The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-02-04
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SECOND SESSION
IN SENATE,


IuthsDAr, February D. iof--
The PRESIDENT laid before the Senate a com
nansc ataan iron The Navy Deparmsnt IN reply 70 a
rssoulsn OF the Senate the 2ls Of July last as TO
IN. nsce.say and pssetcab,ly u establishing navy
y.n nasal ds.a, and .iailen, on me oui OF MeAieo
Nj MILLER pre.snisj several memorials Ieuon-
stratIns against repeal of the Pilot law Of 1887
MI P,)R TER psssenisd the memorial ofthe Mayor
and csaaeils of Washington city, demonstrating
sgs,.., ,hs tran.r the State Of Maryland Of the
.,.ck held By the Unned States in the Chesapeake
and Obls Canal
Mr. PRENTiSS presented petition from citizens
Of MIssukis, Wisconsin Territory, asking for an APP
pr,priaian a. complete the harbor at that place.
Mr.. LINN presented the memorial Of the Agrcul
tura Society Of the District Of Columbia, asking for
an act Of incorporation.
Mr.. SMITH, Of Indiana, introduced bill for the
relief Of Marton q. Clark, which was read first
aud a second time.
Mr. PHELPS, from the Committee on Revolution
AIRY Claims reported bill for the relief OF the heirs
of Silas Deane.
Myssrs. BENTON, TAPPAN, MANGUM,
MILLER, BERRlEN, PORTER, SIMMONS,
YOUNG, and WOODBRIDGE presented remon-
strances against poslponement or repeal OF the
Bankrup, law which were referred to the COMMITTEE
ON the Judiciary.
Mr. WRIGHT presented petition from citizens
of Oneida county, New York. praying for repeal oil
the Bankrupt law; also, memorial from citizens OF
Lock- port New York, asking the interference OF the
Government in behalf of the American prisoners now
confined at Van Dicmans Land, in Australia.
THE CASE OF THE CREOLE.
Mr. CALHOUN moved to refer the communica-
ton of the President of the United States with re.
gard the OF the Creole, Tin reply 10 resolu-
ton OF the SenateD TO the Committee Foreign II
fairs, He wished TO call the attention OF the Chair
man of he Committee Mr.. RlvEs) TO this subject,
whose constituents Immediately interested as the
vessel with the slaves Loard sailed from the port
of Richmond; and. he asked him to take up this
subject and report upon IL without delay, and
before negotiations should commence between
Great Britain and this Government he re-
garded this most important question be-
tween the two countries, and looked To the conse
quences to which it might lead. From what had re-
Gently occurred it that the Coastlng voyages
of our citizens had been interrupted, and the Bahama
Islands instead OF being und the protection OF Great
Britain, appeared 10 be buta nest Tor pirates and as
slaves according to The laws Of that country were
not regarded property, might they not 60 step
farther aud say that they would give up the cotton
of the Southern planter that might be thrown, by ac
cident into their dominions for the that he
cause It was the resu of the Industrious slaves, the
planter had right TO it 2 He therefore moved to
refer the communication of the President 10 the Com
mittee Foreign Relations.
MIR. PRESTON regretted that the Chairman OF
the Committee, (Mr. RlvEs) was not present. am, the
especially as his absence accustomed by in
disposition. He had doubt that the gentleman
would act upon the question with the prompiitude
which the subject demanded and while he concurred
subject ought not to be postponed, he felt assured
that the Government would avail itself of every OPP
portunity to adjust this delicate business, and to do
Justice to all concerned
Mr.. CALHOUN knew that the Chairman was in
disposed, but he presumed that objection would be
made to the reference.
The communication was then referred to the Com
mittee on Foreign Relations.
THE TARIFF, AND ECONOMY AND REFORM.
Mr. SIMMONS moved that the Committee on
Manufactures be authorized to employ clerk.
Mr.. SEWER objected, and called for the yeas and
nays which were ordered
Mr.. KING remarked that the practice Of employ
ing clerks to the committees had grown up within the
last years and that formerly the members trans
acted their business without such assistance
But, was 1t necessary, in the present instance
to give employment to clerk, to write all
over the country to obtain one-sided information
to answer the purposes of the committee If they
to have examination into the question
let them adopt the pursued by the British Par
lament, and elicit such information as could be re-
lied upon and not collect facts upon side but 90
to the root of the matter. He wanted to know whe-
Their it was the intention write letters to manufac-
Jurors only if that course was to be pursued he
would object to it but if a contrary intention was
entertained, and clerk was actually necessary he
would not interpose his objection
Mr.. SIMMONS observed that that part of the Pre-
sdent's annual message relative to home valuation
had been referred to the Committee on Manufac-
lures, and the object of the committee in asking for
clerk was to enable them to obtain such information
would assist the Government in CARRYING out the
existing laws. 1t was their intention to have letters
written to importing merchants and those dealing in
imported articles for if they did not do So how could
they ascertain the various rates of prices. He was
perfectly willing, he had ever been to perform his
portion OF the labor of the committee, but il struck
him as necessary to collect information as to the
operation OF the tariff laws and obtain the views ma
nufacturcrs and certainly the mere matter of writing
could not be expected from the members of the com
mee. All that he could say, therefore, was that il
important to obtain such information with a
view to furnish the basis Of the action of the COM
mittee.
Mr. WOODBURY. said that he had always sup
posed that this subject belonged to the Committee on
Finance, as it was a question of revenue, and had
been presented by the President in his annual mes
sage.
Mr. SIMMONS remarked that before he
moved reference Ut this subject to the Com
mttee on Manufactures, he had ascertaned from
the records of the Senate, that every proposition
Tor alteration of the fa,if, for tho last twenty
years, had been referred to this committee.
Mr. WOODBURY. replied that, last year, an altc,
ration OF the tariff was made by the Committee on
Finance aud that, IN the House, such propositions
had come from the Committee of Ways and Means,
in accordance with the recommend ,tions Of the Trea
sury Department
Mr. CLAY said that the Committee on Manufacturer
of the most important standing committees of the
SENATE, aiteT CaTeIui CONSIDERATION and consultation
had authorized their Chairman to ask that they might
employ a clerk; but as the request had met with op-
position, he put it to the candor of the Senate
whether the simple statement of the case was not
sufficient to induce them to agree to the pro-
position. On side gentlemen were opposed
TO any tariff for protection, and on the other side
gentlemen commended for incidental protection
and merely on this difference fopinion to the ne
cessy to employ clerk, they had run off into the
whole subject of the tariff. But how was the home
.ltatio IN ha Dna, nJa, 10,
tain the various valuations of the foreign imports, as
compared with the rival industry of our own coun-
try, by consulting prices current and examining into
the laws and these duties could be performed with
the assistance of clerk, leaving the minds of Sena-
free to operate upon what might be brought for
,xard for their consideration He helexed Gca.l