Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-08-05
PROCEEDINGS on CONGRESS.
COrresg oadeIes Of the BssisnoTe American.
WASHINGTON, August 3. is4a.
TUESDAYS PRoCEEDLN'Gs.
UNITED STATES SENATE.
MnRNISa pIrsfNESS
MORNING BUSINESS.

The Journal having been read, Nir CHOATl
presented memorial IN reference TO the drawbscl
on spirits.
A Report was presented from the Treasury De
partmeni, informing the Senate Of the manner o
keeping the public money.
Mir C1tOATE called for the consideration Eth,
Bal makios an appropriation to supply dehoien'
cy in the Naval Pension fund. MIR Choate made
On able defence Of the Bill, ard one winch wa.
equally ereduable TO his coed sense and his good
feeling.
Reasons were given at length why the Bill should
PAYS. There were was stated less than $50 vi
dows and $50 orphans. The pay to orphan.
was diminishing every day by their arriving at
the age OF ~, and the widows were diminish
ing by marriage and by death. Mr. Choate 10
tended the Bill in a very handsome and able
manner, aud gave many reasons why the Bill
should pass. He said that false hopes had been
held out TO those widows end orphans by granting
them the pension. They supposed it was TO be
permanent, and he regarded t as but Just that II
should he.
MIR WILLIAMS Of Maine replied at some length
AMI in opposition to the Bill and a general debne
nrosc upon the merits Of the ques tion, in which
Messrs. SEWER, ARCHER and Others took part.
The question was then taken, and the amendment
pending rejected 10y a vote Of 81 TO ~. The ef.
feet of this is important, and IL is necessary that
the present recipients should know tho effect OF
this action. is to preserve the spirit OF the Pen
sion Law Of August isii, which repeats the Pen
sion Law, of 1887, at the close Of the present ses
sion OF Congress. The Law of 1897 will b. in
operation after the adjournment.
This subject being disposed Of, MIR WILLIAMS
Of Maine, proposed an amendment which met with
more favor. This was that the payment OF pen
sons hereafter should conform to the act Of 1885,
the pay is to &c the same, and the modes of ap.
pliance. This amendment was carried SEM c1s.
MIR BENTON Of Mo. proposed another, to the
effect that the pension payments and those allowed
TO the military be made to conform to each other.
MIR BENTON stated that his object was 10 make
the two conform. He considered the difference OF
The two very prejudicial 10 each other.
The amendment was briefly debated by Messrs.
ARCHER of Va and WILLIAMS Of Me. and
then rejected without a count. The Bill was then
reported TO the Senate, and after concurrence in
the amendment of Dir Williams, adopted in the
Committee
Mr. WHITE ofTndana proposed further amend
ments, which gave rise 10 a postponemcnt OF the
Bill until Tomorrow.
COMMITTEE OF CONFERENCE.
MIR PRESTON OF S. C. moved the Committee
oi Conference proposed yesterday by the Committee
Of Finance, but postponed until to-day. The Com.
by III. chair.
REVENUE BILL.
The Revenue bill was then taken up on the mo
ton of Mr. EVANS of.Me,
MIR BAGBY OF Ala was entitled to the floor
and addressed the Senate at length in one OF the
most bitter and vindciive speeches have heard in
either House OF Congress, or upon the stump. MIR
Bagby said all lie could within the limits Of Par
liamentary debate in abuse Of the Wings in the
Senaie-in the House Of Represen,atives-and in
the country; applying the epthets of "log cabin"
coon. skim" "cder barrel" Whisgery 10 the Seua
tors before him. calling them the vas,als Of dicta.
ton, and MIR Clay the Dictator. Even the name OF
Ger. Harrison, though long since dead, did not es-
cape the calumny OF 4 severe and acrimonious poll
tieian. MIR Tyler was partially defended though
MIR Basby wished the world 20 understand thai he
was not Tyler man or any thing approximating to
H. General Harrison was pronounced TO have beer
man without principle, and MIR Tyler 10 have been
elected without principle.
