Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1846-07-04
Correspondence u he baltimore Amcricun
WAsuNGrUN. June 30.
SEN ATE

hoN 4" AiiAi iNhNluAi
Mr.. Bagby from the Committee ON Indian
Ailairs reported back the bill Tor the relief OF |
John CroWell with amendments
Mr.. DIX moved To tukc zap tlc Warchousing
bill.
MIR Archer requested the senator from New
York - Withdraw his motion. and hermit |
hn To call ZAP the bill Tor the rctroCcssion oi |
Alexandria. 1t would not occupy more than 1
an hour, aud the Warehousiug bill, which |
wouldfead to protracted debate, could be ia
ken mp afterwards.
Mr.. DIX declining 10 yield tbs question was
taken on his motion and il agreed to. AYES
II, Noes IL, tlc Vice President giving the
casting vote in the affirmative
MIR. Huntington took the floor i'm opposition |
to the bill. lie thought it must b, the work
OF some importer OF large means who wished |
20 secure To himself the benefit of the system
IN three years credit ON his duties without
interest. Til, warehOuslng system was not
wanted 10y men OF small means-ihev afford
/ TO have it-they imported goods to put on
/ their shelves and to sell and not to put into
warehouses for one, two or three wears
/ Oh the present importation of goods from
! England, 60 per cent are imported on Eng
| lish account aud rs per cent on American
and ii cWarthousiug System should be ..adop-
/ ted II would throw the whole importing br-
siness Into tie hands ol Foreigners and drive
4 NNif hlu' ii'dh lH'itlidul NOM TIE market.
| Mr. IL. said that the bill though simple
aud free from complexity, was a very impcr
| iect bull, and It must be- recommttcd
The bill was then postponed aud made the
| special order ior Tomorrow
Mr. Brecsc, from the committee on Public
Lands, reported a bill Tor the establishment
ot a land office in Michigan, FOR the sale of
mineral lands belonging to the u. 5.
On motion ci Mr.. Archer TIE bill for the
retroccssion OF the town and county ol Alex
/ 0ndria to the State OF Virginia was taken nm
and after being discussed by Messrs HAYWOOD
/ Miller. and Penny hacker
Mr. Johnson, OF Md. moved an adjournment
which was lost Is To -.
Me- Bcntun moved To- so into Executive
Session which was carried > Ia 10 and
alter some lime spent therein the Senate adj
joumed
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Mr. Nlckoi la. Offered RESOLUTION "a Hing
upon the committee on Military Aildir, io re-
report TO the House the expediencv of makin,
unappropriation of lands Tor those volunteer
ing loI the war-aud also sraut of those en-
llsung IN the regular army between the lst of
June and the lst Of November
The resolution being one oil inquiry merely,
wos adopted.
THE TARIFF.
The House then went into Committee OF
" hole.9a lba&laigGllbs. Union, - MIR. Dixon,
! MI j. said that just thirty -four wears AGO !
tomorrow, Congress passed a bill Increasing
The duties to 100 per cent. The country was
Then Just going tO war, and the duties were
increased To pay the expenses of thcwar. But
now, IN the midst of war, il was proposed
to reduce. the duties in order TO increase the
Revenue
Mr.. ID. proceeded in very plain and prac
lcal aTSuu cntlu defence OF the Tariff of 1872
aud the Protective policy. In regard TO The
law OF 1872, there might be errors in il. lie !
would not commit himself on that point. but
Tie law had done we'll Tor the country. and
~. 1miS law " was proposed TO change entirely. |
The bcnehs which the ldborer received i'm the /
form OF Protective duties were strikinaly pre /
sented. Lhborers were benefited by the nro- /
tecuye policy both in having employment and
81 obtaining their goods cheaper than they |
could under any other system II the Amer +
iCdn manufactures Were To- be- broken down
\ the certain elect would be- an enhancement
of prices
Mr. Brinkcrhof, Of Ohio, followed with an
important speech upon the merits of the ou.s. |
uol' ms speech was OF party character.
and against hc Southern wing OF the Democ'
fdcy-tlat branch at IL which are for Tree
trade, and which are in the enjoyment of the
lOdyes and fishes OF Office.
Mr.. II. sid he spoke Tor the Democra6c
portion of the Ohio Delegation There ,yerc
some things which they woodland some tIi,,,s
which they would not do. They wonld do
much Tor the sake ut harmony but they ,youIJ
not vote for the bill OF the Committee of WaysI
and Means, 10 reduce The duty on imports
the Union io the contrary notwithstanding
Mr.. u. went on 10 say that the IJrsfb
bccH c.rciujcd from Mcir share Of ts E,ylyoj
patronage. They bad uoucof the (ir,t o., So,
ohd class OF olllccts They had 40 Minister
anfoad-nJ consuls of the lst ? or "a cLss
lh'y were treated badly, and the ti,ua l,I
come when patience ceased to b.. ayirii,.
HE recommendations Of tls Ohio D.I.u,ti,,,,
had been disrcgricd lis constituents -,
not ready 60 lick the hand that sui,tc thc,n
,uI lawn upon HE luJi tlrtt spumcl them
Neither the Administration nor tine ore.,, -,
the Administration should dive them into,
support OF men or measure which they thougLt
wrong. II they could not hdyra share nI a.
hunurs oi Government ,hry would lm,ca.fsr,
OF the comlorlsoi lite.
The ONO Delegation, said Nj. - ,,a.,o,i,
Ia vote Tor war taxes. bat shey 81 o,,lI NOT -
tea and coffee ~ war tax WHAT tlssv ,y,,,,II
have done had Ibis Administration detspJsJ
the Interests OF the West by defending tb. t.,.
ul"ry OF TIE West, hc would not say. but
war was going on agaiusta miserable McFiconI
hyeHt. while tbc country hid stood iyeubl,,,
Ike an aspen leaf before tlie British lion II
bad not only surrendered down TO 80. bYtt'
lo" ~. u Dad yielled up Che uJ,ieltion of.
,1t '''nmri rNrr, blle n was fierce forum
hhe Wdf Tor Southern CONQUEST.
NC would not vote Tor the 1911 of fhp Com
wlicc OF Ways lui Means uithtes IN,
i", "f with ten sod coffee out. Tho a., .,,i
'''',. ~ Wa- estimated hg tbe Se,rst,rg,l
'.' Treasury, would ,ird 93ODOupu .,I
WV we. necessary iprtIe support of tlfe Go,
''nncni VIII tra aul coffee orf G,s,.
59'' y. onlf W 600 600 received lr.n, ,I.
DIV. ',I N0' 600 ~ least vp,di h.. .,al
,! ~, ',f urp"l of Zoe GeucnI Gu,rr
dgmau rom New York ur,t fI,a E.H
tally inadequate. '' was ''
What ihe OHIO DELEGATION I,.n ,,.fil IN
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