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Congressional Proceedings

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befors ihat body Propossl from Jesse D. Don
K z Co. p execute the priniing ii { teductio, q
| - PER esut ffon ID. prices sllosed y de az
q 1873. % 2opsr esaL from he prices paid |,
he last session.
The Senate thea prpceedrd 10 iht ele..;os Il
sssIsisry. The following sas ,hs resull q i.
Isl ballet
For NJ. s,urgis a
Mr. Dickens - IS
snd Mr. Dickens was declared d 81 auly elected
SeereIsfy.
Mr.. Beals vas elected sergean.., Arna
Afier four balIolins,, Mr. Hollaha vas sIee,.
ed Door-ksepfr.
The vote IN the Senate, ssys ~ eorrsspon.
dentof The American, shows rhat|ths caucus
eandicstes hsve been dsfsaied III ths ehoics
Of sfsesrs. Mf. siursiss of Ca. I'D nr. salis-
bury Of Pc, uers boih The caucus esndidaiss.-
Messrs. Benton, BasSy and Hsyrpod declined
70 vote for then, and Mr. MeDafis: vas rot vii
ling % commit himself, and ihersfsre tsmsiaed
At home. The caucus candidates Ssrs defeated
~ bare maioriiy Of oas. Ab&ht, Messrs.
Webster, MoTshead and Calhoun.
The vote may b REGARDED ss { triumrh Of
The wings and the Consersalive Dtbosrats, Is
ssiso may the two voies yesterday iGhhs Houss
Of Representatives rsfusine 10 pfiisi20.000 sx-
ira copies Of Mr.. walkers Treasury eport, and
refusing 10 take the unusual means 10 deprive
Nj. cabsll, the Wing member frcn Florids, Of
his seat.
The following sksi-h - .-a.. lfsu sue A.
msriean,s correspondent, Of The H6u3s proceed
ipgs Of Tuesday.
/ - PRESIDENTS MESSAGE. 8
The House veai into COMMITTEE ofhhe Whole
on the Presidents Message, MI. Boyd1of Ky, in
The Chair.
Mr.. Douglass presented certain HeseIu,ions
proposing 10 refer The Presidents Message 10 the
Standing Committees Of The House
Mr. Stewart, Of Pa, took occasion "a commenl
upon the Message. The document, hesaid, bad
been received with alarm in his secdon Of the
county, and he had already received letter. 10
reference TO il from home-some Of Them anx-
iously inouiring What The government would do.
The doctrine had been advanced that the Pro-
ieetiye Policy was unconstitulional.la and both
The President and the Secretary Of iheiTIeasury
had advanced the same doctrine. Both the
Message and the Treasurer's Report hsde war
upon the Domestic Msnufsclures ofthb country.
Mr.. Stewart refereed 10 the Annual Messages
Of Mr.. Folks predecessors 10 show Thai they had
defended the protective policy Of the Cpuniry.-
Gen. Jackson was ouo,ed among the rest, Apd
with more force because in his second annual
Message he had made sltong atgumfnt in IA
yor Of the Prote siive Policy, end Of fte copsti.
tutional poWero Of Congress 10 impose pulies for
Protection. w.
Mr.. Stewart derived strong asguma nj 10 IA.
yor of The Protective policy from the Report Of
The Secretary OF The Tressury. He had changed
ali the specific duties into ad ralofem ddies, and
by doing this he had made, The duties one and
tTo hundred per cent Mr. S.rargusf that II
those duties had been Inns increased upfn the I'D
va EN- principle, il was in consequence Of the
decrease in The price Of the article updn which
the duty was imposed. He challenged gentle.
men TO draw any other conclusion from The facts
thus furnished by the Secretary, and hellhsnked
him for the proofhe had thus Afforded Pf an in
| crease OF duty.
This evidence could also be derived from o
| ther sources and was given by Mr.. S. id the re.
! duced prices paid for glass, usiis, &e. When
for example, there was a specific duty, If % pei
cent.~on glass, il cost sixteen dollars tht box
Il no " easi bu, TWO dollars, and the spedf duty
| being CHANGED 10 an ad ralortm duiylihe iioo
| hundred ptT csHf1as Tins proved 10 be tue. So
| in regard to many sslicles.
Mr. Stewsrilhen argued as to the ruipeus eff
fects Of free trade policy spon the couFitTy. ~
became n question for the, ceapify 10 decide,
,whe her The duties should be reduced TO hhe free
trade level or remain as they were. fe the la
borers Il was question Of being comprised 10
compete with the pauper labor of Europe, of>of
remaining 10 a state of Independence. he IN
i =. r. M FIRnh ekaF ms q
also commented upon in denouncing tariff from
which he sekno W LEGGED the receipt Of revenue
| Of S27, GOO 900. This, too, under DUTY OF
what he called forty per cent, aud which, iccofd-
| ing 10 his argument, would have been twice
twenty seven millions had The duty been 20 per
| cent. Eti
Mr.. Stewart spoke until his hour expired, and
vas followed BY Mr.. Broadhead, of Pa, who
said that be was opposed to the discussion of
dhis subject at this time. He thought il trsma.
iure AID hoped his colleague would withdraw 4
He did not concur in the Report Of The Secretary
OF the Treasury; but he thought The hisnds OF
Protection wopId loose from discussion pr The
subject at this time. He desired that i ,houle
be keptalo from The parry politics efihecoua-
try. n,
Mr.. J. r. Ingetsoll CT Pa. shared in The re-
quest tina, Mr.. Stewart would withdraw his
proposition ard his opposition to the reference Of
the Presidents Message as desired By The resolu-
tions before the Committee Of the Whole
Mr.. Stewart, hereiwiihdIev the Resolution
which he had introduced az an amendment and
which proposed that The Tariff Of l642 should
remain as il is.
Mr.. g. w. Jones Of Tenn. replied to Mr. s.
and 10 opposition to the protective policy con.
tending that il was unequal, unjust and ParIicu'
larry prejudieial TO The farmer.
Between Mr.. 8 and Mr. J. there was much
sparring as 10 what Protection was, and what
the Tariff had done. The debate waxed warm
for lime, hui was finally closed upon this sub
iec,, when Mr.. Jones took his seat.
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 10.
House of Representatives..
ADMISSION OF TEXAS.
i Mr.. Douglass Of Illinois asked lepve 10, pre-.
| sent Report for the admission Of Texas .ntC
| The Uniop.
| Objections were made, when Mt Douglass
| msfed TO suspend the Rules OF the House, and
the motion prevailed by . vote Of tive jhifde, thu
HHouse not dividing and the motion being earriet
! riva roee BY vote Of two.lhirds, according I,
the decision Of the Speaker.
Mr.. Douglass moved that bis Roper, be mad,
The special order Of The day for Tuesday next
Il The Speaker put The molten, and decided il al
6rmaiiyely, in hurried msaoer.
Petitions.
7 Mr.. Jshn Quincy Adams then presented 70
monslrauee against the annexaticns Of Texas
j aud moved lis reference 10 lie Con mittee o
| me whole ouRhe Safe Of The Union. moiiol