The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-06-25
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
The journal of yesterday was read and approved.
Mr.. MCKAY moved that the House resolve itself
into Committee Of the Whole on the state Of the
Union.
Mr.. AsHMUN asked Mr.. Mex. To Withdraw the
motion, to enable him Mr.. A. to introduce prop
osilion the character Of which was not stated.
Mr. MCKAY, remsrking that the gentleman could
introduce the proposition this evening, declined 10
Withdraw his motion.
Whereupon Mr. ASHMUN demanded division
on that motion.
And the question being taken, the vote stood
ayes GO, noes 10.
No quorum voting.
Mr.. BOYD moved that there be a call Of the
House.
A brief conversation followed; after which
Mr. G. s. HOUSTON demanded the yeas and
nays on the motion Of Mr.. BoTD; which were or
defed; and, being taken, wene-yeas as, nays 81.
SO cell Cf the House was refused.
THE TARIFF.
The question then REQUIRED, and was taken on the
motion of Mr.. MCKAY, and decided in the afhrma-
tive.
So the House resolved itself into Committee Of the
Whole on the state Of the Union, Mr.. COBB, OF
Georgia, in the chair and resumed the consideration
OF the bill to reduce the duty on imports, and for
other purposes.
MIR. WINTHROP was entitled to the floor, and
ressed the committee during the hour. After ad.
verting cursorily to the Mexican war, and express
ing his intention to vote for all necessary supplies TO
carry it on so long the President adhered TO the
pledges he had given to bring It TO close 30 soon az
that object could be honorably effected, proceeded TO
sneak in vindcatlon Of the tariff policy Of 1872 and
in opposition to the bill before the committee. In
doing this he laid down the following propositions
]. That provision ought promptly 10 be made for
furnishing the government with whatever additional
revenues and resources may be necessary for bring.
ing the existing war with Mexico TO Just and
speedy conclusion, and establishing an honorable
peace.
2. That no additional revenue be relied on
from the bill under consideration either as orr
ginally reported, with the notifications which
have been proposed by the Secretary Of the Treasu-
ry but that, the contrary, the whole experience
| of the country shows that the operation of such
a bill would be materially to diminish the revenue
| 3. That this bill is, at BEST mere experiment,
and one which, there is great reason to fear would
result in both cgrtsPg The resources Of the govern,
tha, in adopting az snuro systsyn OF ad palorem du.
ties, it would open the door to all OF Unequal
tiles and frauds, and would be especially oppressive
| to the honest American merchant.
4. That the tariff of lS42 has proved itself for
three years past emphaticsly revenue tariff
yielding, with signal uniformity, and in precise
respondence with the calculations of its trainers,
net average annual revenue of nearly twenty-s
millions of dollars and at protecting the labor
t0IlCnlUR the treasury OF natOnj ana tna no
| substantial odifcation-certainly no material re-
duction-of the duties which il imposes would be
likely to yield anything like an equal amount to the
government
And 5. That an issue of eight or ten millions OF
treasury notes, and the imposition of moderate spe
cifc duties tea and coffee, for a short term Of
years, and for the single purpose of defraying the
expenses of the war, are the only measures for in
creasIng the resources and revenues Of the nation
which can be adopted with any reasonable prospect
Of success; and that, unless the administration and
its friends intend to take the responsibility Of re-
sorting to direct taxation, Of increasing a large
national debt, these measures ought to be adopted
by them without DELAY.
Mr.. BRODHEAD addressed the committee in
advocacy of the tariff of 1912 not less as a revenue
measure, demonstrated by its actual operation,
than measure of sautary protection to the indus
trial interests Of the community.
A report Of this speech is in course of prepare
ton.
Mr.. E. w. HUBBARD obtained the floor and adj
dressed the committee Tin statistical speech, OF
which full report is in course of preparation in
favor Of the bill under consideration.
Mr.. EDWIN H. EWING then obtained the
floor, and spoke in vndicaton of the protective pol
icy, and in favor of its continuance.
Mr.. STROHM followed on the side-de-
scrbng the PROSTATE condition of all the industrial
pursuits of the country before the enactment of the
tariff of l842, and the impulse and prosperity which
it had impaired to all branches Of business.
Mr.. CHASE obtained the floor and moved that
the committee rise.
On which motion no quorom voted
The committee and the chairman reported
that fact to the House.
1t was now a quarter past three o'clock
On motion of Mr.. YANCEY, a call of the House
was ordered.
And after some proceedings had been had there
on,
The House adjourned.