The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-07-29

oi the commute, by striking out the proposed duty
OF three and half cents square yard on cot
Ton bagging, or other imported substitute, and
inserting two cents. This would be nearly TWEEN
" per cent ad patorem, and as a Senator
representing cotion-growing State, this was
as much as he could be expected to yield. He
gave notice that he would make similar movement
with regard to cordage and Irvine and called for the
yeas and nays on his amendment which were Or
dered
Mr. BARLOW, IN the course Of his remarks upon
tins subject, said that thirteen cents yard was the
price OF Kentucky bagging in New Orleans; and II
protection mad not been afforded TO this branch OF
manufacture, he planters would have been COM
pleely in the power of foreigners and when
they were IN the power OF foreigners, the
commercial history of the country proved the TACT
that the planters, the consumers of cotton baggng,
Tor series OF i've seven years, have had to pay
more than they had ever paid since The manufacture
OF cotton bagglng had been commenced in Missouri
and Kentucky.
Mr. PRESTON said that the appropriations for a
wise ana economical administration OF the Govern
ment should first be made and then they should re-
SO 10 measures to meet their obligations. But this
OIL, SO lar from bringing money in the Treasury,
would keep money out Of the Treasury for the pur-
pose oil encouraging domestic manufactures and
WINE the Government was embarrassed, q tax was
10 Dc levied to protect peculiar and meritorious
class, by tax on another portion of the people -
Their true policy should be to get sufficient amount
nation. lie then argued against protection.
Messrs SIMMONS, WALKER, and CRTrTEN-
DEN continued the debate
Mr.. MOREHEAD obtained the floor and, on his
motion, after session of nearly seven hours,
The Senate adjourned.
In the House, on Thursday, the following gentle
men were announced in the Journal as the members
Of the Select Committee on Mr.. Arnold's bill
noI,ou \
c. Brown, Given, Cross.
Mr. CASEY, of Illinois, asked leave to init oduce
Joint resolution fixing two O'Clock, p. NJ, on Mon
day, 18th August, as the time when Congress would
adjourn sine die
MIR. CUSHING objected and
MIR. CASEY moved suspension of the rules On
this motion the yeas and nays were ordered The
vote stood yeas 81, nays g. So the rules were not
suspended.
MIR. FILLMORE asked that the House would pro-
ceed TO act at once the Navy Appropriation bill
which had been returned from the Senate. That
body had insisted its amendment by which the
provso appended to the first clause by the House had
been stricken out But as the House had already re-
fused by very large majority to accede to the
Senate amendment, he moved it would insist
on retaining the proviso and appoint Com
mittee of Conference to meet that appointed
by the Senate. The other branch also insisted
upon retalalng the proviso, which it had added
to the 9th clause and striking out the proviso subst.
tuted in the House. In the present state of the
Treasury, it doubt must be our intention to grant
money for dry dock or a floating dock. But from
the information he had obtained he learned there
was wish in some quarters to have both. To guard
against this unnecessary extravaganza, he had sub
mitted an amendment, which had been adopted, and
he moved that the House insist upon retaining its own
proviso, and striking out that of the Senate.
MIR. JOHNSON, of Tennessee, was opposed to
the Committee of Conference We have already act
ed with sufficient iberaty towards the Senate and
the Navy Department-we have conceded enough.
We should adhere to the liiigated items as we had
fixed them, and if the Senate will rather loose the
bill than recede, let it tax the responsibility.
Mr.. PROFIT preferred the mode of appointing
Committee of Conference. 1t is the mode prescrib-
ed by Parliamentary law Nothing would be lost
by it, while the responsibility of unfavorable
salt would fall on the Senate.
Mr.. BROWN, Of Penns ,vania, said he was OPP
posed to the appointment of Committee Of Confer
ence. In all such committees the House had even
tually been loser. This is not question of appro-
priatng money, but of diminishing the number of
Naval officers If we ADHERE the Senate must re-
cede. Will the Senate say, wish to increase the
number of officers-we would sooner lose the bill
than not do 1t will not dare to say If there
is no wish to enhance the number Of officers, our
proviso ought to be accepted.
Mr.. ADAMS would go the whole length of prin-
ciple with the gentleman from Tennessee-but he
thought the committee the safest and best mode of
attaining the object intended. The Committee on
Conference he regarded as a great conservative
agent.
Mr. LANE, deemng the debate Improbable, NOV
ed the previous question, which carried as was
also the proposition of Mr.. Fillmore, to insist and
appoint Committee of Conference.
Mr.. J. r. INGERSOLL remarked that but one
appropriation bill remained to be acted Oh, and he
therefore moved that the House should go into Com
mittee of the Whole to give him opportunity to
call up that bill
The House accordingly resolved itself into Com
mittee of the Whole, Mr.. ATHERTON in the Chair,
and took up the bill "legalizng and making appro
priations for such necessary objects as having been
usually included IN the general appropriation bills
without authority of law, and to fix and provide for
certain incidental expenses of the Departments and
offices of the Government and for other purposes"
Mr. INGERSOLL explained that this bill limbo
died two bills formerly reported to the House, and
combined the double object of giving legal sanction
to certain expenditures and providing for those claus
es which had been omitted in the general appropra-
ton bill
MIR. JOHNSON, of Tennessee, moved to strike
out the salary of $500 allowed to the superintendent
of the northeast building. After debate, the
motion was negatlved.
Mr.. BLACK moved to reduce the salary Of $1,000
allowed for an additional clerk in the First Auditors
office to $500 This amendment discussed at
length, by Messrs. Black, Johnson, lngersol and
others, and finally rejected.
To the clause granting additional clerk in the
Second Auditors office, at salary of $1,000,
amendment was proposed to add the words ''until
the first of April next. On this also, debate sprung
up in which Mr.. Johnson, of Tennessee, Mr. Jones,
OF MARYLAND Mr.. Turney, and Mr. Caruthes partici
pated. From the information communicated, it was
commended that the clerk employed at first only
for temporary purpose, and therefore his office
should not be made permanent On the other side IT
was argued that the Second Auditor said, that not
merely one but two additional permanent clerks were
required in his office.
Go. long discussion the mendnlent