
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ariicies he conlen5ed thai Tins AneDdneni Sas Dr.
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s6sas 10 aaos his Rne0&Dent and 20 pass tA< DaA-
trltulon BAL Al this Eruz Season thes prepared ~
high LaEEtsoa 90 their FeoF6s.
Mr. BEkRlEN SAID be WAS Representative q
Southern State and had offered tie ameD1Meni wEh
slew 10 The lnisfesis Of his constituents tie bs-
Ieyed il was ada tfed 70 thls purpose Il would Rot
nllr o. reSc The power u Congress 10 FegClAie the
tarH sgtjes shea the for ttaa purpose arrFed
There was 10 pfgYisO that eOgid prevent iuiure
Congress from goHg beyont The Posissons q ths
Compromise sci If they th0ogbs prpf<rs BOT ~ Ills
amendment BE now asked p-eason oftbs Senate
thai te trosiscns q the ConproGsie sci should b
ohssr.ssd Ard This ali they could secure ~ any
s.nsnd Dert bot be very mach 2OuDtad whether tbs
pOuId pass
MI. KING said tie Amendment would be earned
BY the otb-r side ard that BY The ghes8 iarlf en
40 the Senate The amendment ihEi lie Mr. h bad
offered, and which immediately rsl1eted by ihe
tsrif men pF0tld.d thai the DESTRUCTION should CEASE
and 70 he renewed ~heDsses The rate 81 cuiy %
49, 11 sAFsar
klch the Senator 81 tie charscaefs was
10 be srcer1ed by them How could the Senator ex
plain this de asked Souihern Den 10 ponder Eeii
how They voted for distribution when BY they would
create Necessity for an increased raie % anes "
der the plea Of which Necessity others would IN
and Increase the dunes On articles consumed
~ the South.
Mr. CALHOUN believed there was much more
probability Of preserving the conpoise without than
win the amendment; and therefore, without going
annsDdrosni
Nj. cUTaBERT opposed the amendment.
Mr.. EVANS sasd hr should vote FOR the amend
useni object modify the Senators amend
usept 70 the form be wished The amendment to Tie
amendment then accepted By general consent a
modification
Mr. BEgRIES said perhaps be might modify the
amendment 10 meet the views 81 the Senate. IRON
Alabama Mi. King b. sFeclfsing the rate q eu'y
fixed BY The Compfoise act, instead Of referring 10
The itself
Some conversation arose By MesSrs. WALKER,
ALLEN and others who eI pressed the desire that
should be modified, BY specifying the rate 10 that
manner.
Nj ALLEN had an amendment. which be had
drawn from tie COMPROMISE sct 70 insert after the
word. the Of duty f1ed BY that st the words,
70 WI % per ceniuD 90 the value Of such imports
or an OF them.
Mr. BERRiEN accepted tina, modification OF
the anne ndHeni
Ater furtber remarks by Messrs. WOODBURY.
and BEBRlES, the amendment was adopted, as FOL
lows:
YEAS Messrs. Allen, Archer, Barrow, Bayard,
Berrlen Calhoun Clay, Of Alabama, Clay, of KEN
lucky, Clayton, Futon, Graham Hebderssn, Kerr,
King, Mangum Mernck, Motehead Porter Pres
Ton, Sewer, s.anons, Smith, Of lad, Tallnatge,
Wslker-2i
NAYs-Messrs Bate, Benton. Buchanan, Choate,
Dixon Evans. Huntington Linn, Miller Prentiss,
Southland, Stu geon, IapPan, " hne, Williams, Wood
bridge, Wnghi, YOung-ls
MI LINN renewed bis amendment, offered in
Committee to strike out the first nine sections OF the
bill whIch contain the provision for the distribution,
and insert provision sppsopra,ing permanently the
oet' q ne asps .h "a the common defence O
MIR. LINN briefly adverted to his arguments before
made IN favor Of Tins proposition, viz the necessity
Of the defence Of the country this crca Iuncure
The cons;liutIonaiiy Of tins mode Of applying the pro-
ceeds Of the laBds, and its adaPedness avoid the
sgiauons that would arise between different interests
Mr.. SMITH, Of Indiana said the amendnen, had
been fully discussed before and be did not intend To
repeat The argument poIong the discussion on the
bill he would merely say that proposed TO change
The entire nature Of the ILL., and be hoped would mol
be adopted
AMER some remarks BY Mr.. BENTON. in favor OF
the amendment, j, was rejected Teas IL NAYS %
Mr.. WOODBURY. offered an amendment provi
ding that 10 case during The existence Of this act any
necessity shall arise to borrow money 10 meet the ne
cEssttiex OF Government then dxtr,l AL
cease during the continuance of such necessity and
iii any dett thus incurred had been eIuneuished
Mr. CLAY, OF hentucky, sand the gentleman and
his friends had created large debt which il was now
incumbent Oh the present Administration 10 paw and
might be necessary To effect further loan 10 Deem
bef, TO meet the wants OF the Treasury. The amend
ment would destroy the bill
MI CALHOUN wished the Senator, if he had
any information that there would be a neceSs Nv TO
make further loan for the Treasury in December
IN ley before the Senate, Loans were 10 be made
and the pubic debt To be increased by this econoica
Administration, which would lead TO an infringement
Ut the Compromise act.
Mr.. CLAY said If the Revenue hill nassad he
hoped there would be necessity for a further loan
ana tha IN tour years they would he able pay off the
debts Of the late Administration and meet the current
expenses oil Government under the decreasing rcve-
nue. IL nlght be necessary to make an addtmnal
loan OF some three, four OF five mihons in ssen,ep
Der to anticipate the from the Revenue Bill he
hoped not however.
Af' w oODBUKf said although the extra SEES
sion was called TO meet The deficiency of the Treasu
~, estimated at SIX millions in september and loan
had been provided If twelve millions vel no money
had been rro~ed except million and half
he 1t"hse VI the extra session had been about a
hall million; and thus IT appeared that there was
but deficiency OF about mill on, about which SO
much cry of debt had been raised.
CLAY wished TO correct the Senator in a point
OF Tact The extra session was called to meet a
deficiency that would exist in, September There
had been no u cii declaration made The proclama.
'Inn conNenlng Congress spoke in general terms of
me wants =" The Treasury and the ia which il
had been left by the late Administration as the cause