The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-04-28
IN SENATE.

IN SENATE.
The Journal having been read ~
MESSAGE FROM the PREsIDEsT.
A message was received from the President of
the United States, announcing that he had signed
and approved "bil for the relief Of David M
Williamson, of Pope county, Arkansas"
THE TARIFF.
Mr. MILLER presented resolution passed by
the legislature Of New Jersey demonstrating against
the repeal Of the tariff Of lS42; which referred
IN the Committee on Finance, and ordered to be
printed. ......
Mr. M. also presented resolution passed by the
same body, praying Congress to make an aPpro-
pration for the erection of lighthouse on fuckers
beach, or Absecomb beach, 10 that State; which
was referred to the Committee on Commerce, and
ordered to be printed
Mr.. SPEIGIT presented the petition Of the rep
Tesentatives Of Henry de Ia Francia, deceased
praying the payment Of judgment obtained
against the agent Of the convention Of West Florida
for supplies OF arms and ammunition for the use Of
the provincial government prior to the acquisition
ofthat territory by the United States; which was
referred TO the COMMITTEE Of Claims.
MIR. ARCHER presented the petition of Philip
Slaughter, AN officer 10 the revolutionary army,
praying to be allowed arrears Of pension which
was referred TO the Committee on Pensions.
Mr.. BREESE presented the petition Of citizens
OF 81 Louis, Missouri, praying an extension Of the
laws Of the United States the territory Of Ore
gon up to $40 40, and an increase Of the military
and naval defences Of the country; which was laid
the table.
Mr.. SEWER presented additional documents in
support Of the claim of Thomas Wilson; which
were referred to the Committee The Judiciary.
Mr.. ASHLEY presented the petition Of Greed
Taylor, praying TO be released from judgment OBJ
tanned against him surety for III. l.. Ellington,
late postmaster at Napoleon, Arkansas; which was
referred to the Committee on the Post Office and
Post Roads.
Mr. WOODBRIDGE presented three petitions of
citizens of Michigan, praying the establishment OF
pOst-route from Shawassee To Lyons in that State
which were referred TO the Committee on the Post
Office and Post Roads.
Mr.. w. also presented the memorial Of citizens OF
Michigan, praying an appropriation for the improve
ment of the American side OF the Detroit river;
which was referred TO the Committee ON Com
merce.
RESOLUTIONS.
Mr.. EVANS submitted the following resolution;
which was agreed 10:
Rs,oiosd That the Committee Commerce be instruct
Mcclellan OF the American ship Byron the additional
tonnage duty charged upon said ship, her from
Odessa, IN consequence OF having crew OF foreign
men
Mr.. +. also presented documents relating to the
Cam Of j. II. Mcclellan; which were referred to the
Committee on Commerce.
Mr.. ATCHlSON asked that Elijah White have
permission to withdraw his petition and papers,
which was ordered
INTRODUCTION OF BILL.
Mr.. HENRY JOHNSON, pursuant to notice,
asked and obtained leave to introduce bill for the
relief of Captain John Clitz deceased; which was
read first and second time, and referred TO the Com
mittee Indian Affairs.
REPORTS or COMMITTEES.
Mr.. ASHLEY, from the Committee on the Judi
cary, asked that said committee be discharged from
the further consideration of the petition Of the widow
of Joseph Nourse, deceased; which request was
agreed to.
Mr.. BREEsE, from the Committee on Public
Lands, reported a bill for the relief Of Henry III
Marsh, ofMichigan; which was read, and passed to
the second ,nding.
on Private Land Claims, reported bill for the relief
of VIM. B. Keene, accompanied by report; which
was ordered to be printed
GENERAL ORDERS OF THE DAY.
The Senate took up for consideration the folio W.
ing resolution, submitted a few days since by Mr.
SEVER
ell to transmit to the Senate the supplement the
OF Treasury instructions for the Of the rev
usate the organization operations Of the Treas
y Department and It's various bureaus and that he &C
company %SGP the same with his views in relation to the
Mr.. BENTON opposed the resolution If they
were to go back as far 1885, and collect all the
operations of the treasury laws, the work would
consume one or two years, an equally long period
IN the printing, and when the report would be COM
pete everybody would have forgotten oil about the
matter. He had known instances not a few, in
which large reports of FIVE or six hundred pages
had been ordered and got up, and when prepared,
the movers in the matter had FORGOTTEN the
whole business. After a few further remarks, not
distinctly heard by the reporter Mr.. B. concluded
by expressing his conviction that the proposed call
was quite unnecessary.
Mr.. ARCHER understood that the documents
had been already transcribed. They had been ex.
amlned by the Secretary of the Treasury. The
object of the resolution simply to get the work
here, (withou mourning any expense in order that
the Committee on Finance might examine il, and re-
Jcct 1t If not valuable; or, if otherwise, to recon-
mend It for printing. IL comprises an ANALYSIS of
the treasury operations. He had no objection that
the resolution should lie over till the senator fMr
ScvIEk had an opportunity Of seeing the Secretary
of the Treasury.
Mr.. SEWER remarked that he had been inform
ed that an important work had been prepared and
was at present in the Office of the Secretary Of the
Treasury, who deemed il valuable and useful I,
was simply on that consideration that he mr. s \
had offered the resolution. If the work were indeed
as valuable as it was represented be- there could
be question as TO the propriety of passing the
resolution, and of printing the work. Ifotherwise
the work would be, of course, rejected. He under
stood that there had been variety of conflicting
views relative TO the construction of the revenue
laws; and the object of the work in question was,
aa he understood, to simplify the laws 30 that every.
body could perceive at one glance the former opera
tons of tins most important department of the gov
ernment Hid did not wish, however, to press the
matter at present He desired to see the Secretary
of the Treasury in relation to the subect and for
thar purpose he moved that the resolution lie on the
table till Thursday morning.
Mr.. ALLEN asked the honorable senator TO
withdraw his motion for few moments. 1t was
very well known that several instances had occurred
in which conflict of opinion had originated rela-
tive to the construction Of the revenue laws by col
lectors, giving rise to return Of duties in the end
If it were the object Of the compilation now sought
to present the orders by which that department pu,
construction on the revenue laws, and at the same
time to present report of the amount of duties re-
turned in consequence of different constructions put
the laws by the custom-house officers, and thus
exhibit the necessity of greater accuracy in fu-
tnre LEGISLATION. then the document would aeon, 10