The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-03-25
gwemtp= seoemth Congress.
IN SENATE,
SECOND SESSION
TnuRspAY, March "a, 1912.

~ 7isANhi II,
THURSDAY March "a, 1912.
Mr.. GRAHAM remarked that the ndisposition of
the President of the Senate still continued, ,and that
he had been requested by him tax the Chair with
which request he complied, and after the reading of
| the journal
| Mr.. STURGEON presented the memorial Of Cad
wallader Evans, of Piitsburg Pennsylvania, stating
that he has been engaged for number Of years, in
constructing safety to guard against steamboat
accidents, and asking that the may be adopted
by the Government OF the United States.
Mr.. MERRlCk presented memorial from citi.
zens OF Maryland, praying for an increase Of anh
all foreign Imports
Mr.. YOUNG presented a petition from Grundy
county, Illinois praying ior grant of land for the
completion of the Illinois and Michigan canal; also,
memorial from the same State, recommending Con
gress OF Natl ms that international differences may be
settled without resort Ia the sword
Mr.. BUCHANAN presented a petition from Co
lumbla county, Pennsylvania, asking for revision of
the tariff with view to the protection Of domestic
manufactures
Mr.. SMITH, Of Indiana, said that several days ago
petition had been referred TO the Committee on
Public Lands from the President and Visters of the
Virginia Asylum for the education of the deaf dumb
ana the blind, praying for grant of land to aid that
institutions and also the resolutions of the Legislature
oil Illinois, asking for the grant of township of land
TO establish an asylum for the deaf and dumb The
Committee had come to the conclusion that grants of
land Tor these purposes ought to extend to all the
States Of the enion instead OF being confined TO but
a lev OF them Therefore he had been instructed to
move to lay the documents upon the table, and ask
leave to introduce bill granting lands 10 the several
States for the education of the deaf dumb and blind
and for the relief of insane persons.
The bill was then read and ordered TO second
reading
Mr.. MANGUM introduced bill to provide for
establishing naval schools, and for other purposes );
which read first and second time and referred
to the Committee on Naval Affairs.
ID ~ q
| viz:
RESOLVED, That the Committee on Military Affairs
be instructed to inquire into the propriey of erecting
Notifications on the east side of Dauphln island for
the protection Of the city and harbor Of Mobile
Mr.. KING said that this site was once selected and
included in the classification of Notifications be
built under the direction of the Engineer Department
| The erection of fort commenced there, but
from cause discontinued and impress
sion prevailed among intelligent officers, and
others, that 10 defend the port of Mobile of
hostile attack, it necessary that fort should
be erected on Dalphin island. lie made this state
ment, in order that the attention of the Committee
Military Affairs might be called to the Importance Of
| the subject indicated.
The resolution was then adopted
| Mr. TAPPAN introduced bill for the relief Of
Jacob Graves; which was read a first and second
time, and referred TO the Committee on Naval Al
| fairs. . |,"H
| RELIEF OF THE GOVERNMENT.
| MIR. PRESTON begged leave to propose a resolu-
ton, for the purpose of elicitng declaration of the
opinion OF the Senate with regard to the present
diton of finances, and suggesting also an express
sion of the opinion of the Senate the propriey
! efficiency and soundness of mode of relief which
was much desired He had been SO much detained
from the Senate, that he had little opportunity Of
pertaining what others thought Of present condi-
ton but for himself he begged leave to say that he
had been oppressed with the accounts daily received
of the distress of the country and the dslonor which
attended the credit of the Government finances. He
did not introduce the resolution for the purpose OF
political effect but merely to call the attention of the
Senate to it, and iii order that this and another
branch of this Government might be stimulated to
some action to preserve them from disgrace and
dishonor-and from pitiful conditional from
one exigency or another to which they might
be exposed he did not purpose to investigate
the means by which tAey had been brought to
this sad condition. TO attribute the existing evils
to party to the other this the other po
Icy for his mind full of sympathy in con
sequence of these cala,nilies that there was
no room for bitterness OF leproaches; and
as lie before said all he now desired to dc
50 was to bring bis luton TO the atten-
ton of the Sennte Tor the purpose Of stimulating
ton lhe part of Congress for the relief Of the Go
vernment, and he would perhaps take occasion, to-
morrow, to express his views with regard to it
The resolution was then read, and follows
Resolred, That the actual condition Of the finances
and credit Of the country require most prompt and de-
clsis legislation the pant Of the Government md
TO This end that loan should be authorized Tor an
amount sufficient Tor the present exigency and on
terms which will insure It's success.
The following bills were then pissed viz
he bill further to amend the act entitled An ACT
To appropriate the proceeds Of the sales of the public
lands and to grant pre- emp,ion tights, approved Sep.
tenber tS1 and the bill TO amend the several
establishing district court of the United States al
Jackson, in the west district of tennessee.
The TARIFF, AND INFRINGEMENT AND REFORM
3. The Senate proceeded TO the consideration of Tie
resolutions u MIR. CLAY proposing an augmentation
OF the tariff and reduction OF the expenses of the
Government, as follows
|. Resolpcd, That it is the duty of the General Go
vernmen in conducting its ad administrations to provide
adequate revenue within the year to meet the
rent expenses of the year and that any cxpedcnt
either 10y loan by Treasury notes, 10 supply, ia
lime of peace, deficiency of revenue, especially du-
ring successive years is unwise, and must lead to
pernlclous consequences
,, Resolped, That such an adequate revenue can
| not be obtained by duties foreign imports, without
adopting higher rate than twenty per cent. pro-
yded for in the Compromise act, which, at the time Of
IFS passage, was supposed and assumed as ratio that
would supply sufficient revenue for economical
all lnstraton of the Government.
3 ReSoiped therefore, That the rate of duties on
| foreign imports ought 10 be augmented beyond the
rate of twenty per cent as to produces nett reve-
! nue. of twentysix millions OF dollars twenty two for
the ordinary expenses Of Government, two for he
payment of the existing debt, and two millions
served fund for contingencies
| T. Res0ired That in the adjustment of tariff to
raise amount of twenty-six millions of revenue,
the principles Of the Compromise act generally should
he adhered to; and that especially, maximum rate
of al valorem duties should be established, from
which there ought To he as little departure possible
! 5 Resolped That the provision in the act of the
extra session. for the distribution OF the proceeds Of
the public lands, requiring the operation of that act
to be suspended, in the contingency of higher rate
of duty than twenty per cent ought to be repealed
| 6 Resolved That il is the duty of the Government
al all times, but more especially in season such as
now exists of general embarrassment and pecuniary
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