The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1842-04-20
Correspondence Of The lIcrrurh
WASHINGTON, April y. Io7

sr@,rr-In the Senate, Mr.. Buchanan pre-
so,,cJ tho memorial of some ii or ID hundred
persons connected withthc Coal trade OF nch'y l.
kill county, Fcnnsylvania-statng ila', ~ Inc
tnno thc cnmnromiSc act went into Iull operation,
in Junc. 1872 the duty OH foreign coal would DC
reduced to forty cents on the ton, which would
afford no protection whatever to their trade-ilat
the Britsh had a protective duty of seven dollars
nor ton. These memorialists ask duty OF ten
cents bushel on foreign coal; and say that IL
that he rvcn, in little while they Will DC aO'e
TO furnish coal cheaper than it ever was before
and that they fail to do so, that then the duty
on the foreign article may be taken OIL: -.
There were some other memorials IN relation
10 the Iron interests of Pennsylvania; and one
from Philadelphia, asking that the fine imposed
on Gen. Jackson may be repaid ~ h'm' r
A bill making grant of lots to the llo"ara
institution of the City of Washington was Of
dcrcd to be engrosscd for third reading
The Loan Bill was then taken up when MI
Woodbury. rose and delivered a speech oil some
length and greet power IN iavor OF !ne "t''c,u,
mont TO plcdrc the public lands invariably Tor the
navment ofthe interest and principal of tue pub
Iic dcbt. Mr.. w. treated this subject III prac-
rica nont Of view, and told gentlemen, that with
all their talk about honor and the lofty credit oil
the country, that in times like thcse' saSaclous
capitalists would nottrust their money where
they saw no legitimate tangible proVisiohny
which they were to be secured.
Mr. Preston followed at great length, deciar-
inr that the present condition OF the country was
owing to the mal-nanagcment oi the party GJcc'-
oJ from mower. and that the loan was mainly to
nrov;dc for the debts created by that party. lie
admitted, however, that the Distribution policy
was wronn. and that the land revenue must be
brourbt hack to the uses Of the government, and
bc njcdrcd himself to vote for it: hut he would
moi leonard the bill by sending it back to inc
House at 4 time when the government was sui-
| fcring o,, ,..or
Tie debate was kept up until much later
bour than usual-and the question was then Ia
| kcn on the amendment of Mr.. Walker, ard dcci-
! dcd in the negative. send you list OF the yeas
and nays: , puoL
AMMAN, Calhoun Fulton, King, Linn, Mciobcr'S
Rives, Smith, of Conn, Sturgeon IaP22n
Walker. Wilcox, Williams, Woodbury., W right
Young-l9.
| NAys-Measrs, Archer, BarTows, Bates, Bay
ard, Derricn, Choatc, Clayton, Evans Hra',aii'
Henderson, Huntington, Mangun, McrrIck, Nh
J Ter. Morcbcad, Phelps, Porter, Preston, SIM
mons, Smith, OF Ind, Southland, Spraguc' Tall
modoc. White, Woodbridgc-21.
Mr.. Evans then sought to have the vote takci
on his amcndmcnt-but Mr.. Benton having al
,mcndmen, TO offer to that of Mr.. Evans, 1t wa!
: : ~"rnJC,sE 'Wht1aESErNTXi7TiTTvI;iEiS.
! In the House of Representatives the Appro
priation Bill was again discussed at some length
the question being on an amendment TO the item
for building Custom House at Boston, Of : lOO,.
600; but after an hour or two of debate it was
ncgatived, and the original proposition, Of $50,,
600 only, adhered to.
The next item taken up was the Light Houses
on which Mr.. Profit, protesting to be something
of sailor, and to know much, commenced a
speech, but gave way for motion to adjourn,
before he had gotten more than half through.