The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-09-04

ton to be made An armory TO supply the great West
with arms much needed, and be did not expect TO
x hsass SENATOR ssa f. BODY ii.
the House Of Representatives, Composed az i was of
so many members all naturally DESTROYS TO have the
location where would be most desirable to their con-
stituens)t would be perfectly ridiculous 70 suppose
that location could be made He was IN favor of in
Sitting on .hs amendment, leaving the selection to
MI. CLAY said that the West had been harped
upon, a. though this was great boon TO The West
when every Wing Representatives ercept ti0o had vo
ted against H. Hehad no particular objection to Pitts
burg but In case Of certain horrible event. which
he did not apprehend but which sometimes forced it.
self on the imaginsiion, where would be the armory
Az Ptsburg, an eastern city It the head of river
which had been said BY Mr. Randolph to be dried up
al summer and frozen up all winter. He was opposed
% i from the enormity Of the Prce-he opposed
10 Il because instead Of deciding by Congress where
the location should be, 1t would If left to the Execu-
tive, be leit tot the head Of . burean.
Mr.. BUCHANAN said, somehow or other, it was
always his fate to be drawn into an argument with the
Senator from Kentucky when be did not anticipate it,
With regast 10 the Wings voting against the mea-
sure u might be avery good argument for his political
fsisnds, but avery bad ono for bic. Mr. but If
thsy wsntin oPgostiontc the Wings, they could not
be far wrong. Why had the Senator assailed him 7
He Mr. B said nothing about Piitsburg
Mr.. CLAY. MOI but you were thinking about il.
Mr.. BUG HANAN. No, l was not thinking about
1t at the time; but there was something passing
through my mind in relation to Wing meeting which
had taken place in that city, sustaining the veto Of
President Tyler against Bank, Was Pittsbufg to
be denounced because the Senator from Kentucky
feared that the Executive might in his discretion,
lect it for site for q Western armory
\. Mr.. MOREHEAD spoke against insisting on the
benefit Of the West Pittsburg would not answer for
tA ~ / Il 81.
\ M HENDERSON thought II the views. Of the
President might be extended 900 miles beyond Pitts
burg, and still find eligible locations, there could be
object in having one az Pttsb1Ig for the benefit ofthe
West, when that at Harper's Ferry was 50 near.
Mr.. ALLEN was for leaving the subject TO the dis
erection Of the President who represented all interests
The location should be no boon TO the West, but to
The whole Union. In case war should break OUT the
armory should be where it would prove most advan-
tageous In measures of this kind they should know
no party mo sectional feeling know no North, South,
East, or West. ItreaIly appeared to him they were
treating this subject though this country was like
the republic of Athens, which was not much larger
than the county in which he Mr. A.. resided. u APP
should be any fear about Executive discretion or Elk
ecutiye patronage in the selection of site for an ar
Dory, when the same gentlemen had voted to place
ten millions at the disposal of President Van Buren,,
to resist aggression. When that bill passed he must
confess that he trembled in his seat and observed to
his political friends that he considered il the greatest
compliment ever paid 70 mortal man. Yet now (said
Mr.. A. these very gentlemen who could vote to place
the money of the nation and the muscles and snews OF
their fellow at the discretion of the Executive,
with the sweat scarce wiped from their hands occa-
stoned exertons Ia the late Presidential con-
test cannot trust President Tyler with discretion TO
make selection fol common site for armory Tor
the benefit of the common country. a ~ .t
Mr.. BENTON read . statement to show that y
was a Kentucky question, for that, out of eleven
eifae Gvah ad bao, nd hraa okenn IF in
l MI. MOREHEAD repealed the assertion that any
Senator on this side had attempted to make party
question Of the subject had they ever said they
could not trust the President He would soon trust
to the discretion Of President Tyler to any other
man, but he did not conceive this was subject Of
Executive discretion.
\. Mr., WOODBRIDGE spoke in favor Of insisting
on the amendment The West was difficult to define,
such had been its vast growth and increase within
few short years. There had been West the far West
and in little while he presumed there would be the
ultra far West. 81 ygs8aE .ss&s kG3l XIV so& @#
After some further debate, the question was taken
insisting on the amendment, and decided In the
affirmative: aa@ 8&a# tG.saI
\ YEAS-Messrs Allen, Barrow, Benton, Buchan-
an Clay, Of Alabama, Cuthbert, Fulton, Henderson
King, Linn, McRoberts, Mouton, Nicholson, Pres
pan, Walker, White, Woodbridge, Woodbury.
Wright, Young lua
. NAYS-Messrs. Archer, Bates, BerreD, Choate
Clay, of Kentucky, Clayton, Dixon, Evans, Graham
Huntington, Kerr, Mangum, Miller. Morehead
Phelps, Porter, Prentss Simmons, Smith, of Indiana
-19. U Gf 4r.sgy. @e 51 64aaaHfs .-s.
K The bill from the House making appropriations for
therepar of the Potomac Bridge was read first and
second time by its te and referred to the COMMITTEES
on the District of Columbia. yE, @
The bin to carry into effect the provisions of the
treaty with Mexico was retu rned with amendments
from the House, and on motion Of MI. PRESTON,
referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations
Mr.. RIVES soon after reported the bill back to the
Senate, recommending that the amendments be con-
Cured in which was agreed to, and the bill finally
passed. .,..I ..,,-..~..r, .... ...r
T;@ THE REVENUE BILL. ..u .a+
This bill was then taken up, and several amend
ments of the committee and others were, after some
conversation, agreed TO- the effect of which was to
place palm leaf boracic acid sumac, clones, bleaching
ponder, and cream Of tartar in the list OF articles ex
empted from duty. tsaH ~. -as% u.-,.a u. aaa.
Mr.. WOODBURY. would submit an amendment,
which he did desire have considered then, but
to lay over until Monday 1t was 10 insert among the
list Of free articles tea and Coffee and that the duty
on salt and molasses be reduced one haD from the
year 1912 lS45; after which to be entirely exempt
Mr.. BENTON sent an amendment to the Chair,
to the effect that coarse blankets should be admitted
Mr.. BUCHANAN said he was induced to offer
an amendment. Within the limits of the compromise
act he would protect the manufactures Of the country
Ii we'll known that there iron in Pennsylva-
MIA equal to the best English iron for railroads, enough
indeed 10 supply the whele world. The amendment
he would offer he desired in at the 9Th section
Of the bill. - NV .N,e5 $500
The effect # this amendment was to repeal all the
laws which admitted iron for railroads free of duty.
Mr. CLAY said he did not know that he should
have any objection to this amendment. The policy
was when there was large amount Of revenue on
hand 10 admit this article free of duty for the
agemen Of railroads But as there large quanti
rers he thought he should support the proposition par
ticulary il would add very considerably to the
venue. @FgF5l.. t Ii .
Mr. BUCHANAN would support it if there was
no iron in the country Was there any reason why
corporations should have this article free Of duty,
while the farmer subjected to tax on the iron
used in his plough In Pennsylvania there were i'm
mense beds of this iron ore, beside the COAL and he
hoped that duty would be placed on railroad as well
as on any other iron. ....er. VIZ. +.I4 .g'