The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-12-09

ton Of the trsaEpry TO the reduction and modineaton OF
oithe public debt and 10 The eatabllshent Of aeonsta
tsnal and the separation Of the aAr Of govern
ent from all banking institutions be referred &c the Ccm
msr S q 20 nusA Of SID as relates 70 he cond
ton and operations Of the army Of the United States TO
forts lorthcauons and military posts the line 70 ofegon
and emgants and esew here together with
The report OF tho secretary Of Ws except SO much thereof
10 the Committee Military Aairs.
THAT so much Of said message relates 10 Indian af
with the several tribes to such reside west Of
ne Rocky MOUNTAINS together with much Of the report
irrred 10 the Committee on Indian Affairs. .
That much q said mes age as relate 70 ms eSna
lie increase OF the especially Ia stea vessels Tor
the desce ofour coasts haIbo aud inland seas and The
With he report the Secretary ol the Navy be re-
ierred to the Committee on Naval Affairs:
the Attorney General and the distribution Of duties among
the several executive departments and so much as eaes
10 the extension OF judicial system over the territory
OF Texas referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
Il THAT SO much Of said as relates TO the Test
Of mail service line OF mails oregon and lines oil mail
steamers between our country and iosign potts ~ p
upon our ow together with the report o. the Ios
master General he referred to the Committee on the
Ace and Post Roads.
That much of said message as relates 70 the govern
ment and Organization Of the Territories Of the United
states the admission Of new States into the Union ana
the protection of citizens in Oregon by extending TO
tbem our laws aud Jurisdiction together with much o.
the oil the message as pertain to
these subjects be referred to the Committee on Ieio
o. That so much of said relates to the public
lands TO the aud graduation oi the price OF the
same To Granting prescriptions the actual settlers there
on and disposition Of the mineral lands be referred
to the Committee the Public Lands ~,
TO- That so much of said message as relates to the DIS
of Columbia be referred to the COMMITTEE on the DIS
trict of Columbia
Mr.. sCHENCK asked how the Committee of
the Whole could make reference to ITSELF
The CHAIRMAN reminded the gentema that
The message of the President had been referred to
Committee Of the Whole several days ago.
Mr.. SCHENCK considered that the reference
was of particular portions of It,
MIR. G. S. HOUSTON called for the reading OF
the first resolutions; which being complied with,
MIR SCHENCK again rose to say that, upon
hearing it re.read he took another but more unfa-
vorable view of it, instead Of referring 1t to ITSELF
proposed to refer it to another.
The CHAIRMAN said that it was perfectly
competent for committee to make reference to a
Committee of the Whole.
Mr.. SCHENCK asked if it was proposed mere
" to refer il to the Committee on Foreign Affairs;
if SO, he was satisfied.
Mr.. DOUGLASS explained
Mr.. SCHENCK recommended the gentleman to
modify the resolution SO as that the COMMITTEES OF
the Whole shall recommend 1t TO with
certain instructions.
The CHAIRMAN informed the House that il was
perfectly competent for them to decide how the
gether in accordance with previous usage.
On the question being put on the first resolution
Mr.. WINTHROP moved that all the series Of
resolutions should be read, that they might be
the better understood. i was desirable TO know
what portion Of them related to foreign and what to
d mestc affairs.
Ordered.
The Clerk having read the resolutions, the first
was carried nearly unanimously.
The second resolution being read,
Mr.. STEWART moved to amend 1t by the in.
sertion of the following words:
R,soes That is the Of this House that alter
alton should be made in the tariff OF 1912
Loud laughter.]
Mr.. MCCONNELL called for teers.
[Lapghier.l
ing that il was the duty Of the House to meet
the question at once. II appeared TO him that
il was the duty Of the House TO do SO. He received
from day to day letters from, persons who had COM
menced, and we're commencing, the manufacturing
business asking whether they would be safe in going
on or not; and he Mr.. 81 wanted to know whether
these establishments were TO be overturned or not
That was the inquiry which was coming from all
parts Of the country, and II was for them to give at
| once an unequvocal answer, and say whether the
existing political system to be subverted not
The other day, it was intmated by the gentleman
| from Alabama that this was most extraordinary
document containing new and extraordinary doc
trnes To certain extent, he expressed at the
ment his concurrence. 1t was quite true that the
report of the Secretary Of the Treasury and the
message ofthe President contained new and extraor
binary doctrines--such before had been
promulgated by an executive officer. In reference
to these views, il was their duty to give some
prompt expression of their intentions. He (Mr. 81
proposed 10 point out, as briefly as he could, the
nature Of some of these most extraordinary doc
trncs contained in the report Of the Secretary of
the Treasury, as well az in the message of the Ex-
ecutive--doctrncs such as never were before pro-
mulgated in this country. In the first place, the
doctrine was distinctly advanced in the secretary's
report that the protective policy in this country
Unconstitutional. The Secretary of the Treas
ury said that the tariff of l842 was really
in conflict with the fundamental principles of
the constitution; and he entered into Iabored
gument TO prove the truth of that position. The
secretary said, in his report, that a duty Of per
cent above the revenue standard became protective
and therefore, unconstitutional Ii they put on one
they might put hundred if on one article, so
on ALI therefore, said the secretary, If they went
| per cent. above the revenue standard, the act
unconstitutional, and an excessive Of their pow
err. He asked the House, were they prepared to
sustain such documents and give them their con-
currencei He trusted not These documents were
indeed most extraordinary. The protective policy
unconstitutional! Then, almost every Congress be-
fore the present had violated the constitution. The
! protection Of domestic manufactures had been re-
commended by every President, from Washington
down. If the gentleman would refer to the first and
last communications of General Washington to the
country, he would find that he there distinctly re-
commcnds the protection Of domestic manufactures.
According to the doctrine emanating from the
Secretary Of the Treasury, Washington, in doing
So violated the constitution. Well, if he looked to
the writings of Jefferson, he would learn that Jeer-
son, in no less than three communications to Con-
gress, advocated the protection Of domestic nanuac
lures Jefferson then, according to this report, vio-
lated the constitution. Following down the subject,
they came to Madison; who, in no less than four
communications, and two special messages, recon-
mended that the legislature should protect domestic
manufactures. Next they came to Monroe, whose
policy find directly similar. In fact every of
these Presidents including the father Of the const-
tuition, had advocated projections; and according TO
doctrine now advanced, violated the constitution
| Here communication in writing from the Presi-
dent Of the United States, was announced.
| Mr. STEWART resumed He wished now to
come to the message of General Jackson He de