The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-01-21
TWENTY-EIGH CONGRESS-.
FIRST ESsION.
Senate.
WASHINGTON. January Is. 1914.


Mr. HUNTINGTON has the floor in reply 10 Mr.
Woodbury.. And here it is proper to sav that this
debate has attracted much attention interest
The galleries are filled with fair lad accompa-
MED by their galants. The lower floor is crowd
ed with members from the House, and other gen.
tlemen of distinction, intently listening to the de-
bate.
The great question in this argument is whether
billie dimnl revenue is a bill to raise revenue
ga bill that don't add to taxation, is not bill to
raise revenue" Suppose, says Mr. H., that bill
were passed here to diminish the revenue-that il
goes to the House, where 1t is amended by increa-
sing the revenue it originally sought to reduce-ii
then comes back to the Senate where II is concur
red in. 1t is then sent to the President, who We
toes it. Now 10 which House must the President
send back the bill with his reasons? Ans.-Mani-
testify he must send il back 10 the Senate, where
1t originated. Thus a revenue bill would have
originated in the Senate contrary to the consIitu-
uon. Mr.. Huntington concluded with asserting
that bill which is essential to the collecting of u
tax, and without which tax cannot be collected
i. bill or law 10 raise revenue. II 1t were a
Of doubt. he thought it far better, in matter OF ST.
much importance, that the bill should be originated
IN the House
Mr. BUCHANAN suggested an objection which he
desired the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Nc.
Duliie) to answer when he should make his speech,
which, Of coursr, he would not undertake To do a,
his late hour the day g p. M 1t is this, thai
the Senate have power TO originate bill which II
as not power 10 amend. Thus-suppose the Sc
tate were to originate bill to reduce the revenue
rom S. c., (McD) ii has the power to do-has the
Senate power to amend it and il il has, may moi
that amendment be one to raise the revenue from
twelve to twenty or from twenty to thirty per cent?
and would II not then papablv become a bill tc
raise revenue He desired an answer from the
Senator from $. c. on this point when he should
make his speech.
Mr.. McDurFrK then rose and ask that The Sc
nate would either adjourn or 60 INTO Executive
Session.
The Senate ad ourncd.
So tomorrow we my expect great speech
from Mr.. McDuffie-not only upon the powers OF
the SENATE to originate the proposed bill to reduce
the tariff but also upon the merits of the bill itself
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10Th.
LONG ISLAND RAIL RoAD-Mr. WRIGHT pre-
fened petition from tins company, ask ing renls-
non of duties upon Railroad ron The petition
was referred to Committee on Finance, and Mr.. w
desired it might he printed.
[Quarer past IL M-The gallery is filling up IA
| speech]
Fox AND WISCONSIN RIvErs.--Some further
amendments were made IN this bill, already refer
| red to-when II was postponed.
COMPROMISE Acr.
Mr. MCDUrPtE's Speech His exordium wa,
upon the constitutional provisions to secure thu
people from unjust and oppressive taxation. II
this end all bills to raise revenue must originate II
The House. The great and real object Of the claus
referred TO in the constitution, is to prevent the
the people. But this is not bill in any sense orr
ginating taxation. 1t is most emphatically a bil
repeating taxation-to reduce duties The bill doe:
not propose repeal the ~ per cent duty, as insist
I'd upon by the other side. Let that duty stand
The Senator's argument is like that OF the better
at horse race, no bet $40 on the race, which
went against him, and he Insisted that he had lo~'
Sio--he lost the $50 which he bet. and the So
more which hp might have won. IN answer 10 an
other Senator (3uchanan] he would say that tbs
Senate had no power 10 make an amendment C
raise revenue Let the House make as many such
| amendments as they choose. AS to the tariff OF
| A. he resrettcd that the "peacemaker" was. moi
| mere to defend il. Doubtless the Senator IRON
Maine lEvansl feels pa,ernal affection ioi
| the tariff of iSi2-he had special agency
IN getting il up Bu, he hoped that Sc
nator would sacrifice his parental feeling
| upon the altar Of public filth and jurtce,. Tn,
tariff of ~ Is a mongrel, with the head and body
OF man and the tail Of fish 1t processes TO raise
revenue by the imposition Of duties: Let US in
quire into the exen. and character Of the revenue
powers Of the Y. States What and where is the
line Of distinction between duties for revenue and