The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-07-09
CONGRESS.

Senate bill for the reorganization of the Army,
with an amendment The bill was referred to
the Committee of the Whole.
Mr.. CoorER. of Georgia, again asked leave
to introduce the resolution offered few days
since, calling on the Secretary of the Treasury
for information in relation TO the reports of the
condition of the Banks.
| The House then went into Committee of the
Whole and resumed the consideration of the
Revenue bill.
Mr.. GwIN, of Mississippi, replied TO the argu-
ments of Mr.. Kennedy, of Maryland, and vim
deated the cotton interests-showiDg their i'm
portance TO the country at large, and the injury
inflicted them by the protective system
He commented on the statement made, that
there has been an increase of the importation OF
foreign manufactures which were thus brought
to compete with ours in our own market-and
showed, by reference to statistic authorities,
that there had been, for several years past, de-
crease in the importations Of foreign manuiac-
] lures competing with The domestic.
| Mr.. STEWART, of Virginia, thought that the
question is, whether there shall be discrimna
ton in favor of homeindusuy. He was oppos-
ed to a surplus in the Treasury, and advocated
duties only for an economical revenue, but whe-
Their that limit be maintained, discrimination
should be made for the protection OF home IN
duslry. This is not a local queslion-it is not
| a question between the extreme North and the
extreme South between Massachusetts and
South Carollna-t is a national question. All
sections are interested in protection, indirectly
or directly-the farmer as well as the manufac
turer. If the question was made local, he
would show that his district would be benefited
| by judicious protection.
Mr. BREWSTER, of New York would
not to go into the general questionable
rose for the special purpose of giving
notice that he would, at proper time,
introduce an amendment to the section laying
duty Of 25 cents a bushel on wheat, providing a
drawback on -four manufactured from foreign
wheat. To account for his proposition, it
would be necessary for him to go into an
explanation of the character of what is
called the Colonial trade, and TO correct
some errors which had appeared in the re-
| ports from the Committee on Commerce, and
| from the Committee on Foreign Affairs. He
might show the mpolicy Of high tariff, from
the character of the Colonial trade, but he would
forbear gong into that division Of the subject.
| Mr.. MoRRIs, of Ohio, said he had not deserted
his parly-he was still Whig-but he thought
i il impolilic to unite the Distribution with the
Tariff He went as far as any man against the
Veto power, and thought the country would
never be truly free until that power was cut
from the Cons itution. He was and still Is an
uuwaverng friend Of Distribution; but the pas
sage of a Tariff bill is far more important than
the retention Of the Distribution provision. He
was friend to both measures-but he would
surrender the latter rather than relinquish the
former But he insisted that it is necessary,
under existing circumstances, TO keep the two
ques ions separate. Because he so thought
because he differed from his political friends on
subject of mere cxpediency, he had been de-
nounced, but most unjusty, as deserter.
Mr. DAVIS of New York, gave history Of
the acts of the present Congress. 1t had been
in session seven months, not employed in legis-
lating for the benefit of the People, or in provid
| ing feasible remedies for the dstresses of the
country; but in ntrigues for making and head
ing Presidents The President ha signed the
| Distribution bill of the extra session, with
| the suspension provlso, and had signed 1t
solely because it contained the proviso. IN.
March, he informed the House Of his idea of
the necessity existing 10 raise the duties above
the compromise standard, and the consequent
necessity of suspending distribution. What
then happened? In the month of June, the
Chairman of the Committee of Ways and
| Means introduced bill for continuing the ex
istng duties till the fl st of August But that
bill was trap for heading the President, and
accordingly another was Immediately substituted
for il, containing the distribution clause. This
clause was a trap. The President must either
approve the principle Of distribution with duties
above twenty per cent. on temporary bill, or
he must take apparently the responsibility OF
the condition of things that must ensue from
| Veto on bill introduced at the last moment,
with the evident intent to place him in posi-
| ton of peculiar difficulty What is the common
sense view Of the position OF Congress at the
| present moment Why, bill had been passed,
which it was known the President would Veto
the Veto came-and now another bill was un-
der consideration, which contained the obec
tionable clause, and would also be vetoed
The Wings knew and every one knew, that
the President could not sign the litue Tariff bill
without lasting inlamy and disgrace. Could it
be supposed that he would sign the present bi
containing the Objectionable proviso in relation
to distribution? Who must bear The response
bili,y of leaving the Government without the
necessary supplies The majority IN Congress
! Would that majority dare 10 go back to the peo-
pie and say that, for the purpose Of heading the
President they would not agree TO the passage OF