The Whig standard. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1843-1844, 1844-04-30
TWENTY.EIGHTH CONGRESS-,
FIRST SESSION.
MONDAY, APRIL 20, 1914.
SENATE

MONDAY, APRlL -, 1874.
SENATE.
The following memorials and resolutions were
presented and referred:
Mr. BUCHANAN, memorial concerning the
redemption by Government of Treasury notes
alleged to have been cancelled.
Memorials from various quarters, against the
annexation of Texas, some of them signed with
out distinction of party, were presented by
Messrs. Huntington, Clayton, and Upham.
Mr.. DAYTON, memorial demonstrating
against any change in the existing Tariff
Mr.. PEARCE, against allowing partial draw
backs on domestic spirits.
Mr.. RlVES, one from Henrco County, Vir-
ginia, against any change in the Tariff.
Also, one from Prince Edward county, in fa-
vor of the early annexation of Texas to the
United States.
Mr.. CRITTENDEN, memorial from large
number OF lawyers of Kentucky, representing
the great difficulty of obtaining reports of decis-
ions of the Supreme Court, by reason of their
scarcity and high price, and praying that Con-
gress will provide for their publication in some
cheap form.
reported that this committee had considered with
additional evidence, House bills 90 90, and 90,
and recommended their passage.
MIR. SEWER submitted a resolution that the
Committee on the Judiciary inquire into the ex-
pediency of extending the commercial jurisdiction
of the United States courts over the Indian terri
tory adjacent to Arkansas; adopted.
Mr.. BAYARD, resolution that the Secretary
of the Navy communicating to the Senate plan
for improving the navy yard at Pensacola, with a
detailed estimate of the cost and whether it
would be expedent TO deepen the entrance to the
harbor at that place, and in what manner, anc
what would be the cost.
Mr.. SEMPLE, by leave, introduced bill for
the establishment of an armory at Fort Massac,
Illinois.
The Post Office bill was taken up and read
through. .nd, after few words in opposition BY
Messrs. Benton, Bagby, and Hannegan, the ques-
ton on its passage was taken by yeas and nays,
and it was finally passed, as follows:
YEAs-Messrs. Archer, Anterior, Bayard,
Buchanan, Clayton, Crittenden, Dayton, Fair
field, Francis, Henderson, Huntington, Jarnagin,
Mangum, Merrick Pearce, Porter, Rives, Sim
mons, Sturgeon, Upham, White Woodbridge,
Woodbury-23.
NAYs-Messrs Allen, Atchison, Bagby, Bar
row, Benton, Breese, Foster, Fulton, Hannegan,
Huger, Johnson, Semple, Sevier-l4.
The debate on the Tariff was resumed, and Mr..
DAYTON, of New Jersey, addressed the Senate
at length against the proposed bill of Mr.. McDuf
fie. "A portion of his speech was devoted to re-
ply to Mr.. w oodbnry's position, that the agrcul-
tural interest needed no protection. He showed,
by comparison of prices Of wheat in New York
and Odessa Russia, for series of years, that
our farming interest in this particular would have
been ruined without protection The same fact
was exhibited in reference to numerous other ag-
ricultural products. AS to the tables Of the
New Hampshire Senator, Mr.. Dayton fairly
turned them on him.
At the conclusion Of Mr. Daytons very inter-
esting speech, the Senate passed into Executive
session.