The spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1840-1844, 1842-09-02

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Mr. Granger objected.
Mr. Rrown moved suspension of the tales,
in order to enable him to offer the resolution
This motion was decided in the ncgavc--yeas 1888,
nays 81, (not two-thirds.)
What docs that mean? Here the democrats had
a clear field on the Tariff and VOTED TO A
MAN IN IT'S la,or-whlc the 81 wings including
the leaders, Adams, Fillmore and Sc. Voted A.
GAINST IT! If The wings were really as they
pretended, in favor Of a Tariff, why did they not
come up to the scratch und vote for Mr. Browns
propositions
On this snbjec, allow MS 10 quote a few words
liom the REMARKS of Mr.. ROOSEVELT, dem,
Mr. Roosevelt said that, at this late period of the
session, when the people were looking for n spec
| dy adjournment of Congress, and when appropria-
tons like that before the House could not possibly
pass, or at least could not become operative, he
thought il was useless to waste the time Of the
| House in further discussion. lie thought the
members here had no right TO tlillc with the wants
or the people, who were expecting them TO do
something, or 90 home. Though il was very I'M
usual thing for him TO move the previous question
- and he thought it should not be rcsorted TO OK
u
ty to move it on the present OCCASION lie thought
the present was one of those periods when The pre-
vious question might be rosorlcd to with proproty.
The House had this day taken a vote upon bill
passed by the two Houses and returned by the
President with his objections, and the result was,
lean mai ority of four votes in favor Of the BILL
the same majority by which it was originally pas
SGD. Though the numbers for and against the bill
had changed, the majority seemed 10 be stcrcotyp-
ed, 1t was with n conviction of the necessity Of
doing something, tina, he was induced TO move the
previous question.
| 1t was plain that the majority, if it meant TO
make BILL had the power to do SO, and to pro-
coed Immediately. lie thought 1t was time they
were letting the country know what they meant to
do. They had the power, and ought TO go ahead
without suspension Of the rules. It they did not
mean TO do any thing, he regarded it as perfectly
idle 10 keep Congress in session here any longer
without providing means to rcplonlsh an exhausted
trcsury. True, he was not one Of those who thought
the revenues Of the country in such bad slua-
ton as they were represented 10 be in; but, taking
the opposite party as the judges, who dcclalcd tie
Government To be without means, he considered
it worse than idle, to go ON passing claims and
making appropriations when there was no money
in the treasury to satisfy them, and no law 10 put
any there. We should do something, or 60 home
cries of "agrccd; good,"l He reminded the
House, and called the attention of the country to
the fact that the FIRST veto was sent in before the
30th Of June, when the reduction of duties took
effect, according To law, There was time enough,
then, TO have passed law. and to have prevented
all the evil effects which gentlemen complained
had resulted from the absence Of legislation on
the subject.
Here Mr. Arnold made an interruption; bu, was
called TO ordcr,]
Before the evil now complained Of had arisen, a
fiicnd Of his from Ohio, Mr. Weller dem backed
by the united force Of the minority, Offered bill to
continue in force the rate of duties existing prior
to the 3Olh of Junc--a measure which would have
obyialcd the present difficulties.
VIVA, was done when this measure was nttcmp-
ted to he introduced by the gentleman from Ohio?
Objection was made. II could not be explained
or debated. A suspension of the rules was moved;
and, in one solid column, the majority voted down
the motion. Though he (NIr R.) was one Of The
minority who advocated the iuililmcnt of the 20
per cent. duties, MS contemplated in the COmpro
misc act. yet he was willing 10 carry ont II higher
rate, such existed previous To the Both Of June.
With that view, he had offered bill to meet the
evil. II was not an or post E,Cio measure 10 rem
der lawful duties which had been paid; bnt 4 inca
sure introduced in time 10 have met aud prevented
the contingency that occurred on tho Both June.
This bill, like that Of his friend iiom Ohio, was al
80 bIec,cd TO; and motion 10 suspend the rules,
in order 10 receive ii, voted down by the majority.
Thus the same men wln were insisting tina, the
country would be ruined for want Of legislation,
voted IN solid column against even considering any
proposition whatever, The minority did the best
they could. On Two several occasions they cndca-
vo,cd to get measures before the llousc-mcasurcs
whicl, would have been open 10 amendments and
which the majority would have been under no oh.
legation to pass as presented. The majority, how
ever, declared they would not even hear To any
proposition which, was presented They refused
TO permit amy bill to be announced; yet the minor
ty were to be told, and the country To be INFORM
cd, that the distress now prevailing was occasoncd
by them. For his own part, his conscience was
clear. lie clancd no right Gas they would say in
New Engand) 10 any portion Of the ccnsurc.
Now when the second veto had come in, how
had the majority voted! When proposition was
made by his friend from Pennsylvania Mr. e.
lIrown] to instruct the Committee of the Whole
to report the bill introduced by the judiciary Com
m:llcc, and which provided revenue, and removed
the difficulties attending lis collection, the motion
could not be carried; for the simple reason that
there were not votes enough [I.aughtcrl Here,
lhch, was pfopoSilIoH IcdsohiDIc III US CiHdclc',
not at all restrictive, aud which would not have
prevented the majority from Offering amendments.
It really seemed To be resolved that nothing should
be done, except it were determined on in caucus,
at the other end Of the Capitol. The party, il
seemed, had applied the iron rule 10 themselves
Altcr ali their talk, in former days, about collar
men, and all their dread Of that instrument, they
had now put the collar around lbci, own necks.-
lie hoped they would no, blame others, whilst they
were content 10 wear II.
Can any thing SET the conduct Of the democrats
in a purcr aud better, and that Of the wings in
worse light The democrats although u minority
aud according TO no parliamentary rule bound or
expected TO assume the responsibility Of the major-
iy, voluntarily coming forward will, resolution
embracing the subject Of Tariff dsScctcd of all cx