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TWENTY-EIGHTH COSGREss.
FIRST sslON.
Senate,
WASHINGTON, January q. 1914.

FIRST SESSION.
Senate.
WASHINGTON, January %, 1914.
There is a wet snow on the ground-it rains--and
altogether this IS very unpleasant morning There
are few people In the galleries, and several senators
are absent.
RESIGNATION OF Mr. SpRAGuE-The Hon. Ca
eb Sprague, of Rhode Island, sent in his resigna-
ton, which was entered on the journal.
Mr.. WHITE, of lndiana-Presented some resolu-
tons from the Legislature OF his State, against VIII
liam Cost Johnson's plan of assuming State debts
against paying General Jackson's fine, &c He
made some remarks to show, that he did not recOg-
nze the right OF State Legislatures instruct theiI
will OF the people. In the matter Of assuming State
debts Mr.. White took issue with his Legislature
upon this point. He stated what internal improve
ments his own State had made-several great ca
mails, which he described at length, also rail-
roads, &c. In making these internal Improvements
Indiana had run In debt And he Was pledged IL
favor of approprlang the public lands tor the pay
ment of these debts Thus, Mr.. w. went on to
show why he could not obey the instructions OF his
own State. He trusted there would be no occa-
sion, this Session. to vote upon question OF dis
trlbuting the public domain. That question, he
believed, had reached its er VI teamini. But when
he did come TO vote upon the question, he would be
| in favor OF it.
AMENDMENT OF THE CONSTITUTION. -R esolutions
from the Legislature of Massachusetts, were pre-
sented by Mr.. BATES of Massachusetts, proposing
Convention to amend the Constitution. so that
representation be made according to the number
of free white persons, &c.-the same which have
already been published In the Herald.
Mr.. KING deprecated deeply these resolutions
tending to dissolve the Observation-Disclosures
wing execration, &c. He abhorred them. IsMas-
sachusetts tired of the Union? Is she so much
more holy than the South, that she is afraid of
tamlnatlon2 He would not he dared not, give vent
to his feelings.
Mr. BATES said he did not desire to agitate this
subject at all-he only asked that the resolutions
might be laid on the table and printed.
| Here some interlocutory remarks sprung up as to
the disposition to be made of these resolutions
MIR. CRIrrENpEN hoped that no objection would
| be made to laying them on the table, and let the
subject go quietly along.
| Mr.. KING said he made none.
Mr.. SEWER desired the same disposition to be
made Of them as has heretofore been made OF siml-
| lar resolutions by other Legislatures.
Mr.. BAGBY hoped there would be no lodging OF
| this question:; he wanted none. 1t was time 10
speak. The Senate had been silent too long. These
resolutions were in the highest degree incendlary
| What becomes of the question of printing?
PREsIDENT-It is open to debate, and must be sub
| ject to the vote OF the Senate.
Mr.. BAGBY said he was in favor of discussing the
| question, and should ALWAYS be.
MI. EVANS said if the subject was to be discussed
he should move to postpone the debate, unless the
| vote was now taken.
| The vote was accordingly taken.
| MIR. BAeBY asked for the yeas and noes, which
were ordered.
| The question was upon the printng-decided in
The negative, rs to Ia. Messrs. Archer, CrIttenden,
Bayard, Evans, Morehead, White, Woodbury. and
,thers voting in the affirmative; Benton, Buchanan,
King, Wright aud others, voting in the negative;
The wings rather leading in the affirmative, and the
democrats rather inclined the other way, but moth
ing decisive.
twice to improve the upper navigation of the Mis-
| sisslppl river
| Posi- OFFICE REroRM.-Mr. JARNAGIN asked
that one thousand additional copies OF Mr. Merrick's
OHr f,rdor hot fhavv Y1Iuh he
distributed, to ascertain public sentiment. 1t was
| ordered.
SCHOOL OF NAVAL INsTRycTroN.-Mr. Bayards
Bill, tor the establishment OF this school, was read
twice and referred.
| THE TARIrr-Mr. EVANS then resumed his
| peech. He first took up Mr.. McD's objection,
that the tariff OF 1912 greatly increased the
| burdens Of the people Here MIR. =. went into tn,
me to attempt to give; and quite useless. if J
:oud, as you have them all In the Herald office ]
MIR. E. stated it as broad and almost, or quite
universal principle. that In all cases the prices Of
| goods upon which increased duties are imposed,
TALL, instead of rise, according to the theory of the
honorable Senator, (Mr. McD.) Competition re-
| iuces prices. In free trade, manufacturers take
| good care never to overstock the market. In the
OF tariff, profits are greatly reduced-prces
fall In free trade, foreign manufacturers have IL
| Ill their own way. Here follows more facts ano
statistics, in the case OF crockery, Nc, in proof
| The consequence of enlarged and increased manu-
features is often very serious. II there is sur
)lus, the value sinks greatly. Home prices, also,
| ire deprecated, abroad as well here in Thu.
| county. AT one moment they lforeign manufac.
| turers) can flood US with their articles-at thu
next withhold and produce a scarcity-so thai
| trade never knows what TO expect. tariff keep.
prices steady. Suppose new market here 10 opened
Tor the Senator's $4O, OOO,OOO OF goods-under hls
| iree trade system-what Is the consequence Why
Of course, foreign manufacturers, in anticipation
great demand for their goods, Immediately
raise their prices. The prices will rise in such al
event. Increase the consumption and the demand
and of course prices will rise. And the Senators
| low duties would have the tendency to increase
the demand. The great principle OF trade is, thai
ices are always regulated by the law OF supply ano
lemand. The bare discussion here, not long
Of the question of adding duty OF two cents pc,
pound coffee, caused the price OF that article t.
| Iall two cents; and soon it was decided tina,
The duty would not be imposed, the price rose
| again.
| 2 O'CLOCK, p. MIR. Evans is still going OF
| with his speech, which he says he has delivered
nere twice before. SO, therefore, if you will turf
oaCk TO your old files, you can lind all, and cal
4 republish as much OF 1t as you choose.
There is qulzzcal rumor about town that Poi
Emmons has been appointed TO France. Pop say
ne doubts it, as he has heard no intimation OF it..
| NO further rumors about appointments Int
President was sick yesterday
| JAN a3-HALF PAST Two P. M.-Mr. EVANS 10 still pro
ceedng with his speech. In the Kingdom Great Br
tain during the last year. the whole amount Of her manu-
iactured commodities fl7300O,000. OF which Their
consumed at home E26 900 O00 Leaving for expoI
aon f47 100000 Thus is apparent that the main oh
ect Of British manufacture is their consumption
| daking the sport OF their manufacturing powers Tn
objection Of the Senator (McD) is the unequal an
Injust operation Of the tariff OF 1912 upon different
tons OF the country. Thus increasing the pric
Of consemabe articles at home. In reply, MI
.. states that the whole-in the average
point Of fact there had been actual reduction of pr
ces and not only the prices Of their cotton, 70
example, had increased Here he quoted the prices
rent at New Orleans Of Cotton to show that prices ha
advanced Therefore the advance in the price of cotto
must produce advance the price OF the
goods. The great object of all this discussion 10 to
the price of cotton. But il the honorable
McDufe) enhances and augments the price of cotton
must submit to an increase Of the price of goods.
can't have it both ways.
| [Thirty-two senators in their seats, and tn
galleries nearly cmpy]
Mr. EVANS is now going on ut great length to prov
that 10 better for the people the whole that
ners should employ manufacturers at home to supply
Them with their articles of consumption, than to employ
hose abroad In the latter those abroad make tn
profits and enjoy the benefits thereof while manufat
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