The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-04-22

they should Oe authenticated, shal sha" ~ -
jet TO producing those communication TO whien
publicity has already been given. (''Hear, hear,
and laugh.l | really do not understand whal pro-
yokes that laugh; we have no ether papers 70 PIo-
duce at present on the part OF the government inc
negotiations not yet brought to conclusion, anu
il 10 quite unusual TO produce oficiai despa'ches
when negotiations have not been closed ny the a0'
Of another government certain communications nave
been made public; the House has right to have
them authenticated; and though had not intended
to produce them vet il il should be the wish OF the
House that they should be laid on the table, will
defer to that wish (cries of"No, no") but cannot
undertake to produce any others.
Lord ]. russell. | wish TO repeat, as far as
am concerned, that have no desire TO ask for any
papers until the right honorable gentleman can
state that the negotiations have reached such
point, whether satisfactory or unsatisfactory, as
to induce him 10 think the time has arrived
when the papers relating to this negotiation
can be laid before the House. If the night
honorable gentleman thinks proper TO consent
To the motion for the production Of papers, can on
ly say do not press for ask for themi and, I'LL
the result Of the whole negotiation is known, | do
not feel called TO express any opinion on the sub
ject. | wish, however, on this occasion TO ask the
right honorable gentleman question with respect to
the that is to be pursued IN relation 10 the
bill for the repeal OF the corn laws. IL is 10 be noted
that we have now been assembled, believe, eight
weeks, since her Majesty made her gracious speech
from the throne. The first statement Of the meas
ures Of the government was made by the right hon.
orabe gentleman a fortnight before they were taken
into considerations three weeks were occupied by the
preliminary discussion upon them, and after that the
bill was introduced. II does seem TO me that, after
so much discussion, the right honorable gentleman
would be justified in doing that which he stated Il
was his intention to do-to proceed with the corn
bill day by day, ill the discussion should be closed
But another right honorable gentleman, the Secreta
ry for the Home Department, the other evening, in
answer 10 question, stated that il was his intention
the first day after the second reading of the
BILL to propose the first reading Of the bill for the
protection Of life in Ireland. Now could very we'll
understand that il this bill were Of such urgency that
all other measures must be postponed for IT, the right
honorable gentleman should postpone the corn meas
ure and go on with the other But such do not I'M
derstand is the right honorable gentemsn's inten-
ZION; and there is such urgency, think il is
obvious that the bill should not be FASTENED even
single day, if il must be at the expense of retardng
the discussion and with the discussion the decision
on the corn bill. lHear, hear II, however, the
third reading Of the corn bill is to be postponed,
then It will take place at the time on the first read
ing Of the other bill; that in point Of fact, no time
will be gained in the passing of that bill to which
the right honorable gentleman, the Secretary for
the Home Department, attaches such importance.
may be allowed to express my hope that the right
honorable gentleman, the First Lord Of the Treas
ury, will adhere to the course which he formerly
stated he deemed it most expedient to pursue.
[ Hear, hear | do not blame the ministers, or
those who have on this occasion opposed the minis
tiers, for the delay which unfortunately has occur
red; but do think that there has already been suf
6cient discussion to entte the right honorable gen.
tleman to say that he will not be Fastening the
measure with undue precpitancy, If he, when the
committee has reported, proceeds at once with the
third reading.
Some conversation between Lord J. Russell and
Sir r. Peel then ensued to the order in which the
public business TO proceed.
The order Of the day was then read for the recep-
ton Of the report on the customs act.
The clerk having read the resolutions respecting
the importation of timber,
The Marquis of WORCESTER moved that it be
erased from the resolutions, the ground that the
shipping interest had been materially injured by the
past relaxation of protection, and that they would
be still more extensively injured by the relaxation
now proposed. The Canada timber trade was car
red on by British ships alone; the Baltic timber
trade was carried on by ships, of which fve-sxths
belonged to the nations the shores Of the Baltic.
Ought the House to lesslate for the benefit Of the
nations those shores, for the benefit of Great
Britain and her colonies'
The question having been put, long pause
CURED, during which no member rose. Silence was
at length broken by
Mr.. HNpE. The proposed reduction would be
productive of the most injurious effects upon the
lations between this country and her colonies. II
the House should adopt it, it might make present
To the United States not only of Oregon but Of Can
ada and New Brunswick too. He concluded by
putting this question to the ministerial BENCH eff
you carry out the principles Of free trade to their
full extent, of what use will the colonies be the
mother countrys"
Mr. CALDWELL defined the course adopted by the
government, and justified the resolution then before
the House. He proceeded to show that, under past
the timber trade with Canada instead Of
being injured, had actually doubled in value and to
infer therefrom that there would be no occasion TO
surrender Canada to the United States until the dis
erection of Mr. II. Hinde became equal to that of the
minister who had introduced this measure. He al
so entered into statement to prove that no injury
either had been done or would be done by the relax
alton of duty to the growers of British timber The
present prices proved that the relaxation of duties
had conferreda great benefit upon them; for they
were now Is per cent more than they were between
1888 and 1910.
Mr.. A. CHAPMAN implored the House to take
care that 1t did not lnure the shipping interest by
transferring the timber trade from Canada to the
Baltic. He had reason to dread that the interest of
his constituents would be seriously injured by such
a transaction. Timber a fair subject for taxa
ton, for It could not be smuggled; and with the
great extension of railways, which was now going
on throughout the country, there must be a great
and growing demand for it. He hoped that the
maritime interests OF the country would not be at
fected by the reduction now proposed.
Captain HARRIs was Of opinion that this resou.
ton, if adopted by the House, would strike heavy
blow against the North American trade and that by
so doing, it would inact great injury on the SER
vice to which he had the honor to belong =
Mr., HUME should give his support to this resou-
ton, although he lamented that the entire duty on
timber had not been taken of. When every duty
was taken off, why was il retained on timber which
was so useful an article in the consumption of the
poori He called particular attention 70 the advan-
tage which the maritime population Of these islands
would derive from the entire abolition of the timber
duties. The fisheries on coast we're the most
productive in the world, and yet, we did not draw
from them anything like the benefit which we
ought. And why Because our poor countrymen
were not in condition to fit out their boats proper
y, owing to the high price of TIMBER and more lives
were annually lost on coasts, owing to the de-
fectlve equipment of our fishing boats, than were
lost on the coasts Of every other country in the
world.
Lord G. BENrNoK cautioned honorable members
against being led away by the facts and figures quo
ted to be quoted by ministers on this subject for
as an illustrous relative of his, Mr.. Canning, had