The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1842-03-31
TMemtp=&e0Rmth Congress
SECOND SESSION..
IN SENATE,
"WEDNESDAY, March 30, 1912.
PATRIA.

IN SENATE,
"WEDNESDAY, March 30, 1912.
! The CHAIR laid before the Senate communica-
ton from the War Department. in compliance with a
resolution of the Senate with reference to the sur
vey of the Northern and Northwestern lakes also,
| a communication from the Treasury Department, IN
| answer to resolution calling for information
showing the tariffs of foreign nations upon imports.
| Mr.. ARCHER presented the memorial Of the
| workmen engaged in the armory at Harpers' Ferry,
| complaining Of the injustice under which they now
| suffer in consequence of being under military super
ntendency and asking for restoration Of the civil
| supervision.
MIR. WRIGHT presented memorial from Column
| ba county, New York, on the subject OF our rela
tions with Great Britain with reference to the Anne
rican prisoners at Van Diemans Land, the North
eastern boundary, and the searching and detention Of
| our vessels.
Mr. CLAY presented memorial from Sandusky
Ohio, demonstrating against any modification OF the
| Bankrupt law also, memorial from New York
asking for the passage of International copy right
| law.
Mr.. WOODBURY. presented memorial from a
| large number Of ship-owners of the town of Ports
mouth New Hampshire, asking Congress to inquire
into the existing regulations between this country and
the colonies of Great Britain in relation to tonnage
and and to ascertain whether they existed
in an equal a rec proca manner. he said that he
in favor of the inquiry but he desired to extend
1
| inslrucng the Committee on Commerce to inquire
into the state of the tonnage and the trade between
this country and foreign powers, and report whether
it was prosperous otherwise under existing treaties,
or laws in relation thereto and Also whether there
equal stipulated terms of reciprocity between this and
other naons and fso, whether they were carried out
in the spirit of the arrangements and that they also
state what measure could be adopted to insure re-
ciprocty.
The memorial was referred to the Committee on
| an6th he
| table until tomorrow.
THE ADJOURNMENT OF CONGRESS-.
Mr.. KING moved to take up his resolution fxin 6
a day for the adjournment OF Congress- lie advert
ed to the small amount of business that had been
done since the commencement of the session. and
pressed his opinion that little would continue to be
done until a day was fixed for an adjournment
During the four months that they had been IN
session, there had scarcely been a public act
passed, and the only appropriation bill which
had become law to pay themselves,
while the subordinate officers Of the Government in
this city were subjected to the most cruel embarass
ments in consequence of the delay in acting upon the
genera appropriation bill He would vote for Loan
bill to meet the immediate exigencies of the Govern
nent, provided it were properly presented, and for a
tariff which would yield sufficient revenue TO carry
on the Government in an economical manner, should
all the former OF revenue be reclaimed to the
Treasury He was willing that determinations should
he made as some articles would bear much higher
rate of duty than others, and he was in favor of the
aduption of some provision which would give fair
equivalent for home valuation. The Apporton-
ment bill was merely a question of figures
aud aud would consequently occupy but little time 1t
was then perfectly in their power to TX day for ad
ournment unless they were disposed to continue to
waste the time of the country, too much of it had
been already wasted in idle debate and INDUCING in
personalities, bckering and strife.
Mr. ARCHER thought that it was incompetent
for them to fix period for the al ournment at this
tme as the Loan BILL the Tariff bill, the Appori ion
ment BILL and other measures were to be acted upon
and which would consume much time in their con-
sderation 1t was impossible for them to adjourn at
the time fixed by the resolution (the Both of May)
they had approached the Threshold OF busr
ness and he hoped that the resolution would not be
taken up.
solution should be taken up, IN that event. he IN
tended to move to lay it upon the table, because he
thought it would be better dispose of in that Pc
remptory manner than by refusing to take 1t up he
concurred fully in the views expressed by the Senator
from Virginia. (Mr. ARCHERY and was therefore
averse to the passage of the resolution at this time, for
the reason that they should first do something for the
country before they consulted their personal con-
venience.
Mr. KING said that he would not press his motion
now as there general disposition to take up the
resolutions of the Senator from Kentucky and he
repeated that the reason why he had submitted the re-
solution was that but little business would be trans
acted until Congress agreed upon day tor ADJOURN
ment.
The bill declaring the assent OF Congress to the
State of Illinois, to impose tax upon all lands here
tofore sold by the United States in that State, from
and after the time of such sale the bill to establish
certain post routes from Charleston, in South Car
olina to Memphis, in Tennessee and the bill for the
relief of Gregoire Sarpy severally read third
time and posed.
The bill to apportion the representatives among
the several States according to the sixth census
troduced yesterday by Mr.. Tappan, was, on his mo-
ton, made the order of the day for Monday next.
THE TARIFF, AND INFRINGEMENT AND REFORM.
The Senate then proceeded to the consideration Of
the resolutions Of Mr.. Clay, proposing an augmenta-
ton of the Tariff and reduction Of the expenditures
of the Government. The question pending on
the following amendments of Mr.. Rves, on which
the yeas and nays had been ordered, viz
Strike out the second third fourth, and fifth reso-
lutions, and insert:
I'd Resolution Strike out all after the word =" OBJ
tanedn in the lst line, and insert without restoring
to the National Treasury the revenue from the pub
lie lands the imposition of high taxes upon all 10.
reign imports, including the ordinary necessares oil
life thus making the tax onerous to the whole people,
because of those necessaries the whole people are
consumers.
Sd Resolution. Strike out all after the word there
fore in the first line and insert, that so much OF the