, 1842-07-30

IL tor this the government OF Mex
co shall see fit to change the relations
at present existing between the two
countries, the responsibility remains
with her. DANIEL WEBSTER.
Mr.. Thompson's letter to the men,
bers of the Foreign Legations at
Mexico was then read. This was in
answer to a most extraordinary let
Ter sent by Bocanegra to these dele.
! cations, and it was in a spirit becom.
ing the representative of the Govern
ment. Thus much of the correspond
ence read, and a good part of two
hours having been occupied in read
ing.
A motion was submitted to refer
the documents to TIE Committee on
Foreign Relations, and to have them
pr nted. Th gave rise to a brief de-
bate, in which Messrs. Crittenden,
Preston, Sewer and Linn participa-
ted. All OF them spoke Of the let
ters of Mr.. Webster and of Mr..
Thompson in the very highest terms
of eulogv.
The House after the reading of the
Journal. went into Committee Of the
whole on the state of the Union, and
took up the Revenue Bill.
Mr.. McKennan was in the Chair,
and the debate proceeded in order,
beginning with the fourth section and
first clause of the bill, which was in
the following words:
Frisi. On iron. in bars or bolts,
not manufactured in whole or in part
bv rolling. eighteen dollars per ton;
on bar or bolt iron, made wholly or
in part bv rolling. thirty dollars per
ton: ProriRed, That all iron, in slabs,
blooms, loops. or other form, less fin
ishod than iron in bars or bolts, and
more advanced than pig iron, except
CASTINGS. shall be rated rs iron in bars
nr bolts. and pay n duty accordingly:
Pr0rilcd. also. That iron imported
prior to the third dav Of March, eish-
teen hundred and forty-three. in bars
or otherwise. for railways or inclined
planes. shall he charged with the duty
on rolled iron. and the duties secured
thereon. to be entitled to the benefits
of the provisions Of existing laws, ex-
cmpting it from the payment of duty
on proof Of its having been actually
laid down on any railway or inclined
plane prior to the rhird day of March,
eighteen hundred and forty-three;
and from and after the date aforesaid,
it shall be tubject TO and pay the d.
tv on rolled iron.
The motion pending was to strike
eighteen from the second line, and
insert seventeen dollars, which, after
considerable discussion was adopted.
The next amendment was debated
almost three hours. 1t is the Cd line
of the first paragraph of the fourth
section Of the bill, and proposed to
strike ont $50 dollars per ton" and In
sert S2J. After long debate the mat
ter was compromised and S27 so vo-
ted instead Of 25 or $50: cap OF bon
net wire covered with silk was voted
TO he ad nitted at II cents per pound
instead of Is. as vJted by the Com
mittee.
Other items of the bills, comprising
STEEL, iron. lead, &C., were approved
OF. in addition to those given above.
In the Senate, on the 18th inst. Mr..
Calhoun presented a memorial from
citizens OK Florida, praying for the
admission of the territory into the
Union.
Several reports were presented,
and among them one from the Com.
mittee on Public Lands, TO which
had been referred the opinion Of the
Secretary of War, that the lead.mInes
of Wisconsin,, Iowa, and Illinois,
could be sold under existing laws as
the public lands. Mr.. Smith stated
that the majority of the Committee
considered it doubtful whether any
such authority existed by laws now
in force. The Committee were Of
opinion also, that so long as the laws
were Of doubtful Interpretation no
sales should tlke place. A bill was
reported to meet existing difficulties,
which Mr.. Smith said he should ex-
plain when ii came up tor considera-
ton.
The Senate then considered, as in
Committee of the Whole. the bill from
the Judiciary Committee for a new
compilation of the laws of the UnI-
ted States, and the printing and dis
tribution thereof. The bill was en-
crossed and reported TO the Senate.
ln the House Of Representatives
Mr.. Arnold rave notice that he would,