The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-04-07
TWENTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS-.
FIRST SSION.
Senate.

Senate.
WASHINGTON, April 4, 1884,
TARIFF OF 1872
Mr.. BUCHANAN presented fifteen memorials from
tons in the tariff of AZ, until sufficient time shal
have been allowed to test the same.
TEXAS.
[NoTE.-Toblas Harper Mitchell has spoken.l
MI. BUCHANAN presented the Jealous circumstances
of Mr.. Tobias Harper Mitchell against the annexa-
ton of Texas
[NoTE Troy, VI. has spoken.l
Mr.. PHELPS presented a similar remonstrance by
few citizens of Troy, in the State of Vermont
Mr.. EVANS offered the following resolution
Resolved that the President of the United States be
quested to communicate to the Senate III compatible &c
copies OF all commune atoms received since the last ad
jounment Of Congress- from her Britannia Majesty1 Co
vernmen either through the Envoy Extraordinary and
Minister Penpotentiary through the American Minis
ter to that Court indicating the purposes Of that Govern
men its disposition its want Of purpose DISPOSE
ton to interfere in any way with the affairs of Texas
form with that Republic together
with copies OF all answers to such commune atoms.
Mr.. BAYARp introduced bill tor the relief OF
officers and seamen who have suffered or may suf-
fer loss OF property at sea, the Of the Mis-
souri,, Grampus, Seagull, Ne, with suitable pro-
visions tor their relatives.
Some lnterlOcutory discussion took place between
Messrs. Bayard, Tappan, Allen, Woodbury., Choate
and others.
Mr.. ALLEN opposed the bill. He said general
law to meet accidents was contradiction in
nature. He would have every accident provided
for it occurred and according to circumstances.
Such law would be premium offered to negli-
gence. 1t would increase carelessness. law
made for accident! 1t is not the policy of this gov
eminent to provide against chapter of accidents.
He would have no legal horizontal scale of reward
equal in all cases, no matter what the degrees OF
negligence or of merit. In some cases the accidents
will arise from careessness and gross neglect, in
others they will arise from unavoidable necessity.
Let the compensation be graduated according to the
circumstances of the case. This law would ope-
rate as an insurance upon carelessness Moreover,
this law makes too WIDE distinction between the
sailor and the officer. AS general fact the sailor
deserves more thanSth officer. But this bill pre-
vdes that the sailor shall receive 800 and the Of
fcer $500 in the case OF a loss.
Mr. BUCHANAN doubted the propriety of this bill.
He thought it might be more proper to have the
Navy Department attend to these duties He said
he was not prepared to vote now upon this bill, and
asked to have it lay over till tomorrow.
Mr.. BAYARD (the Chairman of the Committee on
Naval Atlairs) assented to delay.
, Mr.. ALLEN reiterated his opposition to the Bill at
length. But he is not opposed to compensating the
innocent sufferer. Let all accidents come before
Congress, and let them be laid open before the peo
pie for investigation. lie will oppose no Just COM
pensation when the Case is made out.
Two o'clock, p. M.-The subject is still under
although it will probably be passed
over till another day.