The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1846-08-01
TWENTY"NINTH CONGRESS
WAsHINGTnN. Inlv 81

sew. against the repeal of the Tariff, and in
troduced it with some statistics in refercnceto
manufacturers under the present and the pro-
posed duties. lie showed that glass derived
its whole value from labor, and if the
i protection it now enjoyed was removed
every glass factory would be closed, aud
some 1000 poor factory hands would be
thrown out of employment.
! Mr. Huntington presentcda memorial from
paper manufacturers and dealers in New
| Acknowledgements the proposed duty on paper
books, &c, and accompanied the presenm.
ton with some remarks to show that under
the Tariff of'42 manufacturers had been con.
stantIy subject TO prices which were decrcas-
| ing The effect of the proposed bill would
be TO turn laborers engaged in paper making
into paupers.
The Tariff bill was then tokon up.
Mr. Morehead addressed the Senate at som
length, in opposition to the bill, as a measure
uncallcd for by the people, and especially in
opposition to the nd valorem principle.
When Mr. Morehead had concluded,amids
cries of question, Mr. Cameron obtained the
floor and moved an Executive Session, which
was agreed to--Yeas %, Nays l4-attcr
which, the Senate adjourned.
The House went into Committee of the
Whole, Mr. Boyd in the Chair, on the bill for
reducing the price Of the printing of Con.
gress.
The bill, without amendments, was then
reported to the House, and was then passcj
-Yeas l0S, NAYS 80. 1t takes effect from
the commencement of the present Congrc>
Wednesday, July %.
Mr. Dix presented the memorial of400 me
chnnics of Fishkil, New York, against any
change in the Tariff'of1SI2, and asking Con
gress to let well enough alone.
After some important business, the Tariff
Bill was taken up.
Mr. Cameron made an able defence OF Fro.
tcctive duties, and gave an interesting account
of the late Presidential campaign in PennsyI-
vania, reminding the Vice President that but
for the Kane letters, banners, &c, Polk and
Dallas would not have received the vote Of
Pennsylvania.
Thursday, July %.
SENATE. Mr. Cameron (oco) presented
petitions from Democratic counties of Penn
sylvania, which gave 1885 Democratic ma
jorty in 1874, nearly three times the nalorilg
ofthe State demonstrating against the rcpca
ofthe tariff. lie moved to refer them to the
printing COMMITTEES.
Mr. Sewer Cloco) said we had a sort OF
panic here every morning about this tarlf
business. We had funeral dirge of these
pensioners at taking away the bounty we
have allowed them. No man who could read
but knew in the Presidential election that
Polk was a free trade man. Pennsylvania
tomorrow would vote the Democratic ticket
again, even though the tariff were repealed.
Mr. Jurnagin asked Mr. Sewer what con
structon he put upon the Kane letter.
Mr. Sewer replied that il was n free trade
letter, and that all this petitioning from Penn,
sylvania was n mere Joke.
Mr. Sturgeon protested against the opinion
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turned upon the tariff question.
Mr.. Speight moved TO lay the petitions on
the table. Lost, yeas 81, nays 25.
Mr. ]. NJ. Clayton asked Mr.. Sturgeon
wether he believed Pennsylvania would have
voted for Polk if it had been known that ne
would favor such tariff bill as the one before
the SeQate.
Mr. Sturgeon could not tell how Pennsyl-
vania would have voted under such circum-
stances.
Mr. Clayton asked the individual opinion of
the Senator from Pennsylvania on the ques-
ton.
Mr. Sturgeon declined giving it.
After further debate, Mr. McDuffie renewed
the motion to lay these petitions on the table
LoSt, yeas %, nays 20.
The petitions were then referred.
The report of the printing committee
against printing the Tariff petitions, and the
vote on agreeing with it resulted in n tie
Yeas 25, nays %.
Mr. Dallas, the President ofthe Senate gave
the casting vote in the negative.
So the report was not agreed to, and the
Petitions were then ordered to be printed.
Mr. Cilly presented resolutions of the Leg
stature of New Hampshire, in favor of the
tariff and protection.
Mr. Lewis, from the committee on Finance,
let. ID. 4
ment, appropriatng $4,000 for the payment
ofinvalid pensions, was adopted, and the bill
passed.
The Tariff bill was then taken up.
Mr. Upham spoke for two hours against the
bill.
Mr. Simmons followed in an able speech in
behalf ofthe manufacturing interest
He had not concluded when the Senate
adjourned
Friday, July "a.
SENATE. On motion of Mr. Dix, the River
and Harbor bill was taken up, and after de-
bate by Messrs. Dix Bagby, Westcott, Berri-
en-, Johnson of Md, Mangum, Cass, Hanne-
gan, Crittenden and others, all the amend
ments proposed, were voted down.
The bill was then reported to the Senate
precisely in the shape in which it passed the
House, and after speech from Mr. Bagby, in
opposition to it, it was ordered to third
reading-yeas "a, nays 16.
The bill was then read n third time and
passed.
The Tariffbil was then taken up and Mr.
Simmons resumed his remarks in opposition
to it. He spoke with great force, and was
listened to with attention.
Mr. Webster then obtained the floor, and
gave way to a motion for an executive ses-
sion, after which the Senate adjourned.
House. Mr. Ingersol offered resolution
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