The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1841-12-22
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HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES,

After the reading Of the Journal,
Mr.. BRIGGS offered u resolution nstrucing the
Committee on Post Offices and P st Roads, to inquire
into the eIpcdiency OF abolishing the Thanking priv
lege Of diminishing the general rates Of postage, and
OF equallzng the postage newspapers, &c. He
asked the general consent for its introduction.
Mr.. w. COST JOHNSON objected. The ic
solution therefore was not received
Mr.. p. G. GOODE moved that the Report of the
Secretary of the Treasury called for last by
vote OF the Housed rcati,eto sales of public ands
in Ohio, lie referred TO the COMMITTEE on Public
Lands
pLBArE ON THE REFERENCE OF The rARlrr.
The House then resumed The consideration Of Mr.
FIlnore resolution for referring To the Committee on
Manufactures that portion OF the President, Message
which relates to Tariff pending Mr.. Athettons
amendment to refer it to the Committee ofvWays and
Means.
MIR. SELLERS, who had the floor Yesterday at
the adjournment addressed the House in favor OF the
reference 10 the Committee Manufactures In
supporting this reference he was not governed by
his views the subject of protective tariff but by
his understanding of the duties of the several com
mittees and by the uniform usagcs Of the House in
referring the subject OF the tart to The Committee
on Manufactures.
He then declared himself in favor Of a protective
tariff. He considered the time proptiolls for its
adoption. The Treasury was empty; and there was
now an opportunity to carry out, pa,d pasSu the two
grand objects of revenue and protection as present.
ed in the Message itself
He condemned the idea Of horizontal tariff, and
commented with some severity both upon that and
" the iorty-bale theory.
He asserted the very unequal operation of the pre-
sent system, 10y which HE producers ofcoton enjoyed
advantages over every other portion of the country
lie ella med for tobacco the aid frealiatory leg.la
ton, and enlarged upon the onerous restrictions now
laid IN Europe upon the importation OF that article
the second in amount on the list of our exports
Mr. p G. GOODE, from the Committee on En-
rolled Bills, reported that that committee had examined
the bill making. appropriations npart for the Civil De-
partment and had found the same TO lie correctly en-
rolled The bill then received the signature Of the
Speaker
Mr. LINN followed ia favor Of the reference to
the Committee on Manufactures and in defence of a
protective tariff. He urged the adoption of a mid
die ground, and the abandonment of ultra positions
on both sides That middle ground" was the pro-
lection of domestic manufactures by discriminating
duties under tariff sufficient for HE mere purposes
OF revenue lie attacked the doctrine Cot Mi Rhett)
that revenue and protection were incompatible.
lie enlarged upon the general subject of tariff for
some time. lie insisted that the question of the re.
specyc interests of free and slave labor had nothing
TO do with the ohlec in yiew,-when
MIR. ) FANL4 interrupted him to submit TO the
Char whether such remarks were in order on a mere
question OF reference 10 committee.
The SPEA kER was understood to decide that the
remarks were in order
Mr.. WISE hoped there might be no Interrupt
tons TO the debate lie desired that there mig he
equal privileges accorded to ALL
Mr.. STANl.f satd that there would be intetrup.
tions OF this Kind often as such irrelevant illusions
were tndugod M
MroWisE renewed bis wish lhat al gtt ENJOY
equal nights IN reply.
Mr.. KliETi asked the gentleman i'on New
OH Mr. Linn) What Souhrrn gentleman on this
pr had made that issue between the intcfesis vi
slave labor aud free labor 3
MrtLlNN replied that he had not charged or i'm.
piled hat any gent enan had offered that issue He
txplsiu Il Lis osi(ions at some length and he soon
after concluded his remarks,
Mr. l,AYNER opposed the resolution ana aJyo.
Gated lhe reference 10 the Committee on WAYS and