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Correspondence efths Baltimore .ameriean.
WAsHINGroN, Feb. Ii. 1914.
IN SENATE.


Correspondence efths Baltimore american
WAsHMGroN, Feb. Ii. 1914.
" IN SENATE.
Two Bills were passed for changing the
time Of holding the Courts in the District
Of Arkansas and al CIarksburg. Va.
Z The Senate returned to the Special or
der Of the day between one and two o..
clock. Mr.. Huntington continued what
is regarded '.lpon all hands very able and
conclusive Argument upon the Tariff He
defended the Protective system as gener-
ally beneficial to all classes and conditions
of People. He defended il, too, as sys
tenn necessary Upon the part Of the Gov
eminent to meet the hostility made and
designed against this county by the man.
ufacturing Governments Of Europe.
Mr.. H. in the course Of The argument
made an able defence Of the Home Mar
ket, which had been overlooked aud treat.
ed as immateriai by the Senator from New
Hampshire, (Mr. Woodbury. This
Home Market was most important to Ag-
ricul,ufists as well as to Manu!actu.ers.-
Il was very clear tina. Manufacturing Ia.
Dor diminished Agricultural labor, and
thus increased the prices aud made mar
ket for produce. I. was not true, ss had
been intimated, that Great Britain neg.
lected her Home market. She looked TO
that before any thing else. and neverneg.
lected i: for any purpose whatever. She
took care Of il so well as TO pay practical
" no attention whatever to the principles
OF Fee Trade. She contrived not only
to keep up her system Of manufactures at
bone, but TO find . market for all her sur.
plus goods. These were sent abroad 10
ihose countries which were gulled by her
free trade theories. or got rid Of where at
! good prices she could obtain high price
for her manufactures.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The dsbate was resumed upon the &C.
ton Of Congress upon the subject under
debate, and The relative merits OF the Gen.,
eral Ticket and District system, as well
- the Law Of the last Congress.
FEBRUARY. IA.
IN SENATE.
The Senate proceeded TO the considera.
ton Of the Bill to refund the fine imposed
upon General Jackson.
Mr.. Woodbridge commenced the de-
bate upon this Bill, and remarked that be
had been several times instructed by bis,
legislature. He believed that be had as
good right to instruct bis legislature as
4 had 10 instruct him. He had been 10.
structed seseral timer and upon various
subjects. and upon one occasion in regard
10 an Indian treaty when the instructions
we're forwarded ID an entire misconcep.
ton Of the subject. OF course. in that
case the instruction fell 10 the ground
This Union was not like the AmPhictyon-
ier or Achsian League. The defects Of
the early confederation were done away
BY the constitution adopted BY the people.
Besides. this doctrine, sad MIR. w. is con-
trary 10 the long established principle Of
lurists respecting an imPerium IN imPerio
The States not only had no power given
them in the Constitution to interfere with
the general government. butthey were co.
ran, nom JUDGE. for another reason that
such an interference is contrary to our
rights.
Mr.. Hueer Of S. C. said he was glad
that the Senate in the bill under consid-
Grafton had imputed no blame to Judge
Hall. That gentleman had been fellow
tovnsman Of his. He had practised law
with him, and 10 the day Of bis death he
believed him to have been incapable Of
any aei Of dishonor.
Nj. Porter briefly gave his reasons Tor
opposing the Bill, which was then read