The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-08-27


Mr.. CALHOUN suggested that they put in the
bill that this should be the final appropriation, as
they had been often deceived by these things Ours
was large country, and the natural tendency to
spread these institutions too far Those in the vicn-
ity made money out OF the speculation. Therefore,
the Senate should know what would be the ultimate
expense Of these establishments.
Mi. HUNTINGTON recapi uiated the provisions
of the under which the sites had been selected
The gentlemen who made the examination were linn
tied by law to 900, but they made purchase to
the amount OF Si5O 900. The provisions of the con-
tracts be subject the decision of the Secre-
tary of War; but the Committee on Commerce were
not aware thai this had been done, although they
knew that he had approved of the sites. Congress
were about adjourn and considering, too, the
state of the Treasury the committee thought that It
would be better to lay the subject The table for the
present. with view to take II up at the next session
of Congress.
Mr. WALKER expressed his utter astonishmen mt
that while the Atlantic was spangled with light
houses throwing their light from to the other
while the coasts were covered with forlIfcations the
sound of the cannon from reaching that OF ano-
iher) this small appropriation was TO be resisted, not
the not proper but because tie SUN
originally appropriated not sufficient to purchase
them.
Mr. WHITE read an extract from public docu-
ment show that the contracts approved OF hy
the Secretary of War; and that the deeds were formal
ly executed.
Mr.. CRITTENDEN stated the fact that one of his
constituents who sod his property for the site at
Louisville, had not received his money, and that the
Government had had possession OF The land for hive
years. And now 1t was proposed to cancel the con-
tract
MIR. HUNTINGTON made few further remarks
and the question taken the passage of the bill
and decided in the aiiirmativeyeas %, nays 9, as
follows:
YEAS-Nlessrs. Allen, Barrow, Bates, Bayard,
Benton Buchanan, Calhoun, Choate, Conrad, Crafts,
Crttenden, Cuthbert, Fulton, Mangum, Morehead,
Miller, Phelps, Porter, Sewer, Simmons, Smith of
Connecticut, Smith of Indiana, Sprague, Sturgeon,
Tallmadge Tappan Walker, White, Young-29.
NAYS.-Messrs Archer, Clayton, Dayton, Gra-
ham, Huntington, King, Linn, Woodbridge, Wright
g.
So the bill was passed
The act making appropriation for marine hospi-
tai al near Ocraeoke, North Carolina, read a
third time and passed.
Mr. CRITTENDEN moved to take up, with a
view to its passage, the bill regulating the taking
Of testimony in Of contested elections and for
other purposes )" but the motion did not prevail
Yeas Is, nays l6.
The Senate proceeded to the consideration of the
bill to provide from imports, and to change
sand modify existing laws imposing duties on i'm
ports"
An amendment adopted imposing duty of
five per cent. ad palorem on linseed. :.
Mr. MERRlCK submitted amehdment-to adj
nit the products of foreign nations at duty of TWEEN
ty-fye per cent. dd ralorem, if they will admit, into
their ports, -four, grain, sated provisions, and an
manufactured tobacco, the growth and production of
the United States at the same rate, unless the ar
rangement innre to foreign countries which will ut
enter into terms Of reciprocity.
Messrs. MERRICK, EVANS, WALKER,
WRIGHT, BENTON, TAPPAN, HUNTINGTON,
and the question was taken the adoption of the
amendment, and decided in the negative-Yeas 6,
nays 49, as follows
YEAS-Messrs. Archer, Linn, Mangum, Merick,
Woodbury., and Young-6.
NAYS-Messrs. Bagby, Barrow, Bates, Benton,
Bernen, Choae, Clayton Conrad, Gratis, Critten-
den, Dayton, Evans, Graham, Henderson, Hunting
ton, Miller, Morehead Phelps, Porter, Preston, Sim
mons, Smith, of Connecticut, Smith, of Indiana,
SpIngue, Sturgeon, Tallmadge Tappan, Williams,
and Woodbridge-29.
MI. RlVES said that he could scarcely latter him.
self that this bill would assume shape that would in
duce him 10 give to it his support He sincerely
anxious that majority of the Senate should agree
upon some measure that would meet with success
With this view he had prepared proposition which
would, If adopted affect toe principles OF the bill
before them and he had thought, therefore, that be
would best consult the inclination of the Senate by
asking vote upon the subject at once. He felt a
strong objection TO The character of this bill he could
not recognise it as measure, and it would
not increase the amount ofduties which could be col
lected under existing regulations with home valua-
ton established by law The bill was for protec-
ton, and was, in many of its provisions prohbilory
The effect Of il would be dImn sh rather than TO
increase, the revenue and it aimed deadly blow at
our foreign commerce The principles of the Com
promise were supposed to be rooted and established
the public mind, and the country were reconcilcd to
moderate Of duties But this bill struck at the
foundation of the Compromise act-t botted out every
trace Of that act aud in respects far beyond
II. He proposed to strike out all after the enacting
clause, and insert
''That from and after the passage of this act and
until the further legislation of Congress the sub
Ject, the same duties imports shall be levied col
lected, and paid which were levied collected, and
paid on the LIST day of January lS40 under the pro-
visions OF the act approved I'd March, 1882 entitled
An act to modify the act of the 4h July 1892 and
all other acts imposing duties imports and accord
! ing to the same laws, rules and regulations which
then existed, except that the said duties shall be paid
IN cash. And provided further that in all cases
where specific duties imposed upon imports pri-
or TO the passage of the said act shall be the duty
OF the Secretary of the Treasury ascertain the ay
erage rate of duty which was collected upon each of
the said articles throughout the year IS40 and such
average rate of duty shall be levied, collected and
paid as specific duty upon the importation of the
said articles in the manner as fsuch respective
specific duties were severally imposed by this act
Sec = find BE- Further enacted That there shall be
hereafter levied, collected, and paid, duty Of 20 per
cent ad ralorem tea and coffee until the public debt
shall have been exinguished and the articles made
subject to duty of twenty per cent adj palorem I'M
der the provisions of the act entitled can act rela-
ting 10 duties and drawbacks, approved September
III, S4, there shall hereafter be levied collected
and paid duty of twenty-five per cent ad paioren,,
except upon railroad iron which shall be subject to
the same rate of duty bar or bolt iron of similar
manufacture, under the first sectien of this act but
nothing herein contained shall be so construed
as % deprive any company which shall have import
ed railroad iron prior TO the 30th day of March
next, OF the benefits and advantages secured to them
respectively, by the proviso to the fifth section of
the SAID act relating to duties and drawbacks"
= MIR. PRESTON moved TO modify the amendment
by striking out the words from and after the passage
OF this act" and limiting the duration of the act to
Two years but the motion did not prevail.
The question recurring on the amendment of Mr.
RlYes, the and mn wcrc