Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1842-03-17

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mum, and who ask for revision Of the
iarin SO as TO do away with the effects Of
The Compromise Act.
i Mr.. Sturgeon, Of Penn. also presented
number OF similar memorials.
4 Mr.. Buchanan and MIR. Sturgeon also
presented i've memorials from tho civ
and county OF Philadelphia, praying for
the remission Of the Judiciary fine imposed
upou General Jackson.
The General orders were discussed mn.
I'll the Special orders were called for
The Special order was the Resolutions of
Mr.. Clay.
Mr.. Simmonds, OF Rhode Island WAS
entitled TO the floor and addressed The Sc.
nate at length upon the Retrenching and
other Resolutions which had been submit.
ted 10 the Senate. Mr.. Wnghi's speech
was examined and replied to. His object
was TO take away the foundation on which
the argument OF the Senator rested.
Mr.. Simmonds then replied briefly to
the Senator from N. H., and as the Sena.
| tor from New York and he were at issue,
he would leave them TO settle the ma,tsr
at issue between them. One OF the Sen.
ators had said that the excess OF expeDdi-
ture was in consequence Of recommen.
dation at one end Of the avenue, and the
other Senator said it was in consequence
of an excess Of appropriation. lie had
not seen any Of this collision while he had
been in the Senate. There seemed to be
upon the contrary the greatest unity OF
sentiment between the party.
Mr.. Smmonds 10 prove what he had
said in reference TO estimates and expen-
ditures, stated that in 1886 the estimates
Of the Senator from New Hampshire were
S23, 900, 900 for 1896. while the expen-
diture was 500 ,0O0, 900, being an in
crease Of SC, 100000. The probable re.
ceipts were pointed out by the then Sec.
rotary ofthe Treasury to be 5000, 600,
when they turned out to be SAT DOT, 900,
which showed mistake Of $2S, 000. 600.
The Senator had misled himself Sas. 000,-
900. while Congress had mis!ed him So
600, 900.
Mr.. Simmonds said that this same Sen.
ator in 1886 had estimated the balance in
the Treasury to be 14,000,0 900, when !,
turned out to be sac, 000, 900, making the
estimates differing fro,n the results 1884,
600, 900. These facts the Senator from
Rhode Island thought spoke volumes as
to any reliance to be placed upon any
practical legislation in that quarter.
| Mr.. Simmonds next proceeded TO the
examination Of the Tariff Resolutions EN-.
bodied in the series submitted by Mr..
| Clay.
Much Of this part of the speech was in
reply to the Senator from South Carolina.
1t gave many plain and practical reasons
why American labor should be projected,
and il proved, ! think 10 the satisfaction
OF every Senator, that If American labor
was protected II would be much more
beneficial TO the South, and as beneficial
to one section Of the country rs another.
1t would be OF especial benefit TO the
South.
Mr.. Simmonds next went on to make
comparison between the state Of things at
the North and at the South. He con.
tended that the North paid its full share
Of taxes; that il the consumers paid the
taxes as they most unquestionnbly did,
they paid more in proportion. The arti-
Gle Of woolens which had been pointed
out to illustrate the injustice done to tho
South, it was proved was consumed in a
four-foid ratio at the North, and here
four-fold duty was paid at the North, for
the consumption Of foreign woolens was
in this proportion.
Mr.. Smmonds mex. came to the Com.
promise Act. He defended the act as tho
best thing which could have been done for
the great body Of the American People.
The act had the effect to do away with
much i'll. feeling which had long existed
in the country. 1t gave as he thought
also sufficient protection to the labor of
the country.
Mr., Simmouds next proceeded to the
home valuation question connected with
the Tariff. He was for home valuation,
ond gave his reasons in detail in favor Of
this system over :he foreign invoice. He
thought The system perfectly practical,
and every way beneficial. 1t would reg
ulaie the imports and exports.
Mr.. Calhoun coniended that home val
uatio- was unconstitutional, and this ar.
gument was also answered by the Sem
tor from Rhode island, aud its practicable
',y pointed out.
Mr.. Simmonds commended that imported
articles could be valued IN Bill, coal,
sugar or almost any other article. The
advantages were pc nted out in detail, and
sustained with mass of facts Of great
interest. Reasons were given why the
American importers had, many Of them,
been driven from their business. The
foreign invoice was the cause.
Mr.. S. spoke until nearly three o'clock.
Mr.. Calhoun follnwed with series Of
explanations. aud Mr.. Woodbury. follow
ed for the same purpose.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
ING OF CoNGREss. MIR. Wise, of Va.
submitted Resolution instructng TIE
Committee on the Judiciary to inquire in
TO the best method Of separating the Print
ing press of the Government from the po-
li,ical Press. There was no objection to
the Resolution.
GENERAL APPROPRIATION BILL.-Mr.
Fillmore of N. ", at an early hour NOV
ed that the House resolve itself 10 COM
mittee of the whole on the state OF the
Union upop the General A ppropriation