American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-06-29
Aru@iG0N Rrpnbiff0n,
Reported for the American Republican,
FIRST SESSION of the 29th CONGRESS.
WAsmNGroN, jane 81, lS46.
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SENATE.

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WAsmNGroN, jane 81, lS46.
SENATE.
Mr.. Fairfield from the Committee on Naval
Affairs, reported joint resolution Tor The re-
lief of Purser G, r. Barry, which was ordered
to be engrossed.
Mr. DAYTON submitted resolution directing
tho Committee on Naval Affairs to inquire
whether apv contract has been entered into
with R. L. Stevens for building all iron steam
az. and if so, whether any and what legislation
is necessary TO carry such contract into effect.
MIR. johnson, Of La, submitted a resolution
directing the same Committee TO inquire into
the cxpediency Of bill to indemnify the Off
GERS and crew of the steamer Missouri for their
losses at the time of her destruction.
On motion of Mr.. Miller, who said the So
cety ished to lay the corner stone, on the 4th
of July, the Senate took up the joint resolution
to allow the erection upon the public grounds,
of monument to George Washington.
Mr. Benton moved to recommit the bill, in
structng the Committee to inquire what had
been done by society in New York with
funds collected for this purpose.
Mr.. Dayton hoped the subject would be dis
posed of at once one way or the other.
MIR. Miller appealed to the good sense of
the Senate not to allow this bill TO be set aside,
and asked TOT the yeas ana nays
After considerable debate and the exhibition
of much feeling on the part of Mr.. Benton, u
motion was made to lay the subject on the Ia
Bile for the present, and it was rejected-ayes
49, noes "a.
The subject, after further debate, was post
poned for the present.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Leave of absence was granted for four days
to Mr.. B. Il. French, the attentive and deserv-
ing Clerk of the House.
The House then went into Committee Of the
Whole on the Tariff bill
Mr. Bedinger, DIVA, had the floor and made
a very eloquent speech against the protective
policy. de argued that the cloth from abroad
in exchange for agricultural produce was as
truly the result ofAmerican labor, as that made
in America, and that labor had as good right
to protection, while the present system protect
ed one at the expense Of the rest.
Mr. Ewing, of Tenn, succeeded in speech
acknowledging that the Tariff of 1912 had de-
fects and might be improved, but in opposition
to the bill reported by the Committee of Ways
and Means.
Mr. Pollock, of Penn, was the next, and he
of course, supported the Tariff of 1912, and
argued that if the democratic party repealed
that Tariff they would destroy democracy in
Pennsylvania.
Mr.. Towns, of Georgia, followed in speech
opposed to the protective policy-arguing in
favor of the bill reported by the Committee of
Ways and Means, both as a revenue measure,
and as destroying the protective features of the
Tariff of lS42.
Mr.. Severance, of Maine, supported the
protective policy and maintained that it was
beneficial to the whole country. He main
tanned also that the bill reported by the Com
mittee Of Ways and Means would not produce
revenue any more than the omPromise act.
Mr.. Tibbatts next obtained the floor and
moved that the Committee rise. Telers were
ordered, and quorum not voting the Commit
tee rose and reported the fact.
Sundry motions for ga call of the House"
and ''to adjourn" were then made and lost sue
cessively, the few members present amusing
themselves like parcel of schoolboys unit
finally
The House adjourned at 8 l-2, P. M.