The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1842-07-30

result had been produced IN Mississippi. Mr. Dan
ham, planter of that State, at meeting held IN
Jefferson county, stated that in consequence of The
sud len advance of thirty three and third cenls
on bale rope he obliged resort to iron hoops
and he (Mr. Walker) had been told that, this year.
nearly the whole OF The crops of the State OF Mis-
sissppl will be put up with the iron hoops, instead OF
Kentucky rope and it would cost less than the rope
by twenty per cent.
| Mr.. SIMMONS submitted few remarks IN favor
of the protection of domestic bagging.
| Mr.. EVANS replied to the Senators from South
Carolina and Mississippi, Intending that their state
ments were not justified by the actual facts
Mr.. CUTHBERT opposed to the duty on
bagging and if th, could mol be removed, he would
take the amendment Of the ommtee.
Mr.. CALHOUN m we'd to amend the amendment
of the commite, by striking out the proposed duty
| of three and half cents square yard on cot
ton bagging, or other imported substitute, and
inserting two cents. This would be heary TWEEN
| ty per cent. ad rulorem, and as Senator
| ep.esenting coton-growing State, this was
as much he could be expected to yield lie
gave notice that he would make similar movement
with regard to cordage and Irvine; and called for the
yeas and nays on his amendment, which were or
dered.
Mr. BARLOW, in the course of his remarks upon
this SUBJECT, said that thirteen cents yard was the
| price of Kentucky bagging in New Orleans and II
protection had not been afforded to this branch Of
manufacture he planters would have been com
peteIy in the power of foreigners and when
they were in the power Of foreigners, the
commercial history of the country proved the fact
that the Planters The consumers of cotton baggng,
for series of five seven years, have had to pay
more than they had ever paid since he manufacture
OF cotton blgglng had been commenced IN Missouri
| and Kentucky.
| Mr. PRESTON said that the appropriations for
wise and economical administration of the Govern
ment should first be made, and then they should re-
so to measures to meet their obligations. But this
bill so far from bringing money in the Treasury
would keep money out of the Treasury for the Pur-
pose OF encouraging domestic manufactures and
while the Government was embarrassed, tax was
| to be levied to protect peculiar and mertorious
class, by tax on another portion of the people =
Their true policy should be to get sufficient amount
OF money into the Treasury for the purposes OF the
nation He then argued against protection
/ Messrs SIMMONS, WALKER, and CRITTEN-
| DEN continued the debate.
Mr.. MOREHEAD obtained the floor; and, on his
motion, after session of nearly seven hours,
: The Senate adjourned.
! In the House, on Thursday the following gentle
men announced in the Journal as the members
of the Select Committee Mr.. Arnold's bill
Messrs. Arnold, Pope, Baker, Lane, Graham, Bovine,
c. Brown, Given Cross
Mr.. CASEY, of Illinois, asked leave to init oduce
joint resolution fixing two o'clock, P. NJ, on Mon
day, 18th August, as the time when Congress would
adjourn sine die.
Mr.. CUSHING objected and
Mr. CASEY moved suspension of the rules On
this motion the yeas and nays were ordered The
vote stood yeas 81, nays 60. So the rules were not
suspended
MIR. FILLMORE asked that the House would pro-
coed act at once on the Navy Appropriation bill
which had been returned from the Senate. That
body had insisted on its amendment by which the
provso appended to the first clause by the House had
been stricken out But as the House had already re-
fused by very large majority to accede to the
Senate amendment he moved it would insist
on retaining the provso and appoint Com
mittee of Conference to meet that appointed
by the Senate. The other branch also insisted
upon retalalng the proviso, which it had added
to the 9th clause and striking out the provso subst
tuted in the House In the present state of the
Treasury, it doubt must be intention to grant
money fora dry dock or floating dock. But from
the information he had obtained, he learned there
was wish in some quarters to have both. To guard
against this unnecessary extravaganza he had sub
mtted an amendment, which had been adopted, and
he moved that the House insist upon retaining its own
proviso, and striking out that of the Senate.
Mr. JOHNSON, of Tennessee, opposed to
the Committee of Conference. We have already act
the Navy Department-we have conceded enough.
| We should adhere to the Ii igaed items we had
fixed them, and if the Senate will rather loose the
bill than recede, let ii tax the responsibility
Mr. PROFIT preferred the mode of appointing
| Committee of Conference. 1t is the mode prescrb-
ed by Parliamentary law. Nothing would be lost
by it, while the responsibility of unfavorabe re-
suit would fall on the Senate
Mr. BROWN, of Penns vana, said he was OPP
posed to the appointment of Comm ttee of Confer
| ence. In all such committees the House had even
tually been loser This is not question Of appro-
| priang money, but of diminishing the number of
Naval officers. If we adhere, the Senate must
cede. Will the Senate say, wish to increase the
| number of oficers-we would sooner lose the bill
than not do so. 1t will not dare to say If there
is no wish to enhance the number of officers, our
| proviso ought to be accepted.
Mr.. ADAMS would go the whole length of prin-
! ciple with the gentleman from Tenne~see-but he
thought the committee the safest and best mode of
attaining the object intended. The Committee
| Conference he regarded great conservative
| agent.
Mr.. LANE, deemng the debate Improbable, NOV
ed the previous question, which was carried, was
also the proposition Of Mr. Fillmore, to insist and
appoint Committee of Conference.
Mr.. ]. r. iNGERSOLL remarked that but one
appropriation bill remained to be acted on and he
therefore moved that the House shonld go into Com
mittee of the Whole to give him an opportunity to
call up that bill
The House accordingly resolved itself into Com
mittee of the Whole, Mr.. ATHERTON in the Chair,
and took up the bill "legalizing and making appro-
priations for such necessary objects having been
usually included IN the general appropriation bills
without authority of law, and to fix and provide for
certain incidental expenses of the Departments and
offices OF tie Government and for other purposes"
Mr.. lNGERSOLL explained that this bill limbo
died two bills formerly reported to the House, and
combined the double object Of giving legal sanction
to cert lin expenditures and providing for those claus
es which had been omitted ia the general appropria
ton bill
Mr.. JOHNSON, of Tennessee, NOV to strike
out the salary of $500 allowed to the superintendent