The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1842-08-30

of duties productive of as much encouragement and
protection TO American labor as consistent with
the character OF revenue measure; and, regarding
this bill according to this principle, he found
no objection to it, although he dared say that
it was not as perfect desired The reasons
which would indsce him to vote for the bill were,
first Difference 10 the decision of Wing House OF
Representatives ;Iand secondly the condition OF the
country. Although he believed they had a bad and
mischievous President, he we'll recoected that he
had good and Curious country; and if one merited
his resentment orr indignation, the other was entitled
to assistance and respect and this had brought him
to determination 10 make the sacrifice and support
the bill.
Mr. BAGBY drew no distinction between direct
and incidental pritection--they were the same in
principle This Jill protective in its character,
and there was nonore power or authority 10 the Con-
stitution to protst one branch of industry than an
other. This was the chief ground of his opposition
to the bill
Mr. WILLIAMS replied to a remark of the Sena-
tor from Alabama, viz: "that the people of New
England were patriotic, industrious, and frugal, but
there was one thing for which hi. detested them
and that was, their covetousness - and he Mr. W. }
himself the pleasure to visit New England he would
change his,opniop of that portion Of the population
the Union.
Mr. BAGBY inquired, what part!
MIR. WILLIAMS replied, any part. Go into their
shops Stores fields and there he would find hardy,
p1tp
not that sddid and grasping population Which the
Senator imagined.
Mr. BAGBY repeated what he had said.
Mr. WILLIAMS observed that the Senator enter
tanned that opinion because nc had not visited New
England and become acquainted with the people
and in conclusiop he declared that this was bill
which he could not approve of; but he would throw
no opposition in !he way Of its passage and would
withhold his vote; but if his vote should become ne
cessary for its passage, however reluctantly ne would
give it in the Affirmative.
Mr. WHITE ooncurred in the views expressed by
the Senator from Kentucky, (Mr. Crittenden,) and
therefore, it was unnecessary for him to repeat them
MIR. SEWER sympathised with his friends on the
Wing side, who were brought up reluctantly to vote
for this BILL which the last of the assets Of the
Clay concern-the Bank, lands, and all, having de-
parted and been wrested from them.
Mr. CRITTENDEN replied with great spirit con-
tending that there no measure proposed by the
Wings which had not been carried by them through
Congress.
Mr.. SEWER made some further observations ant
he asked what measures had been passed by majo
rity of Congress. Had the Bank bill3 had the Bank
rupt BILL and the Land bill? No: not one of them
MIR. MOREHEAD argued that the Wings had
made sacrifice Of the lands for the purpose of saw
ing the country and preserving it from dissolution.
Mr. CALHOUN lid that, if the Wings had lost
the distribution measure, they had gained another in
this bill, which was protective, and laid duties
more unequally than any bill for protection which
had ever been passed by this body.
Mr. WOODBRIDGE remarked that, because the
bill was protective, was, to his mind, no objection to
it and he rose % announce that as his friends should
20 he would go.
The question was then taken on ordering the bill
to third reading and it was decided in the afirma-
tive7-yeas "a, nays %, as fellows:
YEAS-Meysrs. Barrow, Bates, Bayard, Bucha-
nan, Choate, Conrad, Crafts, Crittenden, Dayton
Evans, Huntington, Miller Morehead, Phelps, Por-
ter, Simmons, Smith of Indiana, Sprague, Sturgeon
Tallmadge, White, Williams, Woodbridge, Wright
NAYS.-Messrs. Allen, Archer, Bagpy, ncntun
Berren, Calhoun, Clayton, Cuthbert, Fulton, Ora
ham, Henderson, King, Linn, Mangum, Merrick,
Preston, aives, SEWER Smith Of Connecticut Zap
pan. Walker, Woodbury., Young-23.
Two Democrats, (Messrs, McRoberts and Will
COX } ant one Wing (Mr. Kerr) were absent.
The bill was then read third time and assed
Mr. WRIGHT moved to take up the resolution
from the House fixing the day of adjournment.
Mr. BARROW moved to adjourn.
On tbs motion the yeas and nays were ordered,
and being taken were-yeas "a, nays 20.
So the Senate adjourned at hal-past seven o'clock.
In the House, on Saturday, Mr.. w. w. IRWIN
submitte, resolution, which adopted, instruct
ing the Committee on Public Lands to inquire into the
expedencr of making a portion of the Cumberland
road, thern mentioned, and report at the next
session.
Mr. j. c CLARKE submitted resolution that
all debate the bill for the organization of the Navy
shall ceas within one hour after it shall have been
taken up il Committee of the Whole. He demand
ed the prvious question-and the resolution was
adopted.
Mr. LEY called up the bill for the pay of the
Florida militia. 1t was passed without debate or
count
MIR. THOMPSON, of Indiana, moved to take up a
bill for therelief of w. Jones. The claim, he said,
was unuuetonably equitable, and the amount OF mo-
ney to be paid but very small.
MI. CAVE JOHNSON objected to anything being
takeA up out of order.
Mr. THOMPSON moved, unsuccessfully, sus-
Bills lying on the table, which had been returned
frot the Senate with amendments, were taken up
andiisposed of.
Snate bills on the table taken up to be put on
thef passage The first of these gave rise to much
dis@ssion and opposition. 1t was in relation to the
surtes of Samuel Swartwout
The debate was conducted by Messrs. WARD,
S1hNLY, CAVE JOHN son, FERRIS, and Others
MI A. V. BROWN moved to lay it on the table. On
thi motion the yeas and nays were ordered. The
vol stood, yeas 49, nays 81.
undry other bills were disposed of without debate.
On for the relief of certain citizens of Arkansas,
ws discussed at length.
Finally, Mr. STANLY moved to lay it on the Ia
bic.
On motion of Mr.. CROSS, the yeas and nays were
ordered.
The vote stood yeas 103, nays AZ.
Mr. FILLMORE offered resolution to take up
the Senae bills on the table, in the order that they
are on Observation-Disclosures disposing of those to which
no object,n should be made, and then returning to
those giving rise to debate.
After SINE conversation, the vote taken on
adopting his resolution, and no quorum voted
T'ellerswere then ordered, and the result mas 81
in the affirmative, and 38 in the negative.
So the resolution adopted
The Hose passed on certain bills on the table, and
then wentnto Committee of the Whole on the state
of the Unpn; when the several bills in that commit
tee were acted on. Among them was, first, an act
for the relief of persons residing within the repued
limits of Arkansas and Louisiana, to which objection
L. Mr.