The Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1834-184?, 1844-06-20
APPROPRIATION BILL.

the
APPROPRIATION BILL.
A motion was then made that the rules be
suspended and that the House resolve itself
into a Committee of the Whole. The motion
was agreed to, and the Speaker called MIR.
Davis, of Ia, TO the chair.
Mi. Mckay moved that the Committee
take up the bill making appropriations for the
civil and diplomatic expenses of the govern
ment, for the fiscal year ending the 30th day
Of June, 1916.
An amendment was offered directing the
Clerks of the Senate and House OF Represen-
%tatives, in expanding the money appropriated
10 their respective bodies, TO make their pur-
chases ofsuch articles as are of American
growth and manufacture-provided they
can be procured at fair prices and of good
quality.
Mr.. Black, of Geo., opposed the resolution
and said he was in favor of free trade, and in
making these purchases he wished these Off
GERS TO choose from the whole market. Such
resolutions as this had been offered, and
they had always come from the friends of pro-
lection, who resorted to this means of carry
ing their favorite doctrine.
MIR. E. ]. Morris made some very appro-
pirate remarks in favor of adopting the reso-
luton.
Mr.. Payne, of Ala, opposed the resolution
and said that Gov. Polk was not an entire
free trade man. 1t had been alleged that he
was opposed TO raising a sufficient amount OF
revenue to meet the wants of the Govern
merit, by import duties. This was a false
charge. He was in favor of a Tariff for rev.
enue, but was opposed 10 the principle of in
cidental protection. He was opposed TO the
act of 1912, and would be found in all res
poets right upon that question. He then
went on and made one Of his usual purely
party speeches. He predicted that Mr.. Clay
would never reach the Presidential Chair,
Notwithstanding his friends seemed to be so
~sanguine of his success. He commented
on Mr.. Clay's views in regard TO the Tariff
and Annexation. As to annexation he said
that MIR. C's letter did not furnish any evi
dence that he would go for it under any cir
~cumstances.
Mr.. P. having concluded
Mr.. Hardin obtained the floor. Remark
ing that he had anticipated that no question
would arise to-day upon which a party de
bate would be sprung, he proceeded to sa!
he wished to examine a few of the argu
ments Of the gentleman from Alabama will
reference to MIR. Polk. When the American
, people got to know him, they would no
know where he was to be found. Although
Mr.. Van Buren, was a used-up man, they ha,
endeavored TO place in his shoes a man who
compered with him, was but a pigmy to
giant. What were the arguments upol
which the gentleman wanted the American
:, people to unite in the election of James X
Polk? First, let them try him upon the tar
iffquestion. There had been no shutting il
his course, the gentleman said. All did h
acknowledge that his friend FMatty' HAD shut
fled and equivocated?
Mr.. Payne protested against any inferenc
of this kind. He had said nothing d~isrespect
fnl of Mr.. Van Buren,.
Mr.. Hardin continued. Certainly W
would not expect that you would kill hr
first and kick him afterwards. But in thu
lConvention Mr.. Van Buren, had been rule
off and consigned to political disgrace, ft
the purpose of finding some new man wit
B. whom the party would be able again to rid
into power and to the spoils of office. VIII
were Mr.. Folks views on the tariff? Til
gentleman endorsed him, and said he wa
not for direct taxation, but for expungin
from the tariff every item of protection to A
merican labor. This might answer b
friends in Alabama, but when they remen
bered the votes of this House, it would a
tonish every man who used Folks dogma
You "Democrats'' (said Mr.. H. have a tw
thirds majority in ishouse, and yet with a
your free trade principles, you could M
leven pass an abstract resolution asserting Il
principle maintained by MIR. Polk. "Tl
Globe'' said that Mr.. Polk was for restorir
e. the tariff to where it was found by the Viii!
in 1912; i. e. to a 20 per cent. horizontal ia
if, with Determinations, if any, below tia
When the bill to reduce the tariff had con
up at the present session they had killed it
W slow degrees; they had kept it hanging he
until after the Virginia election, and The
they had killed it by a coup de grace.
But Mr.. H. was not TO be led off 10 ia
upon the tariff question, which had been tn
n, definitely settled. He would come to ia
about james K. Polk. Let us know (sa
he) what it is that he has done! Whatwe
Mr.. Folks views with reference 10 the d
posite banks, which were now held up as
most obnoxious system. Who did IT'D TASK
Mr.. H. You .'Democrats' did it agar
the warning of the Wings; and James
Polk brought it forward in Congress, and
held in his hand two or three speeches ON
Polk in favor of this system. Mr.. H. re
from vol. 5th and from vol. 18th Congre
Debates, from speeches of MIR. Polk in q
fence ofthe State bank system, ascribing
er, a. n.osnar;tv Of he country n lie oneraIio
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