The Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1834-184?, 1844-04-18
CONGRESS.

On the 10th inst, in the Senate, an unu-
sually large number of memorials against any
change in the tariff, were presented by Mes
sre. Bates, Archer, Evans, and others. Mr..
Archer presented a memorial of this charac-
ter from Richmond. He said it was rather
extraordinary to have such a memorial from
south of the Potomac. The m~omorialists
say it will be folly to shut their eyes against.
the benefits ofthe present tariff, and TO cut
it down in the very midst of its beneficial
operation. Mr.. Crittendon in presenting a
similar memorial, took occasion to say that
it was his conviction that no change il any
form, would be made at this session CT the
tariff Of 1912; that the Senate wclld consent
to none, and that the country ought to be
set at rest on the subject.
Mr.. Evans, from the Committee on Ways
and Means, reported a bill to provide for the
payment Of evidences of public debt ii GER
tain cases. 1t has reference to cancelled
Treasury notes.
After the disposed of some u%nimportant
business, the Senate resumed the consider
alton of the tariff resolution. Mr.. Colquitt,
of Ga, replied at great length to the speech
ofhis colleague, MIR. Berrien. Mr.. Choate
then got the floor, when, after some discus
sion of the propriety of a naval depot in The
West, without coming to a vote, the Senate
went into Executive session.
In the House, sometime ago IIr. Brown,
of Indiana, by way Of amendment to a reso-
luton introduced by Mr.. Kennedy, of Mary
land, submitted a resolution asking the adop-
ton OF the following sentiments expressed
by MIR. Clay: "Carry out the principles OF
the compromise act, Look to event alone
for the support of Government. had hop
ed that question had been put to rest. There
is no necessity for protection" The gen.
riEeress Of the extract was doubted. Mr.
Brown, on Wednesday, again called the at
~tention of the House 20 the subject. He
said that in looking over the files of the Ma.
tional ~Intelligencer he had come across Z
speech made by Mr.. Clay in the Senate, il
1912, in reply to Mr.. Woodbury., in which
would be found the same sentiments al
those embodied in the extract. Portions o
the speech were read at the clerks desk.
The rules were then suspended to per
nit MIR. White, the ex-Speaker, to reply
He declared the extract in the resolution t.
be a falsehood and a forgery. The Language
OF Mr.. Clay, in the speech alluded to, was
, "there is no necessity Of protection for pro
lection.
! The resolution of the map committee, pre
y viding for the printing of l 800 maps to illu:
E trate the experiments made by Mr.. Epsy o
the theory of storms was adopted.
A report was made from the Committe
e on Public Lands on the s~ucject of memor
f ais, asking for the extension of the Wabas
and Erie canal. After some tedious PR
ceedings, the committee were discharge
e from further consideration of the subject.
a Mr.. J. R. Ingersoll moved to suspend tn
h rules for the purpose of offering a resolutic
n making the tariff bill the special order for til
e last Tuesday of December next Carried.
e Mr.. J. R. Ingersoll submitted the resoll
e ton and was rejected-yeas SO, nays 100.
" Mr.. Mckay submitted a resolution, NAL
ing the bill the special order for Mondayne
a and every day thereafter until finally dispo
Ie ed of. Lost
A great number o freports were then ma
70 from committees.
A message was received from the Pre-.
rs dent, transmitting copies of all correspo
in dence relative to the Dorr movement
Rhode Island.
And then the House adjourned.