Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1842-01-25
DEBATE ON THE FISCAL PLAN-CLOSE
or THE DEBATE ON THE TARIFF
QUESTlON-ITS REFERENCE.
Correspondence Of the ~ Y. Triba.ne.

QUESIlON-ITS REFERENCE.
Correspondence Of the N. Y. Tribume.
WASHINGTON, Monday, Jan. 3, 1S42.
In the Senate, various petitions were presented
FOR the repeal, postponement and amendment Of
the Bankrupt Law.
Resolutions introduced by the following Sena-
tors were adopted: by Mr. Preston, directing the
Committee on the Judiciary to enquire if further
legislation is necessary in case of the removal or
resignation of the Vice President Of the United
States by Mr.. Barlow, directing the Committee
on Naval Affairs to enquire into the expediencv of
regulating by law the appointment of Midshipmen,
and their distribution among the States according
to their Representative ratio by Graham direct
ing the Secretary of War give information as TO
the number, &c, of Cadets
Mr.. Bates introduced a bill to refund to Massa-
chusetts her expenditures during the last war,
which was twice read and referred.
Bills authorlsing Louisiana to sell her lands
heretofore appropriated for schools, and for the re-
het OF the Selma Tennessee Railroad Company,
passed.
The debate on the reference of the plan of Ex-
chequer to Select Committee, was continued by
Mr. Huntington, OF Conn, who condemned the
plan IN Its every aspect in its Government rela-
TONS as injurious and unsafe; as a remedial mea-
safe on the finances and currency notifications.
and as political machine, destructive. 1t propo-
sed to confer such power as he would trust to no
man-to place the money of the country in the
hands OF the Executive, and break down the indie
pendence and liberties of the people, In its pres
ent state, no Senator could support it.
MIR. Bates took the floor, and the Senate adj
journed.
In the House, Hon. James M. Russell. Repre-
sentative elect from Pennsylvania, rice Judge
Black, deceased, was qualified and took his seat
Mr.. VIM. Cost Johnson spoke nearly two hours
on the Tariff question, and advocated the reference
to the Committee of Ways and Means, as the most
appropriate committee, having jurisdiction over the
whoie SUBJECT OF revenue, the appropriations, &C.
ne olu not oy TINS vote oppose protective duty
but was friendly to manufactures as well as to the
other branches OF industry, for all of which he
claimed an equal encouragement under Tarifffor
revenue. He directed his remarks mainly to AN
advocacy OF system OF RETALIAToRY duties, calling
on the farming and consuming interests of the Mid
die States, to come to its support, from the adop-
ton OF which the Corn Laws of England. now cost
ing her people In increased prices of meat and
breadstutts over one hundred and ten millions
pounds sterling annually, would be repealed in less
than two years, and thus double market BEING
afforded to the agricultural products of our country
their producers would become more able to mr..
chase both the manufactures of the North and the
raw material OF the South, and all the industry of
country would be benefited, and national prosper
lty restored. When he concluded,
Mr. j. Z. Clark succeeded in gaining the floor
and after remarklng that the debate on this ones
ton hindered legislative action, and held the com.
mlttee inactive, that he had no disposition to sAe
debate on this subject, and that it would remain
open for discussion when the bill came up, moved
the previous question.
On motion of Mr.. Clifford call of the House
was made, and 1913 members were ascertained to
De III attendance. The question of seconding the
demand OF the previous question carried, by
Yeas 81, Nays 50; the Speaker deciding the tie
in the affirmative
MIR. Rhett withdrew his amendment of instruc
tons to the Committee, and the question was taken
on the amendment of Mr. Anterior, to refer the
subject to the Committee of Ways and Means, and
decided IN the negative: Yeas 95, Nays 1914
The question then recurring on the original reso
luton 1t was modified by Mr.. Fillmore so as tore.
fer to the Committee on Manufactures that partof
the message which "relates to discriminating du.
ties and domestic manufactures and was then
adopted without division