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Congress, but instead of that, and with view of
testing whether the Senators on the other side were
determined to pass the bill with all its imperfecons
he would now move to strike out that part of the
9Th section which provides that in cases where
goods have been taken and sold by the U. States on
account of differentiation, with an intention of de-
frauding the revenue, the owner or importer shall
be paid the amount of his invoice and five per cent
profit. MIR. Jarnagin said he should vote for the
amendment MIR. Crittenden hoped if the bill was
to pass, 1t would pass without single Wing mark
upon it-lf the Senators on the other side who had
the power, chose to pull down the whole fabric of
American industry and crush themselves in its
ruins, let them do it. Messrs. Lewis. NlcDuffie
and Pennybacker defended the section as it stood
After some debate, Mr.. j. Nj. Clayton moved to
commit the bill to the Committee OH Finance, with
instructions to restore the minmums and specific
duties of 1912 This amendment was rejected
yeas 26, nays 90. Mr.. Clayton then moved to
commit the bill to the Committee on Finance, with
instructions to discriminate in favor of the raw ma
terias and against British manufactured articles
Mr. Jarnagin then spoke at length in opposition to
the BILL but said he should vote for il under his in
structions The debate finally closed by the COM
mitment Of the bill with Instructions to discrmi-
nate in favor of raw materials and against Bri
fish manufactures, and at the same time to
increase the revenue as TO provide more
adequate means for the support OF Government
The vote on the commitment stood as fol
| lows: AYEs-Messrs. Archer, Barrow Berrien,
Cameron, Cilley, j. M. Clayton, Thomas Clayton,
Corwn, Crittenden, Davis, Dayton, Evans, Greene,
Huntington, Jarnagn, Johnson of La, Johnson of
Md, Mangum, Miller, Morehead, Niles, Pearce.
Phelps, Simmons, Sturgeon, Upham, Webster,
Woodbridge-2S. NAYs-Messrs. Allen, Ashley
Atchson, Atherton, Bagby, Benton, Breese, Bright,
Calhoun, Cas-, Chalmers, Colqutt, Dickinson,
Dix, Fairfield, Hannegan, Houston, Lewis, MDuf
file, Pennybacker, Rusk, Semple, Sewer, Speight,
Turney, Westcott, Yulce-27.
In the House, the Warehousing bill was post
poned until "Wednesday next and made the special
order for that day. The Fertilization bill was ia
ken up, and, after short discussion, passed.
In the Senate, on Tuesday, Mr.. Lewis from the
Committee on Finance reported back the Tariff bill
without amendment and asked that the Committee
be discharged from their Instructions The ques-
ton on their discharge being taken resulted-veas
%, nays 27. Mr.. Webster then moved to strike
out the 9th section, which was agreed to by vote
Of 2S to 26-Nlr Benton voting for it and Mr. Jar
nagin not voting. Mr.. johnson of Md, then NOV
ed to refer the bill TO Special Committee, with
Instructions, which was lost-yeas 81, nays 81
the Vice President voting no. After short debate,
the question was put upon ordering the bill to
third reading, which carried by the casting vote
of the Vice President-Mr. Jarnagin not voting
| cf,ti L. ,lot L.
Dallas an opportunity of deciding it. Mr.. Niles
then made motion to postpone the bill to the first
Monday Of December, and accompanied it with a
powerful speech, in full expression of the indigna-
ton he felt at the extraordinary means adopted for
the passage Of the bill. Mr.. Cameron also spoke
for short time and declared from this day forward
would be heard the cry of repeal.-No agents of
the Manufacturers of England could have framed
bill more in keeping with their interests than this
act The motion to postpone was rejected by a
vote of 20 to %. Mr.. Webster regretted that this
motion had failed, and took occasion to tender his
thanks to MIR. Niles for the imness he had display
ed in resisting the bill. Whatever else, said Mr..
W., might be judged of hereafter upon an ad valo-
rem scale, political professions would hereafter be
taken at their nd vaIorem ralue! In regard TO this
bill no man cried Good save it," This adj valorem
principle was like house built upon the sand 1t
would be washed away. 1t could not stand and
| ought not to stand, and would not stand. Messrs
Davis, Huntington and Simmons also made brief
arguments against the bill, after which the question
was taken and the bill passed by the following vote
YEAs-Messrs. Allen, Ashley, Atchison, Anterior,
Bagby, Benton, Breese, Bright, Calhoun, Cas-,
Chalmers, Colquitt Dickinson, Dix, Fairfield
flanagan, Houston, Jarnagin, Lewis, McDuffie.
Pcnnybacker, Rusk, Sempe, Sewer, Speight, Tur-
ney, Westcott, Yulee-2S NAYs-Messrs. Arch
er, Barrow, Berrien, Cameron, Cilley, j. NJ Clay
ton, Thomas Clayton, Corwin, Crittenden Davis.
Dayton, Evans, Greene, Huntington, johnson of
La, johnson of Md, Mangum. Miller, Morehead,
Niles, Pearce, Phelps, Simmons, Sturgeon, Up
ham, Webster, Woodbridgc-27 On motion of
Mr. Speight the Senate then adjourned.
In the House, the Post Office bill was under dis
cussion. This bill proposes an increase of the pre-
sent rates of postage
| On Wednesday, in the Senate, the Sub-Treasu-
ry bill was called up, and many amendments were
proposed, some Of which were adopted Mr.. Ben
ton, in the course Of some remarks on clause of
the bill providing for the payment Of public dues in
Treasury Notes and Treasury Drafts. astonished
the Senate by the recital of an occurrence which
took place in the summer of 1910. a letter was
sent to the Secretary of the Senate to be read 1t
was marked confidential, written in August, and
signed by T. Hartley Crawford, (now Judge Of the
Criminal Court of the District of Columbia,) then
Indian Agent in Missouri under the direction ofthc