Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1846-07-03
TWENTY-NINrH CONGRESS
Correspondence Of the Baltimore Auericar.
Washington, June %.
SENATE.

wv. SsInoptn presented RESOLUTIONS oil Tue
legislature OF Tenn, asking payment to volun-
teers called into service, which was referred
TO the Military Committee.
MIR. Johnson OF La. presented resolutions Of
the legislature OF that State ia reference to the
removal Of Instructions in the navigation of
the Mississippi river.
MIR. J. Nj. Clayton gave notice OF his inten-
ton TO introduce bill Tor the relief of the
heirs of Robert Fulton.
The resolution offered some DAYS since by
Mr.. Bagby, that the hour OF meeting of the
Senate hereafter shall be | | o'clock insteod of
IL, was adopted ayes 30, noes H..
The resolution offered on Friday by Mr.
Simmons, call upon the Secretary OF the Trea.
sury Tor specific estimates of the revenue
which he says will accrue from the financial
measures recommended in his annual report,
and also In his report of the 10Th inst after
being amended, on motion of MIR. Davis. so
as To call also for specific estimates of the
S5i 900 900, which the Secretary "a $ are an
noslly taxed from the people for the benefit
OF the manufacturers, was adopted.
resolution 10 appoint Select Committee
to revise the rules OF the Senate, with view
10 expedite business, was adopted.
Sundry attempts were made 10 get up the
warehousiDg-bill, private bills, the bill for the
retrocession of Alexandra, the resolution rel
alive To the Washington monument &C., all
OF which Were unsuccessful.
The Senate then proceeded TO the consider
alton oil the special order of the day, being the
bill to reduce and gradual, the price of the
public lands.
Some discussion cnsued upon the details of
The bill, which was participatedin by Messrs
Breese Penny backer, Johnson Of Md, Cal
houn, Dayton, Crittenden, Simmons, Miller,
Sewer and others.
The bill was then postponed until Wednes-
day, and the Senate went into Executive Ses-
sion, message having in the mean while
been received from the President.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
MIR. thompson OF Miss, moved TO suspend
the rules for the purpose of offering resolu-
ton to have a recess from 3 to Z. NJ, during
the discussion OH the tariff. The House sus.
pended the rules, and amended the resolution
so as TO make il out oil order TO move that the
Committee rise before 6 O'clock.
Until the tariff isdisposed OF, therefore, the
House will be in session until z, p. NJ.
Several Senate bills were read twice, when
the House went into Committee OF the Whole,
aud resumed the consideration OF the
TARIFF
Mr.. Tibbatts, OF Ky, addressed the Com
mittee upon the merits of the Oregon, Texas
and Tariff questions.
Mr. L. commenced by illusions TO the set.
Element OF the Oregon question. He said that
our rights had been surrendered to the British
Governm-nt, and that General Jackson mot
naming him but allulng to him) would have
made no such surrender We were in the
condition OF II whipped hound, for after de-
claring that our rights were clear and unques-
tlonoble 10 the whole OF Oregon, and then
sinking down In a settlement upon forty-nine,
we had unqaeslionsbly surrendered our rights.
Mr.. L. said that our claim to the Oregon,
up TO 81 40, was as good as our claim TO the
country between the Nueces and the Rio |
irdnde. The West were as ready TO fight |
or the one as for the other, and regarded our |
lain as good to the one as 20 the other. The |
ilty four forty men then, would, when the |
present storm had blown over stand forth, |
not with their mouths sealed, as were the |
mouths of those who had sanctioned this com
promlse, but with a voice which would be
heard and felt. A day of reckoning would
come
Mr.. L. would not say what position the
President would occupy upon this question
when all the facts were revealed upon it, but
ne would say that he hoped he would be able
to reconcile himself TO a departure from the
baltimore Convention Resolutions, and To
departure from his written pledges
Mr.. L, then came to the consideration of
the tariff, aud advocated middle ground
cgptending that those oil his party who were
against all protective duties were as much al
iault as those who denied the right OF Congress
10 discriminate against protectiAp.
MT. 1lbbdts SAID he was neither in favor
oil the teTill Of 1912 nor the tariff of the Com
mlttee OF Ways and Means. The latter was
a Southern measure and the first a Northern
measure The West had had been sacrificed
To appease the ono, and was TO b. sacrificed
To a2Pcase the Of the army had been
sent TO Mexico upon the miserable pittance
OF 81 amonih aud their wives and children
were to be taxed upon the comforts Of life TO
pay the expcnscs.o the war
Mr.. Payne ol,Ala. continued the argument
IN speech bitterly denunciatory of the tariff
oil ISl2, which he called false dece ptive, a
system oi-bad faith, bad political economy
protective, agrsrisn, &c, Sc. SO fierce a
speech bothsn manner and matter has not be-
fore been mse Lduring the debate.
Mr.. Seldom of Va, also opposed the tariff
OF 1912, and all Protective duties. He argued
that as low duties would increase the revenue
the Government Nyas bound To- reduce them.
Mr.. Hudson continued the discussion i'm
defence OF the 9Mln, which he regarded as
measure benehcIdf. and necessary both TO the
General Government and the people. MIR.
Hudson e'mced great intelligence upon the
subject, and particularly in reference to- ine
practical operations Of the tariff
The-debdte was further continued by Mr..
Goodyear OF n. Y, who gave notice that he
should vote for Mr.. Hungerford's Bill. after
dcnouncing the Bill of 1912.
Mr. Strong, of n. V. also read speech i'm
warm opposition TO the law of 1912.
Mr.. Kaufman OF Texas, continued the de-
bate IN speech in reference to Mexican and
Texan Affairs, and in vindicalion Of what Mr
folk mad done In carrying the war into Mex
leo. lie doubted whether any pe,ce would
be obtained with Mexico withou, an army
seen IN tie heart OF the country. A peace
would bave to he conquered.
Mr.. Blanchard Of Pa. very sensible man.
but IN very delicate state OF health. spoke
~ defence OF the Protective Policy. His dis.
tnci ne said had an intense interest in the
ques'i n, Tor their were more manufactures
the r. than in a f1trr Z. ~.