American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-07-28
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FIRST SESSION of fhe 20'h CONGRESS
WASHINGTON, July 81, 1916.
SENATE.

TIE Vice President laid before the Senate
le,te- from Hon VIM. II Haywood, resigning
ms. sost as a Senator ofthe u. S. from the State
of n. Carolina
On motion of Mr.. Webster, (Mr Mangum
mt being present, it was ordered that the Pres
dent of the Senate should inform the executiYe
ofN. Carolina of this fact.
MIR. Cameron presented tho proceedings Of a
.arge democratic meeting in Pennsylvania, OPP
posed to the repeal of the Tariff of 40. This
memorial was signed by the Chairman of the
Baltimore Polk Convention.) The memorial
was referred to committee on Printing.
A large number of bills from the House were
read by their titles, and appropriately referred.
Mr.. Lewis moved that the special order be
taken up, and
MIR. Webster resumed his speech in opposi-
ion to the proposed Tariff bill. At the outset
of his remarks he alluded to the resignation of
u Senator from one of the Southern States, and
spoke of it as something indicative Of the pecu
liar circumstances by which we were surround !
ed He supposed we should soon hear from the
Senator himself of the reasons by which he was
actuated in this step; and he knew of them,
now, not otherwise than by an extraordinary
publication in the government paper. AS he
was gone, he might speak ofhim as man of
character and attainment, Of great courtesy and
unsurpassed industry, and as all knew from his
course here, an intelligent friend of the admin
lstIation. Now he confessed that he was asham-
ed of country when he saw a man like this
hunted down and abused in the terms which
mad been applied to this gentleman in the gov
eminent paper-t was disgrace to the coun-
Try, to this age Of civilization, to the American
press.
Mr. w. then went on and concluded his
speech. In concluding he said that it had been
ms intention to move TO postpone the bill until
The next session, but he had so far changed this
intention as to have determined upon moving
an amendment, which was to strike out all the
last clause in the 9Th section This clause
gives a per CT. premium for fraud Mr.. w.
made the motion.
Mr.. Lewis defended the clause, and said it
was copied from an Act of the Sd and 4th Of
William ".
Mr., Crittenden saw the error and absurdty
OF the clause in question, but doubted if he
should vote for the amendment; he desired to
have nothing TO do with the bill, except to vote
against it on the question of its passage.
Mr.. Jarpagin never would give his vote for
bill that contained a section like this, openly
encouraging fraud.
Mr.. McDuffie defended the clause in ques-
lion, and attempted 10 show that il was not OBJ
noxious to the objection made against it.
Mr.. Penuybacker made legal argument
MIR. Webster asked Mr.. P (being Judge
whether, in case penalty is affixed to par
ticulaT crime, either in persOnans, or by pecu-
mary mulct, and subsequently another Act is
passed afixing different penalty to the same
ofIence-whetber, by implication of law, the
tirst Act was not repealed?
Mr.. Pennybacker made another legal argu-
ment.
MIR. McDuffie defended the clause.
Mr.. r. johnson made an argument upon the
clause in question and showed that it was not
copied from the act Of Sd and 4th Of Will
liam ".
Mr. Benton said he had hoped that no a.
mendment would be made to this bill. He
Intended to vote for the bill because, and this
vas the only reason, it broke down the Tariff
of AZ. But since this amendment had been
offered, he felt obliged to support it.
Messrs. Jarnagm and Turney spoke briefly.
Mr.. J. Nj. Clayton moved to recommt the
bill to the committee on Finance, and the yeas
and nays were called, and the motion rejected,
ayes %, noes 30.
Mr.. ]. M. Clayton then moved to recommt
With instructions to the committee to report
back the bill with determinations against
British manufactures and in favor Of Ameri-
can manufactures.
speech against the proposed bill, but said he
vas instructed to vote for ad Vaiorem duties,
and revenue standard therefore he must vote
for the bill, but he should vote for the commit
nent OF the bill in order TO its correction in
points Wherein its friends admit it to be de-
fective.
Mr. Turney then rose said the fate of the
measure depended upon his colleagues vote
1t was whispered that the measure was TO be
defeated it was to be talked upon until Sc
nator from n. Carolina was returned in place
of the one who had resigned.
Mr.. Mangum said there was no truth in this
The appointment of Senator from N. Carroll
ma could not take place in less than twenty
days from this.
Mr. Turney was glad to hear this publicly
contradcted.
Mr.. Jarnagn replied to Mr. Turney, and we
close while he is talking.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The further consideration of the warehouse
ing bill was postponed until Wednesday.
Mr.. Garrett Davis, of Ky, moved suspen-
slon of the rules, to enable him to introduce
resolution calling for information respecting
Col. }. ID. Stevenson's regiment of N. vol
lnteers. The motion was lost-yeas 60, ma Us
&c.
The House then resolved itself into COM
rttee of the whole, and proceeded with the
consideration of the bill making appropriations
for the erection of certain Notifications. Il
DIR. Ashmun, of Mass, then proceeded to
make speech respecting Colonel Stevenson's
regiment and its destination and object
Mr.. Mckay, of N. c., opposed the bill on
account of the heavy expenses caused by the
war in which they the were engaged.
Mr' Burt, of S. c., supported the bill as
measure of necessity.
At II O'Clock the debate terminated accord
ing TO resolution, and the committee proceeded