Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1846-07-11
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temen had allowed their wishes 10 lead them astray
Mr. BENTON declared himself in favor of the motion
making the bill the order of the day for Monday and
its reference. Ii il to the committee they would
have time to examine and decide upon the details but
would have conne their report to the principle alone He
thought would therefore be utterly useless bill
the committee The better way would bs take il up
and proceed with its consideration, item by item 1t
of great moment and required deliberate consd
Grafton. ta
Mr.. j. M CLAYTON raised the question whether the
Senate by ordering the bill to second reading ny unani
CONSENT had been DONE not under the necess
y OF referring IT as matter OF course IN pursuance OF an IN
variable practice Of the Senate that when bill is read
cond time the day. is done with view to its being
referred TO a committee tst.
Mr.. McDUFFIE jsclaimed, far as he concerned,
having assented to its second reading with any view to Its
commitment did he believe that such the object Of
any gentleman that side. 1t read he said, second
time, lie disposed Of the Senate thought proper.
Mr. SEWER said, in making the motion to call up the
BILL he did SO for the purpose of making the motion which he
had made at later stage OF its progress II there was any
hardshps in the any advantage taken of gentlemen
the other side they would have right complain
but this not the The only difference that by
the second reading Of the BILL he enabled make HIS
motion to-day which otherwise he would have been obliged
to postpone until tomorrow. To avoid delay they proposed
to put the bill where it ought to be- and where majority
could control it
Mr.. HANNEGAN said he should vote upon this question
in strict conformity with the he had heretofore pursued
in regard to other matters He opposed to referring the
bill any committee for the assigned by the chairman
of the Committee Finance and his friends. He OPP
posed to it because they had guaranty that 1t would be
ported back again in month. The bill should receive his
support without amendment alteration. contained at
least great principle which he held to be right and that
the exclusion Of of the Objectionable features
from the tariff system-minmums and specific duties.
Mr. NILES favor of the reference first, because
the usual course in that body and secondly because at
had been stated by several Senator's this bill which
qued the examination Of committee II almost wholly
matter of detail and he wished the subject in such
light if possible that he might vote for it, As present
stood he in favor Of the BILL would be approved
by the people OF this country would come upon them by
surprise They expected no such this He had
felt that would be the part of wisdom to let this matter be
passed by for another year, until the consequences OF the war
in which involved might be clearly known, and
the condition Of their finances be asceaned He had hoped
ondy hoped that the good and the practical interests
of the country would have had effect upon public opn
ion, and that the time would when this subject of the
tariff which had hitherto been agated between the two
cmes of pares would to be football of party contest
II easy oresee the fate of this There
would probably be amendments tolerated reference there
fo would be OF little Importance He would have desired to
it amended that would guard the ordinary interests Of
the country. Such his hopes but they destroyed
He saw determined that the bill should be forced through
without examination and they would be driven to the dis
agreeable necessity of voting upon it stood In such
he should not hesitate. He had agency making
the law of 1912 he had agency in this indeed no might
almost almost say Congress had agency in it it was an
Executive measure and Congress merely called to
register by their But he would say his friends that
perhaps they Of the responsibility of passing
of this kind. II light subject. If that bill
passed would be found not be light subject when
they came back here years hence and found
exhausted Treasury, discredted Government, with the
necessity of making loan of twenty millions of dollars
Gentlemen would then begin to perceive its effects they
would then begin to discover how destructive 10 the
best interests Of the country Those interests
be ed with they not to be made the sport of party
influences or OF party caprice and they should not be
made by his VOTE That vote should be given with
proper regard the interests of his constituents and
of the country at large. The time would when the
present law would be repealed but the repeating law
be based upon no new experimental principle. The bill
he supposed would take its he should take his.
He would stand where he had stood, tariff ground,
which belonged to the Democracy of the North The people
OF the North knew their rights and they would not be betrayed
lie would endeavo always, far be able tocay
the principles of the Northern Democracy Those principles
tariff for with discrimination for protection
Was this bill based upon those principles He inclined
think not He was inclined to think that in many instances
dlscrmnaes against protection II had uniform princ
pie except one, and that the ad vaorem principle He
could not sanction still due to the subject well
to the country that should have full examination and full
discussion He hoped, therefore, it would be referred
Mr.. BAGBY opposed to the reference If he could
see the slightest possibility Of any good arising from the refer
ence he would for it. but he thought would be bet
ter than an idle FORM He prepared to take this bill as 1t
not because he understood all its Details but because he
did, he humbly conceived understand the great principle
involved in it. viz reduction Of taxation He was in favor
of that system of taxation which would operate the most light
ly on the great body Of taxpayers.
good would result from the reference he would vote for it.
Mr.. BAGBY. sail if | could be satisfied that any good
would result from it,
Mr. SIMMONS Would the Senator not like to have the
opinion Of the committee the of which
this bill is likely to produce
Mr. BAGBY desired to ask the Senator whether, in
the bill referred, and the committee should report
mousy in favor Of the bill il stands he would then
vote for it
Mr.. SIMMONS. If the committee report that it
would produce twentyeght millions Of dollars annually, it
would change my views in regard to it.
Mr.. BAGBY. Would il change your vote
Mr. SIMMONS Before answering that, would like to
go little into details. A laugh.
After few observations from Mr.. ALLEN the question
taken Mr. SEWERS motion to make the bill the order
IF the day for Monday next and carried yeas "a, nays
o. follows
YEAS-Messrs. Allen, Ashley, Acison, Bagby, Benton,
Breese Bright Calhoun Cass Chalmers Colquit Dickinson,
Fairfield, flanagan, Houston, Lewis McDue, Pennyback
tusk Sempic Sewer, Turncy, Wescot, Yulee-A
NAYS-Messrs. Archer, Barrow, Ccy, John NJ Clayton,
Thomas Clayton Corwin Crtenden Davis, Evans Hunting
Mangm, Morehead Miles, Pearce Phelps, Simmons, Stur-
icon, Upham, Woodbridge-22.
Mr. GREENE present. but not voting, having paired off
With Mr. ATHERToS.l
HoaIcIDE JusrIFIED.-Mr. WM. M. MEnEpIrH, son Of
jonathan Meredith Esq Of Baltimore recently murdered
Independence, Missouri by Dr. Harper, Of that place
The Chicago Journal pubshesa history Of the affair." and
hat Harper without cause, became jealous Of Meredith
ccoun of imagined intimacy with his wife, and Disgusting
rs feelings, decoyed Meredith into his office and shot him