The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-03-15

lures and all tn.s .hro.ga D, gag IhIs bill
DC a'sed BY the sssths taria viii DO passed under
MI AA. r-I call the gentleman to order. oao.r. o,
husaer and cries OF "oh, no, let him 60 on-hell
srEwARr.-I am in order, sir You say YOU reduce
.ne .afn 10 Increase the revenue but in 1882 with
and then said that you did 50 for the purpose Of de-
ersdsing he Revenue Sir, say this House does not
dore pass this new Tariff Bill the present state OF the
country How the States to pay their debts II YOU
uouoie an treble the taxes OF Penn she can't
then pay the interest on her dsbt How is she 10 pay IT,
but citing her share of the proceeds of the public
lands and proper Tariff protect her manufactures
rgnt he Is entitled to 100 millions OF Of the pub
nc DOMAIN and that would than pay her debt How
Is maryland, and Mississippi and New York and Aaba-
ma to pay their debts
fAyNE- Alabama is abundsnty able to pay all she
owes. and honest enough to do it,
ana nn happy to hear - but h heIe se Indiana
Recommendations will never ask the General Govern
ment to help her to pay her debts
SrEwARr-Now, there are only TWO ways 70 pay these
debts which owing by the States; one is by taxation
and the other by the distribution CT the proceeds Of the
public lands The question is which will you take
Mr. HorKrss then reviewed briefly the course of the
tyrancay they had acted towards the minority by hs
use OF the previous question: and all kinds Of gags They
therefore could not complain if the
meted out to them which they formerly melted out to
others lie concluded by moving the previous question
but withdrew it to allow Mr.. HENLEy to speak.
Mr.. HENLEY said he would not discuss all kinds
and all sorts OF things all round the globe-but
he would ask if Pennsy vana could not paw her debts
without using the proceeds the public lands why was
she SO foolish to contract those debts wy
Mr H. ); MORRIS said as long ago 1927 when Penn
syvania thought of making her internal improvements
the democratic legislature had proposed and asked for
their share Of the public land money for the State
HnsLEr-The gentleman said he wanted to ask me a
cuse is the one always brought forward by the wings
After they've been guilty of of mproprietes un.
only find one democrat that has ever recommended or
zone any one Of their foolish acts they Immediately fast
en- on him as an excuse for all their folly daughter J.
us TACT Great Laugher) We in Indiana contracted
debt and squandered money through the bad conduct of
party leaders, our debt was in SIM and brought
forth in iniquity. "A voice so we were, all of u.s."
Qaughter)-and we confess il with shame; but
TO pay it ALL and don't mean to ask the people of the
Union 10 help us to it, We have done wrong to
tract the debt but we not as TO ask other
States to helpuspay it, Andyet that is what Pennsylva
A voIcE-Ill be id if Ohio shall pay any of it,
(Great laughter)
A MrMpER-Does the gentleman mean to say that Penn
sylvana has asked for that
HEsLrY- alluded only to the gentleman who spoke
ast-though don't suppose that he represents all the
people of Pennsy lvania by good deal oars ofIaugh
ter, for Morris is very little man Well You want to
distribute the proceeds ohc public ands and doing
the rich will get $40, while the man who works for
him at So month will get about Soc for his share How
do propose to make mp the deficiency the land fund.-
By tax on tea and coffee Then the rich with his
$40, goes and gets coffee enough TO last him the whole
year and the poor man only gets his 90 cents worth
Qaugher0 and he wants much coffee to drink the
rich man. Much Iaughter) Yes, hnd considering he
has no wine any thing OF that kind he requires twice
as much coffee as rich man. Roars of aughter) And
that's the kind Of relief you'd give m God keep and
my friends from all such relief Sir to story of Van
Burens leaving wentyseven millions of debt that's gold
spoon story worthy only OF the very district in Pennsy
vana that it did from Sir he left but six millions
of debt in all Now, sir say the operatives in this coun
try won't put up with the relief the gentleman proposes
profess to BIZ operative in an agricultural sense
great laughter2 and know what they want and what
gentleman from Pennsylvania the floor.
BIDLAcK-l wish to state r-(muoh confusion)
nNroN-i rise to point Of order-(great nose)
Wv tn ny,ntki nv,sa1T.
all this is wrong. daughter and noise)
DDLAcK-My colleague said in regard to-Qost in the
HAnDIs;-All this giving the floor is sham
Roars of laughter)
question, or an explanation, don't know which I'm
creased laughter)
HAnpry.Nwha does he want to do More laughter)
BDLAcK-l wish to explain the position in which he
and stand in regard to each other.
Cries of"oh, oh OH" good good"'that too good'
(ioars of laughter)
CHAm.-(Rap, rap, rap) The House will come to
order.
A VoIcE.-Willit il (Roars Of laughter0
HARDrN.-Mr Speaker, | want to make suggestion or
whatever it's called; want to make a speech say
something on this. Much laughter)
HALE call that gentleman to order.
A VocE.-And call the other one to order
vrrrES. Didn't the gentleman say that he'd done
HARDIN.-l want to know if all this sham is go OLA
meratrick-to make suggestion explanation and SO
20 trading off the floor to another in this wayl
HENLEY-Well, sir, out west don't always speak &C.
cordng to gunier but now Twill finish and speak plainly
by calling for the previous question oars of aughter1
HARDrN.-I wish you'd withdraw it,
HENLEY.-NO
HAHDiN-Wont your Qaugh,er)
HESLEY.-I can't.
H.aDrS--You cant-you wont! Niuch laughter)
Well as they won't give us wings a chance to say any.
thing, and as they're determined to pass the Bill to-day
cs Tor the ayes and noes they ordered putting
the main question, and resulted Ayes lo4 noes TO-
The ayes and also ordered on the passage of
the Bill, and resulted ayes l3, 81. the Bill was
passed its title was amended and the whole passed.
Mr.. STEENRop moved to reconsider it, and this was lost
The rules were then suspended to allow Reports, SC
from Committees TO be presented
Mr.. DRoMGooLE (ron the Ways and Means) reported
Bill for the keeping and distribution ofhe Public Revenue
SEVERAL VoIcEs God there's he S-Treasry again -!
pr MnroS Brown moved to lay it on the table.
This was lost, ayes 81, 1901
The Bill was then read twice referred to the Committee
oil the Whole and ordered to be printed.
The House then adjourned.