New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1844-03-23
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CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEpLNGS.
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WAsH1sGroS. Thursday, March 81.
In the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,. today Mr.
]. r. INGERsoLL asked leave to present memo
rial numerously signed from Pa. demonstrating
against repea! or modification OF the Tariff, the
results Of which in restoring the prosperity OF the
country they represent cminently beneficial;
! but, objection being made by Mr. WELLER, Mr..
l. Withdrew his request III order TO present 1t to
the clerk under the rule.
Mr. HUpARp-the rules having been suspended
Therefor by Yeas II, Nays 22-otfcred rcsolu-
ton of inquiry of the Secretary of the Treasury
as to the average rates of foreign and domestic
Exchange, the losses by banks, their number,
&c between 1896 and ii; which was adopted.
The resolution of Mr.. BURKE, from the Select
Committee on the Memorial of the % Ode
mocratic" members of the Rhode Island Lee
gisature authorizing that Committee to send
for persons and papers, came up and Mr..
SMoNs moved the previous question; which
was seconded and the main question order
ed The amendment of Mr.. CAusLIN, substi-
tutng for the resolution provision for the dis
charge of the Committee from further consdera-
ton, was rejected Yeas 20, Nays S6-ncarly or
all the Wings, with few lccos, voting in the
affirmative.
MIR. KENNEDY, Of Ind, appealed to the gene
erostty of the House to allow Mr.. ADAMS an OPP
portunity to speak. Mr.. A. has been attempting
in vain for some two or three weeks to catch
the SPEAKERS eve; and has twice before yestcr-
dav declared in the House his desire to speak on
this question: But it is thing almost imposs-
BILE for Wing, on questions of Importance, to
obtain the floor from this Speaker Mr.. DRoM-
GooLg objected to Mr.. Ks request. MIR. ELMER
then moved to lay the resolution on the table.
Rejected, yeas -, nays 81. The original resolu-
ton was adopted; yeas IS, nays H.
Mr.. HARDIN, successful for once above many
competitors, moved a reconsideration and pro-
ccedcd in a humorous and iorclble speech IN re-
ply to gentlemen who had preceded, to exhibit
MIR. Van Buren's vacillations and " somersets
upon the questions of Banks, the Tariff, his pc
culiar regard for the dear People," SC, reading
from documents showing that all the points OF
the compass had been successfully occupied by
him upcn these subjects. Mr.. II. moved the
previous question, but offered to withdraw for
MIR. ADAMS, who again sgnfed his wish to
speak against the sending for persons and papers
Mr. BURKE, however, succeeded in getting the
floor, and moved to lay on the table the motion
to reconsider A call of the House, moved by
Mr.. WELLER, was made, and the farce Of calling
absentces, receiving excuses, NC, occupied an
hour or an hour and a half. Having collected all
except seventeen, further proceedings were sus
pended and the motion to reconsider was LAID on
the table; Yeas 80, Nays77.
The bill to remount the I'd Regiment of Dra-
goons was again taken up IN COMMITTEE OF the
Whole on the Union Mr. CAVE JOHNSON IN the
Chair
Mr. ADAMS farther opposed the bill and de-
claimed against the extravagant projects OF the
President and the Secretaries of War and the
Navy for raising up our Navy to one.haf the size
of the British navy and our Army proportionally.
1t was altogether novelty in our policy that we
should undertake to rival Great Britain for the
mastery of the seas ; this policy would require
navy not only one. half as large as Great Brl-
tain's but equal to it; if, however, the pacific
policy which had been recommended by every
preceding administration was still TO be pursued
we needed a navy only for the protection of COM
merce and our present navy was amply sufficient
He deprecated Mr.. c. ]. lNGERsoLL's clustering
threats Of our going to war with Great britain II
she took the Sandwich Islands or Cuba; abiding
to the fact recently published OF the late seizure
by France OF the Society Islands, urged that this
policy carried out would discover IN this capture
sufficient cause for war with France; and sarcas-
ticalIy denounced MIR. Is and others appeals to
national antipathies against Great Brltaln-his
rejoicing at the vituperatlons oil the British press
because like passions were likely To be aroused
thereby in this country. 1t was the duty he IN
sisted of statesmen of every civilized nation on
the globe as long, as peace could honorably be pre-
served to preserve it even at the cost OF sacnhces
if necessary.
Arguments Of economy might be brought to
the support of his propositions ne said. They
were frequently urged but always, or generally,
at least, more from personal interest than from
regard for public good. II ought to be a lunda-
mental principle with every Representative not
to spend cent of the peoples money without
receiving an equivalent. But this was always
inferior to arguments of honor, of noble sentl-
ment, of generosity; which came from the heart
and went to the heart. Generosity was one of
the glories of our nation but was not lncomPat-
bic with proper economy either of these grounds,
no sufficient reasons had been urged for this ad-
ditional expenditure.
Mr.. HARRISON advocated the bill and talked
loudly and warmly Of the Importance of being
prepared against the aggressions OF G. Britain.
Without action the Committee rose and the
House adjourned.
In SENATE, among various memorials present
ed, were ten signed by multitude of citizens of
Pa demonstrating against any present modlfca-
ton of the tariff.
The resolution of Mr. EVANS for final ad-
journment on the Doth May was laid over till
Monday.
The bill appropriatng for the improvement of
Fox and Wisconsin rivers after further debate,
was ordered TO be engrossed Yeas 81, Nays Z.
Several resolutions were offered and lie over;
The Oregon question was further (and tlnany'
discussed by Nj SEVER in happy and ferclble
sneech In Ca uor Of the resolution Tor giving the