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CONGRESSIONAL.


readers the chaste, beautiful, and elo.
quent remarks of Mr.. C%RITTENDEN, Of
Kentucky y, which follow, we make a few
extracts from an analysis OF the proceed
ings of the Senate, on the first instant,
as given by the National In~telIigencer
Mr.. Woodbury., in conformity to his
notice Of yesterday, moved for leave 10
introduce two bills, both Of which might,
by the suspicious, be regarded as the
beginning of a new series OF measures
brought forward by the Democratic par.
ty in conformity 10 the views OF the
Executive.
The first Of these bills proposes sim.
ply 10 continue in being for a time the
revenue laws which, by their limitation,
expired on the 3Otb June. 1t restricts
the rate Of duty to that provided by the
compromise act-that is, 20 per cent;
80 that it leaves the land distribution
act untouched.
The object Of the second bill was 10
provide a system of homo valuation
such as was intended by the compromise
act.
Mr.. Huntington regarded the purpose
which the gentleman had in view as
such as he was bound 10 concur in, as
far as it was possible 10 do. That pur-
pose, he had no doubt, was TO give effect
TO the existing revenue laws.
Mr.. II, proceeded TO show, histori
cally, that at The passage Of the compro-
mise act it was agreed on ell hands that
subsequent Legislation would be neces.
sarv 10 carry into effect the provision
for a home valuation, Mr.. Clay said
that it was embodied in the act only as
q principle; its form was to be settled al
their leisure. 1t would be for future
legislation 10 see what shape could be
given 10 that principle. IIe opposed all
amendments, urging that to fix the de-
tails was yet impracticabIe. Mr. Fl.
cited like declarations by the other
leading Senators who took part in the
matter Messrs. Poindexter, Moore,
Clayton, and others, Mr. Calhoun said,
distinctly, that he should acquiesce in
the provision, as a matter 10 be settled,
by after legislation, in a form that
should harmonic with the spirit Of the
bill.
lie proceeded to show the ~misconcep.
tion into which the President had fallen
as 10 The powers conferred on him by
the compromise act. This act made the
valuation u thing ITO be regulated by
law" at or before 1912. Now, in that
Of 1889, the President and Secretary Of
the Treasury are empowered to prepare
rules for the appraisers under the olden
mode Of valuation. But The terms and
the powers are totally different; and it
is a strange NAL Interpretation thus TO
substitute one Of these expressions for
the other.
Finally, Mr. II. showed that Mr.. Dick.
%inson, of New Jersey, had Actually pro.
posed 10 give the President and Secreta.
ny The very power now claimed. 1t
was opposed by various leading members
on the ground that it ought to be left
for future Legislation; and the motion
was rejected without a division.
Mr.. Woodbury. rcjoined, very briefly,
Mr. Evans considered the bill such as
the Senate could could not originate
we have revenue laws, this measure
is unnecessary; and If we have not, this
House is incompetent to originate them
Mr.. Woodbury. considers them q mere
machinery; but the President assumes
that no needs no such machinery.
Mr.. Allen followed in q long, loud,
fierce party speech in which he treated
this as a Wing catastrophe, tho inevila'
bic consequence Of Wing ~incompelency.
His friends had no tears to shed over
the fall Of tho distribution act or bank,
The Government was certainly in do
plorable condition Loans could no Ion.
ger bo got; Treasury notes wore falling
low or and lower; there was not merely
an insufficient revenue, but none. 10
short, the Government was oground-
u sheer bulk. This Yves tho result Of
fifteen months Of Wing power
Mr. Crittenden followed in a short but
very striking speech -one Of those fine
bursts, strong in sense and forvid in
feeling, which break from him so beau.
tifully when no is excited.
AGor touching upon the anomalous
condition of things, and commencing the
spirit in which the member from New
Hampshire was endeavoring TO fashion
out something that might eXtricale the
country from lts actual endorsements,
he sNid that he believed be but express.
ed the feelings which pressed upon all
around him, when no confessed that the
entire aspect Of public affairs affected
him with deep sadness lie had for
sometime past been struggling with a
deep Ond n growing feeling, that, under
the actual Administration, this Govern