American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-06-30
Aga@it0u &rpMoitco1.
Reported for the American Republican,
FIRST SESSION of the goth CONGRESS
WAsHINGTON, JuIIV % ION
SENATE.


renorting of the debates in the Senate.
The resolutions heretofore offered by Mr..
Houston directing the committee of commerce
"a inoulre into the expediency ofbuildlng Light
houses in Texas, and that on military affairs
10 INQUIRE into certain matters connected with
the defence of Texas were taken up and agreed
TO.
The resolution of Mr.. Dayton calling on the
Secretary of the Treasury for information re-
specting the number, sc. of coasting vessels
was taken up and adopted.
The resolution submitted by Mr.. Bagby to
provide for the meeting Of the Senate at l A.
M. henceforth came up, and was adopted by
yeas 3d. nays Il.
The resolution submitted by Mr.. Simmons
calling on the Secretary of the Treasury for in
formation relative to the Tariff, and amount of
revenue anticipated therefrom, was taken up,
amended by MIR. Davis, and adopted.
The resolution of Mr.. Haywood for the APP
p)intment of select committee TO revise the
rules of the Senate was adopted.
A number of adverse reports were concuIred
IN by the Senate.
The bill to reduce and graduate the price of
public lands then came up.
Mr.. Breese made some remarks in explana-
ton ofthe bill.
Mr.. Dayton offered an amendment as he
was opposed to surrenderng at once all the
lands which had been in the market u certain
time.
Mr.. Breese said that the whole amount of
lands which had been in the market more than
20 years was 2,625, 1872 acres. AS the term
in the bill mad been extended TO 40 years that
quantity would be considerably reduced.
Mr.. r. johnson, of Md, objected to giving
away the quantity named which had been held
heretofore at 81 ,25 per acre without it having
been first tested whether those lands would not
sell at a reduced price.
Mr.. Breese SAID that objection had presented
itself to the Committee, but they had framed
the bill in accordance with the views of the
Commissioner of Public Lands.
Mr.. Pennybacker wished to know if the Sc
nate were satisfied as to the right of the Gov
eminent thus to give away these public lands
to States which had been ceded TO it for the
general want.
Mr.. Breese remarked that the Senate had
sanctioned the principle in voting away lands
to Mississippi and Michigan during the present
session for purposes Of internal improvement.
Mr.. Calhoun said as the bill now stood he
could not vote for it. lfit were modified so as
TO provide that all the lands in market say over
five years should be offered at 81, in five years
more at IS cents, then at so, and 25, after
remained after being offered at % cents for 5
years should be given to the States-he could
vote for it. Under such a system the Gene
raj Government could realize more than in
holding the lands at 81 ,25 per acre until they |
were all sold which he supposed would even |
tually be the case if they were held long |
enough. Besides lands which remained unsold |
after being Offered at 25 cents would not be |
worth the trouble ofkeepng.
The debate was continued at very consider |
able length, by Messrs. Sewer, ]. M. Clayton, |
Dayton, r. Johnson, of Md, Breese, Critten' |
den, Simmons and Jarnagin, and finally on the
suggestion of
MIR. Calhoun it was passed over until to-
morrow to allow him time to prepare an a
mendment embodylng his views and then
The Senate passed into Executive session.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Some time having been lost for want of
quorum.
A resolution was adopted, providing that it
shall not be in order to move that "the commit
tee rsen before o'clock P. NJ. while the de-
bate in committee on the Tariff bill continues.
The House then went into committee Of the
Whole.
Mr.. Tibbatts of Ky, made a great splurge
about "Oregon," "Fiily-four forty" "Forty-
Nlhe, Nh olh > pIcu8csi lne AiheIlCdh
Eagle being hawked at and killed by housing
owl" &C., &c., and concluded his speech by
declaring that he should act with reference to
the tariff as peace measure, Thatit was use
less to expect TO sustain the expenses of a war
from such a source. That all that could be eX-
Pected would be TO pay the interest, and by de-
grees the principal of war loan.
MIR. Payne of Ala, argued in support of the
passage of the tariff bill reported by the COM
mittee of Ways and Means as step towards
making the tarif'a means of saising revenue
alone, and was followed by
MIR. Seldom of Va, who advocated the pas
sage of the bill upon nearly the same ground.
Mr.. Hudson of Mass, followed in a speech
strongly in favor of the protective system.
Mr.. Goodyear and Mr.. Strong of New York
were the next speakers in support of a modii-
cation of the tariff.
Mr.. Kaufman of Texas followed in a short
speech on the Mexican war, and was followed
by
Mr.. Blanchard of Pa, who advocated the
protective policy and opposed any alteration of
the tariff of 1912, and is speaking at the time
of closing this report for the cars.