The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-09-02

.sno" pocc IN tndt city, SUSTAINING the veto OF
President Tyler against Bank. Was Pitsburg TO
pc denounced because the Senator from Kentucky
feared that the Executive might in his disc eon
lect Il for site for Western arniory
Mr.. MOREHEAD spoke against insisting the
amendment. II the amendment was intended for the
dement, OF the West, PitsbuIg would not answer for
that purpose
Mr. HENDERSON thought, If the views Of the
President might be extended 600 miles beyond Pits
burg and sun lind eligible locations there could be
object IN having Pittsburg for the benefit of the
West when that at Harper's Ferry
Mr.. ALLEN was for leaving the subject To the dis
creon OF the President who represented all interests
The location should be no boon to the West, but TO
the whole Union In case should break out the
arinoy should be where il would prove most adyan-
tageous In measures of this kind they should know
no party no sectional feelingknow North, South,
East, or West IL really appeared to him they were
treaung TINS subject though this country WINS like
the republic of Athens, which not much larger
than the county IN which he Mr. A } resided. II APP
Peared somewhat strange to him. however, that there
should be any fear about Executive discretion or Ex-
ecutive patronage in the selection Of site for
mory, 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 TO mortal man. Yet now (said
Mr. these very gentlemen who could vote to place
the money of the nation and the muscles and snews Of
with the sweat scarce wiped from their hands occa-
stoned by their exerohs in the late Presidential
test cannot trust President Tyler with discretion to
make selection fo common site for an armory for
the benefit of the common country
Mr., BENTON read statement to show that it
was Kentucky question: for that, out Of eleven
sites five had been near and three spoken of in Ken
lucky.
Mr.. MOREHEAD repealed the assertion that any
Senator on this side had attempted TO make party
nf ba snIia had HOY
could not trust the President. He would as
to the discretion Of President Tyler as 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 difficult TO define,
such had been its vast growth and increase within
few short years. There had been West, the far West
and in a little while he presumed there would be the
ultra far West.
After some further debate, the question was taken
on insisting on the amendment, and decided in the
affirmative:
Y YEAS-Messrs. Allen, Barrow, Benton Buchan-
an, Clay, of Alabama, Cuthberi, Fulton Henderson
King, Linn, McRoberts, Moulon Nicholson Pres
ton, Sewer, Smith, of Connecticut, Sturgeon, Tap
pan, Walker, White, Woodbridge, Woodbury.
Wright, Young-24
NAYS-Messrs Archer Bates, Berrien, Choate
Clay, of Kentucky, Clayton, Dixon, Evans, Graham
Huntington, Kerr, Mangum, Miller, Morehead
Pheps Porter, Prentiss, Simmons Smith, Of Indiana
10
The bill from the House making appropriations for
the repair of the Potomac Bridge read first and
second time by its ile and referred to the Committee
on the District of Columbia
The bill to carry into effect the provisions of the
treaty with Mexico was returned with amendments
from the House. and, on motion of Mr.. PRESTON,
referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations,
MIR. RlVES soon after reported the bill back TO the
Senate, recommending tina, the amendments be con-
CURED in; which was agreed to- and the bill finally
passed
THE REVENUE BILL
This bill was then taken up, and several amend
ments of the committee and others were, after some
conversations agreed 10, the effect of which was to
place pain leaf boracic acid Sunac ciores bleaching
popder and cream Of tartar in the list OF articles
empted from duty.
Mr.. WOODBURY. would submit an amendment,
which he did not desire to have considered them but
to lay over until Monday. 1t to insert among the
list Of free articles tea and coffee and that the duty
on salt and molasses be reduced haD from the
year 1912 to 1886 after which to be entirely exempt,
ed.
Mr.. BENTON sent an amendment TO the Chair,
to the effect that blankets should be admitted
free Of duty
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
1t was well known that there iron in Pennsyva-
MIA equal to the best English iron for railroads. enough
indeed TO supply the whole world The amendment
he would offer he desired to in the 9th section
of the bill
The effect Of 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 admit this article free of duty for the encour
agement of railroads But as there large quanti-
ty of iron in this country, and extensive manufactu-
rers he thought he should support the proposition par
tculary it would add very considerably to the re-
venue.
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 pough2 In Pennsylvania there were i'm
beds of this iron ore, beside the coal and he
hoped that duty would be placed railroad as well
as any other iron.
Mr. KING made remarks, understood to be
in opposition to the amendment. The question was
not whether there iron in Pennsylvania, but was
it man uacured TO create proper supply for the
purpose Of facilitating these roads
Mr.. HUNTINGTON would suggest whether il
would not be better to let the subject lie until the
first of the week; which suggestion acquesced in
and the bill passed over informally.
MIR SEWER asked the Senate to indulge him in
taking up the bill in which one of his Chocaw breh
rem was deeply interested he had been waiting here
for long time in expectation of having it acted on
The Senate then proceeded to consider the bill to
provide for the satisfaction Of the outstanding Choc
taw reservations under the nineteenth article of the
treaty Of Dancing Ratit creek, of September 1880
Mr.. SEWER explained the objects of the bill and
advocated il with great zeal.
Mr. HENDERSON spoke in opposition, and
Messrs. BENTON and WALKER in its favor, and
after some further remarks the bill ordered to be
engrossed for third reading.
The Senate then adjourned.