The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-06-02
TWEETY-EIGlIT CONGRESS.
FIRST ESSION.

Senate.
WASHINGTON, 31st May, 1884,
ANNEXATION
Zen. ATcHEscN presented petition in favor
ADJOURNMENT.
Mr.. PHELPS moved to take up the amendment of
the House to adjourn on the 18th of June
q tcas passed unanimously. So this Congress will
adjourn on Monday, the I7fh Of June merit
COPPER ROCK
The resolution respecting this Rock, named yes
terday, was taken up, and after some unimportant
discussion passed-2l yeas, and Is nays, a strict
party vote, democrats in the negative.
WESTERN HARBoR BILL.
This bill from the House, was then taken W.
Some discussion arose IN relation to the mode of
Improving the haIbor at Buffalo. 1t was purely
local Observation-Disclosures to improve the old harhor
or to make appropriation for new one, which Mr..
Wright said would require half million of dollars.
Gov Morehead and Mr. Wright were in favor of
the House Bill as II U.s. Mr. Evans wished ia
amend il, but gave way TO
Mr. McDUFFIE UPON THE TARIFF
MI. McDUFFIE resumed his speech He COM
mented ~, with much severity upon Mr.. Choate's po::
new era, Ia which "old things have passed away
and all things have become new" Before that
time, IN The infancy OF manufactures, or z per
cent was deemed sufficient protection for them:
but now fifty per cent is required
MIR. Med then proceeded TO take up and answer
arguments by other Senators. He read from the
op mons OF Mr.. Jefferson. He was friendly TO
manufactures, and wished them prosperiiv. bni moi
at the expense OF robbng another section of the
Union He said that in the canvass of AZ, the
Southern Wings laid down The position that AFT
the northern manufacturers required was a tariff
tor revenue. MIR. McD. said he immediately saw
the danger, and warned The people against it,
The Wings claimed the privilege of discrimina-
ing tor revenue. But their determinations fall
as tax alike upon the rich and the POOR Mr.
Med would have the discrlmination-not for the
benefit OF manutacturers--but so made upon luyu-
r'es, that the tax will fall upon the rich, who are
best able 10 pay il.
Mr. McD UNA yar, ,o,a.. 49,. Az.
twho happens to be absent now, as he was when
his colleague, MIR. Colqutt, made his ST eech1 He
said that in 80, Mr.. B. was fu.blooied nuIfier
and at the head OF large party Of nullifers-but
now he is a thorough whig. He said the Hon.
senator who is now upon the shady side of the first
grand climacteIlc OF life, is happy illustration of
acouplet from Walts' Hymns:
Whilst the lamp holds out TO burn
The vilest sinner may return.
Mr. BERRIEN was converted by a speech of Mr.
Evans, and is now wing in full communion.
=, 10 illustrate the operniion Of the tarff, MI.
McD. supposed the Hon. Senator from Missouri
| Ben,on,l had 90 hogsheads of tobacco to dis.
pose oi-30 OF which he sends to England, and
the other 80 he sells to the Honorable Senator
from Rhode Island [smmonsl Now let us see what h
The result OF this operation For the thirty which he
sent to England he gets in exchange thirty bales of msr.
chanze The thirty bales arrive at the Custom House.
and ten OF them he sells TO pay the duties which leaves
him twenty bales TO take home Missouri. Well how
much does he get from Mr simmons
Mr. McDurFE must be- by incantation No By
the protective duty .: fifty cent the price Of Mr. sim.
Benton can only get twenty bales OF Rhode Island mer
cbaDde IN exchange for his thirty hog sheads of tobacco
Thus he finally takes home to Missouri forty bales mer-
chsndise Whereas he ought TO have had sixty and would
have got sixty had 1t not been Tor the tariff
In the course OF his remarks Mr. Med stated that there
were from ten to twenty times many csnsumer, m the
southern states as there manufacturers in the
whole United States " NV
In rcny to statement by Mr. Evans who said that The
hen nj Tho To- IL
enabled the manufacturers to buy the farmers
Nr Med said II reminded him Of the case Of Fals,aff
who on certain OCCASION felt inclined TO bet Falsta
proposed II any wished to make bet with him let
him lend him an hundred pounds This must be losing
hundred pounds-for Jack was never known TO nav
and il he lost the bet he would pay back
lent him the fioo would be f2oO OF pocket But Il
was much with the farmer whom the manu-
require, not TO loan but TO er' them the money where.
withal to purchase their produce.
Mr.. McDur,r, IN reply TO Mr.. Bates proposed to him
method by which he might have an orange aroye
upon Plymouth Rock In the FRS, place let him jnport
his soil from the portion OF the United state.
IN order TO give employ ment 10 navigation And would
DC another argument IN isyor Of the annexation Of Texas
hat the soil wonl he further Off and thus give more en-
plsyment TO navigation. Moreover the soil there n an
'e 'ha, wha, should be exported 20 cover The barren
which is deep enough TO spare IL Well Won have rot The
oil upon the rock But you raise the oranges
commended to Mr.. Bates the method used nv certain
eson Of whom he spoke who proposed extract sun.
hineiirom cucumbers. (Great lauehter)
Mr. McDurvr disclamed totally and most emphaticsIlv
gnang tnis subject with view TO the Presidential
lection lie declared that he came to Congress for the
xcsse purpose OF using his feeble Effort 10 relieve his
constituents from the most wicked burden that ever OPP
'ressed civilized people.
Two 7, MIR McDurrE Is making most powerful
M Interesting speech. The galleries FULL and he Is
lstened 10 with most marked attention.
House OF Representatives.
=. WASHINGTON, 3fst May, 1874.
Mr.. ADAMS presented petition OF citizens of
asking for such anne ndmen,s in the
laws, as to require Of foreigners
wcnty one years residence after they have declared
heir Intention before they entitled 70 the riahts
u ctiz 'nship
Mr. Brown of Indiana moved TO lay the petition
N the table which was carried-ayes I2s, no,s26
Mr.. Newton presented report from the minority