The Land Bill was opposed as unnecessary mn
Just and unconstitutional
MIR BERRlEN OF Georgia continued the discus
sion, and was listened TO with much interest," He
expected that the present Bill would be vetoed and
more than this, that another Bill would be intro
duced. When it came he should then be ready 10
nssume the high position assumed Yesterday by the
Senator from Virginia, (Mr Archery He could no.
conceive that thus carly the Senator was right in
the bod ground he hsd taken. Upon the present
question MIR gave his hearers 10 understand he
should not vote.
MIR WOODBURY. observed tina, this Demo
cratie) side would abide by the old Distribution law
(Which would be suspended should the duties 20
above twenty per cent? but the proviso in this bill
made new distribution, and was insisted on by
those upon the other side. And this was what was
likely TO defeat the bill.
Aiter some explanations by Messrs CRlTTEN
DEN and BERRlEN-
MIR WRIGHT said that the success of this bill
rested on the motion TO strike out the proyso-and
single vote might determine the question in the
SenAIe.
The question was then taken on striking out the
pIogiso. and II was decided in the hegative-yeas
%. nays &c
vail. O'D NV PIC
MIR TAPPAN then submitted the following n
mendment, viz:
lind De u further enacted, That whenever the Pre-
sdent OF The United States shall receive satisfactory
evidence that the corn, flour, and sailed provisions
exported from the United States IN vessels owned
by cit zens OF the U. or admitted free OF duty in.
TO the several ports Of any European State or King
uom, ne shall make PROCLAMATION thereof TO the
people fthe United States; and thoreupon, after
The expiration of three months after the date Of such
proclamation, the duties imposed by this act upon
all articles the growth manufacture OF such State
or kingdom admitting such corn, -four or sailed
provision free of duty so far the same exceeded
twenty per cent ad valotem shall be thenceforlh
loren, and more.
MIR MERRlCK moved 10 amend the nncndmen,
Ny adding, "and unmanufictured tobacco
Mr. WALKER moved to include "cottonn
nor TAPPAN advocated ais amendment, and en-
ceaVOred 10 show the advantage which would enure
10 tbs rs well as other countries by its adoption
Mr. EVANS opposed the amendment, and con
tended, for reasons which he assigned, that the a.
mendment would not have the efsc; desired
Mr. MFAlRlCK stated the motives which induced
him 10 submit his amendment.
MIR WALKER expressed his opinion that the
modification ofthe Senator from Maryland would
destroy the amendment Of the Senator from Ohio
Mr. MERRlCK called for 1he yeas and nays on
MS amendment TO the amenGmcni and, being taken,
resulied-Ytas 81, nays 10.
Mr. mERRICk moved further TO amend the
amendment by striking out the words "Gree cC
duty" and inserting the words cat rate Of duty
not exc edlng twenty per cent ad rdlOrsm;" ana he
called Tor the yeas and nays, which were ordered
and the question was decided IN the negative
Yeas &c; Nays %.
The question was then taken on the amendment
oI Mr. Tappan. amended and il was decided in
the negative-Yess lG; Nays 90, as follows:
YEAS -messTs Allen. BIgby. Benton, Calhoun.
Cuihbeft, Fulton, Kiog, Linn, MeRoberts Sewer
Smith Of Connecticut, Sturgeon, 1appan, Walker
Wilcox. and Young-l6
NAYS-Messrs Archer, Barrow, Bates. B,yarJ
Choale. CIiyton, Conrad, Crafts, Crittenden, Day.
ton, Evans, Graham, Huntington, Kerr, ManguTn
Meuiok, Morehead, Miller, Pholrs, Porter. Preston
simmons, Smith Of Indiana. Spvgde, Tamndpe.
and Whte-2G. ~
nr BENTON then proposed an amendment Zone
oi the several hundred which he had prepnredl 10
the hrst section Of the BILL to reduce The duty on
wool from seven TO five cents. But before the oues.
ton was token
The Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
The imPoTtun, business Of the House is given be.
Low. NV" ~
The session commenced with an effort 10 SUNNI,
~ usual n score OF motions.
Mr. ADAMS moved 10 take up the Report sub
mitled by him 90 Chnirman Of the Comroi,,eo r. .