The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-05-06

precisely on the same footing Of the ships of the
Netherlands. That was the reason why he had :
said that he had expected motion OF this kind TO (
come from the gentleman from Massachusetts,
\ Mr.. WHrHRor,l as representative Of the ship. |
Mr.. C. J. INGERsoLL livery indstinctly heard |
was understood TO say that this whole subject was
provided for in the general tariff bill reported from
| the Committee of Ways and Means. There was NO
occasion for it here therefore And he begged eay,
to repeat that his sole object at present do an
act of Justice Spain, which had been recommended
1 by successive Presidents, and which he thought
the House would see the necessity of doing il thew
would listen to the reading OF page or two Of the
| report Of the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
i He sent up to the clerks table, where extracts
| from them were successfully read, the report
Of the Committee on Foreign Affairs on this subject
the message Of General Jackson in 1888 Of Presi.
dent Polk at the commencement OF the present
sion, and the last report Of the register Of the
treasury, showing the aggregate amount Of duties
thus irregularly collected from 1852 10 l6i5 TO be
4 sl5,S57.
Mr.. HOLMES said the honorable gentleman
from sylvania, Mr.. ISGERsoLL, who report.
cd this very bill, moved to strike out this clause
and gave as reason not only that It would save
time but that when the general tariff bill comes up
it would be acted on. He would be glad to have
the gentleman assure him that when that tariff bill
came up he Mr.. l. would vote for il. II so, Nh
III. would not consume the time OF tho committee
by saying another word at present. And he asked
that gentleman when the tariff bill comes up with
that clause in 1t, whether they could depend his
vote in favor Of IL
: Mr. c. J. INGERSoLL. You may depend
on my vote for this clause sustained it in 1912,
, and will sustain il again.
As to tho general features OF The tanh bill, will
reserve myself until that day comes.
Mr.. HOLMES. That is what expected. And
shows the improperly of the friends flhis clause
suffering il TO be stricken out OF this bill Because
to say the least--though perhaps ! am wrong in
! having any doubts about it--some people arc in.
credulous TO the tariff bill passing; and II should
4 not pass this clause will not pass. | am sorry |
should suggest any doubt to the fate Of the tariff
BILL inasmuch as the whole democratic party by the
Baltimore convention, and by the last canvass are
= pledged 10 the repeal ofthe tariff Of 1912.
. Mr.. J. r. lNGERSOLL interposed, and (Mr.
= II. yielding the foor) after some alusion las was
J understood) to the position Of the chairman Of The
, Committee on Foreign Affairs in relation to this
, clause, begged the gentleman from South Carolina
toccept Of the assurance that every democrat from
Pennsylvania would oppose the tariff bill reported
= from the COMMITTEE Of Ways and Means.
I'll Mr.. HOLMES. Still that shows the propriety
Of our preserving in this bill this clause Although
he did not doubt that the Pennsylvania democrats
+ perhaps with the exception Of the conference.-the
reporter is not confident to whom this allusion
madel will up to the pledges Of the Baltimore
convention, still this clause should be allowed 10
remain in this bill.
Mr.. BRODHEAD rose and (Mr. ii. yielding)
! said the gentleman from South Carolina seemed 70
be very familiar with the proceedings Of the Bald
more convention. He would like to have him say
what were the pledges Of that convention on the
= subject Of Oregon H.
question came up on 49oThe would answer the gen.
: tleman; but having beat back successfully this
beicose party he did not deem important to say
It a word about Oregon now. .
But Continued MIR. H. this question is one Of
. very great importance IL we should not carry the
e tariff, which scarcely doubt
: Mr.. C. J. INGERSoLL Tin his seat) Do you
doubt at alp
Q As a matter Of excessive caution Continued Mr..
HI If we should lose the whole, let us get part
now. hope my friend will not be SO ungracious
as strike out part of his own bill, which he ad-
mits to be salutary-
s Mr.. C. J. INGERsoLL Very good should
like to have it become a law
Now there is no objection to its remaining, ICON
tinued Mr.. H. because If the tariff bill passes
there will be no necessity for 1T if not this stands
in full force. ....... ... ..
But (Mr. H. proceeded to say) what are the OBJ
. jectons to 1t, surprising that the tariff bill do not
1 pass' The gentleman from Massachusetts Mr..
t WMrHRor,l gravely gets up, skilled he is, and
n emnently skilled in the knowledge of the CONNER
g cial advantages guaranteed to his portion Of the
country by the constitution of the United States and
the laws passed under it, of the monopoly Of the
It whole domestic tonnage of the country including
the whole transit from port to port, extending from
the St. Johns on the boundary between and Can
/ ada down to the Del Norte, the separating line
l. between us and Mexico, with discriminating
duties in favor Of that very tonnage, with FISH,
y ing bounties of $40 per annum on every
vessel that goes out, and likewise with the boun.
s ties of salt. With all these facts in view, he
gravely gets up and declares that the navigating in.
terests of the country have been more neglected
than any other, and opposes very small boon to
the southern section of the country contained in
If this BILL on the ground that these interests which
j. have received large share Of the favor Of the
government may be injured! 1t does show that
IS there is appetite that increases by what it feeds
on, and that will be satiated until it lcks up
the whole interests of the republic, and concentrates
them IN the northern portion of the country. You
have reciprocity treaty with Brazil which allows
the coffee of Brazil to come in vessels of Brazil Ia
our ports free of duty There is objection the
n part of the gentleman to that And why' Because
all that coffee, which comes into this country goes
to purchase northern manufactures, northern cottons
Q shoes, and various articles. And why is it tina
when coffee comes from Holland it does not com'
| on the same duty as the Rio coffeei Because New
If England exports nothing to Holland Of any mpor
g lance; but the coffee of Java, which comes here, i
e in purchase of the tobaccoo, cotton, &C., of tn
i. southern States. And by imposing a duty on thi
import you impose, in the same ratio, duty on tn
Q exports of the southern States; but by admittin,
Rio coffee free, you take off any restriction from
= the commerce or exports of the northern States
And that is the whole question. He hoped that N
enlightened man. who was friend to equal justice
would vote to strike out this section, and thus de
prive them of that little boon which the agricultur
| Of the South claimed
Mr.. s. JONES said the remarks of the gentleman
from Pennsylvania (the chairman Of the Commits
on Foreign Afairs) induced him briefly TO trespas
If upon the time Of the committee again. The gentle
u man informed them that, by treaty, can impos
no duty on coffee imported into the United States il
e Dutch vessels. He found, in report made to tn
House at the last session, correspondence whicl
had taken place between the then Secretary of tn
Treasury and the minister for the Netherlands il
which it was admitted that dutics could not be i'm
posed on coffee brought into the United States il
Dutch vessels but at the same time, that COTE
brought from Holland in American vessels is subec
to 20 per cent ad valorem duty (He read from tn
y report to show this fact) He had supposed IN
9 ieci 10 duu well In h,