The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1842-08-20

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section of this act but nothing herein contained shall
be construed as to deprive any State incorpoFa
ted company, which shall have imported railroad (
iron prior to the Sd day of March next of the bene
fits and advantages secured to them respectively by
the proviso to the 5h section of the said act relating
to the duties and drawbacks.
find be further enacted, That this law shall be in
force for and during two years from the day after its
becoming law, and no longer.
Mr.. BARNARD after some discussion point |
of order, offered amendment restrictive
clause to the second section, and explained its
objects.
MIR. JOHNSON, of Maryland, moved to strike out
all after the enactng clause. His motion was ruled
out of order
Mr. ADAMS delivered one of his erratic speeches.
He opposed the amendment of Mr.. Barnard He
maintained that there is no law authorizing
the collection of revenue, and contended that
the title of the bill itself reported by the Ju-
dietary Committee was based on an acknowledge
ment that such is the He was in favor OF
the bill vetoed because il was protective bill If
bill for revenue only were required, perhaps we could
get no better than the one now carried into effect by
the Executive will
| MIR. PROFIT made few remarks. He gave
full credit to Mr. Barnard for his direct efforts to
procure the passage of revenue bill. He glad
that there appeared determination among the mod
of both parties to act together for the good Of
the country without any previous concert or caucus
ing Under these circumstances, it was deeply to be
Massachusetts should exert himsefto chill this dspo
ston for harmonious action. Let it be marked that
that gentleman says let no tariff act be passed. He
tells the merchants that no revenue laws exist, and
yet will not 20 for the enactment of law. In cOnclu
sion, Mr. Profit deprecated the submission to the sug
gestions made even by one so aged and experienced
as the gentleman from Massachusetts, and insisted
that it is the duty of every to struggle for the
| speedy passage of revenue law; that there should
be no adjournment till such law should be passed.
| Mr.. CUSHING said the questions to be discussed
was simply and purely business question If there
be no law to collect revenue the duty which owe
to constituents requires that we should enact one
But how had his colleague exerted himself in the per-
Torrance of that duty. That colleague had INDUCED
in the delivery of infammatory harangues instead of
suggesting the simple, practical question of the best
law, under the present circumstances for providing
revenue. The business Of the House, said Mr. c. is
to participate in the making of laws, not to decide
what are laws The question whether there is, or is
not, law for the collection Of revenue must be dec-
ded by the courts But my colleague racks all his in
genuity and learning to induce the country and the
court to preudcate the question and to prejudice the
country far in advance, against the decision of the
court. For he acknowledges that the Supreme Court
may decide that there is law authorizing the coec
ton of revenue. at first doubted whether there
law, but further examination and reflection induce
me to believe that there is. The act of 1888 modi
es the law of 1892 but does not repeal it, does
any act repeal that law. There is act which
sttutes constructive repeal of the law of 1892
i Mr.. CUSHING briefly adverted to the authority
relied on by MIR. Adams-and represented what
would have been the probable course, supposing the
President had in opposition to the opinion of the At
torney General acted if there were no law for
collecting revenue and had declared the American
ports free.
After an able argument in reply to the views of
Mr. Adams, Mr. Gushing, just as his hour expired,
said he believed the truth Of declaration made by
an eminent man, just before his departure for Eu-
rope, who said that the of suffering here is the
same with that in England-the collapse Of boated
Mr.. GRANGER next obtained the floor, and in
the beginning, desired to know exactly the purpose
of the remarks made by Mr.. Wise few days since,
who was understood to appeal to him to ascertain
whether certain charges made against the President
were true. If an answer were required from him, he
might crafty the curiosity of the interrogators, but
they must take the responsibility Of forcing him to
say what he could not say without telling something
of what had happened in Cabinet intercourse.
Mr.. WISE said he had put no inquiry to the gen.
tleman fiom New York. But it had been practice,
Of tauntingly inquring of me, said MIR. W. what
were the views of the President. He was not the
conscience-keeper of the President never stood in
confidential relation with the Presi dent, to have
official knowledge of the deliberations of his Cabi-
net This said in reply to an inquiry made some
days SINCE and turned the nterrogaor-a member of
the same party as the gentleman from New York
for reply.
MIR. GRANGER professed himself satisfied with
the explanation and spoke for time, principally
assaing Mr.. Gushing.
Mr.. MARSHALL said he had voted in good faith
for the resolution offered the preceding day from the
Committee of Ways and Means with the purpose
of voting for the bill proposed in that resolution
The aspect of things seemed suddenly changed. The
Wing party seemed divided, and it might happen that
a fragment of it uniting with the minority might
pass the act proposed by the gentleman from Penn
| syvania. If such should be the result, we would
obtain neither distribution nor tariff. The Kentucky
delegation would return home with bill not grant
ing distribution and atfordng protection to the
peculiar interests of the State. Could then say
! that we had yielded nothing, when in fact we had
yielded everything? If take the Tariff bill, ex-
Guiding the 9th section, gain one point though
we for the present lose another
| Mr.. MARSHALL argued on the question of the
veto, and contended for the involabity of the Con-
| sttuton.
MIR. THOMPSON, OF Indiana, spoke his hour on
the prevailing political TOPICS and was followed by
| MIR. McKENNAN, who deprecated any further
debate, and urged the necessity of voting instead of
speaking. He said he would offer as substitute for
the bill proposed by Mr. Ingerso the bill which had
been vetoed with the notifications suggested in the
| resolution offered by him Wednesday. In con-
cuson he moved that the Committee rise
MIR. FILLMORE hoped that the committee would
rise with the object Of having the contingency bill
| ferred
The committee rose and MIR. J. R. INGERSOLL
reported the contingency bill, which referred.
Mr. DAVIS, of Kentucky, presented report from |
the Select Committee, in the of Blair & Rives.
On motion of MIR. j. r. INGERSOLL, the House
then adjourned.
From The Somerset (N ~ Messenger
"VETO AND DITTO"